Lewis Hamilton vs George Russell

2023·

Lewis Hamilton edged George Russell 15–7 in the races and 11–11 in qualifying at Mercedes in 2023. Lewis Hamilton scored 234 points to 175.

Lewis HamiltonGeorge Russell

11Qualifying11

22 shared races

15Race day7

22 shared races

234Points175

in shared races, as awarded at the time

230Points (today’s rules)174

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 6/2
Poles: 1/0
Retirements: 1/3
Best finish: P2/P3
Avg. grid: 6.1/6.5

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	7/6	P5	P7	10 / 6
2	2Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	7/3	P5	P4	10 / 12
3	3Australian Grand Prix	3/2	P2	Retired	18 / 0
4	4Azerbaijan Grand Prix	5/11	P6	P8	10 / 10
5	5Miami Grand Prix	13/6	P6	P4	8 / 12
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	5/8	P4	P5	13 / 10
7	7Spanish Grand Prix	4/12	P2	P3	18 / 15
8	8Canadian Grand Prix	3/4	P3	Retired	15 / 0
9	9Austrian Grand Prix	5/11	P8	P7	4 / 7
10	10British Grand Prix	7/6	P3	P5	15 / 10
11	11Hungarian Grand Prix	1/18	P4	P6	12 / 8
12	12Belgian Grand Prix	3/8	P4	P6	15 / 9
13	13Dutch Grand Prix	13/3	P6	P17▼	8 / 0
14	14Italian Grand Prix	8/4	P6	P5	8 / 10
15	15Singapore Grand Prix	5/2	P3	P16▼	16 / 0
16	16Japanese Grand Prix	7/8	P5	P7	10 / 6
17	17Qatar Grand Prix	3/2	Retired	P4	4 / 17
18	18United States Grand Prix	3/5	P19▼	P5	7 / 11
19	19Mexico City Grand Prix	6/8	P2	P6	19 / 8
20	20São Paulo Grand Prix	5/8	P8	Retired	6 / 5
21	21Las Vegas Grand Prix	10/3	P7	P8	6 / 4
22	22Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	11/4	P9	P3	2 / 15
	Average finish		P5.6	P6.6

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
2022	Mercedes	Lewis Hamilton vs George Russell	11–10	10–12	240–275

Lewis Hamilton’s career George Russell’s career Mercedes 2023 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.