List of Formula One driver records

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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 2021 Italian Grand Prix. Drivers who have competed in the 2021 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 pit lane 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., races stopped before the end of the leader's second lap are declared null and void).

Total entries[]

	Driver	Seasons	Entries
1	Kimi Räikkönen	2001–2009, 2012–2021	345
2	Fernando Alonso	2001, 2003–2018, 2021	328
3	Rubens Barrichello	1993–2011	326
4	Jenson Button	2000–2017	309
5	Michael Schumacher	1991–2006, 2010–2012	308
6	Lewis Hamilton	2007–2021	280
7	Felipe Massa	2002, 2004–2017	272
	Sebastian Vettel	2007–2021
9	Riccardo Patrese	1977–1993	257
10	Jarno Trulli	1997–2011	256
Source:[1][failed verification]

Total starts[]

	Driver	Seasons	Starts
1	Kimi Räikkönen	2001–2009, 2012–2021	341
2	Fernando Alonso	2001, 2003–2018, 2021	325
3	Rubens Barrichello	1993–2011	322
4	Michael Schumacher	1991–2006, 2010–2012	306
	Jenson Button	2000–2017
6	Lewis Hamilton	2007–2021	280
7	Sebastian Vettel	2007–2021	271
8	Felipe Massa	2002, 2004–2017	269
9	Riccardo Patrese	1977–1993	256
10	Jarno Trulli	1997–2011	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, 277 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 Australian – 2020 Bahrain
2	Nico Rosberg	206	2006 Bahrain – 2016 Abu Dhabi
3	Daniel Ricciardo	202	2011 British – 2021 Italian (ongoing)
4	Riccardo Patrese	187	1982 Belgian – 1993 Australian
5	Jenson Button	179	2005 French – 2015 Chinese
6	Fernando Alonso	176	2005 French – 2014 Abu Dhabi
7	David Coulthard	175	1995 Brazilian – 2005 Canadian
8	Rubens Barrichello	167	2002 German – 2011 Brazilian
9	Alain Prost	160	1981 USA West – 1991 Brazilian
10	Sebastian Vettel	159	2007 Hungarian – 2016 Australian
Source:[6]

Most consecutive race entries[]

	Driver	Consecutive entries	Races
1	Rubens Barrichello	326	1993 South African – 2011 Brazilian
2	Sebastian Vettel	272	2007 Hungarian – 2021 Italian (ongoing)
3	Lewis Hamilton	265	2007 Australian – 2020 Bahrain
4	David Coulthard	239	1995 Brazilian – 2008 Brazilian
5	Giancarlo Fisichella	223	1997 Australian – 2009 Abu Dhabi
6	Fernando Alonso	219	2003 Australian – 2014 Abu Dhabi
	Jenson Button		2005 European – 2016 Abu Dhabi
8	Mark Webber	217	2002 Australian – 2013 Brazilian
9	Nico Rosberg	206	2006 Bahrain – 2016 Abu Dhabi
10	Daniel Ricciardo	202	2011 British – 2021 Italian (ongoing)
Source:[6]

Most races with a single constructor[]

	Driver	Constructor	Seasons	Entries	Starts
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1996–2006	181	179
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	2013–2021	170	170
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	2007–2009, 2014–2018	152	151
4	David Coulthard	McLaren	1996–2004	150	150
5	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	2006–2013	140	139
6	Jenson Button	McLaren	2010–2017	137	136
7	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	2010–2016	136	136
8	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1993–2001	133	131
9	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1976–1982, 1985–1986	132	132
10	Mark Webber	Red Bull	2007–2013	129	129
Source:[7]

Most races with a single engine manufacturer[]

	Driver	Engine	Seasons	Entries	Starts
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	2007–2021	280	280
2	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	2007–2009, 2014–2021	203	201
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1996–2006	181	179
4	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	2014–2021	152	151
5	David Coulthard	Mercedes	1996–2004	150	150
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	Ford Cosworth	1970–1980	148	143
7	Jenson Button	Honda	2003–2008, 2015–2017	145	142
8	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	2007–2008, 2015–2020	144	143
9	Fernando Alonso	Renault	2003–2006, 2008–2009, 2018, 2021	141	140
10	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	2006–2013	140	139
Source:[8]

Wins[]

Total wins[]

	Driver	Seasons	Entries	Wins	Percentage
1	Lewis Hamilton	2007–2021	280	99	35.36%
2	Michael Schumacher	1991–2006, 2010–2012	308	91	29.55%
3	Sebastian Vettel	2007–2021	272	53	19.49%
4	Alain Prost	1980–1991, 1993	202	51	25.25%
5	Ayrton Senna	1984–1994	162	41	25.31%
6	Fernando Alonso	2001, 2003–2018, 2021	328	32	9.76%
7	Nigel Mansell	1980–1992, 1994–1995	191	31	16.23%
8	Jackie Stewart	1965–1973	100	27	27.00%
9	Jim Clark	1960–1968	73	25	34.25%
	Niki Lauda	1971–1979, 1982–1985	177		14.12%
Sources:[9][10]

Percentage wins[]

