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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).

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	Rubens Barrichello	1993–2007	253	249
3	Michael Schumacher	1991–2006	250	248
4	David Coulthard	1994–2007	229	228
5	Michele Alboreto	1981–1994	215	194
6	Andrea de Cesaris	1980–1994	214	208
7	Gerhard Berger	1984–1997	210	210
8	Nelson Piquet	1978–1991	207	204
9	Jean Alesi	1989–2001	202	201
	Alain Prost	1980–1991, 1993	202	199

Youngest driver to enter a race

	Driver	Age	Race
1	Mike Thackwell	19 years, 154 days	1980 Dutch Grand Prix

Youngest drivers to start a race

	Driver	Age	Race
1	Mike Thackwell	19 years, 182 days	1980 Canadian Grand Prix
2	Ricardo Rodriguez	19 years, 208 days	1961 Italian Grand Prix
3	Fernando Alonso	19 years, 218 days	2001 Australian Grand Prix
4	Esteban Tuero	19 years, 320 days	1998 Australian Grand Prix
5	Chris Amon	19 years, 324 days	1963 Belgian Grand Prix
6	Sebastian Vettel	19 years, 349 days	2007 United States Grand Prix
7	Eddie Cheever	20 years, 53 days	1978 South African Grand Prix
	Jenson Button	20 years, 53 days	2000 Australian Grand Prix
9	Tarso Marques	20 years, 72 days	1996 Brazilian Grand Prix
10	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	Louis Chiron	58 years, 288 days	1958 Monaco Grand Prix

Oldest drivers to start a race

	Driver	Age	Race
1	Louis Chiron	55 years, 292 days	1955 Monaco Grand Prix
2	Philippe Étancelin	55 years, 191 days	1952 French Grand Prix
3	Arthur Legat	54 years, 232 days	1953 Belgian Grand Prix
4	Luigi Fagioli	53 years, 22 days	1951 French Grand Prix
5	Adolf Brudes	52 years, 293 days	1952 German Grand Prix

Wins

Total wins

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

Percentage wins

	Driver	Seasons	Entries	Wins	Percentage
1	Lee Wallard	1950–1951	2	1	50.00%
2	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	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	Michael Schumacher	1991–2006	250	91	36.40%
6	Jim Clark	1960–1968	73	25	34.25%
7	Jackie Stewart	1965–1973	100	27	27.00%
8	Ayrton Senna	1984–1994	162	41	25.31%
9	Alain Prost	1980–1991, 1993	202	51	25.25%
10	Lewis Hamilton	2007	17	4	23.53%

Most wins in a season

	Driver	Season	Entries	Wins	Percentage
1	Michael Schumacher	2004	18	13	72%
2	Michael Schumacher	2002	17	11	65%
3	Nigel Mansell	1992	16	9	56%
	Michael Schumacher	1995	17	9	53%
	Michael Schumacher	2000	17	9	53%
	Michael Schumacher	2001	17	9	53%
7	Ayrton Senna	1988	16	8	50%
	Michael Schumacher	1994	16	8	50%
	Damon Hill	1996	16	8	50%
	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	Michael Schumacher	2004	18	13	72%
3	Jim Clark	1963	10	7	70%
4	Juan Manuel Fangio	1954	9	6	67%
5	Michael Schumacher	2002	17	11	65%
6	Jim Clark	1965	10	6	60%
7	Juan Manuel Fangio	1955	7	4	57%
8	Nigel Mansell	1992	16	9	56%
9	Alberto Ascari	1953	9	5	56%
10	Jackie Stewart	1969	11	6	54%
	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
	Michael Schumacher	2004	7	European, Canadian, United States, French, British, German, Hungarian
3	Michael Schumacher	2000–01	6	Italian, United States, Japanese, Malaysian / '01 Australian, '01 Malaysian
4	Jack Brabham	1960	5	Dutch, Belgian, French, British, Portuguese
	Jim Clark	1965	5	Belgian, French, British, Dutch, German
	Nigel Mansell	1992	5	South African, Mexican, Brazilian, Spanish, San Marino
	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	Nigel Mansell	1992	South African–San Marino	5
	Michael Schumacher	2004	Australian–Spanish
3	Ayrton Senna	1991	United States–Monaco	4
	Michael Schumacher	1994	Brazilian–Monaco
5	Damon Hill	1996	Australian–Argentine	3
	Michael Schumacher	2000	Australian–San Marino

