Kimi Räikkönen vs Sebastian Vettel

2018·

Sebastian Vettel beat Kimi Räikkönen 12–9 at Ferrari in 2018, helped by 4 retirements for Kimi Räikkönen. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Kimi RäikkönenSebastian Vettel

6Qualifying15

21 shared races

9Race day12

21 shared races

251Points320

as awarded at the time

251Points (today’s rules)320

rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 1/5
Podiums: 12/12
Poles: 1/5
Retirements: 4/1
Best finish: P1/P1
Avg. grid: 3.8/2.9

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Kimi Räikkönen and Sebastian Vettel
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Kimi Räikkönen	Sebastian Vettel	Points
1	Australian Grand Prix	2/3	P3	P1	15 / 25
2	Bahrain Grand Prix	2/1	Wheel	P1	0 / 25
3	Chinese Grand Prix	2/1	P3	P8	15 / 4
4	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	6/1	P2	P4	18 / 12
5	Spanish Grand Prix	4/3	Turbo	P4	0 / 12
6	Monaco Grand Prix	4/2	P4	P2	12 / 18
7	Canadian Grand Prix	5/1	P6	P1	8 / 25
8	French Grand Prix	6/3	P3	P5	15 / 10
9	Austrian Grand Prix	3/6	P2	P3	18 / 15
10	British Grand Prix	3/2	P3	P1	15 / 25
11	German Grand Prix	3/1	P3	Accident	15 / 0
12	Hungarian Grand Prix	3/4	P3	P2	15 / 18
13	Belgian Grand Prix	6/2	Brakes	P1	0 / 25
14	Italian Grand Prix	1/2	P2	P4	18 / 12
15	Singapore Grand Prix	5/3	P5	P3	10 / 15
16	Russian Grand Prix	4/3	P4	P3	12 / 15
17	Japanese Grand Prix	4/8	P5	P6	10 / 8
18	United States Grand Prix	2/5	P1	P4	25 / 12
19	Mexican Grand Prix	6/4	P3	P2	15 / 18
20	Brazilian Grand Prix	4/2	P3	P6	15 / 8
21	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	4/3	Power loss	P2	0 / 18

Kimi Räikkönen and Sebastian Vettel in other seasons

Other seasons in which Kimi Räikkönen and Sebastian Vettel were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
2017	Ferrari	Kimi Räikkönen vs Sebastian Vettel	4–15	3–16	205–317
2016	Ferrari	Kimi Räikkönen vs Sebastian Vettel	12–8	6–14	168–212
2015	Ferrari	Kimi Räikkönen vs Sebastian Vettel	4–15	4–15	150–278

Kimi Räikkönen’s career Sebastian Vettel’s career Ferrari 2018 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as is the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
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. The second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored across the season, which up to 1990 is not the same as the championship total: 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.