You can also find all championships since the beginning of formula 1 in 1950 until the current season. 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. Sebastian vettel was 21 years and 72 days when putting his toro rosso on pole for the italian gp 2008. With this in mind, we compiled a list of the 10 highest paid formula 1 drivers of all time. May 25, 2018 argentine driver juan manuel fangio no. Succeeding in such a highpressure environment is not for the fainthearted. Due to the cars in the 2017 formula one season being widened, many lap records on current circuits are from the 2018 and 2019 formula one seasons.
Formula 1 drivers podium finishes 19502019 statista. Formula 1 real all time points formula 1 points all time. Oct 25, 2019 it means 2020 could be a recordsetting year for the british driver. The world championship of drivers has been held since 1950. F1 legends micheal schumacher and ayrton senna still hold a lot of records in the lists below. Seventime world drivers champion michael schumacher holds the record for the most. On this page you can find all f1 records that are set by all formula 1 drivers. Bold entries indicate the record holder competed in the 2019 season this page is accurate as of the 2019 abu dhabi grand prix. In the all time points view, drivers are compared based on the points achieved under the selected f1 points scoring system. The grandest and most historical name in formula 1, scuderia ferrari have been a part of the sport since its inception in 1950. Driver started from pole position, set fastest lap and won, leading every lap of a grand prix. Every sport, including racing, has its greatest athletes of all time.
Bold entries indicate the recordholder competed in the 2019 season this page is accurate as of the 2019 abu dhabi grand prix. List of drivers with the most f1 podiums sportskeeda. Latest news feature for the record the stories behind the f1 calendars quickest laps 01 jun 2017 share the monaco weekend saw sergio perez set a brandnew lap record for the 3. Formula 1 races that were not qualification rounds. Total number of grand prix entries of all f1 drivers in history. The formula 1 analysis section provides various different statistics takes on the points data. For other records relating to formula one motorsport, see list of formula one records. Team qualifies both p1 and p2 on modern, twobytwo f1 starting grid. Some drivers of current championship are in the race for breaking records. List of drivers with most f1 wins most f1 wins f1 records.
Behind each year you will find the f1 results of each f1 gp and the drivers and. All time indy car records 19462014 most starts 19462014 starts driver sanctioning organizations 407 mario andretti usac, cart 369 a. You can sort the f1 champions list by clicking on the little arrows above the columns. Formula one drivers are constantly on the limit of what is humanly and technologically possible. Oct 29, 2018 2016 formula one champion nico rosberg believes former mercedes teammate lewis hamilton can surpass michael schumachers records for number of wins and number of titles after becoming a five time. Lewis hamiltons sixth championship has moved him to outright second on the all time champions list. Top 10 best race car drivers of all time petter solbergs blog. Fernando alonso at the age of 21 years, 7 months, 23 days. F1 hits a major milestone at the chinese grand prix, as when the cars line up for the start of the race it will be for the 1,000th time in the sports history. Here are 10 drivers who hold some of the sports most unwanted records. Heres our rundown of the 10 greatest formula one drivers. Average career length in seasons of all drivers in history. F1 records list of formula one records f1 driver records f1.
It means 2020 could be a record setting year for the british driver. The formula one world drivers championship wdc is the most successful formula one race car driver of the year. He already broke the most amount fo f1 pole positions record in. The german legend, who called time on his f1 career at the end of 2012, may not be top for much longer, though. Lewis hamilton is the one who has the most chance to break all their records. This formula one champions summary shows you who won a world championship title in formula 1. Each number corresponds to the drivers career earnings, including salaries and bonuses only. List of formula one world drivers champions simple. How does hamilton stack up against schumacher and f1s all.
Another 2017 record breaker was lance stroll, who at 18 years and 239 days became the youngest rookie and second youngest driver of all time behind max verstappen to stand on an f1 podium with third place in azerbaijan. In 2016 at the spanish grand prix max verstappen became the youngest ever winner at 18 years. The first driver to win more than one championship was alberto ascari, in 1952 and 1953. He has won 21 races with mclaren and 63 with mercedes. It means 2020 could be a recordsetting year for the british driver. May 12, 2016 a team from sheffield methods institute in the uk has analyzed all of the drivers, teams and results in formula one history to produce a ranking of the best 50 f1 drivers of all time, as well as.