Most wins in first championship season

	Driver	Season	Wins
1	Jacques Villeneuve	1996	4
	Lewis Hamilton	2007	4
3	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	Johnnie Parsons	1950	1
	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
	Jackie Stewart	1965	1
	Emerson Fittipaldi	1970	1
	Clay Regazzoni	1970	1
	Juan Pablo Montoya	2001	1

Youngest winners

(only the first win for each driver is listed)

	Driver	Age	Race
1	Fernando Alonso	22 years, 26 days	2003 Hungarian Grand Prix
2	Troy Ruttman	22 years, 80 days	1952 Indianapolis 500
3	Bruce McLaren	22 years, 104 days	1959 United States Grand Prix
4	Lewis Hamilton	22 years, 154 days	2007 Canadian Grand Prix
5	Kimi Räikkönen	23 years, 157 days	2003 Malaysian Grand Prix
6	Jacky Ickx	23 years, 188 days	1968 French Grand Prix
7	Michael Schumacher	23 years, 240 days	1992 Belgian Grand Prix
8	Emerson Fittipaldi	23 years, 296 days	1970 United States Grand Prix
9	Mike Hawthorn	24 years, 86 days	1953 French Grand Prix
10	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	Juan Manuel Fangio	46 years, 41 days	1957 German Grand Prix
4	Piero Taruffi	45 years, 219 days	1952 Swiss Grand Prix
5	Jack Brabham	43 years, 339 days	1970 South African Grand Prix
6	Sam Hanks	42 years, 321 days	1957 Indianapolis 500
7	Nigel Mansell	41 years, 97 days	1994 Australian Grand Prix
8	Lee Wallard	40 years, 264 days	1951 Indianapolis 500
9	Maurice Trintignant	40 years, 200 days	1958 Monaco Grand Prix
10	Graham Hill	40 years, 92 days	1969 Monaco Grand Prix

Earliest winners

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

Most races before first win

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

Most races without a win

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

Most points without a win

	Driver	Entries	Starts	Points
1	Nick Heidfeld	135	132	140
2	Martin Brundle	165	158	98
3	Stefan Johansson	103	79	88
4	Chris Amon	108	97	83
5	Mark Webber	105	103	79
6	Derek Warwick	162	147	71
7	Eddie Cheever	143	132	70
8	Andrea de Cesaris	214	208	59
9	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	John Watson	1983 United States Grand Prix West	22nd
2	Bill Vukovich	1954 Indianapolis 500	19th
3	Rubens Barrichello	2000 German Grand Prix	18th
4	John Watson	1982 United States Grand Prix East	17th
	Kimi Räikkönen	2005 Japanese Grand Prix
6	Jackie Stewart	1973 South African Grand Prix	16th
	Michael Schumacher	1995 Belgian Grand Prix
8	Bob Sweikert	1955 Indianapolis 500	14th
	Alan Jones	1977 Austrian Grand Prix
	Olivier Panis	1996 Monaco Grand Prix
	Johnny Herbert	1999 European Grand Prix
	Jenson Button	2006 Hungarian Grand Prix

Pole positions

Total pole positions

	Driver	Seasons	Entries	Poles	Percentage
1	Michael Schumacher	1991–2006	250	68	27.2%
2	Ayrton Senna	1984–1994	162	65	40.1%
3	Jim Clark	1960–1968	73	33	45.2%
	Alain Prost	1980–1991, 1993	202	33	16.3%
5	Nigel Mansell	1980–1992, 1994–1995	191	32	16.8%
6	Juan Manuel Fangio	1950–1951, 1953–1958	52	29	55.8%
7	Mika Häkkinen	1991–2001	165	26	15.8%
8	Niki Lauda	1971–1979, 1982–1985	177	24	13.6%
	Nelson Piquet	1978–1991	207	24	11.6%
10	Damon Hill	1992–1999	122	20	16.4%

