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 CRYPTO.COM MIAMI GRAND PRIX 2023

He may have only started ninth on the grid, but there was to be no stopping the world champion winning at the Miami International Autodrome, as he climbed through the pack before overhauling his Red Bull team mate with less than 10 laps to go. Here’s how the voting broke down…

Max Verstappen - 27.1%
Sergio Perez - 12.5%
Fernando Alonso - 9.8%
Lewis Hamilton - 8.6%
George Russell - 7.9%

FORMULA 1 AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX 2023

Fortuitous safety car timing may have helped him get ahead of his Red Bull team mate, but from then on Sergio Perez drove an imperious race in Baku to hold off Max Verstappen and narrow the gap at the top of the championship table. You were duly impressed - here’s how the voting broke down…

Sergio Perez - 29.1%
Fernando Alonso - 14.3%
Charles Leclerc - 11.4%
Lewis Hamilton - 9.1%
Max Verstappen - 6.6%

FORMULA 1 ROLEX AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX 2023

It was a race full of drama in Melboure, with multiple incidents, red flags and restarts. Sergio Perez started from the pit lane, but came through it all to finish fifth and earn an extra point for setting the fastest lap for Red Bull. Not a bad afternoon's work, all things considered - and you duly recognised that. Here’s how the voting broke down…

Sergio Perez - 21.3%
Lewis Hamilton - 14.3%
Pierre Gasly - 10.3%
Lando Norris - 9.6%
Carlos Sainz - 9%

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%