Pastor Maldonado
VenezuelaCareer totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.
Profile
Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026
Qualifying Pace
Highn=83 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)
median teammate qualifying gap (%), sign inverted
- teammate gap pct median
- 0.092
- teammate gap samples
- 83
- teammate h2h
- 39-57
- q3 rate
- 0.0%
- pole rate
- 1.0%
- front row rate
- 2.1%
Race Result vs Teammate
Highn=85 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)
share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)
- teammate race h2h
- 38-47
- avg finish delta when both classified
- -0.964
Positions Gained
Highn=67 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)
mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)
- mean positions gained
- 1.358
- expectation adjusted
- -1.072
Finishing
Highn=95 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)
classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts
- classification rate
- 70.5%
- teammate classification rate
- 77.1%
- retirements
- 28
Consistency
Highn=83 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)
spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher
- teammate gap std pct
- 1.267
- finish position std
- 3.496
Team Points Share
Highn=33 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)
share of the team's points in events where the team scored
- points
- 76
- team points
- 174
- points per start
- 0.8
Street Circuits
Mediumn=14 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
- teammate gap pct median
- 0.89
- overall gap pct median
- 0.092
High-Speed Circuits
Highn=21 · vs 78 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
- teammate gap pct median
- -0.261
- overall gap pct median
- 0.092
Low-Speed Circuits
Highn=27 · vs 83 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
- teammate gap pct median
- 0.508
- overall gap pct median
- 0.092
Teammate record
| Teammate | Team | Seasons | Quali H2H | Race H2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | 2014–2015 | 6–32 | 13–18 | Battle |
Valtteri Bottas BOT | Williams | 2013 | 7–12 | 11–8 | Battle |
Bruno Senna SEN | Williams | 2012 | 18–2 | 8–10 | Battle |
| Williams | 2011 | 8–11 | 6–11 | Battle |
Recent races
| Season | Event | Team | Quali | Grid | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | Lotus F1 | 13 | 13 | DNF | |
| 2015 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Lotus F1 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| 2015 | Mexican Grand Prix | Lotus F1 | 13 | 13 | 11 | |
| 2015 | United States Grand Prix | Lotus F1 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| 2015 | Russian Grand Prix | Lotus F1 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 |
| 2015 | Japanese Grand Prix | Lotus F1 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 4 |
| 2015 | Singapore Grand Prix | Lotus F1 | 18 | 18 | 12 | |
| 2015 | Italian Grand Prix | Lotus F1 | 11 | 10 | DNF | |
| 2015 | Belgian Grand Prix | Lotus F1 | 8 | 7 | DNF | |
| 2015 | Hungarian Grand Prix | Lotus F1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
| 2015 | British Grand Prix | Lotus F1 | 14 | 14 | DNF | |
| 2015 | Austrian Grand Prix | Lotus F1 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 |