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Despite missing out on the F1 drivers’ title, Max Verstappen achieved the best average finishing position across the 2025 season.

Excluding retirements, the four-time world champion recorded an average finishing position of 3.67, making him the only driver to finish, on average, better than fourth.

Remarkably, world champion Lando Norris did not even have the second-best average finishing position, instead ranking third behind McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri.

Piastri’s average finishing position was 4.21, narrowly better than Norris’ 4.25. Interestingly, George Russell was only just adrift of Norris’ result, with the Mercedes driver posting an average finishing position of 4.54.

Completing the top five was Charles Leclerc, although the Monegasque was considerably adrift of the top four with an average of 6.75.

Despite not being close to the top spots, the Ferrari driver comfortably outperformed team-mate Lewis Hamilton, who had the sixth-best average finishing position at 8.5.

With an average of 9.83, Kimi Antonelli in seventh was the only other driver to record an average finishing position inside the top 10.

While Verstappen had the best average finishing position, Yuki Tsunoda was 12th on the list, with an average result of 12.58 — almost nine positions worse than the Dutchman.

To conclude Alpine’s dreadful season, its three drivers — Pierre Gasly, Franco Colapinto, and Jack Doohan — recorded the three worst average finishing positions.

Gasly managed an average finishing position of 14.58, considerably better than Colapinto’s 16.06 and Doohan’s 16.33.

Check out each driver's average finishing position below (excluding DNFs)!

Pos	Driver	Team	Avg pos.
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	3.67
2	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	4.21
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	4.25
4	George Russell	Mercedes	4.54
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	6.75
6	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	8.5
7	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	9.83
8	Alex Albon	Williams	11.04
9	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	11.79
-	Oliver Bearman	Haas	11.79
11	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	11.88
12	Carlos Sainz	Williams	12.17
13	Esteban Ocon	Haas	12.5
14	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	12.58
15	Nico Hulkenberg	Stake F1	12.79
-	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	12.79
17	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	13.7
18	Gabriel Bortoleto	Stake F1	14.25
19	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	14.58
20	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	16.06
21	Jack Doohan	Alpine	16.33

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