Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #45 Johan Kristoffersson
Johan Kristoffersson enjoyed another memorable year by securing a record-breaking sixth World Rallycross Championship and became Extreme E’s first double champion.Until the Lydden Hill fire that paused the WRX season, the Swede had been utterly dominant, winning all three of the opening events. Life was harder in the slower ZEROIDContinue Reading
Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #44 Nico Hulkenberg
After losing his full-time F1 drive with Renault at the end of 2019, Nico Hulkenberg had to make do with a handful of super-sub outings for Racing Point/Aston Martin until Haas came knocking.In qualifying, Hulkenberg immediately exercised his one-lap superiority over team-mate Kevin Magnussen and got as far as Q3Continue Reading
Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #43 Pascal Wehrlein
Initially Pascal Wehrlein looked set for a maiden Formula E title when Porsche hit the ground running with the Gen3 machines.The German took a brace of wins in Saudi Arabia after claiming second in the Mexico City season-opener. Impressively, he only failed to finish in the points once in 16Continue Reading
Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #42 Gabriel Bortoleto
It’s no wonder Fernando Alonso signed Bortoleto to his A14 Management stable in autumn of last year. The Brazilian hadn’t overwhelmed in Formula Regional, but as an F3 rookie he put in a dominant charge to the title for Trident, emerging with a lead in the standings from the firstContinue Reading
Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #41 Sebastien Bourdais
On the face of it, Sebastien Bourdais didn’t have the kind of year to justify such a high ranking. There was only one win in the IMSA SportsCar Championship with the Ganassi Cadillac squad.But what might be described as a season of misfortune — the car he shared with Renger vanContinue Reading
Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #40 Frederik Vesti
Frederik Vesti finished a close second to Theo Pourchaire in Formula 2 after a superb sophomore year in the series on his switch to Prema.Despite six wins and four further podiums, the Mercedes junior trailed his consistent ART rival by 11 points, but Vesti put in some champion-worthy drives, includingContinue Reading
Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #39 Thomas Preining
Thomas Preining had already marked himself out as a future champion during his rookie DTM season in 2022 with the single-car Team Bernhard operation. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that he delivered on that promise in his sophomore campaign this year after being given a plum seat atContinue Reading
Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #38 Kyle Larson
As is typical, Kyle Larson’s successful exploits in the NASCAR Cup were just part of his 2023 motorsport endeavours, which included winning appearances in the Xfinity and Truck Series. He also won numerous sprint car races, including in a series he owns – High Limit Sprint Car Racing – andContinue Reading
Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #37 Elfyn Evans
Winless in 2022, Elfyn Evans bounced back in some fashion this season after finally gelling with the Toyota GR Yaris Rally1. The Welshman scored three wins and took the title fight to team-mate Kalle Rovanpera, but conceded the championship to the Finn at the penultimate round.Evans ended a season thatContinue Reading
Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #36 Ash Sutton
Sutton had what the stats books will tell you was a record-equalling season in the British Touring Car Championship. But what was more important to him was the manner of his fourth crown, and the fact that he became the first to win it in both front and rear-wheel-drive machinery.PLUS:Continue Reading