Formula 1 Driver Power Rankings after 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix

The penultimate race of the 2018 Formula 1 season is in the books, leaving just one race on the schedule. How do the sport’s 20 drivers currently stack up against one another?

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport’s Lewis Hamilton found himself back on top of the podium after earning his 10th victory of the 21-race 2018 Formula 1 season in the season’s penultimate race, the Brazilian Grand Prix, at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace.

However, Hamilton’s victory in the 71-lap race around the 15-turn, 2.677-mile (4.309-kilometer) Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace road course in Sao Paulo, Brazil did not come in the way that his victories usually do.

Aston Martin Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen was spun out by Racing Point Force India’s Esteban Ocon, who was one lap down, while he was leading the race and appeared to be well on his way to what would have been his second consecutive victory and his third victory of the season.

This allowed Hamilton to take the lead before going on to win the race, although Verstappen did close the gap and almost completed what would have been an insane comeback.

How did Hamilton’s 10th victory of the season affect the Formula 1 Driver Power Rankings? Here are the non-formulated Formula 1 Driver Power Rankings following the much talked-about Brazilian Grand Prix.

Non-formulated Formula 1 Driver Power Rankings

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

Biggest Movers
Up: Romain Grosjean (+4)
Down: Esteban Ocon (-4)

Here are the formulated Formula 1 Driver Power Rankings with one race remaining on the 2018 schedule. To see how the formulated Formula 1 Driver Power Rankings are calculated, click here.