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Head to head · 2011–2014

Kamui Kobayashi vs Sergio Pérez

Kamui Kobayashi

11

Finished ahead54 shared races

17

Finished aheadboth classified

Kobayashi	In shared races	Pérez
11	Finished ahead	17
19	Qualified ahead	34
84	Points	135
0	Wins	0
1	Podiums	4

Teammates · Sauber

Teammate battle

Kobayashi	38 events	Pérez
17	Qualifying H2H	20
19	Race H2H	16
0	Sprint H2H	0
84	Points	80
0	Wins	0
1	Podiums	3
0	Poles	0
8	DNFs	10
1	Fastest laps	1
10.3	Avg finish	10.222
12.684	Avg grid	13.027
2.467	Avg positions gained	3.852
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Kobayashi +0.191% vs Pérez (n=33; negative = Kobayashi faster).

Kobayashi	10 events	Pérez
3	Qualifying H2H	7
5	Race H2H	5
0	Sprint H2H	0
27	Points	19
0	Wins	0
1	Podiums	1
0	Poles	0
1	DNFs	4
0	Fastest laps	0
11	Avg finish	10.5
12	Avg grid	10.7
0.889	Avg positions gained	2.5
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Kobayashi +0.240% vs Pérez (n=10; negative = Kobayashi faster).

Kobayashi	5 events	Pérez
0	Qualifying H2H	5
3	Race H2H	2
0	Sprint H2H	0
10	Points	0
0	Wins	0
0	Podiums	0
0	Poles	0
1	DNFs	2
0	Fastest laps	0
10.75	Avg finish	12.333
15	Avg grid	11.6
4.75	Avg positions gained	0.333
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Kobayashi +0.235% vs Pérez (n=5; negative = Kobayashi faster).

Kobayashi	20 events	Pérez
9	Qualifying H2H	11
10	Race H2H	10
0	Sprint H2H	0
60	Points	66
0	Wins	0
1	Podiums	3
0	Poles	0
4	DNFs	6
1	Fastest laps	1
9.875	Avg finish	8.857
11.6	Avg grid	12.2
1.625	Avg positions gained	5.071
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Kobayashi +0.166% vs Pérez (n=18; negative = Kobayashi faster).

Kobayashi	18 events	Pérez
8	Qualifying H2H	9
9	Race H2H	6
0	Sprint H2H	0
24	Points	14
0	Wins	0
0	Podiums	0
0	Poles	0
4	DNFs	4
0	Fastest laps	0
10.786	Avg finish	11.692
13.889	Avg grid	14
3.429	Avg positions gained	2.538
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Kobayashi +0.191% vs Pérez (n=15; negative = Kobayashi faster).

Driver DNA

Profile comparison

Kobayashi career, all eras	Dimension	Pérez 2025–2026
68	Qualifying Pace	65
82	Race Result vs Teammate	85
69	Positions Gained	28
62	Finishing	98
42	Consistency	7
91	Team Points Share	—
49	Street Circuits	98
96	High-Speed Circuits	7
13	Low-Speed Circuits	35

Percentiles; each driver vs their own window population. Teammate-relative dimensions compare each driver to their own teammates.

Recent shared races

Event	Kobayashi	Pérez
2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	retired	7
2014 Russian Grand Prix	retired	10
2014 Japanese Grand Prix	19	10
2014 Singapore Grand Prix	did_not_start	7
2014 Italian Grand Prix	17	7
2014 Hungarian Grand Prix	retired	retired
2014 German Grand Prix	16	10
2014 British Grand Prix	15	11
2014 Austrian Grand Prix	16	6
2014 Canadian Grand Prix	retired	11