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This page is accurate up to and including the 2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
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 a race. If a race is stopped and re-started, 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 2nd 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 1 complete lap before the race was stopped).
Total entries
Driver Seasons Entries 1 
Rubens Barrichello1993–2011 325 2 
Michael Schumacher1991–2006, 2010–2011 287 3 
Riccardo Patrese1977–1993 257 4 Jarno Trulli1997–2011 255 5 
David Coulthard1994–2008 247 6 Giancarlo Fisichella1996–2009 231 7 Michele Alboreto1981–1994 215 8 Andrea de Cesaris1980–1994 214 9 
Gerhard Berger1984–1997 210 10 Jenson Button2000–2011 209 Total starts
Driver Seasons Starts 1 Rubens Barrichello1993–2011 321 2 Michael Schumacher1991–2006, 2010–2011 286 3 Riccardo Patrese1977–1993 256 4 Jarno Trulli1997–2011 251 5 David Coulthard1994–2008 246 6 Giancarlo Fisichella1996–2009 229 7 Gerhard Berger1984–1997 210 8 Andrea de Cesaris1980–1994 208 9 Jenson Button2000–2011 207 10 Nelson Piquet1978–1991 204 Youngest drivers to start a race
Driver Age Race 1 
Jaime Alguersuari19 years, 125 days 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix 2 
Mike Thackwell19 years, 182 days 1980 Canadian Grand Prix 3 
Ricardo Rodriguez19 years, 208 days 1961 Italian Grand Prix 4 Fernando Alonso19 years, 218 days 2001 Australian Grand Prix 5 
Esteban Tuero19 years, 320 days 1998 Australian Grand Prix 6 Chris Amon19 years, 324 days 1963 Belgian Grand Prix 7 Sebastian Vettel19 years, 349 days 2007 United States Grand Prix 8 
Eddie Cheever20 years, 53 days 1978 South African Grand Prix Jenson Button20 years, 53 days 2000 Australian Grand Prix 10 Tarso Marques20 years, 72 days 1996 Brazilian Grand Prix Youngest driver to drive at a Grand Prix meeting
Driver Age Race 1 Sebastian Vettel19 years, 54 days 2006 Turkish Grand Prix Oldest driver to enter a race
Driver Age Race 1 
Louis Chiron58 years, 288 days 1958 Monaco Grand Prix Oldest drivers to start a race
Driver Age Race 1 Louis Chiron55 years, 292 days 1955 Monaco Grand Prix 2 
Philippe Étancelin55 years, 191 days 1952 French Grand Prix 3 
Arthur Legat54 years, 232 days 1953 Belgian Grand Prix 4 Luigi Fagioli53 years, 22 days 1951 French Grand Prix 5 Adolf Brudes52 years, 293 days 1952 German Grand Prix Wins
Total wins
See also: List of Formula One Grand Prix winners
Driver Seasons Entries Wins Percentage 1 Michael Schumacher1991–2006, 2010–2011 287 91 31.71% 2 Alain Prost1980–1991, 1993 202 51 25.25% 3 Ayrton Senna1984–1994 162 41 25.31% 4 Nigel Mansell1980–1992, 1994–1995 191 31 16.23% 5 Jackie Stewart1965–1973 100 27 27.00% Fernando Alonso2001, 2003–2011 177 27 15.25% 7 Jim Clark1960–1968 73 25 34.25% Niki Lauda1971–1979, 1982–1985 177 25 14.12% 9 Juan Manuel Fangio1950–1951, 1953–1958 52 24 46.15% 10 Nelson Piquet1978–1991 207 23 11.11% Percentage wins
Driver Seasons Entries Wins Percentage 1 Juan Manuel Fangio1950–1951, 1953–1958 52[1] 24 46.15% 2 Alberto Ascari1950–1955 33[2] 13 39.39% 3 Jim Clark1960–1968 73 25 34.25% 4 Lee Wallard[3]1950–1951, 1954 3 1 33.33% Bill Vukovich[3]1950–1955 6 2 33.33% 6 Michael Schumacher1991–2006, 2010–2011 287 91 31.71% 7 Jackie Stewart1965–1973 100 27 27.00% 8 Sebastian Vettel2007–2011 80 21 26.25% 9 Ayrton Senna1984–1994 162 41 25.31% 10 Alain Prost1980–1991, 1993 202 51 25.25% Most wins in a season
Driver Season Entries Wins Percentage 1 Michael Schumacher2004 18 13 72% 2 Michael Schumacher2002 17 11 65% Sebastian Vettel2011 18* 11* 61%* 4 Nigel Mansell1992 16 9 56% Michael Schumacher1995 17 9 53% Michael Schumacher2000 17 9 53% Michael Schumacher2001 17 9 53% 8 Ayrton Senna1988 16 8 50% Michael Schumacher1994 16 8 50% Damon Hill1996 16 8 50% 
Mika Häkkinen1998 16 8 50% * Season in progress
Highest percentage of wins in a season
Driver Season Races Wins Percentage 1 Alberto Ascari1952 8 6 75% 2 Michael Schumacher2004 18 13 72% 3 Jim Clark1963 10 7 70% 4 Juan Manuel Fangio1954 9 6 67% 5 Michael Schumacher2002 17 11 65% 6 Sebastian Vettel2011 18* 11* 61%* 7 Jim Clark1965 10 6 60% 8 Juan Manuel Fangio1955 7 4 57% 9 Nigel Mansell1992 16 9 56% 10 Alberto Ascari1953 9 5 56% * Season in progress
Most consecutive wins
Driver Season(s) Wins Consecutive Races Won 1 Alberto Ascari1952–1953 7[4] Belgian, French, British, German, Dutch, Italian / '53 Argentine Michael Schumacher2004 7 European, Canadian, United States, French, British, German, Hungarian 3 Michael Schumacher2000–2001 6 Italian, United States, Japanese, Malaysian / '01 Australian, Malaysian 4 
Jack Brabham1960 5 Dutch, Belgian, French, British, Portuguese Jim Clark1965 5[5] Belgian, French, British, Dutch, German Nigel Mansell1992 5 South African, Mexican, Brazilian, Spanish, San Marino Michael Schumacher2004 5 Australian, Malaysian, Bahrain, San Marino, Spanish 8 Jim Clark1963 4 Belgian, Dutch, French, British Jack Brabham1966 4 French, British, Dutch, German Jochen Rindt1970 4 Dutch, French, British, German Ayrton Senna1988 4 British, German, Hungarian, Belgian Ayrton Senna1991 4 United States, Brazilian, San Marino, Monaco Alain Prost1993 4 Canadian, French, British, German Michael Schumacher1994 4 Brazilian, Pacific, San Marino, Monaco Damon Hill1995–1996 4 Australian / '96 Australian, Brazilian, Argentine Michael Schumacher2002 4 Brazilian, San Marino, Spanish, Austrian Fernando Alonso2006 4 Spanish, Monaco, British, Canadian Jenson Button2009 4 Bahrain, Spanish, Monaco, Turkish Sebastian Vettel2010–2011 4 Brazilian, Abu Dhabi / '11 Australian, Malaysian Most consecutive wins from first race of season
Driver Season Consecutive Races Won Wins 1 Nigel Mansell1992 South African–San Marino 5 Michael Schumacher2004 Australian–Spanish 3 Ayrton Senna1991 United States–Monaco 4 Michael Schumacher1994 Brazilian–Monaco 5 Damon Hill1996 Australian–Argentine 3 Michael Schumacher2000 Australian–San Marino 7 Juan Manuel Fangio1957 Argentine–Monaco 2 Jackie Stewart1969 South African–Spanish Emerson Fittipaldi1973 Argentine–Brazilian Niki Lauda1976 Brazilian–South African Jacques Laffite1979 Argentine–Brazilian Alain Prost1982 South African–Brazilian Mika Häkkinen1998 Australian–Brazilian Michael Schumacher2001 Australian–Malaysian Jenson Button2009 Australian–Malaysian Sebastian Vettel2011 Australian–Malaysian Most wins in first championship season
Driver Season Wins 1 
Jacques Villeneuve1996 4 Lewis Hamilton2007 4 3 Juan Manuel Fangio[6]1950 3 Nino Farina[7]1950 3 5 Johnnie Parsons[3]1950 1 Bruce McLaren[8]1959 1 Giancarlo Baghetti1961 1 Jackie Stewart1965 1 Emerson Fittipaldi1970 1 
Clay Regazzoni1970 1 
