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Does what it says on the tin, driver records, top ten of everything, races, wins, retirements, podiums, whatever I can think of. This page will be updated after every GP and whenever I decide to add more to it, eventually I’ll add more pages for other F1 records.
All stats below accurate up to 26/11/2012.
Most GPs
|
|
Driver |
GPs |
Seasons |
|
1 |
Rubens Barrichello |
326 |
1993-2011 |
|
2 |
Michael Schumacher |
308 |
1991-2006, 2010-2012 |
|
3 |
Ricardo Patrese |
257 |
1977-1993 |
|
4 |
Jarno Trulli |
256 |
1997-2011 |
|
5 |
David Coulthard |
247 |
1994-2008 |
|
6 |
Giancarlo Fisichella |
231 |
1996-2009 |
|
7 |
Jenson Button |
230 |
2000-2012 |
|
8 |
Michele Alboreto |
215 |
1981-1994 |
|
9 |
Andrea de Cesaris |
214 |
1980-1994 |
|
10 |
Gerhard Berger |
210 |
1984-1997 |
Most Race Starts
| Driver |
Starts |
Seasons | |
|
1 |
Rubens Barrichello |
322 |
1993-2011 |
|
2 |
Michael Schumacher |
306 |
1991-2006, 2010-2012 |
|
3 |
Ricardo Patrese |
256 |
1977-1993 |
|
4 |
Jarno Trulli |
252 |
1997-2011 |
|
5 |
David Coulthard |
246 |
1994-2008 |
|
6 |
Giancarlo Fisichella |
229 |
1996-2009 |
|
7 |
Jenson Button |
228 |
2000-2012 |
|
8 |
Gerhard Berger |
210 |
1984-1997 |
|
9 |
Andrea de Cesaris |
208 |
1980-1994 |
|
10 |
Nelson Piquet |
204 |
1978-1991 |
Most Retirements
|
|
Driver |
Retirements |
GPs |
Seasons |
|
1 |
Andrea de Cesaris |
135 |
214 |
1980-1994 |
|
2 |
Ricardo Patrese |
131 |
257 |
1977-1993 |
|
3 |
Michele Alboreto |
91 |
215 |
1981-1994 |
| Rubens Barrichello |
91 |
326 |
1993-2011 | |
|
5 |
Gerhard Berger |
86 |
210 |
1984-1997 |
|
6 |
Nigel Mansell |
85 |
191 |
1980-1992, 1994-1995 |
|
7 |
Jean Alesi |
82 |
202 |
1989-2001 |
|
8 |
Jarno Trulli |
81 |
256 |
1997-2011 |
|
9 |
Derek Warwick |
80 |
162 |
1981-1990, 1993 |
|
10 |
Jacques Laffite |
79 |
180 |
1974-1986 |
Most Seasons Raced
| Driver |
Total Seasons |
GPs |
Seasons | |
|
1 |
Rubens Barrichello |
19 |
326 |
1993-2011 |
| Michael Schumacher |
19 |
308 |
1991-2006, 2010-2012 | |
|
3 |
Graham Hill |
18 |
179 |
1958-1975 |
|
4 |
Ricardo Patrese |
17 |
257 |
1977-1993 |
|
5 |
Jack Brabham |
16 |
128 |
1955-1970 |
| Jo Bonnier |
16 |
108 |
1956-1971 | |
|
7 |
Jarno Trulli |
15 |
256 |
1997-2011 |
| David Coulthard |
15 |
247 |
1994-2008 | |
| Andrea de Cesaris |
15 |
214 |
1980-1994 | |
| Nigel Mansell |
15 |
191 |
1980-1992, 1994-1995 | |
| Maurice Trintigant |
15 |
84 |
1950-1964 |
Most Wins
| Driver |
Wins |
GPs |
Win Percentage | |
|
1 |
Michael Schumacher |
91 |
308 |
29.55% |
|
2 |
Alain Prost |
51 |
202 |
25.25% |
