Max Verstappen has been voted driver of the year by RaceFans readers for the fourth year in a row.
He was the clear winner of our poll, taking more than half of all votes cast. Verstappen has repeated Lewis Hamilton’s feat from the 2017 to 2020 seasons when our readers also named him the best Formula 1 driver of the year every time.
Verstappen clinched the Formula 1 drivers’ championship title for the fourth time in as many seasons this year. He won nine grands prix, five more than any other driver, and clinched the title with two rounds to spare. By the end of the season he was 63 points ahead of closest rival Lando Norris.
RaceFans F1 Driver of the Year poll winners since 2010
2024: Max Verstappen
2023: Max Verstappen
2022: Max Verstappen
2021: Max Verstappen
2020: Lewis Hamilton
2019: Lewis Hamilton
2018: Lewis Hamilton
2017: Lewis Hamilton
2016: Daniel Ricciardo
2015: Sebastian Vettel
2014: Daniel Ricciardo
2013: Sebastian Vettel
2012: Fernando Alonso
2011: Sebastian Vettel
2010: Lewis Hamilton
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RaceFans 2024 F1 Driver of the Weekend winners
While Verstappen won your vote for Driver of the Year, Norris won our Driver of the Weekend poll once more over the course of the season, six times to five. However Verstappen only won Formula 1’s official Driver of the Day poll once all year.
| Round | F1 Driver of the Day winner | RaceFans Driver of the Weekend winner |
|---|---|---|
| Bahrain Grand Prix | Carlos Sainz Jnr | Carlos Sainz Jnr |
| Saudi Arabian Grand Prix | Oliver Bearman | Oliver Bearman |
| Australian Grand Prix | Carlos Sainz Jnr | Carlos Sainz Jnr |
| Japanese Grand Prix | Charles Leclerc | Carlos Sainz Jnr |
| Chinese Grand Prix | Lando Norris | Lando Norris |
| Miami Grand Prix | Lando Norris | Lando Norris |
| Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix | Lando Norris | Max Verstappen |
| Monaco Grand Prix | Charles Leclerc | Charles Leclerc |
| Canadian Grand Prix | Lando Norris | Max Verstappen |
| Spanish Grand Prix | Lando Norris | Max Verstappen |
| Austrian Grand Prix | Lando Norris | Lando Norris |
| British Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| Hungarian Grand Prix | Oscar Piastri | Oscar Piastri |
| Belgian Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| Dutch Grand Prix | Lando Norris | Lando Norris |
| Italian Grand Prix | Charles Leclerc | Charles Leclerc |
| Azerbaijan Grand Prix | Oscar Piastri | Oscar Piastri |
| Singapore Grand Prix | Daniel Ricciardo | Lando Norris |
| United States Grand Prix | Charles Leclerc | Charles Leclerc |
| Mexican Grand Prix | Carlos Sainz Jnr | Carlos Sainz Jnr |
| Brazilian Grand Prix | Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| Las Vegas Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton | George Russell |
| Qatar Grand Prix | Zhou Guanyu | Max Verstappen |
| Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | Charles Leclerc | Lando Norris |
| Driver | F1 Driver of the Day wins | RaceFans Driver of the Weekend wins |
|---|---|---|
| Lando Norris | 7 | 6 |
| Charles Leclerc | 5 | 3 |
| Carlos Sainz Jnr | 3 | 4 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 3 | 2 |
| Oscar Piastri | 2 | 2 |
| Oliver Bearman | 1 | 1 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | |
| Max Verstappen | 1 | 5 |
| Zhou Guanyu | 1 | |
| George Russell | 1 |
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