Lewis Hamilton vs Charles Leclerc: 2026 head to head

Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc over 19 rounds of the 2026 Formula 1 season. Hamilton qualified ahead 9–12 and finished ahead in 9 of the 21 races both completed, Leclerc in 12. On race pace Leclerc was 0.192 s a lap quicker on average. Points: Hamilton 259, Leclerc 245.

Season totals

 Lewis HamiltonCharles Leclerc
Points259245
Qualified ahead912
Finished ahead (both finished)912
Quicker race pace816
Average qualifying positionP4.3P4.1
Average grid positionP4.3P4.1
Average finishing positionP4.1P3.7
Places gained on lap 1+0.4+0.5
Places gained per race+0.2+0.1
Pace off the quickest of the race0.60%0.39%
Pace steadiness1.43%0.93%
Pit stops3638
Time in the pit lane24.6 s28.4 s
Laps in dirty air22%19%
Finishes2422
Retirements13
Penalties31
Time penalties15 s5 s
Places lost to time penalties30
Points lost to time penalties120

Round by round

RdGrand PrixQuali HAM / LECSprint HAM / LECRace HAM / LECRace pace
1Australian Grand PrixP7 / P4—P4 / P3LEC −0.147 s
2Chinese Grand PrixP3 / P4P3 / P2P3 / P4LEC −0.043 s
3Japanese Grand PrixP6 / P4—P6 / P3LEC −0.846 s
4Miami Grand PrixP6 / P3P7 / P3P6 / P8LEC −0.694 s
5Canadian Grand PrixP5 / P8P6 / P5P2 / P4HAM −0.321 s
6Monaco Grand PrixP3 / P4—P2 / DNFHAM −0.048 s
7Barcelona Grand PrixP2 / P10—P1 / DNFHAM −1.358 s
8Austrian Grand PrixP3 / P2—P5 / P8HAM −0.064 s
9British Grand PrixP3 / P2P2 / P5P3 / P1LEC −0.311 s
10Belgian Grand PrixP6 / P5—P4 / P2LEC −0.037 s
11Hungarian Grand PrixP2 / P3—P5 / P4HAM −0.133 s
12Dutch Grand PrixP5 / P6P7 / P2P4 / P5LEC −0.080 s
13Italian Grand PrixP5 / P4—P6 / DNF—
14Spanish Grand PrixP4 / P5—DNF / P4LEC −2.810 s
15Azerbaijan Grand PrixP6 / P2—P6 / P4LEC −0.254 s
16Bahrain Grand PrixP2 / P5—P3 / P4LEC −0.197 s
17Singapore Grand PrixP3 / P2P2 / P3P6 / P2LEC −0.804 s
18United States Grand PrixP5 / P4—P4 / P2LEC −0.149 s
19Mexico City Grand PrixP1 / P3—P2 / P4LEC −0.061 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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