Most consecutive pole positions

	Driver	Poles	Season(s)	Races
1	Ayrton Senna	8	1988–1989	1988 Spanish Grand Prix–1989 United States Grand Prix
2	Ayrton Senna	7	1990–1991	1990 Spanish Grand Prix–1991 Monaco Grand Prix
	Alain Prost		1993	1993 South African Grand Prix–1993 Canadian Grand Prix
	Michael Schumacher		2000–2001	2000 Italian Grand Prix–2001 Brazilian Grand Prix
5	Niki Lauda	6	1974	1974 Dutch Grand Prix–1974 Italian Grand Prix
	Ayrton Senna		1988	1988 Brazilian Grand Prix–1988 United States Grand Prix East
	Ayrton Senna		1989	1989 Belgian Grand Prix–1989 Australian Grand Prix
	Nigel Mansell		1992	1992 South African Grand Prix–1992 Monaco Grand Prix
	Mika Häkkinen		1999	1999 British Grand Prix–1999 Italian Grand Prix
10	Stirling Moss	5	1959–1960	1959 Portuguese Grand Prix–1960 Monaco Grand Prix
	Phil Hill		1961	1961 Dutch Grand Prix–1961 German Grand Prix
	Nigel Mansell		1992	1992 Belgian Grand Prix–1992 Australian Grand Prix
	Alain Prost		1993	1993 British Grand Prix–1993 Italian Grand Prix
	Jacques Villeneuve		1996–1997	1996 Japanese Grand Prix–1997 San Marino Grand Prix
	Mika Häkkinen		1999	1999 Australian Grand Prix–1999 Spanish Grand Prix
	Juan Pablo Montoya		2002	2002 Monaco Grand Prix–2002 French Grand Prix
	Fernando Alonso		2006	2006 European Grand Prix–2006 Canadian Grand Prix

Most pole positions in a season

	Driver	Season	Entries	Poles
1	Nigel Mansell	1992	16	14
2	Ayrton Senna	1988	16	13
	Ayrton Senna	1989	16	13
	Alain Prost	1993	16	13
5	Mika Häkkinen	1999	16	11
	Michael Schumacher	2001	17	11
7	Ayrton Senna	1990	16	10
	Jacques Villeneuve	1997	17	10

Highest percentage of pole positions in a season

	Driver	Season	Races	Poles	Percentage
1	Nigel Mansell	1992	16	14	88%
2	Ayrton Senna	1988	16	13	81%
	Ayrton Senna	1989	16	13	81%
	Alain Prost	1993	16	13	81%
5	Juan Manuel Fangio	1956	8	6	75%
6	Jim Clark	1963	10	7	70%
7	Mika Häkkinen	1999	16	11	69%
8	Jim Clark	1962	9	6	67%
	Alberto Ascari	1953	9	6	67%
10	Michael Schumacher	2001	17	11	65%

Youngest pole position winners

(only the first pole position for each driver is listed)

	Driver	Age	Race
1	Fernando Alonso	21 years, 237 days	2003 Malaysian Grand Prix
2	Rubens Barrichello	22 years, 97 days	1994 Belgian Grand Prix
3	Lewis Hamilton	22 years, 153 days	2007 Canadian Grand Prix
4	Andrea de Cesaris	22 years, 308 days	1982 United States Grand Prix West
5	Jacky Ickx	23 years, 216 days	1968 German Grand Prix
6	Kimi Räikkönen	23 years, 255 days	2003 European Grand Prix
7	David Coulthard	24 years, 13 days	1995 Argentine Grand Prix
8	Jenson Button	24 years, 97 days	2004 San Marino Grand Prix
9	Eugenio Castellotti	24 years, 238 days	1955 Belgian Grand Prix
10	Chris Amon	24 years, 297 days	1968 Spanish Grand Prix

Oldest pole position winners

	Driver	Age	Race
1	Nino Farina	47 years, 79 days	1954 Argentine Grand Prix
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	46 years, 209 days	1958 Argentine Grand Prix
3	Jack Brabham	44 years, 17 days	1970 Spanish Grand Prix
4	Mario Andretti	42 years, 196 days	1982 Italian Grand Prix
5	Nigel Mansell	41 years, 97 days	1994 Australian Grand Prix
6	Carlos Reutemann	39 years, 188 days	1981 Las Vegas Grand Prix
7	Graham Hill	39 years, 156 days	1968 British Grand Prix
8	Fred Agabashian	38 years, 283 days	1952 Indianapolis 500
9	Alain Prost	38 years, 241 days	1993 Japanese Grand Prix
10	Riccardo Patrese	38 years, 121 days	1992 Hungarian Grand Prix