Juan Pablo Montoya2001 1 Youngest winners
(only the first win for each driver is listed)
Driver Age Race 1 Sebastian Vettel21 years, 73 days 2008 Italian Grand Prix 2 Fernando Alonso22 years, 26 days 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix 3 Troy Ruttman[3]22 years, 80 days 1952 Indianapolis 500[3] 4 Bruce McLaren22 years, 104 days 1959 United States Grand Prix 5 Lewis Hamilton22 years, 154 days 2007 Canadian Grand Prix 6 Kimi Räikkönen23 years, 157 days 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix 7 
Robert Kubica23 years, 184 days 2008 Canadian Grand Prix 8 Jacky Ickx23 years, 188 days 1968 French Grand Prix 9 Michael Schumacher23 years, 240 days 1992 Belgian Grand Prix 10 Emerson Fittipaldi23 years, 296 days 1970 United States Grand Prix Oldest winners
(only the last win for each driver is listed)
Driver Age Race 1 Luigi Fagioli53 years, 22 days 1951 French Grand Prix 2 Nino Farina46 years, 276 days 1953 German Grand Prix 3 Juan Manuel Fangio46 years, 41 days 1957 German Grand Prix 4 Piero Taruffi45 years, 219 days 1952 Swiss Grand Prix 5 Jack Brabham43 years, 339 days 1970 South African Grand Prix 6 Sam Hanks[3]42 years, 321 days 1957 Indianapolis 500[3] 7 Nigel Mansell41 years, 97 days 1994 Australian Grand Prix 8 Lee Wallard[3]40 years, 264 days 1951 Indianapolis 500[3] 9 Maurice Trintignant40 years, 200 days 1958 Monaco Grand Prix 10 Graham Hill40 years, 92 days 1969 Monaco Grand Prix Fewest races before first win
Entry Driver Race 1 1st race Nino Farina[7]1950 British Grand Prix Johnnie Parsons[3]1950 Indianapolis 500[3] Giancarlo Baghetti1961 French Grand Prix 4 2nd race Juan Manuel Fangio[6]1950 Monaco Grand Prix Lee Wallard[3]1951 Indianapolis 500[3] 6 3rd race Troy Ruttman[3]1952 Indianapolis 500[3] Bill Vukovich[3]1953 Indianapolis 500[3] Tony Brooks[9]1957 British Grand Prix 9 4th race Bob Sweikert[3]1955 Indianapolis 500[3] Jacques Villeneuve1996 European Grand Prix Most races before first win
Start Driver Race 1 130th race Mark Webber2009 German Grand Prix 2 123rd race Rubens Barrichello2000 German Grand Prix 3 119th race Jarno Trulli2004 Monaco Grand Prix 4 113th race Jenson Button2006 Hungarian Grand Prix 5 110th race Giancarlo Fisichella2003 Brazilian Grand Prix 6 96th race Mika Häkkinen1997 European Grand Prix 7 95th race Thierry Boutsen1989 Canadian Grand Prix 8 91st race Jean Alesi1995 Canadian Grand Prix 9 82nd race Eddie Irvine1999 Australian Grand Prix 10 72nd race Nigel Mansell1985 European Grand Prix Most races without a win
Driver Entries Starts 1 Andrea de Cesaris214 208 2 Nick Heidfeld185 183 3 Martin Brundle165 158 4 Derek Warwick162 147 5 Jean-Pierre Jarier143 134 6 Eddie Cheever143 132 7 Pierluigi Martini124 119 8 Philippe Alliot116 109 9 Mika Salo111 109 10 Piercarlo Ghinzani111 76 Most points without a win
Driver Entries Starts Points 1 Nico Rosberg107 107 300.5 2 Nick Heidfeld185 183 259 3 Martin Brundle165 158 98 4 
Stefan Johansson103 79 88 5 Adrian Sutil89 89 87 6 Chris Amon108 97 83 7 Derek Warwick162 147 71 8 Eddie Cheever143 132 70 9 
Vitaly Petrov37 37 63 
Kamui Kobayashi39 39 63 Wins from farthest back on the start grid
Driver Race Start Pos. 1 John Watson1983 United States Grand Prix West 22nd 2 Bill Vukovich1954 Indianapolis 500 19th 3 Rubens Barrichello2000 German Grand Prix 18th 4 John Watson1982 Detroit Grand Prix 17th Kimi Räikkönen2005 Japanese Grand Prix 6 Jackie Stewart1973 South African Grand Prix 16th Michael Schumacher1995 Belgian Grand Prix 8 Fernando Alonso2008 Singapore Grand Prix[10] 15th 9 Bob Sweikert1955 Indianapolis 500 14th Alan Jones1977 Austrian Grand Prix Olivier Panis1996 Monaco Grand Prix Johnny Herbert1999 European Grand Prix Jenson Button2006 Hungarian Grand Prix Most wins at the same Grand Prix
Driver Wins Grand Prix Seasons 1 Michael Schumacher8 French Grand Prix 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006 2 Michael Schumacher7 Canadian Grand Prix 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 Michael SchumacherSan Marino Grand Prix 1994, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 4 Alain Prost6 Brazilian Grand Prix 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990 Ayrton SennaMonaco Grand Prix 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 Alain ProstFrench Grand Prix 1981, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993 Michael SchumacherBelgian Grand Prix 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002 Michael SchumacherSpanish Grand Prix 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Michael SchumacherJapanese Grand Prix 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 Michael SchumacherEuropean Grand Prix 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006 Pole positions
Total pole positions
Driver Seasons Entries Poles Percentage 1 Michael Schumacher1991–2006, 2010–2011 287 68 23.7% 2 Ayrton Senna1984–1994 162 65 40.1% 3 Jim Clark1960–1968 73 33 45.2% Alain Prost1980–1991, 1993 202 33 16.3% 5 Nigel Mansell1980–1992, 1994–1995 191 32 16.8% 6 Juan Manuel Fangio1950–1951, 1953–1958 52 29 55.8% Sebastian Vettel2007–2011 80 29 36.3% 8 Mika Häkkinen1991–2001 165 26 15.8% 9 Niki Lauda1971–1979, 1982–1985 177 24 13.6% Nelson Piquet1978–1991 207 24 11.6% Percentage pole positions
Driver Seasons Entries Poles Percentage 1 Juan Manuel Fangio1950–1951, 1953–1958 52 29 55.77% 2 Jim Clark1960–1968 73 33 45.21% 3 Alberto Ascari1950–1955 33 14 42.42% 4 Ayrton Senna1984–1994 162 65 40.12% 5 Sebastian Vettel2007–2011 80 29 36.25% 6 Stirling Moss1951–1961 67 16 23.88% 7 Michael Schumacher1991–2006, 2010–2011 287 68 23.69% 8 Lewis Hamilton2007–2011 89 19 21.35% 9 Jackie Stewart1965–1973 100 17 17.00% 10 Nigel Mansell1980–1992, 1994–1995 191 32 16.75% Most consecutive pole positions
Driver Poles Season(s) Races 1 Ayrton Senna8 1988–1989 Spanish–'89 United States 2 Ayrton Senna7 1990–1991 Spanish–'91 Monaco Alain Prost1993 South African–Canadian Michael Schumacher2000–2001 Italian–'01 Brazilian 5 Niki Lauda6 1974 Dutch–Italian Ayrton Senna1988 Brazilian–Detroit Ayrton Senna1989 Belgian–Australian Nigel Mansell1992 South African–Monaco Mika Häkkinen1999 British–Italian 10 Stirling Moss5 1959–1960 Portuguese–'60 Monaco Phil Hill1961 Dutch–German Nigel Mansell1992 Belgian–Australian Alain Prost1993 British–Italian Jacques Villeneuve1996–1997 Japanese–'97 San Marino Mika Häkkinen1999 Australian–Spanish Juan Pablo Montoya2002 Monaco–French Fernando Alonso2006 European–Canadian Sebastian Vettel2010–2011 Abu Dhabi–'11 Turkish Sebastian Vettel2011 Hungarian–Japanese Most pole positions at the same Grand Prix
