PlanetF1.com’s driver ratings are a key element of our
post-race coverage, and whether you agree or not with our scores (mostly not,
judging by the comments sections…) we are keeping track of each driver’s
average rating in F1 2024.
As a result, this is forming our ‘power rankings’ for the
season as a whole, so a good race for any driver can push them up and a bad
race can push them down. Come season’s end, we’ll have a full table for you to
look through – and it aims to reflect driver performance in their cars rather
than the outright World Championship order.
F1 2024 power rankings by driver
First, a bit of housekeeping. Any regular reader of our
post-race ratings will know that each driver is given a number between 1 and 10
for their performance across the whole race weekend, the majority of which will
be for their performance in the Grand Prix but, in other circumstances, their
qualifying and Sprint performances can also be taken into account.
We’ll just be looking at full-time drivers to avoid
skewing the ratings, so with apologies to Oliver Bearman after his three
excellent stand-in appearances this season, he’s not counted as he is not
signed as a full-time driver. He would have appeared right towards the top with
his average score, though, so he can take that as solace nonetheless!
We will be updating these rankings as the year
progresses, with our scores reflective of the averages in our driver ratings
all season.
Ready? Let’s take a look.
[Average scores correct as of 2024 Sao Paulo Grand Prix]
1 (+1): Charles Leclerc: 8.37
[Last race: 8.5]
‘Mr Consistent’ this season both on track and in our
ratings has paid dividends for Charles Leclerc, going top of the power rankings
for the first time this season after yet another 8.5/10 after Brazil – scoring
8.5 or above 15 times out of 21 so far this year.
2 (+1): Max Verstappen: 8.33
[Last race: 10]
Verstappen scored his worst driver rating of the season
in Mexico after his two 10-second penalties, suffering a two-place drop, but
has clawed one place back after one of the drives of his career at Interlagos.
3 (-2): Lando Norris: 8.31
[Last race: 6.5]
Lando Norris finally overhauled Max Verstappen for top
spot in our power rankings in Mexico, but a drop from pole to P6 sees him fall
behind once again after Brazil.
4: Oscar Piastri: 8.1
[Last race: 6.5]
After a fine run, a 6.5 for Piastri represents his
joint-lowest score of the season – and first time receiving it since Spain –
but he remains P4 on our power rankings for the year.
5 (+2): George Russell: 7.71
[Last race: 9]
Having wrapped up the F1 2024 qualifying battle in good
time, Russell has nudged ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton in our power
rankings, and is now into the top five for the year.
6 (-1): Carlos Sainz: 7.7
[Last race: 5.5]
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