For the record the stories behind the f1 calendars. This view provides insights on an assortment of all time f1 records and statistics. Michael schumacher ends up being by far and away the best formula one. Who broke records, went fastest and furthest in 2017. Regarded by many as the greatest racing driver of all time, juan manuel fangio set records so mighty that, in percentage terms, they will probably never be beaten. Comparing f1 drivers across eras is inherently difficult. Michael schumacher has the most f1 wins followed by lewis hamilton and sebastian vettel. That achievement came just one race after the canadian had become f1s second youngest points scorer on home soil. Seventime champion michael schumacher holds the record for the most championships, while his 91 wins and 155 podium finishes are also records. Best formula 1 drivers of all time top ten list thetoptens. He was champion driver three times and is the only driver to have been champion for both ferrari and mclaren, who were the biggest formula one car manufacturers at the time. Some are the product of skill and dominance and others of perseverance and luck the stuff of which f1 racing is made. Latest f1 news, updates, calendar, predictions and more.
There are some other records which drivers most definitely do not want, but unfortunat. Wins by number chronology chronology of the record by age the seniors consecutively consecutively in early season interval between two interval between the first and the last in a year. Compare drivers across different points scoring systems throughout f1 history with the all time points. Formula one is about racing, about passion but most of all about results. Progression of the record for most f1 grand prix wins seventime world drivers champion michael schumacher holds the record for the most grand prix victories lewis hamilton has raced for mclaren and mercedes. Nov, 2019 top 10 formula one drivers of all time crash net. All the texts present on the statsf1 site are the exclusive property their authors. The austrian driver had exceptional success in formula one. There are some other records which drivers most definitely do not want, but unfortunately someone has to hold them. This top 100 ranking goes back to the start of formula 1 in 1950. The italian team are unparalleled and have won 15 drivers championships and 16 constructors titles, while they also hold the records of most wins, most points, most podiums and most onetwos finishes. Oct 25, 2019 lewis hamiltons sixth championship has moved him to outright second on the all time champions list. However, it is transpired that the 40year old has got hold of even more unbeatable f1 records.
This allows for real comparison across different points scoring systems. Alltime f1 records t hese are the f1 statistics that are not covered in race recaps and season winspoints standings. The lap record for a particular circuit is the fastest time ever recorded in a formula one grand prix around that circuit. The formula in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform. The top 50 f1 drivers of all time, regardless of what they. Top 10 formula one drivers of all time crash net youtube. All results in formula 1 history by all drivers are taken into account and recalculated based on the selected points scoring system definition. Aug 20, 2019 that sixth world title and hamiltons third in a row will put him in lone possession of second place on the alltime list. List of formula one world drivers champions wikipedia. He is among the most successful f1 drivers of all time. The top ten richest formula one drivers of all time car keys. After lewis hamilton picked up his 6 world championship at cota, is he now the f1 goat.
At 17 years and 166 days old, the dutchman became f1 s youngest ever driver on his debut in australia and then took the record for f1 s youngest ever points scorer at the very next race in malaysia. This unwanted record is currently held by a familiar british duo in johnny herbert, a threetime race winner, and martin brundle with both drivers. F1 scoring massively elevated gp wins from 10 to 25 points, and other classifications respectively higher, in 2010. Two f1 records belonging to kimi raikkonen thatll never be. Team qualifies both p1 and p2 on modern, twobytwo f1 starting. The list displays the all time f1 driver rankings for the most amount of races, victories, podiums, pole positions, fastest laps and the total amount of points for each f1 driver. While some races keep in the heads of several fans, there are achievements in every era of f1 that must not be forgotten. The top ten best formula 1 drivers of all time 1 ayrton senna ayrton senna da silva 21 march 1960 1 may 1994 was a brazilian racing driver who won three formula one world championships for mclaren in 1988, 1990 and 1991 and is regarded as one of the greatest formula one drivers of all time. The first driver to win multiple championships was alberto. Lewis hamilton is now one of the best drivers of all time.
F1 veteran kimi raikkonen already has a unique record of being the only f1 driver to win with three different engine specificatations. F1 2020 records, most f1 wins, lewis hamilton, verstappen. Which driver holds the record for the most consecutive podium finishes in f1. As of the 2019 abu dhabi grand prix, there have been 976 fia world championship races since its first event, the 1950 british grand prix. The uk is the most represented country with 161 different drivers.
He put his renault f1 on pole for the first time in his career at the malaysian gp of 2003. Since then untill 2017 abu dhabi grand prix there was 851 driver. The reigning world champion already has a firm grasp on the alltime pole positions record, and is staring down the barrel of a recordequalling seventh drivers crown. This sportsaspire article lists some formula one drivers who are rightly considered legends of the sport. Best f1 records in history red bull f1 formula one. Dec 27, 2017 the headline stat is that the mercedes driver became just the fifth driver in history and the first briton to win four or more world titles. Comparing formula one drivers across eras is inherently difficult. German formula 1 driver michael schumacher has won the most f1 world titles with a record seven titles of which he won four consecutive titles with ferrari from 20002004. Nico rosberg lewis hamilton can break michael schumachers. A year after setting f1s fastest ever lap, juan pablo montoya returned to monza to set another all time record during the italian grand prix weekend, hitting a top speed of 372.
Here are the key statistics of hamiltons career so far, a look at how close he is to claiming some of the most prestigious records in formula one and how he compares to some of the sports all time greats. Which driver holds the record of the most wins in one season. Currently tied with the great juan manuel fangio, by the end of this campaign only michael schumacher will have won as many drivers championships as the brit. A team from sheffield methods institute in the uk has analyzed all of the drivers, teams and results in formula one history to produce a ranking of the best 50 f1 drivers of all time, as well as. This is a list of records in the fia world championships, since 1950. We also have the all time f1 teams ranking the ranking is sorted by default on total points. Driver records listed here include all rounds which formed part of the world championship since 1950. Michael schumacher was on the podium 19 consecutive times between 2001 united states grand prix and 2002 japanese. Vettel holds or held numerous other youngest formula one records, among them. Formula 1 drivers based on number of race victories 19502019. These statistics attempt to give a relative view of the top fifteen f1 pilots of all time, and offer a few revealing surprises.
All albon, alexander bottas, valtteri gasly, pierre giovinazzi, antonio grosjean, romain hamilton, lewis hulkenberg, nico kubica, robert kvyat, daniil leclerc. A driver is considered to have started a race if they line up on the grid or at the. Jan 27, 2020 if there is one way to be immortalised, it will be when records are set. Jan 31, 2019 in fact, its seventime world champion schumacher who boasts the alltime record when it comes to grands prix led, having been in the lead in 142 races during his illustrious career. The 10 greatest formula one races of all time daily mail. And over the course of several decades, it most certainly has. The list shows every formula 1 driver and formula 1 constructor and engine that won a championship title since the beginning of formula 1 back in 1950. Much like basketball and football, formula 1 has the potential to create millionaires. Here are the 10 best drivers in the sports history. In fact, its seven time world champion schumacher who boasts the all time record when it comes to grands prix led, having been in the lead in 142 races during his illustrious career. All of those and plenty of others are the sort of records young drivers coming into f1 might dream of breaking. The graph shows the top 50 formula 1 drivers with the most podium finishes. We also have other interesting statistics like the all time f1 driver rankings and all time f1 team rankings for you. Cart, usac, irl 320 al unser usac, cart 317 michael andretti cart, usac, irl 315 johnny rutherford usac, cart 295 helio castroneves cart, irl, ic.
For a lap record to stand, it must be posted during the race, not in practice or qualifying. Lewis hamilton holds the record for the most pole positions with 88. F1 points analysis all time stat formula 1 real all time. The 32yearold has won his fourth world title, eclipsing sir jackie stewarts record to become britains most successful formula 1. The list displays the all time f1 driver rankings for the most amount of races victories podiums pole positions fastest laps and the total amount of points for each f1 driver. Hamilton also overhauled ayrton senna in canada and michael schumacher in italy to claim f1s alltime pole position record, ending the season on 72.
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