While there may be just one race weekend left to go in 2024 that didn’t stop this season’s penultimate event in Qatar from being one of the most action-packed spectacles of the year. Drivers fought for every inch with vital finishing positions in the standings at stake, while this year’s world champion Max Verstappen showcased his credentials once again with an expert Grand Prix win. But who else stood out for the judges in the Qatari desert? Scroll down to check out the latest Power Rankings scores.
How it works
Our five-judge panel assess each driver after every Grand Prix and score them out of 10 according to their performance across the weekend – taking machinery out of the equation
Our experts’ scores are then averaged out to produce a race score – with those scores then tallied up across the season on our overall Power Rankings Leaderboard (at the bottom of the page)Max Verstappen started the Qatar weekend on the back foot with an ill-handling car and only P6 in Sprint Qualifying. He and Red Bull got their act together when the 100-kilometre dash was out of the way, though – making some effective set-up changes and charging to P1 in the main qualifying session. Starting second via a penalty for baulking George