Valtteri Bottas vs Sergio Pérez

2026·

Valtteri Bottas out-qualified Sergio Pérez 9–8 at Cadillac F1 Team in 2026, but Sergio Pérez won the races 13–4. Grid slots, finishes, points and retirements compared.

Valtteri BottasSergio Pérez

9Qualifying8

17 shared races

4Race day13

17 shared races

0Points0

in shared races, as awarded at the time

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 7/5
Best finish: P13/P14
Avg. grid: 19.2/19.3

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Pérez
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Valtteri Bottas	Sergio Pérez	Points
1	1Australian Grand Prix	19/18	Retired	P16	0 / 0
2	2Chinese Grand Prix	19/21	P13▲	P15	0 / 0
3	3Japanese Grand Prix	20/19	P19	P17	0 / 0
4	4Miami Grand Prix	19/20	P18	P16	0 / 0
5	5Canadian Grand Prix	21/20	P16	Retired	0 / 0
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	20/18	Retired	P15	0 / 0
7	7Barcelona Grand Prix	20/19	Retired	P14	0 / 0
8	8Austrian Grand Prix	20/19	Retired	Retired	0 / 0
9	9British Grand Prix	18/20	P16	P14	0 / 0
10	10Belgian Grand Prix	17/18	P18	Retired	0 / 0
11	11Hungarian Grand Prix	21/22	Retired	Retired	0 / 0
12	12Dutch Grand Prix	21/22	Retired	P15	0 / 0
13	13Italian Grand Prix	16/17	P19	P18	0 / 0
14	14Spanish Grand Prix	19/18	P18	Retired	0 / 0
15	15Azerbaijan Grand Prix	19/20	P16	P14	0 / 0
16	16Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia	19/20	Retired	P19	0 / 0
17	17Singapore Grand Prix	18/17	P19	P17	0 / 0
	Average finish		P17.2	P15.8

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Valtteri Bottas / Sergio Pérez.
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.

Valtteri Bottas’s career Sergio Pérez’s career Cadillac F1 Team 2026 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.