Ricciardo in numbers
1,329 official points · best championship finish: 3rd in 2014
0Drivers’ titles
none
0Constructors’ titles
none
3.1% of races
1.2% of races
12.5% of races
0Drivers’ titles
none
0Constructors’ titles
none
0Drivers’ titles
none
0Constructors’ titles
none
0Drivers’ titles
none
0Constructors’ titles
none
7% of races with Red Bull
3% of races with Red Bull
29% of races with Red Bull
0Drivers’ titles
none
0Constructors’ titles
none
5.3% of races with Renault
0Drivers’ titles
none
0Constructors’ titles
none
2.3% of races with McLaren
2.3% of races with McLaren
0Drivers’ titles
none
0Constructors’ titles
none
0Drivers’ titles
none
0Constructors’ titles
none
Daniel Ricciardo was one of the most charismatic and beloved drivers of his generation, with a contagious smile that hid a ruthless competitor and a master of the late-braking overtake. The Australian from Perth made his name at Toro Rosso before getting the big chance at Red Bull in 2014.
That first year at the senior team was a statement: he beat four-time champion Sebastian Vettel and won three races, all of them from behind. His eight wins include gems like Monaco 2018, achieved while nursing a wounded car for half the race. His speciality (impossible overtakes, placing the car where no one expected) became his trademark.
Seeking to lead a project, he moved to Renault and then McLaren, where he never quite clicked despite a memorable win at Monza 2021. His later decline was sad to watch, but his legacy as one of the most spectacular overtakers and a natural ambassador for the sport remains intact.
What if Ricciardo had another car?
We took his real attributes and put him in the best car of each era: in a real driver's seat, against the team-mate that car actually had. 20 full seasons in each.
| Car | Team-mate | Finish | Wins | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren1988 | Alain Prost-87 pts | P2 | 1.9 | 0% |
| Williams1992 | Riccardo Patrese+1 pts | P2.1 | 4.7 | 35% |
| Ferrari2002 | Rubens Barrichello+31 pts | P1.3 | 8.5 | 75% |
| Red Bull2013 | Mark Webber+14 pts | P1.3 | 9.2 | 70% |
| Mercedes2016 | Lewis Hamilton-91 pts | P2 | 4.2 | 5% |
| Red Bull2023 | Sergio Perez+30 pts | P1.3 | 12.7 | 70% |
| Cadillac2026 · 11th on the grid | Valtteri Bottas+15 pts | P10.4 | 0 | 0% |
The only one who beats him is Lewis Hamilton in the 2016 Mercedes: 91 points clear over a full season.
Ver en españolRating by season
- First season
- 69 2011
- Peak
- 82 2014
- 2024
- 73 RB
14 seasons in the database, from 2011 to 2024. Our own rating, from 50 to 99.
Teams
Tags
Best year
2016
What would Daniel Ricciardo have achieved with a different car or in a different era?
Hypotheses featuring Daniel Ricciardo
Related drivers
_(cropped).jpg){kind=link}
His team-mates
10 team-mates across 14 seasons. When both finished the race, Ricciardo was ahead in 87 of 178; on the grid he started ahead in 134 of 254.
| Year | Team-mate | In the race | On the grid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Vitantonio LiuzziHRT · 10 races | 4-1 | 5-5 |
| 2011 | Narain KarthikeyanHRT · 1 race | 0-1 | 1-0 |
| 2012 | Jean-Éric VergneToro Rosso · 20 races | 8-7 | 15-5 |
| 2013 | Jean-Éric VergneToro Rosso · 19 races | 6-4 | 15-4 |
| 2014 | Sebastian VettelRed Bull · 19 races | 11-3 | 10-9 |
| 2015 | Daniil KvyatRed Bull · 19 races | 6-7 | 12-7 |
| 2016 | Max VerstappenRed Bull · 17 races | 8-7 | 10-6 |
| 2016 | Daniil KvyatRed Bull · 4 races | 2-1 | 4-0 |
| 2017 | Max VerstappenRed Bull · 20 races | 2-5 | 7-12 |
| 2018 | Max VerstappenRed Bull · 21 races | 3-8 | 7-14 |
| 2019 | Nico HülkenbergRenault · 21 races | 10-4 | 13-7 |
| 2020 | Esteban OconRenault · 17 races | 9-3 | 15-2 |
| 2021 | Lando NorrisMcLaren · 22 races | 6-14 | 8-14 |
| 2022 | Lando NorrisMcLaren · 22 races | 4-14 | 3-19 |
| 2023 | Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri · 7 races | 2-4 | 3-4 |
| 2024 | Yuki TsunodaRB F1 Team · 18 races | 6-8 | 6-12 |
The first number is always Ricciardo's. A team-mate is whoever started the same race for the same team. "In the race" only counts races both finished, because a retirement says nothing about who was quicker. "On the grid" is the starting position, with penalties already applied.
Compare Ricciardo with another driver
Titles, wins, poles and podiums side by side, against any of the 789 drivers in history.
Keep reading
Where Daniel Ricciardo comes up in what we have measured, with our own numbers.
- 9 min readTwelve teammate duels, in exactly the same carSenna against Prost, Alonso against Hamilton, Hamilton against Rosberg: twelve real pairings, five seasons each, machinery exactly equalised. The m…
- 8 min readWhat does a weak second driver cost? 1,200 seasons with the seat swappedMassa next to Alonso, Pérez next to Verstappen: we re-ran four real seasons changing only who sits in the second car. Ferrari 2010 goes from winnin…
- 7 min readWhat new regulations do to the grid: 1,200 seasons measuredA normal year moves a car performance by 2.64 points; the year new rules arrive, 8.49. And 58% of regulation changes produce a new grid leader. The…