Sergio Pérez
Mexican · 2011–2026
VS

Kamui Kobayashi
Japanese · 2009–2014
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
17
21
Qualifyingahead
20
17
Sergio Pérez · Kamui Kobayashi
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.133s
Sergio Pérez faster by the median gap over 36 sessions
2011 −0.183s 17
2012 −0.124s 19
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
30 — 24
54 shared
Qualifying H2H
35 — 18
53 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
2
Top-3 finishes
0
P2
Best championship
P12
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 1
2011 P12 2012 P10 2014 P10
Teammate battle by season
7
11
2011
10
10
2012
Career totals
Sergio Pérez Kamui Kobayashi
Championships
0
0
Wins
6
0
Poles
3
0
Podiums
39
1
Fastest laps
12
1
Career points
1,585
125
Starts
295
76
Rate-adjusted · per start
Sergio Pérez Kamui Kobayashi
Win rate
2%
0%
Podium rate
13.2%
1.3%
Pole rate
1%
0%
Points / start
5.4
1.6
Avg grid
P10.3
P14.3
Avg finish
P9.6
P14.0
Finish rate
88.8%
72.4%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Sergio Pérez Kamui Kobayashi
Overtakes
2,751
781
Overtakes / race
9.6
11.2
Places lost
2,278
658
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 Kamui Kobayashi
Mechanical retirements
10
9
Crash retirements
14
9
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 · 3
Milestones & racecraft
2011
Debut season
2009
2020 · aged 30
First win
—
2022
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P3
+0.7
Avg places gained
+0.3
Season points trajectory
2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024
Sergio Pérez Kamui Kobayashi
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Sergio Pérez Kamui Kobayashi
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Bahrain International Circuit 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P13
PER 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P13 KOB
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
PER 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 KOB
Marina Bay Street Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P13
PER 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P13 KOB
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
PER 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 KOB
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P8
PER 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P8 KOB
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P9
PER 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P9 KOB
Istanbul Park 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P10
PER 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P10 KOB
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
PER 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 KOB
Hungaroring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P9
PER 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P9 KOB
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6
PER 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6 KOB
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
PER 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P6 KOB
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
PER 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P6 KOB
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7
PER 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7 KOB
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P10
PER 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P10 KOB
Red Bull Ring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P16
PER 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P16 KOB
Circuit of the Americas 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P14
PER 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P14 KOB
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
PER 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7 KOB
Sochi Autodrom 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
PER 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — KOB
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P9
PER 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P9 KOB
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4
PER 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4 KOB
Korean International Circuit 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P8
PER 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P8 KOB
Valencia Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P7
PER 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P7 KOB
Buddh International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P14
PER 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P14 KOB
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P9
PER 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P9 KOB
Team history
Sergio Pérez
FOR
RED
Sauber 2011–2012McLaren 2013Force India 2014–2018Racing Point 2019–2020Red Bull 2021–2024Cadillac F1 Team 2026
Kamui Kobayashi
SAU
Toyota 2009Sauber 2010–2012Caterham 2014
20092026
Sergio Pérez → Kamui Kobayashi → Compare others
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).