Pit Lane Data

Max Verstappen vs Lando Norris

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

Max Verstappen Max Verstappen
Lando Norris Lando Norris
MetricVerstappenNorris
Races 87 87
Wins 38 13
Podiums 59 43
Points 1654 1203
Best finish P1 P1
Retirements 6 6

Verstappen vs Norris: the verdict

Verstappen and Norris both started 86 Grands Prix across 2023-2026. They were not team-mates in any of these seasons. In the 78 races where both were classified, Verstappen leads the race head-to-head 51–27. Verstappen finished ahead more often in 2023 (20–1) and 2024 (14–9); they were level in 2025 (11–11) and 2026 so far (6–6).

In qualifying, Verstappen leads the head-to-head 52–34. Comparing lap times from the furthest session both reached, the median gap was 0.616s to Verstappen in 2023, 0.090s to Verstappen in 2024, 0.071s to Norris in 2025 and 0.018s to Norris in 2026 so far. The qualifying edge moved from Verstappen in 2023 to Norris in 2026. Verstappen took 33 poles in this period to Norris's 18.

Verstappen scored 1654 championship points to Norris's 1203 over these seasons, with 38 wins to 13 and 59 podiums to 43. Verstappen retired from 6 Grands Prix, Norris from 6. After round 17 of 2026, Verstappen is P4 in the championship on 221 points and Norris is P6 on 201.

Season-by-season head-to-head

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

Season 2023202420252026* Total
Grands Prix together 2224241686
Race head-to-head 20–1 14–9 11–11 6–6 51–27
Qualifying head-to-head 20–2 14–10 11–13 7–9 52–34
Median qualifying gap Verstappen 0.616sVerstappen 0.090sNorris 0.071sNorris 0.018sVerstappen 0.091s
Points 575–205 437–374 421–423 221–201 1654–1203
Wins 19–0 9–4 8–7 2–2 38–13
Podiums 21–7 14–13 15–18 9–5 59–43
Poles 13–0 10–8 8–7 2–3 33–18
DNFs 0–1 1–0 1–2 4–3 6–6
Championship P1–P6 P1–P2 P2–P1 P4–P6 —

* 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 Norris at every 2026 Grand Prix. Select a race for the full result.

Rd Grand Prix Qualifying Race Ahead in race
VerstappenNorris VerstappenNorris
1 Australian Grand Prix — P6 P6 P5 Norris
2 Chinese Grand Prix P8 P6 DNF DNS —
3 Japanese Grand Prix P11 P5 P8 P5 Norris
4 Miami Grand Prix P2 P4 P5 P2 Norris
5 Canadian Grand Prix P6 P3 P3 DNF —
6 Monaco Grand Prix P2 P8 DNF DNF —
7 Barcelona Grand Prix P5 P4 P4 P3 Norris
8 Austrian Grand Prix P5 P6 P2 P7 Verstappen
9 British Grand Prix P7 P6 P20 P4 Norris
10 Belgian Grand Prix P2 P3 P3 P7 Verstappen
11 Hungarian Grand Prix P6 P1 P2 P1 Norris
12 Dutch Grand Prix P7 P1 DNF P1 —
13 Italian Grand Prix P6 P9 P3 P4 Verstappen
14 Spanish Grand Prix P3 P1 P2 P3 Verstappen
15 Azerbaijan Grand Prix P8 P5 P2 DNF —
16 Bahrain Grand Prix P1 P6 P1 P9 Verstappen
17 Singapore Grand Prix P1 P5 P1 P4 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 Lando Norris

Profiles and teams

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

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