	Driver	Seasons	Entries	Wins	Percentage
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	1950–1951, 1953–1958	52[N 2]	24	46.15%
2	Alberto Ascari	1950–1955	33[N 3]	13	39.39%
3	Lewis Hamilton	2007–2021	280	99	35.36%
4	Jim Clark	1960–1968	73	25	34.25%
5	Lee Wallard[N 1]	1950–1951, 1954	3	1	33.33%
	Bill Vukovich[N 1]	1950–1955	6	2
7	Michael Schumacher	1991–2006, 2010–2012	308	91	29.55%
8	Jackie Stewart	1965–1973	100	27	27.00%
9	Ayrton Senna	1984–1994	162	41	25.31%
10	Alain Prost	1980–1991, 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	1952–1953	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	2015–2016		2015 Mexican, Brazilian, Abu Dhabi 2016 Australian, Bahrain, Chinese, Russian
5	Michael Schumacher	2000–2001	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]

Note: Bruce McLaren won the 1959 United States Grand Prix in the first season in which he drove a Formula One car, but he entered in two championship races in the 1958 season driving a Formula Two car on both occasions.

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	Carlos Sainz Jr.	133	132	2nd
10	Adrian Sutil	128	128	4th
Source:[16]

Wins from farthest 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
			British Grand Prix	2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021
4	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
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
			Spanish Grand Prix	2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
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
	Lewis Hamilton		Spanish Grand Prix	2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 (ongoing)
3	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
Source:[18]

Most Grand Prix wins by drivers who have not won a World Championship[]

	Driver	Seasons	Entries	Wins
1	Max Verstappen	2015–2021	133	17
2	Stirling Moss	1951–1961	67	16
3	David Coulthard	1994–2008	247	13
4	Carlos Reutemann	1972–1982	146	12
5	Felipe Massa	2002–2017	272	11
	Rubens Barrichello	1993–2011	326
7	Ronnie Peterson	1970–1978	123	10
	Gerhard Berger	1984–1997	210
9	Mark Webber	2002–2013	217	9
	Valtteri Bottas	2013–2021	171
Source:[19]

Most consecutive seasons with at least one Grand Prix win[]

	Driver	Seasons	Total
1	Michael Schumacher	1992–2006	15
	Lewis Hamilton	2007–2021 (ongoing)
3	Alain Prost	1981–1990	10
4	Ayrton Senna	1985–1993	9
5	Nelson Piquet	1980–1987	8
6	Stirling Moss	1955–1961	7
	Jim Clark	1962–1968
	David Coulthard	1997–2003
9	Jackie Stewart	1968–1973	6
	Sebastian Vettel	2008–2013
	Max Verstappen	2016–2021 (ongoing)
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	99	Lewis Hamilton	2020 Portuguese Grand Prix

Pole positions[]

Total pole positions[]

	Driver	Seasons	Entries	Poles	Percentage
1	Lewis Hamilton	2007–2021	280	101	36.07%
2	Michael Schumacher	1991–2006, 2010–2012	308	68	22.08%
3	Ayrton Senna	1984–1994	162	65	40.12%
4	Sebastian Vettel	2007–2021	272	57	20.96%
5	Jim Clark	1960–1968	73	33	45.21%
	Alain Prost	1980–1991, 1993	202		16.34%
7	Nigel Mansell	1980–1992, 1994–1995	191	32	16.75%
8	Nico Rosberg	2006–2016	206	30	14.56%
9	Juan Manuel Fangio	1950–1951, 1953–1958	52	29	55.77%
10	Mika Häkkinen	1991–2001	165	26	15.76%
Sources:[21][22][23]

Percentage pole positions[]

	Driver	Seasons	Entries	Poles	Percentage
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	1950–1951, 1953–1958	52	29	55.77%
2	Jim Clark	1960–1968	73	33	45.21%
3	Alberto Ascari	1950–1955	33	14	42.42%
4	Ayrton Senna	1984–1994	162	65	40.12%
5	Lewis Hamilton	2007–2021	280	101	36.07%
6	Stirling Moss	1951–1961	67	16	23.88%
7	Michael Schumacher	1991–2006, 2010–2012	308	68	22.08%
8	Sebastian Vettel	2007–2021	272	57	20.96%
9	Duke Nalon	1950–1954	5	1	20.00%
	Jerry Hoyt	1950–1951, 1953–1955	5	1
Source:[22][23]

Most consecutive pole positions[]

	Driver	Poles	Races
1	Ayrton Senna	8	1988 Spanish – 1989 United States
2	Ayrton Senna	7	1990 Spanish – 1991 Monaco
	Alain Prost		1993 South African – 1993 Canadian
	Michael Schumacher		2000 Italian – 2001 Brazilian
	Lewis Hamilton		2015 Monaco – 2015 Italian
6	Niki Lauda	6	1974 Dutch – 1974 Italian
	Ayrton Senna		1988 Brazilian – 1988 Detroit
			1989 Belgian – 1989 Australian
	Nigel Mansell		1992 South African – 1992 Monaco
	Mika Häkkinen		1999 British – 1999 Italian
	Nico Rosberg		2015 Japanese – 2015 Abu Dhabi
	Lewis Hamilton		2016 United States – 2017 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
			Hungarian Grand Prix	2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2021
5	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		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
			Spanish Grand Prix	2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021
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	209	205	2nd
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	Carlos Sainz Jr.	133	132	3rd
10	Adrian Sutil	128	128	2nd
Source:[28]

