F1 Overdue Podiums

The podium that should have happened but never did — trios who raced together time and again, each a regular podium finisher, yet never once all three on the rostrum together.

All-time near-misses

Trios from across F1 history that raced together often and each podiumed often — yet never all three on the same podium. Expected co-podiums = races together × each driver’s career podium rate.

TrioExpected co-podiums
  1. Lewis Hamilton/Max Verstappen/Oscar Piastri8.0×
    Podium rates52% · 54% · 32%
    Raced together87×
    Chance by now100%
  2. Lewis Hamilton/Charles Leclerc/Lando Norris7.4×
    Podium rates52% · 29% · 29%
    Raced together168×
    Chance by now100%
  3. Fernando Alonso/Valtteri Bottas/Lewis Hamilton7.1×
    Podium rates24% · 25% · 52%
    Raced together223×
    Chance by now100%
  4. Fernando Alonso/Max Verstappen/Sebastian Vettel6.3×
    Podium rates24% · 54% · 41%
    Raced together120×
    Chance by now100%
  5. Lewis Hamilton/Michael Schumacher/Sebastian Vettel6.2×
    Podium rates52% · 50% · 41%
    Raced together58×
    Chance by now100%
  6. Fernando Alonso/Valtteri Bottas/Max Verstappen6.1×
    Podium rates24% · 25% · 54%
    Raced together185×
    Chance by now100%
  7. Fernando Alonso/Charles Leclerc/Max Verstappen5.7×
    Podium rates24% · 29% · 54%
    Raced together152×
    Chance by now100%
  8. Valtteri Bottas/Lewis Hamilton/Lando Norris5.6×
    Podium rates25% · 52% · 29%
    Raced together144×
    Chance by now100%
  9. Fernando Alonso/Lewis Hamilton/Charles Leclerc5.5×
    Podium rates24% · 52% · 29%
    Raced together152×
    Chance by now100%
  10. Riccardo Patrese/Alain Prost/Ayrton Senna5.3×
    Podium rates14% · 52% · 50%
    Raced together141×
    Chance by now99%
  11. Max Verstappen/Lando Norris/Sebastian Vettel5.1×
    Podium rates54% · 29% · 41%
    Raced together80×
    Chance by now99%
  12. Lewis Hamilton/Lando Norris/Sebastian Vettel4.9×
    Podium rates52% · 29% · 41%
    Raced together79×
    Chance by now99%
  13. Fernando Alonso/Nico Rosberg/Sebastian Vettel4.7×
    Podium rates24% · 28% · 41%
    Raced together177×
    Chance by now99%
  14. Fernando Alonso/Lewis Hamilton/Lando Norris4.7×
    Podium rates24% · 52% · 29%
    Raced together131×
    Chance by now99%
  15. Kimi Räikkönen/Nico Rosberg/Sebastian Vettel4.6×
    Podium rates29% · 28% · 41%
    Raced together139×
    Chance by now99%

Current grid — still possible

The most overdue trios among this season’s drivers. These could still happen.

TrioExpected co-podiums
  1. Lewis Hamilton/Max Verstappen/Oscar Piastri8.0×
    Podium rates52% · 54% · 32%
    Raced together87×
    Chance by now100%
  2. Lewis Hamilton/Charles Leclerc/Lando Norris7.4×
    Podium rates52% · 29% · 29%
    Raced together168×
    Chance by now100%
  3. Fernando Alonso/Valtteri Bottas/Lewis Hamilton7.1×
    Podium rates24% · 25% · 52%
    Raced together223×
    Chance by now100%
  4. Fernando Alonso/Valtteri Bottas/Max Verstappen6.1×
    Podium rates24% · 25% · 54%
    Raced together185×
    Chance by now100%
  5. Fernando Alonso/Charles Leclerc/Max Verstappen5.7×
    Podium rates24% · 29% · 54%
    Raced together152×
    Chance by now100%
  6. Valtteri Bottas/Lewis Hamilton/Lando Norris5.6×
    Podium rates25% · 52% · 29%
    Raced together144×
    Chance by now100%
  7. Fernando Alonso/Lewis Hamilton/Charles Leclerc5.5×
    Podium rates24% · 52% · 29%
    Raced together152×
    Chance by now100%
  8. Fernando Alonso/Lewis Hamilton/Lando Norris4.7×
    Podium rates24% · 52% · 29%
    Raced together131×
    Chance by now99%
  9. Valtteri Bottas/Lewis Hamilton/Sergio Pérez4.5×
    Podium rates25% · 52% · 13%
    Raced together261×
    Chance by now99%
  10. Valtteri Bottas/Max Verstappen/George Russell3.8×
    Podium rates25% · 54% · 19%
    Raced together145×
    Chance by now98%
  11. Fernando Alonso/Max Verstappen/Oscar Piastri3.6×
    Podium rates24% · 54% · 32%
    Raced together87×
    Chance by now97%
  12. Valtteri Bottas/Lewis Hamilton/George Russell3.6×
    Podium rates25% · 52% · 19%
    Raced together144×
    Chance by now97%
  13. Valtteri Bottas/Max Verstappen/Carlos Sainz3.6×
    Podium rates25% · 54% · 12%
    Raced together225×
    Chance by now97%
  14. Fernando Alonso/Lewis Hamilton/Oscar Piastri3.5×
    Podium rates24% · 52% · 32%
    Raced together87×
    Chance by now97%
  15. Valtteri Bottas/Lewis Hamilton/Carlos Sainz3.5×
    Podium rates25% · 52% · 12%
    Raced together224×
    Chance by now97%

Expected co-podiums = races together × each driver’s career podium rate; chance by now is the Poisson tail P(≥1) = 1−e−score. Up to date through the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix (round 17).