2025 Driver Rankings

Oscar Piastri won comfortably in China this weekend; however, which drivers ranked highest in our driver rankings? And who tops the charts after two rounds? Let's find out.

Oscar Piastri

A brilliant bounce back from Melbourne for the Australian who took pole and then expertly led from the front to secure maximum points. A real statement drive. Oscar also took P2 in the Sprint after getting past Max Verstappen to grab another seven points.

Esteban Ocon

Haas went into the weekend off the back of being plumb last in Melbourne, and there were fears they would continue that form in China. However, Esteban Ocon established himself in his role as team leader with a perfect performance to claim P5 in the race. He made a couple of great overtakes, with his move on Antonelli the standout, and managed his tyres well to finish best of the rest.

George Russell

Two rounds, two podiums for George, and another quietly brilliant race. He did magnificently to put his Mercedes on the front row in qualifying and was unlucky to lose out to Lando at turn one after a great launch. He then went about his business in an efficient way to secure a comfortable podium. This was along with a decent P4 in the Sprint.

Max Verstappen

Whilst Max was unable to make any sort of challenge for the win this weekend, he got the most out of his Red Bull. He delivered P3 in the Sprint after a fine effort to put it on the front row in Sprint qualifying. And then in the race, he struggled massively on his opening stint; however, he looked well on the pace after switching to the hard tyre. Two good results gave the Dutchman another good haul of points to make sure he's still in the fight at the front.

Lewis Hamilton

It was a fairly quiet start to Lewis's life at Ferrari in Melbourne; however, in Shanghai, at a circuit he loves, Lewis kick-started his time in red. A brilliant Sprint pole was converted into a win in style, with Lewis pulling away from the rest of the field who struggled with their tyres. He then qualified ahead of teammate Charles once again for the main race, even if it was only for P5. In the race itself, Lewis got past Verstappen at the start, but after some contact with Charles, he wasn't quite able to replicate his form from the Sprint. He fell back behind Charles and took the gamble of the two stop, which didn't quite pay off as he came home P6. Lewis was later disqualified for excessive wear on his skid block, taking away a valuable haul of points. Nevertheless, a very decent weekend for Lewis in his new team.

Ollie Bearman

Ollie had a nightmare opening weekend to the season, ranking last in our driver rankings; however, bounced back brilliantly. Ollie kicked off the weekend by out-qualifying teammate Ocon in SQ before finishing ahead of him in the Sprint itself. Actual qualifying wasn't quite as fruitful, as Ollie couldn't get out of Q1; however, in the race itself, he more than made up for it. Starting on the hard tyre, Ollie went long and made up positions. Then on the medium he sliced through the midfield with some brilliant overtakes to make his way up to P10. With the latter DSQs he finished a well-deserved P8 and proved any doubters from last week wrong.

Lando Norris

It feels harsh putting Lando so low considering he finished P2 whilst essentially having no brakes towards the end of the race, however, it still feels like a weekend of missed opportunities for him. His Sprint qualifying and then race was one to forget, finishing P8 after a poor start, but then recovered well on Saturday afternoon to line up P3. An opportunistic move on Russell saw him take P2 on the opening lap, and from then on, he was pretty comfortable. He did well to deal with the late scare and, overall, didn't lose out on too many points despite being slower than his teammate.

Yuki Tsunoda

If this weekend was one of missed opportunities for Lando, then I don't even know how to describe it for Yuki. Once again, the RB looked the clear 5th fastest car, and Yuki made the absolute most of it in the Sprint, finishing a brilliant P6 after getting past Norris and Antonelli. Qualifying was actually somewhat disappointing, even though he made it to Q3, as he was surprisingly out-qualified by Isack Hadjar; however, in the race, Yuki showed his class, getting past both Isack and Kimi to run in P7. It looked to be comfortable points for Yuki, however, RB once again made a strategic blunder, which cost him. The attempted two-stop fell flat, as the hard tyre lasted a lot longer than expected and his front wing then snapped under load. Still a great drive, and there have to be big points soon.

