AUTOhebdo's Top 50 Drivers of 2025 – 20th to 16th: from Freddie Slater to Charles Milesi

Before Christmas, the editorial team is revealing its top 50 drivers of the year each day. We continue with those ranked 20th to 16st.

Published 18/12/2025 à 19:30

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AUTOhebdo's Top 50 Drivers of 2025 – 20th to 16th: from Freddie Slater to Charles Milesi

Notation method: The journalists at AUTOhebdo each submitted their top 50 from a pre-defined list of 80 names. The driver in first place received 50 points, down to the fiftieth, who received one point. The average of the votes produced a ranking based on the driver's (or crew's) performance in their category during the year 2025.

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20. Freddie Slater

FRECA Champion
8 wins

Freddie Slater, the new FRECA points record holder, followed up his impressive Italian F4 title a year later. With eight victories in the European series, the Briton dominated the discipline ahead of Matteo De Palo (Trident) and Frenchman Enzo Deligny (R-ace GP). His two wins in as many races at Le Castellet and Monza – the final round of the season – demonstrated his ability to remain unshakeable at key moments of the year. Among the most promising drivers of his generation, Freddie Slater will drive for Trident in F3.

19. Marco Bezzecchi

Marco Bezzecchi, Portuguese GP, Portimão, MotoGP

3th in the world championship MotoGP
3 wins

With three victories in the 2025 MotoGP season, Marco Bezzecchi even seemed capable of more. At Silverstone, Portimão, and Valencia, the Italian won opportunistically, sometimes taking advantage of crashes. fabio quartararo, or perhaps Marc Márquez's injury at the end of the season. As the new leader of the Aprilia team, given Jorge Martín's repeated absences, Marco Bezzecchi has made significant progress ahead of a potentially pivotal 2026 season in his development.

18. Rafael Camara

Rafael Camara, Ferrari, F3, F2, Trident, Invicta

Formula 3 Champion
4 wins

FRECA champion in 2024, Rafael Câmara seems to have taken his game to another level in 2025. With a near-perfect start to the season, his consistent qualifying performances left the Brazilian with very little hope for the rest of the grid. Capable of winning in Hungary after several consecutive weekends without a victory, the Brazilian driver secured his F3 championship title one race before the end of the season. This feat hadn't been achieved since George Russell's championship win in 2017.

17. Doriane Pin

Doriane Pin, F1 Academy 2025 champion in Las Vegas

Champion of the F1 Academy
4 wins

A French phenomenon in motorsport, Dorian Pin managed to clinch the F1 Academy championship title at the end of her second season in the category. Battling Maya Weug, the French driver, bolstered by four victories in Shanghai, Miami, Montreal, and Las Vegas, achieved her main objective for the year. Paradoxically, she didn't secure a single pole position this season. But despite the introduction of the reverse grid rule, "Pocket Rocket" did not remain stuck in the pack, capable of remarkable comebacks as was the case in Florida for example.

16. Charles Milesi

Winner of the Fuji 6H
Champion ELMS (3 wins)

Competing on two fronts this 2025 season, Charles Milesi has had a string of great moments. Winner of the 6 Hours of Fuji alongside Paul-Loup Chatin, the French driver has given Alpine his first victory in the Hypercar category. Benefiting from an optimized strategy, the brand with the arrow A witnessed a particularly effective stint from Charles Milesi. A driver in the ELMS alongside this commitment to the World Championship.EnduranceThe Frenchman was crowned LMP2 champion with the VDS Panis Racing team. Alongside Oliver Gray and Esteban Masson, Milesi contributed to finishing ahead of Inter Europol Competition and IDEC Sport, among others.