26 Sep 2022 3:59 PM +00:00 UTC

F1 22 driver ratings update: Changes for Verstappen, Guanyu, and Ricciardo

Max Verstappen
Zhou Guanyu
Daniel Ricciardo
F1 22 driver ratings

With the return of the 2022 Formula 1 championship after the summer break, EA has updated the F1 22 driver ratings to reflect the driver’s performance in the current season.

Max Verstappen

Max Verstappen is dominating this season. Since the Hungarian Grand Prix, the Dutch driver has won all three races in Belgium, The Netherlands, and Monza. His performance in the Belgium Grand Prix was particularly impressive, finishing in pole position after starting in tenth and fighting through the grid.

As a result, his F1 22 driver ranking has increased by one point, putting him on 96 overall.

Zhou Guanyu

Thanks to his impressive performance in his rookie season that saw him outperform his teammate Valterri Botass in two out of the three qualifying sessions since Hungary, Zhou has had the highest rank increase overall.

His Racecraft increases by six while his Pace has increases by two, resulting in an overall rise of three to 78.

Daniel Ricciardo

It’s been a difficult season for Daniel Ricciardo, who will retire from McLaren at the end of the season. After finishing 15th at Spa, 17th at Zandvoort, and failing to finish due to an engine failure at the Italian Grand Prix, his overall Rating has dropped to 84, putting him behind Pierre Gasly.

F1 22 driver ratings

The driver ratings update also sees Nicholas Latifi drop to 67 and Valtteri Bottas down to 83.

To see how these changes affect the overall rankings, check out the complete F1 22 driver ratings below.

Driver	Team	Experience	Racecraft	Awareness	Pace	Overall
Max Verstappen	Red Bull	7.	99	84	98	96
Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	94	96	91	93	94
George Russell	Mercedes	65	94	83	94	91
Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	67	96	85	94	92
Lando Norris	McLaren	66	94	77	92	90
Fernando Alonso	Alpine	99	90	76	90	90
Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	73	92	80	90	89
Sergio Perez	Red Bull	84	93	85	84	87
Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	78	84	90	83	83
Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	93	89	80	83	85
Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	83	84	84	81	82
Alexander Albon	Williams	61	80	76	87	82
Esteban Ocon	Alpine	64	88	76	82	82
Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	64	88	76	83	83
Kevin Magnussen	Haas	70	82	78	81	80
Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	66	88	75	78	80
Mick Schumacher	Haas	59	83	82	80	80
Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	58	77	74	79	77
Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	52	82	73	80	78
Nicholas Latifi	Williams	62	72	74	65	67

For more articles like this, take a look at our F1 page.

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