List of Formula One driver records

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This is a list of driver records in the FIA World Championships, since 1950. Drivers who competed in the 2007 Formula One season are highlighted in bold.

This page is accurate up to and including the 2007 Brazilian Grand Prix (October 21, 2007).

Table of contents
Driver records
start a race · Oldest to enter | start a race
Wins: Total · Percentage · In one season · Highest percentage in one season · Consecutive · Consecutive from first race of season · In first season · Youngest · Oldest · Earliest · Most races before first · Most races without · Most Points without a Win · From furthest back on the start grid
Pole positions: Total · Consecutive · In one season · Highest percentage in one season · Youngest · Oldest
Front row starts: Total · Youngest
Fastest Laps: Total · In one season · Youngest
Podium Finishes: Total · Percentage · In one season · Consecutive · Consecutive from first race of season · Youngest
Points: Career · Total races finished in the points · Highest Average Points per Race Entered · Most in one season · Youngest
Race leaders: Entire race, total · For at least one lap, total · Youngest
Multiple driver records: Double · Hat Trick (Perfect Race) · Grand Chelem
Drivers' Championships: Total · Fewest seasons before first title · Youngest
Other Driver Records
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Notes · References · See also


Races entered and started

A driver is 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 for the start of a race – if a race is stopped and re-started, only the final start of the race is counted.

Total entries and starts

Driver Seasons Entries Starts
1 Riccardo Patrese 1977–1993 257 256
2 Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Rubens Barrichello 1993–2007 253 249
3 Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher 1991–2006 250 248
4 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png David Coulthard 1994–2007 229 228
5 Michele Alboreto 1981–1994 215 194
6 Andrea de Cesaris 1980–1994 214 208
7 Image:22px-Flag_of_Austria.png Gerhard Berger 1984–1997 210 210
8 Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Nelson Piquet 1978–1991 207 204
9 Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png Jean Alesi 1989–2001 202 201
Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png Alain Prost 1980–1991, 1993 202 199

Youngest driver to enter a race

Driver Age Race
1 Image:22px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.png Mike Thackwell 19 years, 154 days 1980 Dutch Grand Prix

Youngest drivers to start a race

Driver Age Race
1 Image:22px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.png Mike Thackwell 19 years, 182 days 1980 Canadian Grand Prix
2 Image:22px-Flag_of_Mexico.png Ricardo Rodriguez 19 years, 208 days 1961 Italian Grand Prix
3 Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Fernando Alonso 19 years, 218 days 2001 Australian Grand Prix
4 Image:22px-Flag_of_Argentina.png Esteban Tuero 19 years, 320 days 1998 Australian Grand Prix
5 Image:22px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.png Chris Amon 19 years, 324 days 1963 Belgian Grand Prix
6 Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Sebastian Vettel 19 years, 349 days 2007 United States Grand Prix
7 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.png Eddie Cheever 20 years, 53 days 1978 South African Grand Prix
Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Jenson Button 20 years, 53 days 2000 Australian Grand Prix
9 Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Tarso Marques 20 years, 72 days 1996 Brazilian Grand Prix
10 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.png Troy Ruttman
The Indianapolis 500 was a round of the World Drivers Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing in the Indianapolis 500 during these years were credited with participation in a World Championship race and the top five placegetters were credited with World Championship points. 		20 years, 80 days 1950 Indianapolis 500

Oldest drivers to enter a race

Driver Age Race
1 Image:22px-Flag_of_Monaco.png Louis Chiron 58 years, 288 days 1958 Monaco Grand Prix

Oldest drivers to start a race

Driver Age Race
1 Image:22px-Flag_of_Monaco.png Louis Chiron 55 years, 292 days 1955 Monaco Grand Prix
2 Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png Philippe Étancelin 55 years, 191 days 1952 French Grand Prix
3 Image:22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).png Arthur Legat 54 years, 232 days 1953 Belgian Grand Prix
4 Luigi Fagioli 53 years, 22 days 1951 French Grand Prix
5 Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Adolf Brudes 52 years, 293 days 1952 German Grand Prix

Wins

Total wins

Driver Seasons Entries Wins Percentage
1 Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher 1991–2006 250 91 36.40%
2 Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png Alain Prost 1980–1991, 1993 202 51 25.25%
3 Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Ayrton Senna 1984–1994 162 41 25.31%
4 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Nigel Mansell 1980–1992, 1994–1995 191 31 16.23%
5 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Jackie Stewart 1965–1973 100 27 27.00%
6 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Jim Clark 1960–1968 73 25 34.25%
Image:22px-Flag_of_Austria.png Niki Lauda 1971–1979, 1982–1985 177 25 14.12%
8 Image:22px-Flag_of_Argentina.png Juan Manuel Fangio 1950–1951, 1953–1958 52 24 46.15%
9 Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Nelson Piquet 1978–1991 207 23 11.11%
10 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Damon Hill 1992–1999 122 22 18.03%

Percentage wins

Driver Seasons Entries Wins Percentage
1 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.png Lee Wallard 1950–1951 2 1 50.00%
2 Image:22px-Flag_of_Argentina.png Juan Manuel Fangio 1950–1951, 1953–1958 52
Fangio entered 52 separate races, but shared with additional drivers in some of these. 		24 46.15%
3 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.png Bill Vukovich 1951–1955 5 2 40.00%
4 Alberto Ascari 1950–1955 33
Ascari entered 33 separate races, but shared with additional drivers in some of these. 		13 39.39%
5 Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher 1991–2006 250 91 36.40%
6 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Jim Clark 1960–1968 73 25 34.25%
7 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Jackie Stewart 1965–1973 100 27 27.00%
8 Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Ayrton Senna 1984–1994 162 41 25.31%
9 Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png Alain Prost 1980–1991, 1993 202 51 25.25%
10 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Lewis Hamilton 2007 17 4 23.53%

Most wins in a season

Driver Season Entries Wins Percentage
1 Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher 2004 18 13 72%
2 Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher 2002 17 11 65%
3 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Nigel Mansell 1992 16 9 56%
Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher 1995 17 9 53%
Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher 2000 17 9 53%
Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher 2001 17 9 53%
7 Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Ayrton Senna 1988 16 8 50%
Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher 1994 16 8 50%
Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Damon Hill 1996 16 8 50%
Image:22px-Flag_of_Finland.png Mika Häkkinen 1998 16 8 50%

Highest percentage of wins in a season

Driver Season Races Wins Percentage
1 Alberto Ascari 1952 8 6 75%
2 Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher 2004 18 13 72%
3 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Jim Clark 1963 10 7 70%
4 Image:22px-Flag_of_Argentina.png Juan Manuel Fangio 1954 9 6 67%
5 Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher 2002 17 11 65%
6 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Jim Clark 1965 10 6 60%
7 Image:22px-Flag_of_Argentina.png Juan Manuel Fangio 1955 7 4 57%
8 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Nigel Mansell 1992 16 9 56%
9 Alberto Ascari 1953 9 5 56%
10 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Jackie Stewart 1969 11 6 54%
Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Jackie Stewart 1971 11 6 54%

Most consecutive wins

Driver Season(s) Wins Consecutive Races Won
1 Alberto Ascari 1952–53 7
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.

Belgian, French, British, German, Dutch, Italian / '53 Argentine
Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher 2004 7 European, Canadian, United States, French, British, German, Hungarian
3 Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher 2000–01 6 Italian, United States, Japanese, Malaysian / '01 Australian, '01 Malaysian
4 Image:22px-Flag_of_Australia.png Jack Brabham 1960 5 Dutch, Belgian, French, British, Portuguese
Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Jim Clark 1965 5 Belgian, French, British, Dutch, German
Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Nigel Mansell 1992 5 South African, Mexican, Brazilian, Spanish, San Marino
Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher 2004 5 Australian, Malaysian, Bahrain, San Marino, Spanish

Most consecutive wins from first race of season

Driver Season Consecutive Races Won Wins
1 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Nigel Mansell 1992 South African–San Marino 5
Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher 2004 Australian–Spanish
3 Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Ayrton Senna 1991 United States–Monaco 4
Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher 1994 Brazilian–Monaco
5 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Damon Hill 1996 Australian–Argentine 3
Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher 2000 Australian–San Marino

Most wins in first championship season

Driver Season Wins
1 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_Canada.png Jacques Villeneuve 1996 4
Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Lewis Hamilton 2007 4
3 Image:22px-Flag_of_Argentina.png Juan Manuel Fangio
Juan Manuel Fangio began racing in pre-World Championship Grands Prix in 1949. 		1950 3
Nino Farina
Giuseppe Farina had been competing in pre-World Championship Grands Prix since the 1930s. 		1950 3
5 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.png Johnnie Parsons 1950 1
Image:22px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.png Bruce McLaren
Bruce McLaren participated in the German GP and Moroccan GP in the 1958 season, as a Formula 2 driver. 		1959 1
Giancarlo Baghetti 1961 1
Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Jackie Stewart 1965 1
Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Emerson Fittipaldi 1970 1
Image:20px-Flag_of_Switzerland.png Clay Regazzoni 1970 1
Image:22px-Flag_of_Colombia.png Juan Pablo Montoya 2001 1

Youngest winners

(only the first win for each driver is listed)

Driver Age Race
1 Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Fernando Alonso 22 years, 26 days 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix
2 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.png Troy Ruttman 22 years, 80 days 1952 Indianapolis 500
3 Image:22px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.png Bruce McLaren 22 years, 104 days 1959 United States Grand Prix
4 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Lewis Hamilton 22 years, 154 days 2007 Canadian Grand Prix
5 Image:22px-Flag_of_Finland.png Kimi Räikkönen 23 years, 157 days 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix
6 Image:22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).png Jacky Ickx 23 years, 188 days 1968 French Grand Prix
7 Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher 23 years, 240 days 1992 Belgian Grand Prix
8 Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Emerson Fittipaldi 23 years, 296 days 1970 United States Grand Prix
9 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Mike Hawthorn 24 years, 86 days 1953 French Grand Prix
10 Image:22px-Flag_of_South_Africa.png Jody Scheckter 24 years, 131 days 1974 Swedish Grand Prix

Oldest winners

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 Image:22px-Flag_of_Argentina.png Juan Manuel Fangio 46 years, 41 days 1957 German Grand Prix
4 Piero Taruffi 45 years, 219 days 1952 Swiss Grand Prix
5 Image:22px-Flag_of_Australia.png Jack Brabham 43 years, 339 days 1970 South African Grand Prix
6 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.png Sam Hanks 42 years, 321 days 1957 Indianapolis 500
7 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Nigel Mansell 41 years, 97 days 1994 Australian Grand Prix
8 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.png Lee Wallard 40 years, 264 days 1951 Indianapolis 500
9 Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png Maurice Trintignant 40 years, 200 days 1958 Monaco Grand Prix
10 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Graham Hill 40 years, 92 days 1969 Monaco Grand Prix

Earliest winners

Entry Driver Race
1 1st race Nino Farina 1950 British Grand Prix
Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.png Johnnie Parsons 1950 Indianapolis 500
Giancarlo Baghetti 1961 French Grand Prix
4 2nd race Image:22px-Flag_of_Argentina.png Juan Manuel Fangio 1950 Monaco Grand Prix
Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.png Lee Wallard 1951 Indianapolis 500
6 3rd race Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.png Troy Ruttman 1952 Indianapolis 500
Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.png Bill Vukovich 1953 Indianapolis 500
Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Tony Brooks 1957 British Grand Prix
9 4th race Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.png Bob Sweikert 1955 Indianapolis 500
Image:22px-Flag_of_the_Canada.png Jacques Villeneuve 1996 European Grand Prix

Most races before first win

Entry Driver Race
1 123rd race Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Rubens Barrichello 2000 German Grand Prix
2 119th race Jarno Trulli 2004 Monaco Grand Prix
3 113th race Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Jenson Button 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix
4 110th race Giancarlo Fisichella 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix
5 96th race Image:22px-Flag_of_Finland.png Mika Häkkinen 1997 European Grand Prix
6 95th race Image:22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).png Thierry Boutsen 1989 Canadian Grand Prix
7 91st race Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png Jean Alesi 1995 Canadian Grand Prix
8 82nd race Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Eddie Irvine 1999 Australian Grand Prix
9 72nd race Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Nigel Mansell 1985 European Grand Prix
10 71st race Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Johnny Herbert 1995 British Grand Prix

Most races without a win

Driver Entries Starts
1 Andrea de Cesaris 214 208
2 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Martin Brundle 165 158
3 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Derek Warwick 162 147
4 Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png Jean-Pierre Jarier 143 134
5 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.png Eddie Cheever 143 132
6 Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Nick Heidfeld 135 132
7 Pierluigi Martini 124 119
8 Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png Philippe Alliot 116 109
9 Image:22px-Flag_of_Finland.png Mika Salo 111 109
10 Piercarlo Ghinzani 111 76

Most points without a win

Driver Entries Starts Points
1 Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Nick Heidfeld 135 132 140
2 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Martin Brundle 165 158 98
3 Image:22px-Flag_of_Sweden.png Stefan Johansson 103 79 88
4 Image:22px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.png Chris Amon 108 97 83
5 Image:22px-Flag_of_Australia.png Mark Webber 105 103 79
6 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Derek Warwick 162 147 71
7 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.png Eddie Cheever 143 132 70
8 Andrea de Cesaris 214 208 59
9 Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png Jean Behra 53 52 51.14
10 Luigi Villoresi 34 31 46

Wins from furthest back on the start grid

Driver Race Start Pos.
1 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png John Watson 1983 United States Grand Prix West 22nd
2 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.png Bill Vukovich 1954 Indianapolis 500 19th
3 Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Rubens Barrichello 2000 German Grand Prix 18th
4 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png John Watson 1982 United States Grand Prix East 17th
Image:22px-Flag_of_Finland.png Kimi Räikkönen 2005 Japanese Grand Prix
6 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Jackie Stewart 1973 South African Grand Prix 16th
Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Michael Schumacher 1995 Belgian Grand Prix
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