Ranked: Lewis Hamilton's best performances in the 2018 Formula One season

A look at how the world champion fared at each race this season on his way to lifting his fifth drivers' title

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  Canada (fifth place) Arguably his weakest performance of the season. Beaten on pace by teammate Valtteri Bottas and only fifth at a race he had won six times in the past. 3/10. Getty Images

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  China (fourth place) Never really on the pace all weekend. Finishes a distant fourth and spends most of the race moaning at his team about missed chances on strategy. 4/10. Getty Images

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  Bahrain (third place) Gearbox change leaves him ninth on grid. Despite slow start and contact with Verstappen recovers to finish on the podium. 5/10. Getty Images

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  Austria (retired) Looked set for victory until strategy error by team drops him to fourth. Then struggles with tyre wear issues before a rare mechanical failure sidelines him. 5/10. Sutton Images

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  Mexico (fourth place) Mercedes are not on the pace in Mexico but Hamilton is emphatically faster then Bottas and makes the best of what the situation is. Struggles with tyres but drives maturely to be fourth, a result that seals the world title. 5/10. Getty Images

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  Russia (winner) Rare moment in second half of season where he is behind Bottas on pace. Shows his knack for passing with a good overtake on Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, but needs team orders, which is clearly conflicted about, to finish ahead of Bottas. 5/10 Getty Images

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  Monaco (third place) Solid effort at a track that does not suit Mercedes. Good damage limitation from the Briton as he finishes on the podium behind Red Bull Racing's Daniel Ricciardo and Vettel. 6/10. Getty Images

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  Australia (second place) Dominates qualifying in the season opener and then the opening stages of race. But ill-timed safety car loses him the lead to Vettel and he is forced to settle for second place. 6/10. AFP

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  Belgium (second place) Takes pole in the wet but is passed at the start by Vettel. Has no answer to the Ferrari driver but plays the long time and brings it home for 18 points and the runner-up spot. 6/10. AFP

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  Azerbaijan (winner) Fortuitous win as mistake mid-race when he runs wide leaves him out of position strategy wise. On target for second until Bottas has a puncture that gifts him first place. 6/10. Getty Images

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  United States (third place) On paper third, having started on pole, was a disappointment. But he made a risky strategy call by Mercedes almost work and drove a spirited race in the final laps. 7/10. Getty Images

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  Britain (second place) Recovers from being spun around at the start by Kimi Raikkonen to get back up to second. Helped by a safety car period but uses good tyre management to be competitive. 7/10. Getty Images

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  Brazil (winner) Fortuitous to win as Red Bull's Max Verstappen has him beaten before he collides with Esteban Ocon's Force India. Manages an ailing engine and fragile tyres well though, and keeps his pace up to be able to exploit his rival's misfortune. 7/10. AP Photo

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  France (winner) Controlled the race from the front and never looked in trouble as he triumphed on French soil for the first time. 8/10. AP Photo

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  Spain (winner) Dominant display as he takes pole and then controls the race from the front, making an one-stop strategy look easy. 8/10. Getty Images

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  Japan (winner) Mercedes are the car to have at Suzuka and Hamilton takes full advantage of it as he leads throughout to lead home a one-two ahead of Bottas. 8/10. Getty Images

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  Hungary (winner) Capitalises on rain in qualifying to take pole at a track where, given the layout, the Mercedes had toiled on in the dry. Then drives a beautifully measured race, looking after his tyres, to prevail. 8/10. Getty Images

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  Germany (winner) Car failure leaves him in the midfield in qualifying. On target for fifth until rain arrives. Uses great pace on dry tyres on a damp track to charge up and put pressure on his rivals and takes a great win. 9/10. Getty Images

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  Singapore (winner) Superlative qualifying lap, at a venue he and Mercedes had struggled at in the past, puts him on pole. Then controls the race to pick up a comfortable victory. 10/10. Getty Images

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  Italy (winner) Stunning drive as he wins at a venue where Ferrari had a pace advantage. Starts third and bravely goes around outside of Vettel on first lap, with the German spinning as result of light contact. Then hunts down and passes the second Ferrari of Raikkonen to triumph. 10/10. Getty Images

Lewis Hamilton has had another season to remember in Formula One in 2018 as he has already sealed his fifth drivers' championship.

Ahead of the final race of the year, the Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, on Sunday at Yas Marina Circuit, here is a look back at how the Briton triumphed.

His performances in the first 20 races of the campaign have been assessed and given a score out of 10.

There have been some superlative efforts, such as in Italy and Singapore, but plenty of other days when he has maximised his scoring opportunities when his Mercedes-GP has not been the quickest package.

Look through all 20 races in the gallery above and see if you agree with our marks.

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