HELLO and welcome to jess’ Daniel vs Lando 2021 vs 2022 statistics battle! - mainly focusing on the first 15 races of the seasons (that’s how many there’s been so far!! time flies!)
Inspired by the Race’s quiz on vice champions in F1 each year, here are some interesting/fun facts on champions and vice champions in F1 history
- There have been 33 World Champions and 44 Vice Champions
- Out of these Vice Champions, 25 were also World Champions (this day)
- Every driver who has been a multiple World Champion has also been a Vice Champion at some point
- Only 8 World Champions have not been vice champions: Keke Rosberg, Alan Jones, Mario Andretti, James Hunt, Jochen Rindt, Denny Hulme, Phil Hill and Mike Hawthorn
- 4 is the biggest number of times a driver has been the Vice Champion, and this record is shared by Alain Prost and Stirling Moss
- Only driver to have won WDC posthumously is Jochen Rindt
- Jack Brabham remains to have been the only World Champion to have won it in his own team/car
- John Surtees is the only one who has won a championship in both F1 and MotoGP/500cc
Comparing Norris’s and Piastri’s first season — AKA “Rookie Season”
This covers a WHOLE lot of ground. Like, a lot. If anything is wrong, please let me know immediately—I’ll likely be using this data again in other parts of the series. This is not to come to a decisive conclusion; it’s just the data. If you’d like to see some other information, you can checking out my tags: #Comparing Crashes and also #Comparing Rookie Seasons (both of these tags might be a bit barebone at first while I work on these two series). If you’d like to view some in-race data, such as tyre wear, I suggest you check out the page of @we-love-lando-norris-over-here they’ve got some great data information and a bit of simple analysis! (I really enjoy their posts, especially race re-watches!)
So here’s the line-up:
Teammate (Carlos vs Lando).
Driver (Lando vs Oscar).
First Podium and First Win (Austria 2020 vs Japan 2023; Miami 2024 vs Hungary 2024).
Qualifying: Exits in Q1, Q2, Q3 (vs teammate).
Quick Overview of Fellow Rookies (Alex and George vs Nyck and Logan).
Bonus: CV besides F1 & Karting.
Sources.
Starting off with…
Teammates: How did their teammate perform?
LANDO NORRIS:
Lando’s teammate in 2019 was Carlos Sainz Jr.
Carlos was starting his fifth year (from 2015–2019) and had previously raced with Toro Rosso and Renault. It was his first year at McLaren.
Carlos ended up P6 in the drivers’ standings with 96 points. (Together, Carlos and Lando got P4 in the WCC with 145 points.) There were 21 races.
Carlos’s highest position of the season was P3 (once)—the team’s only podium. (I’ll add he got it from P20.) It was his first podium, ever.*
His four DNFs were as follows: power unit (onboard fire), gearbox, power loss, wheel issues.
There were no sprint races; Carlos had 0 pole positions, fastest laps (so no points for fastest lap), and wins.
In total, Carlos got 96 points with an average of 4.571 points per race.
OSCAR PIASTRI:
Oscar’s teammate in 2023 was Lando Norris.
Lando was in his fifth year (2019–2023) and had only driven for McLaren previously.
Lando ended up P6 in the drivers’ standings with 205 points (funnily enough, 5 points over Carlos in P7). (Together, Lando and Oscar got P4 in the WCC with 302 points.) There were 22 races.
P17, P9, P6, P3, P4, P2. Total of: 19 points, average of 3.167 for each sprint.
He got 1 fastest lap at the 2023 São Paulo Grand Prix, adding one point to his finishing result of P2. He had 0 pole positions, 0 wins.
In total races (no sprints), Lando got 186 points with an average of 8.455 points per race.
Teammates: Lando Norris performed better than Carlos Sainz as a teammate, but he also had the more developed car. Both years, the team got 4th in the WCC (with a rather big point difference) and the more experienced teammate ended up P6 in the WDC (again, with a larger point difference).
*It was Brazil, funnily enough. Always a great place for some unexpected podiums and amazing streaks! (2019, 2022, 2024, 2025 off the top of my head, in recent years).
Driver: How did they perform?
LANDO NORRIS:
Lando finished P11 in the WDC with 49 points. There were 21 races.
