Show Notes
Autosport’s Top 50 Drivers of the Year is our traditional attempt to pick out, rank and highlight the best performers of the season just gone. The 2025 list has drivers from such diverse categories as Formula 1, the World Endurance Championship, World Rally Championship, NASCAR and Australian Supercars.
In this part we'll run through the top 20, so if you want the complete list, start with part 1 (also available).
Host Kevin Turner is joined by Senior F1 Writer Stuart Codling, sportscar and GT guru Gary Watkins and Autosport.com Editor Haydn Cobb to explain the list and to debate some of the more controversial positions – not everyone on the staff agrees with the final list!
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