George Russell vs Charles Leclerc: 2026 head to head

George Russell and Charles Leclerc over 19 rounds of the 2026 Formula 1 season. Russell qualified ahead 13–8 and finished ahead in 10 of the 18 races both completed, Leclerc in 8. On race pace Leclerc was 0.195 s a lap quicker on average. Points: Russell 250, Leclerc 245.

Season totals

 George RussellCharles Leclerc
Points250245
Qualified ahead138
Finished ahead (both finished)108
Quicker race pace814
Average qualifying positionP3.3P4.1
Average grid positionP3.7P4.1
Average finishing positionP3.8P3.7
Places gained on lap 1-0.7+0.5
Places gained per race0.0+0.1
Pace off the quickest of the race0.61%0.39%
Pace steadiness0.99%0.93%
Pit stops3038
Time in the pit lane29.9 s28.4 s
Laps in dirty air21%19%
Finishes2122
Retirements43
Penalties21
Time penalties15 s5 s
Places lost to time penalties40
Points lost to time penalties90

Round by round

RdGrand PrixQuali RUS / LECSprint RUS / LECRace RUS / LECRace pace
1Australian Grand PrixP1 / P4—P1 / P3RUS −0.077 s
2Chinese Grand PrixP2 / P4P1 / P2P2 / P4RUS −0.426 s
3Japanese Grand PrixP2 / P4—P4 / P3LEC −0.258 s
4Miami Grand PrixP5 / P3P4 / P3P4 / P8LEC −0.466 s
5Canadian Grand PrixP1 / P8P1 / P5DNF / P4LEC −0.518 s
6Monaco Grand PrixP6 / P4—P12 / DNFLEC −1.052 s
7Barcelona Grand PrixP1 / P10—P2 / DNFRUS −0.471 s
8Austrian Grand PrixP1 / P2—P1 / P8RUS −0.285 s
9British Grand PrixP4 / P2P4 / P5P2 / P1LEC −0.656 s
10Belgian Grand PrixP4 / P5—DNF / P2—
11Hungarian Grand PrixP7 / P3—P7 / P4LEC −0.423 s
12Dutch Grand PrixP2 / P6P1 / P2P3 / P5LEC −0.239 s
13Italian Grand PrixP2 / P4—P2 / DNF—
14Spanish Grand PrixP6 / P5—P5 / P4LEC −0.108 s
15Azerbaijan Grand PrixP1 / P2—P1 / P4RUS −0.451 s
16Bahrain Grand PrixP8 / P5—DNF / P4LEC −0.462 s
17Singapore Grand PrixP6 / P2DNF / P3P9 / P2LEC −1.557 s
18United States Grand PrixP6 / P4—P8 / P2LEC −0.688 s
19Mexico City Grand PrixP2 / P3—P6 / P4LEC −0.403 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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