Romain Grosjean
French · 2009–2020
VS

Pastor Maldonado
Venezuelan · 2011–2015
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
25
13
Qualifyingahead
30
8
Romain Grosjean · Pastor Maldonado
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.276s
Romain Grosjean faster by the median gap over 34 sessions
2014 −0.196s 15
2015 −0.329s 19
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
50 — 26
76 shared
Qualifying H2H
58 — 18
76 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P7
Best championship
P14
Finished ahead in the standings: 4 · 0
2012 P8 2013 P7 2014 P14 2015 P11
Teammate battle by season
11
8
2014
14
5
2015
Career totals
Romain Grosjean Pastor Maldonado
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
1
Poles
0
1
Podiums
10
1
Fastest laps
1
0
Career points
391
76
Starts
181
96
Rate-adjusted · per start
Romain Grosjean Pastor Maldonado
Win rate
0%
1%
Podium rate
5.5%
1%
Pole rate
0%
1%
Points / start
2.2
0.8
Avg grid
P11.8
P14.2
Avg finish
P13.1
P15.0
Finish rate
75.7%
70.8%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Romain Grosjean Pastor Maldonado
Overtakes
1,549
1,011
Overtakes / race
9.1
11.1
Places lost
1,385
957
Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Only races with lap data count, so the per-race figure is the fair comparison across eras.
Why they retired
Romain Grosjean Pastor Maldonado
Mechanical retirements
19
13
Crash retirements
21
11
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 4 · 4
Milestones & racecraft
2009
Debut season
2011
—
First win
2012 · aged 27
—
First pole
2012
—
First title
—
P2
Best finish
P1
-1.3
Avg places gained
-0.8
Season points trajectory
2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019
Romain Grosjean Pastor Maldonado
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Romain Grosjean Pastor Maldonado
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1
GRO 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1 MAL
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P11
GRO 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P11 MAL
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P10
GRO 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P10 MAL
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P8
GRO 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P8 MAL
Hungaroring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P10
GRO 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P10 MAL
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
GRO 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7 MAL
Circuit of the Americas 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P8
GRO 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P8 MAL
Korean International Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P13
GRO 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P13 MAL
Buddh International Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P12
GRO 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P12 MAL
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P14
GRO 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P14 MAL
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P11
GRO 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P11 MAL
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P11
GRO 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P11 MAL
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P11
GRO 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P11 MAL
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P10
GRO 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P10 MAL
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5
GRO 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5 MAL
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P13
GRO 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P13 MAL
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P8
GRO 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P8 MAL
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P18
GRO 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P18 MAL
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P19
GRO 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P19 MAL
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P7
GRO 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P7 MAL
Sochi Autodrom 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P7
GRO 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P7 MAL
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P12
GRO 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P12 MAL
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P11
GRO 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P11 MAL
Valencia Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P12
GRO 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P12 MAL
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P17
GRO 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P17 MAL
Team history
Romain Grosjean
LOT
HAA
Renault 2009Lotus F1 2012–2015Haas F1 Team 2016–2020
Pastor Maldonado
WIL
LOT
Williams 2011–2013Lotus F1 2014–2015
20092020
Romain Grosjean → Pastor Maldonado → Compare others
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).