Fastest laps[]

Total fastest laps[]

	Driver	Fastest laps	Starts	Percentage
1	Michael Schumacher	77	306	25.16%
2	Lewis Hamilton	57	280	20.36%
3	Kimi Räikkönen	46	341	13.49%
4	Alain Prost	41	199	20.60%
5	Sebastian Vettel	38	271	14.02%
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		325	7.08%
Source:[15]

Percentage fastest laps[]

	Driver	Seasons	Starts	Fastest laps	Percentage
1	Bill Vukovich	1951–1955	5[N 1]	3	60.00%
2	Lee Wallard	1950–1951	2[N 1]	1	50.00%
3	Juan Manuel Fangio	1950–1951, 1953–1958	51[N 2]	23	45.10%
4	Jim Clark	1960–1968	72	28	38.89%
5	Alberto Ascari	1950–1955	32[N 3]	12	37.50%
6	Stirling Moss	1951–1961	66	19	28.79%
7	Michael Schumacher	1991–2006, 2010–2012	306	77	25.16%
8	José Froilán González	1950–1957, 1960	26	6	23.08%
9	Alain Prost	1980–1991, 1993	199	41	20.60%
10	Lewis Hamilton	2007–2021	280	57	20.36%
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	2007–2021	280	175	62.50%
2	Michael Schumacher	1991–2006, 2010–2012	308	155	50.32%
3	Sebastian Vettel	2007–2021	272	122	44.85%
4	Alain Prost	1980–1991, 1993	202	106	52.48%
5	Kimi Räikkönen	2001–2009, 2012–2021	345	103	29.86%
6	Fernando Alonso	2001, 2003–2018, 2021	328	97	29.57%
7	Ayrton Senna	1984–1994	162	80	49.38%
8	Rubens Barrichello	1993–2011	326	68	20.86%
9	Valtteri Bottas	2013–2021	171	64	37.43%
10	David Coulthard	1994–2008	247	62	25.10%
Source:[32]

Percentage podium finishes[]

	Driver	Seasons	Entries	Podiums	Percentage
1	Dorino Serafini	1950	1	1	100.00%
2	Luigi Fagioli	1950–1951	7	6	85.71%
3	Juan Manuel Fangio	1950–1951, 1953–1958	52[N 2]	35	67.31%
4	Lewis Hamilton	2007–2021	280	175	62.50%
5	Nino Farina	1950–1955	34	20[N 12]	58.82%
6	José Froilán González	1950–1957, 1960	27	15	55.56%
7	Alain Prost	1980–1991, 1993	202	106	52.48%
8	Alberto Ascari	1950–1955	33[N 3]	17	51.52%
9	Michael Schumacher	1991–2006, 2010–2012	308	155	50.32%
10	Lee Wallard	1950–1951	2	1	50.00%
	Bill Holland	1950–1953	2	1
	Mauri Rose	1950–1951	2	1
	Sam Hanks	1950–1957	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	2001–2002	2001 United States – 2002 Japanese	19
2	Lewis Hamilton	2014–2015	2014 Italian – 2015 British	16
3	Fernando Alonso	2005–2006	2005 Turkish – 2006 Canadian	15
4	Sebastian Vettel	2010–2011	2010 Brazilian – 2011 British	11
		2013	2013 German – 2013 Brazilian
6	Lewis Hamilton	2018–2019	2018 Brazilian – 2019 French	10
7	Jim Clark	1963	1963 Belgian – 1963 South African	9
	Niki Lauda	1975–1976	1975 Italian – 1976 Swedish
	Nelson Piquet	1987	1987 Monaco – 1987 Portuguese
	Michael Schumacher	2000–2001	2000 Hungarian – 2001 Brazilian
		2004	2004 European – 2004 Italian
	Lewis Hamilton	2007	2007 Australian – 2007 British
		2018	2018 British – 2018 United States
	Nico Rosberg	2015	2015 Australian – 2015 British
		2016	2016 Belgian – 2016 Abu Dhabi
Source:[34]

Most consecutive podium finishes from first race of season[]

	Driver	Season	Consecutive podium finishes	Podiums
1	Michael Schumacher	2002	Australian–Japanese	17
2	Fernando Alonso	2006	Bahrain–Canadian	9
	Lewis Hamilton	2007	Australian–British
		2015	Australian–British
	Sebastian Vettel	2011	Australian–British
	Nico Rosberg	2015	Australian–British
7	Nico Rosberg	2014	Australian–Austrian	8
	Lewis Hamilton	2019	Australian–French
9	Niki Lauda	1976	Brazilian–Swedish	7
	Alain Prost	1988	Brazilian–French
	Michael Schumacher	1994	Brazilian–French
	Jenson Button	2009	Australian–Turkish
Source:[citation needed]