Front row in starting grid

Total starts from front row

	Driver	Front row starts
1	Michael Schumacher	115
2	Ayrton Senna	87
3	Alain Prost	86
4	Nigel Mansell	56
5	Jim Clark	48
	Juan Manuel Fangio	48
7	Damon Hill	47
8	Nelson Piquet	44
9	Graham Hill	42
	Jackie Stewart	42

Youngest drivers to start from front row

(only the first front row start for each driver is listed)

	Driver	Age	Place	Race
1	Ricardo Rodriguez	19 years, 208 days	2nd	1961 Italian Grand Prix
2	Fernando Alonso	21 years, 237 days	1st	2003 Malaysian Grand Prix
3	Rubens Barrichello	22 years, 97 days	1st	1994 Belgian Grand Prix
4	Lewis Hamilton	22 years, 98 days	2nd	2007 Bahrain Grand Prix
5	Andrea de Cesaris	22 years, 308 days	1st	1982 United States Grand Prix West
6	Kimi Räikkönen	22 years, 319 days	2nd	2002 Belgian Grand Prix
7	Bruce McLaren	22 years, 321 days	3rd	1960 British Grand Prix
8	Jody Scheckter	23 years, 33 days	3rd	1973 South African Grand Prix
9	Michael Schumacher	23 years, 121 days	2nd	1992 Spanish Grand Prix
10	Mike Hawthorn	23 years, 129 days	3rd	1952 Dutch Grand Prix

Fastest laps

Total fastest laps

	Driver	Fastest Laps
1	Michael Schumacher	76
2	Alain Prost	41
3	Nigel Mansell	30
4	Jim Clark	28
5	Mika Häkkinen	25
	Kimi Räikkönen	25
7	Niki Lauda	24
8	Juan Manuel Fangio	23
	Nelson Piquet	23
10	Gerhard Berger	21

Most fastest laps in a season

	Driver	Season	Entries	Fastest Laps
1	Michael Schumacher	2004	18	10
	Kimi Räikkönen	2005	19	10
3	Mika Häkkinen	2000	17	9
4	Nigel Mansell	1992	16	8
	Michael Schumacher	1994	16	8
	Michael Schumacher	1995	17	8
7	Nelson Piquet	1986	16	7
	Alain Prost	1988	16	7
	Michael Schumacher	2002	17	7

Youngest drivers to set fastest lap

(only the first fastest lap for each driver is listed)

	Driver	Age	Race
1	Nico Rosberg	20 years, 258 days	2006 Bahrain Grand Prix
2	Fernando Alonso	21 years, 321 days	2003 Canadian Grand Prix
3	Bruce McLaren	21 years, 322 days	1959 British Grand Prix
4	Lewis Hamilton	22 years, 91 days	2007 Malaysian Grand Prix
5	Kimi Räikkönen	22 years, 137 days	2002 Australian Grand Prix
6	David Coulthard	23 years, 126 days	1994 German Grand Prix
7	Michael Schumacher	23 years, 240 days	1992 Belgian Grand Prix
8	Andrea de Cesaris	23 years, 356 days	1983 Belgian Grand Prix
9	Alexander Wurz	24 years, 56 days	1998 Argentine Grand Prix
10	Ayrton Senna	24 years, 74 days	1984 Monaco Grand Prix
	Ralf Schumacher	24 years, 74 days	1999 Italian Grand Prix

Podium finishes

Total podium finishes

	Driver	Seasons	Entries	Podiums
1	Michael Schumacher	1991–2006	250	154
2	Alain Prost	1980–1991, 1993	202	106
3	Ayrton Senna	1984–1994	162	80
4	David Coulthard	1994–2007	228	61
	Rubens Barrichello	1993–2007	252	61
6	Nelson Piquet	1978–1991	207	60
7	Nigel Mansell	1980–1992, 1994–1995	191	59
8	Niki Lauda	1971–1979, 1982–1985	177	54
9	Mika Häkkinen	1991–2001	165	51
10	Fernando Alonso	2001, 2003–2007	105	49

