2026 driver pace ratings

After Singapore Grand Prix · round 17 · R

Delta since the previous race update: ↑ faster · ↓ slower

Qualifying pace

Rank	Driver	Team	Rating	Delta
1	George RussellRUS	Mercedes	−1.67%	↓ 0.07
2	Kimi AntonelliANT	Mercedes	−1.56%	↓ 0.05
3	Charles LeclercLEC	Ferrari	−1.51%	↓ 0.03
4	Lando NorrisNOR	McLaren	−1.46%	↓ 0.04
5	Oscar PiastriPIA	McLaren	−1.40%	↓ 0.04
6	Max VerstappenVER	Red Bull	−1.39%	↑ 0.03
7	Lewis HamiltonHAM	Ferrari	−1.39%	↓ 0.01
8	Isack HadjarHAD	Red Bull	−1.16%	—
9	Pierre GaslyGAS	Alpine	−0.42%	↓ 0.01
10	Arvid LindbladLIN	Racing Bulls	−0.32%	↓ 0.07
11	Liam LawsonLAW	Racing Bulls	−0.12%	↓ 0.02
12	Gabriel BortoletoBOR	Audi	−0.10%	↓ 0.02
13	Franco ColapintoCOL	Alpine	−0.02%	↓ 0.02
14	Nico HülkenbergHUL	Audi	+0.08%	↓ 0.06
15	Oliver BearmanBEA	Haas	+0.41%	↓ 0.07
16	Esteban OconOCO	Haas	+0.69%	↓ 0.07
17	Carlos Sainz Jr.SAI	Williams	+0.77%	↓ 0.01
18	Alexander AlbonALB	Williams	+1.00%	↓ 0.04
19	Fernando AlonsoALO	Aston Martin	+1.95%	↑ 0.26
20	Sergio PérezPER	Cadillac	+2.40%	↑ 0.02
21	Valtteri BottasBOT	Cadillac	+2.60%	↑ 0.04
22	Lance StrollSTR	Aston Martin	+2.64%	↑ 0.29

Race pace

Rank	Driver	Team	Rating	Delta
1	Kimi AntonelliANT	Mercedes	−1.51%	↓ 0.12
2	Max VerstappenVER	Red Bull	−1.43%	↑ 0.01
3	George RussellRUS	Mercedes	−1.43%	↓ 0.17
4	Charles LeclercLEC	Ferrari	−1.36%	↓ 0.02
5	Lando NorrisNOR	McLaren	−1.29%	↓ 0.09
6	Lewis HamiltonHAM	Ferrari	−1.19%	↓ 0.02
7	Oscar PiastriPIA	McLaren	−1.07%	↓ 0.08
8	Isack HadjarHAD	Red Bull	−0.96%	↓ 0.13
9	Pierre GaslyGAS	Alpine	−0.30%	↑ 0.11
10	Arvid LindbladLIN	Racing Bulls	+0.03%	↓ 0.04
11	Franco ColapintoCOL	Alpine	+0.05%	↑ 0.06
12	Gabriel BortoletoBOR	Audi	+0.06%	↑ 0.04
13	Nico HülkenbergHUL	Audi	+0.07%	↑ 0.11
14	Liam LawsonLAW	Racing Bulls	+0.14%	↑ 0.18
15	Oliver BearmanBEA	Haas	+0.35%	↑ 0.03
16	Esteban OconOCO	Haas	+0.57%	—
17	Alexander AlbonALB	Williams	+0.75%	↑ 0.02
18	Carlos Sainz Jr.SAI	Williams	+0.76%	↓ 0.04
19	Sergio PérezPER	Cadillac	+1.75%	↓ 0.06
20	Fernando AlonsoALO	Aston Martin	+1.91%	↑ 0.19
21	Lance StrollSTR	Aston Martin	+2.03%	↑ 0.19
22	Valtteri BottasBOT	Cadillac	+2.08%	↓ 0.17

These ratings are an estimate of the current relative lap pace rather than a season average or an attempt to measure driver skill compared to others, which are then used to generate the predictions seen here.

The rating is against the field average — a negative rating of −0.5 means we expect that driver to be around 0.5% faster than the field average. Using percentage points rather than lap time means we can apply the rating across multiple Grands Prix.

The ratings are generated with a Kalman filter updated from clean-lap pace measurements across different sessions alongside results.