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, 2012–2020	182	179	4th
2	Adrian Sutil	2007–2011, 2013–2014	128	128	4th
3	Pierluigi Martini	1984–1985, 1988–1995	124	119	4th
4	Philippe Alliot	1984–1990, 1993–1994	116	109	5th
5	Pedro Diniz	1995–2000	99	98	5th
6	Marcus Ericsson	2014–2018	97	97	8th
7	Ukyo Katayama	1992–1997	97	95	5th
8	Jonathan Palmer	1983–1989	88	83	4th
9	Marc Surer	1979–1986	88	82	4th
10	Vitantonio Liuzzi	2005–2007, 2009–2011	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
	Lando Norris	52	52
Source:[36][37]

Most career podiums without a World Championship[]

	Driver	Seasons	Starts	Wins	Podiums
1	Rubens Barrichello	1993–2011	322	11	68
2	Valtteri Bottas	2013–2021	170	9	64
3	David Coulthard	1994–2008	246	13	62
4	Max Verstappen	2015–2021	133	17	52
5	Gerhard Berger	1984–1997	210	10	48
6	Carlos Reutemann	1972–1982	146	12	45
7	Mark Webber	2002–2013	215	9	42
8	Felipe Massa	2002, 2004–2017	269	11	41
9	Riccardo Patrese	1977–1993	256	6	37
10	Jacques Laffite	1974–1986	176	6	32
	Jean Alesi	1989–2001	201	1
	Daniel Ricciardo	2011–2021	202	8
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, along with the number of events per season in which points could be scored – see the List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems for details.

Total career points[]

	Driver	Points
1	Lewis Hamilton	3999.5
2	Sebastian Vettel	3053
3	Fernando Alonso	1949
4	Kimi Räikkönen	1865
5	Valtteri Bottas	1653
6	Nico Rosberg	1594.5
7	Michael Schumacher	1566
8	Max Verstappen	1388.5
9	Daniel Ricciardo	1242
10	Jenson Button	1235
Source:[40]

Adjusted points[]

Total career points for each driver under the current points-scoring system.

	Driver	Points
1	Lewis Hamilton	4388.5
2	Michael Schumacher	3961
3	Sebastian Vettel	3275
4	Kimi Räikkönen	2822
5	Fernando Alonso	2811
6	Alain Prost	2502.5
7	Rubens Barrichello	1906
8	Ayrton Senna	1874.5
9	Jenson Button	1844.5
10	Nico Rosberg	1757
Source:[41]

Total points-scoring races[]

	Driver	Points finishes
1	Lewis Hamilton	241
2	Michael Schumacher	221
3	Kimi Räikkönen	217
4	Fernando Alonso	212
5	Sebastian Vettel	206
6	Felipe Massa	165
7	Jenson Button	162
8	Rubens Barrichello	140
9	Nico Rosberg	133
10	Alain Prost	128
Source:[42]

Most consecutive points finishes[]

	Driver	Points finishes	Races
1	Lewis Hamilton	48	2018 British Grand Prix – 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix
2	Lewis Hamilton	33	2016 Japanese Grand Prix – 2018 French Grand Prix
3	Kimi Räikkönen	27	2012 Bahrain Grand Prix – 2013 Hungarian Grand Prix
4	Michael Schumacher	24	2001 Hungarian Grand Prix – 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix
5	Fernando Alonso	23	2011 European Grand Prix – 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix
6	Valtteri Bottas	22	2018 British Grand Prix – 2019 British Grand Prix
7	Sebastian Vettel	21	2014 British Grand Prix – 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix
	Max Verstappen		2018 Belgian Grand Prix – 2019 Hungarian Grand Prix
9	Sebastian Vettel	19	2010 Brazilian Grand Prix – 2011 Indian Grand Prix
			2018 Hungarian Grand Prix – 2019 Austrian Grand Prix
	Lewis Hamilton		2014 Italian Grand Prix – 2015 Italian Grand Prix
Source:[43]

Most consecutive points scored[]

	Driver	Points scored	Races
1	Lewis Hamilton	998	2018 British Grand Prix – 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix
2	Lewis Hamilton	623	2016 Japanese Grand Prix – 2018 French Grand Prix
3	Sebastian Vettel	424	2010 Brazilian Grand Prix – 2011 Indian Grand Prix
4	Lewis Hamilton	420	2014 Italian Grand Prix – 2015 Italian Grand Prix
5	Valtteri Bottas	338	2018 British Grand Prix – 2019 British Grand Prix
6	Fernando Alonso	334	2011 European Grand Prix – 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix
7	Kimi Räikkönen	325	2012 Bahrain Grand Prix – 2013 Hungarian Grand Prix
	Max Verstappen		2018 Belgian Grand Prix – 2019 Hungarian Grand Prix
9	Sebastian Vettel	294	2016 Japanese Grand Prix – 2017 Italian Grand Prix
10	Valtteri Bottas	282	2017 Monaco Grand Prix – 2018 Chinese Grand Prix
Source:[44][failed verification]

Highest average points per race started[]

	Driver	Starts	Points	Average points per race started
1	Lewis Hamilton	280	3999.5	14.28
2	Sebastian Vettel	271	3053	11.27
3	Max Verstappen	133	1388.5	10.44
4	Valtteri Bottas	170	1653	9.72
5	Nico Rosberg	206	1594.5	7.74
6	Charles Leclerc	72	505	7.01
7	Daniel Ricciardo	202	1242	6.15
8	George Amick	1	6	6.00
9	Fernando Alonso	325	1949	6.00
10	Kimi Räikkönen	341	1865	5.47
Source:[45]

