List of Formula One driver records

The World Championship of Drivers has been held since 1950. Driver records listed here include all rounds which formed part of the World Championship since 1950: this includes the Indianapolis 500 in 1950–1960 (though it was not run to Formula 1 rules), and the 1952 and 1953 World Championship Grands Prix (which were run to Formula 2 rules). Formula 1 races that were not qualification rounds for the World Championship are not included.

This page is accurate as of the 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Drivers who competed in the 2020 Formula One World Championship are highlighted in bold.

Races entered and started

Drivers are considered to be entered into a race if they attempt to compete in at least one official practice session with the intent of entering the race. These drivers are noted on the entry list for that race. A driver is considered to have started a race if they line up on the grid or at the pitlane exit for the start of the race. If a race is stopped and restarted, participation in any portion of the race is counted, but only if that portion was in any way counted towards the final classification (e.g., most races stopped before the end of the leader's second lap had the first part declared null and void in the 1990s and early 2000s, but the first part did count if it was run for more than one complete lap before the race was stopped).

Total entries

Driver Seasons Entries
1 Kimi Räikkönen 2001-2009, 20122020 332
2 Rubens Barrichello 19932011 326
3 Fernando Alonso 2001, 20032018 314
4 Jenson Button 20002017 309
5 Michael Schumacher 19912006, 20102012 308
6 Felipe Massa 2002, 20042017 272
7 Lewis Hamilton 20072020 266
8 Sebastian Vettel 20072020 258
9 Riccardo Patrese 19771993 257
10 Jarno Trulli 19972011 256
Source:[1]

Total starts

Driver Seasons Starts
1 Kimi Räikkönen 20012009, 20122020 329
2 Rubens Barrichello 19932011 322
3 Fernando Alonso 2001, 20032018 311
4 Michael Schumacher 19912006, 20102012 306
Jenson Button 20002017
6 Felipe Massa 2002, 20042017 269
7 Lewis Hamilton 20072020 266
8 Sebastian Vettel 20072020 257
9 Riccardo Patrese 19771993 256
10 Jarno Trulli 19972011 252
Sources:[2][3]

Youngest drivers to start a race

Driver Age Place Race
1 Max Verstappen 17 years, 166 days Ret 2015 Australian Grand Prix
2 Lance Stroll 18 years, 148 days Ret 2017 Australian Grand Prix
3 Lando Norris 19 years, 124 days 12th 2019 Australian Grand Prix
4 Jaime Alguersuari 19 years, 125 days 15th 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix
5 Mike Thackwell 19 years, 182 days Ret 1980 Canadian Grand Prix
6 Ricardo Rodríguez 19 years, 208 days Ret 1961 Italian Grand Prix
7 Fernando Alonso 19 years, 218 days 12th 2001 Australian Grand Prix
8 Esteban Tuero 19 years, 320 days Ret 1998 Australian Grand Prix
9 Chris Amon 19 years, 324 days Ret 1963 Belgian Grand Prix
Daniil Kvyat 9th 2014 Australian Grand Prix
Sources:[4][5]

Oldest drivers to enter a race

Driver Age Place Race
1 Louis Chiron 58 years, 288 days DNQ 1958 Monaco Grand Prix
2 Luigi Platé 56 years, 0 days DNA 1950 Italian Grand Prix
3 Philippe Étancelin 55 years, 191 days 8th 1952 French Grand Prix
4 Arthur Legat 54 years, 232 days Ret 1953 Belgian Grand Prix
5 Kurt Kuhnke 53 years, 96 days DNQ 1963 German Grand Prix
6 Luigi Fagioli 53 years, 22 days 1st 1951 French Grand Prix
7 Piero Dusio 52 years, 330 days DNQ 1952 Italian Grand Prix
8 Adolf Brudes 52 years, 293 days Ret 1952 German Grand Prix
9 Hans Stuck 52 years, 260 days 14th 1953 Italian Grand Prix
10 Jack Ensley 52 years, 225 days DNQ 1959 Indianapolis 500[N 1]
Sources:[4][5]

Oldest drivers to start a race

Driver Age Place Race
1 Louis Chiron 55 years, 292 days 6th 1955 Monaco Grand Prix
2 Philippe Étancelin 55 years, 191 days 8th 1952 French Grand Prix
3 Arthur Legat 54 years, 232 days Ret 1953 Belgian Grand Prix
4 Luigi Fagioli 53 years, 22 days 1st 1951 French Grand Prix
5 Adolf Brudes 52 years, 293 days Ret 1952 German Grand Prix
6 Hans Stuck 52 years, 260 days 14th 1953 Italian Grand Prix
7 Bill Aston 52 years, 127 days Ret 1952 German Grand Prix
8 Clemente Biondetti 52 years, 16 days Ret 1950 Italian Grand Prix
9 Louis Rosier 50 years, 274 days 5th 1956 German Grand Prix
10 Rudolf Schoeller 50 years, 98 days Ret 1952 German Grand Prix
Source:[4][5]

Most consecutive race starts

Most consecutive races that the driver entered and actually started.

Driver Consecutive starts Races
1 Lewis Hamilton 265 2007 Australian2020 Bahrain
2 Nico Rosberg 206 2006 Bahrain2016 Abu Dhabi
3 Daniel Ricciardo 188 2011 British2020 Abu Dhabi (ongoing)
4 Riccardo Patrese 187 1982 Belgian1993 Australian
5 Jenson Button 179 2005 French2015 Chinese
6 Fernando Alonso 176 2005 French2014 Abu Dhabi
7 David Coulthard 175 1995 Brazilian2005 Canadian
8 Rubens Barrichello 167 2002 German2011 Brazilian
9 Alain Prost 160 1981 USA West1991 Brazilian
10 Sebastian Vettel 159 2007 Hungarian2016 Australian
Source:[6]

Most consecutive race entries

Driver Consecutive entries Races
1 Rubens Barrichello 326 1993 South African2011 Brazilian
2 Lewis Hamilton 265 2007 Australian2020 Bahrain
3 Sebastian Vettel 258 2007 Hungarian2020 Abu Dhabi (ongoing)
4 David Coulthard 239 1995 Brazilian2008 Brazilian
5 Giancarlo Fisichella 223 1997 Australian2009 Abu Dhabi
6 Fernando Alonso 219 2003 Australian2014 Abu Dhabi
Jenson Button 2005 European2016 Abu Dhabi
8 Mark Webber 217 2002 Australian2013 Brazilian
9 Nico Rosberg 206 2006 Bahrain2016 Abu Dhabi
10 Daniel Ricciardo 188 2011 British2020 Abu Dhabi (ongoing)
Source:[6]

Most races with a single constructor

Driver Constructor Seasons Entries Starts
1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 19962006 181 179
2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 20132020 156 156
3 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 20072009, 20142018 152 151
4 David Coulthard McLaren 19962004 150 150
5 Felipe Massa Ferrari 20062013 140 139
6 Jenson Button McLaren 20102017 137 136
7 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 20102016 136 136
8 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 19932001 133 131
9 Jacques Laffite Ligier 19761982, 19851986 132 132
10 Mark Webber Red Bull 20072013 129 129
Source:[7]

Most races with a single engine manufacturer

Driver Engine Seasons Entries Starts
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 20072020 266 266
2 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 20072009, 20142020 190 189
3 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 19962006 181 179
4 David Coulthard Mercedes 19962004 150 150
5 Emerson Fittipaldi Ford Cosworth 19701980 148 143
6 Jenson Button Honda 20032008, 20152017 145 142
7 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 20072008, 20152020 144 143
8 Felipe Massa Ferrari 20062013 140 139
9 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 20142020 138 137
10 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 20102016 136 136
Source:[8]

Wins

Total wins

Driver Seasons Entries Wins Percentage
1 Lewis Hamilton 20072020 266 95 35.71%
2 Michael Schumacher 19912006, 20102012 308 91 29.55%
3 Sebastian Vettel 20072020 258 53 20.54%
4 Alain Prost 19801991, 1993 202 51 25.25%
5 Ayrton Senna 19841994 162 41 25.31%
6 Fernando Alonso 2001, 20032018 314 32 10.19%
7 Nigel Mansell 19801992, 19941995 191 31 16.23%
8 Jackie Stewart 19651973 100 27 27.00%
9 Jim Clark 19601968 73 25 34.25%
Niki Lauda 19711979, 19821985 177 14.12%
Sources:[9][10]

Percentage wins

Driver Seasons Entries Wins Percentage
1 Juan Manuel Fangio 19501951, 19531958 52[N 2] 24 46.15%
2 Alberto Ascari 19501955 33[N 3] 13 39.39%
3 Lewis Hamilton 20072020 266 95 35.71%
4 Jim Clark 19601968 73 25 34.25%
5 Lee Wallard[N 1] 19501951, 1954 3 1 33.33%
Bill Vukovich[N 1] 19501955 6 2
7 Michael Schumacher 19912006, 20102012 308 91 29.55%
8 Jackie Stewart 19651973 100 27 27.00%
9 Ayrton Senna 19841994 162 41 25.31%
10 Alain Prost 19801991, 1993 202 51 25.25%
Sources:[9][10]

Most wins in a season

Driver Season Wins Races Percentage
1 Michael Schumacher 2004 13 18 72.22%
Sebastian Vettel 2013 19 68.42%
3 Michael Schumacher 2002 11 17 64.71%
Sebastian Vettel 2011 19 57.89%
Lewis Hamilton 2014 19 57.89%
2018 21 52.38%
2019 21 52.38%
2020 17 64.71%
9 Lewis Hamilton 2015 10 19 52.63%
2016 21 47.62%
Sources:[11][12]

Highest percentage of wins in a season

Driver Season Percentage Races Wins
1 Alberto Ascari 1952 75.00% 8 6
2 Michael Schumacher 2004 72.22% 18 13
3 Jim Clark 1963 70.00% 10 7
4 Sebastian Vettel 2013 68.42% 19 13
5 Juan Manuel Fangio 1954 66.67% 9 6
6 Michael Schumacher 2002 64.71% 17 11
Lewis Hamilton 2020 17 11
8 Jim Clark 1965 60.00% 10 6
9 Sebastian Vettel 2011 57.89% 19 11
Lewis Hamilton 2014 19 11
Sources:[11][12]

