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Formula 1 Driver Power Rankings after 2018 Russian Grand Prix

ByAsher Fair|
SOCHI, RUSSIA - SEPTEMBER 30: Valtteri Bottas driving the (77) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes WO9, Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes WO9 lead the field at the start during the Formula One Grand Prix of Russia at Sochi Autodrom on September 30, 2018 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
SOCHI, RUSSIA - SEPTEMBER 30: Valtteri Bottas driving the (77) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes WO9, Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes WO9 lead the field at the start during the Formula One Grand Prix of Russia at Sochi Autodrom on September 30, 2018 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
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SOCHI, RUSSIA – SEPTEMBER 30: Race winner Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP and second placed Valtteri Bottas of Finland and Mercedes GP (Photo by Charles Coates/Getty Images)
SOCHI, RUSSIA – SEPTEMBER 30: Race winner Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP and second placed Valtteri Bottas of Finland and Mercedes GP (Photo by Charles Coates/Getty Images)

With 16 races down and five to go in the 2018 Formula 1 season, how do the sport’s 20 drivers stack up against one another

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport’s Lewis Hamilton earned his eighth victory of the 21-race Formula 1 season in the season’s 16th race, the Russian Grand Prix. The win is the 70th win of his career as well as his third consecutive win and his third win in the last six races.

Hamilton’s teammate Valtteri Bottas finished the 53-lap race around the 18-turn, 3.634-mile (5.848-kilometer) Sochi Autodrom road course in Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia in second place ahead of Scuderia Ferrari teammates Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen and Aston Martin Red Bull Racing teammates Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo in third, fourth, fifth and sixth place, respectively.

How did Hamilton’s victory and the rest of the action from the Russian Grand Prix affect the Formula 1 Driver Power Rankings? Here are the non-formulated Formula 1 Driver Power Rankings following Hamilton’s eighth victory of the season.

Rank Driver Car, Team, Manufacturer Last Rank Trend
1 Lewis Hamilton #44, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, Mercedes 1 0
2 Sebastian Vettel #5, Scuderia Ferrari, Ferrari 2 0
3 Valtteri Bottas #77, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, Mercedes 4 +1
4 Kimi Raikkonen #7, Scuderia Ferrari, Ferrari 5 +1
5 Max Verstappen #33, Aston Martin Red Bull Racing, Renault 3 -2
6 Daniel Ricciardo #3, Aston Martin Red Bull Racing, Renault 6 0
7 Kevin Magnussen #20, Haas, Ferrari 11 +4
8 Esteban Ocon #31, Racing Point Force India, Mercedes 12 +4
9 Sergio Perez #11, Racing Point Force India, Mercedes 10 +1
10 Nico Hulkenberg #27, Renault Sport, Renault 8 -2
11 Fernando Alonso #14, McLaren, Renault 7 -4
12 Carlos Sainz Jr. #55, Renault Sport, Renault 9 -3
13 Charles Leclerc #16, Alfa Romeo Sauber, Ferrari 15 +2
14 Romain Grosjean #8, Haas, Ferrari 13 -1
15 Pierre Gasly #10, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Honda 14 -1
16 Marcus Ericsson #9, Alfa Romeo Sauber, Ferrari 16 0
17 Lance Stroll #18, Williams Martini Racing, Mercedes 18 +1
18 Stoffel Vandoorne #2, McLaren, Renault 17 -1
19 Sergey Sirotkin #35, Williams Martini Racing, Mercedes 20 +1
20 Brendon Hartley #28, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Honda 19 -1

Biggest Movers
Up: Kevin Magnussen, Esteban Ocon (+4)
Down: Fernando Alonso (-4)

Here are the formulated Formula 1 Driver Power Rankings following the Russian Grand Prix. To see how the formulated Formula 1 Driver Power Rankings are calculated, click here.

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