List of Formula One driver records


The World Championship of Drivers has been held since. Driver records listed here include all rounds which formed part of the World Championship since 1950: this includes the Indianapolis 500 in 1950–1960, and the 1952 and 1953 World Championship Grands Prix. Formula 1 races that were not qualification rounds for the World Championship are not included.
This page is accurate as of the qualifying session of the 2020 British Grand Prix. Drivers who are competing in the 2020 Formula One World Championship are highlighted in bold.

Races entered and started

Drivers are considered to be entered into a race if they attempt to compete in at least one official practice session with the intent of entering the race. These drivers are noted on the entry list for that race. A driver is considered to have started a race if they line up on the grid or at the pitlane exit for the start of the race. If a race is stopped and restarted, participation in any portion of the race is counted, but only if that portion was in any way counted towards the final classification.

Total entries

Total starts

Youngest drivers to start a race

Oldest drivers to enter a race

Oldest drivers to start a race

Most consecutive race starts

Most consecutive races that the driver entered and actually started.

Most consecutive race entries

Most races with a single constructor

Most races with a single engine manufacturer

Wins

Total wins

Percentage wins

Most wins in a season

Highest percentage of wins in a season

Most consecutive wins

Most wins in first championship season

Youngest winners

Oldest winners

Fewest races before first win

Most races before first win

Most races without a win

Wins from furthest back on the starting grid

Most wins at the same Grand Prix

Most consecutive wins at the same Grand Prix

Most Grand Prix wins by drivers that have not won a World Championship

Most consecutive seasons with at least one Grand Prix win

Pole positions

Total pole positions

Percentage pole positions

Most consecutive pole positions

Most pole positions at the same Grand Prix

Most consecutive pole positions at the same Grand Prix

Most pole positions in a season

Highest percentage of pole positions in a season

Youngest polesitters

Oldest polesitters

Note: Michael Schumacher was aged 43 years, 144 days when he set the fastest time in qualifying for the 2012 Monaco Grand Prix but due to a 5 place grid penalty incurred from the previous race he did not start the race from pole position.

Most races without a pole position

Fastest laps

Total fastest laps

Percentage fastest laps

Most fastest laps in a season

Highest percentage of fastest laps in a season

Youngest drivers to set fastest lap

Oldest drivers to set fastest lap

Podium finishes

Total podium finishes

Percentage podium finishes

Most podium finishes in a season

Most consecutive podium finishes

Most consecutive podium finishes from first race of season

Youngest drivers to score a podium finish

Oldest drivers to score a podium finish

Most career starts without a podium

Most career podiums without a win

Most career podiums without a World Championship

Most races before scoring a podium finish

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.

Total career points

Total races finished in the points

Most consecutive points finishes

Most consecutive points scored

Highest average points per race started

Highest percentage of races finished in the points (at least 15 entries)

Most championship points in a season

Double points awarded in last race.

Youngest drivers to score points

Oldest drivers to score points

Most points without a win

Most career points without being World Champion

World Champions with fewest career points

Most races before scoring points

Most races without scoring points

Races finished

Total career race finishes

Most consecutive race finishes

Race leaders

Every lap, total

For at least one lap, total

For at least one lap, percentage

For at least one lap, youngest leaders

Most laps led, total

Longest distance led, total

Most laps led without a win

Most consecutive laps in the lead

Multiple driver records

Pole and win in same race

Most wins from pole position in a season

Pole, win and fastest lap in same race

This is sometimes referred to as a "hat-trick".

Pole, win, fastest lap, and led every lap

This is sometimes referred to as a "grand slam".
Note: Only Ascari, Clark and Vettel have achieved the feat in consecutive races.
Only Ascari, Clark, Mansell and Hamilton have achieved this feat three times in a single season.

Youngest

Oldest

Drivers' Championships

Total championships

Most consecutive championships

Fewest World Championship seasons before first title

Most World Championship seasons before first title

Youngest World Drivers' Championship first-time winners

Youngest double World Drivers' Championship winners

Youngest triple World Drivers' Championship winners

Youngest World Drivers' Championship winners

Other driver records

Not all De Cesaris's retirements were classified as 'DNF': he was classified as 3rd at the 1987 Belgian Grand Prix after running out of fuel and pushing his car over the line. For this reason, some sources list his 13 retirements and 1 DNQ in 1986 as the record for consecutive non-finishes in a season and 18 non-finishes starting the previous season.

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