Most consecutive wins

Driver Season(s) Wins Consecutive races won
1 Sebastian Vettel 2013 9 Belgian, Italian, Singapore, Korean, Japanese, Indian, Abu Dhabi, United States, Brazilian
2 Alberto Ascari 19521953 7 1952 Belgian, French, British, German, Dutch, Italian
1953 Argentine[N 4]
Michael Schumacher 2004 European, Canadian, United States, French, British, German, Hungarian
Nico Rosberg 20152016 2015 Mexican, Brazilian, Abu Dhabi
2016 Australian, Bahrain, Chinese, Russian
5 Michael Schumacher 20002001 6 2000 Italian, United States, Japanese, Malaysian
2001 Australian, Malaysian
6 Jack Brabham 1960 5 Dutch, Belgian, French, British, Portuguese
Jim Clark 1965 Belgian, French, British, Dutch, German
Nigel Mansell 1992 South African, Mexican, Brazilian, Spanish, San Marino
Michael Schumacher 2004 Australian, Malaysian, Bahrain, San Marino, Spanish
Lewis Hamilton 2014 Italian, Singapore, Japanese, Russian, United States
2020 Eifel, Portuguese, Emilia Romagna, Turkish, Bahrain
Source:[11]

Most wins in first championship season

Driver Season Wins Races won
1 Jacques Villeneuve 1996 4 European, British, Hungarian, Portuguese
Lewis Hamilton 2007 Canadian, United States, Hungarian, Japanese
3 Juan Manuel Fangio[N 5] 1950 3 Monaco, Belgian, French
Nino Farina[N 6] 1950 British, Swiss, Italian
5 Johnnie Parsons[N 1] 1950 1 Indianapolis 500
Giancarlo Baghetti 1961 French
Jackie Stewart 1965 Italian
Clay Regazzoni 1970 Italian
Emerson Fittipaldi 1970 United States
Juan Pablo Montoya 2001 Italian
Source:[12]

Youngest winners

(only the first win for each driver is listed)

Driver Age Race
1 Max Verstappen 18 years, 228 days 2016 Spanish Grand Prix
2 Sebastian Vettel 21 years, 73 days 2008 Italian Grand Prix
3 Charles Leclerc 21 years, 320 days 2019 Belgian Grand Prix
4 Fernando Alonso 22 years, 26 days 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix
5 Troy Ruttman[N 1] 22 years, 80 days 1952 Indianapolis 500[N 1]
6 Bruce McLaren 22 years, 104 days 1959 United States Grand Prix
7 Lewis Hamilton 22 years, 154 days 2007 Canadian Grand Prix
8 Kimi Räikkönen 23 years, 157 days 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix
9 Robert Kubica 23 years, 184 days 2008 Canadian Grand Prix
10 Jacky Ickx 23 years, 188 days 1968 French Grand Prix
Source:[13]

Oldest winners

(only the last win for each driver is listed)

Driver Age Race
1 Luigi Fagioli 53 years, 22 days 1951 French Grand Prix
2 Nino Farina 46 years, 276 days 1953 German Grand Prix
3 Juan Manuel Fangio 46 years, 41 days 1957 German Grand Prix
4 Piero Taruffi 45 years, 219 days 1952 Swiss Grand Prix
5 Jack Brabham 43 years, 339 days 1970 South African Grand Prix
6 Sam Hanks[N 1] 42 years, 321 days 1957 Indianapolis 500[N 1]
7 Nigel Mansell 41 years, 97 days 1994 Australian Grand Prix
8 Lee Wallard[N 1] 40 years, 264 days 1951 Indianapolis 500[N 1]
9 Maurice Trintignant 40 years, 200 days 1958 Monaco Grand Prix
10 Graham Hill 40 years, 92 days 1969 Monaco Grand Prix
Source:[4]

Fewest races before first win

Entry Driver Race
1 1st race Nino Farina 1950 British Grand Prix
Johnnie Parsons[N 1] 1950 Indianapolis 500[N 1]
Giancarlo Baghetti 1961 French Grand Prix
4 2nd race Juan Manuel Fangio 1950 Monaco Grand Prix
Lee Wallard[N 1] 1951 Indianapolis 500[N 1]
6 3rd race Troy Ruttman[N 1] 1952 Indianapolis 500[N 1]
Bill Vukovich[N 1] 1953 Indianapolis 500[N 1]
Tony Brooks[N 7] 1957 British Grand Prix
9 4th race Bob Sweikert[N 1] 1955 Indianapolis 500[N 1]
Jacques Villeneuve 1996 European Grand Prix
Source:[12]

Most races before first win

Start Driver Race
1 190th race Sergio Pérez 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix
2 130th race Mark Webber 2009 German Grand Prix
3 123rd race Rubens Barrichello 2000 German Grand Prix
4 119th race Jarno Trulli 2004 Monaco Grand Prix
5 113th race Jenson Button 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix
6 111th race Nico Rosberg 2012 Chinese Grand Prix
7 110th race Giancarlo Fisichella 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix
8 96th race Mika Häkkinen 1997 European Grand Prix
9 95th race Thierry Boutsen 1989 Canadian Grand Prix
10 91st race Jean Alesi 1995 Canadian Grand Prix
Sources:[14][15]

Most races without a win

Driver Entries Starts Best result
1 Andrea de Cesaris 214 208 2nd
2 Nick Heidfeld 185 183 2nd
3 Nico Hülkenberg 182 179 4th
4 Romain Grosjean 181 179 2nd
5 Martin Brundle 165 158 2nd
6 Derek Warwick 162 147 2nd
7 Jean-Pierre Jarier 143 134 3rd
Eddie Cheever 132 2nd
9 Adrian Sutil 128 128 4th
10 Pierluigi Martini 124 119 4th
Source:[16]

Wins from furthest back on the starting grid

Driver Race Start pos.
1 John Watson 1983 United States Grand Prix West 22nd
2 Bill Vukovich 1954 Indianapolis 500 19th
3 Rubens Barrichello 2000 German Grand Prix 18th
4 John Watson 1982 Detroit Grand Prix 17th
Kimi Räikkönen 2005 Japanese Grand Prix
6 Jackie Stewart 1973 South African Grand Prix 16th
Michael Schumacher 1995 Belgian Grand Prix
8 Fernando Alonso 2008 Singapore Grand Prix[N 8] 15th
9 Bob Sweikert 1955 Indianapolis 500 14th
Alan Jones 1977 Austrian Grand Prix
Olivier Panis 1996 Monaco Grand Prix
Johnny Herbert 1999 European Grand Prix
Jenson Button 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton 2018 German Grand Prix
Source:[17]

Most wins at the same Grand Prix

Driver Wins Grand Prix Seasons
1 Michael Schumacher 8 French Grand Prix 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006
Lewis Hamilton Hungarian Grand Prix 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020
3 Michael Schumacher 7 Canadian Grand Prix 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004
San Marino Grand Prix 1994, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
Lewis Hamilton Canadian Grand Prix 2007, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
British Grand Prix 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020
7 Alain Prost 6 Brazilian Grand Prix 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990
French Grand Prix 1981, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993
Ayrton Senna Monaco Grand Prix 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
Michael Schumacher Belgian Grand Prix 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002
Spanish Grand Prix 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Japanese Grand Prix 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004
European Grand Prix 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006
Lewis Hamilton United States Grand Prix 2007, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Chinese Grand Prix 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019
Source:[18]

Most consecutive wins at the same Grand Prix

Driver Wins Grand Prix Seasons
1 Ayrton Senna 5 Monaco Grand Prix 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
2 Juan Manuel Fangio 4 Argentine Grand Prix 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957
Jim Clark Belgian Grand Prix 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965
British Grand Prix 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965
Ayrton Senna Belgian Grand Prix 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
Michael Schumacher Spanish Grand Prix 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
United States Grand Prix 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Lewis Hamilton British Grand Prix 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
United States Grand Prix 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Spanish Grand Prix 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 (ongoing)
Source:[18]

Most Grand Prix wins by drivers that have not won a World Championship

Driver Seasons Entries Wins
1 Stirling Moss 19511961 67 16
2 David Coulthard 19942008 247 13
3 Carlos Reutemann 19721982 146 12
4 Felipe Massa 20022017 272 11
Rubens Barrichello 19932011 326
6 Ronnie Peterson 19701978 123 10
Gerhard Berger 19841997 210
Max Verstappen 20152020 119
9 Mark Webber 20022013 217 9
Valtteri Bottas 20132020 157
Source:[19]

Most consecutive seasons with at least one Grand Prix win

Driver Seasons Total
1 Michael Schumacher 19922006 15
2 Lewis Hamilton 20072020 (ongoing) 14
3 Alain Prost 19811990 10
4 Ayrton Senna 19851993 9
5 Nelson Piquet 19801987 8
6 Stirling Moss 19551961 7
Jim Clark 19621968
David Coulthard 19972003
9 Jackie Stewart 19681973 6
Sebastian Vettel 20082013
Sources:[12][20]

Most wins record holder

Record Driver[N 9] Grand Prix[N 10]
From To
1 2 Nino Farina 1950 British Grand Prix
3 6 Juan Manuel Fangio 1950 French Grand Prix
7 13 Alberto Ascari 1952 Dutch Grand Prix
14 24 Juan Manuel Fangio 1955 Argentine Grand Prix
25 25 Jim Clark 1968 South African Grand Prix
26 27 Jackie Stewart 1973 Dutch Grand Prix
28 51 Alain Prost 1987 Portuguese Grand Prix
52 91 Michael Schumacher 2001 Belgian Grand Prix
92 95 Lewis Hamilton 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix

Pole positions

Total pole positions

Driver Seasons Entries Poles Percentage
1 Lewis Hamilton 20072020 266 98 36.84%
2 Michael Schumacher 19912006, 20102012 308 68 22.08%
3 Ayrton Senna 19841994 162 65 40.12%
4 Sebastian Vettel 20072020 258 57 22.09%
5 Jim Clark 19601968 73 33 45.21%
Alain Prost 19801991, 1993 202 16.34%
7 Nigel Mansell 19801992, 19941995 191 32 16.75%
8 Nico Rosberg 20062016 206 30 14.56%
9 Juan Manuel Fangio 19501951, 19531958 52 29 55.77%
10 Mika Häkkinen 19912001 165 26 15.76%
Sources:[21][22][23]

Percentage pole positions

Driver Seasons Entries Poles Percentage
1 Juan Manuel Fangio 19501951, 19531958 52 29 55.77%
2 Jim Clark 19601968 73 33 45.21%
3 Alberto Ascari 19501955 33 14 42.42%
4 Ayrton Senna 19841994 162 65 40.12%
5 Lewis Hamilton 20072020 266 98 36.84%
6 Stirling Moss 19511961 67 16 23.88%
7 Sebastian Vettel 20072020 258 57 22.09%
8 Michael Schumacher 19912006, 20102012 308 68 22.08%
9 Duke Nalon 19501954 5 1 20.00%
Jerry Hoyt 19501951, 19531955 5 1
Source:[22][23]

Most consecutive pole positions

Driver Poles Races
1 Ayrton Senna 8 1988 Spanish1989 United States
2 Ayrton Senna 7 1990 Spanish1991 Monaco
Alain Prost 1993 South African1993 Canadian
Michael Schumacher 2000 Italian2001 Brazilian
Lewis Hamilton 2015 Monaco2015 Italian
6 Niki Lauda 6 1974 Dutch1974 Italian
Ayrton Senna 1988 Brazilian1988 Detroit
1989 Belgian1989 Australian
Nigel Mansell 1992 South African1992 Monaco
Mika Häkkinen 1999 British1999 Italian
Nico Rosberg 2015 Japanese2015 Abu Dhabi
Lewis Hamilton 2016 United States2017 Chinese
Source:[24]

Most pole positions at the same Grand Prix

Driver Poles Grand Prix Seasons
1 Ayrton Senna 8 San Marino Grand Prix 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994
Michael Schumacher Japanese Grand Prix 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004
Lewis Hamilton Australian Grand Prix 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
4 Michael Schumacher 7 Spanish Grand Prix 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Hungarian Grand Prix 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005
Lewis Hamilton Hungarian Grand Prix 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2020
British Grand Prix 2007, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020
Italian Grand Prix 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020
9 Ayrton Senna 6 Australian Grand Prix 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993
Brazilian Grand Prix 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994
Michael Schumacher Canadian Grand Prix 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001
Lewis Hamilton Chinese Grand Prix 2007, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017
Canadian Grand Prix 2007, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017
Belgian Grand Prix 2008, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020
Sources:[22][23]

Most consecutive pole positions at the same Grand Prix

Driver Poles Grand Prix Seasons
1 Ayrton Senna 7 San Marino Grand Prix 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
2 Lewis Hamilton 6 Australian Grand Prix 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 (ongoing)[N 11]
3 Michael Schumacher 5 Japanese Grand Prix 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Spanish Grand Prix 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
5 Stirling Moss 4 British Grand Prix 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958
Jim Clark British Grand Prix 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965
French Grand Prix 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965
Ayrton Senna Australian Grand Prix 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
Brazilian Grand Prix 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
Italian Grand Prix 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
Monaco Grand Prix 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
Belgian Grand Prix 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
Michael Schumacher Malaysian Grand Prix 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Sebastian Vettel Japanese Grand Prix 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Lewis Hamilton Italian Grand Prix 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Malaysian Grand Prix 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
British Grand Prix 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Sources:[22][23]

Most pole positions in a season

Driver Season Entries Poles WDC
1 Sebastian Vettel 2011 19 15 1st
2 Nigel Mansell 1992 16 14 1st
3 Ayrton Senna 1988 16 13 1st
1989 16 2nd
Alain Prost 1993 16 1st
6 Lewis Hamilton 2016 21 12 2nd
7 Mika Häkkinen 1999 16 11 1st
Michael Schumacher 2001 17 1st
Nico Rosberg 2014 19 2nd
Lewis Hamilton 2015 19 1st
2017 20 1st
2018 21 1st
Sources:[25][26]

Highest percentage of pole positions in a season

Driver Season Races Poles Percentage
1 Nigel Mansell 1992 16 14 87.50%
2 Ayrton Senna 1988 16 13 81.25%
1989 16 13
Alain Prost 1993 16 13
5 Sebastian Vettel 2011 19 15 78.95%
6 Juan Manuel Fangio 1956 8 6 75.00%
7 Jim Clark 1963 10 7 70.00%
8 Mika Häkkinen 1999 16 11 68.75%
9 Alberto Ascari 1953 9 6 66.67%
Jim Clark 1962 9 6
Source:[25]

Youngest polesitters

(only the first pole position for each driver is listed)

Driver Age Race
1 Sebastian Vettel 21 years, 72 days 2008 Italian Grand Prix
2 Charles Leclerc 21 years, 165 days 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix
3 Fernando Alonso 21 years, 236 days 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix
4 Max Verstappen 21 years, 307 days 2019 Hungarian Grand Prix
5 Lance Stroll 22 years, 16 days 2020 Turkish Grand Prix
6 Rubens Barrichello 22 years, 97 days 1994 Belgian Grand Prix
7 Lewis Hamilton 22 years, 153 days 2007 Canadian Grand Prix
8 Andrea de Cesaris 22 years, 308 days 1982 United States Grand Prix West
9 Nico Hülkenberg 23 years, 79 days 2010 Brazilian Grand Prix
10 Robert Kubica 23 years, 120 days 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix
Source:[13]

Oldest polesitters

Driver Age Race
1 Nino Farina 47 years, 79 days 1954 Argentine Grand Prix
2 Juan Manuel Fangio 46 years, 209 days 1958 Argentine Grand Prix
3 Jack Brabham 44 years, 17 days 1970 Spanish Grand Prix
4 Mario Andretti 42 years, 196 days 1982 Italian Grand Prix
5 Nigel Mansell 41 years, 97 days 1994 Australian Grand Prix
6 Carlos Reutemann 39 years, 188 days 1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix
7 Graham Hill 39 years, 156 days 1968 British Grand Prix
8 Kimi Räikkönen 38 years, 319 days 2018 Italian Grand Prix
9 Fred Agabashian[N 1] 38 years, 283 days 1952 Indianapolis 500[N 1]
10 Alain Prost 38 years, 241 days 1993 Japanese Grand Prix
Source:[27]

Note: Michael Schumacher was aged 43 years, 144 days when he set the fastest time in qualifying for the 2012 Monaco Grand Prix but due to a 5-place grid penalty incurred from the previous race he did not start the race from pole position.

Most races without a pole position

Driver Entries Starts Best grid position
1 Sergio Pérez 195 191 3rd
2 Romain Grosjean 181 179 2nd
3 Martin Brundle 165 158 3rd
Johnny Herbert 161 4th
5 Derek Warwick 162 147 3rd
6 Olivier Panis 158 157 3rd
7 Eddie Irvine 148 147 2nd
8 Eddie Cheever 143 132 2nd
9 Adrian Sutil 128 128 2nd
10 Pierluigi Martini 124 119 2nd
Source:[28]

Fastest laps

Total fastest laps

Driver Fastest laps Starts Percentage
1 Michael Schumacher 77 306 25.16%
2 Lewis Hamilton 53 266 19.92%
3 Kimi Räikkönen 46 329 13.98%
4 Alain Prost 41 199 20.60%
5 Sebastian Vettel 38 257 14.79%
6 Nigel Mansell 30 187 16.04%
7 Jim Clark 28 72 38.89%
8 Mika Häkkinen 25 161 15.53%
9 Niki Lauda 24 171 14.04%
10 Juan Manuel Fangio 23 51 45.10%
Nelson Piquet 204 11.27%
Fernando Alonso 311 7.40%
Source:[15]

Percentage fastest laps

Driver Seasons Starts Fastest laps Percentage
1 Bill Vukovich 19511955 5[N 1] 3 60.00%
2 Lee Wallard 19501951 2[N 1] 1 50.00%
3 Juan Manuel Fangio 19501951, 19531958 51[N 2] 23 45.10%
4 Jim Clark 19601968 72 28 38.89%
5 Alberto Ascari 19501955 32[N 3] 12 37.50%
6 Stirling Moss 19511961 66 19 28.79%
7 Michael Schumacher 19912006, 20102012 306 77 25.16%
8 José Froilán González 19501957, 1960 26 6 23.08%
9 Alain Prost 19801991, 1993 199 41 20.60%
10 Jim Rathmann 1950, 19521960 10[N 1] 2 20.00%
Source:[29]

Most fastest laps in a season

Driver Season Entries Fastest laps Percentage WDC
1 Michael Schumacher 2004 18 10 55.56% 1st
Kimi Räikkönen 2008 18 55.56% 3rd
2005 19 52.63% 2nd
4 Mika Häkkinen 2000 17 9 52.94% 2nd
5 Nigel Mansell 1992 16 8 50.00% 1st
Michael Schumacher 1994 16 50.00% 1st
1995 17 47.06% 1st
Lewis Hamilton 2015 19 42.11% 1st
9 Nelson Piquet 1986 16 7 43.75% 3rd
Alain Prost 1988 16 43.75% 2nd
Michael Schumacher 2002 17 41.18% 1st
2006 18 38.89% 2nd
Mark Webber 2011 19 36.84% 3rd
Sebastian Vettel 2013 19 36.84% 1st
Lewis Hamilton 2014 19 36.84% 1st
2017 20 35.00% 1st
Valtteri Bottas 2018 21 33.33% 5th
Source:[30]

