Some opted for a festive end of the year, others for a calm stint, a few went to exotic places while others remained close to home.
Here is our first gallery of 2019, with a New Year's nod from the drivers to the fans.
The Finn was treated to some spectacular fireworks in Valparaiso.
After the New Year's storm, VB went for some seaside browsing;
The Hulk was under the tropics for the New Year.
Max stayed home at Monaco with his New year's entourage.
Lewis Hamilton posted a complilation of his 2018 highlights on Instagram.
Kimi headed up north to Finland, family in tow.
It appears that the Honey Badger manned a barbecue Down Under as one year blended into the other.
Carlos Sainze went for a straight-forward helmeted pose on Instagram to wish everyone a happy 2019.
Daniil Kvyat celebrated his return to the grid and the New Year on the Fernando de Noronha island in Brazil, with girldfriend Kelly Piquet.
Breaking thorugh the 2019 fireworks, it's Williams rookie George Russell.
It's a new dawn for Charles Leclerc, who expressed his best wishes for 2019 with just the right picture.
Sergio Perez wished everyone a happy new year with a picture of his podium finish last year in Baku.
Pierre Gasly was another driver who chosea picture of his himself and his 2018 highlight: his P4 finish in Bahrain.
Mercedes reserve driver Esteban Ocon opted for some pure moutain air, spending tyhe New Year near the Mont-Blanc.
Miami has always been a favourite spot for StoffelVandoorne, so that's where he partied on December 31 along with Anna de Ferran.
As he looks forward to a calmer 2019, Fernando Alonso remained lcose to home with girldfriend Linda Morselli.
Romain and Marion Grosjean celebrated the New Year at a seaside resort along with their three children.
he won't be on the grid in Melbourne, but Sergey Sirotkin spent the New Year in good company.