As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Sebastian Vettel · Daniel Ricciardo
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.163s
Daniel Ricciardo faster by the median gap over 18 sessions
2014
+0.163s
18
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
149
—
81
230 shared
Qualifying H2H
151
—
76
227 shared
Championship record
4
World titles
0
3
Runner-up
0
8
Top-3 finishes
2
P1
Best championship
P3
Finished ahead in the standings:
7 · 5
2011
P1
2012
P1
2013
P1
2014
P3
2015
P3
2016
P3
2017
P2
2018
P2
2019
P5
2020
P5
2021
P8
2022
P11
Teammate battle by season
6
13
2014
Career totals
Sebastian Vettel
Daniel Ricciardo
Championships
4
0
Wins
53
8
Poles
57
3
Podiums
122
32
Fastest laps
38
17
Career points
3,098
1,320
Starts
300
257
Rate-adjusted · per start
Sebastian Vettel
Daniel Ricciardo
Win rate
17.7%
3.1%
Podium rate
40.7%
12.5%
Pole rate
19%
1.2%
Points / start
10.3
5.1
Avg grid
P6.3
P10.0
Avg finish
P7.1
P10.2
Finish rate
88%
85.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Sebastian Vettel
Daniel Ricciardo
Overtakes
2,126
2,321
Overtakes / race
7.3
9.1
Places lost
1,897
2,023
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
Daniel Ricciardo
Mechanical retirements
20
24
Crash retirements
15
8
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 · 5
Milestones & racecraft
2007
Debut season
2011
2008 · aged 21
First win
2014 · aged 24
2008
First pole
2016
2010 · aged 23
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.7
Avg places gained
-0.2
Season points trajectory
Sebastian Vettel
Daniel Ricciardo
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Sebastian Vettel | Daniel Ricciardo |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Marina Bay Street Circuit | 5 · 8 · P1 | 0 · 4 · P2 |
| VET 5 · 8 · P1 0 · 4 · P2 RIC | ||
| Sepang International Circuit | 4 · 5 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| VET 4 · 5 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 RIC | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 3 · 6 · P1 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| VET 3 · 6 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 RIC | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 4 · 8 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| VET 4 · 8 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 RIC | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 3 · 6 · P1 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| VET 3 · 6 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 RIC | ||
| Bahrain International Circuit | 4 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| VET 4 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 RIC | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 2 · 7 · P1 | 1 · 4 · P1 |
| VET 2 · 7 · P1 1 · 4 · P1 RIC | ||
| Hungaroring | 2 · 7 · P1 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| VET 2 · 7 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 RIC | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 2 · 6 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| VET 2 · 6 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 RIC | ||
| Yas Marina Circuit | 3 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| VET 3 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 RIC | ||
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 3 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| VET 3 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 RIC | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 3 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| VET 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 RIC | ||
| Korean International Circuit | 3 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| VET 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P9 RIC | ||
| Buddh International Circuit | 3 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| VET 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 RIC | ||
| Shanghai International Circuit | 1 · 6 · P1 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| VET 1 · 6 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 RIC | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 2 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| VET 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 RIC | ||
| Valencia Street Circuit | 2 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| VET 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P11 RIC | ||
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 1 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P3 |
| VET 1 · 5 · P1 0 · 2 · P3 RIC | ||
| Circuit of the Americas | 1 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P3 |
| VET 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 2 · P3 RIC | ||
| Baku City Circuit | 0 · 3 · P2 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| VET 0 · 3 · P2 1 · 1 · P1 RIC | ||
| Istanbul Park | 1 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| VET 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 RIC | ||
| Nürburgring | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| VET 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 RIC | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| VET 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 RIC | ||
| Sochi Autodrom | 0 · 3 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| VET 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 RIC | ||
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| VET 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 RIC | ||
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| VET 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P2 RIC | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| VET 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 1 · P3 RIC | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| VET 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4 RIC | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 0 · P13 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| VET 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P11 RIC | ||
| Jeddah Corniche Circuit | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| VET 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5 RIC | ||
| Autódromo Internacional do Algarve | 0 · 0 · P10 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| VET 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P9 RIC | ||
| Miami International Autodrome | 0 · 0 · P17 | 0 · 0 · P13 |
| VET 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P13 RIC | ||
| Losail International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P10 | 0 · 0 · P12 |
| VET 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P12 RIC | ||
| Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello | 0 · 0 · P10 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| VET 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P4 RIC | ||
Team history
Sebastian Vettel
Daniel Ricciardo
HRT 2011Toro Rosso 2012–2013Red Bull 2014–2018Renault 2019–2020McLaren 2021–2022AlphaTauri 2023RB F1 Team 2024
20072024
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).