George Russell vs Charles Leclerc: 2025 head to head

George Russell and Charles Leclerc over 24 rounds of the 2025 Formula 1 season. Russell qualified ahead 19–11 and finished ahead in 13 of the 25 races both completed, Leclerc in 12. On race pace Leclerc was 1.329 s a lap quicker on average. Points: Russell 294, Leclerc 232.

Season totals

 George RussellCharles Leclerc
Points294232
Qualified ahead1911
Finished ahead (both finished)1312
Quicker race pace1018
Average qualifying positionP4.6P5.7
Average grid positionP4.8P5.6
Average finishing positionP4.7P5.3
Places gained on lap 1-0.4+0.1
Places gained per race+0.1+0.4
Pace off the quickest of the race2.75%1.48%
Pace steadiness1.55%1.82%
Pit stops4541
Laps in dirty air17%19%
Finishes2925
Retirements15
Penalties11
Time penalties0 s5 s
Places lost to time penalties00
Points lost to time penalties00

Round by round

RdGrand PrixQuali RUS / LECSprint RUS / LECRace RUS / LECRace pace
1Australian Grand PrixP4 / P7—P3 / P8RUS −0.535 s
2Chinese Grand PrixP2 / P6P4 / P5P3 / DNFRUS −0.197 s
3Japanese Grand PrixP5 / P4—P5 / P4LEC −0.105 s
4Bahrain Grand PrixP2 / P3—P2 / P4LEC −0.169 s
5Saudi Arabian Grand PrixP3 / P4—P5 / P3LEC −0.372 s
6Miami Grand PrixP5 / P8P4 / DNFP3 / P7RUS −0.397 s
7Emilia Romagna Grand PrixP3 / P11—P7 / P6LEC −0.547 s
8Monaco Grand PrixP14 / P2—P11 / P2LEC −3.324 s
9Spanish Grand PrixP4 / P7—P4 / P3LEC −0.366 s
10Canadian Grand PrixP1 / P8—P1 / P5RUS −0.125 s
11Austrian Grand PrixP5 / P2—P5 / P3LEC −0.798 s
12British Grand PrixP4 / P6—P10 / P14LEC −4.965 s
13Belgian Grand PrixP6 / P3P12 / P4P5 / P3LEC −0.458 s
14Hungarian Grand PrixP4 / P1—P3 / P4RUS −0.191 s
15Dutch Grand PrixP5 / P6—P4 / DNFLEC −0.284 s
16Italian Grand PrixP6 / P4—P5 / P4LEC −0.339 s
17Azerbaijan Grand PrixP5 / P10—P2 / P9RUS −0.327 s
18Singapore Grand PrixP1 / P7—P1 / P6RUS −0.512 s
19United States Grand PrixP4 / P3P2 / P5P6 / P3LEC −0.813 s
20Mexico City Grand PrixP4 / P2—P7 / P2LEC −0.067 s
21São Paulo Grand PrixP6 / P3P3 / P5P4 / DNF—
22Las Vegas Grand PrixP4 / P9—P2 / P4LEC −0.190 s
23Qatar Grand PrixP4 / P10P2 / P13P6 / P8RUS −0.135 s
24Abu Dhabi Grand PrixP4 / P5—P5 / P4LEC −0.906 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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