Percentage podium finishes

	Driver	Seasons	Entries	Podiums	Percentage
1	Luigi Fagioli	1950–1951	7	6	85.71%
2	Lewis Hamilton	2007	17	12	70.59%
3	Juan Manuel Fangio	1950–1951, 1953–1958	52	35	67.31%
4	Michael Schumacher	1991–2006	250	154	61.60%
5	Nino Farina	1950–1955	34	20 Farina's total of 20 podiums includes both 2nd and 3rd places at the 1955 Argentine Grand Prix	58.82%
6	José Froilán González	1950–1957, 1960	27	15	55.56%
7	Alain Prost	1980–1991, 1993	202	106	52.48%
8	Alberto Ascari	1950–1955	33	17	51.52%
9	Sam Hanks	1950–1957	8	4	50%
	Mauri Rose	1950–1951	2	1	50%
	Lee Wallard	1950–1951	2	1	50%

Most podium positions in a season

	Driver	Season	Entries	Podiums
1	Michael Schumacher	2002	17	17
2	Michael Schumacher	2004	18	15
	Fernando Alonso	2005	19	15
4	Alain Prost	1988	16	14
	Michael Schumacher	2001	17	14
	Rubens Barrichello	2004	18	14
	Fernando Alonso	2006	18	14

Most consecutive podium positions

	Driver	Consecutive Podium Races	Podiums
1	Michael Schumacher	2001 United States Grand Prix–2002 Japanese Grand Prix	19
2	Fernando Alonso	2005 Turkish Grand Prix–2006 Canadian Grand Prix	15
3	Jim Clark	1963 Belgian Grand Prix–1963 South African Grand Prix	9
	Niki Lauda	1975 Italian Grand Prix–1976 Swedish Grand Prix	9
	Nelson Piquet	1987 Monaco Grand Prix–1987 Portuguese Grand Prix	9
	Michael Schumacher	2000 Hungarian Grand Prix–2001 Brazilian Grand Prix	9
	Michael Schumacher	2004 European Grand Prix–2004 Italian Grand Prix	9
	Lewis Hamilton	2007 Australian Grand Prix–2007 British Grand Prix	9
9	Carlos Reutemann	1980 Italian Grand Prix–1981 Belgian Grand Prix	8
	Ayrton Senna	1988 Mexican Grand Prix–1988 Belgian Grand Prix	8
	Juan Pablo Montoya	2003 Monaco Grand Prix–2003 Italian Grand Prix	8

Most consecutive podium positions from first race of season

	Driver	Season	Consecutive Podium Races	Podiums
1	Michael Schumacher	2002	Australian–Japanese	17
2	Fernando Alonso	2006	Bahrain–Canadian	9
	Lewis Hamilton	2007	Australian–British
4	Niki Lauda	1976	Brazilian–Swedish	7
	Alain Prost	1988	Brazilian–French
	Michael Schumacher	1994	Brazilian–French
7	Emerson Fittipaldi	1973	Argentine–Monaco	6
	Nigel Mansell	1992	South African–Monaco
9	Carlos Reutemann	1981	United States West–Belgian	5
	Michael Schumacher	2004	Brazilian–Spanish
	Fernando Alonso	2005	Australian–Spanish

Youngest drivers to score a podium position

(only the first podium for each driver is listed)

	Driver	Age	Place	Race
1	Fernando Alonso	21 years, 237 days	3rd	2003 Malaysian Grand Prix
2	Robert Kubica	21 years, 278 days	3rd	2006 Italian Grand Prix
3	Ralf Schumacher	21 years, 287 days	3rd	1997 Argentine Grand Prix
4	Elio de Angelis	21 years, 307 days	2nd	1980 Brazilian Grand Prix
5	Bruce McLaren	21 years, 322 days	3rd	1959 British Grand Prix
6	Rubens Barrichello	21 years, 329 days	3rd	1994 Pacific Grand Prix
7	Lewis Hamilton	22 years, 70 days	3rd	2007 Australian Grand Prix
8	Troy Ruttman	22 years, 80 days	1st	1952 Indianapolis 500
9	Kimi Räikkönen	22 years, 137 days	3rd	2002 Australian Grand Prix
10	Jos Verstappen	22 years, 163 days	3rd	1994 Hungarian 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 pointscoring systems for details.

