Pit Lane Data

Max Verstappen vs Charles Leclerc

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

Max Verstappen Max Verstappen
Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc
MetricVerstappenLeclerc
Races 87 87
Wins 38 4
Podiums 59 31
Points 1654 1019
Best finish P1 P1
Retirements 6 9

Verstappen vs Leclerc: the verdict

Verstappen and Leclerc both started 86 Grands Prix across 2023-2026. They were not team-mates in any of these seasons. In the 72 races where both were classified, Verstappen leads the race head-to-head 52–20. Verstappen finished ahead more often in 2023 (16–1), 2024 (13–9), 2025 (14–6) and 2026 so far (9–4).

In qualifying, Verstappen leads the head-to-head 59–27. Comparing lap times from the furthest session both reached, the median gap was 0.150s to Verstappen in 2023, 0.310s to Verstappen in 2024, 0.269s to Verstappen in 2025 and 0.063s to Leclerc in 2026 so far. The qualifying edge moved from Verstappen in 2023 to Leclerc in 2026. Verstappen took 33 poles in this period to Leclerc's 7.

Verstappen scored 1654 championship points to Leclerc's 1019 over these seasons, with 38 wins to 4 and 59 podiums to 31. Verstappen retired from 6 Grands Prix, Leclerc from 9. After round 17 of 2026, Verstappen is P4 in the championship on 221 points and Leclerc is P5 on 215.

Season-by-season head-to-head

Each cell reads Verstappen 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 16–1 13–9 14–6 9–4 52–20
Qualifying head-to-head 15–7 19–5 17–7 8–8 59–27
Median qualifying gap Verstappen 0.150sVerstappen 0.310sVerstappen 0.269sLeclerc 0.063sVerstappen 0.215s
Points 575–206 437–356 421–242 221–215 1654–1019
Wins 19–0 9–3 8–0 2–1 38–4
Podiums 21–6 14–13 15–7 9–5 59–31
Poles 13–4 10–2 8–1 2–0 33–7
DNFs 0–3 1–1 1–2 4–3 6–9
Championship P1–P5 P1–P3 P2–P5 P4–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 Verstappen and Leclerc at every 2026 Grand Prix. Select a race for the full result.

Rd Grand Prix Qualifying Race Ahead in race
VerstappenLeclerc VerstappenLeclerc
1 Australian Grand Prix — P4 P6 P3 Leclerc
2 Chinese Grand Prix P8 P4 DNF P4 —
3 Japanese Grand Prix P11 P4 P8 P3 Leclerc
4 Miami Grand Prix P2 P3 P5 P8 Verstappen
5 Canadian Grand Prix P6 P8 P3 P4 Verstappen
6 Monaco Grand Prix P2 P4 DNF DNF —
7 Barcelona Grand Prix P5 P10 P4 P15 Verstappen
8 Austrian Grand Prix P5 P2 P2 P8 Verstappen
9 British Grand Prix P7 P2 P20 P1 Leclerc
10 Belgian Grand Prix P2 P5 P3 P2 Leclerc
11 Hungarian Grand Prix P6 P3 P2 P4 Verstappen
12 Dutch Grand Prix P7 P6 DNF P5 —
13 Italian Grand Prix P6 P4 P3 DNF —
14 Spanish Grand Prix P3 P5 P2 P4 Verstappen
15 Azerbaijan Grand Prix P8 P2 P2 P4 Verstappen
16 Bahrain Grand Prix P1 P5 P1 P4 Verstappen
17 Singapore Grand Prix P1 P2 P1 P2 Verstappen

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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Max Verstappen Charles Leclerc

Profiles and teams

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

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