Verstappen vs Perez: All 2024 Red Bull Head-To-Head Stats
F1Tuesday, 11 June 2024 at 17:00
Updated at Thursday, 31 October 2024 at 18:05
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 (362 points) | 8th (150 points) |
| Grand Prix results head-to-head | 19 | 1 |
| Qualifying head-to-head | 19 | 1 |
| Grand Prix wins | 7 | 0 |
| Pole positions | 9 | 0 |
| Podiums | 12 | 4 |
| Best finish | 1st (x7) | 2nd (x3) |
| Retirements | 1 | 3 |
| Fastest laps | 2 | 1 |
| Grand Prix points finishes | 19 | 15 |
| Sprint head-to-head | 4 | 0 |
| Sprint race wins | 4 | 0 |
| Sprint shootout head-to-head | 4 | 0 |
| Sprint race podiums | 4 | 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.
Max 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 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 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.
Max Verstappen is sitting in his car, ready to go out on track
2024 British 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.
2024 Hungarian Grand Prix Summary - Verstappen vs Perez:
Sergio Perez yet again made a mistake in the wet qualifying, which meant he was knocked out in Q1 and had to start the race from P16, far behind his teammate Max Verstappen in P3.
While qualifying didn't go well for the Mexican, his performance in the race was much better. He managed to climb up into P7, which meant he finished only two positions behind Verstappen.
The 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix will be a race to forget for the Dutchman, who was very frustrated because he was put on the wrong strategy. His car didn't work as he wanted, and he made a few mistakes. In the end, he even collided with Lewis Hamilton and was lucky to be able to finish at least in P5.
2024 Belgian Grand Prix Summary - Verstappen vs Perez:
In Belgium, Max Verstappen took a 10-place grid penalty for a new power unit. This meant that despite qualifying in P1, he had to start the race from P11.
Sergio Perez had a fairly decent qualifying session and qualified in P3, but after Verstappen's penalty, he was promoted to the front row—into the P2 starting position.
The race, however, didn't go so well for the 34-year-old. He failed to make progress to the front and only lost position by position as the race progressed. Ultimately, he crossed the finish line in P7.
With a comfortable gap to the remaining drivers behind, Perez could afford to change tires for softs and run the fastest lap to snatch one more point.
Though he did get the fastest lap, he still finished three positions behind his teammate, who started the race nine positions further down the grid. Verstappen finished in P4.
2024 Dutch Grand Prix Summary - Verstappen vs Perez:
The Dutch Grand Prix was an important race for Verstappen, but it probably didn't turn out the way he wanted. After qualifying in P2 and getting into the race lead after the first corner, he was re-overtaken by Lando Norris on lap 18.
Since that point, he has only lost time to the McLaren driver. Although he minimized damage in the Championship and crossed the finish line in P2, it was with a significant gap to Norris—22.896 seconds.
Sergio Perez qualified in P5 and expected to be able to finish on the podium during the Grand Prix, but he also didn't have enough speed. He lost one position and finished in P6 - crossing the finish line 16,65 seconds behind his teammate.
Lando Norris overtaking Max Verstappen down the inside into turn number one in Zandvoort
2024 Italian Grand Prix Summary - Verstappen vs Perez:
Red Bull had no pace compared to Ferrari, Mercedes, and McLaren, which meant the best that Max Verstappen could qualify was in P7. Perez qualified only 0,04 seconds behind- in P8.
Starting from so far behind, Verstappen couldn't make much progress and gained one position on George Russell, who made a mistake at the start of the race. He finished in P6.
The Dutchman had the wrong strategy and a bad (over six-second-long) pitstop, and after the race, he even revealed that he had to run with his power unit turned down a bit, all of which didn't help. Perez, who had similar struggles, didn't make any progress and finished where he started - P8.
2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Summary - Verstappen vs Perez:
Red Bull Racing brought a new floor to the circuit in Baku, and it seemed to have helped Sergio Perez massively. Throughout the weekend, he was on pace with and even better than Max Verstappen.
The Mexican driver qualified in P4, while the 26-year-old was only fast enough for P6. On the opening lap of the Grand Prix, both drivers managed to gain a position.
However, it was a different story for them from that point on. Perez stayed with the top two (Oscar Piastri and Charles Leclerc) and could have finished in P2 or P3 if it wasn't for his crash with Carlos Sainz, which put him out of the race.
Although Verstappen stayed in the race, he only lost positions after the opening lap and would have finished in P7, but due to a collision between his teammate and Sainz, he gained two positions in the end to finish in P5.
Max Verstappen, followed by George Russell at the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
2024 Singapore Grand Prix Summary - Verstappen vs Perez:
Sergio Perez was knocked out of Q2 in qualifying and had to start the Grand Prix from P13. Verstappen qualified on the front row right behind Lando Norris.
Although the Dutchman was in an ideal position to challenge his Championship rival, he couldn't match the pace of the McLaren driver. Ultimately, he crossed the finish line in P2 - more than 20 seconds behind Norris. Perez finished in P10, more than one lap behind the leaders.
2024 United States Grand Prix Summary - Verstappen vs Perez:
Verstappen qualified on pole for the sprint race in Austin, while Perez was knocked out of Q2 in P11. The Dutchman managed to keep his lead throughout the sprint, showing great pace and scored his fourth consecutive sprint race victory.
Perez finished just outside of points - in P9. The Mexican driver wasn't much luckier in the qualifying for the Grand Prix. Although he did get into Q3, his first lap was deleted due to track limits, and he had no time to put in the second lap due to George Russell's crash.
Verstappen qualified yet again on the front - in P2 behind his Championship rival Norris. The Dutchman then didn't have the pace in the race to match McLarens and Ferraris and was happy to defend the P3 position from Norris at least.
Sergio Perez finished in P7, 59.072 seconds behind the race winner, Charles Leclerc, and 39.660 seconds seconds behind his teammate.
2024 Mexico City Grand Prix Summary - Verstappen vs Perez:
Verstappen qualified on the front row in P2, 0.225 seconds behind Carlos Sainz. Perez was knocked out of Q1 and had to start the Grand Prix from P18.
The Mexican driver didn't place his car correctly on the starting grid and received a five-second penalty. He later collided with RB driver Liam Lawson and suffered significant damage to his car, which meant he ultimately couldn't make progress and finished in P17.
Verstappen had a great start and was in the lead after the first corner, but again didn't have the pace to match Ferraris and McLarens. He also received two ten-second penalties for incidents with Lando Norris, and in the end, he crossed the finish line in P6.
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