As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Sebastian Vettel · Sébastien Bourdais
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.529s
Sebastian Vettel faster by the median gap over 17 sessions
2008
−0.529s
17
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
19
—
8
27 shared
Qualifying H2H
22
—
5
27 shared
Championship record
4
World titles
0
3
Runner-up
0
8
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P17
Finished ahead in the standings:
2 · 0
2008
P8
2009
P2
Teammate battle by season
13
5
2008
Career totals
Sebastian Vettel
Sébastien Bourdais
Championships
4
0
Wins
53
0
Poles
57
0
Podiums
122
0
Fastest laps
38
0
Career points
3,098
6
Starts
300
27
Rate-adjusted · per start
Sebastian Vettel
Sébastien Bourdais
Win rate
17.7%
0%
Podium rate
40.7%
0%
Pole rate
19%
0%
Points / start
10.3
0.2
Avg grid
P6.3
P14.8
Avg finish
P7.1
P14.1
Finish rate
88%
74.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Sebastian Vettel
Sébastien Bourdais
Overtakes
2,126
201
Overtakes / race
7.3
8.0
Places lost
1,897
162
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
Sébastien Bourdais
Mechanical retirements
20
2
Crash retirements
15
5
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 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
2007
Debut season
2008
2008 · aged 21
First win
—
2008
First pole
—
2010 · aged 23
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P7
-0.7
Avg places gained
+0.7
Season points trajectory
Sebastian Vettel
Sébastien Bourdais
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Sebastian Vettel | Sébastien Bourdais |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Marina Bay Street Circuit | 5 · 8 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P12 |
| VET 5 · 8 · P1 0 · 0 · P12 BOU | ||
| Bahrain International Circuit | 4 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P13 |
| VET 4 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P13 BOU | ||
| Sepang International Circuit | 4 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| VET 4 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 BOU | ||
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 3 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| VET 3 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 BOU | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 3 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| VET 3 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 BOU | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 3 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P18 |
| VET 3 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P18 BOU | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 3 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P14 |
| VET 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P14 BOU | ||
| Hungaroring | 2 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P18 |
| VET 2 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P18 BOU | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 2 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| VET 2 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P8 BOU | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 2 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P13 |
| VET 2 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P13 BOU | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 2 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| VET 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P11 BOU | ||
| Valencia Street Circuit | 2 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| VET 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 BOU | ||
| Shanghai International Circuit | 1 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| VET 1 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P11 BOU | ||
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 1 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| VET 1 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · — BOU | ||
| Istanbul Park | 1 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P18 |
| VET 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P18 BOU | ||
| Nürburgring | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| VET 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · — BOU | ||
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P12 |
| VET 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P12 BOU | ||
| Fuji Speedway | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| VET 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P10 BOU | ||
| Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 0 · 0 · P12 | 0 · 0 · P17 |
| VET 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P17 BOU | ||
Team history
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).