Kimi Antonelli vs Charles Leclerc: 2026 head to head

Kimi Antonelli and Charles Leclerc over 19 rounds of the 2026 Formula 1 season. Antonelli qualified ahead 13–8 and finished ahead in 15 of the 22 races both completed, Leclerc in 7. On race pace Antonelli was 0.142 s a lap quicker on average. Points: Antonelli 380, Leclerc 245.

Season totals

 Kimi AntonelliCharles Leclerc
Points380245
Qualified ahead138
Finished ahead (both finished)157
Quicker race pace177
Average qualifying positionP3.6P4.1
Average grid positionP3.8P4.1
Average finishing positionP2.9P3.7
Places gained on lap 1-0.6+0.5
Places gained per race+1.0+0.1
Pace off the quickest of the race0.21%0.39%
Pace steadiness1.02%0.93%
Pit stops3738
Time in the pit lane24.5 s28.4 s
Laps in dirty air18%19%
Finishes2422
Retirements13
Penalties31
Time penalties20 s5 s
Places lost to time penalties120
Points lost to time penalties80

Round by round

RdGrand PrixQuali ANT / LECSprint ANT / LECRace ANT / LECRace pace
1Australian Grand PrixP2 / P4—P2 / P3ANT −0.143 s
2Chinese Grand PrixP1 / P4P5 / P2P1 / P4ANT −0.421 s
3Japanese Grand PrixP1 / P4—P1 / P3ANT −0.352 s
4Miami Grand PrixP1 / P3P6 / P3P1 / P8ANT −0.479 s
5Canadian Grand PrixP2 / P8P3 / P5P1 / P4ANT −0.168 s
6Monaco Grand PrixP1 / P4—P1 / DNFANT −0.411 s
7Barcelona Grand PrixP3 / P10—DNF / DNFANT −0.627 s
8Austrian Grand PrixP4 / P2—P3 / P8ANT −0.327 s
9British Grand PrixP1 / P2P1 / P5P15 / P1LEC −0.231 s
10Belgian Grand PrixP1 / P5—P1 / P2ANT −0.247 s
11Hungarian Grand PrixP4 / P3—P3 / P4LEC −0.078 s
12Dutch Grand PrixP3 / P6P4 / P2P2 / P5ANT −0.116 s
13Italian Grand PrixP7 / P4—P1 / DNF—
14Spanish Grand PrixP2 / P5—P1 / P4ANT −0.124 s
15Azerbaijan Grand PrixP16 / P2—P5 / P4LEC −0.086 s
16Bahrain Grand PrixP4 / P5—P2 / P4ANT −0.177 s
17Singapore Grand PrixP4 / P2P4 / P3P3 / P2LEC −0.321 s
18United States Grand PrixP1 / P4—P1 / P2ANT −0.341 s
19Mexico City Grand PrixP5 / P3—P3 / P4LEC −0.405 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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