F1 Driver size – Do they all need to be the same size?

F1F1 is the pinnacle of open wheel,  single seater car racing and arguably the highest level of any motorsport globally.... There's more... DriverOK, so we all know what the driver is, right. I've always liked the description that F1 drivers are like... There's more... size – Do they all need to be the same size?

The short answer is no, drivers vary in height and weight, although they are all as lean as possible.

Cars are regulated to a minimum weight of 796Kgs (done 2Kgs from 2022), inclusive of the driver, and the difference in driver weight determines how much ballastBallast allows the team to add weight to an already light car, with the specific intention of altering the weight... There's more... their car needs, as well as how that ballast is positioned.

Designers like smaller drivers as they fit the car better and generally with less. But not all drivers are created equal…

Compare F1 drive size in the following list of the 2022 F1 driver’s heights and weights.

Alex AlbonAlexander (Alex) Albon (No 23) is a British-born, Thai, F1 driver contracted to Williams Racing in 2022.  See Alex's driver... There's more... – 186cm – 73kg
Fernando AlonsoFernando Alonso (No 14) is a Spanish born F1 driver contracted to Alpine See more on Fernando on our profile... There's more... – 171cm – 68kg
Valtteri BottasValtteri Bottas (No 77) is a Finnish-born F1 driver contracted to Alfa Romeo in 2022. Follow Valtteri on our profile... There's more... – 173cm – 68kg
Pierre GaslyPierre Gasly (No 10) is a French-born F1 driver contracted to Scuderia AlphaTauri in 2022.  Read more about Pierre on... There's more... – 178cm – 70kg
Lewis HamiltonLewis Hamilton (No 44) is an English-born F1 driver contracted to Mercedes in 2022. See more about Lewis on our... There's more... – 175cm – 66kg
Nicholas LatifiNicholas Latifi (No 6) is a Canadian-born, F1 driver contracted to Williams Racing in 2022. Read more on Nicholas on... There's more... – 185cm – 74kg
Charles LeclercCharles Leclerc (No 16) is a Monaco born F1 driver, racing under a Monocasque licence and contracted to Scuderia Ferrari.... There's more... – 179cm – 69kg
Kevin MagnussenKevin Magnussen (No 20) is a Danish-born F1 driver contracted to Haas F1 Team in 2022. There's more... – 174cm – 68kg
Lando NorrisLando Norris, No 4, is a British born F1 driver with Mclaren Racing. Check out Landos full profile - here   There's more... – 170cm – 68kg
Esteban Ocon – 185.5cm – 66kg
Sergio PerezSergio (Checo) Perez (No 11) is a Mexican born F1 driver, racing under a Mexican licence and contracted to Red... There's more... – 173cm – 63kg
Daniel RicciardoDaniel Ricciardo is an Australian born F1 driver with Mclaren Racing. View Daniel's full profile - here   There's more... – 175cm – 66kg
George RussellGeorge Russell (No 63) is a English-born F1 driver contracted to Mercedes in 2022. Read up on George's stats on... There's more... – 185cm – 66kg
Carlos SainzCarlos Sainz (No 55) is a Spanish born F1 driver contracted to Scuderia Ferrari. For more on Carlos, visit our... There's more... – 178cm – 64kg
Mick SchumacherFerrari Reserve Driver 2022 Ferrari doesn’t have far to look for another one of their reserve drivers. Just a few... There's more... – 176cm – 67kg
Lance StrollLance Stroll (No 18) is a Canadian-born F1 driver contracted to Aston Martin in 2022. Check out our driver profile... There's more... – 182cm – 70kg
Yuki TsunodaYuki Tsunoda (No 22) is a Japanese-born F1 driver contracted to Scuderia AlphaTauri in 2022.  See more information about Yuki... There's more... – 159cm – 54kg
Max VerstappenMax Verstappen (No 1 as 2021 World Champion, otherwise No 33) is a Belgium born F1 driver, racing under a... There's more... – 181cm – 72kg
Sebastian VettelSebastian Vettel (No 5) is a German-born F1 driver contracted to Aston Martin in 2022. See more Sebastian information on... There's more... – 175cm – 62kg
Zhou GuanyuZhou Guanyu (No 24) is a Chinese-born, and China's first, F1 driver contracted to Alfa Romeo in 2022. For more... There's more... – 175cm – 63kg

Yuki Tsunoda is the smallest driver on the gridThe grid is a reference to the starting order of the race is typically determined by qualifying, however, with the... There's more... at 159cm tall and 54 kg. While Esteban OconEsteban Ocon (No 31) is a French-born F1 driver contracted to Alpine in 2022. View Estebans profile - here There's more... is the tallest at 185.5cm and Nicholas Latifi is the heaviest at 74 kg.