F1 Rivalries: Head-to-Head Records
The match-ups that defined Formula 1, with each driver's real career totals side by side. Championship, win, podium and pole counts are summed from every race result since 1950.
Data as of August 23, 2026
Ayrton Senna vs Alain Prost
1988–1993
McLaren teammates and fierce competitors whose battles defined an era
Teammates for 30 races.
Niki Lauda vs James Hunt
1976
A single title fight decided in the rain at Fuji, six weeks after Lauda's near-fatal crash
Nelson Piquet vs Nigel Mansell
1986–1987
Williams teammates whose refusal to cooperate cost them both the 1986 title
Teammates for 29 races.
Michael Schumacher vs Mika Hakkinen
1998–2000
Ferrari against McLaren in three consecutive championship deciders
Lewis Hamilton vs Fernando Alonso
2007
Two titanic talents as McLaren teammates in a single explosive season
Lewis Hamilton vs Nico Rosberg
2013–2016
Childhood friends turned bitter Mercedes rivals fighting for world titles
Teammates for 72 races.
Lewis Hamilton vs Sebastian Vettel
2017–2018
Hamilton's Silver Arrows vs Vettel's Ferrari in two nail-biting championship duels
Lewis Hamilton vs Max Verstappen
2021
Modern era championship battle with a controversial finale that changed F1 history
Max Verstappen vs Charles Leclerc
2022–present
The leading edge of a new generation, pushing each other to the limit
Lando Norris vs Oscar Piastri
2024–present
McLaren teammates trading blows at the front of the field
Teammates for 78 races.
Comparing across eras
Career totals reward longevity and modern calendar length — a 1970s season ran to 15 or 16 races against more than 20 today, and the points system has been revised nine times. Where a rivalry spans different eras, the rate statistics on each full comparison page (win rate, podium rate, points per start) are the fairer measure.
Build your own match-up from the driver comparison index, or browse all-time records.