Driver Poles Grand Prix Seasons 1 Ayrton Senna8 San Marino Grand Prix 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994 Michael Schumacher8 Japanese Grand Prix 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 3 Michael Schumacher7 Spanish Grand Prix 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Michael Schumacher7 Hungarian Grand Prix 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005 5 Ayrton Senna6 Australian Grand Prix 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993 Ayrton Senna6 Brazilian Grand Prix 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994 Michael Schumacher6 Canadian Grand Prix 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001 8 Juan Manuel Fangio5 Italian Grand Prix 1950, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956 Juan Manuel Fangio5 French Grand Prix 1950, 1951, 1954, 1956, 1957 Jim Clark5 British Grand Prix 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967 Ayrton Senna5 Monaco Grand Prix 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 Ayrton Senna5 Italian Grand Prix 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 Michael Schumacher5 Malaysian Grand Prix 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 Most pole positions in a season
Driver Season Entries Poles 1 Nigel Mansell1992 16 14[11] Sebastian Vettel2011 18* 14* 3 Ayrton Senna1988 16 13 Ayrton Senna1989 16 13 Alain Prost1993 16 13 6 Mika Häkkinen1999 16 11 Michael Schumacher2001 17 11 8 Ayrton Senna1990 16 10 Jacques Villeneuve1997 17 10 Sebastian Vettel2010 19 10 * Season in progress
Highest percentage of pole positions in a season
Driver Season Races Poles Percentage 1 Nigel Mansell1992 16 14[11] 88% 2 Ayrton Senna1988 16 13 81% Ayrton Senna1989 16 13 81% Alain Prost1993 16 13 81% 5 Sebastian Vettel2011 18* 14* 78%* 6 Juan Manuel Fangio1956 8 6 75% 7 Jim Clark1963 10 7 70% 8 Mika Häkkinen1999 16 11 69% 9 Jim Clark1962 9 6 67% Alberto Ascari1953 9 6 67% * Season in progress
Youngest polesitters
(only the first pole position for each driver is listed)
Driver Age Race 1 Sebastian Vettel21 years, 72 days 2008 Italian Grand Prix 2 Fernando Alonso21 years, 236 days 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix 3 Rubens Barrichello22 years, 97 days 1994 Belgian Grand Prix 4 Lewis Hamilton22 years, 153 days 2007 Canadian Grand Prix 5 Andrea de Cesaris22 years, 308 days 1982 United States Grand Prix West 6 Nico Hülkenberg23 years, 79 days 2010 Brazilian Grand Prix 7 Robert Kubica23 years, 120 days 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix 8 Jacky Ickx23 years, 216 days 1968 German Grand Prix 9 Kimi Räikkönen23 years, 255 days 2003 European Grand Prix 10 David Coulthard24 years, 13 days 1995 Argentine Grand Prix Youngest drivers to set the fastest lap time in an official Grand Prix session
Driver Age Race Session 1 Sebastian Vettel19 years, 53 days 2006 Turkish Grand Prix Friday Practice 2 2 Jaime Alguersuari20 years, 200 days 2010 Japanese Grand Prix Saturday Practice 3 Nico Rosberg20 years, 258 days 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix Race 4 Robert Kubica21 years, 93 days 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix Friday Practice 1 5 Fernando Alonso21 years, 236 days 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix Saturday Qualifying 6 Troy Ruttman22 years, 80 days 1952 Indianapolis 500 Race 7 Lewis Hamilton22 years, 90 days 2007 Malaysian Grand Prix Saturday Practice 8 Rubens Barrichello22 years, 96 days 1994 Belgian Grand Prix Friday Qualifying 9 Bruce McLaren22 years, 104 days 1959 United States Grand Prix Race 10 Kimi Räikkönen22 years, 149 days 2002 Malaysian Grand Prix Friday Practice 2 Oldest polesitters
Driver Age Race 1 Nino Farina47 years, 79 days 1954 Argentine Grand Prix 2 Juan Manuel Fangio46 years, 209 days 1958 Argentine Grand Prix 3 Jack Brabham44 years, 17 days 1970 Spanish Grand Prix 4 Mario Andretti42 years, 196 days 1982 Italian Grand Prix 5 Nigel Mansell41 years, 97 days 1994 Australian Grand Prix 6 Carlos Reutemann39 years, 188 days 1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix 7 Graham Hill39 years, 156 days 1968 British Grand Prix 8 Fred Agabashian[3]38 years, 283 days 1952 Indianapolis 500[3] 9 Alain Prost38 years, 241 days 1993 Japanese Grand Prix 10 Riccardo Patrese38 years, 121 days 1992 Hungarian Grand Prix Front row in starting grid
Total starts from front row
Driver Front row starts Pole positions Entries Percentage 1 Michael Schumacher115 68 287 40.07% 2 Ayrton Senna87 65 162 53.70% 3 Alain Prost86 33 202 42.57% 4 Nigel Mansell56 32 191 29.32% 5 Juan Manuel Fangio48 29 52 92.31% Jim Clark48 33 73 65.75% 7 Damon Hill47 20 122 38.52% 8 Nelson Piquet44 24 207 21.26% 9 Graham Hill42 13 179 23.46% Jackie Stewart42 17 100 42.00% Percentage starts from front row
Driver Front row starts Pole positions Entries Percentage 1 Juan Manuel Fangio48 29 52 92.31% 2 Jim Clark48 33 73 65.75% 3 Ayrton Senna87 65 162 53.70% 4 Sebastian Vettel40 29 80 50.00% 5 Alain Prost86 33 202 42.57% 6 Jackie Stewart42 17 100 42.00% 7 Lewis Hamilton37 19 89 41.57% 8 Michael Schumacher115 68 287 40.07% 9 Damon Hill47 20 122 38.52% 10 Nigel Mansell56 32 191 29.32% Most consecutive starts from front row
Driver Front row starts Season(s) Races 1 Ayrton Senna24 1988–1989 German–'89 Australian 2 Damon Hill17 1995–1996 Australian–'96 Japanese 3 Alain Prost16 1993 South African–Australian 4 Nigel Mansell15 1986–1987 Australian–'87 Mexican 5 Sebastian Vettel14 2010–2011 Singapore–'11 German 6 Michael Schumacher12 1994–1995 European–'95 German 7 Ayrton Senna10 1990–1991 Belgian–'91 Monaco Michael Schumacher2000–2001 Italian–'01 Brazilian 9 Juan Manuel Fangio9 1954–1955 Belgian–'55 Monaco[12][13] Nigel Mansell1992 French–Australian Most starts from front row in a season
Driver Season Entries Front row starts 1 Sebastian Vettel2011 18* 17* 2 Ayrton Senna1989 16 16 Alain Prost1993 16 16 Damon Hill1996 16 16 5 Nigel Mansell1992 16 15 Ayrton Senna1988 16 15 7 Nigel Mansell1987 16 14 8 Mika Häkkinen1999 16 13 Michael Schumacher2001 17 13 Sebastian Vettel2010 19 13 * Season in progress
Youngest drivers to start from front row
(only the first front row start for each driver is listed)
Driver Age Place Race 1 Ricardo Rodríguez19 years, 208 days 2nd 1961 Italian Grand Prix 2 Sebastian Vettel21 years, 72 days 1st 2008 Italian Grand Prix 3 Fernando Alonso21 years, 237 days 1st 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix 4 Rubens Barrichello22 years, 97 days 1st 1994 Belgian Grand Prix 5 Lewis Hamilton22 years, 98 days 2nd 2007 Bahrain Grand Prix 6 Andrea de Cesaris22 years, 308 days 1st 1982 United States Grand Prix West 7 Kimi Räikkönen22 years, 319 days 2nd 2002 Belgian Grand Prix 8 Bruce McLaren22 years, 321 days 3rd[12] 1960 British Grand Prix 9 
