Who are the tallest and shortest drivers to race in Formula 1? We take a look at the height of every F1 driver to race in the sport since the turn of the millennium!
THE TALLEST AND SHORTEST DRIVERS OF THE MILLENNIUM
At 193cm, the tallest driver to race in Formula 1 this millennium is Justin Wilson. Wilson drove for Minardi and Jaguar during the 2003 season. Wilson was 7cm taller than any other driver to race in F1 since 2000. In 2021, Yuki Tsunoda became the shortest driver to race in F1 this millennium. Standing at 159cm, Tsunoda is 4cm shorter than previous shortest driver Anthony Davidson.
THE TALLEST AND SHORTEST DRIVERS TO EVER RACE IN FORMULA 1
Hans-Joachim Stuck is believed to be the tallest ever F1 driver at 194cm, while Andrea Montermini is thought to be the shortest of the modern era at just 5 feet, 2 inches (around 157cm – 2cm shorter than Yuki Tsunoda).
THE LIST OF EVERY F1 DRIVER’S HEIGHT FROM 2000 ONWARDS
Below is a list of the height of every Formula 1 driver to have raced in the sport since the 2000 season.
| Driver | Height (cm) |
|---|---|
| Justin Wilson | 193 |
| Alexander Albon | 186 |
| Alexander Rossi | 186 |
| Alexander Wurz | 186 |
| Esteban Ocon | 186 |
| André Lotterer | 185 |
| Antonio Giovinazzi | 185 |
| George Russell | 185 |
| Nicholas Latifi | 185 |
| Paul di Resta | 185 |
| Ralph Firman | 185 |
| Vitaly Petrov | 185 |
| Brendon Hartley | 184 |
| Mark Webber | 184 |
| Nico Hulkenberg | 184 |
| Oliver Bearman | 184 |
| Robert Kubica | 184 |
| Sergey Sirotkin | 184 |
| Adrian Sutil | 183 |
| Gianmaria Bruni | 183 |
| Giedo van der Garde | 183 |
| Jolyon Palmer | 183 |
| David Coulthard | 182 |
| Jean-Éric Vergne | 182 |
| Jenson Button | 182 |
| Lance Stroll | 182 |
| Robert Doornbos | 182 |
| Logan Sargeant | 181 |
| Max Verstappen | 181 |
| Bruno Senna | 180 |
| Daniil Kvyat | 180 |
| Esteban Gutiérrez | 180 |
| Jaime Alguersuari | 180 |
| Marcus Ericsson | 180 |
| Romain Grosjean | 180 |
| Charles Leclerc | 179 |
| Jules Bianchi | 179 |
| Lucas di Grassi | 179 |
| Mika Häkkinen | 179 |
| Roberto Merhi | 179 |
| Sébastien Bourdais | 179 |
| Alex Yoong | 178 |
| Charles Pic | 178 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 178 |
| Eddie Irvine | 178 |
| Enrique Bernoldi | 178 |
| Nico Rosberg | 178 |
| Nicolas Kiesa | 178 |
| Patrick Friesacher | 178 |
| Ralf Schumacher | 178 |
| Vitantonio Liuzzi | 178 |
| Yuji Ide | 178 |
| Zsolt Baumgartner | 178 |
| Oscar Piastri | 178 |
| Carlos Sainz | 177 |
| Lando Norris | 177 |
| Nelson Piquet Jr. | 177 |
| Pedro de la Rosa | 177 |
| Pierre Gasly | 177 |
| Scott Speed | 177 |
| Stoffel Vandoorne | 177 |
| Christijan Albers | 176 |
| Luciano Burti | 176 |
| Tarso Marques | 176 |
| Jack Aitken | 176 |
| Mick Schumacher | 176 |
| Nikita Mazepin | 176 |
| Franck Montagny | 175 |
| Jos Verstappen | 175 |
| Kazuki Nakajima | 175 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 175 |
| Markus Winkelhock | 175 |
| Max Chilton | 175 |
| Mika Salo | 175 |
| Pascal Wehrlein | 175 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 175 |
| Sergio Perez | 175 |
| Zhou Guanyu | 175 |
| Felipe Nasr | 174 |
| Karun Chandhok | 174 |
| Kevin Magnussen | 174 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 174 |
| Liam Lawson | 174 |
| Michael Schumacher | 174 |
| Pedro Diniz | 174 |
| Tiago Monteiro | 174 |
| Antônio Pizzonia | 173 |
| Gastón Mazzacane | 173 |
| Marc Gené | 173 |
| Olivier Panis | 173 |
| Pastor Maldonado | 173 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 173 |
| Giancarlo Fisichella | 172 |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 172 |
| Jérôme d’Ambrosio | 172 |
| Ricardo Zonta | 172 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 172 |
| Sakon Yamamoto | 172 |
| Sébastien Buemi | 172 |
| Fernando Alonso | 171 |
| Luca Badoer | 171 |
| Tomáš Enge | 171 |
| Will Stevens | 171 |
| Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 170 |
| Jean Alesi | 170 |
| Kamui Kobayashi | 170 |
| Rio Haryanto | 170 |
| Pietro Fittipaldi | 170 |
| Christian Klien | 169 |
| Timo Glock | 169 |
| Jacques Villeneuve | 168 |
| Juan Pablo Montoya | 168 |
| Narain Karthikeyan | 168 |
| Jarno Trulli | 167 |
| Johnny Herbert | 167 |
| Nick Heidfeld | 167 |
| Nyck de Vries | 167 |
| Felipe Massa | 166 |
| Giorgio Pantano | 166 |
| Allan McNish | 165 |
| Cristiano da Matta | 165 |
| Takuma Sato | 164 |
| Anthony Davidson | 163 |
| Yuki Tsunoda | 159 |