Felipe Nasr delivered points for Sauber when the opportunity arose but wasn’t their top driver over the course of the season.
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How well did each Formula 1 driver perform over the course of an entire season? RaceFans’ Driver Rankings analyse the data and offer our assessment.
2016 F1 season driver rankings #21: Gutierrez
2016 F1 season review
Posted onA scoreline of zero points to Esteban Gutierrez versus 29 for Romain Grosjean is a brutal verdict on Gutierrez’s efforts. But is it a fair one?
2016 F1 season driver rankings #22: Kvyat
2016 F1 season review
Posted onDaniil Kvyat suffered a mauling at the hands of two teams mates during 2016 as he was demoted from Red Bull to Toro Rosso.
2016 F1 season driver rankings #23: Haryanto
2016 F1 season review
Posted onWhen Rio Haryanto’s funding ran dry it was a no-brainer for Manor to replace him, though his season wasn’t a complete waste.
2016 mid-season driver rankings part three: 5-1
Driver Rankings
Posted onWho are the top five drivers of 2016 so far? Here’s the final part of F1 Fanatic’s mid-season driver rankings.
2016 mid-season driver rankings part two: 12-6
Driver rankings
Posted onPart two of F1 Fanatic’s mid-season driver rankings features seven drivers who’ve impressed in more ways than one – but not enough to gain a place in the top five.
2016 mid-season driver rankings part one: 22-13
Driver Rankings
Posted onWhich drivers have impressed so far this year – and who needs to raise their game? F1 Fanatic’s ranking of all the drivers begins here.
2015 F1 driver rankings #1: Sebastian Vettel
2015 F1 season review
Posted onVettel banished memories of a poor 2014 by leading Ferrari’s charge against Mercedes and snatching three great wins.
2015 F1 driver rankings #2: Hamilton
2015 F1 season review
Posted onLewis Hamilton looked like he was cruising to the championship for much of the season, but his team mate gave him a wake-up call at the end of the year.
2015 F1 driver rankings #3: Sergio Perez
2015 F1 season review
Posted onSergio Perez had a strong end to 2015 but produced some high-quality but underrated performances in the first half of the year.
2015 F1 driver rankings #4: Nico Rosberg
2015 F1 season review
Posted onNico Rosberg was usually put in the shade by Lewis Hamilton – but that all changed with six races to go.
2015 F1 driver rankings #5: Daniel Ricciardo
2015 F1 season review
Posted onEven though the rewards were much more meagre than they had been last year, Daniel Ricciardo still gave it his all in the Red Bull.
2015 F1 driver rankings #6: Max Verstappen
2015 F1 season review
Posted onThe breakthrough talent of 2015, Max Verstappen just misses out on a place in F1 Fanatic’s top five drivers of the year.
2015 F1 driver rankings #7: Romain Grosjean
2015 F1 season review
Posted onA much-improved Lotus allowed Romain Grosjean to demonstrate his talents, never more clearly than at Spa.
2015 F1 driver rankings #8: Valtteri Bottas
2015 F1 season review
Posted onBottas couldn’t recapture the highs of 2014 at Williams, often due to problems not of his making.
2015 F1 driver rankings #9: Nico Hulkenberg
2015 F1 season review
Posted onAfter several strong results early in the year, by the latter races Nico Hulkenberg was being shown the way by his team mate.
2015 F1 driver rankings #10: Daniil Kvyat
2015 F1 season review
Posted onDaniil Kvyat had a solid first season at Red Bull – but did he really deserve to finish in front of Daniel Ricciardo?
2015 F1 driver rankings #11: Felipe Massa
2015 F1 season review
Posted onA solid but unspectacular second year at Williams for Felipe Massa leaves him just outside the top ten.
2015 F1 driver rankings #12: Carlos Sainz Jnr
2015 F1 season review
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr had an excellent first season in Formula One – but his fellow rookie team mate did even better.
2015 F1 driver rankings #13: Jenson Button
2015 F1 season review
Posted onJenson Button narrowly had the edge over team mate Fernando Alonso – but both deserved a better car.