Max Verstappen leads the F1 2026 power ranking with 77.5. Behind the leader come Sergio Pérez (Cadillac F1 Team, 64.8), Liam Lawson (RB F1 Team, 64.1), Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes, 62.5) and Arvid Lindblad (RB F1 Team, 60.0). First to fifth is separated by 17.5. A composite score built from teammate head-to-head record, positions gained, consistency and qualifying — official results only, never lap-time or telemetry data.
The standout single-race number at the Singapore Grand Prix came from Max Verstappen: P1. Nobody has pushed harder over the last three rounds than Max Verstappen (Red Bull): P2, P1, P1 across Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia and Singapore Grand Prix — comfortably clear of the level set over the rest of the season. Going the other way, Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) has given up the most ground: P15, P18 across Azerbaijan Grand Prix and Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, below the standard set earlier in the year.
So why is this ranking worth your time? Because it is exactly the kind of question every fan argues about and almost nobody actually counts. This one is counted: 19 drivers and 17 races of the F1 2026 season, built race by race from the official classifications. No votes, no opinions, no cherry-picked highlights — if a driver moves here, something real happened on track. And it recomputes itself after every Grand Prix, so the next time the argument comes up, the answer is already up to date.
Updated after the Singapore Grand Prix
Through 17 rounds of 2026, Max Verstappen (Red Bull) leads this table at 77.5, built from 17 counted races.
Behind him, Sergio Pérez holds second on 64.8, while Liam Lawson rounds out the top three at 64.1.
As with every Measure ranking, the numbers are computed directly from official race data and refreshed after each round. The big mover this round is Lando Norris, up 2 places to P6. Lewis Hamilton heads the other way, down 2 places to P8.
Round 17’s Power ranking after the Singapore Grand Prix still has Max Verstappen on top for Red Bull, sitting on 77.5 with 17 races counted. Sergio Pérez is the biggest name on the rise among the movers, climbing 1 place to P2 on 64.8, while Liam Lawson slips 1 to P3 on 64.1. Lando Norris makes the strongest jump of the update, up 2 positions to sixth with 57.4, and Isack Hadjar also edges forward, gaining 1 to ninth on 54.8. On the downside, Lewis Hamilton drops 2 to eighth with 55.8 and Carlos Sainz loses 1 to 10th on 51.6. The distinctive takeaway from Singapore is the tight squeeze behind the leader: Pérez and Lawson are separated by just 0.7, so even small week-to-week swings are reshaping the pecking order directly under Verstappen despite his clear advantage at the front.
A single composite score from 0–100 built entirely from official race and qualifying results — this site's data source carries no lap-time, tire-compound, pit-stop, sector-time or penalty data, so those cannot factor in. Four components, each scaled between the best and worst driver in this season's field: (1) Teammate head-to-head (40% weight) — the average of the race win rate and the qualifying win rate against same-constructor teammates only, from every round the team fielded exactly two cars. (2) Grid-to-finish positions gained (30%) — average positions gained from grid slot to final classification, pit-lane starts excluded. (3) Consistency and reliability (20%) — the average of (a) how tightly a driver's classified finishes cluster around their own season mean, a smaller spread scoring higher, and (b) the share of race entries that were classified rather than a DNF/DSQ. (4) Average qualifying position (10%). Each of the four components requires a minimum of 3 counted races or sessions; a driver missing any threshold is excluded from the ranking entirely, never estimated. Higher is better. Ties are broken by total season points, then alphabetically.
A single composite score from 0–100 built entirely from official race and qualifying results — this site's data source carries no lap-time, tire-compound, pit-stop, sector-time or penalty data, so those cannot factor in. Four components, each scaled between the best and worst driver in this season's field: (1) Teammate head-to-head (40% weight) — the average of the race win rate and the qualifying win rate against same-constructor teammates only, from every round the team fielded exactly two cars. (2) Grid-to-finish positions gained (30%) — average positions gained from grid slot to final classification, pit-lane starts excluded. (3) Consistency and reliability (20%) — the average of (a) how tightly a driver's classified finishes cluster around their own season mean, a smaller spread scoring higher, and (b) the share of race entries that were classified rather than a DNF/DSQ. (4) Average qualifying position (10%). Each of the four components requires a minimum of 3 counted races or sessions; a driver missing any threshold is excluded from the ranking entirely, never estimated. Higher is better. Ties are broken by total season points, then alphabetically.
After every Grand Prix. The standings above reflect results through the Singapore Grand Prix.
A higher value is better — the driver at the top of the table is the strongest by this measure.
Max Verstappen (Red Bull), with 77.5.