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Where VER ranks on the 2026 grid · 50 = grid average
Pace, one-lap, racecraft, tyre, consistency & discipline are Pole to Paddock race grades. Points vs Expected = points scored above/below what the model expected from the car. PAR = points per race above a replacement-level driver in the same seat.
Max Verstappen's season has been defined by a win streak. 2 consecutive victories, from Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia to Singapore. Graded 93.0 and 94.0, the best single-race scores of the season.
Max sits 2nd in the championship on 261 points, 119 points behind leader Kimi Antonelli. That came right after a retirement, which Max answered with a win streak.
Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia to Singapore
2 consecutive victories, from Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia to Singapore. Graded 93.0 and 94.0, the best single-race scores of the season.
Retired at Dutch
Started P7 but didn't see the finish, the only blank on an otherwise complete scorecard.
Australian
Gained 14 places, from P20 on the grid to P6 at the flag.
Max leads the Red Bull Racing intra-team battle by 154 points and 3 wins to 0. The grade gap tells the same story, 91.9 to 74.6. Max had the better of it at the last race too, P1 to P9.
ROUND 19 · MEXICO CITY GRAND PRIX
Qualified P5, finished P1. 4 places gained.
Pace
95
Qualifying
95
Racecraft
90
Discipline
70
Consistency
71
Tyre Mgmt
69
Season Trend
Probability distribution of WDC finishing positions
World Champion
P1 WDC
Title Contender
P2–3 WDC
Frontrunner
P4–5 WDC
Points Regular
P6–10 WDC
Backmarker
P11+ WDC
4.4
Avg Wins
13.9
Avg Podiums
329
Avg Points
Historical seasons with the most similar race-by-race performance profile
Max Verstappen drives for Red Bull Racing in the 2026 Formula 1 season.
Max Verstappen has 74 Formula 1 race wins.
Max Verstappen has 138 career podiums in Formula 1.
Max Verstappen has won 4 FIA Formula 1 World Championships.
Max Verstappen has started 252 Formula 1 Grand Prixes.
Max Verstappen is NED.
Max Verstappen races with the number 3 in Formula 1.
NED