Milestones & racecraft
2007
Debut season
1984
2008 · aged 21
First win
1985 · aged 25
2008
First pole
1985
2010 · aged 23
First title
1988 · aged 28
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.7
Avg places gained
-5.0
Career totals
Sebastian Vettel
Ayrton Senna
Championships
4
3
Wins
53
41
Poles
57
65
Podiums
122
80
Fastest laps
38
0
Career points
3,098
614
Starts
300
161
Rate-adjusted · per start
Sebastian Vettel
Ayrton Senna
Win rate
17.7%
25.5%
Podium rate
40.7%
49.7%
Pole rate
19%
40.4%
Points / start
10.3
3.8
Avg grid
P6.3
P3.1
Avg finish
P7.1
P8.1
Finish rate
88%
68.9%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Championship record
4
World titles
3
3
Runner-up
2
8
Top-3 finishes
6
P1
Best championship
P1
Season points trajectory
Sebastian Vettel
Ayrton Senna
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Sebastian Vettel | Ayrton Senna |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Circuit de Monaco | 2 · 7 · P1 | 6 · 8 · P1 |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 3 · 6 · P1 | 5 · 6 · P1 |
| Suzuka Circuit | 4 · 8 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Hungaroring | 2 · 7 · P1 | 3 · 7 · P1 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 3 · 6 · P1 | 2 · 5 · P1 |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 3 · 5 · P1 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 2 · 6 · P1 | 2 · 2 · P1 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 2 · 5 · P1 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 2 · P2 | 3 · 6 · P1 |
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 0 · P8 | 3 · 5 · P1 |
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 1 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 0 · 2 · P2 | 1 · 4 · P1 |
| Nürburgring | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 0 · P13 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 0 · 0 · P12 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
Team history
Sebastian Vettel
Ayrton Senna
19842022
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).