For young drivers, the results of their debut season in Formula 1 are always important, even though they often start their careers in the weakest teams. However, journalists from the official website have compiled an interesting ranking of the success of the debut seasons of the current racers.
Statistics for the debut seasons of current riders
Racer | Season | Team | Glasses | Remark |
1. L.Hamilton | 2007 | McLaren | 109 | started with a different scoring system |
2. O. Piastri | 2023 | McLaren | 97 | |
3. A. Albon | 2019 | Toro Rosso/Red Bull | 92 | |
4. E. Okon | 2017 | Force India | 87 | first full season |
5. K.Magnussen | 2014 | McLaren | 55 | |
6. L.Norris | 2019 | McLaren | 49 | |
7. M. Verstappen | 2015 | Toro Rosso | 49 | |
8. L. Walk | 2017 | Williams | 40 | |
9. S. Leclerc | 2018 | Alfa Romeo | 39 | |
10. Yu.Tsunoda | 2021 | AlphaTauri | 32 | |
11. P. Gasly | 2018 | Toro Rosso | 29 | first full season |
12. N. Hulkenberg | 2010 | Williams | 22 | |
13. K.Sainz | 2015 | Toro Rosso | 18 | |
14. S. Perez | 2011 | Sauber | 14 | |
15. D. Ricciardo | 2012 | Toro Rosso | 10 | first full season |
16. G.Zhou | 2022 | Alfa Romeo | 6 | |
17. V. Bottas | 2013 | Williams | 4 | |
18. L. Sargent | 2023 | Williams | 1 | |
19. D. Russell | 2019 | Williams | 0 | |
20. F. Alonso | 2001 | Minardi | 0 | started with a different scoring system |
Source: F1 News

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