This is how the F1 driver line-up and car numbers look for 2018

The first Grand Prix of the 2018 Formula 1 season will take place on 25 March in Australia. And practically a month earlier, on 26 February, the official pre-season testing will begin at the Circuit de Catalunya. There, on the Montmeló track, we will already be able to see all the drivers who will make up the grid for 2018.

The truth is that there haven’t been many changes in terms of seats for 2018. The main teams have kept the same drivers as in 2017, and the most significant changes, such as Carlos Sainz at Renault or the new drivers at Toro Rosso, had already been made at the end of 2017, so in 2018 they will no longer be news.

Thus, the only novelties compared to last year on the grid will be the arrival of two rookies. One, Charles Leclerc, who at 20 years old is joining F1 to take the seat of Wehrlein at Sauber. The other, and the one who has been the most anticipated, the Russian Sergey Sirotkin, who takes over the Williams seat left vacant by Felipe Massa’s retirement.

In short, we are going to see the complete driver line-up, with the numbers each one will carry on their car, for the 2018 Formula 1 season.

Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport

44 – Lewis Hamilton

• The 33-year-old Briton will seek his fifth world title

77 – Valtteri Bottas

• The 28-year-old Finn, in his second year with the German team, will seek to improve on his three wins from 2017

Scuderia Ferrari

5 – Sebastian Vettel

• The 30-year-old German will seek to end the dominance of Mercedes in recent years

7 – Kimi Raikkonen

• At 38 years old, the Finn has renewed for another year to remain the most veteran driver on the grid

Aston Martin Red Bull Racing

3 – Daniel Ricciardo

• The 28-year-old Australian faces a year in which his contract ends and which could open the doors to Ferrari

33 – Max Verstappen

• The 20-year-old Dutchman will seek to be more consistent in 2018, as despite his two wins in 2017 he scored fewer points than in his debut campaign

Sahara Force India F1 Team

11 – Sergio Pérez

• The 27-year-old Mexican will seek to improve on his 2017 results in pursuit of a top seat for 2019

31 – Esteban Ocon

• The 21-year-old Frenchman, in his second year, aims to outscore Pérez and will have freedom to fight for it

Williams Martini Racing

18 – Lance Stroll

• The 19-year-old Canadian hopes to continue his progress after a rookie year in which he became the youngest to reach the podium

Sergey Sirotkin

• The 22-year-old Russian makes his F1 debut and will have to prove he earned his place through his skills and not through the investors behind him

Renault Sport F1 Team

27 – Nico Hulkenberg

• The 30-year-old German will seek to stand on a podium for the first time in his career

55 – Carlos Sainz

• The 23-year-old Spaniard will face his first full season at Renault, hoping to confirm himself definitively as one of the best on the grid

Scuderia Toro Rosso

10 – Pierre Gasly

• The 21-year-old Frenchman believes he will be able to fight for points this year, even with the new engine Honda

28 – Brendon Hartley

• The 28-year-old New Zealander will focus exclusively on F1 after his debut last season in the final four races

Haas F1 Team

8 – Romain Grosjean

• The 31-year-old Frenchman believes he can achieve better results this year with the car of the American team

20 – Kevin Magnussen

• The 25-year-old Dane will seek to outscore his teammate

McLaren Renault F1 Team

2 – Stoffel Vandoorne

• The 25-year-old Belgian begins his second year with the Woking team with renewed hopes

14 – Fernando Alonso

• The 36-year-old Spaniard could return to his old ways after the engine change from Honda to Renault

Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team

9 – Marcus Ericsson

• The 27-year-old Swede will try to avoid being the driver on the grid with the fewest points, as he was last year

16 – Charles Leclerc

• The 20-year-old Monegasque will make his F1 debut after being F2 champion