Kamui Kobayashi vs Sergio Pérez

2011·

Sergio Pérez out-qualified Kamui Kobayashi 9–8 at Sauber in 2011, but Kamui Kobayashi won the races 9–7. Grid slots, finishes, points and retirements compared.

Kamui KobayashiSergio Pérez

8Qualifying9

17 shared races

9Race day7

17 shared races, 1 tied

14Points14

in shared races, as awarded at the time

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 4/4
Best finish: P7/P7
Avg. grid: 14/14

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Kamui Kobayashi and Sergio Pérez
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Kamui Kobayashi	Sergio Pérez	Points
1	1Australian Grand Prix	9/13	Disqualified	Disqualified	0 / 0
2	2Malaysian Grand Prix	10/16	P7▲	Accident	6 / 0
3	3Chinese Grand Prix	13/12	P10	P17▼	1 / 0
4	4Turkish Grand Prix	24/15	P10	P14	1 / 0
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	14/12	P10	P9	1 / 2
8	8European Grand Prix	14/16	P16▼	P11	0 / 0
9	9British Grand Prix	8/12	Engine	P7▲	0 / 6
10	10German Grand Prix	17/15	P9	P11	2 / 0
11	11Hungarian Grand Prix	13/10	P11	P15	0 / 0
12	12Belgian Grand Prix	12/9	P12	Suspension	0 / 0
13	13Italian Grand Prix	17/15	Gearbox	Gearbox	0 / 0
14	14Singapore Grand Prix	17/11	P14	P10	0 / 1
15	15Japanese Grand Prix	7/17	P13	P8	0 / 4
16	16Korean Grand Prix	14/17	P15	P16▼	0 / 0
17	17Indian Grand Prix	17/20	Collision	P10	0 / 1
18	18Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	16/11	P10	P11	1 / 0
19	19Brazilian Grand Prix	16/17	P9	P13	2 / 0
	Average finish		P11.2	P11.7

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Kamui Kobayashi / Sergio Pérez.
P1 a win,P3 a podium,DNF a retirement.
▲ a finish at least 4 places better than that driver’s own average finish this season (see the average row), ▼ at least 4places worse. Retirements are not counted in the average.

Kamui Kobayashi and Sergio Pérez in other seasons

Other seasons in which Kamui Kobayashi and Sergio Pérez were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
2012	Sauber	Kamui Kobayashi vs Sergio Pérez	9–11	10–10	60–66

Kamui Kobayashi’s career Sergio Pérez’s career Sauber 2011 season All teammate battles

How these numbers are calculated

Only races both drivers started are counted. Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Until the mid-1960s drivers could share a car during a race. Each driver is compared from the car they started (which sets their grid position), with the best result of any car they drove and the points from all of them, as officially credited.
Qualifying is compared on grid position rather than session times. Session-by-session qualifying data only exists from 1994, while grid position is recorded for over 99% of entries right back to 1950 — including every race of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
On race day the driver classified ahead takes the round. If neither was classified, the one who completed more laps is credited; if both retired on the same lap it is scored as a tie and excluded from the tally.
Points are those awarded at the time and include sprint races from 2021. Where the season used an older system, a second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored in the races both drivers started, not their season totals: races either missed, or contested alongside a different teammate, are left out. Up to 1990 even full-season totals differ from the championship standings, because only a driver’s best results counted towards the title. In 1988 Alain Prost outscored Ayrton Senna 105 to 94 and still lost the championship. Theseason page has the final standings.