Highest percentage of points-scoring races (at least 15 entries)[]

	Driver	Entries	Points finishes	Percentage
1	Lewis Hamilton	280	241	86.07%
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	53	43	81.13%
3	Max Verstappen	133	101	75.94%
4	Sebastian Vettel	272	206	75.74%
5	Valtteri Bottas	171	126	73.68%
6	Nino Farina	34	25	73.53%
7	José Froilán González	26	19[N 13][46]	73.08%
8	Michael Schumacher	308	221	71.75%
9	Alberto Ascari	33	23[N 14][47]	69.70%
10	Lando Norris	52	36	69.23%
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	Carlos Sainz Jr.	133	132	469.5
3	Romain Grosjean	181	179	391
4	Lando Norris	52	52	278
5	Nick Heidfeld	185	183	259
6	Daniil Kvyat	112	110	202
7	Alexander Albon	38	38	197
8	Lance Stroll	93	92	166
9	Kevin Magnussen	120	119	158
10	Kamui Kobayashi	76	75	125
Source:[48]

Most career points without being World Champion[]

	Driver	Points	Best WDC finish
1	Valtteri Bottas	1653	2nd in 2019 and 2020
2	Max Verstappen	1388.5	3rd in 2019 and 2020
3	Daniel Ricciardo	1242	3rd in 2014 and 2016
4	Felipe Massa	1167	2nd in 2008
5	Mark Webber	1047.5	3rd in 2010, 2011 and 2013
6	Sergio Pérez	824	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	505	4th in 2019
Source:[49]

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:[50]

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	28th race	Nicholas Latifi	2021 Hungarian Grand Prix
9	26th race	Harry Schell	1956 Belgian Grand Prix
10	25th race	Jan Magnussen	1998 Canadian Grand Prix
		Jules Bianchi	2014 Monaco Grand Prix
Source:[51]

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:[52]

Races finished[]

Total career race finishes[]

	Driver	Races finished
1	Kimi Räikkönen	271
2	Fernando Alonso	258
3	Lewis Hamilton	252
4	Michael Schumacher	237
5	Jenson Button	230
	Sebastian Vettel
7	Felipe Massa	225
8	Rubens Barrichello	224
9	Sergio Pérez	178
10	Nico Rosberg	174
Source:[53]

Most consecutive race finishes[]

	Driver	Races finished	Races
1	Lewis Hamilton	48	2018 British Grand Prix – 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix
2	Nick Heidfeld	33	2007 Chinese Grand Prix – 2009 Italian Grand Prix
	Lewis Hamilton		2016 Japanese Grand Prix – 2018 French Grand Prix
4	Kimi Räikkönen	30	2012 Australian Grand Prix – 2013 Hungarian Grand Prix
	Daniel Ricciardo		2020 Styrian Grand Prix – 2021 Italian Grand Prix (ongoing)
6	Fernando Alonso	29	2013 Chinese Grand Prix – 2014 Belgian Grand Prix
7	Nico Rosberg	27	2008 Canadian Grand Prix – 2009 Japanese Grand Prix
	Esteban Ocon		2016 Belgian Grand Prix – 2017 Mexican Grand Prix
9	Max Chilton	25	2013 Australian Grand Prix – 2014 Monaco Grand Prix
	Daniel Ricciardo		2015 United States Grand Prix – 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
	Sebastian Vettel		2018 Hungarian Grand Prix – 2019 Singapore Grand Prix
Source:[54]

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:[55]

Every lap, percentage of races[]

	Driver	Races	Entries	Percentage
1	Alberto Ascari	7	32	21.88%
2	Jim Clark	13	72	18.06%
3	Ayrton Senna	19	161	11.80%
4	Jackie Stewart	11	99	11.11%
5	Juan Manuel Fangio	5	51	9.80%
6	Lewis Hamilton	22	280	7.86%
7	Stirling Moss	5	66	7.58%
8	Sebastian Vettel	15	271	5.54%
9	Nigel Mansell	9	187	4.81%
10	Max Verstappen	6	133	4.51%
Sources:[56] [57]

For at least one lap, total races[]

	Driver	Races
1	Lewis Hamilton	171
2	Michael Schumacher	142
3	Sebastian Vettel	106
4	Ayrton Senna	86
5	Fernando Alonso	85
6	Alain Prost	84
7	Kimi Räikkönen	83
8	David Coulthard	62
9	Nelson Piquet	58
10	Nigel Mansell	55
	Nico Rosberg
Source:[58]

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	1950–1951, 1953–1958	53	38	71.70%
3	Jack McGrath	1950–1955	6	4	66.67%
	Bill Vukovich	1950–1955	6	4
5	Alberto Ascari	1950–1955	33	21	63.64%
6	Lewis Hamilton	2007–2021	280	171	61.07%
7	Jim Clark	1960–1968	73	43	58.90%
8	Ayrton Senna	1984–1994	162	86	53.09%
9	Jackie Stewart	1965–1973	100	51	51.00%
10	Cecil Green	1950–1951	2	1	50.00%
Source:[citation needed]

