Who was the best at starts this year? Who contributed the least to their team’s points tally?
These telling statistics reveal the best and worst performances from every driver who started a grand prix in 2024:
Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen spent 560 laps in the lead, more than twice as many as any other driver
Sergio Perez
There were so many telling stats indicating how bad 2024 was for Sergio Perez that we covered them in a separate article
Lewis Hamilton
Out of the drivers who entered every race, Lewis Hamilton gained the most places in grands prix, an average of 2.26 per race
George Russell
George Russell out-scored his team by the narrowest margin of any driver, with 9.8% more points than Hamilton
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Charles Leclerc
No surprise who made the best start of 2024: Charles Leclerc picked up 11 places in one lap at Yas Marina
Carlos Sainz Jnr
Ferrari was the only team to take pole positions with both cars, thanks to Carlos Sainz Jnr being the only driver to take a single pole position
Lando Norris
The worst starter of the year was Lando Norris, who lost one place at the start every two races on average (the same as Valtteri Bottas)
Oscar Piastri
The only driver to complete all 1,444 laps in grands prix this year was Oscar Piastri
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Lance Stroll
Out of all the drivers who raced the full season, Lance Stroll contributed the lowest share of his team’s score, 25.5% (0.3% less than Perez at Red Bull)
Fernando Alonso
Among those not in a Red Bull, McLaren, Ferrari or Mercedes, Fernando Alonso was first to the flag more times than anyone else, racking up eight ‘best of the rest’ finishes
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Esteban Ocon
Thanks to Esteban Ocon’s superb performance at Interlagos, he was the only driver outside the ‘big four’ teams to lead a lap or finish in the top two
Pierre Gasly
Pierre Gasly lost the closest qualifying battle on the grid, 12-11 (52%-48%), after Alpine dropped his team mate one race before the end of the season
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Alexander Albon
Out of all the drivers who entered every round, Alexander Albon covered the fewest laps: 1,139
Logan Sargeant
Continuing his run from his first season, Logan Sargeant never once out-qualified his team mate
Daniel Ricciardo
By the time he was dropped by RB, Daniel Ricciardo was the worst starter on the grid, losing 0.82 places per race on average
Yuki Tsunoda
Yuki Tsunoda lost the most places of any driver during races, finishing 1.7 places lower than he qualified on average
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Valtteri Bottas
In what looks like being his final season in Formula 1, Valtteri Bottas was the only driver to enter every race yet fail to score a point
Zhou Guanyu
Zhou Guanyu finished higher than he qualified 17 times, the most of any driver
Kevin Magnussen
The best driver at making up places on lap one was Kevin Magnussen, who picked up 1.33 places at the start per race
Nico Hulkenberg
After Alonso, Nico Hulkenberg had the second most ‘best of the rest’ finishes of any driver, with five
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Oliver Bearman
In his two appearances for Haas, Oliver Bearman out-qualified and finished ahead of Nico Hulkenberg both times
Franco Colapinto
Although he only started nine races to his predecessor’s 14, Franco Colapinto spent 11 more laps ahead of the other Williams than Logan Sargeant did
Liam Lawson
The only part-time driver to make a double-digit position gain during a grand prix was Liam Lawson
Jack Doohan
Don’t judge Jack Doohan too harshly for having the largest qualifying lap time deficit to his team mate – 0.55 seconds – as he only started one race
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