2016 F1 Teammate Head to Head
Every 2016 Formula 1 teammate battle ranked: qualifying and race head to head, average qualifying gap and points split for 12 pairings. Most one-sided: Valtteri Bottas vs Felipe Massa, 17–4 in qualifying.
2016 teammate rankings
| # | Team | Teammates (stronger first) | Qualifying | Avg quali gap | Races | Points | Dominance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams | Valtteri Bottas vs Felipe Massa | 17–4 | – | – | – | 81% |
| 2 | McLaren | Fernando Alonso vs Jenson Button | 15–4 | – | – | – | 79% |
| 3 | Manor | Pascal Wehrlein vs Esteban Ocon | 6–2 | – | – | – | 75% |
| 4 | Sauber | Marcus Ericsson vs Felipe Nasr | 13–7 | – | – | – | 65% |
| 5 | Red Bull | Daniel Ricciardo vs Max Verstappen | 11–6 | – | – | – | 65% |
| 6 | Toro Rosso | Carlos Sainz vs Daniil Kvyat | 11–6 | – | – | – | 65% |
| 7 | Manor | Pascal Wehrlein vs Rio Haryanto | 7–5 | – | – | – | 58% |
| 8 | Renault | Kevin Magnussen vs Jolyon Palmer | 11–8 | – | – | – | 58% |
| 9 | Force India | Nico Hulkenberg vs Sergio Perez | 12–9 | – | – | – | 57% |
| 10 | Haas | Romain Grosjean vs Esteban Gutiérrez | 12–9 | – | – | – | 57% |
| 11 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton vs Nico Rosberg | 12–9 | – | – | – | 57% |
| 12 | Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen vs Sebastian Vettel | 11–10 | – | – | – | 52% |
Short pairings (fewer than 5 sessions)
| # | Team | Teammates (stronger first) | Qualifying | Avg quali gap | Races | Points | Dominance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren | Stoffel Vandoorne vs Jenson Button | 1–0 | – | – | – | 100% |
| 2 | Red Bull | Daniel Ricciardo vs Daniil Kvyat | 4–0 | – | – | – | 100% |
| 3 | Toro Rosso | Max Verstappen vs Carlos Sainz | 3–1 | – | – | – | 75% |
The stronger driver of each pairing is listed first. Qualifying counts sessions where both set a time; races count Grands Prix where both were classified. The gap is the stronger driver's average qualifying advantage (negative when the teammate was faster on average).