Alexander Albon vs Max Verstappen

2019·

Max Verstappen edged Alexander Albon 5–4 in the races and 7–1 in qualifying at Red Bull in 2019. Max Verstappen scored 97 points to 76.

Alexander AlbonMax Verstappen

1Qualifying7

8 shared races

4Race day5

9 shared races

76Points97

in shared races, as awarded at the time

Wins: 0/1
Podiums: 0/4
Poles: 0/1
Retirements: 0/2
Best finish: P4/P1
Avg. grid: 7.3/5.8

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Alexander Albon and Max Verstappen
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Alexander Albon	Max Verstappen	Points
13	13Belgian Grand Prix	17/5	P5	Accident	10 / 0
14	14Italian Grand Prix	8/19	P6	P8▼	8 / 4
15	15Singapore Grand Prix	6/4	P6	P3	8 / 15
16	16Russian Grand Prix	—/9	P5	P4	10 / 12
17	17Japanese Grand Prix	6/5	P4	Brakes	12 / 0
18	18Mexican Grand Prix	5/4	P5	P6	10 / 8
19	19United States Grand Prix	6/3	P5	P3	10 / 15
20	20Brazilian Grand Prix	5/1	P14▼	P1	0 / 25
21	21Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	5/2	P6	P2	8 / 18
	Average finish		P6.2	P3.9

How to read this table

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

Alexander Albon and Max Verstappen in other seasons

Other seasons in which Alexander Albon and Max Verstappen were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
2020	Red Bull	Alexander Albon vs Max Verstappen	0–17	5–12	105–214

Other Red Bull battles in 2019

Other Red Bull teammate battles in 2019
Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
Pierre Gasly vs Max Verstappen	1–10	1–11	63–181

Alexander Albon’s career Max Verstappen’s career Red Bull 2019 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.