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Formula 1 Driver Power Rankings after 2019 Chinese Grand Prix

By Asher Fair

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 14: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes W10 leads the field at the start during the F1 Grand Prix of China at Shanghai International Circuit on April 14, 2019 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)
SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 14: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes W10 leads the field at the start during the F1 Grand Prix of China at Shanghai International Circuit on April 14, 2019 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images) /
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SHANGHAI, CHINA – APRIL 14: Race winner Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
SHANGHAI, CHINA – APRIL 14: Race winner Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images) /

How do the Formula 1 Driver Power Rankings look following Lewis Hamilton’s second victory of the 2019 season in the Chinese Grand Prix?

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport’s Lewis Hamilton earned his second victory of the 21-race Formula 1 season by not only winning but dominating the season’s third race, the Chinese Grand Prix, at Shanghai International Circuit.

After Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas won the season opener with Hamilton finishing in second place, Hamilton has responded with two victories of his own.

The 34-year-old Briton’s victory in the 56-lap race around the 16-turn, 3.388-mile (5.452-kilometer) Shanghai International Circuit road course in Jiading, Shanghai, China made him the first driver to win two races this season, something he has not been able to say since the 2015 season.

In both of the races that have been contested following the season opener, Bottas finished in second place behind his teammate.

How did Hamilton’s second victory of the season affect the Formula 1 Driver Power Rankings? Here are the non-formulated Formula 1 Driver Power Rankings following the Chinese 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 – Valtteri Bottas – #77, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, Mercedes – [2nd (0)]
3rd – Charles Leclerc – #16, Scuderia Ferrari, Ferrari – [3rd (0)]
4th – Max Verstappen – #33, Aston Martin Red Bull Racing, Honda – [4th (0)]
5th – Sebastian Vettel – #5, Scuderia Ferrari, Ferrari – [5th (0)]
6th – Pierre Gasly – #10, Aston Martin Red Bull Racing, Honda – [10th (+4)]
7th – Kimi Raikkonen – #7, Alfa Romeo Racing, Ferrari – [7th (0)]
8th – Daniel Ricciardo – #3, Renault, Renault – [16th (+8)]
9th – Sergio Perez – #11, SportPesa Racing Point, Mercedes – [12th (+3)]
10th – Alexander Albon – #23, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Honda – [11th (+1)]
11th – Lando Norris – #4, McLaren, Renault – [6th (-5)]
12th – Kevin Magnussen – #20, Rich Energy Haas, Ferrari – [8th (-4)]
13th – Nico Hulkenberg – #27, Renault, Renault – [9th (-4)]
14th – Lance Stroll – #18, SportPesa Racing Point, Mercedes – [14th (0)]
15th – Daniil Kvyat – #26, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Honda – [13th (-2)]
16th – Romain Grosjean – #8, Rich Energy Haas, Ferrari – [17th (+1)]
17th – Carlos Sainz Jr. – #55, McLaren, Renault – [18th (+1)]
18th – Antonio Giovinazzi – #99, Alfa Romeo Racing, Ferrari – [15th (-3)]
19th – George Russell – #63, ROKiT Williams Racing, Mercedes – [19th (0)]
20th – Robert Kubica – #88, ROKiT Williams Racing, Mercedes – [20th (0)]

Biggest Movers
Up: Daniel Ricciardo (+8)
Down: Lando Norris (-5)

Here are the formulated Formula 1 Driver Power Rankings following the action at Shanghai International Circuit. To see how the formulated Formula 1 Driver Power Rankings are calculated, click here.

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