McLaren charged their way to maximum points in the blistering Barcelona heat while drama ensued behind them. With the dust settling on an action-packed weekend, who got the highest scores from our Power Rankings judges? Check out the latest results and overall leaderboard below...
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)
Oscar Piastri spent the Monaco race weekend in team mate Lando Norris’ shadow, but he turned the tables at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya with a superb pole position and victory double of his own. Now a seven-time Grand Prix winner and 10 points clear of Norris in the Drivers’ Championship standings, our judges were suitably impressed.
After his Q1 exit, Nico Hulkenberg came back fighting on race day with a rapid start that propelled him into points contention. Already running inside the top 10 when the Safety Car came out late on, Hulkenberg used his “golden ticket” of an extra set of new soft tyres to jump Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari for a remarkable P6, which became fifth after Max Verstappen’s penalty.
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Charles Leclerc could only place seventh on the grid after a tyre gamble that left him short of soft tyres in the decisive Q3 phase. His race was another tale of recovery, though, as he steadily worked his way up the order to run P4 behind the McLarens and Verstappen, who he then jumped with softer tyres at the Safety Car restart to score an unexpected podium.
That formation lap moment at the Australian Grand Prix aside, Isack Hadjar has enjoyed a dream start to life in F1, having blended raw pace with a maturity beyond his years. Spain was no exception as the French rookie made it through to the final Qualifying phase and scored points once again – giving him a 100% hit rate on both fronts across the triple header.
Norris delivered one of his finest F1 displays in Monaco with a Qualifying lap for the ages. He was on the back foot relative to team mate Piastri from Free Practice in Barcelona, though, with a couple of small mistakes hampering his Q3 efforts. Being passed by Verstappen at the start made his race a touch more difficult, but he recovered to P2 to follow Piastri home and limit the damage.
Fernando Alonso was a man on a mission throughout his home Grand Prix weekend. Cheered on by thousands and thousands of loyal fans, the two-time World Champion looked on it throughout practice, made the top 10 in Qualifying and ended up with his first points of the season in the race via some particularly aggressive overtakes.
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Mercedes struggled to make an impression in Imola and Monaco and they were again a step behind the best at the Spanish Grand Prix. George Russell did what he could to get something out of the weekend, lining up on the second row of the grid and battling for a solid haul of points. P4 was the reward after that moment with Verstappen.
Alpine were desperate for a better weekend in Barcelona after four events without a Grand Prix points finish to their name. Having crashed out in Monaco a week before, Gasly returned with renewed focus and spearheaded that charge all weekend – coming away with a Q3 appearance and a valuable reward in eighth place.
Gabriel Bortoleto was the quicker of the two Kick Sauber drivers in Qualifying, with the Brazilian rookie impressively reaching Q2 and claiming 12th on the grid. While team mate Hulkenberg enjoyed the stronger race, Bortoleto came close to scoring points himself and will take plenty of confidence from the weekend.
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After a difficult start to 2025, Liam Lawson appeared to turn a corner in Monaco and continued to show some encouraging pace through practice in Barcelona. He agonisingly missed out on a Q3 spot in Qualifying, though, and was then “screwed” by the timing of the Safety Car on race day.
Lewis Hamilton cut a dejected figure post-race in Spain, sharing only a few words with broadcasters about his low-key run to sixth position – that performance putting him just outside this week’s Power Rankings top 10.
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