His six DNFs were as follows: collision damage (with Daniil Kvyat and Carlos Sainz, Kvyat gets penalty), collision (with Lance Stroll), suspension (breaks overheat, light on fire, burn through suspension), power loss, power loss, withdrew/retired (wheel issues).
There were no sprint races; Lando had 0 pole positions, fastest laps (so no points for fastest lap), and wins.
He finished in the points 11 times (52.4%).
In total, only in races, Lando had 49 points with an average of 2.333 points per race.
OSCAR PIASTRI:
Oscar finished P9 in the WDC with 97 points. There were 22 races.
His three DNFs were as follows: electrical, collision damage (with Carlos Sainz, not investigated), collision damage (with Esteban Ocon, he hit Ocon’s side).
There were 6 sprint races.
His results are as follows:
10, 11, 2, 1, 10, 10.
His highest result in a sprint was 1.
Oscar had 0 pole positions, 2 fastest laps (he only achieved top-10 in one race, so one point), and wins.
He finished in the points 11 times (50.0%).
Only 82 of his points were achieved in races; the other 15 were from sprints. One of his race points was a fastest lap.
In total, only in races (no sprints, yes fast laps) Oscar had 82 points with an average of 3.727 points per race.
First Podium & First Win: What happened?
LANDO NORRIS:
First Podium:
Lando’s first podium was Austria in 2020, a P3. It was the first race of the season, and his only podium of the year.
In Qualifying, he originally got 4 but got bumped up to 3 with Lewis Hamilton’s penalty.
Lando got the fastest lap on Lap 71!
This race was action-packed with 9 DNF’s. They were:
Max Verstappen (electrical), Daniel Ricciardo (overheating), Lance Stroll (Engine), Keving Magnussen (brakes), Romain Grosjean (breaks), George Russell (fuel pressure), Kimi Räikkönen (wheel), Alex Albon (electrical), and Daniil Kvyat (suspension).
Besides that, there were constant overtakes in the top-10 for the entirety of the race!
First Win:
Lando won his first race in Miami 2024.
He actually started from P5!
He won over Max Verstappen by +7.612.
There was one DNF: Logan Sargeant (collision).
(He is absolutely killed by Max and Charles on the podium, I think it’s hilarious.)
OSCAR PIASTRI:
First Podium:
Oscar’s first podium was Japan 2023, a P3.
He originally qualified P2.
There was five DNFs: Valtteri Bottas (undertray), Sergio Pérez (withdrew/retired), Lance Stroll (rear wing), Logan Sargeant (undertray), Alex Albon (undertray).
First Win:
Oscar won his first race in Hungary 2024.
He originally qualified P2.
He won over Lando Norris by +2.141.
A bit controversial. Lando gained P1 over Oscar (see this post), and only gave him back his position at the beginning of Lap 68 (of 70) because of team orders.
There was one DNF: Pierre Gasly (hydraulics).
Qualifying:
Here, additional information is included with a small Roman numeral near a position such as: 10i.
LANDO NORRIS:
In the 21 races of 2019, Lando out-grid-positioned Carlos, 11:10.
The team’s highest qualification was 5 by Lando, once (again by Lando due to penalties, and once for Carlos because of penalties).
i. Lando originally qualified P10 but, since Romain Grosjean impeded him, was moved up following Grosjean’s grid-penalty.
ii. Originally P10 but Giovanizzi got a penalty
iii. Originally 11 and 13, but Daniel Ricciardo got a grid penalty. For Lando, counts as Q2.
iv. Originally 9 but got a grid penalty. Counts as a Q3.
v. Lando was originally 6 but Magnussen’s penalty bumped him up. Carlos was originally 15 but exceeded quota. Counts as Q2.
vi. Originally 16 but had energy problems.
vii. Lando was originally 12 but there were penalties in front of him. Carlos was originally 17 but he got a penalty. However, this was changed because there were so many other grid penalties. Counts as Q1.
viii. Originally P14 but got demoted to back of grid. Counts as Q2.
ix. Carlos was originally 6 but Max Verstappen penalty moved him up. Lando’s P9 was moved up with Max’s penalty, too.
x. Originally 11 but Charles’s penalty moved him up. Counts as Q2.
xi. Originally 7 and 9 but Valtteri Bottas penalty moved them up.