Highest percentage of fastest laps in a season

Driver Fastest laps Races Season Percentage
1 Alberto Ascari 6 8 1952 75.00%
2 Juan Manuel Fangio 5 8 1951 62.50%
3 Jim Clark 6 10 1963 60.00%
6 10 1965
5 Jim Clark 5 9 1962 55.56%
Michael Schumacher 10 18 2004
Kimi Räikkönen 10 18 2008
8 Mika Häkkinen 9 17 2000 52.94%
9 Kimi Räikkönen 10 19 2005 52.63%
10 Juan Manuel Fangio 4 8 1956 50.00%
Nigel Mansell 8 16 1992
Michael Schumacher 8 16 1994
Source:[30]

Youngest drivers to set fastest lap

(only the first fastest lap for each driver is listed)

Driver Age Race
1 Max Verstappen 19 years, 44 days 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix
2 Lando Norris 20 years, 235 days 2020 Austrian Grand Prix
3 Nico Rosberg 20 years, 258 days 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix
4 Charles Leclerc 21 years, 166 days 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix
5 Esteban Gutiérrez 21 years, 280 days 2013 Spanish Grand Prix
6 Fernando Alonso 21 years, 321 days 2003 Canadian Grand Prix
7 Bruce McLaren 21 years, 322 days 1959 British Grand Prix
8 Sebastian Vettel 21 years, 353 days 2009 British Grand Prix
9 Daniil Kvyat 22 years, 19 days 2016 Spanish Grand Prix
10 Lewis Hamilton 22 years, 91 days 2007 Malaysian Grand Prix
Source:[31]

Oldest drivers to set fastest lap

(only the last fastest lap for each driver is listed)

Driver Age Race
1 Juan Manuel Fangio 46 years, 209 days 1958 Argentine Grand Prix
2 Piero Taruffi 45 years, 219 days 1952 Swiss Grand Prix
3 Nino Farina 44 years, 321 days 1951 Italian Grand Prix
4 Jack Brabham 44 years, 107 days 1970 British Grand Prix
5 Luigi Villoresi 44 years, 22 days 1953 Dutch Grand Prix
6 Karl Kling 43 years, 319 days 1954 German Grand Prix
7 Michael Schumacher 43 years, 201 days 2012 German Grand Prix
8 Paul Russo 42 years, 50 days 1956 Indianapolis 500
9 Maurice Trintignant 42 years, 43 days 1959 United States Grand Prix
10 Jacques Laffite 41 years, 319 days 1985 European Grand Prix
Source:[31]

Podium finishes

Total podium finishes

Driver Seasons Entries Podiums Percentage
1 Lewis Hamilton 20072020 266 165 62.03%
2 Michael Schumacher 19912006, 20102012 308 155 50.32%
3 Sebastian Vettel 20072020 258 121 46.90%
4 Alain Prost 19801991, 1993 202 106 52.48%
5 Kimi Räikkönen 20012009, 20122020 332 103 31.02%
6 Fernando Alonso 2001, 20032018 314 97 30.89%
7 Ayrton Senna 19841994 162 80 49.38%
8 Rubens Barrichello 19932011 326 68 20.86%
9 David Coulthard 19942008 247 62 25.10%
10 Nelson Piquet 19781991 207 60 28.99%
Source:[32]

Percentage podium finishes

Driver Seasons Entries Podiums Percentage
1 Dorino Serafini 1950 1 1 100.00%
2 Luigi Fagioli 19501951 7 6 85.71%
3 Juan Manuel Fangio 19501951, 19531958 52[N 2] 35 67.31%
4 Lewis Hamilton 20072020 266 165 62.03%
5 Nino Farina 19501955 34 20[N 12] 58.82%
6 José Froilán González 19501957, 1960 27 15 55.56%
7 Alain Prost 19801991, 1993 202 106 52.48%
8 Alberto Ascari 19501955 33[N 3] 17 51.52%
9 Michael Schumacher 19912006, 20102012 308 155 50.32%
10 Lee Wallard 19501951 2 1 50.00%
Bill Holland 19501953 2 1
Mauri Rose 19501951 2 1
Sam Hanks 19501957 8 4
Source:[32]

Most podium finishes in a season

Driver Season Entries Podiums WDC
1 Michael Schumacher 2002 17 17 1st
Sebastian Vettel 2011 19 1st
Lewis Hamilton 2015 19 1st
2016 21 2nd
2018 21 1st
2019 21 1st
7 Sebastian Vettel 2013 19 16 1st
Lewis Hamilton 2014 19 1st
Nico Rosberg 2016 21 1st
10 Michael Schumacher 2004 18 15 1st
Fernando Alonso 2005 19 1st
Nico Rosberg 2014 19 2nd
2015 19 2nd
Valtteri Bottas 2019 21 2nd
Source:[33]

Most consecutive podium finishes

Driver Season Consecutive podium finishes Podiums
1 Michael Schumacher 20012002 2001 United States2002 Japanese 19
2 Lewis Hamilton 20142015 2014 Italian2015 British 16
3 Fernando Alonso 20052006 2005 Turkish2006 Canadian 15
4 Sebastian Vettel 20102011 2010 Brazilian2011 British 11
2013 2013 German2013 Brazilian
6 Lewis Hamilton 20182019 2018 Brazilian2019 French 10
7 Jim Clark 1963 1963 Belgian1963 South African 9
Niki Lauda 19751976 1975 Italian1976 Swedish
Nelson Piquet 1987 1987 Monaco1987 Portuguese
Michael Schumacher 20002001 2000 Hungarian2001 Brazilian
2004 2004 European2004 Italian
Lewis Hamilton 2007 2007 Australian2007 British
2018 2018 British2018 United States
Nico Rosberg 2015 2015 Australian2015 British
2016 2016 Belgian2016 Abu Dhabi
Source:[34]

Most consecutive podium finishes from first race of season

Driver Season Consecutive podium finishes Podiums
1 Michael Schumacher 2002 AustralianJapanese 17
2 Fernando Alonso 2006 BahrainCanadian 9
Lewis Hamilton 2007 AustralianBritish
2015 AustralianBritish
Sebastian Vettel 2011 AustralianBritish
Nico Rosberg 2015 AustralianBritish
7 Nico Rosberg 2014 AustralianAustrian 8
Lewis Hamilton 2019 AustralianFrench
9 Niki Lauda 1976 BrazilianSwedish 7
Alain Prost 1988 BrazilianFrench
Michael Schumacher 1994 BrazilianFrench
Jenson Button 2009 AustralianTurkish
Source:

Youngest drivers to score a podium finish

(only the first podium finish for each driver is listed)

Driver Age Place Race
1 Max Verstappen 18 years, 228 days 1st 2016 Spanish Grand Prix
2 Lance Stroll 18 years, 239 days 3rd 2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
3 Lando Norris 20 years, 235 days 3rd 2020 Austrian Grand Prix
4 Sebastian Vettel 21 years, 73 days 1st 2008 Italian Grand Prix
5 Daniil Kvyat 21 years, 91 days 2nd 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix
6 Kevin Magnussen 21 years, 162 days 2nd 2014 Australian Grand Prix
7 Charles Leclerc 21 years, 166 days 3rd 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix
8 Fernando Alonso 21 years, 237 days 3rd 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix
9 Robert Kubica 21 years, 278 days 3rd 2006 Italian Grand Prix
10 Ralf Schumacher 21 years, 287 days 3rd 1997 Argentine Grand Prix
Source:[4]

Oldest drivers to score a podium finish

(only the last podium finish for each driver is listed)

Driver Age Place Race
1 Luigi Fagioli 53 years, 22 days 1st 1951 French Grand Prix
2 Louis Chiron 50 years, 291 days 3rd 1950 Monaco Grand Prix
3 Felice Bonetto 49 years, 363 days 3rd 1953 Dutch Grand Prix
4 Piero Taruffi 48 years, 334 days 2nd 1955 Italian Grand Prix
5 Nino Farina 48 years, 218 days 3rd 1955 Belgian Grand Prix
6 Juan Manuel Fangio 46 years, 76 days 2nd 1957 Italian Grand Prix
7 Karl Kling 44 years, 303 days 3rd 1955 British Grand Prix
8 Louis Rosier 44 years, 225 days 3rd 1950 Belgian Grand Prix
9 Luigi Villoresi 44 years, 120 days 3rd 1953 Italian Grand Prix
10 Jack Brabham 44 years, 107 days 2nd 1970 British Grand Prix
Source:[4]

Most races without a podium

Driver Seasons Entries Starts Best result
1 Nico Hülkenberg 2010, 20122020 182 179 4th
2 Adrian Sutil 20072011, 20132014 128 128 4th
3 Pierluigi Martini 19841985, 19881995 124 119 4th
4 Philippe Alliot 19841990, 19931994 116 109 5th
5 Pedro Diniz 19952000 99 98 5th
6 Marcus Ericsson 20142018 97 97 8th
7 Ukyo Katayama 19921997 97 95 5th
8 Jonathan Palmer 19831989 88 83 4th
9 Marc Surer 19791986 88 82 4th
10 Vitantonio Liuzzi 20052007, 20092011 81 80 6th
Source:[35]

Most career podiums without a win

Driver Entries Starts Podiums
1 Nick Heidfeld 185 183 13
2 Stefan Johansson 103 79 12
3 Chris Amon 108 97 11
4 Romain Grosjean 181 179 10
5 Jean Behra 53 52 9
Eddie Cheever 143 132
Martin Brundle 165 158
8 Luigi Villoresi 34 31 8
9 Andrea de Cesaris 214 208 5
10 Derek Warwick 162 147 4
Source:[36][37]

Most career podiums without a World Championship

Driver Seasons Starts Wins Podiums
1 Rubens Barrichello 19932011 322 11 68
2 David Coulthard 19942008 246 13 62
3 Valtteri Bottas 20132020 156 9 56
4 Gerhard Berger 19841997 210 10 48
5 Carlos Reutemann 19721982 146 12 45
6 Mark Webber 20022013 215 9 42
Max Verstappen 20152020 119 10
8 Felipe Massa 2002, 20042017 269 11 41
9 Riccardo Patrese 19771993 256 6 37
10 Jacques Laffite 19741986 176 6 32
Jean Alesi 19892001 201 1
Source:[38]

Most races before scoring a podium finish

Entry Driver Race
1 101st race Carlos Sainz Jr. 2019 Brazilian Grand Prix
2 91st race Martin Brundle 1992 French Grand Prix
3 73rd race Mika Salo 1999 German Grand Prix
4 68th race Jenson Button 2004 Malaysian Grand Prix
5 67th race Johnny Herbert 1995 Spanish Grand Prix
Pedro de la Rosa 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix
7 66th race Esteban Ocon 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix
8 60th race Gianni Morbidelli 1995 Australian Grand Prix
9 57th race Felipe Massa 2006 European Grand Prix
10 56th race Mark Webber 2005 Monaco Grand Prix
Source:[39]

Points

Throughout the history of the World Championship, the points-scoring positions and the number of points awarded to each position have varied – see the List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems for details.

