TYR · Making the rubber last
Tyre ManagementF1 tyre management ranking, 2026
How well the driver preserves tyre performance across a stint compared with the rest of the field on equivalent rubber, isolating the driver’s hand from the compound and the phase of the race.
Tyre Management ranking, 2026
each round on its own, the season against the grid · click a column to sort| Pos | Driver | MEL | SHA | SUZ | MIA | CAN | MON | ESP | AUT | GBR | SPA | HUN | NED | ITA | MAD | BAK | MAL | SIN | SEASON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TSUYuki Tsunoda | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.0 | 7.9 | 10.0 | – | – | – | 9.70 |
| 2 | HULNico Hulkenberg | – | 7.6 | 10.0 | – | 7.5 | 7.7 | – | 9.1 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 9.2 | 9.51 |
| 3 | ANTKimi Antonelli | 9.1 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 10.0 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 9.42 |
| 4 | ALOFernando Alonso | – | 8.4 | 9.0 | 8.2 | – | 6.0 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | – | 8.2 | – | 10.0 | 9.1 | 9.25 |
| 5 | LAWLiam Lawson | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.2 | – | 7.4 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.68 |
| 6 | GASPierre Gasly | 8.0 | 9.2 | 7.9 | – | 8.5 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 9.6 | 8.9 | 6.7 | 9.0 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 7.3 | 8.65 |
| 7 | NORLando Norris | 8.2 | – | 7.8 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 9.9 | 7.2 | 8.39 |
| 8 | STRLance Stroll | 6.0 | – | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 6.0 | – | 9.2 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 7.0 | – | – | 7.8 | 9.0 | 8.26 |
| 9 | ALBAlexander Albon | 8.3 | – | 9.8 | 7.9 | – | 8.5 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 8.4 | – | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.10 |
| 10 | VERMax Verstappen | 7.0 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 7.4 | – | 8.6 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.7 | – | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.06 |
| 11 | COLFranco Colapinto | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 10.0 | – | 8.05 |
| 12 | BEAOliver Bearman | 7.9 | 8.6 | – | 7.5 | 8.2 | – | 8.8 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.1 | – | 7.1 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 10.0 | 7.4 | 7.92 |
| 13 | PERSergio Perez | 6.4 | 7.3 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 6.8 | – | 8.6 | – | 7.7 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 7.72 |
| 14 | RUSGeorge Russell | 7.3 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.9 | – | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 6.4 | – | 8.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 7.68 |
| 15 | LINArvid Lindblad | 7.1 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 8.5 | – | 8.7 | 9.0 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.68 |
| 16 | OCOEsteban Ocon | 8.4 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 6.4 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.64 |
| 17 | LECCharles Leclerc | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 8.1 | – | 6.7 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.51 |
| 18 | HAMLewis Hamilton | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 9.3 | 7.7 | 7.8 | – | 9.1 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 7.50 |
| 19 | SAICarlos Sainz | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.7 | – | 8.5 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 9.1 | 6.0 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.47 |
| 20 | HADIsack Hadjar | – | 8.0 | 7.9 | – | 8.2 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 9.0 | 7.6 | – | – | – | 8.1 | 6.4 | 8.2 | 7.43 |
| 21 | PIAOscar Piastri | – | – | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 10.0 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.35 |
| 22 | BORGabriel Bortoleto | 8.3 | – | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.4 | – | 6.68 |
| 23 | BOTValtteri Bottas | – | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.5 | – | – | – | 7.1 | 6.9 | – | 7.6 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 8.3 | – | 7.5 | 6.36 |
A race grade rates one afternoon; a season grade rates a driver across the year against the rest of the grid. They answer different questions, so the season figure is not the row added up. – = not classified that race, never counted towards the season.
The spread
every race grade, driver by driverRace-by-race distribution
dot = one race · diamond = season averageAcross the season
toggle driversBest single-race performances
top 10 driver-race gradesHow the grid reads on Tyre Management in 2026
This season, Yuki Tsunoda leads Tyre Management: 9.70 against the grid, across 3 rated races. The single best Tyre Management performance of the year belongs to Nico Hulkenberg — 10.0 at the SUZ.
At the top. Yuki Tsunoda leads Tyre Management on 9.70, 0.19 clear of Nico Hulkenberg on 9.51. 23 drivers have enough running to be rated, and the field runs from 9.70 down to 6.36 — a spread of 3.34 of a grade point.
The speciality. Yuki Tsunoda is P1 on Tyre Management but only P14 on The Index overall — 13 places better here than at everything else put together.
The soft spot. Charles Leclerc runs the other way: P3 on The Index but only P17 here, 14 places worse.
Same car, same measure. The tightest team-mate pair on the grid is Ferrari — Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton separated by just 0.01. The widest is Audi, where Nico Hulkenberg is 2.83 ahead of Gabriel Bortoleto.
What this number is not. Tyre Management is one of nine independent measures, and a driver can lead it while sitting mid-table overall. It is a rating against the rest of the grid this season, not against history.