Kimi Antonelli vs Lewis Hamilton: 2026 head to head

Kimi Antonelli and Lewis Hamilton over 19 rounds of the 2026 Formula 1 season. Antonelli qualified ahead 12–9 and finished ahead in 19 of the 23 races both completed, Hamilton in 4. On race pace Antonelli was 0.362 s a lap quicker on average. Points: Antonelli 380, Hamilton 259.

Season totals

 Kimi AntonelliLewis Hamilton
Points380259
Qualified ahead129
Finished ahead (both finished)194
Quicker race pace205
Average qualifying positionP3.6P4.3
Average grid positionP3.8P4.3
Average finishing positionP2.9P4.1
Places gained on lap 1-0.6+0.4
Places gained per race+1.0+0.2
Pace off the quickest of the race0.21%0.60%
Pace steadiness1.02%1.43%
Pit stops3736
Time in the pit lane24.5 s24.6 s
Laps in dirty air18%22%
Finishes2424
Retirements11
Penalties33
Time penalties20 s15 s
Places lost to time penalties123
Points lost to time penalties812

Round by round

RdGrand PrixQuali ANT / HAMSprint ANT / HAMRace ANT / HAMRace pace
1Australian Grand PrixP2 / P7—P2 / P4ANT −0.290 s
2Chinese Grand PrixP1 / P3P5 / P3P1 / P3ANT −0.464 s
3Japanese Grand PrixP1 / P6—P1 / P6ANT −1.198 s
4Miami Grand PrixP1 / P6P6 / P7P1 / P6ANT −1.173 s
5Canadian Grand PrixP2 / P5P3 / P6P1 / P2HAM −0.153 s
6Monaco Grand PrixP1 / P3—P1 / P2ANT −0.363 s
7Barcelona Grand PrixP3 / P2—DNF / P1HAM −0.731 s
8Austrian Grand PrixP4 / P3—P3 / P5ANT −0.263 s
9British Grand PrixP1 / P3P1 / P2P15 / P3ANT −0.080 s
10Belgian Grand PrixP1 / P6—P1 / P4ANT −0.284 s
11Hungarian Grand PrixP4 / P2—P3 / P5HAM −0.211 s
12Dutch Grand PrixP3 / P5P4 / P7P2 / P4ANT −0.196 s
13Italian Grand PrixP7 / P5—P1 / P6ANT −1.024 s
14Spanish Grand PrixP2 / P4—P1 / DNFANT −2.934 s
15Azerbaijan Grand PrixP16 / P6—P5 / P6ANT −0.168 s
16Bahrain Grand PrixP4 / P2—P2 / P3ANT −0.374 s
17Singapore Grand PrixP4 / P3P4 / P2P3 / P6ANT −0.483 s
18United States Grand PrixP1 / P5—P1 / P4ANT −0.490 s
19Mexico City Grand PrixP5 / P1—P3 / P2HAM −0.344 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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