Total career points

Driver Points
1 Lewis Hamilton 3778
2 Sebastian Vettel 3018
3 Fernando Alonso 1899
4 Kimi Räikkönen 1863
5 Nico Rosberg 1594.5
6 Michael Schumacher 1566
7 Valtteri Bottas 1512
8 Jenson Button 1235
9 Felipe Massa 1167
10 Max Verstappen 1162
Source:[40]

Total races finished in the points

Driver Points finishes
1 Lewis Hamilton 229
2 Michael Schumacher 221
3 Kimi Räikkönen 215
4 Fernando Alonso 202
Sebastian Vettel
6 Felipe Massa 165
7 Jenson Button 162
8 Rubens Barrichello 140
9 Nico Rosberg 133
10 Alain Prost 128
Source:[41]

Most consecutive points finishes

Driver Points finishes Races
1 Lewis Hamilton 48 2018 British Grand Prix2020 Bahrain Grand Prix
2 Lewis Hamilton 33 2016 Japanese Grand Prix2018 French Grand Prix
3 Kimi Räikkönen 27 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix2013 Hungarian Grand Prix
4 Michael Schumacher 24 2001 Hungarian Grand Prix2003 Malaysian Grand Prix
5 Fernando Alonso 23 2011 European Grand Prix2012 Hungarian Grand Prix
6 Valtteri Bottas 22 2018 British Grand Prix2019 British Grand Prix
7 Sebastian Vettel 21 2014 British Grand Prix2015 Hungarian Grand Prix
Max Verstappen 2018 Belgian Grand Prix2019 Hungarian Grand Prix
9 Sebastian Vettel 19 2010 Brazilian Grand Prix2011 Indian Grand Prix
2018 Hungarian Grand Prix2019 Austrian Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton 2014 Italian Grand Prix2015 Italian Grand Prix
Source:[42]

Most consecutive points scored

Driver Points scored Races
1 Lewis Hamilton 998 2018 British Grand Prix2020 Bahrain Grand Prix
2 Lewis Hamilton 623 2016 Japanese Grand Prix2018 French Grand Prix
3 Sebastian Vettel 424 2010 Brazilian Grand Prix2011 Indian Grand Prix
4 Lewis Hamilton 420 2014 Italian Grand Prix2015 Italian Grand Prix
5 Valtteri Bottas 338 2018 British Grand Prix2019 British Grand Prix
6 Fernando Alonso 334 2011 European Grand Prix2012 Hungarian Grand Prix
7 Kimi Räikkönen 325 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix2013 Hungarian Grand Prix
Max Verstappen 2018 Belgian Grand Prix2019 Hungarian Grand Prix
9 Sebastian Vettel 294 2016 Japanese Grand Prix2017 Italian Grand Prix
10 Valtteri Bottas 282 2017 Monaco Grand Prix2018 Chinese Grand Prix
Source:[43]

Highest average points per race started

Driver Starts Points Average points
per race started
1 Lewis Hamilton 266 3778 14.20
2 Sebastian Vettel 257 3018 11.74
3 Max Verstappen 119 1162 9.76
4 Valtteri Bottas 156 1512 9.69
5 Nico Rosberg 206 1594.5 7.74
6 Charles Leclerc 59 401 6.80
7 Daniel Ricciardo 188 1159 6.16
8 Fernando Alonso 311 1899 6.11
9 George Amick 1 6 6.00
10 Kimi Räikkönen 329 1863 5.66
Source:[44]

Highest percentage of races finished in the points (at least 15 entries)

Driver Entries Points finishes Percentage
1 Lewis Hamilton 266 229 86.09%
2 Juan Manuel Fangio 53 43 81.13%
3 Sebastian Vettel 258 202 78.29%
4 Valtteri Bottas 157 117 74.52%
5 Max Verstappen 119 88 73.95%
6 Nino Farina 34 25 73.53%
7 José Froilán González 26 19[N 13][45] 73.08%
8 Michael Schumacher 308 221 71.75%
9 Alberto Ascari 33 23[N 14][46] 69.70%
10 Alexander Albon 38 25 65.79%
Source:[12]

Most championship points in a season

Driver Points Season WDC Races % of max
points possible
1 Lewis Hamilton 413 2019 1st 21 75.64%
2 Lewis Hamilton 408 2018 1st 21 77.71%
3 Sebastian Vettel 397 2013 1st 19 83.58%
4 Sebastian Vettel 392 2011 1st 19 82.53%
5 Nico Rosberg 385 2016 1st 21 73.33%
6 Lewis Hamilton 384 2014 1st 19 76.80%
7 Lewis Hamilton 381 2015 1st 19 80.21%
8 Lewis Hamilton 380 2016 2nd 21 72.38%
9 Lewis Hamilton 363 2017 1st 20 72.60%
10 Lewis Hamilton 347 2020 1st 17 78.51%
Source:[6]

Double points awarded in last race.

Youngest drivers to score points

(only the first points finish for each driver is listed)

Driver Age Place Race Career race number
1 Max Verstappen 17 years, 180 days 7th 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix 2nd race
2 Lance Stroll 18 years, 225 days 9th 2017 Canadian Grand Prix 7th race
3 Lando Norris 19 years, 138 days 6th 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix 2nd race
4 Daniil Kvyat 19 years, 324 days 9th 2014 Australian Grand Prix 1st race
5 Sebastian Vettel 19 years, 349 days 8th 2007 United States Grand Prix 1st race
6 Jaime Alguersuari 20 years, 12 days 9th 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix 11th race
7 Jenson Button 20 years, 67 days 6th 2000 Brazilian Grand Prix 2nd race
8 Ricardo Rodríguez 20 years, 123 days 4th 1962 Belgian Grand Prix 3rd race
9 Sébastien Buemi 20 years, 149 days 7th 2009 Australian Grand Prix 1st race
10 Esteban Ocon 20 years, 190 days 10th 2017 Australian Grand Prix 10th race
Source:[4]

Oldest drivers to score points

(only the last points finish for each driver is listed)

Driver Age Place Race
1 Philippe Étancelin 53 years, 249 days 5th 1950 Italian Grand Prix
2 Luigi Fagioli 53 years, 22 days 1st 1951 French Grand Prix
3 Louis Chiron 50 years, 291 days 3rd 1950 Monaco Grand Prix
4 Louis Rosier 50 years, 274 days 5th 1956 German Grand Prix
5 Felice Bonetto 50 years, 75 days 4th 1953 Swiss Grand Prix
6 Piero Taruffi 48 years, 334 days 2nd 1955 Italian Grand Prix
7 Nino Farina 48 years, 218 days 3rd 1955 Belgian Grand Prix
8 Chico Landi 48 years, 191 days 4th 1956 Argentine Grand Prix
9 Luigi Villoresi 47 years, 18 days 5th 1956 Belgian Grand Prix
10 Juan Manuel Fangio 47 years, 12 days 4th 1958 French Grand Prix
Source:[4]

Most points without a win

Driver Entries Starts Points
1 Nico Hülkenberg 182 179 521
2 Romain Grosjean 181 179 391
3 Carlos Sainz Jr. 119 118 372
4 Nick Heidfeld 185 183 259
5 Daniil Kvyat 112 110 202
6 Esteban Ocon 67 67 198
7 Alexander Albon 38 38 197
8 Kevin Magnussen 120 119 158
9 Lando Norris 38 38 146
10 Lance Stroll 79 78 142
Source:[47]

Most career points without being World Champion

Driver Points Best WDC finish
1 Valtteri Bottas 1512 2nd in 2019 and 2020
2 Felipe Massa 1167 2nd in 2008
3 Max Verstappen 1162 3rd in 2019 and 2020
4 Daniel Ricciardo 1159 3rd in 2014 and 2016
5 Mark Webber 1047.5 3rd in 2010, 2011 and 2013
6 Sergio Pérez 706 4th in 2020
7 Rubens Barrichello 658 2nd in 2002 and 2004
8 David Coulthard 535 2nd in 2001
9 Nico Hülkenberg 521 7th in 2018
10 Charles Leclerc 401 4th in 2019
Source:[48]

World Champions with fewest career points

Driver Points World champion year(s)
1 Phil Hill 98 1961
2 Jochen Rindt 109 1970
3 Nino Farina 127.33 1950
4 Mike Hawthorn 127.64 1958
5 Alberto Ascari 140.14 1952 and 1953
6 Keke Rosberg 159.5 1982
7 James Hunt 179 1976
8 John Surtees 180 1964
Mario Andretti 1978
10 Alan Jones 206 1980
Source:[49]

Most races before scoring points

Entry Driver Race
1 44th race Nicola Larini 1994 San Marino Grand Prix
2 42nd race Jonathan Palmer 1987 Monaco Grand Prix
3 37th race George Russell 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix
4 32nd race Philippe Alliot 1986 Mexican Grand Prix
Alessandro Nannini 1988 San Marino Grand Prix
6 31st race Alex Caffi 1989 Monaco Grand Prix
Ukyo Katayama 1994 Brazilian Grand Prix
8 26th race Harry Schell 1956 Belgian Grand Prix
9 25th race Jan Magnussen 1998 Canadian Grand Prix
Jules Bianchi 2014 Monaco Grand Prix
Source:[50]

