Pit Lane Data

Ferrari vs McLaren

Head-to-head team comparison across the Pit Lane Data dataset, 2023-2026.

Ferrari
McLaren
MetricFerrariMcLaren
Entries 174 174
Wins 8 22
Points 1900 2138
Best finish P1 P1
Retirements 17 11

Ferrari vs McLaren: the verdict

Ferrari scored 1900 constructors' points to McLaren's 2138 across 2023-2026, with 8 Grand Prix wins to 22. Ferrari outscored McLaren in 2023 (406–302) and 2026 so far (444–337); McLaren came out ahead in 2024 (666–652) and 2025 (833–398).

Comparing each team's best classified car, McLaren leads the race head-to-head 46–35. On Saturdays, McLaren leads the qualifying head-to-head 50–37. Ferrari had the better race result more often in 2023 (15–7) and 2026 so far (9–7); McLaren had the better race result more often in 2024 (12–11) and 2025 (20–0). Ferrari took 10 poles to McLaren's 24.

Ferrari scored 2 one-two finishes to McLaren's 8, and 49 Grand Prix podiums to 71. After round 17 of 2026, Ferrari is P2 in the constructors' standings and McLaren is P3.

Season-by-season head-to-head

Each cell reads Ferrari first, McLaren second. The better figure is highlighted (lower is better for championship position).

Season 2023202420252026* Total
Grands Prix 2224241787
Points 406–302 652–666 398–833 444–337 1900–2138
Wins 1–0 5–6 0–14 2–2 8–22
Podiums 9–9 22–21 7–34 11–7 49–71
Poles 6–0 3–8 1–13 0–3 10–24
One-two finishes 0–0 2–1 0–7 0–0 2–8
Race head-to-head 15–7 11–12 0–20 9–7 35–46
Qualifying head-to-head 17–5 9–15 1–23 10–7 37–50
Championship P3–P4 P2–P1 P4–P1 P2–P3 —

* 2026 figures run to round 17. Points, wins and championship positions come from the final standings of each season; points include sprints. Podiums, one-twos and head-to-heads count Grands Prix only. The race head-to-head compares each team’s best classified car; qualifying compares each team’s best qualifier. Poles are qualifying P1, before grid penalties.

2026 race by race (to round 17)

Best qualifying and race result for each team at every 2026 Grand Prix, with the driver who set it. Select a race for the full result.

Rd Grand Prix Qualifying Race Ahead in race
FerrariMcLaren FerrariMcLaren
1 Australian Grand Prix P4Leclerc P5Piastri P3Leclerc P5Norris Ferrari
2 Chinese Grand Prix P3Hamilton P5Piastri P3Hamilton No finisher —
3 Japanese Grand Prix P4Leclerc P3Piastri P3Leclerc P2Piastri McLaren
4 Miami Grand Prix P3Leclerc P4Norris P6Hamilton P2Norris McLaren
5 Canadian Grand Prix P5Hamilton P3Norris P2Hamilton P11Piastri Ferrari
6 Monaco Grand Prix P3Hamilton P7Piastri P2Hamilton P5Piastri Ferrari
7 Barcelona Grand Prix P2Hamilton P4Norris P1Hamilton P3Norris Ferrari
8 Austrian Grand Prix P2Leclerc P6Norris P5Hamilton P4Piastri McLaren
9 British Grand Prix P2Leclerc P6Norris P1Leclerc P4Norris Ferrari
10 Belgian Grand Prix P5Leclerc P3Norris P2Leclerc P5Piastri Ferrari
11 Hungarian Grand Prix P2Hamilton P1Norris P4Leclerc P1Norris McLaren
12 Dutch Grand Prix P5Hamilton P1Norris P4Hamilton P1Norris McLaren
13 Italian Grand Prix P4Leclerc P3Piastri P6Hamilton P4Norris McLaren
14 Spanish Grand Prix P4Hamilton P1Norris P4Leclerc P3Norris McLaren
15 Azerbaijan Grand Prix P2Leclerc P3Piastri P4Leclerc P14Piastri Ferrari
16 Bahrain Grand Prix P2Hamilton P6Norris P3Hamilton P6Piastri Ferrari
17 Singapore Grand Prix P2Leclerc P5Norris P2Leclerc P4Norris Ferrari

A dash in the last column means at least one team had no classified car, so the race does not count towards the head-to-head.

2026 points progression

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