Pit Lane Data

Red Bull Racing vs Mercedes

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

Red Bull Racing
Mercedes
MetricRacingMercedes
Entries 174 174
Wins 40 17
Points 2229 1924
Best finish P1 P1
Retirements 17 17

Red Bull Racing vs Mercedes: the verdict

Red Bull Racing scored 2229 constructors' points to Mercedes's 1924 across 2023-2026, with 40 Grand Prix wins to 17. Red Bull Racing outscored Mercedes in 2023 (860–409) and 2024 (589–468); Mercedes came out ahead in 2025 (469–451) and 2026 so far (578–329).

Comparing each team's best classified car, Red Bull Racing leads the race head-to-head 53–34. On Saturdays, Red Bull Racing leads the qualifying head-to-head 55–32. Red Bull Racing had the better race result more often in 2023 (21–1), 2024 (14–10) and 2025 (15–9); Mercedes had the better race result more often in 2026 so far (14–3). Red Bull Racing took 35 poles to Mercedes's 17.

Red Bull Racing scored 9 one-two finishes to Mercedes's 4, and 73 Grand Prix podiums to 51. After round 17 of 2026, Red Bull Racing is P4 in the constructors' standings and Mercedes is P1.

Season-by-season head-to-head

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

Season 2023202420252026* Total
Grands Prix 2224241787
Points 860–409 589–468 451–469 329–578 2229–1924
Wins 21–0 9–4 8–2 2–11 40–17
Podiums 30–8 18–9 15–12 10–22 73–51
Poles 15–1 10–3 8–2 2–11 35–17
One-two finishes 6–0 3–1 0–0 0–3 9–4
Race head-to-head 21–1 14–10 15–9 3–14 53–34
Qualifying head-to-head 19–3 18–6 16–8 2–15 55–32
Championship P1–P2 P3–P4 P3–P2 P4–P1 —

* 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
Red Bull RacingMercedes Red Bull RacingMercedes
1 Australian Grand Prix P3Hadjar P1Russell P6Verstappen P1Russell Mercedes
2 Chinese Grand Prix P8Verstappen P1Antonelli P8Hadjar P1Antonelli Mercedes
3 Japanese Grand Prix P8Hadjar P1Antonelli P8Verstappen P1Antonelli Mercedes
4 Miami Grand Prix P2Verstappen P1Antonelli P5Verstappen P1Antonelli Mercedes
5 Canadian Grand Prix P6Verstappen P1Russell P3Verstappen P1Antonelli Mercedes
6 Monaco Grand Prix P2Verstappen P1Antonelli P4Hadjar P1Antonelli Mercedes
7 Barcelona Grand Prix P5Verstappen P1Russell P4Verstappen P2Russell Mercedes
8 Austrian Grand Prix P5Verstappen P1Russell P2Verstappen P1Russell Mercedes
9 British Grand Prix P5Hadjar P1Antonelli P5Hadjar P2Russell Mercedes
10 Belgian Grand Prix P2Verstappen P1Antonelli P3Verstappen P1Antonelli Mercedes
11 Hungarian Grand Prix P6Verstappen P4Antonelli P2Verstappen P3Antonelli Red Bull Racing
12 Dutch Grand Prix P7Verstappen P2Russell P7Lawson P2Antonelli Mercedes
13 Italian Grand Prix P6Verstappen P2Russell P3Verstappen P1Antonelli Mercedes
14 Spanish Grand Prix P3Verstappen P2Antonelli P2Verstappen P1Antonelli Mercedes
15 Azerbaijan Grand Prix P4Hadjar P1Russell P2Verstappen P1Russell Mercedes
16 Bahrain Grand Prix P1Verstappen P4Antonelli P1Verstappen P2Antonelli Red Bull Racing
17 Singapore Grand Prix P1Verstappen P4Antonelli P1Verstappen P3Antonelli Red Bull Racing

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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