Verstappen in numbers
3,665.5 official points
4Drivers’ titles
2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
4th of 789 all time
2Constructors’ titles
2022, 2023
24th of 789 all time
29.2% of races
20% of races
54.4% of races
0Drivers’ titles
none
0Constructors’ titles
none
4Drivers’ titles
2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
of 4 in the career
2Constructors’ titles
2022, 2023
of 2 in the career
32.2% of races with Red Bull
22% of races with Red Bull
59.9% of races with Red Bull
Max Verstappen is the driver who defines Formula 1's current era. Son of former driver Jos Verstappen, he debuted in 2015 aged just 17, becoming the youngest ever to start a Grand Prix and to score points. His mid-2016 promotion to Red Bull paid off instantly: he won in Barcelona on his very first race with the team.
For years he piled up spectacular wins while waiting for a car capable of fighting for the title. It came in 2021, in a ferocious battle with Hamilton settled on the final lap in Abu Dhabi amid controversy. From there he unleashed crushing dominance: champion in 2022, 2023 and 2024, with a historic record of 19 wins from the 22 races of 2023.
His raw speed is only part of the story; what sets him apart is total race control, surgical tyre management and a relentless mentality that rarely gives an inch. With four straight titles before turning thirty, he already features in any conversation about the greatest of all time.
What if Verstappen had another car?
We took his real attributes and put him in the best car of each era: in a real driver's seat, against the team-mate that car actually had. 20 full seasons in each.
| Car | Team-mate | Finish | Wins | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren1988 | Alain Prost+11 pts | P1.4 | 9.1 | 60% |
| Williams1992 | Riccardo Patrese+104 pts | P1.1 | 12 | 95% |
| Ferrari2002 | Rubens Barrichello+118 pts | P1 | 15.3 | 100% |
| Red Bull2013 | Mark Webber+119 pts | P1 | 16.8 | 100% |
| Mercedes2016 | Lewis Hamilton+42 pts | P1.3 | 13.3 | 75% |
| Red Bull2023 | Sergio Perez+129 pts | P1 | 19.8 | 100% |
| Cadillac2026 · 11th on the grid | Valtteri Bottas+57 pts | P9 | 0 | 0% |
His toughest team-mate is Alain Prost in the 1988 McLaren, and he still finishes 11 points clear.
Verstappen against everyone, in the same car
We put the 11 names that come up most often head to head with identical machinery, 150 seasons of 18 races per duel. Verstappen comes out 1 of 11, ahead of Schumacher.
The full league, duel by duel, with who beats whom and by how much.
Ver en españolRating by season
- First season
- 84 2015
- Peak
- 98 2023
- 2026
- 95 Red Bull
12 seasons in the database, from 2015 to 2026. Our own rating, from 50 to 99.
Teams
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Best year
2023
What would Max Verstappen have achieved with a different car or in a different era?
Hypotheses featuring Max Verstappen
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His team-mates
8 team-mates across 12 seasons. When both finished the race, Verstappen was ahead in 150 of 176; on the grid he started ahead in 187 of 241.
| Year | Team-mate | In the race | On the grid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Carlos SainzToro Rosso · 19 races | 5-4 | 9-9 |
| 2016 | Daniel RicciardoRed Bull · 17 races | 7-8 | 6-10 |
| 2016 | Carlos SainzToro Rosso · 4 races | 1-1 | 3-1 |
| 2017 | Daniel RicciardoRed Bull · 20 races | 5-2 | 12-7 |
| 2018 | Daniel RicciardoRed Bull · 21 races | 8-3 | 14-7 |
| 2019 | Pierre GaslyRed Bull · 12 races | 9-1 | 10-1 |
| 2019 | Alexander AlbonRed Bull · 9 races | 5-2 | 7-1 |
| 2020 | Alexander AlbonRed Bull · 17 races | 11-0 | 17-0 |
| 2021 | Sergio PérezRed Bull · 22 races | 16-0 | 16-2 |
| 2022 | Sergio PérezRed Bull · 22 races | 15-3 | 17-5 |
| 2023 | Sergio PérezRed Bull · 22 races | 18-2 | 19-3 |
| 2024 | Sergio PérezRed Bull · 24 races | 18-0 | 21-3 |
| 2025 | Yuki TsunodaRed Bull · 22 races | 20-0 | 21-1 |
| 2025 | Liam LawsonRed Bull · 2 races | 1-0 | 2-0 |
| 2026 | Isack HadjarRed Bull · 14 races | 9-0 | 10-4 |
| 2026 | Liam LawsonRed Bull · 3 races | 2-0 | 3-0 |
The first number is always Verstappen's. A team-mate is whoever started the same race for the same team. "In the race" only counts races both finished, because a retirement says nothing about who was quicker. "On the grid" is the starting position, with penalties already applied.
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