Kimi Räikkönen vs Sebastian Vettel

Kimi Räikkönen and Sebastian Vettel were Formula 1 team-mates for 80 races (2015 to 2018). Vettel finished ahead 56 times to 22 when both were classified, Vettel started ahead 53 times to 26, and the points were 774 to 1127 in Vettel's favour.

Team-mates 2015 to 2018. Compare with someone else

Explained: the closest and most one-sided team-mate pairings · how "finished ahead" is counted: both classified, the higher place wins.

Race by race as team-mates

Kimi Räikkönen Sebastian Vettel neither classified. Top row: race, 23–56. Bottom row: qualifying or grid, 26–55. Hover or tap a tile for the race.

2015

2016

2017

2018

Career totals

Kimi Räikkönen		Sebastian Vettel
19	Seasons	16
351	Starts	299
21	Wins	53
6	Win rate %	17.7
19	Poles	57
103	Podiums	122
29.3	Podium rate %	40.8
46	Fastest laps	38
1,873	Points	3,098
5.34	Points per start	10.36
66	Retirements	36
1	World titles	4
1	Best championship	1

As team-mates: 80 races

Kimi Räikkönen		Sebastian Vettel
22	Finished ahead	56
26	Started ahead (grid)	53
1	Wins	13
25	Podiums	45
774	Points	1,127

Season by season as team-mates

Season	Races	Race head-to-head	Grid head-to-head	Points
2015	19	4–14	4–15	150–278
2016	20	6–14	12–8	168–212
2017	20	3–16	4–15	205–317
2018	21	9–12	6–15	251–320

Head-to-head counts races both drivers started for the same team. A driver who finished ahead of a retired team-mate counts as ahead. Grid head-to-head uses the starting grid, so penalties are included.

All shared races: 237

Across every race both drivers started, for any team: Kimi Räikkönen finished ahead 85 times, Sebastian Vettel 150 times. Grid: 76–155. Wins in those races: 9–35. Points: 1,462–2,363.

After the same number of starts

Starts	Kimi Räikkönen wins	Sebastian Vettel wins	Kimi Räikkönen podiums	Sebastian Vettel podiums	Kimi Räikkönen points	Sebastian Vettel points
10	0	0	0	0	7	6
25	0	1	1	1	16	36
50	1	6	14	12	124	203
75	4	18	21	31	196	665
100	9	26	35	46	330	1,046
150	17	41	60	73	555	1,778
200	20	49	77	101	987	2,475
250	20	53	84	120	1,352	3,002
300	21	–	103	–	1,829	–
350	21	–	103	–	1,873	–

Points are under the system of each era, so they compare drivers of the same era best.

Career curves: after the same number of starts

Cumulative wins and podiums after the same number of race starts. Hover or tap for a point in each career.