F1i's 2025 Driver Rankings: The grid's top 10 best performers

In 2025, we saw a defiant masterclass from a driver in an erratic Red Bull, and a new World Champion who had to conquer his own demons before he could conquer the standings.

These are the ten drivers who made the 2025 season for the ages, showcasing the kind of relentless execution that separates the legends from the lap-fillers. Whether they were dragging a lackluster chassis to a podium or fighting a teammate for the ultimate prize, these ten were in a league of their own.

#10 Alex Albon - Williams

Albon’s year was a classic "Don’t look now" scenario. For the first eight races, he was the bedrock of Williams, essentially securing their fifth-place constructors' finish single-handedly.

But the arrival of Carlos Sainz seemed to trigger a slow-motion identity crisis. By the final third of the year, Albon’s scoring dried up to a mere three points as the team’s center of gravity shifted toward the other side of the garage.

He still accounted for over half the team’s points, but the season ended with a giant question mark over whether he’s the lead driver or just a very fast placeholder.

#9 Pierre Gasly - Alpine

Gasly spent 2025 performing a season-long magic trick: making a tractor look like a race car. The Alpine was, by most metrics, a rolling disaster, yet Gasly dragged it into the final qualifying shootout 11 times.

Aside from an autumn slump caused by a floor upgrade that worked about as well as a chocolate radiator, he was the only thing keeping the lights on at Enstone.

When you consider that his teammates combined for a grand total of zero points, Gasly’s seven scoring finishes - headlined by a gritty drive to sixth at Silverstone - look less like "solid results" and more like humanitarian aid for Alpine.