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Head to head · 2023–2026

Max Verstappen vs Liam Lawson

37

Finished ahead50 shared races

1

Finished aheadboth classified

Verstappen	In shared races	Lawson
37	Finished ahead	1
45	Qualified ahead	5
809	Points	103
14	Wins	0
29	Podiums	0

Teammates · Red Bull Racing

Teammate battle

Verstappen	5 events	Lawson
5	Qualifying H2H	0
4	Race H2H	1
2	Sprint H2H	0
72	Points	14
0	Wins	0
3	Podiums	0
0	Poles	0
1	DNFs	1
0	Fastest laps	0
2.75	Avg finish	9.75
4.4	Avg grid	15.2
1	Avg positions gained	4.75
5	Q3 appearances	2

Median qualifying gap: Verstappen -0.764% vs Lawson (n=5; negative = Verstappen faster).

Verstappen	5 events	Lawson
5	Qualifying H2H	0
4	Race H2H	1
2	Sprint H2H	0
72	Points	14
0	Wins	0
3	Podiums	0
0	Poles	0
1	DNFs	1
0	Fastest laps	0
2.75	Avg finish	9.75
4.4	Avg grid	15.2
1	Avg positions gained	4.75
5	Q3 appearances	2

Median qualifying gap: Verstappen -0.764% vs Lawson (n=5; negative = Verstappen faster).

Verstappen	5 events	Lawson
5	Qualifying H2H	0
4	Race H2H	1
2	Sprint H2H	0
72	Points	14
0	Wins	0
3	Podiums	0
0	Poles	0
1	DNFs	1
0	Fastest laps	0
2.75	Avg finish	9.75
4.4	Avg grid	15.2
1	Avg positions gained	4.75
5	Q3 appearances	2

Median qualifying gap: Verstappen -0.764% vs Lawson (n=5; negative = Verstappen faster).

Verstappen	3 events	Lawson
3	Qualifying H2H	0
2	Race H2H	1
1	Sprint H2H	0
36	Points	14
0	Wins	0
2	Podiums	0
0	Poles	0
1	DNFs	0
0	Fastest laps	0
2.5	Avg finish	9
5	Avg grid	12.667
1.5	Avg positions gained	3.667
3	Q3 appearances	2

Median qualifying gap: Verstappen -0.381% vs Lawson (n=3; negative = Verstappen faster).

Verstappen	2 events	Lawson
2	Qualifying H2H	0
2	Race H2H	0
1	Sprint H2H	0
36	Points	0
0	Wins	0
1	Podiums	0
0	Poles	0
0	DNFs	1
0	Fastest laps	0
3	Avg finish	12
3.5	Avg grid	19
0.5	Avg positions gained	8
2	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Verstappen -1.105% vs Lawson (n=2; negative = Verstappen faster).

Driver DNA

Profile comparison

Verstappen 2025–2026	Dimension	Lawson 2025–2026
98	Qualifying Pace	23
98	Race Result vs Teammate	35
98	Positions Gained	46
43	Finishing	26
41	Consistency	33
98	Team Points Share	21
89	Street Circuits	33
28	High-Speed Circuits	41
94	Low-Speed Circuits	77

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

Recent shared races

Event	Verstappen	Lawson
2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix	2	12
2026 Spanish Grand Prix	2	6
2026 Italian Grand Prix	3	14
2026 Dutch Grand Prix	retired	7
2026 Hungarian Grand Prix	2	8
2026 Belgian Grand Prix	3	12
2026 British Grand Prix	retired	6
2026 Austrian Grand Prix	2	9
2026 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix	4	8
2026 Monaco Grand Prix	retired	5