Sebastian Vettel

German · 2007–2022
VS

Sébastien Bourdais

French · 2008–2009
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
13
5
Qualifyingahead
13
5
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
2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021
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
Sebastian Vettel
TOR
RED
FER
AST
BMW Sauber 2007Toro Rosso 2007–2008Red Bull 2009–2014Ferrari 2015–2020Aston Martin 2021–2022
Sébastien Bourdais
TOR
Toro Rosso 2008–2009
20072022
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).