Most races without scoring points

Driver Entries Starts
1 Luca Badoer 58 50
2 Charles Pic 39 39
3 Max Chilton 35 35
4 Brett Lunger 43 34
5 Toranosuke Takagi 32 32
6 Mike Beuttler 29 28
Enrique Bernoldi 29
Scott Speed 28
9 Ricardo Rosset 33 26
10 Rupert Keegan 37 25
Huub Rothengatter 30
Source:[51]

Races finished

Total career race finishes

Driver Races finished
1 Kimi Räikkönen 260
2 Fernando Alonso 245
3 Lewis Hamilton 239
4 Michael Schumacher 237
5 Jenson Button 230
6 Felipe Massa 225
7 Rubens Barrichello 224
8 Sebastian Vettel 220
9 Nico Rosberg 174
10 Sergio Pérez 165
Source:[52]

Most consecutive race finishes

Driver Races finished Races
1 Lewis Hamilton 48 2018 British Grand Prix2020 Bahrain Grand Prix
2 Nick Heidfeld 33 2007 Chinese Grand Prix2009 Italian Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton 2016 Japanese Grand Prix2018 French Grand Prix
4 Kimi Räikkönen 30 2012 Australian Grand Prix2013 Hungarian Grand Prix
5 Fernando Alonso 29 2013 Chinese Grand Prix2014 Belgian Grand Prix
6 Nico Rosberg 27 2008 Canadian Grand Prix2009 Japanese Grand Prix
Esteban Ocon 2016 Belgian Grand Prix2017 Mexican Grand Prix
8 Max Chilton 25 2013 Australian Grand Prix2014 Monaco Grand Prix
Daniel Ricciardo 2015 United States Grand Prix2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Sebastian Vettel 2018 Hungarian Grand Prix2019 Singapore Grand Prix
Source:[53]

Race leaders

Every lap, total races

Driver Races
1 Lewis Hamilton 22
2 Ayrton Senna 19
3 Sebastian Vettel 15
4 Jim Clark 13
5 Jackie Stewart 11
Michael Schumacher
7 Nigel Mansell 9
8 Alberto Ascari 7
Alain Prost
Nico Rosberg
Source:[54]

For at least one lap, total races

Driver Races
1 Lewis Hamilton 162
2 Michael Schumacher 142
3 Sebastian Vettel 105
4 Ayrton Senna 86
5 Alain Prost 84
Fernando Alonso
7 Kimi Räikkönen 83
8 David Coulthard 62
9 Nelson Piquet 58
10 Nigel Mansell 55
Nico Rosberg
Source:[55]

For at least one lap, percentage of races

Driver Seasons Entries Races led Percentage
1 Markus Winkelhock 2007 1 1 100%
2 Juan Manuel Fangio 19501951, 19531958 53 38 71.70%
3 Jack McGrath 19501955 6 4 66.67%
Bill Vukovich 19501955 6 4
5 Alberto Ascari 19501955 33 21 63.64%
6 Lewis Hamilton 20072020 266 162 60.90%
7 Jim Clark 19601968 73 43 58.90%
8 Ayrton Senna 19841994 162 86 53.09%
9 Jackie Stewart 19651973 100 51 51.00%
10 Cecil Green 19501951 2 1 50.00%
Source:

For at least one lap, youngest leaders

(only the first race led for each driver is listed)

Driver Age Race
1 Max Verstappen 18 years, 228 days 2016 Spanish Grand Prix
2 Sebastian Vettel 20 years, 89 days 2007 Japanese Grand Prix
3 Charles Leclerc 21 years, 166 days 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix
4 Sébastien Buemi 21 years, 225 days 2010 Canadian Grand Prix
5 Fernando Alonso 21 years, 237 days 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix
6 Robert Kubica 21 years, 278 days 2006 Italian Grand Prix
7 Esteban Gutiérrez 21 years, 280 days 2013 Spanish Grand Prix
8 Jimmy Davies[N 1] 21 years, 285 days 1951 Indianapolis 500[N 1]
9 Lance Stroll 22 years, 17 days 2020 Turkish Grand Prix
10 Sergio Pérez 22 years, 60 days 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix
Source:[56]

Most laps led, total laps

Driver Laps
1 Michael Schumacher 5,111
2 Lewis Hamilton 5,099
3 Sebastian Vettel 3,495
4 Ayrton Senna 2,931
5 Alain Prost 2,683
6 Nigel Mansell 2,091
7 Jim Clark 1,943
8 Jackie Stewart 1,919
9 Fernando Alonso 1,767
10 Nelson Piquet 1,600
Source:[57]

Longest distance led, total

Driver Distance (km)
1 Lewis Hamilton 25,900
2 Michael Schumacher 24,148
3 Sebastian Vettel 18,129
4 Ayrton Senna 13,430
5 Alain Prost 12,477
6 Jim Clark 10,125
7 Nigel Mansell 9,651
8 Juan Manuel Fangio 9,316
9 Jackie Stewart 9,183
10 Fernando Alonso 8,643
Source:[58]

Most laps led without a win

Driver Laps
1 Chris Amon 183
2 Jean Behra 107
3 Jean-Pierre Jarier 79
4 Jack McGrath 70
5 George Russell 59
6 Johnny Thomson 55
7 Pat O'Connor 46
Ivan Capelli
9 Nico Hülkenberg 43
10 Romain Grosjean 40
Source:[17]

Most consecutive laps in the lead

Driver Laps in the lead Races
1 Alberto Ascari[59] 304 1952 Belgian Grand Prix1952 Dutch Grand Prix
2 Ayrton Senna 264 1988 British Grand Prix1988 Italian Grand Prix
3 Ayrton Senna 237 1989 San Marino Grand Prix1989 United States Grand Prix
4 Nigel Mansell 235 1992 Brazilian Grand Prix1992 Monaco Grand Prix
5 Sebastian Vettel 205 2012 Singapore Grand Prix2012 Indian Grand Prix
6 Jim Clark 186 1963 Mexican Grand Prix1964 Monaco Grand Prix
7 Jim Clark 165 1963 Belgian Grand Prix1963 French Grand Prix
8 Kimi Räikkönen 162 2005 Spanish Grand Prix2005 European Grand Prix
9 Mark Webber 159 2010 Spanish Grand Prix2010 Turkish Grand Prix
10 Alain Prost 156 1988 Portuguese Grand Prix1988 Japanese Grand Prix
Source:[60]

Multiple driver records

Pole and win in same race

Driver Races
1 Lewis Hamilton 58
2 Michael Schumacher 40
3 Sebastian Vettel 31
4 Ayrton Senna 29
5 Alain Prost 18
6 Nigel Mansell 17
7 Juan Manuel Fangio 15
Jim Clark
Nico Rosberg
10 Fernando Alonso 14
Sources:[6][61]

Most wins from pole position in a season

Driver Season Races Wins from pole
1 Nigel Mansell 1992 16 9
Sebastian Vettel 2011 19
3 Michael Schumacher 2004 18 8
Sebastian Vettel 2013 19
Lewis Hamilton 2017 20
2020 17
7 Ayrton Senna 1988 16 7
1991 16
Lewis Hamilton 2015 19
2016 21
2018 21
Source:[6]

Pole, win and fastest lap in same race

This is sometimes referred to as a "hat-trick".

Driver Races
1 Michael Schumacher 22
2 Lewis Hamilton 18
3 Jim Clark 11
4 Juan Manuel Fangio 9
5 Alain Prost 8
Sebastian Vettel
7 Alberto Ascari 7
Ayrton Senna
9 Nigel Mansell 5
Damon Hill
Mika Häkkinen
Fernando Alonso
Source:[62]

Pole, win, fastest lap, and led every lap

This is sometimes referred to as a "grand slam".[63][64]

Note: Only Ascari (Germany–Netherlands 1952), Clark (Netherlands–France 1963) and Vettel (Singapore–Korea 2013) have achieved the feat in consecutive races. Only Ascari (French, German, Dutch 1952), Clark (Dutch, French, Mexican 1963; and South African, French, German 1965), Mansell (South Africa, Spain, Britain 1992) and Hamilton (China, Canada, Britain 2017) have achieved this feat three times in a single season.

Youngest

Record Driver Age Race
Pole and win Sebastian Vettel 21 years, 73 days 2008 Italian Grand Prix
Pole, win and fastest lap Sebastian Vettel 21 years, 353 days 2009 British Grand Prix
Pole, win, fastest lap, and led every lap Sebastian Vettel 24 years, 119 days 2011 Indian Grand Prix
Source:

Oldest

Record Driver Age Race
Pole and win Juan Manuel Fangio 45 years, 42 days 1956 German Grand Prix
Pole, win and fastest lap Juan Manuel Fangio 45 years, 42 days 1956 German Grand Prix
Pole, win, fastest lap, and led every lap Juan Manuel Fangio 45 years, 42 days 1956 German Grand Prix
Source:

Drivers' Championships

Total championships

Driver Titles Seasons
1 Michael Schumacher 7 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Lewis Hamilton 2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
3 Juan Manuel Fangio 5 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957
4 Alain Prost 4 1985, 1986, 1989, 1993
Sebastian Vettel 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
6 Jack Brabham 3 1959, 1960, 1966
Jackie Stewart 1969, 1971, 1973
Niki Lauda 1975, 1977, 1984
Nelson Piquet 1981, 1983, 1987
Ayrton Senna 1988, 1990, 1991
Source:[65]

Most consecutive championships

Driver Titles Seasons
1 Michael Schumacher 5 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
2 Juan Manuel Fangio 4 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957
Sebastian Vettel 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Lewis Hamilton 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
5 Alberto Ascari 2 1952, 1953
Jack Brabham 1959, 1960
Alain Prost 1985, 1986
Mika Häkkinen 1998, 1999
Ayrton Senna 1990, 1991
Michael Schumacher 1994, 1995
Fernando Alonso 2005, 2006
Lewis Hamilton 2014, 2015
Source:[66]

