F1 drivers height 2026: How tall are Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Lando Norris

Max Verstappen is giving a thumbs up (left of image), Lewis Hamilton looks downcast in a Ferrari jacket (centre of image) and Lando Norris is smiling (right of image) in a compilation of the three drivers — Photo: © IMAGO

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F1 drivers height 2026: How tall are Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Lando Norris

Ever wondered who the shortest and tallest drivers on the grid are?

Paul Macdonald

Friday 16 January 2026 10:00 Updated: 22:37

Thousands of people every month ask how tall F1 drivers are - who'd have thought - so GPFans are here with all the answers to your height-related questions.

When drivers are careering around tracks at high speed, we only just helmets poking out from their ultra-aerodynamic cars. Pretty tough to work out how tall they are from that.

But there might be a broader range of varying heights than you might think, so let’s take a look at the 2026 grid. While height might not decide who wins a Grand Prix, physical build and cockpit comfort can still make subtle differences in performance — something that’s always worth keeping in mind when checking the latest F1 race predictions, odds.

F1 drivers and their height in 2025

Of the 22 drivers set to compete in the 2026 world championship, there is roughly a foot or 0.30m difference between the tallest and smallest men on the grid.

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Driver	Team	Imperial Height	Metric Height
Oliver Bearman	Haas	6 ft 2 in	1.88m
Alex Albon	Williams	6 ft 1 in	1.86m
Esteban Ocon	Haas	6 ft 1 in	1.86m
George Russell	Mercedes	6 ft 1 in	1.85m
Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	6 ft	1.84m
Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	6 ft 0 in	1.84m
Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	5 ft 11 in	1.82m
Max Verstappen	Red Bull	5 ft 11 in	1.81m
Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	5 ft 11 in	1.80m
Carlos Sainz	Williams	5 ft 10 in	1.78m
Oscar Piastri	McLaren	5 ft 10 in	1.78m
Pierre Gasly	Alpine	5 ft 10 in	1.77m
Lando Norris	McLaren	5 ft 9 in	1.76m
Franco Colapinto	Alpine	5 ft 9 in	1.75m
Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	5 ft 8 in	1.74m
Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	5 ft 8 in	1.74m
Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	5 ft 8 in	1.73m
Sergio Perez	Cadillac	5 ft 8 in	1.73m
Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	5 ft 8 in	1.73m
Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	5 ft 7 in	1.72m
Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	5 ft 7 in	1.71m
Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	5 ft 6 in	1.67m

Who are the tallest and shortest drivers on the grid?

The new shortest driver on the grid is Red Bull new boy Isack Hadjar at 5ft 6ins (1.67m) tall. He replaces former team-mate Yuki Tsunoda (5ft 3ins). At the opposite end of the scale, the tallest driver is Haas youngster Oliver Bearman at 6ft 2ins or 1.88m.

Brit Justin Wilson, who raced for Minardi before moving to Jaguar in 2003, is considered the tallest driver of the modern era, at 1.94m.

What is the average height of an F1 driver?

The average height for a F1 driver in 2026 is a shade under 1.77m, or 5 feet and 9 and three-quarter inches. Lewis Hamilton is almost exactly on that average mark.

Do drivers need to be a certain height?

As you would expect, for weight and design purposes, extremely tall drivers would have it tough with the modern car and cockpit design.

Size and space are at more of a premium than ever before, and as such it seems as though the likes of Albon and Ocon are at the upper limit of what is feasible for the current F1 car set-up.

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