Sergio Perez vs Valtteri Bottas: 2026 head to head

Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas over 19 rounds of the 2026 Formula 1 season. Perez qualified ahead 11–10 and finished ahead in 7 of the 10 races both completed, Bottas in 3. On race pace Perez was 1.680 s a lap quicker on average. Points: Perez 0, Bottas 0.

Season totals

 Sergio PerezValtteri Bottas
Points00
Qualified ahead1110
Finished ahead (both finished)73
Quicker race pace194
Average qualifying positionP20.2P20.2
Average grid positionP19.1P19.4
Average finishing positionP16.7P17.7
Places gained on lap 1+1.20.0
Places gained per race+2.3+1.2
Pace off the quickest of the race4.00%5.71%
Pace steadiness1.59%1.58%
Pit stops4429
Time in the pit lane28.3 s27.8 s
Laps in dirty air14%11%
Finishes1913
Retirements612
Penalties52
Time penalties35 s5 s
Places lost to time penalties60
Points lost to time penalties00

Round by round

RdGrand PrixQuali PER / BOTSprint PER / BOTRace PER / BOTRace pace
1Australian Grand PrixP18 / P19—P16 / DNFBOT −0.152 s
2Chinese Grand PrixP22 / P20P19 / DNFP15 / P13BOT −0.194 s
3Japanese Grand PrixP19 / P20—P17 / P19PER −0.902 s
4Miami Grand PrixP20 / P19P16 / P19P16 / P18PER −1.213 s
5Canadian Grand PrixP20 / P22P14 / P17DNF / P16PER −1.301 s
6Monaco Grand PrixP18 / P20—P15 / DNFPER −1.452 s
7Barcelona Grand PrixP19 / P20—P14 / DNFPER −1.158 s
8Austrian Grand PrixP19 / P20—DNF / DNF—
9British Grand PrixP20 / P18P22 / P19P14 / P16PER −0.636 s
10Belgian Grand PrixP20 / P19—DNF / P18PER −0.314 s
11Hungarian Grand PrixP22 / P21—DNF / DNFBOT −0.114 s
12Dutch Grand PrixP22 / P21P21 / P19P15 / DNFPER −0.210 s
13Italian Grand PrixP20 / P19—P18 / P19PER −0.169 s
14Spanish Grand PrixP19 / P20—DNF / P18PER −0.104 s
15Azerbaijan Grand PrixP20 / P22—P14 / DNFPER −2.019 s
16Bahrain Grand PrixP22 / P21—P19 / DNFPER −24.193 s
17Singapore Grand PrixP20 / P21DNF / DNFP17 / P19PER −1.589 s
18United States Grand PrixP21 / P22—P19 / DNFPER −0.195 s
19Mexico City Grand PrixP20 / P21—P17 / DNFPER −0.890 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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