Kimi Antonelli vs Max Verstappen: 2026 head to head

Kimi Antonelli and Max Verstappen over 19 rounds of the 2026 Formula 1 season. Antonelli qualified ahead 15–6 and finished ahead in 12 of the 20 races both completed, Verstappen in 8. On race pace Antonelli was 0.296 s a lap quicker on average. Points: Antonelli 380, Verstappen 261.

Season totals

 Kimi AntonelliMax Verstappen
Points380261
Qualified ahead156
Finished ahead (both finished)128
Quicker race pace176
Average qualifying positionP3.6P5.4
Average grid positionP3.8P5.4
Average finishing positionP2.9P3.8
Places gained on lap 1-0.6-0.5
Places gained per race+1.0+1.4
Pace off the quickest of the race0.21%0.56%
Pace steadiness1.02%0.74%
Pit stops3731
Time in the pit lane24.5 s24.7 s
Laps in dirty air18%20%
Finishes2421
Retirements14
Penalties30
Time penalties20 s0 s
Places lost to time penalties120
Points lost to time penalties80

Round by round

RdGrand PrixQuali ANT / VERSprint ANT / VERRace ANT / VERRace pace
1Australian Grand PrixP2 / P20—P2 / P6ANT −0.511 s
2Chinese Grand PrixP1 / P8P5 / P9P1 / DNFANT −1.260 s
3Japanese Grand PrixP1 / P11—P1 / P8ANT −1.071 s
4Miami Grand PrixP1 / P2P6 / P5P1 / P5ANT −1.097 s
5Canadian Grand PrixP2 / P6P3 / P7P1 / P3ANT −0.040 s
6Monaco Grand PrixP1 / P2—P1 / DNF—
7Barcelona Grand PrixP3 / P5—DNF / P4VER −0.020 s
8Austrian Grand PrixP4 / P5—P3 / P2ANT −0.143 s
9British Grand PrixP1 / P7P1 / P6P15 / DNFANT −0.085 s
10Belgian Grand PrixP1 / P2—P1 / P3ANT −0.407 s
11Hungarian Grand PrixP4 / P6—P3 / P2ANT −0.119 s
12Dutch Grand PrixP3 / P7P4 / P6P2 / DNF—
13Italian Grand PrixP7 / P6—P1 / P3ANT −0.443 s
14Spanish Grand PrixP2 / P3—P1 / P2ANT −0.030 s
15Azerbaijan Grand PrixP16 / P8—P5 / P2VER −0.286 s
16Bahrain Grand PrixP4 / P1—P2 / P1VER −0.425 s
17Singapore Grand PrixP4 / P1P4 / P1P3 / P1VER −0.255 s
18United States Grand PrixP1 / P2—P1 / P3ANT −0.273 s
19Mexico City Grand PrixP5 / P4—P3 / P1VER −0.417 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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