Career points

	Driver	Points
1	Michael Schumacher	1369
2	Alain Prost	798.5
3	Ayrton Senna	614
4	David Coulthard	527
5	Rubens Barrichello	519
6	Fernando Alonso	490
7	Nelson Piquet	485.5
8	Nigel Mansell	482
9	Kimi Räikkönen	456
10	Niki Lauda	420.5

Total races finished in the points

	Driver	Points Finishes
1	Michael Schumacher	190
2	Alain Prost	128
3	David Coulthard	119
4	Rubens Barrichello	111
5	Nelson Piquet	100
6	Ayrton Senna	96
7	Gerhard Berger	94
8	Ralf Schumacher	90
9	Mika Häkkinen	83
10	Nigel Mansell	82

Highest average points per race entered

	Driver	Races	Points	Average Points per Race
1	Lewis Hamilton	17	109	6.41
2	George Amick	1	6	6.00
3	Michael Schumacher	250	1369	5.48
4	Juan Manuel Fangio	52	277.64	5.34
5	Fernando Alonso	105	490	4.67
6	Luigi Fagioli	7	32	4.57
7	Lee Wallard	2	9	4.50
8	Alberto Ascari	33	140.14	4.25
9	Alain Prost	202	798.5	3.95
10	Bill Vukovich	5	19	3.80

Most championship points in a season

	Driver	Points	Season	WDC	Races	Average
1	Michael Schumacher	148	2004	1st	18	8.22
2	Michael Schumacher	144	2002	1st	17	8.47
3	Fernando Alonso	134	2006	1st	18	7.44
4	Fernando Alonso	133	2005	1st	19	7.00
5	Michael Schumacher	123	2001	1st	17	7.24
6	Michael Schumacher	121	2006	2nd	18	6.72
7	Rubens Barrichello	114	2004	2nd	18	6.33
8	Kimi Räikkönen	112	2005	2nd	19	5.89
9	Kimi Räikkönen	110	2007	1st	17	6.47
10	Lewis Hamilton	109	2007	2nd	17	6.41
	Fernando Alonso	109	2007	3rd	17	6.41

Youngest drivers to score points

(only the first points finish for each driver is listed)

	Driver	Age	Place	Race
1	Sebastian Vettel	19 years, 349 days	8th	2007 United States Grand Prix
2	Jenson Button	20 years, 67 days	6th	2000 Brazilian Grand Prix
3	Ricardo Rodríguez	20 years, 123 days	4th	1962 Belgian Grand Prix
4	Nico Rosberg	20 years, 258 days	7th	2006 Bahrain Grand Prix
5	Chris Amon	20 years, 309 days	5th	1964 Dutch Grand Prix
6	Felipe Massa	20 years, 326 days	6th	2002 Malaysian Grand Prix
7	Kimi Räikkönen	21 years, 138 days	6th	2001 Australian Grand Prix
8	Rubens Barrichello	21 years, 154 days	5th	1993 Japanese Grand Prix
9	Elio de Angelis	21 years, 195 days	4th	1979 United States Grand Prix
10	Christian Klien	21 years, 204 days	6th	2004 Belgian Grand Prix

Race leaders

Entire race, total

	Driver	Races
1	Ayrton Senna	19
2	Jim Clark	13
3	Michael Schumacher	11
	Jackie Stewart	11
5	Nigel Mansell	9
6	Alberto Ascari	7
	Alain Prost	7
8	Niki Lauda	6
9	Mario Andretti	5
	Juan Manuel Fangio	5
	Stirling Moss	5

For at least one lap, total

	Driver	Races
1	Michael Schumacher	141
2	Ayrton Senna	86
3	Alain Prost	84
4	David Coulthard	61
5	Nelson Piquet	58
6	Nigel Mansell	55
7	Jackie Stewart	51
8	Mika Häkkinen	48
9	Damon Hill	45
10	Rubens Barrichello	44

For at least one lap, youngest

(only the first race led for each driver is listed)