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	Lando Norris	21 years, 303 days	2021 Italian Grand Prix
10	Lance Stroll	22 years, 17 days	2020 Turkish Grand Prix
Source:[59]

Most laps led, total laps[]

	Driver	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton	5,229
2	Michael Schumacher	5,111
3	Sebastian Vettel	3,499
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	1,769
10	Nelson Piquet	1,600
Source:[60]

Longest distance led, total[]

	Driver	Distance (km)
1	Lewis Hamilton	26,589
2	Michael Schumacher	24,148
3	Sebastian Vettel	18,153
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	8,652
Source:[61]

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[62]	304	1952 Belgian Grand Prix – 1952 Dutch Grand Prix
2	Ayrton Senna	264	1988 British Grand Prix – 1988 Italian Grand Prix
3	Ayrton Senna	237	1989 San Marino Grand Prix – 1989 United States Grand Prix
4	Nigel Mansell	235	1992 Brazilian Grand Prix – 1992 Monaco Grand Prix
5	Sebastian Vettel	205	2012 Singapore Grand Prix – 2012 Indian Grand Prix
6	Jim Clark	186	1963 Mexican Grand Prix – 1964 Monaco Grand Prix
7	Jim Clark	165	1963 Belgian Grand Prix – 1963 French Grand Prix
8	Kimi Räikkönen	162	2005 Spanish Grand Prix – 2005 European Grand Prix
9	Mark Webber	159	2010 Spanish Grand Prix – 2010 Turkish Grand Prix
10	Alain Prost	156	1988 Portuguese Grand Prix – 1988 Japanese Grand Prix
Source:[63]

Multiple driver records[]

Pole and win in same race[]

	Driver	Races
1	Lewis Hamilton	59
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][64]

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:[65]

Pole, win, fastest lap, and led every lap[]

This is sometimes referred to as a "grand slam" or "grand chelem".^[66][67]

	Driver	Total	Races
1	Jim Clark	8	1962 British Grand Prix, 1963 Dutch Grand Prix, 1963 French Grand Prix, 1963 Mexican Grand Prix, 1964 British Grand Prix, 1965 South African Grand Prix, 1965 French Grand Prix, 1965 German Grand Prix
2	Lewis Hamilton	6	2014 Malaysian Grand Prix, 2015 Italian Grand Prix, 2017 Chinese Grand Prix, 2017 Canadian Grand Prix, 2017 British Grand Prix, 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
3	Alberto Ascari	5	1952 French Grand Prix, 1952 German Grand Prix, 1952 Dutch Grand Prix, 1953 Argentine Grand Prix, 1953 British Grand Prix
	Michael Schumacher		1994 Monaco Grand Prix, 1994 Canadian Grand Prix, 2002 Spanish Grand Prix, 2004 Australian Grand Prix, 2004 Hungarian Grand Prix
5	Jackie Stewart	4	1969 French Grand Prix, 1971 Monaco Grand Prix, 1971 French Grand Prix, 1972 United States Grand Prix
	Ayrton Senna		1985 Portuguese Grand Prix, 1989 Spanish Grand Prix, 1990 Monaco Grand Prix, 1990 Italian Grand Prix
	Nigel Mansell		1991 British Grand Prix, 1992 South African Grand Prix, 1992 Spanish Grand Prix, 1992 British Grand Prix
	Sebastian Vettel		2011 Indian Grand Prix, 2012 Japanese Grand Prix, 2013 Singapore Grand Prix, 2013 Korean Grand Prix
9	Nelson Piquet	3	1980 United States Grand Prix West, 1981 Argentine Grand Prix, 1984 Canadian Grand Prix
10	Juan Manuel Fangio	2	1950 Monaco Grand Prix, 1956 German Grand Prix
	Jack Brabham		1960 Belgian Grand Prix, 1966 British Grand Prix
	Mika Häkkinen		1998 Brazilian Grand Prix, 1998 Monaco Grand Prix
	Nico Rosberg		2016 Russian Grand Prix, 2016 European Grand Prix

Note: Only Ascari (Germany–Netherlands 1952), Clark (Netherlands–France 1963) and Vettel (Singapore–Korea 2013) have achieved the feat in consecutive races. Only Ascari (France, Germany, Netherlands 1952), Clark (Netherlands, France, Mexico 1963; and South Africa, France, Germany 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 (hat-trick)	Sebastian Vettel	21 years, 353 days	2009 British Grand Prix
Pole, win, fastest lap, and led every lap (grand slam)	Max Verstappen	23 years, 277 days	2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Source:[68]

Oldest[]

Record	Driver	Age	Race
Pole and win	Juan Manuel Fangio	46 years, 41 days	1957 German Grand Prix
Pole, win, and fastest lap (hat-trick)	Juan Manuel Fangio	46 years, 41 days	1957 German Grand Prix
Pole, win, fastest lap, and led every lap (grand slam)	Juan Manuel Fangio	45 years, 42 days	1956 German Grand Prix
Source:[citation needed]

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:[69]

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 (ongoing)
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:[70]

Fewest World Championship seasons before first title[]

(excluding drivers who 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:[71]

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:[71]

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][72]

