Vitantonio Liuzzi
Italian · 2005–2011
VS

Sebastian Vettel
German · 2007–2022
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
5
2
Qualifyingahead
4
3
Vitantonio Liuzzi · Sebastian Vettel
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.005s
Vitantonio Liuzzi faster by the median gap over 7 sessions
2007 −0.005s 7
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
10 — 39
49 shared
Qualifying H2H
5 — 44
49 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
4
0
Runner-up
3
0
Top-3 finishes
8
P15
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 4
2007 P14 2009 P2 2010 P1 2011 P1
Teammate battle by season
5
2
2007
Career totals
Vitantonio Liuzzi Sebastian Vettel
Championships
0
4
Wins
0
53
Poles
0
57
Podiums
0
122
Fastest laps
0
38
Career points
26
3,098
Starts
80
300
Rate-adjusted · per start
Vitantonio Liuzzi Sebastian Vettel
Win rate
0%
17.7%
Podium rate
0%
40.7%
Pole rate
0%
19%
Points / start
0.3
10.3
Avg grid
P16.8
P6.3
Avg finish
P15.8
P7.1
Finish rate
68.7%
88%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Vitantonio Liuzzi Sebastian Vettel
Overtakes
509
2,126
Overtakes / race
6.9
7.3
Places lost
396
1,897
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
Vitantonio Liuzzi Sebastian Vettel
Mechanical retirements
6
20
Crash retirements
16
15
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: 3 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
2005
Debut season
2007
—
First win
2008 · aged 21
—
First pole
2008
—
First title
2010 · aged 23
P6
Best finish
P1
+0.9
Avg places gained
-0.7
Season points trajectory
2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020
Vitantonio Liuzzi Sebastian Vettel
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Vitantonio Liuzzi Sebastian Vettel
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P14 5 · 8 · P1
LIU 0 · 0 · P14 5 · 8 · P1 VET
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P14 4 · 8 · P1
LIU 0 · 0 · P14 4 · 8 · P1 VET
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 4 · 5 · P1
LIU 0 · 0 · P9 4 · 5 · P1 VET
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 4 · 5 · P1
LIU 0 · 0 · P11 4 · 5 · P1 VET
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 0 · P15 3 · 7 · P1
LIU 0 · 0 · P15 3 · 7 · P1 VET
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 3 · 7 · P1
LIU 0 · 0 · P7 3 · 7 · P1 VET
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P12 3 · 6 · P1
LIU 0 · 0 · P12 3 · 6 · P1 VET
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P10 3 · 6 · P1
LIU 0 · 0 · P10 3 · 6 · P1 VET
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P12 3 · 5 · P1
LIU 0 · 0 · P12 3 · 5 · P1 VET
Korean International Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 3 · 3 · P1
LIU 0 · 0 · P6 3 · 3 · P1 VET
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P13 2 · 7 · P1
LIU 0 · 0 · P13 2 · 7 · P1 VET
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P9 2 · 7 · P1
LIU 0 · 0 · P9 2 · 7 · P1 VET
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P9 2 · 6 · P1
LIU 0 · 0 · P9 2 · 6 · P1 VET
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 2 · 5 · P1
LIU 0 · 0 · P11 2 · 5 · P1 VET
Valencia Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P16 2 · 2 · P1
LIU 0 · 0 · P16 2 · 2 · P1 VET
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 6 · P1
LIU 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 6 · P1 VET
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P15 1 · 5 · P1
LIU 0 · 0 · P15 1 · 5 · P1 VET
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P13 1 · 3 · P1
LIU 0 · 0 · P13 1 · 3 · P1 VET
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P9 1 · 2 · P1
LIU 0 · 0 · P9 1 · 2 · P1 VET
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 2 · P2
LIU 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 2 · P2 VET
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P8
LIU 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P8 VET
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P8
LIU 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P8 VET
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P6
LIU 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P6 VET
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P12
LIU 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P12 VET
Team history
Vitantonio Liuzzi
Red Bull 2005Toro Rosso 2006–2007Force India 2009–2010HRT 2011
Sebastian Vettel
RED
FER
BMW Sauber 2007Toro Rosso 2007–2008Red Bull 2009–2014Ferrari 2015–2020Aston Martin 2021–2022
20052022
Vitantonio Liuzzi → Sebastian Vettel → 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).