Liam Lawson vs Yuki Tsunoda: 2026 head to head

Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda over 19 rounds of the 2026 Formula 1 season. Lawson qualified ahead 4–0 and finished ahead in 3 of the 4 races both completed, Tsunoda in 1. On race pace Lawson was 0.572 s a lap quicker on average. Points: Lawson 79, Tsunoda 1.

Season totals

 Liam LawsonYuki Tsunoda
Points791
Qualified ahead40
Finished ahead (both finished)31
Quicker race pace40
Average qualifying positionP10.3P14.0
Average grid positionP11.6P13.5
Average finishing positionP8.8P12.0
Places gained on lap 1+1.1-0.5
Places gained per race+2.8+1.5
Pace off the quickest of the race2.07%2.29%
Pace steadiness1.52%1.36%
Pit stops343
Time in the pit lane25.5 s31.3 s
Laps in dirty air17%20%
Finishes244
Retirements10
Penalties10
Time penalties10 s0 s
Places lost to time penalties00
Points lost to time penalties00

Round by round

RdGrand PrixQuali LAW / TSUSprint LAW / TSURace LAW / TSURace pace
1Australian Grand PrixP8 / ——P13 / ——
2Chinese Grand PrixP14 / —P7 / —P7 / ——
3Japanese Grand PrixP14 / ——P9 / ——
4Miami Grand PrixP11 / —P14 / —DNF / ——
5Canadian Grand PrixP12 / —P11 / —P7 / ——
6Monaco Grand PrixP10 / ——P5 / ——
7Barcelona Grand PrixP8 / ——P8 / ——
8Austrian Grand PrixP9 / ——P9 / ——
9British Grand PrixP10 / —P8 / —P6 / ——
10Belgian Grand PrixP11 / ——P12 / ——
11Hungarian Grand PrixP11 / ——P8 / ——
12Dutch Grand PrixP8 / P12P11 / P13P7 / P11LAW −0.719 s
13Italian Grand PrixP14 / P17—P14 / P10LAW −0.457 s
14Spanish Grand PrixP8 / P15—P6 / P14LAW −0.786 s
15Azerbaijan Grand PrixP12 / ——P12 / ——
16Bahrain Grand PrixP11 / ——P7 / ——
17Singapore Grand PrixP9 / —P5 / —P7 / ——
18United States Grand PrixP10 / ——P9 / ——
19Mexico City Grand PrixP8 / ——P9 / ——

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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