(^I’m sorry but what the hell, this is insane.)
Lando’s total exits:
Q1: 2 (9.5%)
Q2: 5 (23.8%)
Q3: 14 (66.7%)
Carlos’s total exits:
Q1: 4 (19.05%)
Q2: 4 (19.05%)
Q3: 13 (61.9%)
OSCAR PIASTRI
Sprints are not included.
In the 22 races of 2023, Lando out-grid-positioned Oscar, 15:7. (I am sorry but what.)
The team’s highest qualification was 2 by Lando, three times (and once by Oscar).
i. Wanted to clarify: hit the wall, broke his suspension.
ii. Oscar qualified 10 but two penalties for Pierre Gasly moved him up.
iii. Originally qualified 9 but a penalty for Carlos Sainz moved him up.
iv. Originally 6 but Max Verstappen’s penalty moved him up.
v. Originally 7 but George Russell’s penalty moved him up.
vi. Lando was originally 16 but got promoted with Lance Stroll’s penalty. Counts as Q1. Oscar was originally 19 but got promoted with the same penalty.
Oscar’s total exits:
Q1: 5 (22.8%)
Q2: 2 (9.1%)
Q3: 15 (68.1%)
Lando’s total exits:
Q1: 4 (18.2%)
Q2: 2 (9.1%)
Q3: 16 (72.7%)
Conclusion:
So in 2019: Lando, Carlos: Q3: 66.7, 61.9: Lando did better.
And in 2023: Oscar, Lando: Q3: 68.1, 72.7: Lando did better.
In 2019, Lando’s Q3 percentage was higher by 4.8%. (Rookie.)
In 2023, Lando’s Q3 percentage was higher by 4.6%. (Not a rookie.)
Fellow Rookies:
LANDO NORRIS:
There were 3 rookies in 2019: Lando Norris (McLaren), George Russell (Williams-Mercedes), and Alexander Albon (Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Honda).
George had a very hard first year, finishing 20 in the WDC with zero points. His teammate, Robert Kubica, only got one point. George’s highest result was 11, at the German Grand Prix.
Alex started out at Toro Rosso, partnered with Daniil Kvyat. He finished 8 in the WDC with 92 points. (Daniil finished 13 with 37 points.) After 12 races, he was promoted to Red Bull. His best result was 4, in Japan. He also had an average of 4.381 points per race, since there were no sprints.
OSCAR PIASTRI:
There were 3 rookies in 2023: Oscar Piastri (McLaren), Logan Sargeant (Williams-Mercedes), and Nyck de Vries (AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT).
Logan was paired with Alex at Williams. He ended up 21 in the WDC with one point. He was the first American to score a point since Michael Andretti in 1993. (As an American—yay! Logan!!!) His best race result was 10. He did not score points in any sprints.
Nyck de Vries raced until Silverstone, when he was dropped and replaced by Daniel Ricciardo. He was 22 in the WDC with 0 points. His best race result was 12.
Bonus: CV besides F1 & Karting:
I only count F3 and after. If they won that year, I added by how many points.
LANDO NORRIS:
In 2017, Lando won the FIA F3 European championship by 53 points! His team got 2nd in the Teams’ Championship (behind PREMA). Other people who raced with him that year that eventually made it to F1: Guanyu Zhou, Nikita Mazepin, Mick Schumacher.
He also got 2nd in the Macau Grand Prix.
He competed in the last feature & sprint race of F2, ended up 25th.
In 2018, he got 2nd in the FIA F2 championship. His team got first in the Teams’ Championship. Notable people later in F1: George Russell (first), Alex Albon (third), Nyck de Vris, Nicholas Latifi.
In the same year, he raced in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, sharing a seat with Fernando Alonso and Phil Hanson in United Autosports’ Car 23. They finished 38th, completed 718 laps.
OSCAR PIASTRI:
In 2020, Oscar Piastri won the FIA F3 championship by 3 points! PREMA won. Other people who raced with him that year that eventually made it to F1: Logan Sargeant, Liam Lawson, Jack Doohan.
