F1 Driver of the Day

Driver of the Day 2024 overview

Check out the Driver of the Day overview of Formula 1's 2024 season in the table below.

Carlos Sainz first Driver of the Day of 2024

In 2024, Carlos Sainz clinched the first F1 Driver of the Day title. With his Ferrari, he secured a podium finish thanks to a strong surge forward. He battled with his teammate, Charles Leclerc, whom he outbraked in turn one. Throughout the race, he also passed other drivers and finished just behind Sergio Perez, who came second. The Spaniard won the Driver of the Day title with a convincing percentage of 31.4%, followed by the GP winner Max Verstappen with a percentage of 13.3%.

Oliver Bearman driver of the day

During the Saudi Arabian GP, Oliver Bearman made his debut, becoming the youngest Ferrari driver ever in Formula 1. The young Brit qualified eleventh for the race and impressively finished seventh. Despite limited practice time, as he could only join from FP3, which was a short session due to a red flag, Bearman showcased an impressive Formula 1 debut. As a result, he was overwhelmingly voted as Driver of the Day with 48.3% of the votes.

Keep an eye on this page to see who else will be named Driver of the Day in the 2024 Formula 1 season.

The beginning of Driver of the Day

Since 2016, Driver of the Day was first introduced as an official title of honour. Formula 1 fans can hereby cast their own vote on whom they thought had made an exceptional achievement during the race. It does not have to be that the Driver of the Day won the race, but it is about a driver's exceptional performance or some sympathy for that driver.

For example, a driver may have to start at the back of the grid and fight his way back to the podium. Another example is the Driver of the Day title for Sebastian Vettel after the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Fans honoured him this way, because this was his last Grand Prix in Formula 1.

Driver of the Day is also sometimes abbreviated as 'DOTD'.

The first Driver of the Day in 2016

In 2016, the first honorary title Driver of the Day went to Romain Grosjean. This came as a surprise to him, as it was previously announced that Rio Haryanto had won this title. After a recalculation, it was revealed that there was a miscalculation and this title really went to Romain Grosjean after all.

First Driver of the Day title for Max Verstappen

Max Verstappen also took his first Driver of the Day title in 2016. Unsurprisingly, he did so at the Spanish Grand Prix. There, he drove his first race for Red Bull Racing and immediately took his first ever victory.

Voting for F1 Driver of the Day

To vote yourself for F1 Driver of the Day during a race, go to the official Formula 1 website via F1.com/vote. There you will then choose your favourite driver and cast your vote. At the end of each race, the Driver of the Day will be announced and can also be found on this page.

Voting for Driver of the Day is very easy as no account is required.

Award for Driver of the Day

There is no official award for the driver who wins the F1 Driver of the Day title, it is purely about honour and fan appreciation.

Most Driver of the Day titles

After the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix, Max Verstappen leads with the most Driver of the Day titles, at 39. Followed by Sebastian Vettel with 23 titles and third Lewis Hamilton with 14 Driver of the Day titles.

Previous Driver of The Days

See the list of all F1 Driver of the Day titles since 2016 to 2023 below.

*Driver of the Day not awarded

The Driver of the Day title was not awarded at the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix. Due to bad weather conditions at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, the drivers were only able to do a few laps behind the safety car. After almost four hours of waiting, the race was not resumed and so officially no racing took place. However, half points were awarded to the drivers who finished in the top 10.