Pit Lane Data

Lewis Hamilton vs Charles Leclerc

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

Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton
Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc
MetricHamiltonLeclerc
Races 87 87
Wins 3 4
Podiums 17 31
Points 842 1019
Best finish P1 P1
Retirements 6 9

Hamilton vs Leclerc: the verdict

Hamilton and Leclerc both started 86 Grands Prix across 2023-2026. They were team-mates at Ferrari in 2025-2026. In the 72 races where both were classified, Leclerc leads the race head-to-head 47–25. Hamilton finished ahead more often in 2023 (9–7); Leclerc finished ahead more often in 2024 (15–6) and 2025 (18–3); they were level in 2026 so far (7–7).

In qualifying, Leclerc leads the head-to-head 62–25. Comparing lap times from the furthest session both reached, the median gap was 0.380s to Leclerc in 2023, 0.327s to Leclerc in 2024, 0.190s to Leclerc in 2025 and 0.007s to Leclerc in 2026 so far. Leclerc kept the edge, but the margin narrowed from 0.380s in 2023 to 0.007s in 2026. Hamilton took 1 pole in this period to Leclerc's 7.

Hamilton scored 842 championship points to Leclerc's 1019 over these seasons, with 3 wins to 4 and 17 podiums to 31. Hamilton retired from 6 Grands Prix, Leclerc from 9. After round 17 of 2026, Hamilton is P3 in the championship on 229 points and Leclerc is P5 on 215.

Season-by-season head-to-head

Each cell reads Hamilton first, Leclerc second. The better figure is highlighted (lower is better for DNFs and championship position).

Season 2023202420252026* Total
Grands Prix together 2124241786
Race head-to-head 9–7 6–15 3–18 7–7 25–47
Qualifying head-to-head 5–17 7–17 5–19 8–9 25–62
Median qualifying gap Leclerc 0.380sLeclerc 0.327sLeclerc 0.190sLeclerc 0.007sLeclerc 0.174s
Points 234–206 223–356 156–242 229–215 842–1019
Wins 0–0 2–3 0–0 1–1 3–4
Podiums 6–6 5–13 0–7 6–5 17–31
Poles 1–4 0–2 0–1 0–0 1–7
DNFs 1–3 2–1 2–2 1–3 6–9
Championship P3–P5 P7–P3 P6–P5 P3–P5 —

* 2026 figures run to round 17. Points, wins, podiums and championship positions come from the final standings of each season; points include sprints. Head-to-heads count Grands Prix only: a race counts when both drivers were classified, and qualifying compares final qualifying positions. Poles are qualifying P1, before grid penalties. The median qualifying gap uses the last session (Q1, Q2 or Q3) in which both set a time.

2026 race by race (to round 17)

Qualifying and finishing positions for Hamilton and Leclerc at every 2026 Grand Prix. Select a race for the full result.

Rd Grand Prix Qualifying Race Ahead in race
HamiltonLeclerc HamiltonLeclerc
1 Australian Grand Prix P7 P4 P4 P3 Leclerc
2 Chinese Grand Prix P3 P4 P3 P4 Hamilton
3 Japanese Grand Prix P6 P4 P6 P3 Leclerc
4 Miami Grand Prix P6 P3 P6 P8 Hamilton
5 Canadian Grand Prix P5 P8 P2 P4 Hamilton
6 Monaco Grand Prix P3 P4 P2 DNF —
7 Barcelona Grand Prix P2 P10 P1 P15 Hamilton
8 Austrian Grand Prix P3 P2 P5 P8 Hamilton
9 British Grand Prix P3 P2 P3 P1 Leclerc
10 Belgian Grand Prix P6 P5 P4 P2 Leclerc
11 Hungarian Grand Prix P2 P3 P5 P4 Leclerc
12 Dutch Grand Prix P5 P6 P4 P5 Hamilton
13 Italian Grand Prix P5 P4 P6 DNF —
14 Spanish Grand Prix P4 P5 DNF P4 —
15 Azerbaijan Grand Prix P6 P2 P6 P4 Leclerc
16 Bahrain Grand Prix P2 P5 P3 P4 Hamilton
17 Singapore Grand Prix P3 P2 P6 P2 Leclerc

A dash in the last column means at least one driver was not classified, so the race does not count towards the head-to-head.

2026 points progression

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Lewis Hamilton Charles Leclerc

Profiles and teams

Team history covers the seasons compared on this page (2023-2026).

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