Lewis Hamilton vs George Russell

2022·

Lewis Hamilton out-qualified George Russell 11–10 at Mercedes in 2022, but George Russell won the races 12–10. Grid slots, finishes, points and retirements compared.

Lewis HamiltonGeorge Russell

11Qualifying10

21 shared races

10Race day12

22 shared races

240Points275

in shared races, as awarded at the time

238Points (today’s rules)272

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/1
Podiums: 9/8
Poles: 0/1
Retirements: 1/1
Best finish: P2/P1
Avg. grid: 6.5/5.7

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Lewis Hamilton	George Russell	Points
1	1Bahrain Grand Prix	5/9	P3	P4	15 / 12
2	2Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	15/6	P10▼	P5	1 / 10
3	3Australian Grand Prix	5/6	P4	P3	12 / 15
4	4Emilia Romagna Grand Prix	14/11	P13▼	P4	0 / 12
5	5Miami Grand Prix	6/12	P6	P5	8 / 10
6	6Spanish Grand Prix	6/4	P5	P3	10 / 15
7	7Monaco Grand Prix	8/6	P8	P5	4 / 10
8	8Azerbaijan Grand Prix	7/5	P4	P3	12 / 15
9	9Canadian Grand Prix	4/8	P3	P4	15 / 12
10	10British Grand Prix	5/8	P3	Collision	16 / 0
11	11Austrian Grand Prix	8/4	P3	P4	16 / 17
12	12French Grand Prix	4/6	P2	P3	18 / 15
13	13Hungarian Grand Prix	7/1	P2	P3	19 / 15
14	14Belgian Grand Prix	4/5	Collision damage	P4	0 / 12
15	15Dutch Grand Prix	4/6	P4	P2	12 / 18
16	16Italian Grand Prix	19/2	P5	P3	10 / 15
17	17Singapore Grand Prix	3/—	P9	P14▼	2 / 0
18	18Japanese Grand Prix	6/8	P5	P8	10 / 4
19	19United States Grand Prix	3/4	P2	P5	18 / 11
20	20Mexico City Grand Prix	3/2	P2	P4	18 / 13
21	21São Paulo Grand Prix	2/1	P2	P1	24 / 34
22	22Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	5/6	P18▼	P5	0 / 10
	Average finish		P5.4	P4.4

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Lewis Hamilton / George Russell.
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.

Lewis Hamilton and George Russell in other seasons

Other seasons in which Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
2024	Mercedes	Lewis Hamilton vs George Russell	6–18	9–15	223–245
2023	Mercedes	Lewis Hamilton vs George Russell	11–11	15–7	234–175

Lewis Hamilton’s career George Russell’s career Mercedes 2022 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.