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🇩🇪 Sebastian Vettel

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Racing driver from Germany. Formula 1, Aston Martin. Four-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Sebastian Vettel
Born
3 July 1987(b. 1987)
Nationality
Germany
Current team
Aston Martin
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Championships
42010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Career wins
59
Career podiums
144
Career starts
349
Career DNFs
38
Racer Rating
6,884
Sebastian Vettel
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
6,884
Rank 22 of 38,983 indexed, -304 this season
FIA Categorisation
Platinum
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Sebastian Vettel is a racing driver from Germany who last raced in Formula 1 for Aston Martin. Vettel is a four-time champion (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013), with 59 wins and 144 podiums from 349 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 6,884 ranks Vettel 22th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2022 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFAUSITAUSAESPMONAZECANGBRAUTFRAHUNBELNEDITASINJPNUSAMEXBRAUAE
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2022-11-20Yas Marina CircuitFormula 1P10+21
2022-11-13Autódromo José Carlos PaceFormula 1P11+6
2022-10-30Autódromo Hermanos RodríguezFormula 1P14−44
2022-10-23Circuit of the AmericasFormula 1P8+53
2022-10-09Suzuka CircuitFormula 1P6+91
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+190Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2008Formula 1P1
+164Shanghai International Circuit 2009Formula 1P1
+152Circuit de Monaco 2008Formula 1P5
+142Shanghai International Circuit 2007Formula 1P4
+140Silverstone Circuit 2009Formula 1P1
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Baku City Circuit6 starts+36
Nurburgring6 starts+32
Shanghai International Circuit13 starts+25
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve12 starts+23
Struggles
Red Bull Ring11 starts-46
Valencia Street Circuit5 starts-27
Sochi Autodrom8 starts-26
Silverstone Circuit16 starts-24
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2022â–¸Formula 1Aston Martin20002037P10+487,188
2021▸Formula 1Aston Martin22013043P12−5207,140
2020▸Formula 1Ferrari17012033P11−9587,176
2019▸Formula 1Ferrari211922240P5−5318,234
2018â–¸Formula 1Ferrari2151215320P2+2789,107
2017â–¸Formula 1Ferrari2051324317P2+2889,151
2016▸Formula 1Ferrari210740212P4−3078,981
2015â–¸Formula 1Ferrari1931311278P3+2528,522
2014▸Formula 1Red Bull190430167P5−6818,884
2013â–¸Formula 1Red Bull19131619397P1+5299,319
2012â–¸Formula 1Red Bull2051016281P1+298,790
2011â–¸Formula 1Red Bull191117115392P1+6788,761
2010â–¸Formula 1Red Bull19510310256P1+5258,083
2009â–¸Formula 1Red Bull17483484P2+7477,558
2008â–¸Formula 1Toro Rosso18116135P7+6296,811
2007▸Formula 1Toro Rosso800306P13↑360−2626,182
â–¸Formula V8 3.5Carlin Motorsport714010P5+317
2006â–¸Formula 3 Euro SeriesASM Formule 31849010P2+2195,767
â–¸Formula V8 3.5Carlin Motorsport212010P14+186
▸Formula 3 MacauCarlin Motorsport100000—−169
2005▸Formula 3 Euro SeriesASL-Mücke Motorsport1906000P5+4,1815,531
▸Formula 3 MacauASM Formule 3201000—+117
Recent coverage
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Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Vettel finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇬🇧 Lewis HamiltonFIA Platinum8,63831711120635%
🇪🇸 Fernando AlonsoFIA Platinum6,6482591629763%
🇫🇮 Kimi RäikkönenFIA Platinum6,4292381528664%
🇲🇽 Sergio PérezFIA Platinum6,8082351587767%
🇦🇺 Daniel RicciardoFIA Platinum6,7352301498165%
🇫🇮 Valtteri BottasFIA Platinum5,7991991099055%
🇫🇷 Romain GrosjeanFIA Platinum5,1581991702985%
🇧🇷 Felipe MassaFIA Platinum5,2371911395273%
🇩🇪 Nico HülkenbergFIA Platinum6,6671821513183%
🇯🇵 Jenson ButtonFIA Platinum5,6561801305072%
🇬🇧 Lando NorrisFIA Platinum, 4× champion8,77580314939%
🇬🇧 George RussellFIA Platinum, 3× champion8,76180473359%
🇳🇱 Max VerstappenFIA Platinum, 4× champion8,724161719044%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
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18🇬🇧 Oliver RowlandFormula E6,962
19🇳🇿 Mitch EvansFormula E6,954
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21🇦🇷 Juan FangioFormula 16,889
22🇩🇪 Sebastian VettelFormula 16,884
23🇬🇧 Arvid LindbladFormula 16,870
24🇩🇰 Christian LundgaardIndyCar6,853
25🇺🇸 Ty GibbsNASCAR Cup Series6,832
26🇺🇸 Chase BriscoeNASCAR Cup Series6,831
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Sebastian Vettel is a retired German driver who raced in single-seat motorsport from 2005 to 2022, competing primarily in Formula 1 across 16 seasons. He held Platinum FIA grading in endurance racing. His indexed career spans 349 starts across Formula 1, Formula 3 Euro Series, Formula V8 3.5, and Formula 3 Macau, driving for Aston Martin in his final Formula 1 years.[1]

Vettel won four consecutive Formula 1 World Drivers' Championships with Red Bull from 2010 to 2013, remaining the youngest-ever world champion. He scored 53 wins and 122 podiums across 300 Formula 1 starts, the bulk of his career in a single-class championship field that ran from amateurs to graded professionals. In the junior categories, he took 6 wins and 22 podiums from 49 starts in Formula 3 Euro Series, Formula V8 3.5 and Formula 3 Macau between 2005 and 2007, including a run to fifth in the 2007 Formula V8 3.5 championship with two wins and four podiums from seven rounds.[2]

His Formula 1 record placed him against a field including generational drivers. Lewis Hamilton, an eight-time world champion, was a regular opponent; Vettel finished ahead of him occasionally but Hamilton typically had the upper hand. Sergio Pérez, an elite professional, was another frequent rival against whom Vettel generally prevailed. Lando Norris and George Russell, both generational drivers, were beaten by Vettel 24 and 36 times respectively across their overlapping careers. At Ferrari, where he started 119 races, he shared a team with Charles Leclerc, a generational talent.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications[2] Wikipedia
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