F1 2026 race head-to-head records between teammates.Every Formula 1 driver heads into a new year with one simple rule at the core of their targets: Always beat your teammate. The only way to truly know how drivers match up is to put them in equal machinery, meaning how each teammate pairing matches up over a season is always a key talking point as the year goes on. With that, in Constructors’ Championship order from 2025, here is how the 2026 grid matches up. F1 2026: Head-to-head race statistics between team-mates F1 2026 head-to-head race record: McLaren Grand Prix: Lando Norris 2-1 Oscar Piastri* Sprint: Lando Norris 2-0 Oscar Piastri The head-to-head between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri has closed year-on-year in their time at McLaren so far, though the reigning World Champion faced a more-than-stern challenge from his teammate on his way to the title last season. Norris managed to edge the overall score 15-13 across both formats, and should McLaren find itself in another title fight, Piastri will want to do all he can to overhaul Norris this time around. *Neither driver started the Chinese Grand Prix. F1 2026 head-to-head race record: Mercedes Grand Prix: Kimi Antonelli 3-1 George Russell Sprint: Kimi Antonelli 0-2 George Russell George Russell performed as widely expected against a rookie Kimi Antonelli last season, and had whitewashed him in Grands Prix until Mexico City, with Antonelli ending the year 26-4 behind his teammate in all formats. Antonelli will be looking to grow in 2026 and get more races on the board against his teammate, with Mercedes having headed into the year with potential title ambitions. Two victories helped Antonelli become the youngest ever World Championship leader after the Japanese Grand Prix. F1 2026 head-to-head race record: Red Bull Grand Prix: Max Verstappen 3-1 Isack Hadjar Sprint: Max Verstappen 2-0 Isack Hadjar If Isack Hadjar had hoped to enter 2026 in his new seat at Red Bull looking to upset the applecart, he goes up against a driver whose last three head-to-head race records read: 20-2, 23-1, 23-1 – all in favour. Max Verstappen has gathered something of a reputation for being too strong for his teammates, and young Frenchman Hadjar is the latest to move into the Red Bull hot seat to try his hand. A retirement for Verstappen helped Hadjar get on the board in China. F1 2026 head-to-head race record: Ferrari Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton 2-2 Charles Leclerc Sprint: Lewis Hamilton 0-2 Charles Leclerc Having been the most hotly-anticipated teammate battle on the grid in 2025, Charles Leclerc handed Lewis Hamilton his heaviest head-to-head defeat of his illustrious career so far, emerging 18-3 in front come season’s end. Hamilton was rarely too many places behind Leclerc in races, but with the F1 2026 regulation reset, the seven-time World Champion will hope to hit the ground running and stamp more authority on proceedings within the Scuderia. Leclerc has edged ahead early on, though there is not much to separate the drivers. PlanetF1.com recommends F1 2026 head-to-head race record: Williams Grand Prix: Alex Albon 1-3 Carlos Sainz Sprint: Alex Albon 0-2 Carlos Sainz Williams team principal James Vowles has spoken proudly about having one of the strongest line-ups on the grid in Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz, with 2025 being a season of two halves between the two. Incumbent driver Albon held a comfortable advantage over Sainz in the first half of the season, though the four-time race winner roared back to form in the second half of the year, claiming two podiums for Williams in the process. Albon did not start in China, with Sainz being able to get on the board. Sainz added to that in Japan, with Albon opting for an extra stop towards the end of the race. F1 2026 head-to-head race record: Racing Bulls Grand Prix: Liam Lawson 2-2 Arvid Lindblad Sprint: Liam Lawson 2-0 Arvid Lindblad Having had two line-ups last season, Racing Bulls welcomes the only 2026 rookie in Arvid Lindblad this time around. Liam Lawson will no doubt crave consistency after a full pre-season with Racing Bulls, and will be expected to lead the team as a senior driver this time around. An evenly-matched start between the two at Racing Bulls. F1 2026 head-to-head race record: Aston Martin Grand Prix: Fernando Alonso 2-0 Lance Stroll* Sprint: Fernando Alonso 2-0 Lance Stroll Fernando Alonso has rarely been beaten over the course of a season by a teammate, and that has continued in his time at Aston Martin so far. Alonso admitted in 2025 that his future may be uncertain come the end of 2026, but will look to remain as competitive as ever until a decision is made on what is next. *Neither driver was classified in the Australian Grand Prix or the Chinese Grand Prix. F1 2026 head-to-head race record: Haas Grand Prix: Oliver Bearman 3-1 Esteban Ocon Sprint: Oliver Bearman 1-1 Esteban Ocon Ollie Bearman managed to beat his more experienced colleague, Esteban Ocon, over the course of the 2025 season. While the gap was only three points, Ocon will look to come out on top this time around against the Ferrari junior, with the two having been very closely-matched in these statistics last year – Bearman emerging ahead 15-14 across all formats. Bearman has had the better start of the two Haas drivers this time around, though, but a heavy crash at Suzuka for Bearman enabled Ocon to get on the board, though he was already ahead in the race. F1 2026 head-to-head race record: Audi Grand Prix: Gabriel Bortoleto 2-2 Nico Hulkenberg Sprint: Gabriel Bortoleto 1-0 Nico Hulkenberg* While Nico Hulkenberg brought home more points for what was Sauber last season, he and Gabriel Bortoleto finished 14-14 across both Grand Prix and Sprint formats in 2025. Now in his sophomore season, Bortoleto will look to take another step up alongside his proven teammate, while Hulkenberg will look to lead Audi in its debut year in Formula 1. It’s one race apiece between the two Audi drivers at this early stage, with Bortoleto being unable to take the start in China. *Hulkenberg did not start the Miami Grand Prix Sprint, and Bortoleto was disqualified from the same Sprint. F1 2026 head-to-head race record: Alpine Grand Prix: Franco Colapinto 1-3 Pierre Gasly Sprint: Franco Colapinto 0-2 Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly had initially been paired with Jack Doohan at Alpine in 2025, before Franco Colapinto took over at Imola. Over the course of the year, Colapinto slowly grew into his role as Alpine propped the field up, eventually ending the year 11-7 behind his more experienced teammate. Gasly’s early clean sweep ended in Miami, when Colapinto scored points and Gasly’s early collision saw him retire. F1 2026 head-to-head race record: Cadillac Grand Prix: Valtteri Bottas 1-3 Sergio Perez Sprint: Valtteri Bottas 0-2 Sergio Perez Cadillac has hired two of the most experienced drivers around in Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez, but despite their long time on the grid beforehand, they were not in direct competition in the same team until 2026. One of the more intriguing driver battles on the grid in 2026, two of the sports longtime stalwarts will go head to head on their return to Formula 1. We expected it to be close between the two, and that’s how it’s turning out to be at this early stage.