Lewis Hamilton vs Lando Norris: 2026 head to head

Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris over 20 rounds of the 2026 Formula 1 season. Hamilton qualified ahead 10–10 and finished ahead in 8 of the 15 races both completed, Norris in 7. In qualifying Hamilton was 0.045 s quicker on the median (0.07%). On race pace Hamilton was 0.044 s a lap quicker on average. Points: Hamilton 261, Norris 246.

Season totals

Places and points: + gained, − lost. Time: − quicker, + slower. Green is in their favour, red against them.

 Lewis HamiltonLando Norris
Points261246
Wins13
Podiums76
Poles14
Best finishP1P1
Finishes in the points1916
Laps led42146
Fastest laps22
Finishes1916
Retirements13
Disqualifications00
Qualified ahead (Grands Prix)1010
Qualifying gap (median)−0.045 s
Finished ahead in Grands Prix (both finished)87
Qualified ahead (sprints)02
Finished ahead in sprints (both finished)33
Quicker race pace, lap against lap1212
Race pace gap a lap−0.044 s
Average qualifying positionP4.4P4.7
Q3 appearances1920
Q1 exits00
Average grid positionP4.9P5.1
Average finishing positionP4.3P4.1
Places gained on lap 1+0.8+0.2
Places gained per race+0.7+0.9
Pace off the quickest of the race0.61%0.66%
Pace steadiness over the race1.62%1.25%
Pace steadiness within a stint0.56%0.67%
Pit stops3934
Time in the pit lane24.7 s24.6 s
Laps in dirty air23%29%
Penalties30
Time penalties+15 s—
Places to time penalties−3—
Points to time penalties−12—

Round by round

RdGrand PrixQuali HAM / NORSprint HAM / NORRace HAM / NORRace pace
1Australian Grand PrixP7 / P6—P4 / P5HAM −0.356 s
2Chinese Grand PrixP3 / P6P3 / P4P3 / DNS—
3Japanese Grand PrixP6 / P5—P6 / P5NOR −0.109 s
4Miami Grand PrixP6 / P4P7 / P1P6 / P2NOR −0.966 s
5Canadian Grand PrixP5 / P3P6 / P2P2 / DNFHAM −0.247 s
6Monaco Grand PrixP3 / P8—P2 / DNFHAM −1.469 s
7Barcelona Grand PrixP2 / P4—P1 / P3HAM −0.501 s
8Austrian Grand PrixP3 / P6—P5 / P7NOR −0.033 s
9British Grand PrixP3 / P6P2 / P3P3 / P4HAM −0.189 s
10Belgian Grand PrixP6 / P3—P4 / P7NOR −0.191 s
11Hungarian Grand PrixP2 / P1—P5 / P1NOR −0.352 s
12Dutch Grand PrixP5 / P1P7 / P3P4 / P1NOR −0.231 s
13Italian Grand PrixP5 / P9—P6 / P4NOR −0.173 s
14Spanish Grand PrixP4 / P1—DNF / P3NOR −3.012 s
15Azerbaijan Grand PrixP6 / P5—P6 / DNFHAM −0.191 s
16Bahrain Grand PrixP2 / P6—P3 / P9HAM −0.621 s
17Singapore Grand PrixP3 / P5P2 / P8P6 / P4NOR −0.242 s
18United States Grand PrixP5 / P8—P4 / P5HAM −0.158 s
19Mexico City Grand PrixP1 / P6—P2 / P5HAM −0.439 s
20São Paulo Grand PrixP11 / P1—P9 / P1NOR −0.802 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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