As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
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
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
Charles Leclerc
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).