Formula 1 2020: The driver line-ups
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Who are the drivers for 2020? (All statistics correct as of the start of the 2020 season).
Antonio Giovinazzi (Italy) - Alfa Romeo
Antonio Giovinazzi, who had only taken part in two grands prix prior to 2019, secured his first three points finishes last season
Date of birth: 14/12/93 | Races started: 23 | Pole positions: 0 |
Wins: 0 | Podium places: 0 | World titles: 0 |
2019 position: 17th | 2019 wins/podiums: 0/0 | 2019 best: 5th (Brazil) |
Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) - Alfa Romeo
Kimi Raikkonen is famed for coming across as indifferent about his performances, but he must be doing something right, as this is his 18th season at motorsport's top table
Date of birth: 17/10/79 | Races started: 312 | Pole positions: 18 |
Wins: 21 | Podium places: 103 | World titles: 1 (2007) |
2019 position: 12th | 2019 wins/podiums: 0/0 | 2019 best: 4th (Brazil) |
Pierre Gasly (France) - Alpha Tauri
Pierre Gasly was dropped by Red Bull in favour of Alexander Albon halfway through the 2019 season
Date of birth: 7/2/96 | Races started: 47 | Pole positions: 0 |
Wins: 0 | Podium places: 1 | World titles: 0 |
2019 position: 7th | 2019 wins/podiums: 0/1 | 2019 best: 2nd (Brazil) |
Daniil Kvyat (Russia) - Alpha Tauri
Daniil Kvyat was demoted by Red Bull in 2016 and then dropped by Toro Rosso in 2017, before his unlikely return in 2019
Date of birth: 26/4/94 | Races started: 93 | Pole positions: 0 |
Wins: 0 | Podium places: 3 | World titles: 0 |
2019 position: 13th | 2019 wins/podiums: 0/1 | 2019 best: 3rd (Germany) |
Charles Leclerc (Monaco) - Ferrari
Charles Leclerc was promoted to Ferrari last season, and cemented his reputation as a rising star with two wins in 2019
Date of birth: 16/10/97 | Races started: 42 | Pole positions: 7 |
Wins: 2 | Podium places: 10 | World titles: 0 |
2019 position: 4th | 2019 wins/podiums: 2/10 | 2019 best: 1st (Italy & Belgium) |
Sebastian Vettel (Germany) - Ferrari
Sebastian Vettel is looking for his fifth drivers' title but only managed fifth place last season, nearly 200 points behind winner Lewis Hamilton
Date of birth: 3/7/87 | Races started: 240 | Pole positions: 57 |
Wins: 53 | Podium places: 120 | World titles: 4 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) |
2019 position: 5th | 2019 wins/podiums: 1/9 | 2019 best: 1st (Singapore) |
Romain Grosjean (France) - Haas
Romain Grosjean only managed three points finishes in 2019 and failed to finish seven times
Date of birth: 17/4/86 | Races started: 164 | Pole positions: 0 |
Wins: 0 | Podium places: 10 | World titles: 0 |
2019 position: 18th | 2019 wins/podiums: 0/0 | 2019 best: 7th (Germany) |
Kevin Magnussen (Denmark) - Haas
Kevin Magnussen's father, Jan, drove in F1 during the mid-1990s - Kevin already has bragging rights, though, with a 2nd place in 2014. Jan's highest was 6th
Date of birth: 5/10/92 | Races started: 102 | Pole positions: 0 |
Wins: 0 | Podium places: 1 | World titles: 0 |
2019 position: 9th | 2019 wins/podiums: 0/0 | 2019 best: 6th (Australia) |
Lando Norris (Great Britain) - McLaren
Norris impressed in his first season in F1 last year, amassing 49 points
Date of birth: 13/11/99 | Races started: 21 | Pole positions: 0 |
Wins: 0 | Podium places: 0 | World titles: 0 |
2019 position: 11th | 2019 wins/podiums: 0/0 | 2019 best: 6th (Austria & Bahrain) |
Carlos Sainz (Spain) - McLaren
Carlos Sainz, who raced for Renault in 2018, followed in the footsteps of another Spaniard - Fernando Alonso - at McLaren last year
Date of birth: 1/9/94 | Races started: 102 | Pole positions: 0 |
Wins: 0 | Podium places: 1 | World titles: 0 |