Alex Albon

A very good weekend once again for Alex, who again had the measure of Carlos Sainz. The Sprint was somewhat undermined by Williams' tyre problems, but Alex still did well to finish P11. He then squeezed into Q3 and hung on in the race to finish P9 on the road. The latter DSQs promoted him to P7 which means Williams has already equalled their points tally of last year.

Isack Hadjar

After a teary Melbourne, Isack showed his resilience to come back and put in a solid showing around Shanghai. The Sprint was somewhat underwhelming, however, he had some good battles with Sainz and Gasly, and then later on Saturday showed his potential with a superb P7, ahead of Tsunoda. Even after being passed by his teammate in the race, he still looked destined for points; however, RB's strategy blunder cost him just as much as Yuki's.

Kimi Antonelli

Whilst he may not have been at the pace of Russell, Kimi showed he is slowly bedding into life at Mercedes with a solid weekend. Points in both the Sprint and Race show he is building a consistent base to build upon, and when you consider he is only 18, his two race weekends have certainly impressed. He still has work to do to ensure he is consistently above those in the midfield, but there are definitely glimpses of the driver many expect him to become.

Charles Leclerc

A really disappointing weekend for Charles on the face of it, finishing P5 in the Sprint, his teammate won, being out-qualified for the race, and then scoring no points, however, he actually showed a lot of pace in the race, and before the DSQ was one of the quickest around Shanghai. If he can continue to outpace Hamilton in race settings, he will surely get the results he deserves as the season goes on.

Lance Stroll

Another solid weekend for Lance. He made it into SQ3 ahead of Fernando and then was clearly the quicker Aston in the Sprint itself, finishing P9, 14 seconds ahead of the Spaniard. Then, despite being out-qualified by his teammate for the Grand Prix, he made the alternate strategy work, running incredibly long on his opening stint. Even though he wasn't quite able to make the same inroads as Bearman on the medium, with the DSQs, he still finished in the points to cap off an impressive start to the season.

Pierre Gasly

Another miserable weekend for Alpine, but Pierre still showed glimmers of potential. Pierre was unlucky to miss out on SQ2 after having his lap compromised by Tsunoda, however made some good moves to move up to P12 come the checkered flag. He then once again was knocked out in Q1, but once again made up good ground in the race to finish P11. He was eventually DSQ'd, but showed the Alpine can be in the fight.

Carlos Sainz

Carlos was once again beaten by teammate Albon, and didn't look at all at home with the Williams throughout the weekend, but still managed to be in the right spot to claim his first point for the side.

Gabriel Bortoleto

Whilst the Brazilian wasn't quite able to show the pace of last weekend, he still put up a good showing relative to his teammate. He finished ahead of Hulkenberg in both the Sprint and the race, despite being out-qualified for the race.

Jack Doohan

Another intriguing weekend for the under-pressure Aussie. He went quicker than Pierre in Sprint Qualifying and remained close in pace to Pierre in GP Qualifying. As for the Sprint and Race itself, he was a little more off the pace and picked up a couple of penalties. His defensive display against Hadjar was pretty impressive, however.

Fernando Alonso

Another weekend to forget. He was slower than Stroll in the Sprint and then had to retire from the main race after a brake problem.

Nico Hulkenberg.

He still seems to be taking a while to get up to speed with his new team, as he finished behind his rookie teammate in both the Sprint and the race. A decent showing in qualifying isn't enough to see him rank higher. Disappointing after a great result in Melbourne.

Liam Lawson

I have no idea where to start with Liam. A hopeless couple of qualifying sessions saw him place P20 in both Sprint and GP Qualifying. He wasn't able to make any inroads in either race, despite deploying the same strategy as Stroll and Bearman, who made it into the points. He needs more time to get up to speed, but it's looking increasingly likely he won't get it.

Overall standings after R2.