|
3 |
Ayrton Senna |
41 |
162 |
25.31% |
|
4 |
Nigel Mansell |
31 |
191 |
16.23% |
|
5 |
Fernando Alonso |
30 |
198 |
15.15% |
|
6 |
Jackie Stewart |
27 |
100 |
27.00% |
|
7 |
Sebastian Vettel |
26 |
101 |
25.74% |
|
8 |
Jim Clark |
25 |
73 |
34.25% |
| Niki Lauda |
25 |
177 |
14.12% |
|
|
10 |
Juan Manuel Fangio |
24 |
52 |
46.15% |
Highest Win Percentage
|
|
Driver |
Wins |
GPs |
Win Percentage |
|
1 |
Juan Manuel Fangio |
24 |
52 |
46.15% |
|
2 |
Alberto Ascari |
13 |
33 |
39.39% |
|
3 |
Jim Clark |
25 |
73 |
34.25% |
|
4 |
Bill Vukovich* |
2 |
6 |
33.33% |
| Lee Wallard* |
1 |
3 |
33.33% |
|
|
6 |
Michael Schumacher |
91 |
308 |
29.55% |
|
7 |
Jackie Stewart |
27 |
100 |
27.00% |
|
8 |
Sebastian Vettel |
26 |
101 |
25.74% |
|
9 |
Ayrton Senna |
41 |
162 |
25.31% |
|
10 |
Alain Prost |
51 |
202 |
25.25% |
|
11 |
Stirling Moss |
16 |
67 |
23.88% |
|
12 |
Lewis Hamilton |
21 |
110 |
19.09% |
*Entered Indy 500 only
Shortest Time to First Win
| Driver | Days to Win | First Win | |
|
1 |
Guiseppe Farina* | 0 days | 1950 British GP |
| Giancarlo Baghetti | 0 days | 1961 French GP | |
|
3 |
Juan Manuel Fangio | 8 days | 1950 Monaco GP |
|
4 |
Jacques Villeneuve | 49 days | 1996 European GP |
|
5 |
Clay Regazzoni | 77 days | 1970 Italian GP |
|
6 |
Emerson Fittipaldi | 78 days | 1970 US GP |
|
7 |
Lewis Hamilton | 84 days | 2007 Canadian GP |
|
8 |
Juan Pablo Montoya | 196 days | 2001 Italian GP |
|
9 |
Jackie Stewart | 254 days | 1965 Italian GP |
*Won first ever F1 event
Longest Time to First Win
| Driver | Years to Win | First Win | |
|
1 |
Jim Rathmann* | 10 years | 1960 Indy 500 |
|
2 |
Peter Revson | 9 years, 65 days | 1973 British GP |
|
3 |
Rodger Ward* | 8 years | 1959 Indy 500 |
|
4 |
Rubens Barrichello | 7 years, 138 days | 2000 German GP |
|
5 |
Mark Webber | 7 years, 131 days | 2009 German GP |
|
6 |
Jarno Trulli | 7 years, 75 days | 2004 Monaco GP |
|
7 |
Giancarlo Fisichella | 7 years, 27 days | 2003 Brazilian GP |
|
8 |
Jimmy Bryan* | 7 years | 1958 Indy 500 |
| Sam Hanks* | 7 years | 1957 Indy 500 | |
|
10 |
Mika Hakkinen | 6 years, 230 days | 1997 European GP |
|
11 |
Jenson Button | 6 years, 147 days | 2006 Hungarian GP |
|
12 |
Johnny Herbert | 6 years, 112 days | 1995 British GP |
*Entered Indy 500 only
Most Points
|
|
Driver |
Points |
GPs |
|
1 |
Michael Schumacher |
1566 |
308 |
|
2 |
Fernando Alonso |
1364 |
198 |
|
3 |
Sebastian Vettel |
1054 |
101 |
|
4 |
Jenson Button |
999 |
230 |
|
5 |
Lewis Hamilton |
913 |
110 |
|
6 |
Mark Webber |
848.5 |
198 |
|
7 |
Alain Prost |
798.5 |
202 |
|
8 |
Kimi Räikkönen |
785 |
177 |
