Verstappen voted 2022 Driver of the Year by RaceFans readers · RaceFans

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RaceFans readers have voted Max Verstappen as their high driver of the 2022 Formula 1 season. It’s the second yr in a row the Purple Bull driver has topped our ballot.

The Purple Bull driver retained his championship crown, however whereas he needed to combat to the final spherical in 2021, this time he put a lock on it with 4 races to spare.

The margin of Verstappen’s 2022 title win, triumphing by 146 factors over runner-up Charles Leclerc, was just like his dominance within the RaceFans readers’ ballot. Over half of all votes have been for Verstappen, though he truly took a smaller portion of the full votes in comparison with final yr (52% to 55%).

In one other parallel to final yr a Mercedes driver acquired the second most votes, however this time it was new signing George Russell as a substitute of Lewis Hamilton. Russell amassed 11% of readers’ votes, with Hamilton dropping to fifth place and 5% of the full votes. Between the 2 Mercedes drivers have been Alpine’s Fernando Alonso (10%) and McLaren’s Lando Norris (9%).

Haas driver Kevin Magnussen picked up 3% of the vote, with Leclerc and Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel degree on 2% after which six drivers (Alex Albon, Valtteri Bottas, Nicholas Latifi, Daniel Ricciardo, Carlos Sainz Jnr and Mick Schumacher) all incomes not less than one vote.

That left six full-time drivers who have been no person’s high performer among the many RaceFans readership, together with Purple Bull’s Sergio Perez who received two grands prix and completed third within the championship standings.

RaceFans F1 Driver of the Yr ballot winners since 2010

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 2022 F1 Driver of the Weekend winners

Eight totally different drivers received RaceFans’ Driver of the Weekend ballot throughout 2022. Right here’s who triumphed in every, plus who Method 1’s official Driver of the Day winners:

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