AUTOhebdo's Top 50 Drivers of 2025 – 25th to 21st: from Kimi Antonelli to Oliver Rowland

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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25. Andrea Kimi Antonelli

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• 7th in the world championship F1
• 3 times on the podium

Highly anticipated before the start of the 2025 F1 season, the prodigy of the car Ultimately, he disappointed very little. Apart from a frankly disappointing part of the European season for Kimi Antonelli, the Italian managed to turn things around at the end of the year, accumulating good results. This was exemplified by his very first race in the premier class, marked by a fourth-place finish in Melbourne, the protégé of the junior program Mercedes Benz He passed his entrance exam. Three podium finishes in Montreal, São Paulo, and Las Vegas, as well as a pole sprint achieved in Miami… The record appears more than promising for George Russell's new teammate.

24. Charles Leclerc

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• 5th in the F1 world championship
• 7 times on the podium

For Charles LeclercThe start of the 2025 season began with a statement of intent. Anything less than a title would have been a disappointment for the Monegasque driver with his gargantuan ambitions. Ultimately, the Scuderia driver had to settle for a winless season, having managed to extract seven podium finishes from a struggling Ferrari. However, he shone at certain points during the year, delivering solid, even heroic performances, such as his sole pole position in Hungary. He managed to stay afloat at the dawn of a 2026 season that promised a fresh start. Maranello.

23. Kyle Larson

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• Champion NASCAR Cup SeriesEdit

Securing his second title after 2021, American Kyle Larson has indeed captured the NASCAR Cup Series championship after a stellar season. This campaign, highlighted by three victories at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Bristol, and Kansas City, allowed him to surpass Denny Hamlin, who had six wins this year. Despite the fact that the champion's last victory dates back to May 11th, his consistency enabled him to clinch the title by just two points at the end of the season.

22. Leonardo Fornaroli

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• Champion of Formula 2

Having secured the Formula 2 championship in Qatar with one race remaining in the season, Leonardo Fornaroli achieved a back-to-back title. This comes a year after his title in... Formula 3The Italian driver succeeded Gabriel Bortoleto, establishing himself in Formula 1's feeder series with Invicta. With four victories, including one in a feature race, the Italian driver notably managed to break a losing streak. Indeed, prior to his Sprint victory at Silverstone, he had gone 1491 days without a win. Now, the newly crowned champion is affiliated with the academy. McLaren.

21. Oliver Rowland

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• Champion of Formula E

From one champion to the next, it's a short step. Crowned champion at the end of Formula E season 11, Briton Oliver Rowland managed to outpace Nick Cassidy and Pascal Wehrlein, Jaguar and Ferrari drivers respectively. PorscheDespite a triumphant return by Cassidy marked by three victories in the last three races of the season, the champion secured his success thanks in particular to three wins in Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Japan.