EA has been sharing the F1 23 driver ratings before the game’s launch on June 16, with early access starting from June 13. The world champion Max Verstappen tops the driver ratings in F1 23, with Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, and Charles Leclerc rated just behind him. The ratings consider four factors: pace, racecraft, experience, and awareness.
- Experience (EXP) is determined by the number of race starts a driver has had throughout their career.
- RAC (Racecraft): The ability of the driver to work their way through the pack and finish higher than where they started.
- Awareness (AWA): The less time spent in the Steward’s room, the better. Real-world punishments will have an impact on this category’s score.
- Pace (PAC): Affects those who have the fastest qualifying and race lap times. A driver beating a teammate is also taken into account.
- RTP (Return on Investment): The sum of the previous four ratings. Based on performance, this overall rating will rise and fall throughout the season.
F1 23 Driver Rating Announcement Video
As usual, drivers were paired up to guess each other’s “My Team” driver ratings. George Russell and Lando Norris were paired together, although they are both on different teams, while Oscar Piastri, Logan Sargeant, and Nyck de Vries all had to guess each other’s scores. You can watch the full video of Formula 1 drivers guessing each other’s F1 23 ratings on Formula 1’s official YouTube account.
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F1 23 My Team Driver Ratings – Full List
As expected, Verstappen leads the way with a 94 overall rating. His 97 racecraft and 95 paces are easy enough to put him above all other drivers, while his 84 experience and 85 awareness ratings are not far off that mark.
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton is just two points further back of Max. He has 94 racecraft and awareness, 90 paces, and 97 experience ratings.
41-year-old Formula 1 legend Fernando Alonso has the same ratings as Lewis and shares second place with him. He has 99 experience, 91 racecraft, 78 awareness, and 93 pace rates, putting him in second place.
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc takes place in 4th place with 89 overall ratings. It’s worth noting Leclerc has had his ratings reduced from last year – the latter dropping from 91 to 88.
Other notable changes include Sergio Perez and Lando Norris jumping up to 89, while Carlos Sainz sits just behind them at 88.
Max holds first place with 94 rating in F1 23 My Team Driver Ratings while Alonso and Hamilton follow him with 92 ratings.
Here is the full list of F1 23 driver ratings:
| Driver | RTG | Experience | Racecraft | Awareness | Pace |
| Max Verstappen | 94 | 84 | 97 | 85 | 95 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 92 | 97 | 94 | 94 | 90 |
| Fernando Alonso | 92 | 99 | 91 | 78 | 93 |
| Sergio Perez | 89 | 91 | 93 | 86 | 87 |
| Charles Leclerc | 89 | 77 | 92 | 85 | 90 |
| Lando Norris | 89 | 76 | 91 | 79 | 91 |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | 88 | 84 | 92 | 81 | 87 |
| George Russell | 88 | 76 | 87 | 83 | 91 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 87 | 88 | 86 | 97 | 86 |
| Esteban Ocon | 86 | 77 | 92 | 76 | 86 |
| Pierre Gasly | 85 | 78 | 89 | 76 | 85 |
| Lance Stroll | 84 | 79 | 91 | 78 | 81 |
| Alex Albon | 83 | 75 | 81 | 78 | 86 |
| Yuki Tsunoda | 83 | 69 | 79 | 75 | 87 |
| Kevin Magnussen | 81 | 81 | 79 | 85 | 82 |
| Nico Hulkenberg | 80 | 86 | 79 | 81 | 80 |
| Zhou Guanyu | 78 | 63 | 78 | 74 | 81 |
| Oscar Piastri | 74 | 74 | 73 | 79 | 77 |
| Logan Sargeant | 71 | 48 | 84 | 75 | 67 |
| Nyck De Vries | 71 | 50 | 84 | 75 | 67 |
F1 23 will release on June 16, 2023, across PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, and PC via EA App, Epic Games Store, and Steam.
