Max Verstappen vs Daniel Ricciardo

2017·

Max Verstappen edged Daniel Ricciardo 11–9 in the races and 12–7 in qualifying at Red Bull in 2017. Daniel Ricciardo scored 200 points to 168.

Max VerstappenDaniel Ricciardo

12Qualifying7

19 shared races

11Race day9

20 shared races

168Points200

in shared races, as awarded at the time

Wins: 2/1
Podiums: 4/9
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 7/6
Best finish: P1/P1
Avg. grid: 6.1/7.4

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Max Verstappen	Daniel Ricciardo	Points
1	1Australian Grand Prix	5/—	P5	Power Unit	10 / 0
2	2Chinese Grand Prix	16/5	P3	P4	15 / 12
3	3Bahrain Grand Prix	6/4	Brakes	P5	0 / 10
4	4Russian Grand Prix	7/5	P5	Brakes	10 / 0
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	5/6	Collision damage	P3	0 / 15
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	4/5	P5	P3	10 / 15
7	7Canadian Grand Prix	5/6	Electrical	P3	0 / 15
8	8Azerbaijan Grand Prix	5/10	Oil pressure	P1	0 / 25
9	9Austrian Grand Prix	5/4	Collision damage	P3	0 / 15
10	10British Grand Prix	4/19	P4	P5	12 / 10
11	11Hungarian Grand Prix	5/6	P5	Collision	10 / 0
12	12Belgian Grand Prix	5/6	Engine	P3	0 / 15
13	13Italian Grand Prix	13/16	P10▼	P4	1 / 12
14	14Singapore Grand Prix	2/3	Accident	P2	0 / 18
15	15Malaysian Grand Prix	3/4	P1	P3	25 / 15
16	16Japanese Grand Prix	4/3	P2	P3	18 / 15
17	17United States Grand Prix	16/4	P4	Engine	12 / 0
18	18Mexican Grand Prix	2/16	P1	Engine	25 / 0
19	19Brazilian Grand Prix	4/14	P5	P6	10 / 8
20	20Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	6/4	P5	Hydraulics	10 / 0
	Average finish		P4.2	P3.4

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Max Verstappen / Daniel Ricciardo.
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.

Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo in other seasons

Other seasons in which Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
2018	Red Bull	Max Verstappen vs Daniel Ricciardo	14–7	15–5	249–170
2016	Red Bull	Max Verstappen vs Daniel Ricciardo	6–10	7–10	191–220

Max Verstappen’s career Daniel Ricciardo’s career Red Bull 2017 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.