AUTOhebdo's Top 50 Drivers of 2025 – 40th to 36th: from Jack Crawford to Pedro Acosta

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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40. Jack Crawford

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• Vice-champion of Formula 2
• Four victories

Having arrived at the Academy Aston MartinThe American was among the logical contenders for the F2 crown this season, as he was competing in his third year in the feeder series. Formula 1Although he could do nothing against a particularly fast Leonardo Fornaroli, Crawford managed to get the measure of his other opponents, despite a difficult start to the season, without any points in the first two meetings.

39. Nico Hulkenberg

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• Eleventh in the F1 World Championship
• A podium

It is obviously on the Silverstone podium that the 2025 season of Nico Hulkenberg reached his zenith. The German driver was finally rewarded after fifteen years of chasing a podium finish that had eluded him. However, to limit the German's season to his single podium would be an oversimplification, as Hülkenberg had carried Sauber at the start of the season and served as a mentor to his teammate Gabriel Bortoleto.

38. Richard Lietz, Riccardo Pera, Ryan Hardwick

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• World ChampionEndurance (LMGT3)
• Winners of 24 Hours of Le Mans (LMGT3)

The trio of Porsche The Manthey Racing #92 dominated the LMGT3 category of the World Endurance Championship after its victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. "Mr. GT," Richard Lietz, expertly led a solid and consistent crew, where Lietz's experience blended perfectly with Pera's youthful energy and the skills of the crew's Bronze driver, Ryan Hardwick.

37. Alex lynn

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• Winner of the 6 Hours of São Paulo
• Three pole positions

In the excellent partnership he formed with Norman Nato and Will Stevens, Alex Lynn continued to establish himself as one of the most formidable drivers over a single lap. The Briton secured three pole positions, including the one at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which had so cruelly eluded him in 2024. While he couldn't convert it into a podium finish, nor at Fuji, the pole position obtained at São Paulo launched Cadillac on track for its first victory in 2024. WEC.

36. Pedro Acosta

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• Fourth in the world championship MotoGP

Although he has yet to secure a MotoGP victory, Pedro Acosta has nonetheless had a stellar season, with a blistering second half where he clearly outshone his teammate Brad Binder. Riding a KTM that could have been lagging behind the competition due to the Austrian manufacturer's financial difficulties, Acosta instead delivered a truly impressive performance, proving to his employer and the rest of the paddock that he is one to watch in the future.