Pole Position Fantasy LeagueYas Marina (Abu Dhabi Grand Prix) F1 Fantasy Guide: Best Picks & Past Results
Yas Marina Circuit is a permanent racing circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (5.281 km, 16 turns, anti-clockwise) that has held 17 Formula 1 World Championship races. It hosts the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2026, round 23, with session times, what PPFL managers picked and results on the Grand Prix page.
Yas Marina fantasy guide: what the numbers say
- Qualifying decides a lot here: 10 of the last 10 winners started on the front row. In PPFL a pole is worth 10 qualifying points before the race starts.
- Finishers gain 0.7 places on average from grid to flag (+2 PPFL points per place, up to +10).
- 13.4% of starters failed to finish here (a DNF costs 5 PPFL points).
- Top PPFL scorer here in 2025: Max Verstappen with 39 points.
Overtaking, qualifying and reliability at Yas Marina
From the last 10 races here (2016–2025):
- Average places gained, grid to finish: 0.7 per classified finisher; 47.5% of finishers gained places. Biggest climb: Charles Leclerc, P19 to P3 in 2024.
- How much qualifying matters: 10 of 10 winners started from pole, 10 from the front row and 10 from the top 3. Grid-to-finish correlation: 0.79 (1.00 would mean every finisher ended where they started).
- DNF rate: 13.4% of starters (27 retirements from 201 starts, 2.7 per race).
Top PPFL fantasy scorers at Yas Marina
2025
| Driver | Grid | Finish | PPFL pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Verstappen | P1 | P1 | 39 |
| Oscar Piastri | P3 | P2 | 30 |
| Lando Norris | P2 | P3 | 26 |
| Charles Leclerc | P5 | P4 | 24 |
| George Russell | P4 | P5 | 15 |
PPFL points before the captain bonus; earlier seasons are scored with the current PPFL rules.
Past winners and pole sitters at Yas Marina
| Year | Winner | Started | Pole |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) | P1 | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) |
| 2024 | Lando Norris (McLaren) | P1 | Lando Norris (McLaren) |
| 2023 | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) | P1 | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) |
| 2022 | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) | P1 | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) |
| 2021 | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) | P1 | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) |
| 2020 | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) | P1 | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) |
| 2019 | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) | P1 | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) |
| 2018 | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) | P1 | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) |
| 2017 | Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) | P1 | Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) |
| 2016 | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) | P1 | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) |
Driver of the Day at Yas Marina
The fan-voted Driver of the Day at every race here since the vote began.
- 2025: Max Verstappen (19.0% of the vote)
- 2024: Charles Leclerc (29.4% of the vote)
- 2023: Yuki Tsunoda (24.2% of the vote)
- 2022: Sebastian Vettel (56.6% of the vote)
- 2021: Kimi Räikkönen (42.8% of the vote)
- 2020: Max Verstappen (21.9% of the vote)
- 2019: Nico Hülkenberg (26.4% of the vote)
- 2018: Fernando Alonso
- 2017: Valtteri Bottas
- 2016: Sebastian Vettel
Racing here this year: the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2026. Check prices and form on the F1 fantasy Price Form before teams lock at the start of FP1.