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🇳🇿 Liam Lawson

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Racing driver from New Zealand. Formula 1, RB F1 Team.
Driver facts
Full name
Liam Lawson
Born
11 February 2002(b. 2002)
Nationality
New Zealand
Current team
RB F1 Team
Series
Formula 1
Status
Active
Career wins
17
Career podiums
46
Career starts
175
Career DNFs
20
Racer Rating
7,300
Liam Lawson
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
7,300
Rank 12 of 38,983 indexed, +503 this season
FIA Categorisation
Platinum
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Liam Lawson is a racing driver from New Zealand who competes in Formula 1 for RB F1 Team. Lawson has recorded 17 wins and 46 podiums from 175 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 7,300 ranks Lawson twelfth of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFITAAZESINUSAMEXBRAUSAQATUAEAUSCHNJPNUSACANMONESPAUTGBRBELHUN
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-07-26HungaroringFormula 1P8+54
2026-07-19Circuit de Spa-FrancorchampsFormula 1P12−4
2026-07-05Silverstone CircuitFormula 1P6+88
2026-06-28Red Bull RingFormula 1P9+48
2026-06-14Circuit de Barcelona-CatalunyaFormula 1P8+66
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+133Silverstone 2020Formula 3P1
+132Le Castellet 2022Formula 2P1
+125Lausitzring 2018ADAC Formula 4P1
+122Baku City Circuit 2025Formula 1P5
+120Hockenheim 2018ADAC Formula 4P2
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Le Castellet4 starts+39
Red Bull Ring7 starts+36
Silverstone11 starts+27
Hockenheim10 starts+22
Struggles
Spielberg8 starts-30
Budapest6 starts-28
Monaco5 starts-27
Sochi4 starts-26
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026â–¸Formula 1RB F1 Team11001040P10+5037,300
2025â–¸Formula 1RB F1 Team24005038P12+96,797
2024▸Formula 1RB F1 Team600004P19−986,788
2023â–¸Super FormulaTeam Mugen934010P2+3376,886
â–¸Formula 1AlphaTauri500002P18+38
2022â–¸Formula 2Carlin28410400P2+1566,511
2021▸Formula 2Hitech Grand Prix2313630P8↑346−4036,355
â–¸DTMRed Bull AlphaTauri AF Corse13310030P2+533
2020â–¸Formula 3Hitech Grand Prix1836320P5+5336,349
2019▸Formula 3MP Motorsport1602110P10↑1,057+1505,473
▸Formula 3 MacauMP Motorsport200000—−55
2018â–¸ADAC Formula 4Van Amersfoort Racing20311030P2+3,9185,268
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Lawson finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇦🇺 Oscar PiastriFIA Platinum8,45787256229%
🇳🇱 Richard VerschoorFIA Gold6,03784523262%
🇧🇷 Enzo FittipaldiFIA Gold5,34474433158%
🇺🇸 Logan SargeantFIA Platinum5,37372423058%
🇩🇪 Lirim ZendeliFIA Silver4,60070393156%
🇳🇿 Marcus ArmstrongFIA Gold6,00569363352%
🇪🇪 Juri VipsFIA Gold5,84769343549%
🇫🇷 Théo PourchaireFIA Platinum5,35169333648%
🇬🇧 Olli CaldwellFIA Gold5,11668472169%
🇧🇷 Felipe DrugovichFIA Platinum5,65467323548%
🇬🇧 Lando NorrisFIA Platinum, 4× champion8,7754664013%
🇬🇧 George RussellFIA Platinum, 3× champion8,7614664013%
🇳🇱 Max VerstappenFIA Platinum, 4× champion8,7244654111%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
2🇬🇧 George RussellFormula 18,761
3🇳🇱 Max VerstappenFormula 18,724
4🇲🇨 Charles LeclercFormula 18,665
5🇬🇧 Lewis HamiltonFormula 18,638
6🇦🇺 Oscar PiastriFormula 18,457
7🇮🇹 Andrea Kimi AntonelliFormula 18,098
8🇩🇪 Nico RosbergFormula 17,900
9🇯🇵 Alex PalouIndyCar7,659
10🇫🇷 Isack HadjarFormula 17,437
11🇺🇸 Denny HamlinNASCAR Cup Series7,381
12🇳🇿 Liam LawsonFormula 17,300
13🇺🇸 Ryan BlaneyNASCAR Cup Series7,083
14🇲🇽 Pato O'WardIndyCar7,024
15🇫🇷 Pierre GaslyFormula 17,018
16🇪🇸 Carlos SainzFormula 17,004
17🇩🇪 Pascal WehrleinFormula E6,967
18🇬🇧 Oliver RowlandFormula E6,962
19🇳🇿 Mitch EvansFormula E6,954
20🇧🇷 Gabriel BortoletoFormula 16,948
21🇦🇷 Juan FangioFormula 16,889
22🇩🇪 Sebastian VettelFormula 16,884
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Lawson is an elite professional racing driver competing in Formula 1 for Racing Bulls with a Racer Rating of 7,340, placing him among the world's strongest active drivers. Graded FIA Platinum, the top tier for sportscar and endurance racing, he came through single-seater racing from ADAC Formula 4 in 2018 through Formula 3 and Formula 2 before entering Formula 1 in 2023. He drives solo across all his indexed racing.[1]

His early career saw him win 3 ADAC Formula 4 races from 20 starts in 2018, then progress to Formula 3 where he took 3 wins and 8 podiums over two seasons with Hitech Grand Prix. In Formula 2, his main campaign came in 2021 and 2022 for Carlin; he won 5 races and took 13 podiums across 51 starts, establishing himself as a regular competitor at that level. A brief DTM campaign in 2021 yielded 3 wins from 13 starts alongside his Formula 2 programme. His Formula 1 entry began in 2023 and continues through 2026; in 2023 he also contested Super Formula with Team Mugen, winning 3 of 9 races and finishing second in the championship standings.[2]

Lawson races regularly against generational-level drivers at Formula 1. He has finished ahead of Lando Norris, a four-time champion across multiple series including the 2025 Formula 1 title, on two occasions, and has beaten George Russell, the 2018 Formula 2 champion and a 163-race Formula 1 veteran, four times. Against Oscar Piastri, the 2021 Formula 2 champion and fellow Formula 1 regular, Lawson usually finishes behind him, while he remains closely matched with established professional Richard Verschoor across their shared racing. His record shows a driver competing at the highest level of single-seater racing against champions and graded professionals.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications[2] Wikipedia
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