Pit Lane Data

Mercedes vs Ferrari

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

Mercedes
Ferrari
MetricMercedesFerrari
Entries 174 174
Wins 17 8
Points 1924 1900
Best finish P1 P1
Retirements 17 17

Mercedes vs Ferrari: the verdict

Mercedes scored 1924 constructors' points to Ferrari's 1900 across 2023-2026, with 17 Grand Prix wins to 8. Mercedes outscored Ferrari in 2023 (409–406), 2025 (469–398) and 2026 so far (578–444); Ferrari came out ahead in 2024 (652–468).

Comparing each team's best classified car, Ferrari leads the race head-to-head 42–41. On Saturdays, Mercedes leads the qualifying head-to-head 45–42. Mercedes had the better race result more often in 2026 so far (14–3); Ferrari had the better race result more often in 2023 (12–10), 2024 (15–8) and 2025 (12–9). Mercedes took 17 poles to Ferrari's 10.

Mercedes scored 4 one-two finishes to Ferrari's 2, and 51 Grand Prix podiums to 49. After round 17 of 2026, Mercedes is P1 in the constructors' standings and Ferrari is P2.

Season-by-season head-to-head

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

Season 2023202420252026* Total
Grands Prix 2224241787
Points 409–406 468–652 469–398 578–444 1924–1900
Wins 0–1 4–5 2–0 11–2 17–8
Podiums 8–9 9–22 12–7 22–11 51–49
Poles 1–6 3–3 2–1 11–0 17–10
One-two finishes 0–0 1–2 0–0 3–0 4–2
Race head-to-head 10–12 8–15 9–12 14–3 41–42
Qualifying head-to-head 5–17 10–14 16–8 14–3 45–42
Championship P2–P3 P4–P2 P2–P4 P1–P2 —

* 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
MercedesFerrari MercedesFerrari
1 Australian Grand Prix P1Russell P4Leclerc P1Russell P3Leclerc Mercedes
2 Chinese Grand Prix P1Antonelli P3Hamilton P1Antonelli P3Hamilton Mercedes
3 Japanese Grand Prix P1Antonelli P4Leclerc P1Antonelli P3Leclerc Mercedes
4 Miami Grand Prix P1Antonelli P3Leclerc P1Antonelli P6Hamilton Mercedes
5 Canadian Grand Prix P1Russell P5Hamilton P1Antonelli P2Hamilton Mercedes
6 Monaco Grand Prix P1Antonelli P3Hamilton P1Antonelli P2Hamilton Mercedes
7 Barcelona Grand Prix P1Russell P2Hamilton P2Russell P1Hamilton Ferrari
8 Austrian Grand Prix P1Russell P2Leclerc P1Russell P5Hamilton Mercedes
9 British Grand Prix P1Antonelli P2Leclerc P2Russell P1Leclerc Ferrari
10 Belgian Grand Prix P1Antonelli P5Leclerc P1Antonelli P2Leclerc Mercedes
11 Hungarian Grand Prix P4Antonelli P2Hamilton P3Antonelli P4Leclerc Mercedes
12 Dutch Grand Prix P2Russell P5Hamilton P2Antonelli P4Hamilton Mercedes
13 Italian Grand Prix P2Russell P4Leclerc P1Antonelli P6Hamilton Mercedes
14 Spanish Grand Prix P2Antonelli P4Hamilton P1Antonelli P4Leclerc Mercedes
15 Azerbaijan Grand Prix P1Russell P2Leclerc P1Russell P4Leclerc Mercedes
16 Bahrain Grand Prix P4Antonelli P2Hamilton P2Antonelli P3Hamilton Mercedes
17 Singapore Grand Prix P4Antonelli P2Leclerc P3Antonelli P2Leclerc 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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