Lewis Hamilton receives final verdict on Ferrari horror in ultimate F1 rankings

The final results are in for RacingNews365's ever-popular driver ratings from the 2025 season.

After each grand prix, a member of the team rates each driver, and we have been keeping track of the scores throughout the season to observe the trends and to see who, in our mind, was the best driver of the season.

We have split the final rankings into two parts, with drivers in positions P1-P10 being revealed tomorrow (Sunday, 14th December).

Today, those drivers in places P11-P20 are being reviewed, including two of the three world champions who took part in the season, one of which branded his campaign a "nightmare."

NOTE: Jack Doohan is not counted due to only have six races for Alpine. For the record, his average was 4.7. 

11th - Fernando Alonso - 6.5

Highest score - 9 in Hungary and Singapore 

Lowest score - 4 in Australia and Belgium. 

A late flourish in Abu Dhabi with sixth place allowed Alonso to climb into the top 10 in the real-life drivers' standings after a mixed season in which he missed big points yields in Monaco and Italy due to DNFs but still showed some of his usual speed. Out-qualified Stroll 24-0 in grands prix.

12th - Nico Hulkenberg - 6.1

Highest score - 8 in Spain, Canada, Britain, United States, Las Vegas 

Lowest score - 4 in China, Azerbaijan, Singapore 

A season to be remembered for finally grabbing that elusive podium with a well-measured, assured drive in the typically mixed Silverstone conditions. Strong at times, but also bafflingly off the pace of Bortoleto for a while as the battle ebbed and flowed. A good building year for Audi's arrival. 

13th - Lewis Hamilton - 6.0

Highest score - 8 in China and United States 

Lowest score - 3 in Sao Paulo. 

A dreadful year, which started so brightly with that dominant pole and win in the Chinese GP Sprint. Showed an improved turn of form after Miami, but the Hungary weekend was a breaking point where he claimed he was "useless." Raw pace was there after the summer break, but could just not execute clean weekends, and suffered the ignominy of three straight Q1 exits to round out the year. 2026 must be better straight away, or he won't stick around for long.

14th - Esteban Ocon - 5.8

Highest score - 8.5 in China and Monaco 

Lowest score - 3.5 at Emilia Romagna 

A perfectly respectable season for Ocon was derailed around the time of the Italian GP, where he began to suffer from an odd feeling with the brakes he could not shake, as Bearman began to dominate the sister car. Rallied in the final races and finished well with points in three of the last five.

15th - Liam Lawson - 5.8

Highest score - 9.5 in Austria 

Lowest score - 1.5 in China

When the Racing Bulls car was upgraded in Austria with a slight suspension change, it unlocked the feeling Lawson required as he began to show his worth. Seven points finishes overall is probably not enough, but they were big hauls, including a fifth in Azerbaijan and sixth in Austria. But his Red Bull races tank his rating, scoring just a three and a 1.5 for Australia, and China, respectively. 

16th - Pierre Gasly - 5.7

Highest score - 9.5 in Bahrain

Lowest score - 3 in Italy 

The one bright spot in a year to forget for Alpine, Gasly's driving at times was world-class in a car which did not deserve such results. Season highlight was seventh in Bahrain and a sixth at Silverstone but the points soon dried up as the 2205 project was all but abandoned. A good year to grow as team leader.

17th - Gabriel Bortoleto - 5.2

Highest score - 9 in Austria, Hungary, Italy 

Lowest score - 3 in Sao Paulo, and Las Vegas 

Perhaps one of the most under-the-radar rookies, Bortoleto did not score points until Austria, and then went on a strong run until the end of the European season, and began to dominate Hulkenberg, who is no slouch, especially in qualifying. Bubble burst towards the end of the year with his huge Sao Paulo Sprint crash and Las Vegas Turn 1 mistake but a solid year. 

18th - Lance Stroll - 5.2

Highest score - 8 in Hungary 

Lowest score - 3 in Monaco 

A typical Stroll year. Occassional flashes of brilliance, such as his pass on Bearman in the closing stages of Abu Dhabi and in Hungary on a strong weekend, but can dip into being forgotten at times. Must do something about the qualifying battering at the hands of Alonso, which ended 24-0 in grands prix, and 5-1 in Sprints for a score of 29-1.

19th - Yuki Tsunoda - 5.2

Highest score - 8.5 in Azerbaijan

Lowest score - 3 in Spain, and Austria 

Another driver crushed by the poisoned chalice of that second Red Bull seat. Tsunoda arguably never recovered from totalling his Red Bull in qualifying at Imola, which set him back from running on the same specifications as Verstappen for long periods. His performance in Azerbaijan was the exception rather than the rule as he falls off the grid for 2026.

20th - Franco Colapinto - 4.3

Highest score - 7 in Canada 

Lowest score - 3 at Imola, in Spain, Austria, and Britain

Since he was not given the full season, Colapinto's score must be taken with a pinch of salt, but he did not show enough to warrant higher awards which could have boosted his ranking. Took time to settle into the car, which granted was not the best, and showed a good turn of pace in Canada, but in a car Gasly managed to drag to the points seven times, he could not.