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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #30 Dries Vanthoor

The world already knew the talents of the younger Vanthoor brother aboard a GT3 car. He’s been one of the most consistent performers in the category for two different manufacturers – Audi and now BMW – for ages.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #29 Mikkel Jensen

There was proof positive once again over the course of 2024 that Mikkel Jensen is an absolute top-line sportscar driver. As in Peugeot’s first full season in the World Endurance Championship, he was the stand-out man in its roster.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #28 Sebastien Buemi

Sebastien Buemi’s latest appearance in this list isn’t just down to his heroics in the last knockings of a WEC campaign that secured Toyota the manufacturers’ crown.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #27 Lewis Hamilton

Back to winning ways in 2024 after 946 days without gracing an F1 podium’s top step – Lewis Hamilton’s emotional Silverstone victory was the highlight of his season, but he was excellent in qualifying and on the orthodox two-stop strategy at Spa too.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #26 Felipe Nasr

He perhaps didn’t exhibit his raw speed too often, but Felipe Nasr’s partnership with Porsche Penske Motorsports and Dane Cameron led to a well-earned third IMSA title. The Brazilian was a model of consistency, and fast when he needed to be.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #25 Will Power

This year represented a proper return to form for Will Power. The 43-year-old Aussie was back to a similar pace to 2022, when he captured his second IndyCar title.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #24 Renger van der Zande

Fifteen years have passed since the Dutchman was a thorn in the side of Nico Hulkenberg and Daniel Ricciardo in Formula 3, yet Renger van der Zande still performs on a high level and was arguably the year’s outstanding IMSA SportsCar driver.

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KTM's insolvency administrator puts shares of MV Agusta on sale

An insolvency administrator has put KTM's shares in MV Agusta up for sale, as the Austrian auto giant continues to reel in from a financial crisis.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #23 Nico Hulkenberg

Nico Hulkenberg led the line admirably for Haas as the American team stepped up its performance for 2024.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #22 Will Brown

As the 2024 Supercars season entered its final rounds, Will Brown carried the air of a driver whose tenure with the Triple Eight team could be measured in years, not months as was the reality.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #21 Pierre Gasly

Alpine’s struggles with an overweight and undercooked car at the start of 2024 hurt Pierre Gasly but, when the A524 started to improve, the Frenchman shone.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #20 Kalle Rovanpera

Kalle Rovanpera only contested seven WRC rallies in 2024, exchanging his title defence for a partial campaign to recharge his batteries and expand his horizons, but the two-time champion led them all.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #19 Colton Herta

Colton Herta enjoyed a renaissance campaign in 2024 after two consecutive years mired in 10th.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #18 Nick Cassidy

Less than a lap-and-a-half separated Nick Cassidy from a maiden and deserved Formula E title, but he instead ended up third after snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #17 Mitch Evans

For the fourth consecutive season, Mitch Evans entered Formula E’s final round with a realistic title shot but came up just short.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #16 Kyle Larson

Kyle Larson had one of the strongest seasons in the NASCAR Cup field, winning a series-leading six races.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #15 Joey Logano

Joey Logano is now a three-time Cup champion, becoming just the 10th driver to ever win that many titles. His season was an odd one in truth, but something we’ve come to expect from the Penske Ford man.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #14 Laurens Vanthoor

A regular in the Autosport Top 50 down the years, the elder Vanthoor sibling reasserted his claim to be one of the world’s top sportscar drivers.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #13 Oscar Piastri

Oscar Piastri enjoyed a great second F1 season and made a valuable contribution to the end of McLaren’s long wait for a constructors’ title.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #12 Nicklas Nielsen

Nicklas Nielsen proved how good he is in the final stages of the Le Mans 24 Hours as Ferrari made it two out of two in the big one after its return to top-flight sportscar racing as a factory.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #11 George Russell

Qualifying was where George Russell gained an important edge at Mercedes in 2024, which he put down to his confidence rising in situations where the pressure is on. He ended up with a small but still significant 0.148s advantage over a driver with 104 F1 poles in Lewis Hamilton.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #10 Thierry Neuville

After 17 years of hard graft, Thierry Neuville can finally call himself a world rally champion. Five-times a runner-up, the Hyundai driver enjoyed a standout season by leading the championship from start to finish, a feat most recently achieved by Sebastien Ogier in 2016.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #9 Sho Tsuboi

For years, Sho Tsuboi has been regarded as one of Super GT’s premier talents, but it was only in 2024 that the Toyota driver achieved the success in Super Formula that his talent warranted after a switch from Inging to TOM’S.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #8 Kevin Estre

Maybe not the ace in the pack of the Porsche Penske Motorsport World Endurance Championship squad in year one of the 963 LMDh race programme, Kevin Estre came of age in 2024 when he had the car under him to do the business - and also, perhaps, when he didn’t!

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #7 Pascal Wehrlein

Pascal Wehrlein merited his world title after making no season-defining errors. He only non-scored twice due to collisions that weren’t his fault.

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