|
9 |
Felipe Massa |
704 |
174 |
|
10 |
Rubens Barrichello |
658 |
326 |
Most Points with 2010 Scoring
|
|
Driver |
Points |
GPs |
|
1 |
Michael Schumacher |
3890 |
308 |
|
2 |
Alain Prost |
2483 |
202 |
|
3 |
Fernando Alonso |
2210 |
198 |
|
4 |
Rubens Barrichello |
1897 |
326 |
|
5 |
Ayrton Senna |
1881 |
162 |
|
6 |
David Coulthard |
1726 |
247 |
|
7 |
Kimi Räikkönen |
1705 |
177 |
|
8 |
Nelson Piquet |
1684 |
207 |
|
9 |
Jenson Button |
1623 |
230 |
|
10 |
Nigel Mansell |
1509 |
192 |
Most Poles
|
|
Driver |
Poles |
GPs |
Pole Percentage |
|
1 |
Michael Schumacher |
68 |
308 |
22.08% |
|
2 |
Ayrton Senna |
65 |
162 |
40.12% |
|
3 |
Sebastian Vettel |
36 |
101 |
35.64% |
|
4 |
Jim Clark |
33 |
73 |
45.21% |
| Alain Prost |
33 |
202 |
16.34% |
|
|
6 |
Nigel Mansell |
32 |
191 |
16.75% |
|
7 |
Juan Manuel Fangio |
29 |
52 |
55.77% |
|
8 |
Lewis Hamilton |
26 |
110 |
23.64% |
| Mika Häkkinen |
26 |
165 |
15.76% |
|
|
10 |
Niki Lauda |
24 |
177 |
13.56% |
| Nelson Piquet |
24 |
207 |
11.59% |
Highest Pole Percentage
|
|
Driver |
Poles |
GPs |
Pole Percentage |
|
1 |
Juan Manuel Fangio |
29 |
52 |
55.77% |
|
2 |
Jim Clark |
33 |
73 |
45.21% |
|
3 |
Alberto Ascari |
14 |
33 |
42.42% |
|
4 |
Ayrton Senna |
65 |
162 |
40.12% |
|
5 |
Sebastian Vettel |
36 |
101 |
35.64% |
|
6 |
Stirling Moss |
16 |
67 |
23.88% |
|
7 |
Lewis Hamilton |
26 |
110 |
23.64% |
|
8 |
Michael Schumacher |
68 |
308 |
22.08% |
|
9 |
Jerry Hoyt* |
1 |
5 |
20.00% |
| Duke Nalon* |
1 |
5 |
20.00% |
|
|
11 |
Jackie Stewart |
17 |
100 |
17.00% |
|
12 |
Nigel Mansell |
32 |
191 |
16.75% |
*Entered Indy 500 only
Most Fastest Laps
|
|
Driver |
Fastest Laps |
GPs |
Fastest Lap Percentage |
|
1 |
Michael Schumacher |
77 |
308 |
25.00% |
|
2 |
Alain Prost |
41 |
202 |
20.30% |
|
3 |
Kimi Räikkönen |
37 |
177 |
20.90% |
|
4 |
Nigel Mansell |
30 |
191 |
15.71% |
|
5 |
Jim Clark |
28 |
73 |
38.36% |
|
6 |
Mika Häkkinen |
25 |
165 |
15.15% |
|
7 |
Niki Lauda |
24 |
177 |
13.56% |
|
8 |
Juan Manuel Fangio |
23 |
52 |
44.23% |
| Nelson Piquet |
23 |
207 |
11.11% |
|
|
10 |
Gerhard Berger |
21 |
210 |
10.00% |
Highest Fastest Lap Percentage
|
|
Driver |
Fastest Laps |
GPs |
Fastest Lap Percentage |
|
1 |
Masahiro Hasemi* |
1 |
1 |
100.00% |
|
2 |
Bill Vukovich** |
3 |
6 |
50.00% |
|
3 |
Juan Manuel Fangio |
23 |
52 |
44.23% |
|
4 |
Jim Clark |
28 |
73 |
38.36% |
|
5 |
Alberto Ascari |
12 |
33 |
36.36% |
|
6 |
Lee Wallard** |
1 |
3 |
33.33% |
|
7 |
Stirling Moss |
19 |
67 |
28.36% |
|
8 |
Michael Schumacher |
77 |
308 |
25.00% |
|
9 |
José Froilán González |
6 |
26 |
23.08% |
|
10 |
