Lewis Hamilton v Nico Rosberg: The numbers behind the duel for the 2014 title
Which Mercedes title contender has topped the most sessions? And who's won the qualifying and race duels?
Tuesday 18 November 2014 16:09, UK
Armed with one of the most dominant cars ever seen in F1, Mercedes team-mates turned title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg have completely dominated the 2014 season.
While there is only really going to be one head-to-head that matters come the end of Sunday’s season-deciding Abu Dhabi GP – the final points on the board in the battle for the Drivers’ Championship – here’s a rundown of how Hamilton and Rosberg’s respective numbers stack up across the whole season…
Qualifying head-to-head
Number of pole positions:
Hamilton: 7 (Australia, Malaysia, China, Spain, Italy, Singapore, Russia).
Rosberg: 10 (Bahrain, Monaco, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, Hungary, Belgium, Japan, United States, Brazil).
Number of times to have qualified ahead of their team-mate:
Hamilton: 7 (Australia, Malaysia, China, Spain, Italy, Singapore, Russia).
Rosberg: 11 (Bahrain, Monaco, Canada, Austria, Great Britain, Germany, Hungary, Belgium, Japan, United States, Brazil).
Number of races started behind the front row:
Hamilton: 4 (Austria, Great Britain, Germany, Hungary).
Rosberg: 4 (Australia, Malaysia, China, Austria).
Average Qualy positions:
Hamilton: 3.50.
Rosberg: 1.72.
Race Day head-to-head
Number of wins:
Hamilton: 10 (Malaysia, Bahrain, China, Spain, Britain, Italy, Singapore, Japan, Russia, United States).
Rosberg: 5 (Australia, Monaco, Austria, Germany, Brazil).
Number of wins from the pole:
Hamilton: 6 (Malaysia, China, Spain, Italy, Singapore, Russia).
Rosberg: 3 (Monaco, Germany, Brazil).
Number of times on podium:
Hamilton: 15 (10 x 1st, 3 x 2nd, 2 x 3rd).
Rosberg: 15 (5 x 1st, 10 x 2nd).
Number of fastest laps:
Hamilton: 7 (Malaysia, Britain, Germany, Italy, Singapore, Japan, Brazil).
Rosberg: 4 (Australia, Bahrain, China, Hungary).
Number of race retirements:
Hamilton: Three (Australia, Canada, Belgium).
Rosberg: Two (Great Britain, Singapore).
Number of times ahead in two-car race finish:
Hamilton: 9 (Malaysia, Bahrain, China, Spain, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Russia, United States).
Rosberg: 4 (Monaco, Austria, Germany, Brazil).
And....
Number of sessions (P1, P2, P3, Q1, Q2, Q3, Race) topped:
Hamilton: 60.
Rosberg: 47.
Number of races at head of championship:
Hamilton: 6.
Rosberg: 12.
Biggest championship lead:
Hamilton: 24 points (after U.S. GP).
Rosberg: 29 points (after Austrian and Belgian GPs).
The 2014 Abu Dhabi GP is live on Sky Sports F1 this weekend. Extensive coverage of the title-deciding race begins at 11:30am on Sunday with lights out at 1pm.
