Charles Leclerc vs Carlos Sainz: 2024 head to head

Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz over 24 rounds of the 2024 Formula 1 season. Leclerc qualified ahead 17–12 and finished ahead in 15 of the 26 races both completed, Sainz in 11. On race pace Leclerc was 0.049 s a lap quicker on average. Points: Leclerc 356, Sainz 290.

Season totals

 Charles LeclercCarlos Sainz
Points356290
Qualified ahead1712
Finished ahead (both finished)1511
Quicker race pace1415
Average qualifying positionP5.3P5.4
Average grid positionP5.3P5.5
Average finishing positionP4.0P4.1
Places gained on lap 1+0.5-0.1
Places gained per race+1.2+0.7
Pace off the quickest of the race0.56%0.61%
Pace steadiness1.09%1.12%
Pit stops4137
Laps in dirty air22%22%
Finishes2926
Retirements13
Penalties00
Time penalties0 s0 s
Places lost to time penalties00
Points lost to time penalties00

Round by round

RdGrand PrixQuali LEC / SAISprint LEC / SAIRace LEC / SAIRace pace
1Bahrain Grand PrixP2 / P4—P4 / P3SAI −0.629 s
2Saudi Arabian Grand PrixP2 / ——P3 / ——
3Australian Grand PrixP5 / P2—P2 / P1SAI −0.352 s
4Japanese Grand PrixP8 / P4—P4 / P3LEC −0.382 s
5Chinese Grand PrixP6 / P7P4 / P5P4 / P5SAI −0.519 s
6Miami Grand PrixP2 / P3P2 / P5P3 / P5LEC −0.516 s
7Emilia Romagna Grand PrixP4 / P5—P3 / P5LEC −0.205 s
8Monaco Grand PrixP1 / P3—P1 / P3LEC −0.057 s
9Canadian Grand PrixP11 / P12—DNF / DNFSAI −0.866 s
10Spanish Grand PrixP5 / P6—P5 / P6LEC −0.277 s
11Austrian Grand PrixP6 / P4P7 / P5P11 / P3SAI −0.167 s
12British Grand PrixP11 / P7—P14 / P5SAI −0.336 s
13Hungarian Grand PrixP6 / P4—P4 / P6LEC −0.488 s
14Belgian Grand PrixP2 / P8—P3 / P6LEC −0.372 s
15Dutch Grand PrixP6 / P10—P3 / P5SAI −0.136 s
16Italian Grand PrixP4 / P5—P1 / P4LEC −0.205 s
17Azerbaijan Grand PrixP1 / P3—P2 / DNFLEC −0.001 s
18Singapore Grand PrixP9 / P10—P5 / P7SAI −0.091 s
19United States Grand PrixP4 / P3P4 / P2P1 / P2SAI −0.007 s
20Mexico City Grand PrixP4 / P1—P3 / P1SAI −0.007 s
21São Paulo Grand PrixP6 / P14P3 / P5P5 / DNFLEC −1.354 s
22Las Vegas Grand PrixP4 / P2—P4 / P3SAI −0.172 s
23Qatar Grand PrixP5 / P7P5 / P4P2 / P6LEC −0.206 s
24Abu Dhabi Grand PrixP14 / P3—P3 / P2SAI −0.171 s

Races and sprints count. Race pace is the median of the clean laps — no first lap, no laps into or out of the pits, nothing behind a safety car.

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