Jody Scheckter23 years, 33 days 3rd[12] 1973 South African Grand Prix 10 Nico Hülkenberg23 years, 79 days 1st 2010 Brazilian Grand Prix Fastest laps
Total fastest laps
Driver Fastest Laps Race starts Percentage 1 Michael Schumacher76 286 26.57% 2 Alain Prost41 199 20.60% 3 Kimi Räikkönen35 156 22.44% 4 Nigel Mansell30 187 16.04% 5 Jim Clark28 72 38.88% 6 Mika Häkkinen25 161 15.52% 7 Niki Lauda24 171 14.03% 8 Juan Manuel Fangio23 51 45.09% Nelson Piquet23 204 11.27% 10 Gerhard Berger21 210 10.00% Most fastest laps in a season
Driver Season Entries Fastest Laps Percentage WDC 1 Michael Schumacher2004 18 10 55.55% 1st Kimi Räikkönen2008 18 10 55.55% 3rd Kimi Räikkönen2005 19 10 52.63% 2nd 4 Mika Häkkinen2000 17 9 52.94% 2nd 5 Nigel Mansell1992 16 8 50.00% 1st Michael Schumacher1994 16 8 50.00% 1st Michael Schumacher1995 17 8 47.05% 1st 8 Nelson Piquet1986 16 7 43.75% 3rd Alain Prost1988 16 7 43.75% 2nd Michael Schumacher2002 17 7 41.17% 1st Highest percentage of fastest laps in a season
Driver FLs Races Season Percentage 1 Alberto Ascari6 8 1952 75.00% 2 Juan Manuel Fangio5 8 1951 62.50% 3 Jim Clark6 10 1963 60.00% Jim Clark6 10 1965 60.00% 5 Jim Clark5 9 1962 55.55% Michael Schumacher10 18 2004 55.55% Kimi Räikkönen10 18 2008 55.55% 8 Mika Häkkinen9 17 2000 52.94% 9 Kimi Räikkönen10 19 2005 52.63% 10 Juan Manuel Fangio4 8 1956 50.00% Nigel Mansell8 16 1992 50.00% Michael Schumacher8 16 1994 50.00% Most consecutive fastest laps
Driver FLs Season(s) Races 1 Alberto Ascari7 1952–1953 1952 Belgian Grand Prix–1953 Argentine Grand Prix 2 Kimi Räikkönen6 2008 2008 Spanish Grand Prix–2008 British Grand Prix 3 Michael Schumacher5 2004 2004 Bahrain Grand Prix–2004 European Grand Prix 4 Jackie Stewart4 1969 1969 Monaco Grand Prix–1969 British Grand Prix Gilles Villeneuve4 1979 1979 South African Grand Prix–1979 Belgian Grand Prix Nigel Mansell4 1991 1991 Canadian Grand Prix–1991 British Grand Prix Kimi Räikkönen4 2005 2005 French Grand Prix–2005 Hungarian Grand Prix 8 Mark Webber3 2011 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix–2011 Turkish Grand Prix Kimi Räikkönen3 2008 2008 Belgian Grand Prix–2008 Singapore Grand Prix Michael Schumacher3 2006 2006 United States Grand Prix–2006 German Grand Prix Kimi Räikkönen3 2005 2005 Brazilian Grand Prix–2005 Chinese Grand Prix Michael Schumacher3 2002 2002 German Grand Prix–2002 Belgian Grand Prix Mika Häkkinen3 2000 2000 San Marino Grand Prix–2000 Spanish Grand Prix Youngest drivers to set fastest lap
(only the first fastest lap for each driver is listed)
Driver Age Race 1 Nico Rosberg20 years, 144 days 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix 2 Fernando Alonso21 years, 321 days 2003 Canadian Grand Prix 3 Bruce McLaren21 years, 322 days 1959 British Grand Prix 4 Sebastian Vettel21 years, 353 days 2009 British Grand Prix 5 Lewis Hamilton22 years, 91 days 2007 Malaysian Grand Prix 6 Kimi Räikkönen22 years, 137 days 2002 Australian Grand Prix 7 David Coulthard23 years, 126 days 1994 German Grand Prix 8 Michael Schumacher23 years, 240 days 1992 Belgian Grand Prix 9 Andrea de Cesaris23 years, 356 days 1983 Belgian Grand Prix 10 Alexander Wurz24 years, 56 days 1998 Argentine Grand Prix Podium finishes
Total podium finishes
Driver Seasons Entries Podiums 1 Michael Schumacher1991–2006, 2010–2011 287 154 2 Alain Prost1980–1991, 1993 202 106 3 Ayrton Senna1984–1994 162 80 4 Fernando Alonso2001, 2003–2011 177 73 5 Rubens Barrichello1993–2011 325 68 6 David Coulthard1994–2008 247 62 Kimi Räikkönen2001–2009 157 62 8 Nelson Piquet1978–1991 207 60 9 Nigel Mansell1980–1992, 1994–1995 191 59 10 Niki Lauda1971–1979, 1982–1985 177 54 Percentage podium finishes
Driver Seasons Entries Podiums Percentage 1 Dorino Serafini1950 1 1 100.00% 2 Luigi Fagioli1950–1951 7 6 85.71% 3 Juan Manuel Fangio1950–1951, 1953–1958 52[1] 35 67.31% 4 Nino Farina1950–1955 34 20[14] 58.82% 5 José Froilán González1950–1957, 1960 27 15 55.56% 6 Michael Schumacher1991–2006, 2010–2011 287 154 53.66% 7 Alain Prost1980–1991, 1993 202 106 52.48% 8 Alberto Ascari1950–1955 33[2] 17 51.52% 9 Sam Hanks1950–1957 8[3] 4 50.00% Mauri Rose1950–1951 2[3] 1 50.00% George Amick1958 2[3] 1 50.00% Most podium finishes in a season
Driver Season Entries Podiums 1 Michael Schumacher2002 17 17 2 Sebastian Vettel2011 18* 16* 3 Michael Schumacher2004 18 15 Fernando Alonso2005 19 15 5 Alain Prost1988 16 14 Michael Schumacher2001 17 14 Rubens Barrichello2004 18 14 Fernando Alonso2006 18 14 9 Nigel Mansell1992 16 12 Michael Schumacher2000 17 12 Kimi Räikkönen2005 19 12 Michael Schumacher2006 18 12 Kimi Räikkönen2007 17 12 Lewis Hamilton2007 17 12 Fernando Alonso2007 17 12 * Season in progress
Most consecutive podium finishes
Driver Season Consecutive Podium Finishes Podiums 1 Michael Schumacher2001–2002 United States–Japanese 19 2 Fernando Alonso2005–2006 Turkish–Canadian 15 3 Sebastian Vettel2010–2011 Brazilian–British 11 4 Jim Clark1963 Belgian–South African 9 Niki Lauda1975–1976 Italian–Swedish Nelson Piquet1987 Monaco–Portuguese Michael Schumacher2000–2001 Hungarian–Brazilian Michael Schumacher2004 European–Italian Lewis Hamilton2007 Australian–British 10 Carlos Reutemann1980–1981 Italian–Belgian 8 Ayrton Senna1988 Mexican–Belgian Juan Pablo Montoya2003 Monaco–Italian Most consecutive podium finishes from first race of season
Driver Season Consecutive Podium Finishes Podiums 1 Michael Schumacher2002 Australian–Japanese 17 2 Fernando Alonso2006 Bahrain–Canadian 9 Lewis Hamilton2007 Australian–British Sebastian Vettel2011 Australian–British 5 Niki Lauda1976 Brazilian–Swedish 7 Alain Prost1988 Brazilian–French Michael Schumacher1994 Brazilian–French Jenson Button2009 Australian–Turkish 9 Emerson Fittipaldi1973 Argentine–Monaco 6 Nigel Mansell1992 South African–Monaco Youngest drivers to score a podium finish
(only the first podium finish for each driver is listed)
Driver Age Place Race 1 Sebastian Vettel21 years, 73 days 1st 2008 Italian Grand Prix 2 Fernando Alonso21 years, 237 days 3rd 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix 3 Robert Kubica21 years, 278 days 3rd 2006 Italian Grand Prix 4 Ralf Schumacher21 years, 287 days 3rd 1997 Argentine Grand Prix 5 Elio de Angelis21 years, 307 days 2nd 1980 Brazilian Grand Prix 6 Bruce McLaren21 years, 322 days 3rd 1959 British Grand Prix 7 Rubens Barrichello21 years, 329 days 3rd 1994 Pacific Grand Prix 8 Lewis Hamilton22 years, 70 days 3rd 2007 Australian Grand Prix 9 Troy Ruttman[3]22 years, 80 days 1st 1952 Indianapolis 500[3] 10 Kimi Räikkönen22 years, 137 days 3rd 2002 Australian Grand Prix 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.
