F1's Finest: Summary Of 11 Podium Finishers In 2023

In 2023, 11 out of 22 drivers - half of the grid stood on the podium at least once throughout the whole season.

While Red Bull Racing with Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez completely dominated the 2023 season, results show the pack behind Red Bull converged.

In comparison to the 2022 season, during which we saw only seven drivers stand on the podium, in 2023, it was 11 drivers from six different teams.

Verstappen almost made history by standing on the podium during every single race of the season, but he missed out on the podium during the Singapore Grand Prix.

On the other hand, the Dutchman scored more than twice as many podiums as his teammate Checo Perez, who stood on the podium twice and won two Grand Prix races.

Fernando Alonso called the 2023 season one of the best in his career as he was obviously satisfied with his performance in Aston Martin, achieving better results than Mercedes and Ferrari drivers.

Even though McLaren struggled with performance throughout the first eight races of the season, Lando Norris managed to make the most of the remaining races and still scored an incredible seven podiums for McLaren.

The 2023 was the first season for Norrises teammate Oscar Piastri who almost broke Lewis Hamilton's record for the most points accumulated in rookie season and achieved 2 podiums.

Hamilton managed to amass six podiums in 2023, which is three times as much as his teammate George Russell. However, it was the second year in the career of the seven-time World Champion that he failed to win a race.

Only three F1 drivers in 2023 managed to win a race, as Verstappen did not leave almost anything on the table, and the only driver outside of Red Bull to win a race was Carlos Sainz in the above-mentioned Singapore.

On the one hand, the Spanish driver stood on the podium fewer times than his teammate Charles Leclerc. On the other hand, even Leclerc himself would probably rather have one win and three podiums than six podiums without a win.

Remarkably, Alpine drivers Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly also stood on the podium during the Belgian and the Dutch Grand Prix despite having significantly slower cars.