Fewest World Championship seasons before first title

(excluding drivers that competed from the very first championship season of 1950; including winning season)

Driver Seasons[N 15] First championship Debut year
1 Jacques Villeneuve 2 1997 1996
Lewis Hamilton 2008 2007
3 Denny Hulme 3 1967 1965
Emerson Fittipaldi 1972 1970
5 Phil Hill 4 1961 1958
Jim Clark 1963 1960
James Hunt 1976 1973
Nelson Piquet 1981 1978
Michael Schumacher 1994 1991
Fernando Alonso 2005 2001[N 16]
Sebastian Vettel 2010 2007
Source:[67]

Most World Championship seasons before first title

Driver Seasons[N 15] First championship Debut year
1 Nigel Mansell 13 1992 1980
2 Nico Rosberg 11 2016 2006
3 Mario Andretti 10 1978 1968[N 17]
Jenson Button 2009 2000
5 Jody Scheckter 8 1979 1972
Mika Häkkinen 1998 1991
7 Mike Hawthorn 7 1958 1952
Jochen Rindt 1970 1964
Kimi Räikkönen 2007 2001
10 Alan Jones 6 1980 1975
Alain Prost 1985 1980
Source:[67]

Youngest World Drivers' Championship first-time winners

(at the moment they clinched their first/only title)

Driver Age Year
1 Sebastian Vettel 23 years, 134 days 2010
2 Lewis Hamilton 23 years, 300 days 2008
3 Fernando Alonso 24 years, 59 days 2005
4 Emerson Fittipaldi 25 years, 303 days 1972
5 Michael Schumacher 25 years, 314 days 1994
6 Niki Lauda 26 years, 197 days 1975
7 Jacques Villeneuve 26 years, 200 days 1997
8 Jim Clark 27 years, 174 days 1963
9 Kimi Räikkönen 28 years, 4 days 2007
10 Jochen Rindt 28 years, 169 days[N 18] 1970
Sources:[4][68]

Youngest double World Drivers' Championship winners

(at the moment they clinched their second title)

Driver Age Year
1 Sebastian Vettel 24 years, 99 days 2011
2 Fernando Alonso 25 years, 85 days 2006
3 Michael Schumacher 26 years, 293 days 1995
4 Emerson Fittipaldi 27 years, 299 days 1974
5 Niki Lauda 28 years, 202 days 1977
6 Jim Clark 29 years, 137 days 1965
7 Lewis Hamilton 29 years, 321 days 2014
8 Ayrton Senna 30 years, 215 days 1990
9 Mika Häkkinen 31 years, 33 days 1999
10 Nelson Piquet 31 years, 60 days 1983

Youngest triple World Drivers' Championship winners

(at the moment they clinched their third title)

Driver Age Year
1 Sebastian Vettel 25 years, 146 days 2012
2 Lewis Hamilton 30 years, 292 days 2015
3 Ayrton Senna 31 years, 214 days 1991
4 Michael Schumacher 31 years, 280 days 2000
5 Jackie Stewart 34 years, 91 days 1973
6 Alain Prost 34 years, 241 days 1989
7 Nelson Piquet 35 years, 63 days 1987
8 Niki Lauda 35 years, 243 days 1984
9 Jack Brabham 40 years, 128 days 1966
10 Juan Manuel Fangio 44 years, 23 days 1955

Youngest World Drivers' Championship winners

(at the moment they clinched the title)

Driver Age Year
1 Sebastian Vettel 23 years, 134 days 2010
2 Lewis Hamilton 23 years, 300 days 2008
3 Fernando Alonso 24 years, 59 days 2005
4 Sebastian Vettel 24 years, 99 days 2011
5 Fernando Alonso 25 years, 85 days 2006
6 Sebastian Vettel 25 years, 146 days 2012
7 Emerson Fittipaldi 25 years, 303 days 1972
8 Michael Schumacher 25 years, 314 days 1994
9 Sebastian Vettel 26 years, 117 days 2013
10 Niki Lauda 26 years, 197 days 1975
Source:[68][72]

Other driver records

Description Record Details Ref.
Championships
Most races left in the season when becoming World Champion6 Michael Schumacher (2002 in round 11 of 17)
Fewest races left in the season when becoming World Champion0 Nino Farina (1950 in round 7 of 7)
Juan Manuel Fangio (1951 in round 8 of 8, 1956 in round 8 of 8)
Mike Hawthorn (1958 in round 11 of 11)
Jack Brabham (1959 in round 9 of 9)
John Surtees (1964 in round 10 of 10)
Denny Hulme (1967 in round 11 of 11)
Graham Hill (1968 in round 12 of 12)
Emerson Fittipaldi (1974 in round 15 of 15)
James Hunt (1976 in round 16 of 16)
Nelson Piquet (1981 in round 15 of 15)
Keke Rosberg (1982 in round 16 of 16)
Michael Schumacher (1994 in round 16 of 16, 2003 in round 16 of 16)
Damon Hill (1996 in round 16 of 16)
Jacques Villeneuve (1997 in round 17 of 17)
Mika Hakkinen (1998 in round 16 of 16, 1999 in round 16 of 16)
Fernando Alonso (2006 in round 18 of 18)
Kimi Räikkönen (2007 in round 17 of 17)
Lewis Hamilton (2008 in round 18 of 18, 2014 in round 19 of 19)
Sebastian Vettel (2010 in round 19 of 19, 2012 in round 20 of 20)
Nico Rosberg (2016 in round 21 of 21)
Most consecutive races as championship leader37 Michael Schumacher (2000 United States Grand Prix2002 Japanese Grand Prix)
Most races as championship leader121 Michael Schumacher[73]
Most points between first and second in the World Championship155between Sebastian Vettel (397 pts.)
and Fernando Alonso (242 pts.) in 2013
(In 2003–2009 scoring format: 60 (160 vs. 100); in 1991–2002 scoring format: 79 (150 vs. 71))
[74][75][76][77]
Highest percentage points difference between first and second in the World Championship48.15between Nigel Mansell (108 pts.)
and Riccardo Patrese (56 pts.) in 1992
Fewest points between first and second in the World Championship0.5between Niki Lauda (72 pts.)
and Alain Prost (71.5 pts.) in 1984
[74]
Longest time between first and last World Championship titles4,396 days Lewis Hamilton (between 2008 and 2020)
Longest time between successive World Championship titles2,576 days Niki Lauda (between 1977 and 1984)[78]
Youngest World Championship leader22 years, 126 days Lewis Hamilton (at 2007 Spanish Grand Prix)
Oldest World Champion46 years, 41 days Juan Manuel Fangio (1957)[4]
Highest finishing position in a World Championship for a rookie (excluding 1950)2nd Jacques Villeneuve (1996)
Lewis Hamilton (2007)
Drivers' Championships won with most constructors4 Juan Manuel Fangio (Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Mercedes, Ferrari)[79]
Most leader changes in a Drivers' Championship in a season10 (2010) Fernando Alonso
Felipe Massa
Jenson Button
Mark Webber
Lewis Hamilton
Mark Webber
Lewis Hamilton
Mark Webber
Fernando Alonso
Sebastian Vettel
Most World Champions competing in a season6 (2012) Sebastian Vettel
Jenson Button
Lewis Hamilton
Kimi Räikkönen
Fernando Alonso
Michael Schumacher
[80]
Most World Championship seasons as runner-up4 Stirling Moss
Alain Prost
[81]
Most drivers becoming World Champion in a decade7
(1960s)
(1970s)
(1990s)
Jack Brabham (1960, 1966)
Phil Hill (1961)
Graham Hill (1962, 1968)
Jim Clark (1963, 1965)
John Surtees (1964)
Denny Hulme (1967)
Jackie Stewart (1969)


Jochen Rindt (1970)
Jackie Stewart (1971, 1973)
Emerson Fittipaldi (1972, 1974)
Niki Lauda (1975, 1977)
James Hunt (1976)
Mario Andretti (1978)
Jody Scheckter (1979)

Ayrton Senna (19901991)
Nigel Mansell (1992)
Alain Prost (1993)
Michael Schumacher (19941995)
Damon Hill (1996)
Jacques Villeneuve (1997)
Mika Häkkinen (19981999)

Fewest drivers becoming World Champion in a decade3 (2010s) Sebastian Vettel (20102013)
Lewis Hamilton (20142015, 20172019)
Nico Rosberg (2016)
Wins
Most different Grands Prix won28 Lewis Hamilton[82]
Wins at most different circuits29 Lewis Hamilton[83]
Most wins with the same constructor74 Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)[84]
Wins with most different constructors5 Stirling Moss (Mercedes, Maserati, Vanwall, Cooper, Lotus)[85]
Longest time between first and last wins5,691 days Kimi Räikkönen (2003 Malaysian Grand Prix2018 United States Grand Prix)[86]
Longest time between successive wins2,402 days Riccardo Patrese (1983 South African Grand Prix1990 San Marino Grand Prix)[87]
Most races between successive wins114 Kimi Räikkönen (2013 Australian Grand Prix2018 United States Grand Prix) [87]
Most race winners in one year11
(1982)
Alain Prost
Niki Lauda
Didier Pironi
John Watson
Riccardo Patrese
Nelson Piquet
René Arnoux
Patrick Tambay
Elio de Angelis
Keke Rosberg
Michele Alboreto
Most different race winners in consecutive races9
(19611962)
(1982)
Giancarlo Baghetti (1961 French Grand Prix)
Wolfgang von Trips (1961 British Grand Prix)
Stirling Moss (1961 German Grand Prix)
Phil Hill (1961 Italian Grand Prix)
Innes Ireland (1961 United States Grand Prix)
Graham Hill (1962 Dutch Grand Prix)
Bruce McLaren (1962 Monaco Grand Prix)
Jim Clark (1962 Belgian Grand Prix)
Dan Gurney (1962 French Grand Prix)