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
Source:[72][73][74]

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
Source:[72][73][75]

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:[72][76]

Other driver records[]

Description	Record	Details	Ref.
Championships
Most races left in the season when becoming World Champion	6	Michael Schumacher (2002 in round 11 of 17)	[77]
Fewest races left in the season when becoming World Champion	0	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) Graham Hill (1962 in round 9 of 9, 1968 in round 12 of 12) John Surtees (1964 in round 10 of 10) Denny Hulme (1967 in round 11 of 11) Emerson Fittipaldi (1974 in round 15 of 15) James Hunt (1976 in round 16 of 16) Nelson Piquet (1981 in round 15 of 15, 1983 in round 15 of 15) Keke Rosberg (1982 in round 16 of 16) Alain Prost (1986 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)	[78]
Most consecutive races as championship leader	37	Michael Schumacher (2000 United States Grand Prix – 2002 Japanese Grand Prix)	[citation needed]
Most races as championship leader	125	Lewis Hamilton	[79]
Most points between first and second in the World Championship	155	between 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))	[80][81][82][83]
Highest percentage points difference between first and second in the World Championship	48.15	between Nigel Mansell (108 pts.) and Riccardo Patrese (56 pts.) in 1992	[citation needed]
Fewest points between first and second in the World Championship	0.5	between Niki Lauda (72 pts.) and Alain Prost (71.5 pts.) in 1984	[80]
Longest time between first and last World Championship titles	4,396 days	Lewis Hamilton (between 2008 and 2020)	[84]
Longest time between successive World Championship titles	2,576 days	Niki Lauda (between 1977 and 1984)	[85]
Youngest World Championship leader	22 years, 126 days	Lewis Hamilton (at 2007 Spanish Grand Prix)	[84][86]
Oldest World Champion	46 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)	[87]
Drivers' Championships won with most constructors	4	Juan Manuel Fangio (Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Mercedes, Ferrari)	[88]
Most leader changes in a Drivers' Championship in a season	10 (2010)	Fernando Alonso Felipe Massa Jenson Button Mark Webber Lewis Hamilton Mark Webber Lewis Hamilton Mark Webber Fernando Alonso Sebastian Vettel	[citation needed]
Most World Champions competing in a season	6 (2012)	Sebastian Vettel Jenson Button Lewis Hamilton Kimi Räikkönen Fernando Alonso Michael Schumacher	[89]
Most World Championship seasons as runner-up	4	Stirling Moss Alain Prost	[90]
Most drivers becoming World Champion in a decade	7 (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 (1990–1991) Nigel Mansell (1992) Alain Prost (1993) Michael Schumacher (1994–1995) Damon Hill (1996) Jacques Villeneuve (1997) Mika Häkkinen (1998–1999)	[91][92]
Fewest drivers becoming World Champion in a decade	3 (2010s)	Sebastian Vettel (2010–2013) Lewis Hamilton (2014–2015, 2017–2019) Nico Rosberg (2016)	[91][92]
Wins
Most different Grands Prix won	28	Lewis Hamilton	[93]
Wins at most different circuits	29	Lewis Hamilton	[94]
Most wins with the same constructor	78	Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)	[95]
Wins with most different constructors	5	Stirling Moss (Mercedes, Maserati, Vanwall, Cooper, Lotus)	[96]
Longest time between first and last wins	5,691 days	Kimi Räikkönen (2003 Malaysian Grand Prix – 2018 United States Grand Prix)	[97]
Longest time between successive wins	2,402 days	Riccardo Patrese (1983 South African Grand Prix – 1990 San Marino Grand Prix)	[98]
Most races between successive wins	114	Kimi Räikkönen (2013 Australian Grand Prix – 2018 United States Grand Prix)	[98]
Most race winners in one year	11 (1982)	Alain Prost Niki Lauda Didier Pironi John Watson Riccardo Patrese Nelson Piquet René Arnoux Patrick Tambay Elio de Angelis Keke Rosberg Michele Alboreto	[99][100]
Most different race winners in consecutive races	9 (1961–1962) (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)	[101]
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)	[102]
Fewest race wins in World Championship winning year	1	Mike Hawthorn (1958) Keke Rosberg (1982)	[103]
World Champion with fewest career wins	3	Mike Hawthorn Phil Hill	[104][105]
Most race wins in one season without becoming World Champion	10 (2016)	Lewis Hamilton	[106]
Most race wins in a driver's home Grand Prix	8	Lewis Hamilton	[107]
Podiums
Highest percentage of podium finishes in one season	100 (2002)	Michael Schumacher (17 podium finishes out of 17 races)	[108]
Most podium finishes with the same constructor	124	Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)	[109]
Longest time between first and last podium finishes	7,399 days	Michael Schumacher (1992 Mexican Grand Prix – 2012 European Grand Prix)	[110]
Longest time between successive podium finishes	2,842 days	Alexander Wurz (1997 British Grand Prix – 2005 San Marino Grand Prix)	[111]