Career points
Driver Points With 9 or 10 points per win With 25 points per win 1 Michael Schumacher1517 1369 148 2 Fernando Alonso1074 577 497 3 Alain Prost798.5 798.5 0 4 Jenson Button796 327 469 5 Sebastian Vettel755 125 630 6 Lewis Hamilton723 256 467 7 Rubens Barrichello658 607 51 8 Mark Webber644.5 169.5 475 9 Ayrton Senna614 614 0 10 Kimi Räikkönen579 579 0 Total races finished in the points
Driver Points Finishes 1 Michael Schumacher213 2 Rubens Barrichello140 3 Alain Prost128 4 Fernando Alonso124 5 David Coulthard121 6 Jenson Button109 7 Nelson Piquet100 8 Ayrton Senna96 9 Gerhard Berger94 Kimi Räikkönen94 Highest average points per race entered
Note that there have been many different points scoring systems in the history of F1 (the most drastic change being in the 2010 season), and so direct comparisons may be somewhat misleading.
Driver Entries Points Average Points
per Race EnteredAverage pre-2010[15] 1 Sebastian Vettel80 755 9.44 2.91 2 Lewis Hamilton89 723 8.12 4.92 3 Fernando Alonso177 1074 6.07 4.12 4 Juan Manuel Fangio52 277.64 5.34 5.34 5 Michael Schumacher287 1517 5.29 5.48 6 Luigi Fagioli7 32 4.57 4.57 7 Alberto Ascari33 140.14 4.25 4.25 8 Alain Prost202 798.5 3.95 3.95 9 Ayrton Senna162 614 3.79 3.79 10 Jim Clark73 274 3.75 3.75 Highest percentage of races finished in the points
Driver Entries Points Finishes Percentage 1 Dorino Serafini1 1 100.0% Eric Thompson1 1 100.0% Oscar Alfredo Gálvez1 1 100.0% 4 Luigi Fagioli7 6 85.7% 5 Juan Manuel Fangio52 43 82.7% 6 Nino Farina34 25 76.5% 7 Lewis Hamilton89 68 76.4% 8 Michael Schumacher287 213 74.2% 9 Fernando Alonso177 124 70.1% 10 Sebastian Vettel80 55 68.8% Most championship points in a season
Seasons since 2010 gather 25 points per race win, instead of the former 8, 9 or 10 points for a race win.
Driver Points Season WDC Races Percentage of
Possible Points1 Sebastian Vettel374* 2011 1st* 18* 83.11%* 2 Sebastian Vettel256 2010 1st 19 53.89% 3 Jenson Button255* 2011 2nd* 18* 56.67%* 4 Fernando Alonso252 2010 2nd 19 53.05% 5 Fernando Alonso245* 2011 3rd* 18* 54.44%* 6 Mark Webber242 2010 3rd 19 50.95% 7 Lewis Hamilton240 2010 4th 19 50.53% 8 Mark Webber233* 2011 4th* 18* 51.78%* 9 Lewis Hamilton227* 2011 5th* 18* 50.44%* 10 Jenson Button214 2010 5th 19 45.05% * Season in progress
Most championship points in a season up to 2009
Since the 2010 points system change led to all previous entries from the above list becoming replaced, a separate table for results until 2009 is given.
(The following records are all from the period between 1991 and 2009 when 10 points was awarded for a win.)
Driver Points Season WDC Races Percentage of
Possible Points1 Michael Schumacher148 2004 1st 18 82.22% 2 Michael Schumacher144 2002 1st 17 84.71% 3 Fernando Alonso134 2006 1st 18 74.44% 4 Fernando Alonso133 2005 1st 19 78.24% 5 Michael Schumacher123 2001 1st 17 72.36% 6 Michael Schumacher121 2006 2nd 18 67,22% 7 Rubens Barrichello114 2004 2nd 18 63.33% 8 Kimi Räikkönen112 2005 2nd 19 58.95% 9 Kimi Räikkönen110 2007 1st 17 64.71% 10 Lewis Hamilton109 2007 2nd 17 64.12% Fernando Alonso109 2007 3rd 17 64.12% Highest percentage of possible championship points in a season
Driver Percentage Season WDC Possible Points Points 1 Jim Clark100.00% 1963 1st 54 54 Alberto Ascari100.00% 1952 1st 36 36 Jim Clark100.00% 1965 1st 54 54 4 Alberto Ascari95.83% 1953 1st 36 34.5 5 Juan Manuel Fangio93.33% 1954 1st 45 42 Graham Hill93.33% 1962 1st 45 42 Jack Brabham93.33% 1966 1st 45 42 8 Ayrton Senna90.91% 1988 1st 99 90 9 Jack Brabham89.58% 1960 1st 48 43 10 Juan Manuel Fangio88.89% 1955 1st 45 40 Juan Manuel Fangio88.89% 1957 1st 45 40 Highest percentage of total possible points in a season
(i.e. including worse results not counted towards Championship which existed until 1990)
Driver Percentage Season WDC Possible Points Points 1 Michael Schumacher84.71% 2002 1st 170 144 2 Sebastian Vettel83.11%* 2011 1st* 450* 374* 3 Michael Schumacher82.22% 2004 1st 180 148 4 Jim Clark81.11% 1963 1st 90 73 5 Fernando Alonso74.44% 2006 1st 180 134 6 Alberto Ascari74.31% 1952 1st 72 53.5 7 Alain Prost72.91% 1988 2nd 144 105 8 Michael Schumacher72.35% 2001 1st 170 123 9 Juan Manuel Fangio70.54% 1954 1st 81 54.14 10 Fernando Alonso70.00% 2005 1st 190 133 * Season in progress
Youngest drivers to score points
(only the first points finish for each driver is listed)
Driver Age Place Race 1 Sebastian Vettel19 years, 349 days 8th 2007 United States Grand Prix 2 Jaime Alguersuari20 years, 12 days 9th 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix 3 Jenson Button20 years, 67 days 6th 2000 Brazilian Grand Prix 4 Ricardo Rodríguez20 years, 123 days 4th 1962 Belgian Grand Prix 5 Sébastien Buemi20 years, 149 days 7th 2009 Australian Grand Prix 6 Nico Rosberg20 years, 258 days 7th 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix 7 Chris Amon20 years, 309 days 5th 1964 Dutch Grand Prix 8 Felipe Massa20 years, 326 days 6th 2002 Malaysian Grand Prix 9 Sergio Pérez21 years, 117 days 9th 2011 Spanish Grand Prix 10 Kimi Räikkönen21 years, 138 days 6th 2001 Australian Grand Prix Most career points without being World Champion
Driver Points Best WDC Finish 1 Rubens Barrichello658 2nd in 2002 and 2004 2 Mark Webber644.5 3rd in 2010 3 Felipe Massa572 2nd in 2008 4 David Coulthard535 2nd in 2001 5 Gerhard Berger385 3rd in 1988 and 1994 6 Ralf Schumacher329 4th in 2001 and 2002 7 Carlos Reutemann310 2nd in 1981 8 Juan Pablo Montoya307 3rd in 2002 and 2003 9 Nico Rosberg300.5 7th in 2009 and 2010 10 Riccardo Patrese281 2nd in 1992 World Champions with fewest career points
Driver Points World Champion Year(s) 1 Phil Hill98 1961 2 Jochen Rindt109 1970 3 Nino Farina127.33 1950 4 Mike Hawthorn127.64 1958 5 Alberto Ascari140.14 1952 and 1953 6 Keke Rosberg159.5 1982 7 James Hunt179 1976 8 Mario Andretti180 1978 John Surtees180 1964 10 Alan Jones206 1980 Race leaders
Entire race, total
Driver Races 1 Ayrton Senna19 2 Jim Clark13 3 Michael Schumacher11 Jackie Stewart11 5 Nigel Mansell9 6 Alberto Ascari7 Alain Prost7 8 Niki Lauda6 9 Mario Andretti5 Juan Manuel Fangio5 Stirling Moss5 For at least one lap, total
Driver Races 1 Michael Schumacher142 2 Ayrton Senna86 3 Alain Prost84 4 Fernando Alonso71 5 David Coulthard62 6 Nelson Piquet58 7 Nigel Mansell55 Kimi Räikkönen55 9 Jackie Stewart51 Rubens Barrichello51 For at least one lap, youngest leader
(only the first race led for each driver is listed)
