F1: Top 100 drivers

[ArrowsFA1]

According to the Telegraph Alan Henry has produced a new book giving his top 100 F1 drivers of all time.

They are, in reverse order:

100. Brian Redman
99. Jochen Mass
98. Stefan Johansson
97 Piers Courage
96. Trevor Taylor
95. Eugenio Castellotti
94. Jacques Laffite
93. Stuart Lewis-Evans
92. Wolfgang Von Trips
91. Ralf Schumacher
90. Roy Salvadori
89. Mike Hailwood
88. Raymond Sommer
87. Luigi Musso
86. John Watson
85. Jarno Trulli
84. Innes Ireland
83. Tom Pryce
82. Tony Brise
81 René Arnoux
80. Thierry Boutsen
79. Johnny Servoz-Gavin
78. Jean-Pierre Beltoise
77. Richie Ginther
76. Eddie Irvine
75. Michele Alboreto
74. Bruce Mclaren
73. Peter Collins
72. Patrick Depailler
71. Dick Seaman
70. Derek Warwick
69. Martin Brundle
68. Rubens Barrichello
67. Jenson Button
66. Patrick Tambay
65. Riccardo Patrese
64. Lorenzo Bandini
63. Elio de Angelis
62. Stefan Bellof
61. Froilan Gonzalez
60. Felipe Massa
59. David Coulthard
58. Jo Siffert
57. Peter Revson
56. Louis Chiron
55. Carlos Pace
54. Juan-Pablo Montoya
53. Jean Alesi
52. Denny Hulme
51. Clay Regazzoni
50. Ricardo Rodriguez
49. Jacques Villeneuve
48. Jean Behra
47. Pedro Rodriguez
46. Gerhard Berger
45. François Cevert
44. Graham Hill
43. Jean-Pierre Wimille
42. Jody Scheckter
41. Giuseppe Farina
40. Mike Hawthorn
39. Damon Hill
38. Phil Hill
37. James Hunt
36. Alan Jones
35. Jacky Ickx
34. Didier Pironi
33. Rudolf Caracciola
32. Fernando Alonso
31. Nigel Mansell
30. Lewis Hamilton
29. Kimi Raikkonen
28. Keke Rosberg
27. Dan Gurney
26. Hermann Lang
25. Ronnie Peterson
24. John Surtees
23. Guy Moll
22. Nelson Piquet
21. Jochen Rindt
20. Niki Lauda
19. Mario Andretti
18. Jack Brabham
17. Emerson Fittipaldi
16. Achille Varzi
15. Carlos Reutemann
14. Tony Brooks
13. Chris Amon
12. Gilles Villeneuve
11. Michael Schumacher
10. Mika Hakkinen
9. Tazio Nuvolari
8. Jackie Stewart
7. Bernd Rosemeyer
6. Juan-Manuel Fangio
5. Alberto Ascari
4. Alain Prost
3. Ayrton Senna
2. Jim Clark
1. Stirling Moss

Of course it's just one man's opinion :

[pino]

What a joke...Trulli only 85th :

[Ranger]

Of course it's just one man's opinion :

And his opinion is wrong!

[ShiftingGears]

Is this a mistake? Bernd Rosemeyer never drove in any F1 race...

[ArrowsFA1]

Perhaps Henry's book should refer to Grand Prix drivers.

[ShiftingGears]

EDIT: Yes it should. I assumed that it was shonky reporting, but the book cover does say F1. A marketing ploy, perhaps.

Also, Senna is above Schumacher, despite also having unsportsmanlike traits that dropped Schumacher to 11 in Henry's eyes.

[ArrowsFA1]

A marketing ploy, perhaps.

Indeed, particularly as Lewis Hamilton is on the cover. I'd guess the publishers, and not the author, chose that and the title.

Anyone could put together a list like this, and each one would be different.

[woody2goody]

It's a bit of a joke that Hamilton's 30th on the list, only one place behind Raikkonen, and incidentally in front of Alonso. when Raikkonen is in his 8th season, and Hamilton his second. The one season Hamilton has competed in he was defeated by Raikkonen.

I know a list like this is based on lots of things besides statistics, but based on the statistics it doesn't add up.

Races: Raikkonen 122, Hamilton 17
Poles: Raikkonen 15, Hamilton 5
Wins: Raikkonen 15, Hamilton 4
F Laps: Raikkonen 25, Hamilton 2
Podiums: Raikkonen 48, Hamilton 12
Points: Raikkonen 456, Hamilton 109
Titles: Raikkonen 1, Hamilton 0

Based on these alone, Kimi (and Fernando) should be quite a few places infront of Lewis.

[keysersoze]

Lovely to see Stefan Bellof at 62, but it begs the question: who is the highest ranked driver on the list who DIDN'T win an F1 race?

Kimi and Fernando should be around 12th-20th. JMO.

[ArrowsFA1]

Lovely to see Stefan Bellof at 62, but it begs the question: who is the highest ranked driver on the list who DIDN'T win an F1 race?

13. Chris Amon (well...he did...just not not a championship event)