Kimi Räikkönen |
37 |
177 |
20.90% |
|
11 |
Alain Prost |
41 |
202 |
20.30% |
*Was incorrectly awarded the fastest lap at his only GP, the 1976 Japanese GP
**Entered Indy 500 only
Most Podiums
|
|
Driver |
Podiums |
GPs |
Podium Percentage |
|
1 |
Michael Schumacher |
155 |
308 |
50.32% |
|
2 |
Alain Prost |
106 |
202 |
52.48% |
|
3 |
Fernando Alonso |
86 |
198 |
44.55% |
|
4 |
Ayrton Senna |
80 |
162 |
49.38% |
|
5 |
Kimi Räikkönen |
69 |
177 |
38.98% |
|
6 |
Rubens Barrichello |
68 |
326 |
20.86% |
|
7 |
David Coulthard |
62 |
247 |
25.10% |
|
8 |
Nelson Piquet |
60 |
207 |
28.99% |
|
9 |
Nigel Mansell |
59 |
191 |
30.89% |
|
10 |
Niki Lauda |
54 |
177 |
30.51% |
Highest Podium Percentage
|
|
Driver |
Podiums |
GPs |
Podium Percentage |
|
1 |
Dorino Serafini* |
1 |
1 |
100.00% |
|
2 |
Luigi Fagioli |
6 |
7 |
85.71% |
|
3 |
Juan Manuel Fangio |
35 |
52 |
67.31% |
|
4 |
Guiseppe Farina |
20 |
34 |
58.82% |
|
5 |
José Froilán González |
15 |
26 |
57.69% |
|
6 |
Alain Prost |
106 |
202 |
52.48% |
|
7 |
Alberto Ascari |
17 |
33 |
51.52% |
|
8 |
Michael Schumacher |
155 |
308 |
50.32% |
|
9 |
Sam Hanks** |
4 |
8 |
50.00% |
| George Amick** |
1 |
2 |
50.00% |
|
| Mauri Rose** |
1 |
2 |
50.00% |
|
|
12 |
Ayrton Senna |
80 |
162 |
49.38% |
*Entered one race, shared drive with Alberto Ascari
**Entered Indy 500 only
Most Wins from Pole
|
|
Driver |
Pole-Win |
GPs |
Pole-Win Percentage |
|
1 |
Michael Schumacher |
39 |
308 |
12.66% |
|
2 |
Ayrton Senna |
29 |
162 |
17.90% |
|
3 |
Sebastian Vettel |
19 |
101 |
18.81% |
|
4 |
Alain Prost |
18 |
202 |
8.91% |
|
5 |
Nigel Mansell |
17 |
191 |
8.90% |
|
6 |
Juan Manuel Fangio |
15 |
52 |
28.85% |
| Jim Clark |
15 |
73 |
20.55% |
|
|
8 |
Fernando Alonso |
14 |
198 |
7.07% |
|
9 |
Lewis Hamilton |
11 |
110 |
10.00% |
|
10 |
Mika Häkkinen |
10 |
165 |
6.06% |
Highest Win from Pole Percentage
|
|
Driver |
Pole-Win |
GPs |
Pole-Win Percentage |
|
1 |
Juan Manuel Fangio |
15 |
52 |
28.85% |
|
2 |
Alberto Ascari |
9 |
33 |
27.27% |
|
3 |
Jim Clark |
15 |
73 |
20.55% |
|
4 |
Sebastian Vettel |
19 |
101 |
18.81% |
|
5 |
Ayrton Senna |
29 |
162 |
17.90% |
|
6 |
Pat Flaherty* |
1 |
6 |
16.67% |
| Bill Vukovich* |
1 |
6 |
16.67% |
|
|
8 |
Michael Schumacher |
39 |
308 |
12.66% |
|
9 |
Stirling Moss |
8 |
67 |
11.94% |
|
10 |
Lewis Hamilton |
11 |
110 |
10.00% |
|
11 |
Alain Prost |
18 |
202 |
8.91% |
|
12 |
Nigel Mansell |
17 |
191 |
8.90% |
*Entered Indy 500 only
Most Home GP Wins
| Driver |
GPs |
Home GP Wins |
|
|
1 |
Alain Prost |
202 |
6 |
|
2 |
Jim Clark |
73 |
5 |
|
3 |
Juan Manuel Fangio |
52 |
4 |
| Michael Schumacher |
