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DRIVER RATINGS UPDATE (END OF SEASON)

The final F1® 23’s Driver Ratings update is here, taking into account Las Vegas and the curtain-closer in Abu Dhabi.

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As the sun sets on another season and no racing until the Bahrain testing, we can take small comfort in the final Driver Ratings update giving us something meaty to discuss. 

We witnessed the most dominant F1® performance ever, with Max Verstappen obliterating his previous record of 15 wins in a season with an incredible 19 trips to the top of the podium. A couple of minor scrapes saw his final Awareness number drop by two, and he finished the season leading the pack with an Overall rating of 96.

Going into the final weeks, all eyes were on who would claim second and third place in both the Driver and Constructor standings. A good level of consistency saw Perez close out with a third and fourth place respectively, to finish the Drivers standing in second and retain his Overall rating of 87. 

The Mercedes pairing of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell finished 7th and 9th and 8th and 3rd respectively, which was enough to take second place in the Constructor standings, pipping Ferrari by three points. Both Silver Arrows drivers finished the Driver Ratings with their starting Overall score of 92 (Hamilton) and 87 (Russell). 

To view the fully updated list and to compare the stats of drivers directly, check out the Driver Ratings hub by clicking here. 
For the last time in 2023, here’s how the scores for the drivers have been created:
  • Racecraft (RAC): Racecraft describes a driver's ability to work their way through the pack to finish the race higher up than where they started.
  • Experience (EXP): This stat has been amended this year to determine how much value each race result contributes to the driver's experience in the earlier and mid stages of their career. Fernando Alonso's record of race starts is used as the max points for the experience rating, sitting at 99 points.
  • Pace (PAC): Pace rewards the drivers who get closest to the fastest Race and Qualifying lap times as well as the difference to their teammates.
  • Awareness (AWA): Awareness rewards drivers who avoid the stewards' room. And for the ones that don't, the severity of errors now counts more towards their Awareness rating.
  • Overall Rating (RTG): A combination of all driver stats that lays out each driver's ability within F1® 23, with a higher weighting for Pace.

So, who were the big movers who shook the final Ratings? Let’s take a look:

Oscar Piastri

Oscar Piastri’s maiden season in F1® was nothing short of remarkable. With only 5 points going into the British Grand Prix, he made up for lost time with a series of incredible performances, which saw him take two podiums on his way to 97 points and 9th in the overall standings.

As a Rookie, Piastri’s stats started at a moderate 76, but some blistering performances, including back-to-back podiums in Japan and Qatar, saw his ratings soar to finish on 85.

Despite a couple of less-than-stellar results to finish the season, Piastri closed with his Pace up two, Racecraft up two, and Experience up one, making him one of the biggest movers of the 2023 season.

Charles Leclerc

Some epic moments from Charles and much frustration will have him counting down the days to the start of the 2024 season. With a little more luck, this season could have been so different for Ferrari’s leading points scorer.

Despite a DNF in Brazil, Charles bounced back to show his true mettle to take back-to-back second-place finishes to close out the season on 206 points and fifth place overall. 

He rounded off the season with his Pace up one, which helped take his Overall rating to 90, becoming one of only five drivers to hit this milestone.

Carlos Sainz

A very consistent season for Carlos but, similar to his teammate, one that will leave him knowing there were more points left on the track.

Three podiums including a win in Singapore will give Carlos confidence, and he’ll want to achieve more next season, both in terms of points (200) and final standing of seventh.

Despite seeing both his Experience and Racecraft increasing by one, and Pace up two, a DNF in Abu Dhabi sees his Overall rating drop one to 90, the same as his Ferrari teammate.

Don’t forget to check out the full grid breakdown by heading to the Driver Ratings hub here.

And that’s a wrap for the F1® 2023 season. Let us know what you think of the final standings, and keep up-to-date with all the latest F1® 23 news by following the official Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and YouTube channels.