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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #32 Tom Blomqvist

Three wins in IMSA’s GTP class with Meyer Shank Racing’s Acura was a strong return, but a repeat of Tom Blomqvist’s 2022 DPi title success with new team-mate Colin Braun was denied by a 200-point deduction for the tyre data manipulation that tainted the team’s Daytona 24 Hours triumph. Even…

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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #29 Liam Lawson

After two solid but inconclusive seasons in Formula 2, a move to Super Formula was exactly what Lawson needed to fully convince Red Bull of his qualities as a genuine F1 prospect, and he stunned the Japanese establishment with a historic debut win at Fuji.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #28 Brodie Kostecki

Brodie Kostecki built a champion’s season around impressive consistency and stunning qualifying speed. He backed up six race wins with 12 other podium finishes, and scored a season-high 10 pole positions, all in just his third season as a Supercars regular.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #27 Filipe Albuquerque

Filipe Albuquerque once again pulled double duty across IMSA and the WEC with the WTR Andretti Acura LMDh and United Autosports LMP2 teams respectively. The Portuguese was a race winner in neither arena (though took a maximum points score behind a non-registered car in WEC), but as always was a…

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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #26 Oscar Piastri

Second in qualifying at Suzuka of all places – the first time Oscar Piastri had visited the fearsome track – summed up why McLaren was so impressed with the rookie, who scored two podiums (and should have had another at Silverstone but for a safety car) and that excellent win…

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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #25 Matt Campbell

Matt Campbell took the big step up from GT racing to prototypes like a duck to water, dropping into the factory Penske-run Porsche 963 programme in the IMSA SportsCar Championship alongside Felipe Nasr.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #23 Ryan Blaney

The 29-year-old third-generation driver for Team Penske didn’t look like a Cup championship contender early in the season. But when it counted the most – in the playoffs – Ryan Blaney and his #12 Ford team were at their best.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #21 George Russell

On qualifying performance, George Russell was 11-11 in the head-to-head against Lewis Hamilton, but the younger Briton was often outgunned by his more experienced Mercedes team-mate in the races. Overall, Russell termed 2023 as “one of the worst seasons of my career” as Mercedes failed to make the strides it…

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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #20 Shane van Gisbergen

From the start of the year, Shane van Gisbergen made it crystal clear that he was no fan of the new Gen3 Supercar and, after disqualification from a season-opening win in Newcastle on a technicality, he was playing off the back foot all season.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #17 Mitch Evans

A case of so near yet so far once again for Mitch Evans in Formula E. He racked up the joint-most wins with four and, like the previous two campaigns, entered the final round with a shot at the title. The Jaguar driver took until the sixth race of the…

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Magazine: 140-page Christmas double issue

We’re not going to pretend it was difficult to decide on our number one slot in this year’s Top 50. But behind the obvious there was the usual mix of debate, frustration and moving people around until the final deadline meant the conversations had to stop.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #14 Charles Leclerc

Charles Leclerc proved largely inseparable from Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz in 2023 as their car’s characteristics swung from favouring one to the other. But his form in the last two races moved him ahead in the championship.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #12 William Byron

Hendrick Motorsports’ 26-year-old upstart enjoyed a breakout Cup season in which he dominated in virtually every category but one – winning the series title.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #11 Ritomo Miyata

Toyota WEC junior Ritomo Miyata launched his career globally by winning both the Super Formula and Super GT titles in an accomplished campaign, becoming by far the youngest of the five drivers to have achieved the feat, at the age of 24.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #9 Jake Dennis

Eleven Formula E podiums – including two victories – were the backbone to Dennis’s title-winning campaign. The Andretti driver began the new Gen3 era in style with a dominant win in Mexico City, and he was second in both Diriyah races before a barren run of nearly three months (and…

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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #8 Nick Cassidy

Just as impressive as taking four wins in Formula E, which put Nick Cassidy firmly in title contention, was that the first three victories came from eighth or lower on the grid, the Envision driver optimising Jaguar’s powertrain on race day.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #7 Antonio Fuoco

There were times when Fuoco’s pace aboard Ferrari’s 499P Le Mans Hypercar was nothing short of astounding in the WEC.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #6 Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton appeared downbeat at the season’s end, frustrated at the lack of Mercedes' progress after falling off its perch. But he comprehensively beat team-mate George Russell.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #5 Fernando Alonso

Think back through Fernando Alonso’s long Formula 1 career. Once he’d become a race winner with Renault 20 years ago in 2003, his star potential was clear. Then, rather a lot changed.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #3 Lando Norris

Outside of the Red Bull-Ferrari-Mercedes triumvirate, Lando Norris was the only driver to manage a podium finish in 2022, with his third place at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. When McLaren limped out of the starting blocks in 2023 with a car in dire need of an aerodynamic overhaul, Norris…

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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #2 Alex Palou

Beyond Max Verstappen, few drivers in 2023 could claim to be more dominant in their respective series than Palou.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #1 Max Verstappen

Eleven laps remain of the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Max Verstappen is 3.6 seconds behind his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez. Defeat in Baku, and a 2-2 record from the opening four races of the season, stare back from the leading RB19.

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Red Bull RB20 will be “evolution over revolution” as it predicts F1 rival clones in 2024

The Milton Keynes-based team has been hard at work on its RB20 for several months now, having elected to switch off development of its 2023 challenger early because it was so far ahead of the opposition.

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Bahrain Will Reportedly Take Full Control Of McLaren

A rumored deal between the country’s sovereign wealth fund and shareholders will give the company a single owner.

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Magnussen not a “holy cow” who doesn't share Haas F1 struggles

Haas finished 10th in the 2023 constructors’ championship after a difficult season that saw Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg occasionally shine in qualifying but lack consistent race pace, mainly due to overheating tyres.

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