Max Verstappen

Dutch · 2015–2026
VS

Ayrton Senna

Brazilian · 1984–1994
Milestones & racecraft
2015
Debüt season
1984
2016 · aged 18
Erster Sieg
1985 · aged 25
2019
Erste Pole
1985
2021 · aged 24
First title
1988 · aged 28
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.6
Avg places gained
-5.0
Career totals
Max Verstappen Ayrton Senna
Championships
4
3
Siege
71
41
Poles
48
65
Podien
130
80
Fastest Runden
37
0
Karrierepunkte
3,383.5
614
Starts
243
161
Rate-adjusted · per start
Max Verstappen Ayrton Senna
Siegquote
29.2%
25.5%
Podiumsquote
53.5%
49.7%
Pole rate
19.8%
40.4%
Punkte / start
13.9
3.8
Avg grid
P4.9
P3.1
Avg finish
P5.6
P8.1
Zielankunftsquote
86.4%
68.9%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Championship record
4
World titles
3
1
Runner-up
2
7
Top-3 finishes
6
P1
Best championship
P1
Saison points trajectory
1984 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020 2026
Max Verstappen Ayrton Senna
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Strecke Max Verstappen Ayrton Senna
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Strecke de Spa-Francorchamps 3 · 6 · P1 5 · 6 · P1
Strecke de Monaco 2 · 3 · P1 6 · 8 · P1
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 4 · 4 · P1 3 · 5 · P1
Suzuka Strecke 4 · 7 · P1 2 · 4 · P1
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 5 · 6 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
Hungaroring 2 · 4 · P1 3 · 7 · P1
Red Bull Ring 5 · 9 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 3 · 7 · P1 2 · 3 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 3 · 3 · P1 2 · 5 · P1
Strecke Gilles Villeneuve 3 · 6 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
Strecke de Barcelona-Catalunya 4 · 8 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Hockenheimring 1 · 2 · P1 3 · 6 · P1
Silverstone Strecke 2 · 5 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Strecke Park Zandvoort 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Strecke Paul Ricard 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Team history
Max Verstappen
RED
Toro Rosso 2015Red Bull 2016Toro Rosso 2016Red Bull 2017–2026
Ayrton Senna
MCL
Toleman 1984Team Lotus 1985–1987McLaren 1988–1993Williams 1994
19842026
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Basis

Head-to-head counts Rennen where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teamkollege section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).