In 2021, he won the FIA F2 Championship by 60.5 points! PREMA won the Teams’. Other people who raced with him that year that eventually made it to F1: Guanyu Zhou, Liam Lawson, Jack Doohan, Logan Sargeant.
Last Note From Me:
In 2019, McLaren was considered a mid-back car; in 2023, McLaren was slowly improving to middle and front-car.
I hope you enjoyed! 🫶
Sources
All of this information came from a few sources:
The respective year’s Drivers standings
The respective year’s Teams standings
The Wikipedia page for the F1 2019 and 2023 seasons
The Wikipedia pages for each race (this information was especially used for Quali and DNFs.)
Any other source was linked in the text
All statistical numbers are done by me and my calculator.
*Results do not include sprint race results; retirements are shown as 20th place on the graphs; pls don't get mad if I calculated one wrong, I'm just here for fun
I was interested in this random statistic (and I've been recently considering the idea of making a sideblog only dedicated to F1 stats) so I thought I'd calculate it for each driver on the grid. This'll be by team. (All statistics from the official F1 website.)
All information accurate as of 07/04/2025 (most recent race Japan 2025).
FERRARI
Lewis Hamilton - 4877.5 pts / 359 GP = 13.6 points per GP
Charles Leclerc - 1450 pts / 150 GP = 9.7 points per GP
MCLAREN
Lando Norris - 1069 pts / 131 GP = 8.2 points per GP
Oscar Piastri - 438 pts / 49 GP = 8.9 points per GP
RED BULL RACING
Max Verstappen - 3084.5 pts / 212 GP = 14.5 points per GP
Yuki Tsunoda - 94 pts / 90 GP = 1.0 point per GP
MERCEDES
George Russell - 759 pts / 131 GP = 5.8 points per GP
Kimi Antonelli - there was an error with his page on the F1 website here, they only listed him as having 1 GP entry (clearly false), and having his highest finish as 4th... 0 times. Screenshot featured at the bottom*. Anyway, we have: 30 pts / 3 GP = 10 points per GP
ASTON MARTIN
Fernando Alonso - 2337 pts / 406 GP = 5.6 points per GP
Lance Stroll - 302 pts / 169 GP = 1.8 points per GP
WILLIAMS
Alex Albon - 258 pts / 107 GP = 2.4 points per GP
Carlos Sainz - 1273.5 pts / 209 GP = 6.1 points per GP
ALPINE
Pierre Gasly - 436 pts / 156 GP = 2.8 points per GP
Jack Doohan - 0 pts / 4 GP = 0 point per GP
RACING BULLS
Liam Lawson - 6 pts / 14 GP = 0.4 point per GP
Isack Hadjar - 4 pts / 3 GP = 1.3 points per GP
SAUBER
Nico Hülkenberg - 577 pts / 230 GP = 2.5 points per GP
Gabriel Bortoleto - 0 pts / 3 GP = 0 point per GP
HAAS
Ollie Bearman - 12 pts / 6 GP = 2.0 points per GP
Esteban Ocon - 455 pts / 159 GP = 2.9 points per GP
This makes a final ranking as follows:
Max Verstappen - 14.5
Lewis Hamilton - 13.9
Kimi Antonelli - 10
Charles Leclerc - 9.7
Oscar Piastri - 8.9
Lando Norris - 8.2
Carlos Sainz - 6.1
George Russell - 5.8
Fernando Alonso - 5.6
Esteban Ocon - 2.9
Pierre Gasly - 2.8
Nico Hülkenberg - 2.5
Alex Albon - 2.4
Ollie Bearman - 2
Lance Stroll - 1.8
Isack Hadjar - 1.3
Yuki Tsunoda - 1
Liam Lawson - 0.4
Gabriel Bortoleto - 0
Jack Doohan - 0
I do want to note that this is biased, especially towards the less experienced drivers. It's more representative for those who've spent longer in F1 (so it's more accurate for Fernando Alonso than it is for Ollie Bearman, for example, just by number of GPs considered).
*The F1 website is clearly inaccurate:
...I also found out that the (wonderful, and truly useful) website StatsF1.com already does these stats for me. Sigh. This is their page for Kimi.