Most consecutive podium finishes (starting from debut)	9	Lewis Hamilton (2007 Australian Grand Prix – 2007 British Grand Prix)	[84]
Most podium finishers in one season	18 (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	[citation needed]
Most podium finishes before a victory	15	Jean Alesi Mika Häkkinen Eddie Irvine Patrick Depailler	[112]
Most second places	44	Lewis Hamilton	[113]
Most third places	45	Kimi Räikkönen	[114]
Pole position
Most pole positions in a debut season	6	Lewis Hamilton (2007)	[115]
Fewest pole positions scored in a Championship-winning season	0	Denny Hulme (1967)[N 19] Niki Lauda (1984)	[116]
Pole positions at most different Grands Prix	28	Lewis Hamilton	[117]
Pole positions at most different circuits	30	Lewis Hamilton	[118]
Longest time between first and last pole positions	5,544 days	Kimi Räikkönen (2003 European Grand Prix – 2018 Italian Grand Prix)	[119]
Longest time between successive pole positions	3,262 days	Kimi Räikkönen (2008 French Grand Prix – 2017 Monaco Grand Prix)	[120]
Most races before first pole position	131	Mark Webber	[121]
Most pole positions without a victory	5	Chris Amon	[122]
Most pole positions without leading a Grand Prix	3	Teo Fabi	[122]
Most wins without a pole position	4	Eddie Irvine Bruce McLaren	[123]
Most polesitters in one year	9 (2005)	Fernando Alonso Jenson Button Giancarlo Fisichella Nick Heidfeld Juan Pablo Montoya Kimi Räikkönen Michael Schumacher Ralf Schumacher Jarno Trulli	[124]
Most consecutive seasons with at least one pole position	15	Lewis Hamilton (2007–2021)	[125]
Laps in the lead
Most laps led in a season	739	Sebastian Vettel (2011)	[126]
Highest percentage of laps led in a season	71.47	Jim Clark (1963)	[127]
Most consecutive races with at least one lap in the lead	18	Lewis Hamilton (2014 Hungarian Grand Prix – 2015 British Grand Prix)	[128]
Most races without leading a lap	165	Martin Brundle	[129]
Race starts / entries
Longest time between first and last starts	7,763 days	Michael Schumacher (1991 Belgian Grand Prix – 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix)	[130]
Longest time between successive starts	3,767 days	Jan Lammers (1982 Dutch Grand Prix – 1992 Japanese Grand Prix)	[131]
Entries with most constructors	13	Chris Amon (Lola, Lotus, Brabham, Cooper, Ferrari, March, Matra, Tecno, Tyrrell, Amon, BRM, Ensign, Williams)	[99]
Most entries without starting	14	Claudio Langes (1990 United States Grand Prix – 1990 Spanish Grand Prix)	[122]
Most failed attempts to pre-qualify	25	Gabriele Tarquini	[132]
Most consecutive race starts without scoring points	62	Heikki Kovalainen
Most races before scoring first points	69 (43 starts)	Nicola Larini
Shortest Formula One career (having qualified for at least one race)	2 metres (6+1⁄2 ft)	Ernst Loof (1953 German Grand Prix)[N 20]	[133]
Most seasons with at least one start	19	Rubens Barrichello (1993–2011) Michael Schumacher (1991–2006, 2010–2012) Kimi Räikkönen (2001–2009, 2012–2021)	[134]
Youngest driver to drive at a Grand Prix meeting	17 years, 3 days	Max Verstappen (2014 Japanese Grand Prix)	[135]
Finishes
Most classified finishes	278	Kimi Räikkönen	[136]
Most consecutive classified finishes	48	Lewis Hamilton (2018 British Grand Prix – 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix)	[137]
Most consecutive finishes from start of career	27	Esteban Ocon (2016 Belgian Grand Prix – 2017 Mexican Grand Prix)	[138]
Most retirements	148	Andrea de Cesaris	[139]
Most consecutive retirements	22 (18 DNF)	Andrea de Cesaris	[140][141]
Most retirements in a season	16 (14 DNF)	Andrea de Cesaris (from 16 races in 1987)	[141][142]
Longest time between first and last points finishes	7,749 days	Michael Schumacher (1991 Italian Grand Prix – 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix)	[143]
Longest time between successive points finishes	3,178 days	Robert Kubica (2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – 2019 German Grand Prix)	[144]
Other
Most pit stops by a driver in a single race	7	Alain Prost in the 1993 European Grand Prix	[145]
Most pit stops by a winning driver in a single race	6 (including 1 penalty)	Jenson Button in the 2011 Canadian Grand Prix	[145]
Most (driving) penalties in a season	10	Pastor Maldonado (2014)	[133]
Shortest time elapsed before earning a penalty	9 seconds	Sebastian Vettel (2006 Turkish Grand Prix; recorded speeding in pit lane nine seconds into his career as a Formula One driver)	[146]
Driver who was passed more than any other in a season	70 times	Charles Pic (2012)	[147]
Most races as teammates	104	Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari, 2000–2005)	[148]
Furthest distance driven in F1	90,380 km	Kimi Räikkönen	[149]
Most positions gained from starting position to finishing position	30	Jim Rathmann (32nd to 2nd at the 1957 Indianapolis 500)	[150]

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.^[141][151]

See also[]

• List of Formula One drivers
• List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions

Footnotes[]

References[]

External links[]

• ChicaneF1 – Records
• StatsF1.com