Driver Age Race 1 Sebastian Vettel20 years, 89 days 2007 Japanese Grand Prix 2 Sébastien Buemi21 years, 225 days 2010 Canadian Grand Prix 3 Fernando Alonso21 years, 237 days 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix 4 Robert Kubica21 years, 278 days 2006 Italian Grand Prix 5 Jimmy Davies[3]21 years, 285 days 1951 Indianapolis 500[3] 6 Lewis Hamilton22 years, 70 days 2007 Australian Grand Prix 7 Troy Ruttman[3]22 years, 80 days 1952 Indianapolis 500[3] 8 Bruce McLaren22 years, 104 days 1959 United States Grand Prix 9 Rubens Barrichello22 years, 125 days 1994 Portuguese Grand Prix 10 Kimi Räikkönen22 years, 267 days 2002 French Grand Prix Most laps led, total
Driver Laps 1 Michael Schumacher5,111 2 Ayrton Senna2,987 3 Alain Prost2,684 4 Nigel Mansell2,089 5 Jim Clark1,943 6 Jackie Stewart1,921 7 Nelson Piquet1,600 8 Niki Lauda1,592 9 Mika Häkkinen1,488 10 Fernando Alonso1,430 Longest distance led, total
Driver Distance/km 1 Michael Schumacher24,144 2 Ayrton Senna13,676 3 Alain Prost12,481 4 Jim Clark10,125 5 Nigel Mansell9,642 6 Juan Manuel Fangio9,322 7 Jackie Stewart9,191 8 Nelson Piquet7,611 9 Mika Häkkinen7,189 10 Sebastian Vettel7,175 Most laps led without a win
Driver Laps 1 Chris Amon183 2 Jean Behra107 3 Jean-Pierre Jarier79 4 Jack McGrath70 5 Nico Rosberg60 Multiple driver records
Pole & win in same race
Driver Races 1 Michael Schumacher40 2 Ayrton Senna29 3 Alain Prost18 4 Nigel Mansell17 5 Sebastian Vettel16 6 Jim Clark15 7 Juan Manuel Fangio13 Fernando Alonso13 9 Mika Häkkinen10 10 Alberto Ascari9 Niki Lauda9 Lewis Hamilton9 Most wins from pole position in a season
Driver Season Entries Wins from pole 1 Nigel Mansell1992 16 9 Sebastian Vettel2011 18* 9* 3 Michael Schumacher2004 18 8 4 Ayrton Senna1988 16 7 Ayrton Senna1991 16 7 6 Ayrton Senna1989 16 6 Alain Prost1993 16 6 Michael Schumacher2001 17 6 9 Alberto Ascari1952 8 5 Jim Clark1963 10 5 Ayrton Senna1990 16 5 Jacques Villeneuve1997 17 5 Mika Häkkinen1998 16 5 Michael Schumacher2000 17 5 Michael Schumacher2002 17 5 * Season in progress
Pole, win & fastest lap in same race
Driver Races 1 Michael Schumacher22 2 Jim Clark11 3 Juan Manuel Fangio9 4 Alain Prost8 5 Alberto Ascari7 Ayrton Senna7 7 Nigel Mansell5 Damon Hill5 Mika Häkkinen5 Fernando Alonso5 Pole, led entire race & scored fastest lap
Driver Total Race(s) 1 Jim Clark8 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 Prix2 Alberto Ascari5 1952 French Grand Prix, 1952 German Grand Prix, 1952 Dutch Grand Prix, 1953 Argentine Grand Prix, 1953 British Grand Prix Michael Schumacher1994 Monaco Grand Prix, 1994 Canadian Grand Prix, 2002 Spanish Grand Prix, 2004 Australian Grand Prix, 2004 Hungarian Grand Prix 4 Jackie Stewart4 1969 French Grand Prix, 1971 Monaco Grand Prix, 1971 French Grand Prix, 1972 United States Grand Prix Ayrton Senna1985 Portuguese Grand Prix, 1989 Spanish Grand Prix, 1990 Monaco Grand Prix, 1990 Italian Grand Prix Nigel Mansell1991 British Grand Prix, 1992 South African Grand Prix, 1992 Spanish Grand Prix, 1992 British Grand Prix 7 Nelson Piquet3 1980 United States Grand Prix West, 1981 Argentine Grand Prix, 1984 Canadian Grand Prix 8 Juan Manuel Fangio2 1950 Monaco Grand Prix, 1956 German Grand Prix Jack Brabham1960 Belgian Grand Prix, 1966 British Grand Prix Mika Häkkinen1998 Brazilian Grand Prix, 1998 Monaco Grand Prix Youngest
Record Driver Age Race Pole and win Sebastian Vettel21 years, 73 days 2008 Italian Grand Prix Pole, win and fastest lap Sebastian Vettel21 years, 353 days 2009 British Grand Prix Pole, win, fastest lap, and led every lap Sebastian Vettel24 years, 119 days 2011 Indian Grand Prix Drivers' championships
Total championships
Driver WDC Seasons 1 Michael Schumacher7 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 2 Juan Manuel Fangio5 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957 3 Alain Prost4 1985, 1986, 1989, 1993 4 Jack Brabham3 1959, 1960, 1966 Jackie Stewart3 1969, 1971, 1973 Niki Lauda3 1975, 1977, 1984 Nelson Piquet3 1981, 1983, 1987 Ayrton Senna3 1988, 1990, 1991 9 Alberto Ascari2 1952, 1953 Jim Clark2 1963, 1965 Graham Hill2 1962, 1968 Emerson Fittipaldi2 1972, 1974 Mika Häkkinen2 1998, 1999 Fernando Alonso2 2005, 2006 Sebastian Vettel2 2010, 2011 Drivers' Championships without Constructors' Championship
Seasons where a driver won the Drivers' Championship but his team did not win the Constructors' Championship
Driver WDC Season Constructors' Champion 1 Nelson Piquet with Brabham2 1981 Williams 1983 Ferrari 2 Mike Hawthorn with Ferrari1 1958 Vanwall Jackie Stewart with Tyrrell1 1973 Lotus James Hunt with McLaren1 1976 Ferrari Keke Rosberg with Williams1 1982 Ferrari Alain Prost with McLaren1 1986 Williams Michael Schumacher with Benetton1 1994 Williams Mika Häkkinen with McLaren1 1999 Ferrari Lewis Hamilton with McLaren1 2008 Ferrari Fewest world championship seasons before first title
(1950 season was the first F1 World Championship year)
Driver Seasons[16] 1st Championship Year Debut Year 1 Nino Farina1[7] 1950 1950 2 Juan Manuel Fangio2[6] 1951 1950 Jacques Villeneuve2 1997 1996 Lewis Hamilton2 2008 2007 5 Alberto Ascari3[17] 1952 1950 Denny Hulme3 1967 1965 Emerson Fittipaldi3 1972 1970 8 Phil Hill4 1961 1958 Jim Clark4 1963 1960 James Hunt4 1976 1973 Nelson Piquet4 1981 1978 Michael Schumacher4 1994 1991 Fernando Alonso4[18] 2005 2001 Sebastian Vettel4 2010 2007 Youngest world drivers championship winners
(at the moment they clinched the title)
Driver Age Year 1 Sebastian Vettel23 years, 134 days 2010 2 Lewis Hamilton23 years, 300 days 2008 3 Fernando Alonso24 years, 59 days 2005 4 Emerson Fittipaldi25 years, 303 days 1972 5 Michael Schumacher25 years, 314 days 1994 6 Niki Lauda26 years, 197 days 1975 7 Jacques Villeneuve26 years, 200 days 1997 8 Jim Clark27 years, 174 days 1963 9 Kimi Räikkönen28 years, 4 days 2007 10 Jochen Rindt28 years, 169 days[19] 1970 Youngest world drivers championship runners-up
(at the moment they secured their championship position)
Driver Age Year 1 Sebastian Vettel22 years, 121 days 2009 2 Lewis Hamilton22 years, 287 days 2007 3 Bruce McLaren23 years, 83 days 1960 4 Kimi Räikkönen23 years, 360 days 2003 5 Jacky Ickx24 years, 292 days 1969 6 Jacques Villeneuve25 years, 188 days 1996 7 Jim Clark26 years, 297 days 1962 8 Emerson Fittipaldi26 years, 299 days 1973 9 Felipe Massa27 years, 191 days 2008 10 Niki Lauda27 years, 245 days 1976 Other driver records
