Turkish GP Driver Ratings

Vettel – 9

Another superb weekend. Friday morning crash meant it wasn’t quite perfect, but took pole easily with only Q3 lap. Straightforward race - held the lead at the start, and had enough margin to cover off Alonso’s extra pit stop with one of his own.

Webber – 7

The Australian is struggling to match Vettel or his own 2010 form. Had chance to beat team mate after Vettel’s Friday problems, but didn’t. Four tenths away in qualifying and almost beaten home by Alonso after a great battle.

Hamilton – 8

Only 4th on grid, but four tenths ahead of Button. Made error on first lap, running wide and ceding place to Alonso. Thereafter did well to recover from a slow third pit stop and finish 4th.

Button – 6

Not a great weekend. Usual story in qualifying: not as quick as Hamilton. His supposed strategic mastery didn’t really come to the fore, with three (rather than four) pit stops in the race leaving him behind Rosberg.

Alonso – 10

A great performance in what looks like an improved Ferrari, despite negative pre-race noises. Qualifying speed is still the team’s bugbear, but had enough race pace to challenge Webber on merit and take first podium of year.

Massa – 5

Used up tyres after making mistakes in qualifying, which meant he couldn’t do a Q3 lap. Unfortunate to suffer delays at two pit stops, but should still have picked up points.

Schumacher – 3

A thoroughly embarrassing performance. Trounced by Rosberg in Q3, and put himself on back foot during race by ridiculously barging into Petrov. Spent rest of race being overtaken by midfield runners and finished outside points.

Rosberg – 8

Superb in qualifying to get among McLarens. Made a great start but then proceeded to hold up Webber, Alonso and co. Pace improved relative to the other front-runners throughout the race, and eventually beat Button home to 5th.

Heidfeld – 7

Slowest of the nine drivers to set a Q3 time. In traffic for much of race, but showed good pace in clean air and almost caught Button at the end. Needs to maintain this form for the next few races.

Petrov – 7

Qualified well in 7th, but Renault now seemingly behind Mercedes on pace. Survived Schumacher’s attempts to drive him off the road, and got head down to take 8th from Buemi on last lap.

Barrichello – 6

Better, but not by much. Nearly made Q3 in qualifying, but unable to maintain pace in race. Looked like scoring early on, and battled hard throughout, but still finished only 15th.

Maldonado – 5

Much improved qualifying performance in lining up 14th. Struggled for race pace however, and finished 17th (and last of the drivers from established teams) after a drive through penalty. Doesn’t really look F1 quality at present.

Sutil – 6

Finally got the better of Di Resta over a full weekend, but still little to choose between the Force India team mates. Looked racy, passing Schumacher with a great late lunge at one point, but unable to pick up points in what was another race of low attrition.

Di Resta – 6

His ‘worst’ F1 weekend yet, but no disgrace in being marginally behind Sutil in qualifying and the race. Disappointed to notch up his first F1 retirement due to a mechanical failure.

Kobayashi - 9

A brilliant drive from the back of the field after Q1 elimination due to fuel system issues. Racy as ever, but picked up a puncture after clashing with Buemi - could otherwise have finished 7th, ahead of the Renaults. Eventually grabbed a point for 10th.

Perez – 6

Promise shown in Australia seems to be evaporating somewhat. Qualified 15th and damaged front wing in race after brush with Maldonado. Recovered strongly, but needs to cut out errors.

Buemi – 8

A great drive from the Swiss, who is looking like Toro Rosso’s clear number one driver this year. Qualified well down the order but raced strongly to 9th. Couldn’t quite hold off the Renaults at the death due to tyre vibrations.

Alguersuari – 5

Qualified 17th and finished 16th, after being unable to make much of an impression in either qualifying or the race. His superior form in comparison to Buemi for much of last season is swiftly being forgotten.

Kovalainen – 7

Nearly a second ahead of Trulli in qualifying after a great lap, which still wasn’t enough for Q2. Adversely affected by hydraulic problems in race, which put him behind his team mate in the end.

Trulli – 6

Really struggling for qualifying speed at the moment, which is normally his forte. Raced well to finish only one lap off the lead, but unable to beat established teams home despite delays for Perez and Maldonado.

Glock – 5

Another disappointing weekend. Virgin’s updates didn’t work, so reverted to old set-up to qualify behind his team mate and Liuzzi’s HRT. Never started the race after gearbox issues in pits.

D’Ambrosio – 7

Did well to outqualify Glock again, but only marginally ahead of Liuzzi’s improving HRT. Beat the HRTs home in the race but nowhere near the Lotuses or established runners. That’s the best the car can do right now.

Liuzzi – 7

Great effort in qualifying to outpace Glock, and ended up in top 20 due to D’Ambrosio’s penalty and Kobayashi’s problems. The race was compromised by a loose wheel, but he at least made the finish again.

Karthikeyan – 6

Solid but unspectacular weekend from the Indian, who was outqualified by Liuzzi by seven-tenths. Made it to the end ahead of his team mate after a trouble-free race, but couldn’t catch D’Ambrosio.