F1 23 driver ratings: Best to worst

On Monday, June 12, 2023, a video introducing the Driver Ratings for the next EA SPORTS F1 23 game from Electronic Arts and Codemasters was released. EA didn’t only reveal the new video but also showcased all of the detailed F1 23 driver ratings on its website.

The Driver Ratings for each driver on the real-world grid are one of the most important elements of a My Team in any of the most recent Formula 1 video games. The purpose of these evaluations is to inform potential My Team players about the qualities of the present drivers so they may assemble the best team during their playthrough.

Just like every other game and publication, F1 23 driver ratings also have a certain way of evaluating each individual in a common ranking system. This system is formed by different aspects, considering the important things when it comes to evaluating an F1 driver. Here are the things that EA considers when giving a driver his rating:

Experience (EXP): It is based on how many races a driver has started throughout their career.
Racecraft (RAC): The ability of the driver to pass the field and finish in a position higher than when they started.
Awareness (AWA): In this situation, drivers will benefit by spending less time in the Steward’s room. The score in this area will be influenced by actual sanctions.
Pace (PAC): Favors competitors who come the closest to the quickest lap times in qualifying and the race. A driver defeating a fellow team member is also taken into account.
Rating (RTG): The sum of the four ratings that came before. Based on performance, this overall ranking will fluctuate over the season.

F1 23 driver ratings: Full list

DRIVER	OVERALL	EXPERIENCE	RACECRAFT	AWARENESS	PACE
MAX VERSTAPPEN	94	84	97	85	95
FERNANDO ALONSO	92	99	91	78	93
LEWIS HAMILTON	92	97	94	94	90
CHARLES LECLERC	89	77	92	85	90
LANDO NORRIS	89	76	91	79	91
SERGIO PEREZ	89	91	93	86	87
CARLOS SAINZ JR.	88	84	92	81	87
GEORGE RUSSELL	88	76	87	83	91
VALTTERI BOTTAS	87	88	86	97	86
ESTEBAN OCON	86	77	92	76	86
PIERRE GASLY	85	78	89	76	85
LANCE STROLL	84	79	91	78	81
ALEXANDER ALBON	83	75	81	78	86
YUKI TSUNODA	83	69	79	75	87
KEVIN MAGNUSSEN	81	81	79	85	82
NICO HULKENBERG	80	86	79	81	80
ZHOU GUANYU	78	63	78	74	81
OSCAR PIASTRI	74	74	73	79	77
LOGAN SARGEANT	71	48	84	75	67
NYCK DE VRIES	71	50	84	75	67

Max Verstappen is still in the lead at the top after maintaining his position at the top of F1 22’s last update. He was a 95 overall, but now he’s a 94 (the video shows him as a 93). Lewis Hamilton drops from a 93 to a 92 as Fernando Alonso rises from 90 to 92, tying them for second place.

The two players with the lowest ratings in the game are De Vries and Logan Sargeant. Both of them emerge at 71. The game gave Valtteri Bottas an overall rating of 87. View every rating in the table above.

For 2023, four new drivers who weren’t on the grid in 2022 have been ranked. With an overall rating of 80, Nico Hulkenberg returns to being a normal driver after being a My Team Icon. Piastri, the best of the three rookies, ranks first overall with a score of 74, followed by Sargeant and de Vries at 71.

F1 teammates tried to guess each other’s ratings

It wouldn’t be OK just to reveal the F1 23 ratings and not create any content related to it. This year, Electronic Arts decided to follow the tradition and made teammates guess each other’s ratings.

Drivers were teamed up, typically with their colleagues, to estimate each other’s scores, much as last season. Despite being on separate teams, Oscar Piastri, Logan Sargeant, and Nick de Vries were the three rookies on the grid, and George Russell and Lando Norris were given the task of guessing each other.

Hilarity ensues as some of the grid try their *best* to guess the F1 23 driver ratings! 😆
It’s time to find out who ranked what! 👀#F1 #F123 @EASPORTSF1
— Formula 1 (@F1) June 12, 2023

Fans gathered under the tweet and commented on the content. Some said how they enjoyed watching it, while others had criticism on drivers’ guesses of each other’s F1 23 ratings. In the end, EA announced the official numbers!