Qualifying Head-to-Head
One lap, same car, no excuses
A single qualifying lap strips away strategy, tyre wear and race luck — it is closer to a pure measure of who got more out of the same machine on a given weekend than a race result ever is. This table counts, for every team, how many qualifying sessions each driver has out-paced their own teammate this season. A lopsided record here says something a championship gap between different teams can’t: it isolates the driver from the car entirely.
Biggest qualifying head-to-head gap · 2026 season
13-2 vs STR at Aston Martin
15
Rounds compared
87%
Win rate
Mercedes
Closest battle
8-7
Every team, qualifying record
| Team | Ahead | Behind | Score | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes | ANT | RUS | 8-7 | 15 |
| Ferrari | LEC | HAM | 8-7 | 15 |
| McLaren | NOR | PIA | 11-4 | 15 |
| Red Bull | VER | HAD | 12-3 | 15 |
| Racing Bulls | LAW | LIN | 8-7 | 15 |
| Alpine | GAS | COL | 11-4 | 15 |
| Haas | BEA | OCO | 11-4 | 15 |
| Audi | BOR | HUL | 8-7 | 15 |
| Williams | SAI | ALB | 11-4 | 15 |
| Aston Martin | ALO | STR | 13-2 | 15 |
| Cadillac | PER | BOT | 8-7 | 15 |
Where these numbers come from
Qualifying classifications from every session this season. Only weekends where both of a team’s drivers set a classified qualifying position count — a team missing a driver to injury for several rounds compares on fewer sessions rather than a filled-in guess.