Driver of the Day 2025

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...

FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN CHINESE GRAND PRIX 2025

Two Grands Prix and two points-scoring results - not a bad way for Kimi Antonelli to start his Formula 1 career. To add to that the Mercedes rookie got your vote in Shanghai after an excellent strategic drive to P8 that saw him make his second set of tyres last an incredible 44 laps, despite nursing car damage picked up early in the race. Here’s how the numbers broke down…

Kimi Antonelli - 20.7%
Oscar Piastri - 15.6%
Oliver Bearman - 12.9%
Charles Leclerc - 8.4%
Max Verstappen - 6.5%

FORMULA 1 LOUIS VUITTON AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX 2025

What a way to start the season! The unpredictable Melbourne weather brought chaos to the Australian Grand Prix, but polesitter Lando Norris kept his cool through it all to see off World Champion Max Verstappen and start his - and McLaren's - championship challenge in superb style with a memorable victory. Here’s how the voting broke down…

Lando Norris - 20.7%
Oscar Piastri - 17.2%
Alex Albon - 15.9%
Yuki Tsunoda - 11.3%
Lewis Hamilton - 8.3%