Sebastian Vettel

German · 2007–2022
VS

Charles Leclerc

Monegasque · 2018–2026
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
17
21
Qualifyingahead
13
25
Sebastian Vettel · Charles Leclerc
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.215s
Charles Leclerc faster by the median gap over 37 sessions
2019 +0.074s 20
2020 +0.368s 17
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
45 56
101 shared
Qualifying H2H
41 58
99 shared
Championship record
4
World titles
0
3
Runner-up
1
8
Top-3 finishes
2
P1
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 4
2018 P2 2019 P4 2020 P8 2021 P7 2022 P2
Teammate battle by season
12
9
2019
5
12
2020
Career totals
Sebastian Vettel Charles Leclerc
Championships
4
0
Wins
53
9
Poles
57
27
Podiums
122
54
Fastest laps
38
13
Career points
3,098
1,715
Starts
300
185
Rate-adjusted · per start
Sebastian Vettel Charles Leclerc
Win rate
17.7%
4.9%
Podium rate
40.7%
29.2%
Pole rate
19%
14.6%
Points / start
10.3
9.3
Avg grid
P6.3
P6.2
Avg finish
P7.1
P7.4
Finish rate
88%
87.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Sebastian Vettel Charles Leclerc
Overtakes
2,126
1,187
Overtakes / race
7.3
6.7
Places lost
1,897
1,209
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
Sebastian Vettel Charles Leclerc
Mechanical retirements
20
7
Crash retirements
15
10
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: 1 · 6
Milestones & racecraft
2007
Debut season
2018
2008 · aged 21
First win
2019 · aged 21
2008
First pole
2019
2010 · aged 23
First title
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.7
Avg places gained
-1.2
Season points trajectory
2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025
Sebastian Vettel Charles Leclerc
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Sebastian Vettel Charles Leclerc
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Marina Bay Street Circuit 5 · 8 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
VET 5 · 8 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 LEC
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 3 · 6 · P1 2 · 3 · P1
VET 3 · 6 · P1 2 · 3 · P1 LEC
Bahrain International Circuit 4 · 5 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
VET 4 · 5 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 LEC
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 3 · 6 · P1 1 · 5 · P1
VET 3 · 6 · P1 1 · 5 · P1 LEC
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 3 · 7 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
VET 3 · 7 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 LEC
Suzuka Circuit 4 · 8 · P1 0 · 2 · P3
VET 4 · 8 · P1 0 · 2 · P3 LEC
Yas Marina Circuit 3 · 7 · P1 0 · 4 · P2
VET 3 · 7 · P1 0 · 4 · P2 LEC
Silverstone Circuit 2 · 5 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
VET 2 · 5 · P1 1 · 4 · P1 LEC
Circuit de Monaco 2 · 7 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
VET 2 · 7 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 LEC
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
VET 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 LEC
Hungaroring 2 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
VET 2 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 LEC
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 2 · 6 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
VET 2 · 6 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 LEC
Circuit of the Americas 1 · 4 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
VET 1 · 4 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 LEC
Red Bull Ring 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 5 · P1
VET 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 5 · P1 LEC
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 1 · 5 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
VET 1 · 5 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 LEC
Shanghai International Circuit 1 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
VET 1 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 LEC
Istanbul Park 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
VET 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 LEC
Nürburgring 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
VET 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 LEC
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 3 · P2
VET 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 3 · P2 LEC
Baku City Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
VET 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 2 · P2 LEC
Sochi Autodrom 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
VET 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 LEC
Jeddah Corniche Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 3 · P2
VET 0 · 0 · — 0 · 3 · P2 LEC
Hockenheimring 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P15
VET 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P15 LEC
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 2 · P3
VET 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 2 · P3 LEC
Miami International Autodrome 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 2 · P2
VET 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 2 · P2 LEC
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 1 · P3
VET 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 1 · P3 LEC
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3
VET 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3 LEC
Losail International Circuit 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 1 · P2
VET 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 1 · P2 LEC
Autódromo Internacional do Algarve 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P4
VET 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P4 LEC
Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P8
VET 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P8 LEC
Team history
Sebastian Vettel
RED
FER
BMW Sauber 2007Toro Rosso 2007–2008Red Bull 2009–2014Ferrari 2015–2020Aston Martin 2021–2022
Charles Leclerc
FER
Sauber 2018Ferrari 2019–2026
20072026
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).