Max Verstappen vs Daniel Ricciardo

2018·

Max Verstappen beat Daniel Ricciardo 15–5 at Red Bull in 2018, helped by 8 retirements for Daniel Ricciardo. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Max VerstappenDaniel Ricciardo

14Qualifying7

21 shared races

15Race day5

21 shared races, 1 tied

249Points170

as awarded at the time

Wins: 2/2
Podiums: 11/2
Poles: 0/2
Retirements: 4/8
Best finish: P1/P1
Avg. grid: 7.0/8.2

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Max Verstappen	Daniel Ricciardo	Points
1	Australian Grand Prix	4/8	P6	P4	8 / 12
2	Bahrain Grand Prix	15/4	Puncture	Electrical	0 / 0
3	Chinese Grand Prix	5/6	P5	P1	10 / 25
4	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	5/4	Collision	Collision	0 / 0
5	Spanish Grand Prix	5/6	P3	P5	15 / 10
6	Monaco Grand Prix	20/1	P9▼	P1	2 / 25
7	Canadian Grand Prix	3/6	P3	P4	15 / 12
8	French Grand Prix	4/5	P2	P4	18 / 12
9	Austrian Grand Prix	4/7	P1	Exhaust	25 / 0
10	British Grand Prix	5/6	Brakes	P5	0 / 10
11	German Grand Prix	4/20	P4	Engine	12 / 0
12	Hungarian Grand Prix	7/12	Power loss	P4	0 / 12
13	Belgian Grand Prix	7/8	P3	Retired	15 / 0
14	Italian Grand Prix	5/19	P5	Engine	10 / 0
15	Singapore Grand Prix	2/6	P2	P6	18 / 8
16	Russian Grand Prix	19/18	P5	P6	10 / 8
17	Japanese Grand Prix	3/15	P3	P4	15 / 12
18	United States Grand Prix	18/4	P2	Battery	18 / 0
19	Mexican Grand Prix	2/1	P1	Engine	25 / 0
20	Brazilian Grand Prix	5/11	P2	P4	18 / 12
21	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	6/5	P3	P4	15 / 12
Average finish			P3.5	P4.0

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
2017	Red Bull	Max Verstappen vs Daniel Ricciardo	12–7	11–9	168–200
2016	Red Bull	Max Verstappen vs Daniel Ricciardo	6–10	7–10	191–220

Max Verstappen’s career Daniel Ricciardo’s career Red Bull 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as is the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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. 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 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.