2019 position: 6th | 2019 wins/podiums: 0/1 | 2019 best: 3rd (Brazil) |
Valtteri Bottas (Finland) - Mercedes
Bottas promised much after winning the opening race last year, but couldn't keep pace with illustrious team-mate Hamilton
Date of birth: 28/8/89 | Races started: 139 | Pole positions: 11 |
Wins: 7 | Podium places: 45 | World titles: 0 |
2018 position: 2nd | 2018 wins/podiums: 4/15 | 2018 best: 1st (USA, Japan, Azerbaijan & Australia) |
Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain) - Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton won his sixth Formula 1 title in 2019 to leave him just one short of Michael Schumacher's all-time record
Date of birth: 7/1/85 | Races started: 250 | Pole positions: 88 |
Wins: 84 | Podium places: 151 | World titles: 6 (2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019) |
2019 position: 1st | 2019 wins/podiums: 11/17 | 2019 best: 1st (Abu Dhabi, Mexico, Russia, Hungary, Britain, France, Canada, Monaco, Spain, China & Bahrain) |
Sergio Perez (Mexico) - Racing Point
Sergio Perez was the only driver not racing for Mercedes, Ferrari or Red Bull to get on the podium in 2018, but failed to repeat the feat in 2019
Date of birth: 26/1/90 | Races started: 176 | Pole positions: 0 |
Wins: 0 | Podium places: 8 | World titles: 0 |
2019 position: 10th | 2019 wins/podiums: 0/0 | 2019 best: 6th (Belgium & Azerbaijan) |
Lance Stroll (Canada) - Racing Point
Lance Stroll only qualified on the front half of the grid once in the 2019 season, starting 9th in Italy
Date of birth: 29/10/98 | Races started: 62 | Pole positions: 0 |
Wins: 0 | Podium places: 1 | World titles: 0 |
2019 position: 15th | 2019 wins/podiums: 0/0 | 2019 best: 4th (Germany) |
Alexander Albon (Thailand) - Red Bull
Alexander Albon came third in the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship to earn his promotion to Formula 1, and moved to Red Bull's senior team mid-season in 2019
Date of birth: 23/3/96 | Races started: 21 | Pole positions: 0 |
Wins: 0 | Podium places: 0 | World titles: 0 |
2019 position: 8th | 2019 wins/podiums: 0/0 | 2019 best: 4th (Japan) |
Max Verstappen (Netherlands) - Red Bull
The son of former F1 driver Jos, 21-year-old Max Verstappen has already won eight races
Date of birth: 30/9/97 | Races started: 102 | Pole positions: 2 |
Wins: 8 | Podium places: 31 | World titles: 0 |
2019 position: 3rd | 2019 wins/podiums: 3/9 | 2019 best: 1st (Brazil, Germany & Austria) |
Esteban Ocon (France) - Renault
Mercedes' driver Ocon previously raced for Racing Point when they were known as Force India
Date of birth: 17/9/96 | Races started: 50 | Pole positions: 0 |
Wins: 0 | Podium places: 0 | World titles: 0 |
2019 position: N/A | 2019 wins/podiums: N/A | 2019 best: N/A |
Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) - Renault
Daniel Ricciardo won in both China and Monaco in 2018 but failed to make the podium last season
Date of birth: 1/7/89 | Races started: 171 | Pole positions: 3 |
Wins: 7 | Podium places: 29 | World titles: 0 |
2019 position: 9th | 2019 wins/podiums: 0/0 | 2019 best: 4th (Italy) |
Nicholas Latifi (Canada) - Williams
Former test driver Latifi replaces Poland's Robert Kubica
Date of birth: 29/6/95 | Races started: 0 | Pole positions: 0 |
Wins: 0 | Podium places: 0 | World titles: 0 |
2019 position: N/A | 2019 wins/podiums: N/A | 2019 best: N/A |
George Russell (Great Britain) - Williams
Russell consistently outperformed his experienced team-mate Kubica last season
Date of birth: 15/2/98 | Races started: 21 | Pole positions: 0 |
Wins: 0 | Podium places: 0 | World titles: 0 |
2019 position: 20th | 2019 wins/podiums: 0/0 | 2019 best: 11th (Germany) |
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