With nine of the 21 races on the 2018 Formula 1 schedule in the books, how do the sport’s teams stack up against one another?
Aston Martin Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen earned his first victory of the 2018 Formula 1 season by winning the season’s ninth race, the Austrian Grand Prix.
By winning the 71-lap race around the 10-turn, 2.683-mile (4.318-kilometer) Red Bull Ring road course in Spielberg, Styria, Austria, the 20-year-old Dutchman delivered Red Bull Racing their first win at the track and third win of the 2018 season.
Red Bull Racing earned three victories throughout all of last season, and they have already earned three victories through the first nine races of this season. Red Bull Racing, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport and Scuderia Ferrari have all earned three victories so far this season.
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Of those three teams, Red Bull Racing are the only one that have had both of their drivers win at least one race. Daniel Ricciardo won the Chinese Grand Prix and the Monaco Grand Prix prior to Verstappen’s victory in the Austrian Grand Prix.
All three of Mercedes’ victories in the first nine races this season were earned by four-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton, and all three of Ferrari’s victories in the first nine races this season were earned by fellow four-time champion Sebastian Vettel.
How did the action from the Red Bull Ring affect the Formula 1 Team Power Rankings? Here are the formulated Formula 1 Team Power Rankings and the non-formulated Formula 1 Team Power Rankings following the ninth race of the 21-race 2018 season.
To see how the formulated Formula 1 Team Power Rankings are calculated, click here.
Formulated Formula 1 Team Power Rankings
Rank | Team | Manufacturer | Last Rank | Trend |
1 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | 2 | +1 |
2 | Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport | Mercedes | 1 | -1 |
3 | Aston Martin Red Bull Racing | Renault | 3 | 0 |
4 | Haas | Ferrari | 5 | +1 |
5 | Renault Sport | Renault | 4 | -1 |
6 | Sahara Force India | Mercedes | 7 | +1 |
7 | McLaren | Renault | 6 | -1 |
8 | Alfa Romeo Sauber | Ferrari | 8 | 0 |
9 | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Honda | 9 | 0 |
10 | Williams Martini Racing | Mercedes | 10 | 0 |
Biggest Movers
Up: Scuderia Ferrari, Haas, Sahara Force India (+1)
Down: Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, Renault Sport, McLaren (-1)
Non-formulated Formula 1 Team Power Rankings
Rank | Team | Manufacturer | Last Rank | Trend |
1 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | 2 | +1 |
2 | Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport | Mercedes | 1 | -1 |
3 | Aston Martin Red Bull Racing | Renault | 3 | 0 |
4 | Haas | Ferrari | 5 | +1 |
5 | Sahara Force India | Mercedes | 7 | +2 |
6 | Renault Sport | Renault | 4 | -2 |
7 | McLaren | Renault | 6 | -1 |
8 | Alfa Romeo Sauber | Ferrari | 8 | 0 |
9 | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Honda | 9 | 0 |
10 | Williams Martini Racing | Mercedes | 10 | 0 |
Biggest Movers
Up: Sahara Force India (+2)
Down: Renault Sport (-2)
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The next Formula 1 race is scheduled to take place at Silverstone Circuit on Sunday, July 8. That race, the British Grand Prix, is scheduled to be broadcast live on ESPN starting at 9:10 a.m. ET.