Yuki Tsunoda

Japanese · 2021–2026
VS

Max Verstappen

Dutch · 2015–2026
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
21
Qualifyingahead
1
21
Yuki Tsunoda · Max Verstappen
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.510s
Max Verstappen faster by the median gap over 21 sessions
2025 +0.510s 21
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
8 107
115 shared
Qualifying H2H
3 108
111 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
4
0
Runner-up
1
0
Top-3 finishes
7
P12
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 6
2024 P1 2025 P2 2021 P1 2022 P1 2023 P1 2026 P6
Teammate battle by season
1
21
2025
Career totals
Yuki Tsunoda Max Verstappen
Championships
0
4
Wins
0
71
Poles
0
48
Podiums
0
131
Fastest laps
1
37
Career points
108
3,401.5
Starts
115
245
Rate-adjusted · per start
Yuki Tsunoda Max Verstappen
Win rate
0%
29%
Podium rate
0%
53.5%
Pole rate
0%
19.6%
Points / start
0.9
13.9
Avg grid
P12.7
P4.9
Avg finish
P13.3
P5.6
Finish rate
87%
86.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Yuki Tsunoda Max Verstappen
Overtakes
989
1,368
Overtakes / race
9.1
5.8
Places lost
1,033
1,144
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
Yuki Tsunoda Max Verstappen
Mechanical retirements
5
14
Crash retirements
4
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: 6 · 5
Milestones & racecraft
2021
Debut season
2015
First win
2016 · aged 18
First pole
2019
First title
2021 · aged 24
P4
Best finish
P1
-0.5
Avg places gained
-0.7
Season points trajectory
2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Yuki Tsunoda Max Verstappen
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Yuki Tsunoda Max Verstappen
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P10 5 · 9 · P1
TSU 0 · 0 · P10 5 · 9 · P1 VER
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 5 · 7 · P1
TSU 0 · 0 · P4 5 · 7 · P1 VER
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P11 5 · 6 · P1
TSU 0 · 0 · P11 5 · 6 · P1 VER
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P10 4 · 8 · P1
TSU 0 · 0 · P10 4 · 8 · P1 VER
Circuit of the Americas 0 · 0 · P7 4 · 7 · P1
TSU 0 · 0 · P7 4 · 7 · P1 VER
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P10 4 · 7 · P1
TSU 0 · 0 · P10 4 · 7 · P1 VER
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P7 4 · 4 · P1
TSU 0 · 0 · P7 4 · 4 · P1 VER
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P7 3 · 7 · P1
TSU 0 · 0 · P7 3 · 7 · P1 VER
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P10 3 · 6 · P1
TSU 0 · 0 · P10 3 · 6 · P1 VER
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P12 3 · 6 · P1
TSU 0 · 0 · P12 3 · 6 · P1 VER
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P9 3 · 5 · P1
TSU 0 · 0 · P9 3 · 5 · P1 VER
Losail International Circuit 0 · 0 · P10 3 · 4 · P1
TSU 0 · 0 · P10 3 · 4 · P1 VER
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P13 3 · 3 · P1
TSU 0 · 0 · P13 3 · 3 · P1 VER
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P10 2 · 5 · P1
TSU 0 · 0 · P10 2 · 5 · P1 VER
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P6 2 · 5 · P1
TSU 0 · 0 · P6 2 · 5 · P1 VER
Jeddah Corniche Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 2 · 5 · P1
TSU 0 · 0 · P11 2 · 5 · P1 VER
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 0 · P8 2 · 4 · P1
TSU 0 · 0 · P8 2 · 4 · P1 VER
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P8 2 · 3 · P1
TSU 0 · 0 · P8 2 · 3 · P1 VER
Baku City Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 2 · 3 · P1
TSU 0 · 0 · P6 2 · 3 · P1 VER
Miami International Autodrome 0 · 0 · P7 2 · 3 · P1
TSU 0 · 0 · P7 2 · 3 · P1 VER
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P13 2 · 3 · P1
TSU 0 · 0 · P13 2 · 3 · P1 VER
Las Vegas Strip Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 2 · 2 · P1
TSU 0 · 0 · P9 2 · 2 · P1 VER
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 3 · P1
TSU 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 3 · P1 VER
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P16 1 · 2 · P1
TSU 0 · 0 · P16 1 · 2 · P1 VER
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 4 · P2
TSU 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 4 · P2 VER
Sochi Autodrom 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 2 · P2
TSU 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 2 · P2 VER
Autódromo Internacional do Algarve 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 2 · P2
TSU 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 2 · P2 VER
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 1 · P2
TSU 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 1 · P2 VER
Team history
Yuki Tsunoda
ALP
RB
AlphaTauri 2021–2023RB F1 Team 2024–2025Red Bull 2025RB F1 Team 2026
Max Verstappen
RED
Toro Rosso 2015Red Bull 2016Toro Rosso 2016Red Bull 2017–2026
20152026
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).