	Driver	Age	Race
1	Sebastian Vettel	20 years, 89 days	2007 Japanese Grand Prix
2	Fernando Alonso	21 years, 237 days	2003 Malaysian Grand Prix
3	Robert Kubica	21 years, 278 days	2006 Italian Grand Prix
4	Jimmy Davies	21 years, 285 days	1951 Indianapolis 500
5	Lewis Hamilton	22 years, 70 days	2007 Australian Grand Prix
6	Troy Ruttman	22 years, 80 days	1952 Indianapolis 500
7	Bruce McLaren	22 years, 104 days	1959 United States Grand Prix
8	Rubens Barrichello	22 years, 125 days	1994 Portuguese Grand Prix
9	Kimi Räikkönen	22 years, 267 days	2002 French Grand Prix
10	Andrea de Cesaris	22 years, 308 days	1982 United States Grand Prix West

Multiple driver records

Double (pole & win in same race)

	Driver	Races
1	Michael Schumacher	40
2	Ayrton Senna	29
3	Alain Prost	18
4	Nigel Mansell	17
5	Jim Clark	15
6	Juan Manuel Fangio	13
7	Fernando Alonso	11
8	Mika Häkkinen	10
9	Alberto Ascari	9
	Niki Lauda	9

Hat trick (pole, win & fastest lap in same race)

This is also known as a "perfect race".

	Driver	Races
1	Michael Schumacher	22
2	Jim Clark	11
3	Juan Manuel Fangio	9
4	Alain Prost	8
5	Alberto Ascari	7
	Ayrton Senna	7
7	Mika Häkkinen	5
	Damon Hill	5
	Nigel Mansell	5
10	Jacky Ickx	4
	Stirling Moss	4
	Jackie Stewart	4

Grand Chelem* (Led entire race from pole and scored fastest lap)

(* French: translates as "Grand Slam")

	Driver	Total	Race
1	Jim Clark	8	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 Prix
2	Alberto Ascari	5	1952 French Grand Prix, 1952 German Grand Prix, 1952 Dutch Grand Prix, 1953 Argentine Grand Prix, 1953 British Grand Prix
	Michael Schumacher		1994 Monaco Grand Prix, 1994 Canadian Grand Prix, 2002 Spanish Grand Prix, 2004 Australian Grand Prix, 2004 Hungarian Grand Prix
4	Jackie Stewart	4	1969 French Grand Prix, 1971 Monaco Grand Prix, 1971 French Grand Prix, 1972 United States Grand Prix
	Ayrton Senna		1985 Portuguese Grand Prix, 1989 Spanish Grand Prix, 1990 Monaco Grand Prix, 1990 Italian Grand Prix
	Nigel Mansell		1991 British Grand Prix, 1992 South African Grand Prix, 1992 Spanish Grand Prix, 1992 British Grand Prix
7	Nelson Piquet	3	1980 United States Grand Prix West, 1981 Argentine Grand Prix, 1984 Canadian Grand Prix
8	Juan Manuel Fangio	2	1950 Monaco Grand Prix, 1956 German Grand Prix
	Jack Brabham		1960 Belgian Grand Prix, 1966 British Grand Prix
	Mika Häkkinen		1998 Brazilian Grand Prix, 1998 Monaco Grand Prix
11	Mike Hawthorn	1	1958 French Grand Prix
	Stirling Moss		1959 Portuguese Grand Prix
	Jo Siffert		1971 Austrian Grand Prix
	Jacky Ickx		1972 German Grand Prix
	Clay Regazzoni		1976 United States Grand Prix West
	Niki Lauda		1976 Belgian Grand Prix
	Jacques Laffite		1979 Brazilian Grand Prix
	Gilles Villeneuve		1979 United States Grand Prix West
	Gerhard Berger		1987 Australian Grand Prix
	Damon Hill		1995 Hungarian Grand Prix

Drivers' championships

Total championships

	Driver	WDC	Seasons
1	Michael Schumacher	7	1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	5	1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957
3	Alain Prost	4	1985, 1986, 1989, 1993
4	Jack Brabham	3	1959, 1960, 1966
	Jackie Stewart	3	1969, 1971, 1973
	Niki Lauda	3	1975, 1977, 1984
	Nelson Piquet	3	1981, 1983, 1987
	Ayrton Senna	3	1988, 1990, 1991
9	Alberto Ascari	2	1952, 1953
	Jim Clark	2	1963, 1965
	Graham Hill	2	1962, 1968
	Emerson Fittipaldi	2	1972, 1974
	Mika Häkkinen	2	1998, 1999
	Fernando Alonso	2	2005, 2006

