Lewis Hamilton vs Charles Leclerc

2026·

Charles Leclerc out-qualified Lewis Hamilton 11–8 at Ferrari in 2026, but Lewis Hamilton won the races 10–9. Grid slots, finishes, points and retirements compared.

Lewis HamiltonCharles Leclerc

8Qualifying11

19 shared races

10Race day9

19 shared races

259Points245

in shared races, as awarded at the time

Wins: 1/1
Podiums: 7/6
Poles: 1/0
Retirements: 1/2
Best finish: P1/P1
Avg. grid: 4.1/4

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Lewis Hamilton	Charles Leclerc	Points
1	1Australian Grand Prix	7/4	P4	P3	12 / 15
2	2Chinese Grand Prix	3/4	P3	P4	21 / 19
3	3Japanese Grand Prix	6/4	P6	P3	8 / 15
4	4Miami Grand Prix	6/3	P6	P8	10 / 10
5	5Canadian Grand Prix	5/8	P2	P4	21 / 16
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	3/4	P2	Retired	18 / 0
7	7Barcelona Grand Prix	2/10	P1	P15▼	25 / 0
8	8Austrian Grand Prix	3/2	P5	P8	10 / 4
9	9British Grand Prix	3/2	P3	P1	22 / 29
10	10Belgian Grand Prix	5/4	P4	P2	12 / 18
11	11Hungarian Grand Prix	5/2	P5	P4	10 / 12
12	12Dutch Grand Prix	5/6	P4	P5	14 / 17
13	13Italian Grand Prix	4/3	P6	Retired	8 / 0
14	14Spanish Grand Prix	4/5	Retired	P4	0 / 12
15	15Azerbaijan Grand Prix	6/2	P6	P4	8 / 12
16	16Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia	2/4	P3	P4	15 / 12
17	17Singapore Grand Prix	3/2	P6	P2	15 / 24
18	18United States Grand Prix	5/4	P4	P2	12 / 18
19	19Mexico City Grand Prix	1/3	P2	P4	18 / 12
	Average finish		P4.0	P4.5

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Lewis Hamilton / Charles Leclerc.
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 Charles Leclerc in other seasons

Other seasons in which Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
2025	Ferrari	Lewis Hamilton vs Charles Leclerc	5–19	4–19	156–242

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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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