Description Record Details Championships World Champion with most races left in the season 6 races 2002 ( Michael Schumacher) (in round 11 of 17)World Champion having been championship leader for most races in the season 19 races 2011 ( Sebastian Vettel)Most consecutive races as championship leader 37 races Michael Schumacher (2000 United States Grand Prix–2002 Japanese Grand Prix)World Champion having not been championship leader before in the season 2 drivers 1976 ( James Hunt), 2010 ( Sebastian Vettel)Most points between first and second in the World Championship 119 points* between Sebastian Vettel (374 pts.) and Jenson Button (255 pts.) in 2011 (*season still ongoing)Highest percentage points difference between first and second in the World Championship 46.53% between Michael Schumacher (144 pts.) and Rubens Barrichello (77 pts.) in 2002Fewest points between first and second in the World Championship 0.5 points between Niki Lauda (72 pts.) and Alain Prost (71.5 pts.) in 1984Fewest points between first and third in the World Championship 1 point between Kimi Räikkönen (110 pts.) and Fernando Alonso (109 pts.) in 2007Longest time between successive World Championship Titles 7 years Niki Lauda (between 1977 and 1984)Most consecutive days as World Champion 1,813 days Michael Schumacher (from 8/10/2000 to 25/9/2005)Youngest double World Champion 24 years, 98 days Sebastian Vettel (2010, 2011)Youngest triple World Champion 31 years, 227 days Ayrton Senna (1988, 1990, 1991)Youngest World Championship leader 22 years, 126 days Lewis Hamilton (at 2007 Spanish Grand Prix)Oldest World Champion 46 years, 41 days Juan Manuel Fangio (1957)World Champion with most teams 4 teams Juan Manuel Fangio ( Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Mercedes, Ferrari)Highest Championship finishing position for a rookie (not including 1950) 2nd Most championship points for a driver in his rookie season 109 Lewis Hamilton (2007)Most races before becoming World Champion 180 races Nigel Mansell (1992)Most runner-up championship finishes before becoming World Champion 3 times Nigel Mansell (1992)Most runner-up championship finishes without becoming World Champion 4 times Stirling MossMost championship leader changes in a season 11 times 2010 Formula One season ( Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa, Jenson Button, Alonso, Mark Webber, Lewis Hamilton, Webber, Hamilton, Webber, Alonso, Sebastian Vettel.)Most championship contenders going into the final race of the season 4 drivers 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ( Fernando Alonso, Mark Webber, Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton)Wins Most different Grands Prix won 22 Grands Prix Michael SchumacherMost wins with the same team 72 wins Michael Schumacher / FerrariWins with most different teams 5 teams Stirling Moss ( Mercedes, Maserati, Vanwall, Cooper, Lotus)Youngest Grand Prix winner for 2 different teams 21 years, 287 days Sebastian Vettel (2008 Italian Grand Prix for Toro Rosso, 2009 Chinese Grand Prix for Red Bull)Youngest Grand Prix winner at the same Grand Prix on 2 occasions 23 years, 98 days Sebastian Vettel (Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka in 2009 and 2010) Longest time between first and last wins 5,145 days Michael Schumacher (1992 Belgian Grand Prix–2006 Chinese Grand Prix)Longest time between successive wins 2,402 days Riccardo Patrese (1983 South African Grand Prix–1990 San Marino Grand Prix)Most (total and consecutive) seasons with at least one win 15 seasons Michael Schumacher (1992–2006)Most hat tricks (pole, win & fastest lap in same race) in a season 5 Alberto Ascari (1952)
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 AlboretoFewest race winners in one year 3 1950
Giuseppe Farina, Juan Manuel Fangio, Johnnie Parsons
1952 Alberto Ascari, Piero Taruffi, Troy Ruttman
1963 Jim Clark, Graham Hill, John Surtees
1988 Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Gerhard BergerFewest race wins for the driver with most race wins in one year 2 wins 1959
Jack Brabham, Tony Brooks, Stirling Moss
1961 Stirling Moss, Wolfgang von Trips, Phil Hill
1982 Alain Prost, Niki Lauda, Didier Pironi, John Watson, René ArnouxMost different race winners in consecutive races 9 (1982) 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)Fewest race wins in World Championship winning year 1 World Champion with fewest career wins 3 Most career wins without becoming World Champion 16 Most race wins in one season without becoming World Champion 7 Alain Prost (1984)
Alain Prost (1988)
Kimi Räikkönen (2005)
Michael Schumacher (2006)Race with most World Champions finishing in the first positions top 5 Sebastian Vettel, Jenson Button, Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher in the 2011 Italian Grand PrixPodiums Highest percentage of podium finishes in one season 100% Michael Schumacher, 17 podium finishes out of 17 races in 2002Longest time between first and last podium finishes 5,628 days Rubens Barrichello (1994 Pacific Grand Prix–2009 Italian Grand Prix)Longest time between successive podium finishes 2,870 days Alexander Wurz (1997 British Grand Prix–2005 San Marino Grand Prix)Most consecutive podium finishes from debut 9 Lewis Hamilton (2007 Australian Grand Prix–2007 British Grand Prix)Most consecutive top two finishes 15 Michael Schumacher (2002 Brazilian Grand Prix– 2002 Japanese Grand Prix)Most consecutive top two finishes from the start of the season 9 Fernando Alonso (2006 Bahrain Grand Prix–2006 Canadian Grand Prix)
Sebastian Vettel (2011 Australian Grand Prix–2011 British Grand Prix)Most consecutive top two results, in both qualifying and race 11 Sebastian Vettel (2010 Brazilian Grand Prix–2011 British Grand Prix)Most consecutive top two results, in both qualifying and race, from the start of the season 9 Sebastian Vettel (2011 Australian Grand Prix–2011 British Grand Prix)Most 2nd Places 43 Michael SchumacherMost 3rd Places 28 Rubens BarrichelloYoungest average age of podium finishers 23 years, 350 days 2008 Italian Grand Prix ( Sebastian Vettel, Heikki Kovalainen, Robert Kubica)Oldest average age of podium finishers 46 years, 263 days 1950 Swiss Grand Prix ( Giuseppe Farina, Luigi Fagioli, Louis Rosier)Most podium finishes without a victory 13 Nick HeidfeldMost podium finishes before a victory 15 Jean Alesi, Mika Häkkinen, Eddie Irvine and Patrick DepaillerMost races without a podium 119 Pierluigi MartiniPole Position Most pole positions in a debut season 6 Lewis Hamilton (2007)Fewest pole positions scored in a season for the Champion 0 Denny Hulme (1967)[20]
