With the 2018 Formula 1 season in the books, how do the sport’s 10 teams stack up against one another heading into the offseason?
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport’s Lewis Hamilton closed out the 21-race 2018 Formula 1 season by winning the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
This victory in the 55-lap race around the 21-turn, 3.451-mile (5.554-kilometer) Yas Marina Circuit on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates was Hamilton’s 11th victory of the season, and because teammate Valtteri Bottas failed to win a race this year, this victory was also Mercedes’ 11th victory of the season.
Of the three teams that combined to win each of the 2018 season’s 21 races and have combined to win each of the last 118 races going back to the 2018 season, only Mercedes did not have both of their drivers win at least one race this season.
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This was the case despite the fact that they led all teams in victories by winning 11 races, a total that accounts for more than half the number of races that were contested this year. Scuderia Ferrari earned six victories this year while Aston Martin Red Bull Racing earned four.
While only Hamilton earned victories for Mercedes in 2018, both Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen earned victories for Ferrari and both Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen earned victories for Red Bull Racing. Vettel won five races while Raikkonen won one. Ricciardo and Verstappen each won two.
How did Mercedes’ 11th and final victory of the 2018 season 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 with the 2018 season now officially in the books.
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)]
1st – Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, Mercedes – [1st (0)]
2nd – Scuderia Ferrari, Ferrari – [2nd (0)]
3rd – Aston Martin Red Bull Racing, Renault – [3rd (0)]
4th – Renault Sport, Renault – [5th (+1)]
5th – Racing Point Force India, Mercedes – [4th (-1)]
6th – Haas, Ferrari – [6th (0)]
7th – Alfa Romeo Sauber, Ferrari – [7th (0)]
8th – McLaren, Renault – [8th (0)]
9th – Scuderia Toro Rosso, Honda – [9th (0)]
10th – Williams Martini Racing, Mercedes – [10th (0)]
Biggest Movers
Up: Renault Sport (+1)
Down: Racing Point Force India (-1)
Non-formulated Formula 1 Team Power Rankings
Rank – Team, Manufacturer – [Last Rank (Trend)]
1st – Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, Mercedes – [1st (0)]
2nd – Scuderia Ferrari, Ferrari – [2nd (0)]
3rd – Aston Martin Red Bull Racing, Renault – [3rd (0)]
4th – Renault Sport, Renault – [6th (+2)]
5th – Racing Point Force India, Mercedes – [5th (0)]
6th – Haas, Ferrari – [4th (-2)]
7th – Alfa Romeo Sauber, Ferrari – [7th (0)]
8th – McLaren, Renault – [8th (0)]
9th – Scuderia Toro Rosso, Honda – [9th (0)]
10th – Williams Martini Racing, Mercedes – [10th (0)]
Biggest Movers
Up: Renault Sport (+2)
Down: Haas (-2)
Formulated rankings predictions for after next race
Because of the fact that the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was the 2018 Formula 1 season finale, there are no formulated Formula 1 Team Power Rankings predictions for after the next race included in this article.
Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Australia is scheduled to host the Australian Grand Prix, which is the opening race of the 21-race 2019 Formula 1 season, on Sunday, March 17, 2019, so be sure not to miss it. Be sure not to miss any of the 21 races on next year’s schedule.