Verstappen vs Perez: All 2024 Red Bull Head-To-Head Stats

Tuesday, 11 June 2024 at 17:00

Updated at Sunday, 07 July 2024 at 18:03

Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez are teammates in Red Bull in the 2024 Formula One World Championships, going head-to-head throughout the season.

The two drivers have been teammates in Red Bull since 2021. While the Dutchman has been part of the team since 2016, Perez moved to the Austrian team in 2021 after previously driving for Sauber, McLaren, and Racing Points.

In their previous three seasons together, Verstappen always came out on top in head-to-head, as he won a World Drivers' Championship in each of the seasons, while the Mexican driver finished fourth, third, and second in those seasons.

In 2024, Perez will be attempting to finish ahead of his Dutch teammate at the end of the season for the first time since they are driving together in Red Bull, which may also result in winning a World Drivers' Championship since Red Bull looks like the fastest team this year.

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Verstappen vs Perez: All 2024 Red Bull H2H Stats:

Category	Max Verstappen	Sergio Perez
Championship standings	1st (255 points)	6th (118 points)
Grand Prix results head-to-head	11	1
Qualifying head-to-head	12	0
Grand Prix wins	7	0
Pole positions	8	0
Podiums	9	4
Best finish	1st (x7)	2nd (x3)
Retirements	1	2
Fastest laps	2	0
Grand Prix points finishes	11	9
Sprint head-to-head	3	0
Sprint race wins	3	0
Sprint shootout head-to-head	3	0
Sprint race podiums	3	1

2024 Bahrain Grand Prix Summary - Verstappen vs Perez:

The first race of the season was the Bahrain Grand Prix, which set the tone for this rivalry. Already in the qualifying, Verstappen managed to take the first pole position of the season, while the Mexican qualified fifth.

The three-time World Champion then backed his qualifying result in the race, starting the 2024 Formula One season with a very impressive win and the lead in the overall standings, but also in head-to-head over his teammate.

The Dutchman had a perfect Grand Prix weekend, taking the pole position in the qualifying and then leading every lap of the race to win it.

However, his teammate also put together a solid performance, and even though Perez finished 22 seconds behind the three-time World Champion, he helped to score the team's first one-two of the season, placing second and recording a podium.

Max Verstappen's RB20 at Bahrain International Circuit

2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Summary - Verstappen vs Perez:

Verstappen showed another flawless performance during the second race of the season. He qualified on the pole with an incredible qualifying lap and then went on to finish the race in P8 with an eight-second lead over his teammate.

Sergio Perez didn't qualify ideally and started the race from the third row on the grid. He lost some time in the traffic, but once he cleared everyone between himself and the triple World Champion, he put in pretty much the same lap times as the Dutchman.

2024 Australian Grand Prix Summary - Verstappen vs Perez:

After losing the first two head-to-head battles with his teammate, Perez closed up on Verstappen after the Australian Grand Prix, but it wasn't in a way he wanted to do it.

The Dutch driver was forced to retire his car in the opening laps due to a brake issue that produce a lot of smoke and fire. Perez, therefore, was the only Red Bull car left in the race, and he finished it in P5, also managing some issue throughout the race.

2024 Japanese Grand Prix Summary - Verstappen vs Perez:

The 2024 Japanese Grand Prix proved to be "back to normal" for Verstappen, who won the qualifying, and during the race, there also wasn't someone who looked like a possible candidate for the race win.

The Dutchman, therefore, added his third win of the season, once again finishing ahead of his teammate. However, Perez's race was also good, as he finished second, completing the team's third one-two of the season.

Max Verstappen, followed by Sergio Perez, followed by Lando Norris, followed by Carlos Sainz

2024 Chinese Grand Prix Summary - Verstappen vs Perez:

The 2024 Chinese Grand Prix was the first Sprint weekend of the season, and it didn't start well for Red Bull. During the Sprint Shootout, the conditions changed ahead of SQ3, as it started raining, and neither of the Red Bull drivers profited from that.

As a result, Verstappen qualified only in P4 while Perez was in P6, but both drivers managed to recover well in the Sprint race. The three-time World Champion won the Sprint in China, while Perez joined him on the podium once again, finishing third.

Subsequently, they both brought great form into the qualifying, which was held on the same day, locking out the front row for their team with Verstappen first and the Mexican driver in P2.

In the race, it was once again another dominant performance from the Dutch driver, but this time around, it wasn't a one-two for Red Bull, as Perez couldn't get ahead of Norris, who finished second, with Perez finishing third.

2024 Miami Grand Prix Summary - Verstappen vs Perez:

The Miami Grand Prix was a very interesting weekend for the Red Bull Racing team. Although Verstappen delivered two pole positions in both qualifying sessions and a Sprint race win, he didn't have the pace to match Lando Norris in the race.

This was the first time in a while that Red Bull was clearly beaten on race pace by a different team. Perez scored a P3 in the sprint race but couldn't make it on the podium.

However, the Mexican driver could be pleased that he didn't pay for his mistake going into the first corner. He braked too late and almost took out his own teammate.

Red Bull was a few centimeters away from scoring zero points in the Miami Grand Prix, which would allow Ferrari and McLaren to get closer in the Championship. Fortunately, both drivers brought their cars home in the end. Verstappen in P2 and Perez in P4.

