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Head to head · 2007–2021

Kimi Raikkonen vs Sebastian Vettel

52

Finished ahead238 shared races

Sebastian Vettel

122

Finished aheadboth classified

Raikkonen	In shared races	Vettel
52	Finished ahead	122
73	Qualified ahead	163
1480	Points	2363
9	Wins	35
62	Podiums	93

Teammates · Brawn GP, Ferrari

Teammate battle

Raikkonen	82 events	Vettel
25	Qualifying H2H	56
23	Race H2H	56
0	Sprint H2H	0
792	Points	1127
1	Wins	13
26	Podiums	45
2	Poles	10
17	DNFs	8
6	Fastest laps	12
4.125	Avg finish	3.26
5.235	Avg grid	4.37
0.547	Avg positions gained	1.151
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Raikkonen +0.246% vs Vettel (n=75; negative = Raikkonen faster).

Raikkonen	10 events	Vettel
3	Qualifying H2H	7
4	Race H2H	6
0	Sprint H2H	0
120	Points	149
1	Wins	1
5	Podiums	6
1	Poles	0
2	DNFs	0
0	Fastest laps	2
3.25	Avg finish	3.3
3.7	Avg grid	3.5
0.375	Avg positions gained	0.2
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Raikkonen +0.147% vs Vettel (n=10; negative = Raikkonen faster).

Raikkonen	5 events	Vettel
1	Qualifying H2H	4
3	Race H2H	2
0	Sprint H2H	0
65	Points	64
1	Wins	0
3	Podiums	2
0	Poles	0
1	DNFs	0
0	Fastest laps	2
3	Avg finish	4
4	Avg grid	4.4
1	Avg positions gained	0.4
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Raikkonen +0.122% vs Vettel (n=5; negative = Raikkonen faster).

Raikkonen	21 events	Vettel
5	Qualifying H2H	16
9	Race H2H	12
0	Sprint H2H	0
251	Points	320
1	Wins	5
12	Podiums	12
1	Poles	5
4	DNFs	1
1	Fastest laps	3
3.235	Avg finish	3.15
3.667	Avg grid	2.81
0.471	Avg positions gained	-0.25
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Raikkonen +0.252% vs Vettel (n=21; negative = Raikkonen faster).

Raikkonen	20 events	Vettel
5	Qualifying H2H	15
3	Race H2H	16
0	Sprint H2H	0
205	Points	317
0	Wins	5
7	Podiums	13
1	Poles	4
4	DNFs	2
2	Fastest laps	5
3.875	Avg finish	2.556
4.65	Avg grid	3.35
0.25	Avg positions gained	0.944
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Raikkonen +0.300% vs Vettel (n=19; negative = Raikkonen faster).

Raikkonen	21 events	Vettel
11	Qualifying H2H	10
7	Race H2H	14
0	Sprint H2H	0
186	Points	212
0	Wins	0
4	Podiums	7
0	Poles	0
4	DNFs	4
1	Fastest laps	3
4.706	Avg finish	4.059
5.333	Avg grid	6
0.529	Avg positions gained	1.941
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Raikkonen -0.006% vs Vettel (n=19; negative = Raikkonen faster).

Raikkonen	19 events	Vettel
4	Qualifying H2H	15
4	Race H2H	14
0	Sprint H2H	0
150	Points	278
0	Wins	3
3	Podiums	13
0	Poles	1
5	DNFs	1
2	Fastest laps	1
4.786	Avg finish	3.333
7.474	Avg grid	5.368
1	Avg positions gained	2.167
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Raikkonen +0.365% vs Vettel (n=16; negative = Raikkonen faster).

Raikkonen	1 events	Vettel
0	Qualifying H2H	0
0	Race H2H	0
0	Sprint H2H	0
0	Points	0
0	Wins	0
0	Podiums	0
0	Poles	0
0	DNFs	0
0	Fastest laps	0
—	Avg finish	—
—	Avg grid	—
—	Avg positions gained	—
0	Q3 appearances	0

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Driver DNA

Profile comparison

Raikkonen career, all eras	Dimension	Vettel career, all eras
54	Qualifying Pace	81
68	Race Result vs Teammate	84
75	Positions Gained	75
49	Finishing	63
12	Consistency	56
77	Team Points Share	90
28	Street Circuits	78
83	High-Speed Circuits	15
20	Low-Speed Circuits	78

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

Recent shared races

Event	Raikkonen	Vettel
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	retired	11
2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	15	retired
2021 Qatar Grand Prix	14	10
2021 Brazilian Grand Prix	12	11
2021 Mexican Grand Prix	8	7
2021 United States Grand Prix	null	null
2021 Turkish Grand Prix	12	18
2021 Russian Grand Prix	8	12
2021 Belgian Grand Prix	19	5
2021 Hungarian Grand Prix	10	disqualified