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2023 F1 Drivers’ Height and Weight

Samriddhi Jaiswal
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2023 F1 drivers' height and weight

Formula 1 drivers have to maintain a proper diet so as to maintain their weight according to the car. The height and weight of a driver play a huge role in the car and its aerodynamics.

Since there are 20 drivers on a grid, there is a huge range of height across the paddock. This is because Formula 1 now is much more flexible on the height and weight of the driver than it was in contemporary times.

The sport is all about squeezing through the corners and taking the best out of the car to maximise its performance on the track.

So as much time and millions the teams spend on scrapping the unnecessary weight off the car, they also want drivers to maintain weight according to their height while also ensuring that they stay strong enough to drive.

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What is the height and weight of 2023 F1 drivers?

A lot of shuffling took place in the drivers’ market in the 2022 season. There are three rookie drivers who have joined the grid and one who is making a return to the sport.

These new additions are – Oscar Piastri(McLaren), Logan Sargeant(Williams), and Nyck De Vries(AlphaTauri) and the one who is making a return is – Nico Hulkenberg(Haas).

2023 F1 DRIVERS’ HEIGHT AND WEIGHT

DriversHeight (metres/ft &in)Weight (kgs)
Lewis Hamilton1.74 m (5’8.5)73kg
George Russell1.85m (6′ 0″)70kg
Max Verstappen1.81m (5′ 11″)72kg
Sergio Perez1.73m (5′ 8″)63kg
Charles Leclerc1.80m (5′ 10″)69kg
Carlos Sainz1.78m (5′ 10″)64kg
Lando Norris1.70m (5′ 6″)68kg
Oscar Piastri1.78m (5′ 8″)68kg
Esteban Ocon1.86m (6′ 1″)66kg
Pierre Gasly1.77m (5′ 8″)70kg
Fernando Alonso1.71m (5′ 6″)68kg
Lance Stroll1.82m (5′ 8″)70kg
Valtteri Bottas1.73m (5′ 6″)69kg
Guanyu Zhou 1.75m (5′ 7″)63kg
Nyck de Vries1.70m (5′ 6″)67kg
Yuki Tsunoda1.59m (5′ 2″)54kg
Logan Sargeant1.81m (5′ 9″)71kg
Alex Albon1.86m (6′ 1″)74kg
Nico Hulkenberg1.85m (6′ 0″)78kg
Kevin Magnussen1.74m (5′ 7″)68kg

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Why are height and weight crucial for F1 drivers?

The height and weight of a driver affect how a car performs. Even a minor difference in height and weight of an F1 driver can have an impact on how fast an F1 car goes.

In 2022, the minimum weight of the car had gone up to 795 kgs and out of this at least 80 kgs need to be made out of the driver.

The concept of ‘taller the driver, more the weight’ is clear but the drivers have to ensure that they maintain that minimum weight throughout the season through their diet and exercises so as to not have a drastic impact on the performance of the case.

Similarly for shorter drivers, if they are below the threshold of 80kgs, ballast is added in the cockpit area so as to reach the minimum weight. The ballast is always positioned in the cockpit area to improve the balance of the car.

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Samriddhi Jaiswal

Samriddhi Jaiswal

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Samriddhi Jaiswal is an F1 editor and writer at The SportsRush. She started her career as a business journalist but soon found her calling in lights out here we go! Samriddhi has been a Ferrari fan even when her interaction with F1 was occasional. Her first real experience with the thrilling sport came when Charles Leclerc clinched his iconic victory in Spa and Monza and painted the track red. Now, a Tifosi, Samriddhi is a hardcore fan of the prancing horse and can relate to the chaos within the Italian camp and also admires Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher. Off the track, she finds her home in books and musical instruments.

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