Fewest world championship seasons before first title

	Driver	Year	Seasons
1	Nino Farina	1950	1
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	1951	2
	Jacques Villeneuve	1997	2
4	Alberto Ascari	1952	3 Alberto Ascari began racing in pre-World Championship Grands Prix in 1946
	Denny Hulme	1967	3
	Emerson Fittipaldi	1972	3
7	Phil Hill	1961	4
	Jim Clark	1963	4
	James Hunt	1976	4
	Nelson Piquet	1981	4
	Michael Schumacher	1994	4
	Fernando Alonso	2005	4

Youngest world drivers championship winners

(from the moment they clinched the title) updated until 2006 season

	Driver	Age	Year
1	Fernando Alonso	24 years, 59 days	2005
2	Emerson Fittipaldi	25 years, 303 days	1972
3	Michael Schumacher	25 years, 314 days	1994
4	Niki Lauda	26 years, 197 days	1975
5	Jacques Villeneuve	26 years, 200 days	1997
6	Jim Clark	27 years, 174 days	1963
7	Kimi Räikkönen	28 years, 4 days	2007
8	Jochen Rindt	28 years, 140 days Jochen Rindt clinched the title later posthumously on October 2 1970	1970
9	Ayrton Senna	28 years, 213 days	1988
10	James Hunt	29 years, 56 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)
Most points between first and second in the World Championship	67 points	between Michael Schumacher (144 pts.) and Rubens Barrichello (77 pts.) in 2002
Fewest points between first and second in the World Championship	0.5 points	between Niki Lauda (72 pts.) and Alain Prost (71.5 pts.) in 1984
Fewest points between first and third in the World Championship	1 point	between Kimi Räikkönen (110 pts.) and Fernando Alonso (109 pts.) in 2007
Longest 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	25 years, 85 days	Fernando Alonso (2005, 2006)
Youngest triple World Champion	31 years, 227 days	Ayrton Senna (1988, 1990, 1991)
Oldest World Champion	46 years, 41 days	Juan Manuel Fangio (1957)
Wins
Most wins at the same Grand Prix	8 wins	Michael Schumacher / French Grand Prix (1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006)
Most different Grands Prix won	22 Grands Prix	Michael Schumacher
Most wins with the same team	72 wins	Michael Schumacher / Ferrari
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 consecutive seasons with at least one win	15 seasons	Michael Schumacher (1992–2006)
Podiums
Longest time between first and last podium finishes	5,503 days	Riccardo Patrese (1978 Swedish Grand Prix–1993 British Grand Prix)
Longest time between successive podium finishes	2,870 days	Alexander Wurz (1997 British Grand Prix–2005 San Marino Grand Prix)
Most consecutive podiums from start of career	9 races	Lewis Hamilton (2007 Australian Grand Prix–2007 British Grand Prix)
Race starts (entries)
Longest time between first and last starts	6,097 days	Graham Hill (1958 Monaco Grand Prix–1975 Brazilian 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	179 races	Michael Schumacher / Ferrari
Most entries without starting	14 entries	Claudio Langes (1990 United States Grand Prix–1990 Spanish Grand Prix)
Most races without scoring points	56 races (48 starts)	Luca Badoer
Shortest Formula One career (having qualified for at least one race)	approx. 800 metres (875 yards)	Marco Apicella (1993 Italian Grand Prix) 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.
Finishes
Most consecutive finishes	24 races	Michael Schumacher (2001 Hungarian Grand Prix–2003 Malaysian 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)
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 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), 15 retirements De Cesaris did not finish in 14 races, but retired in 15 races because he was classified eighth at the 1987 Australian Grand Prix having spun off with four laps remaining. Ivan Capelli (from 16 races in 1989) Rubens Barrichello (from 17 races in 1997)

References

• GrandPrixStats.com
• ChicaneF1 – Records
• Stats f1

See also

• List of Formula One drivers
• List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions