F1 Power ranking — 2026

A composite score built from teammate head-to-head record, positions gained, consistency and qualifying — official results only, never lap-time or telemetry data.

Updated after the Belgian Grand Prix

  1. 1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) — 75.5
  2. 2. Liam Lawson (RB F1 Team) — 68.3
  3. 3. Sergio Pérez (Cadillac F1 Team) — 65.1
  4. 4. Carlos Sainz (Williams) — 59.9
  5. 5. Pierre Gasly (Alpine F1 Team) — 59.2
  6. 6. Lando Norris (McLaren) — 58.9
  7. 7. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) — 58.7
  8. 8. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) — 54.8
  9. 9. Oliver Bearman (Haas F1 Team) — 54.2
  10. 10. Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) — 49.7
  11. 11. Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) — 49.1
  12. 12. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) — 47.7
  13. 13. Esteban Ocon (Haas F1 Team) — 44.9
  14. 14. Franco Colapinto (Alpine F1 Team) — 44.4
  15. 15. Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) — 42.6
  16. 16. Nico Hülkenberg (Audi) — 40.3
  17. 17. Alexander Albon (Williams) — 40.1
  18. 18. George Russell (Mercedes) — 38.9
  19. 19. Arvid Lindblad (RB F1 Team) — 38.4

The data after the Belgian Grand Prix is unambiguous: Max Verstappen heads the "Power ranking" ranking at 75.5 from 10 races.

Liam Lawson (RB F1 Team) is next at 68.3, with Sergio Pérez third at 65.1.

This table is rebuilt from the official classification after every Grand Prix, so it moves only when the racing does. The big mover this round is Isack Hadjar, up 4 places to P11. George Russell heads the other way, down 7 places to P18.

After the Belgian Grand Prix (round 10), the Power ranking is led by Max Verstappen of Red Bull on 75.5 from 10 races counted, ahead of Liam Lawson (68.3) and Sergio Pérez (65.1). Isack Hadjar is the biggest mover, climbing 4 places to P11 with 49.1. Verstappen also gains 1 spot to take P1, while George Russell tumbles 7 places to P18 on 38.9, with Esteban Ocon and Arvid Lindblad each dropping 5 to P13 (44.9) and P19 (38.4) respectively.

Methodology

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.