Most races without a pole position 165 Martin BrundleFront row starts Starting from front row in every race of a season Ayrton Senna (1989)
Youngest average age of front row drivers 23 years, 102 days 2010 Brazilian Grand Prix ( Nico Hülkenberg, Sebastian Vettel)Laps in the lead Most laps led in a season 711 Sebastian Vettel (2011)Highest percentage of laps led in a season 71.47% Jim Clark (1963)Most races without leading 165 Martin BrundleRace starts (entries) Longest time between first and last starts 7,386 days Michael Schumacher (1991 Belgian Grand Prix–2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix)Longest time between successive starts 3,767 days 
Jan Lammers (1982 Dutch Grand Prix–1992 Japanese Grand Prix)Most races for the same team 181 races Michael Schumacher / FerrariMost races for the same team, having driven for no other team 89 races Lewis Hamilton / McLarenMost entries without starting 14 entries Claudio Langes (1990 United States Grand Prix–1990 Spanish Grand Prix)Most failed attempts to pre-qualify 24 failed attempts Gabriele TarquiniMost races without scoring points 58 races (50 starts) Luca BadoerShortest Formula One career (having qualified for at least one race) a little over 800 metres (1/2 mile) Marco Apicella (1993 Italian Grand Prix)[21]Most seasons with at least one start 19 seasons Rubens Barrichello (1993 - 2011)Finishes Most consecutive classified finishes 41 races Nick Heidfeld (2007 French Grand Prix–2009 Italian Grand Prix)Most consecutive race finishes 33 races Nick Heidfeld (2007 Chinese Grand Prix–2009 Italian Grand Prix)Most consecutive points finishes 24 races Michael Schumacher (2001 Hungarian Grand Prix–2003 Malaysian Grand Prix)Most finishes in a season 18 races 
Tiago Monteiro (from 19 races in 2005)
Nick Heidfeld (from 18 races in 2008)
Felipe Massa (from 19 races in 2010)Most finishes in rookie season 18 races Tiago Monteiro (from 19 races in 2005)Most consecutive finishes from start of career 16 races Tiago Monteiro (2005 Australian Grand Prix–2005 Belgian Grand Prix)
Heikki Kovalainen (2007 Australian Grand Prix–2007 Chinese Grand Prix)Most retirements (did not finishes) 137 DNFs Andrea de CesarisMost consecutive retirements (did not finishes) 14 DNFs Ivan Capelli (1990 Italian Grand Prix–1991 German Grand Prix)Most consecutive retirements (did not finishes) from first race of season 11 DNFs Jacques Villeneuve (1999 Australian Grand Prix–1999 Hungarian Grand Prix)Most retirements (did not finishes) in a season 14 DNFs Andrea de Cesaris (from 16 races in 1986)
Piercarlo Ghinzani (from 16 races in 1986)
Andrea de Cesaris (from 16 races in 1987), 16 retirements[22]
Ivan Capelli (from 16 races in 1989)
Rubens Barrichello (from 17 races in 1997)Pit stops Most pit stops by a driver in a single race 7 pit stops Alain Prost in the 1993 European Grand PrixMost pit stops by a winning driver in a single race 6 pit stops Jenson Button in the 2011 Canadian Grand PrixPenalties Most penalties in a season 7* Lewis Hamilton (2011)Shortest time elapsed before earning a penalty 6 seconds Sebastian Vettel (2007 United States Grand Prix; recorded speeding in pit lane six seconds into his career as a Formula One driver)* Season in progress
See also
Notes
- ^ a b Fangio entered 52 separate races, but shared with additional drivers in some of these.
- ^ a b Ascari entered 33 separate races, but shared with additional drivers in some of these.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad The Indianapolis 500 was a round of the World Drivers Championship 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.
- ^ Some sources extend Ascari's sequence to 9 wins, by including the subsequent 1953 Dutch and Belgian Grands Prix, and discounting the intervening 1953 Indianapolis 500, on the basis that although the Indianapolis 500 was part of the Drivers' Championship from 1950 to 1960, very few of the European drivers and teams ever competed there.
- ^ Clark won the first six races in which he competed in 1965, but missed Monaco in favour of the Indianapolis 500, which he also won.
- ^ a b c Juan Manuel Fangio began racing in pre-World Championship Grands Prix in 1949.
- ^ a b c Giuseppe Farina had been competing in pre-World Championship Grands Prix since the 1930s.
- ^ Bruce McLaren participated in the German GP and Moroccan GP in the 1958, as a Formula 2 driver.
- ^ Shared drive with Stirling Moss
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "www.f1technical.net". http://www.f1technical.net/f1stats/. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
- ^ a b c Grids were not always 2-per-row staggered.
- ^ Some sources extend Fangio's sequence to 27 consecutive starts from front row, by discounting the intervening 1954, 1955, 1956 and 1957 Indianapolis 500, on the basis that although the Indianapolis 500 was part of the Drivers' Championship from 1950 to 1960, very few of the European drivers and teams ever competed there. By this standard, Fangio started from the front row consecutively from the 1953 German Grand Prix up to the 1957 French Grand Prix.
- ^ Farina's total of 20 podiums includes both 2nd and 3rd places at the 1955 Argentine Grand Prix
- ^ The change in the points system in 2010 had a significant effect on these values making before and after comparisons problematic.
- ^ This includes part-seasons.
- ^ Alberto Ascari began racing in pre-World Championship Grands Prix in 1946
- ^ Alonso did not compete in Formula One in 2002, so he won the championship in the fourth season he contested.
- ^ This is the age Rindt would have been on the day he (posthumously) clinched the title (October 4, 1970). Rindt died one month earlier on September 5, 1970 aged 28 years, 140 days.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Apicella joined Jordan for Monza, qualifying 23rd, but was knocked out of the race at the first corner and never started a Grand Prix again.
- ^ De Cesaris did not finish in 14 races, but retired in all the 16 races because he was classified eighth at the 1987 Australian Grand Prix having spun off with four laps remaining, and he was classified third in the 1987 Belgian Grand Prix despite running out of fuel on the last lap.
References
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