Driver of the Day 2023

Introduced in 2016, the Driver of the Day award is voted for by fans during each Grand Prix and announced at the end of the race. Here's this year's winners so far...

FORMULA 1 STC SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX 2023

A technical problem on Saturday consigned the world champion to 15th on the grid in Jeddah, but boy did Max Verstappen recover in style on Sunday. Second place at the flag, beaten only by his Red Bull team mate, and fastest lap - set on the very last lap - to boot. Here’s how the voting broke down…

Max Verstappen - 26.3%
Sergio Perez - 19.8%
Fernando Alonso - 14.6%
Charles Leclerc - 7.2%
Lewis Hamilton- 6.7%

FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX 2023

He may have been hit by his team mate on the opening lap, but that didn't stop the oldest man on the grid putting in a sparkling performance in Sakhir. Winning thrilling duels with the likes of Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz, Fernando Alonso fought back in typically entertaining style to clinch a podium on his Aston Martin debut. Here’s how the voting broke down…

Fernando Alonso - 53.3%
Pierre Gasly - 6.5%
Max Verstappen - 6.3%
Lewis Hamilton - 5.5%
Charles Leclerc - 4.4%