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# How F1 2026 team-mates are comparing in qualifying
- URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/how-f1-2026-team-mates-are-comparing-in-qualifying/
- Published: 2026-08-22T11:49:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-22T15:00:31.000Z
- Description: The 2026 Formula 1 season will allow each driver to compare themselves to their team-mate in full qualifying trim up to 30 times
- Author: The Race Team
- Tags: Formula 1, #image-top-center, #hide-countdown

The 2026 Formula 1 season will allow each driver to compare themselves to their team-mate in full qualifying trim up to 30 times - 24 in grand prix qualifying, and six more in sprint qualifying.

Here's how this year's team-mate pairings are stacking up over one lap so far.

\*Right now, this is raw data. We've discounted comparisons only where one driver can't compete in qualifying. Further adjustments will be made with a large sample size to account for outliers. 

## McLaren

### Lando Norris versus Oscar Piastri

![Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, McLaren, F1](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dd/af/ddafbd99-2ccd-468c-b622-4b3cccf80b49/content/images/2026/03/XPB_1399718_HiRes.jpg)

**Head-to-head:** Norris 13 - Piastri 4  
**Average gap:** Norris ahead by 0.078s

## Mercedes

### George Russell versus Kimi Antonelli

![Kimi Antonelli and George Russell, Mercedes, F1](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dd/af/ddafbd99-2ccd-468c-b622-4b3cccf80b49/content/images/2026/03/XPB_1399567_HiRes.jpg)

**Head-to-head:** Russell 8 - Antonelli 9  
**Average gap:** Antonelli ahead by 0.096s

## Red Bull

### Max Verstappen versus Isack Hadjar

![Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar, Red Bull, F1](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dd/af/ddafbd99-2ccd-468c-b622-4b3cccf80b49/content/images/2026/03/SI202603080062.jpg)

**Head-to-head:** Verstappen 11 - Hadjar 3  
**Average gap:** Verstappen ahead by 0.232s

### Max Verstappen versus Liam Lawson

![Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson, Red Bull, F1](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dd/af/ddafbd99-2ccd-468c-b622-4b3cccf80b49/content/images/2026/08/SI202608210319.jpg)

**Head-to-head:** Verstappen 2 - Lawson 0  
**Average gap:** Verstappen ahead by 0.240s

## Ferrari

### Charles Leclerc versus Lewis Hamilton

![Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, F1](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dd/af/ddafbd99-2ccd-468c-b622-4b3cccf80b49/content/images/2026/03/XPB_1393502_HiRes.jpg)

**Head-to-head:** Leclerc 8 - Hamilton 9  
**Average gap:** Leclerc ahead by 0.026s

## Williams

### Carlos Sainz versus Alex Albon

![Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon, Williams, F1](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dd/af/ddafbd99-2ccd-468c-b622-4b3cccf80b49/content/images/2026/03/XPB_1382540_HiRes.jpg)

**Head-to-head:** Sainz 12 - Albon 3  
**Average gap:** Sainz ahead by 0.247s

## Racing Bulls

### Liam Lawson versus Arvid Lindblad

![Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad, Racing Bulls, F1](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dd/af/ddafbd99-2ccd-468c-b622-4b3cccf80b49/content/images/2026/03/SI202603120072.jpg)

**Head-to-head:** Lawson 8 - Lindblad 6  
**Average gap:** Lawson ahead by 0.104s

### Yuki Tsunoda versus Arvid Lindblad

![Yuki Tsunoda and Arvid Lindblad, Racing Bulls, F1](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dd/af/ddafbd99-2ccd-468c-b622-4b3cccf80b49/content/images/2026/08/SI202608200370.jpg)

**Head-to-head:** Tsunoda 0 - Lindblad 2  
**Average gap:** Lindblad ahead by 0.231s

## Aston Martin

### Fernando Alonso versus Lance Stroll

![Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin, F1](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dd/af/ddafbd99-2ccd-468c-b622-4b3cccf80b49/content/images/2026/03/XPB_1391714_HiRes.jpg)

**Head-to-head:** Alonso 13 - Stroll 3  
**Average gap:** Alonso ahead by 0.303s

## Haas

### Esteban Ocon versus Ollie Bearman

![Esteban Ocon and Ollie Bearman, Haas, F1](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dd/af/ddafbd99-2ccd-468c-b622-4b3cccf80b49/content/images/2026/03/XPB_1397848_HiRes.jpg)

**Head-to-head:** Ocon 6 - Bearman 11  
**Average gap:** Bearman ahead by 0.161s

## Audi

### Nico Hulkenberg versus Gabriel Bortoleto

![Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto, Audi, F1](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dd/af/ddafbd99-2ccd-468c-b622-4b3cccf80b49/content/images/2026/03/XPB_1400530_HiRes.jpg)

**Head-to-head:** Hulkenberg 8 - Bortoleto 9  
**Average gap:** Bortoleto ahead by 0.105s

## Alpine

### Pierre Gasly versus Franco Colapinto

![Franco Colapinto and Pierre Gasly, Alpine, F1](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dd/af/ddafbd99-2ccd-468c-b622-4b3cccf80b49/content/images/2026/03/XPB_1387572_HiRes.jpg)

**Head-to-head:** Gasly 12 - Colapinto 5  
**Average gap:** Gasly ahead by 0.283s

## Cadillac

### Sergio Perez versus Valtteri Bottas

![Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas, Cadillac, F1](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dd/af/ddafbd99-2ccd-468c-b622-4b3cccf80b49/content/images/2026/03/XPB_1400368_HiRes.jpg)

**Head-to-head:** Perez 9 - Bottas 7  
**Average gap:** Perez ahead by 0.075s