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Head to head · 2015–2026

Sergio Pérez vs Max Verstappen

18

Finished ahead222 shared races

143

Finished aheadboth classified

Pérez	In shared races	Verstappen
18	Finished ahead	143
34	Qualified ahead	188
1450	Points	3142.5
6	Wins	61
34	Podiums	116

Teammates · Red Bull Racing

Teammate battle

Pérez	90 events	Verstappen
9	Qualifying H2H	81
10	Race H2H	78
1	Sprint H2H	17
932	Points	1861.5
5	Wins	52
28	Podiums	69
3	Poles	40
14	DNFs	6
8	Fastest laps	23
5.355	Avg finish	2.238
7.411	Avg grid	3.079
2.066	Avg positions gained	0.94
14	Q3 appearances	23

Median qualifying gap: Pérez +0.512% vs Verstappen (n=81; negative = Pérez faster).

Pérez	10 events	Verstappen
1	Qualifying H2H	9
0	Race H2H	10
0	Sprint H2H	3
21	Points	160
0	Wins	2
0	Podiums	5
0	Poles	1
3	DNFs	0
0	Fastest laps	1
9.857	Avg finish	3.7
10.4	Avg grid	4.9
1.714	Avg positions gained	1.2
5	Q3 appearances	9

Median qualifying gap: Pérez +0.512% vs Verstappen (n=10; negative = Pérez faster).

Pérez	5 events	Verstappen
0	Qualifying H2H	5
0	Race H2H	5
0	Sprint H2H	2
2	Points	83
0	Wins	2
0	Podiums	2
0	Poles	1
2	DNFs	0
0	Fastest laps	1
12.667	Avg finish	3.8
12.8	Avg grid	6
2.333	Avg positions gained	2.2
2	Q3 appearances	4

Median qualifying gap: Pérez +0.917% vs Verstappen (n=5; negative = Pérez faster).

Pérez	24 events	Verstappen
1	Qualifying H2H	23
1	Race H2H	23
0	Sprint H2H	6
152	Points	437
0	Wins	9
4	Podiums	14
0	Poles	10
5	DNFs	1
1	Fastest laps	3
7.421	Avg finish	2.957
9.292	Avg grid	3.125
1.421	Avg positions gained	0.261
14	Q3 appearances	23

Median qualifying gap: Pérez +0.487% vs Verstappen (n=23; negative = Pérez faster).

Pérez	22 events	Verstappen
2	Qualifying H2H	20
2	Race H2H	20
1	Sprint H2H	5
285	Points	575
2	Wins	19
9	Podiums	21
2	Poles	13
2	DNFs	0
2	Fastest laps	9
4.5	Avg finish	1.273
8.409	Avg grid	3
4.25	Avg positions gained	1.727
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Pérez +0.826% vs Verstappen (n=17; negative = Pérez faster).

Pérez	22 events	Verstappen
4	Qualifying H2H	18
4	Race H2H	17
0	Sprint H2H	3
305	Points	454
2	Wins	15
11	Podiums	17
1	Poles	8
3	DNFs	2
3	Fastest laps	5
3.211	Avg finish	2
4.818	Avg grid	3.409
1.211	Avg positions gained	1.55
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Pérez +0.268% vs Verstappen (n=20; negative = Pérez faster).

Pérez	22 events	Verstappen
2	Qualifying H2H	20
3	Race H2H	18
0	Sprint H2H	3
190	Points	395.5
1	Wins	9
4	Podiums	17
0	Poles	9
4	DNFs	3
2	Fastest laps	6
6.389	Avg finish	2.737
6.955	Avg grid	2.762
1.222	Avg positions gained	0.167
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Pérez +0.613% vs Verstappen (n=21; negative = Pérez faster).

Driver DNA

Profile comparison

Pérez 2025–2026	Dimension	Verstappen 2025–2026
65	Qualifying Pace	98
85	Race Result vs Teammate	98
28	Positions Gained	98
98	Finishing	43
7	Consistency	41
—	Team Points Share	98
98	Street Circuits	89
7	High-Speed Circuits	28
35	Low-Speed Circuits	94

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

Recent shared races

Event	Pérez	Verstappen
2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix	14	2
2026 Spanish Grand Prix	retired	2
2026 Italian Grand Prix	18	3
2026 Dutch Grand Prix	15	retired
2026 Hungarian Grand Prix	retired	2
2026 Belgian Grand Prix	retired	3
2026 British Grand Prix	14	retired
2026 Austrian Grand Prix	retired	2
2026 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix	14	4
2026 Monaco Grand Prix	15	retired