2024 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Summary - Verstappen vs Perez:

Red Bull struggled during the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix weekend from the start of the first practice session until the beginning of qualifying.

The team managed to eliminate some problems, but they didn't have the fastest car going into qualifying. Despite that, the triple World Champion put in an incredible lap, helped by a slipstream from Nico Hulkenberg, to put his RB20 on the pole.

Starting from the pole, Verstappen delivered his best performance of the season, finishing only seven-tenths ahead of the second Lando Norris, but snatching the win for his team.

The weekend at Imola was a polar opposite for Perez. It was his worst weekend of the season up until that point as he didn't make it out of Q2 in qualifying and then finished only p8 on Sunday.

Verstappen celebrating after the 2024 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix victory.

2024 Monaco Grand Prix Summary - Verstappen vs Perez:

Circuit de Monaco was the first track where Red Bull struggled significantly, which was reflected in the team's qualifying result.

Perez got knocked out in Q1, though he mentioned he had problems with traffic and had to dodge some debris on the circuit, which lost him sometime during his flying lap.

Verstappen made it to Q3 but was pushing too much and made a mistake on his final run, so he had to start the race from P6, where he ultimately also finished.

Perez crashed hard on the opening lap after colliding with Magnussen. The incident wasn't investigated, but experts agreed both drivers could have done something to avoid the collision.

2024 Canadian Grand Prix Summary - Verstappen vs Perez:

Despite Red Bull's lack of the fastest car, Verstappen secured a front-row start and a consequent race victory for his team.

It was yet another great weekend for the triple World Champion, but it was the third consecutive horrible weekend for Sergio Perez, who was knocked out in Q1 in qualifying and then crashed his car in the race.

Checo had to retire the car, and he decided to bring it into the pits so as not to spoil his teammates' race by triggering a safety car when Verstappen was in the lead.

Stewards deemed his actions unsafe because the Mexican driver drove a destroyed car to the pitlane and left a lot of debris on the track. As a result, he received a three-place grid penalty for the next race in Barcelona.

2024 Spanish Grand Prix Grand Prix Summary - Verstappen vs Perez:

The triple World Champion qualified in P2 (just two hundredths behind Lando Norris in P1), while Sergio Perez qualified in P8 (0,678 seconds behind Norris)and had to start the race from P11 due to the three-place grid penalty from the previous race.

Red Bull, yet again, didn't have the fastest car, but thanks to Verstappen's early overtake to get into the lead and perfect race execution from the strategy team and mechanics, the 26-year-old brought home the victory. Perez ultimately crossed the line in P8, not being able to make further progress.

2024 Austrian Grand Prix Grand Prix Summary - Verstappen vs Perez:

The Austrian Grand Prix was the third sprint weekend of the season. Red Bull previously struggled with finding the right setup, but everything was apparently on point from the first (and the only) practice session.

The Dutchman won both qualifying sessions of the weekend, but on the other side of the garage, Perez's struggles continued. The Mexican qualified in P7 for the sprint race and in P8 for the Grand Prix.

Starting from pole, Verstappen just held on to his lead from attacking Norris and brought home the third Sprint race victory in 2024. His 34-year-old teammate lost one position to get one point for P8.

The Grand Prix on Sunday was the most interesting part of the weekend, though. After a dominant performance in qualifying, Verstappen was expected to cruise to the finish line easily.

However, two botched pitstops, one wrong strategy call, and one driver error allowed Norris in P2 to catch up. The 24-year-old then put immense pressure on the Dutchman between laps 60 and 64.

The spectacular battle that the two drivers offered to the fans, unfortunately, ended with a collision, which resulted in Verstappen suffering a puncture and receiving a ten-second penalty.

Ultimately, the Red Bull Racing driver managed to finish in P5 (while Norris had to retire his car). Perez (with significant damage to his side pod from opening laps) finished in P7.

2024 British Grand Prix Grand Prix Summary - Verstappen vs Perez:

The 2024 British Grand Prix didn't start well for Red Bull drivers. First, Perez went off as the rain started to fall on the dry track at the Silverstone Circuit during the first part of the qualifying session, and as he remained stuck in the gravel, his qualifying was over. On top of that, the Mexican driver changed some components on his car and was required to start the race from the pitlane.

Verstappen had similar faith in the qualifying session, as he also exited the track, went through the gravel trap, but didn't remain stuck in it. As a result, he was able to continue, but his car was significantly damaged, which resulted only in second row, as he qualified in P4.

During the race, it was clear that Red Bull wasn't as quick as Mercedes and McLaren cars, as during the changing conditions, the Dutch driver struggled to keep up, with his gap always increasing to the cars in front, as he hovered around the fourth and fifth place.

However, at the end of the race, Verstappen and his team made a great call, putting hard tires on when Norris and Hamilton ahead of him went on softs, and that tire proved to be advantageous as the race came to an end, with the three-time World Champion overtaking Norris and ending only 1.465 seconds behind Hamilton, which was certainly a much better result than expected for him.

Perez, on the other hand, made some progress early on in the race, but he wasn't so lucky with strategic calls, and going too early on intermediate tire practically ruined his race, as he finished in P17.

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