Sergio Pérez
Mexican · 2011–2026
VS

Jenson Button
British · 2000–2017
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
6
13
Qualifyingahead
9
10
Sergio Pérez · Jenson Button
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.003s
Sergio Pérez faster by the median gap over 19 sessions
2013 −0.003s 19
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
58 — 59
117 shared
Qualifying H2H
53 — 63
116 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
1
1
Runner-up
1
2
Top-3 finishes
3
P2
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 4
2011 P2 2012 P5 2013 P9 2014 P8 2015 P9 2016 P7
Teammate battle by season
6
13
2013
Career totals
Sergio Pérez Jenson Button
Championships
0
1
Wins
6
15
Poles
3
8
Podiums
39
50
Fastest laps
12
8
Career points
1,585
1,235
Starts
295
309
Rate-adjusted · per start
Sergio Pérez Jenson Button
Win rate
2%
4.9%
Podium rate
13.2%
16.2%
Pole rate
1%
2.6%
Points / start
5.4
4.0
Avg grid
P10.3
P10.0
Avg finish
P9.6
P9.7
Finish rate
88.8%
79.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Sergio Pérez Jenson Button
Overtakes
2,751
2,746
Overtakes / race
9.6
9.2
Places lost
2,278
2,334
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
Sergio Pérez Jenson Button
Mechanical retirements
10
37
Crash retirements
14
22
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: 9 · 4
Milestones & racecraft
2011
Debut season
2000
2020 · aged 30
First win
2006 · aged 26
2022
First pole
2004
—
First title
2009 · aged 29
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.7
Avg places gained
+0.3
Season points trajectory
2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Sergio Pérez Jenson Button
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Sergio Pérez Jenson Button
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 3 · 4 · P1
PER 0 · 1 · P2 3 · 4 · P1 BUT
Bahrain International Circuit 1 · 4 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
PER 1 · 4 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 BUT
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
PER 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 BUT
Baku City Circuit 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P11
PER 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P11 BUT
Hungaroring 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 2 · P1
PER 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 2 · P1 BUT
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 3 · P1
PER 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 3 · P1 BUT
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 4 · P1
PER 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 4 · P1 BUT
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 4 · P1
PER 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 4 · P1 BUT
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
PER 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 2 · P1 BUT
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 3 · P1
PER 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 3 · P1 BUT
Istanbul Park 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
PER 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 2 · P1 BUT
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
PER 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 2 · P1 BUT
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 3 · P1
PER 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 3 · P1 BUT
Marina Bay Street Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
PER 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 BUT
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 4 · P2
PER 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 4 · P2 BUT
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 3 · P3
PER 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 3 · P3 BUT
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 3 · P2
PER 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 3 · P2 BUT
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P12
PER 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P12 BUT
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
PER 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2 BUT
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
PER 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 BUT
Red Bull Ring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
PER 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 BUT
Circuit of the Americas 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
PER 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5 BUT
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
PER 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3 BUT
Sochi Autodrom 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
PER 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 BUT
Valencia Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P3
PER 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P3 BUT
Buddh International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2
PER 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2 BUT
Korean International Circuit 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P4
PER 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P4 BUT
Team history
Sergio Pérez
FOR
RED
Sauber 2011–2012McLaren 2013Force India 2014–2018Racing Point 2019–2020Red Bull 2021–2024Cadillac F1 Team 2026
Jenson Button
MCL
Williams 2000Benetton 2001Renault 2002BAR 2003–2005Honda 2006–2008Brawn 2009McLaren 2010–2017
20002026
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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).