Pit Lane Data

Max Verstappen vs Sergio Perez

Head-to-head driver comparison across the Pit Lane Data dataset, 2023-2024, 2026.

Max Verstappen Max Verstappen
Sergio Perez Sergio Perez
MetricVerstappenPerez
Races 87 63
Wins 38 2
Podiums 59 13
Points 1654 437
Best finish P1 P1
Retirements 6 12

Verstappen vs Perez: the verdict

Verstappen and Perez both started 63 Grands Prix across 2023-2024, 2026. They were team-mates at Red Bull Racing in 2023-2024. In the 48 races where both were classified, Verstappen leads the race head-to-head 45–3. Verstappen finished ahead more often in 2023 (18–2), 2024 (19–0) and 2026 so far (8–1).

In qualifying, Verstappen leads the head-to-head 58–3. Comparing lap times from the furthest session both reached, the median gap was 0.527s to Verstappen in 2023, 0.411s to Verstappen in 2024 and 1.933s to Verstappen in 2026 so far. Verstappen kept the edge, and the margin grew from 0.527s in 2023 to 1.933s in 2026. Verstappen took 25 poles in this period to Perez's 2.

Verstappen scored 1233 championship points to Perez's 437 over these seasons, with 30 wins to 2 and 44 podiums to 13. Verstappen retired from 5 Grands Prix, Perez from 12. After round 17 of 2026, Verstappen is P4 in the championship on 221 points and Perez is P21 on 0.

Season-by-season head-to-head

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

Season 202320242026* Total
Grands Prix together 22241763
Race head-to-head 18–2 19–0 8–1 45–3
Qualifying head-to-head 19–2 23–1 16–0 58–3
Median qualifying gap Verstappen 0.527sVerstappen 0.411sVerstappen 1.933sVerstappen 0.786s
Points 575–285 437–152 221–0 1233–437
Wins 19–2 9–0 2–0 30–2
Podiums 21–9 14–4 9–0 44–13
Poles 13–2 10–0 2–0 25–2
DNFs 0–2 1–5 4–5 5–12
Championship P1–P2 P1–P8 P4–P21 —

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

Rd Grand Prix Qualifying Race Ahead in race
VerstappenPerez VerstappenPerez
1 Australian Grand Prix — P18 P6 P16 Verstappen
2 Chinese Grand Prix P8 P22 DNF P15 —
3 Japanese Grand Prix P11 P19 P8 P17 Verstappen
4 Miami Grand Prix P2 P20 P5 P16 Verstappen
5 Canadian Grand Prix P6 P20 P3 DNF —
6 Monaco Grand Prix P2 P18 DNF P15 —
7 Barcelona Grand Prix P5 P19 P4 P14 Verstappen
8 Austrian Grand Prix P5 P19 P2 DNF —
9 British Grand Prix P7 P20 P20 P15 Perez
10 Belgian Grand Prix P2 P20 P3 DNF —
11 Hungarian Grand Prix P6 P22 P2 DNF —
12 Dutch Grand Prix P7 P22 DNF P15 —
13 Italian Grand Prix P6 P20 P3 P18 Verstappen
14 Spanish Grand Prix P3 P19 P2 DNF —
15 Azerbaijan Grand Prix P8 P20 P2 P15 Verstappen
16 Bahrain Grand Prix P1 P22 P1 P19 Verstappen
17 Singapore Grand Prix P1 P20 P1 P17 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 Sergio Perez

Profiles and teams

Team history covers the seasons compared on this page (2023-2024, 2026).

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