Liam Lawson vs Max Verstappen, 2026
Teammates at Red Bull — the same car, so these numbers compare the drivers rather than the machinery. Standing after 15 of 23 rounds, with 8 left to run. Compare full careers →
In the 2026 season, Liam Lawson and Max Verstappen are teammates at Red Bull, having completed 14 rounds of a 23-round calendar, with 9 rounds still to run. In their qualifying head-to-head, Verstappen has outqualified Lawson 13 times out of 14 grids compared. In their finishing head-to-head, Verstappen has finished ahead of Lawson 9 times out of 10 races compared.
Written automatically from the figures below.
Qualifying1–14 (ahead)of 15 compared
Race finishes1–10 (ahead)of 11 compared
Qualifying is compared on the grid they actually started from. A race counts only where both were classified — one of them retiring leaves nothing to compare, so it is not scored to the other.
2026 seasonafter 15 of 23 rounds · 8 still to run
56151 (ahead)
00
P5P2 (ahead)
11.06.3 (ahead)
8.85.0 (ahead)
Race by racequalifying 1–14 · race 1–10 after 15 shared rounds
| Race | Grid | Finish | Quali | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Lawson | Max Verstappen | Liam Lawson | Max Verstappen | running | running | |
| R1Australian | 8 (ahead) | 20 | P13 | P6 (ahead) | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| R2Chinese | 14 | 8 (ahead) | P7 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| R3Japanese | 14 | 11 (ahead) | P9 | P8 (ahead) | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| R4Miami | 11 | 2 (ahead) | — | P5 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Canadian | ||||||