308 |
4 |
|
|
5 |
Nigel Mansell |
191 |
3 |
|
6 |
Alberto Ascari |
33 |
2 |
| Emerson Fittipaldi |
149 |
2 |
|
| Stirling Moss |
67 |
2 |
|
| Felipe Massa |
174 |
2 |
|
| Jackie Stewart |
100 |
2 |
|
| Ayrton Senna |
162 |
2 |
|
| Nelson Piquet |
207 |
2 |
|
| David Coulthard |
247 |
2 |
Most Wins without WDC
| Driver |
GPs |
Wins |
|
|
1 |
Stirling Moss |
67 |
16 |
|
2 |
David Coulthard |
247 |
13 |
|
3 |
Carlos Reutemann |
146 |
12 |
|
4 |
Felipe Massa |
174 |
11 |
| Rubens Barrichello |
326 |
11 |
|
|
6 |
Ronnie Peterson |
123 |
10 |
| Gerhard Berger |
210 |
10 |
|
|
8 |
Mark Webber |
198 |
9 |
|
9 |
Jacky Ickx |
122 |
8 |
|
10 |
Juan Pablo Montoya |
95 |
7 |
| René Arnoux |
165 |
7 |
Most WDCs
|
|
Driver |
GPs |
WDCs |
|
1 |
Michael Schumacher |
308 |
7 |
|
2 |
Juan Manuel Fangio |
52 |
5 |
|
3 |
Alain Prost |
202 |
4 |
|
4 |
Jackie Stewart |
100 |
3 |
| Sebastian Vettel |
101 |
3 |
|
| Jack Brabham |
128 |
3 |
|
| Ayrton Senna |
162 |
3 |
|
| Niki Lauda |
177 |
3 |
|
| Nelson Piquet |
207 |
3 |
|
|
10 |
Alberto Ascari |
33 |
2 |
| Jim Clark |
73 |
2 |
|
| Emerson Fittipaldi |
149 |
2 |
|
| Mika Häkkinen |
165 |
2 |
|
| Graham Hill |
179 |
2 |
|
| Fernando Alonso |
198 |
2 |
Youngest WDCs
| Driver | Age | |
|
1 |
Sebastian Vettel | 23 years, 134 days |
|
2 |
Lewis Hamilton | 23 years, 299 days |
|
3 |
Fernando Alonso | 24 years, 58 days |
|
4 |
Emerson Fittipaldi | 25 years, 272 days |
|
5 |
Michael Schumacher | 25 years, 314 days |
|
6 |
Niki Lauda | 26 years, 197 days |
|
7 |
Jacques Villeneuve | 26 years, 200 days |
|
8 |
Jim Clark | 27 years, 188 days |
|
9 |
Kimi Räikkönen | 28 years, 4 days |
|
10 |
Jochen Rindt | 28 years, 169 days |
Youngest Double WDCs
|
|
Driver | Age |
|
1 |
Sebastian Vettel | 24 years, 98 days |
|
2 |
Fernando Alonso | 25 years, 85 days |
|
3 |
Michael Schumacher | 26 years, 292 days |
|
4 |
Emerson Fittipaldi | 27 years, 298 days |
|
5 |
Niki Lauda | 28 years, 222 days |
|
6 |
Jim Clark | 29 years, 150 days |
|
7 |
Ayrton Senna | 30 years, 214 days |
|
8 |
Mika Häkkinen | 31 years, 33 days |
|
9 |
Nelson Piquet | 31 years, 59 days |
|
10 |
Alain Prost | 31 years, 244 days |
Youngest Triple WDCs
| Driver | Age | |
|
1 |
Sebastian Vettel | 25 years, 145 days |
|
2 |
Ayrton Senna | 31 years, 213 days |
|
3 |
Michael Schumacher | 31 years, 278 days |
|
4 |
Jackie Stewart | 34 years, 90 days |
|
5 |
Alain Prost | 34 years, 240 days |
|
6 |
Nelson Piquet | 35 years, 76 days |
|
7 |
Niki Lauda | 35 years, 241 days |
|
8 |
Jack Brabham | 40 years, 155 days |
|
9 |
Juan Manuel Fangio | 44 years, 22 days |