Riccardo Patrese (1982 Monaco Grand Prix)
John Watson (1982 Detroit Grand Prix)
Nelson Piquet (1982 Canadian Grand Prix)
Didier Pironi (1982 Dutch Grand Prix)
Niki Lauda (1982 British Grand Prix)
René Arnoux (1982 French Grand Prix)
Patrick Tambay (1982 German Grand Prix)
Elio de Angelis (1982 Austrian Grand Prix)
Keke Rosberg (1982 Swiss Grand Prix)

Most different race winners in consecutive races (starting from first race of the season)7 (2012) Jenson Button (2012 Australian Grand Prix)
Fernando Alonso (2012 Malaysian Grand Prix)
Nico Rosberg (2012 Chinese Grand Prix)
Sebastian Vettel (2012 Bahrain Grand Prix)
Pastor Maldonado (2012 Spanish Grand Prix)
Mark Webber (2012 Monaco Grand Prix)
Lewis Hamilton (2012 Canadian Grand Prix)
Fewest race wins in World Championship winning year1 Mike Hawthorn (1958)
Keke Rosberg (1982)
[88]
World Champion with fewest career wins3 Mike Hawthorn
Phil Hill
[89][90]
Most race wins in one season without becoming World Champion10 (2016) Lewis Hamilton [91]
Most race wins in a driver's home Grand Prix7 Lewis Hamilton [92]
Podiums
Highest percentage of podium finishes in one season100 (2002) Michael Schumacher (17 podium finishes out of 17 races)[93]
Most podium finishes with the same constructor116 Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
[94][95]
Longest time between first and last podium finishes7,399 days Michael Schumacher (1992 Mexican Grand Prix2012 European Grand Prix)[96]
Longest time between successive podium finishes2,842 days Alexander Wurz (1997 British Grand Prix2005 San Marino Grand Prix)[97]
Most consecutive podium finishes (starting from debut)9 Lewis Hamilton (2007 Australian Grand Prix2007 British Grand Prix)
Most podium finishers in one season18
(1982)
Alain Prost
Carlos Reutemann
René Arnoux
John Watson
Nigel Mansell
Niki Lauda
Keke Rosberg
Riccardo Patrese
Didier Pironi
Gilles Villeneuve
Michele Alboreto
Eddie Cheever
Andrea de Cesaris
Nelson Piquet
Patrick Tambay
Elio de Angelis
Jacques Laffite
Mario Andretti
Most podium finishes before a victory15 Jean Alesi
Mika Häkkinen
Eddie Irvine
Patrick Depailler
Most second places43 Michael Schumacher[98]
Most third places45 Kimi Räikkönen[99]
Pole position
Most pole positions in a debut season6 Lewis Hamilton (2007)[100]
Fewest pole positions scored in a Championship-winning season0 Denny Hulme (1967)[N 19]
Niki Lauda (1984)
Pole positions at most different Grands Prix26 Lewis Hamilton[101]
Pole positions at most different circuits28 Lewis Hamilton[102]
Longest time between first and last pole positions5,544 days Kimi Räikkönen (2003 European Grand Prix2018 Italian Grand Prix)[103]
Longest time between successive pole positions3,262 days Kimi Räikkönen (2008 French Grand Prix2017 Monaco Grand Prix)[104]
Most races before first pole position131 Mark Webber
Most pole positions without a victory5 Chris Amon
Most pole positions without leading a Grand Prix3 Teo Fabi
Most wins without a pole position4 Eddie Irvine
Bruce McLaren
Most polesitters in one year9 (2005) Fernando Alonso
Jenson Button
Giancarlo Fisichella
Nick Heidfeld
Juan Pablo Montoya
Kimi Räikkönen
Michael Schumacher
Ralf Schumacher
Jarno Trulli
[105]
Most consecutive seasons with at least one pole position14 Lewis Hamilton (20072020)[106]
Laps in the lead
Most laps led in a season739 Sebastian Vettel (2011)
Highest percentage of laps led in a season71.47 Jim Clark (1963)
Most consecutive races with at least one lap in the lead18 Lewis Hamilton (2014 Hungarian Grand Prix2015 British Grand Prix)[107]
Most races without leading a lap165 Martin Brundle
Race starts / entries
Longest time between first and last starts7,763 days Michael Schumacher (1991 Belgian Grand Prix2012 Brazilian Grand Prix)
Longest time between successive starts3,767 days Jan Lammers (1982 Dutch Grand Prix1992 Japanese Grand Prix)
Entries with most constructors13 Chris Amon (Lola, Lotus, Brabham, Cooper, Ferrari, March, Matra, Tecno, Tyrrell, Amon, BRM, Ensign, Williams)
Most entries without starting14 Claudio Langes (1990 United States Grand Prix1990 Spanish Grand Prix)
Most failed attempts to pre-qualify25 Gabriele Tarquini
Most consecutive race starts without scoring points62 Heikki Kovalainen
Most races before scoring first points69 (43 starts) Nicola Larini
Shortest Formula One career (having qualified for at least one race)2 metres (6 12 ft) Ernst Loof (1953 German Grand Prix)[N 20]
Most seasons with at least one start19 Rubens Barrichello (19932011)
Michael Schumacher (19912006, 20102012)
Youngest driver to drive at a Grand Prix meeting17 years, 3 days Max Verstappen (2014 Japanese Grand Prix)
Finishes
Most classified finishes267 Kimi Räikkönen[108]
Most consecutive classified finishes48 Lewis Hamilton (2018 British Grand Prix2020 Bahrain Grand Prix)[109]
Most consecutive finishes from start of career27 Esteban Ocon (2016 Belgian Grand Prix2017 Mexican Grand Prix)
Most retirements 148 Andrea de Cesaris [110]
Most consecutive retirements 22 (18 DNF) Andrea de Cesaris [111][112]
Most retirements in a season16 (14 DNF) Andrea de Cesaris (from 16 races in 1987) [112][113]
Longest time between first and last points finishes7,749 days Michael Schumacher (1991 Italian Grand Prix2012 Brazilian Grand Prix)
Longest time between successive points finishes3,178 days Robert Kubica (2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix2019 German Grand Prix)
Other
Most pit stops by a driver in a single race7 Alain Prost in the 1993 European Grand Prix[114]
Most pit stops by a winning driver in a single race6 (including 1 penalty) Jenson Button in the 2011 Canadian Grand Prix[114]
Most (driving) penalties in a season10 Pastor Maldonado (2014)
Shortest time elapsed before earning a penalty9 seconds Sebastian Vettel (2006 Turkish Grand Prix; recorded speeding in pit lane nine seconds into his career as a Formula One driver)[115]
Driver who was passed more than any other in a season70 times Charles Pic (2012)[116]
Most races as teammates104 Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari, 2000–2005)
Furthest distance driven in F187,378 km Kimi Räikkönen[117]
Most positions gained from starting position to finishing position30 Jim Rathmann (32nd to 2nd at the 1957 Indianapolis 500)[118]

Not all De Cesaris's retirements were classified as 'DNF': he was classified as 3rd at the 1987 Belgian Grand Prix after running out of fuel and pushing his car over the line. For this reason, some sources list his 13 retirements and 1 DNQ in 1986 as the record for consecutive non-finishes in a season and 18 non-finishes starting the previous season.[112][119]

See also

Footnotes

  1. The Indianapolis 500 was a round of the World Drivers' Championship 11 times (from 1950 to 1960). Drivers competing in the Indianapolis 500 during these years were credited with participation in a World Championship race and the top five finishers were credited with World Championship points.
  2. Fangio entered 52 separate races, but shared 6 cars with other drivers in 5 Grands Prix which would reduce his percentage win ratio to 41.38.
  3. Ascari entered 33 separate races, but shared 3 cars with other drivers in 3 Grands Prix which would reduce his percentage win ratio to 37.14.
  4. Some sources extend Ascari's sequence to 9 wins, including the subsequent 1953 Dutch and Belgian Grands Prix and discounting the intervening 1953 Indianapolis 500, on the basis that very few of the European drivers competed in the Indianapolis 500 when it was part of the Drivers' Championship.
  5. Juan Manuel Fangio began racing in Grands Prix in 1948 – before the first World Championship.
  6. Giuseppe Farina began racing in Grands Prix in the 1930s – before the first World Championship.
  7. Shared drive with Stirling Moss
  8. A year after the victory Renault were charged with race fixing which led to the team's suspended disqualification. However, the original results were left in place.
  9. Doesn't include drivers who equalled the record
  10. When the record was broken
  11. There was no 2020 Australian Grand Prix
  12. Farina's total of 20 podiums includes both 2nd and 3rd places at the 1955 Argentine Grand Prix.
  13. González finished 18 races in the points and earned points for fastest lap in 1 additional race that he did not finish. He earned points in 19 different races.
  14. Ascari finished 20 races in the points and earned points for fastest lap in 3 additional races that he did not finish. He earned points in 23 different races.
  15. This includes partial seasons.
  16. Alonso did not compete in Formula One in 2002 as he spent the season as Renault's test driver, so he won the championship in the fourth season he contested.
  17. Andretti did not compete in Formula One in 1973, so he won the championship in the tenth season he contested.
  18. Rindt was killed in an accident while qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix on 5 September 1970, aged 28 years, 140 days. This is the age Rindt would have been on 4 October 1970 when he (posthumously) clinched the title.
  19. Denny Hulme won the 1967 championship without ever having scored a pole, although 6 years later, in 1973, Hulme did finally rack up the solitary pole of his 112-race career.
  20. Loof started one World Championship race at the 1953 German Grand Prix but only made it two metres off the starting grid. The 1952 and 1953 World Championships were run to Formula Two regulations, however 'World Championship' and 'Formula One' are commonly referred to synonymously and are treated as such for these records. Marco Apicella, who raced a mere 800 metres (2,600 ft) at the 1993 Italian Grand Prix, is frequently referred to as having the shortest Formula One career, but that is a technicality.

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