Driver of the Day 2025

Introduced in 2016, the Driver of the Day award is voted for by fans during each Grand Prix and announced at the end of the race. Here's this year's winners...

FORMULA 1 STC SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX 2025

He always knew he'd struggle to beat McLaren over a race distance, despite starting from pole in Jeddah, but Max Verstappen did everything in his power to keep winner Oscar Piastri honest, taking the flag for Red Bull less than three seconds behind the Australian. Here’s how the voting broke down…

Max Verstappen - 23.3%
Charles Leclerc - 16.3%
Lando Norris - 15.1%
Oscar Piastri - 13.8%
Carlos Sainz - 5.5%

FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX 2025

He may have been beaten on the road by his Ferrari team mate, but Lewis Hamilton did plenty to catch your eye in Bahrain - the Scuderia's seven-time World Champion not only raced from ninth on the grid to sixth at the flag, he also pulled off an audacious pass on his old nemesis Max Verstappen along the way. Here’s how the voting broke down…

Lewis Hamilton - 29.6%
Oscar Piastri - 14.1%
Charles Leclerc - 7.8%
Lando Norris - 6.7%
Pierre Gasly - 6.5%

FORMULA 1 LENOVO JAPANESE GRAND PRIX 2025

Yuki Tsunoda's maiden weekend with Red Bull proved to be a tough one, but there was no doubting that his long-awaited promotion from Racing Bulls was a popular one among fans, especially with the much-loved Japanese driver racing on home soil at Suzuka. He started 14th, finished 12th, and came first in your vote. Here’s how the numbers broke down…

Yuki Tsunoda - 23.7%
Max Verstappen - 19.7%
Kimi Antonelli - 13.6%
Oscar Piastri - 7.9%
Isack Hadjar - 7%

FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN CHINESE GRAND PRIX 2025

Two Grands Prix and two points-scoring results - not a bad way for Kimi Antonelli to start his Formula 1 career. To add to that the Mercedes rookie got your vote in Shanghai after an excellent strategic drive to P8 that saw him make his second set of tyres last an incredible 44 laps, despite nursing car damage picked up early in the race. Here’s how the numbers broke down…

Kimi Antonelli - 20.7%
Oscar Piastri - 15.6%
Oliver Bearman - 12.9%
Charles Leclerc - 8.4%
Max Verstappen - 6.5%

FORMULA 1 LOUIS VUITTON AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX 2025

What a way to start the season! The unpredictable Melbourne weather brought chaos to the Australian Grand Prix, but polesitter Lando Norris kept his cool through it all to see off World Champion Max Verstappen and start his - and McLaren's - championship challenge in superb style with a memorable victory. Here’s how the voting broke down…

Lando Norris - 20.7%
Oscar Piastri - 17.2%
Alex Albon - 15.9%
Yuki Tsunoda - 11.3%
Lewis Hamilton - 8.3%