F1 Records Drivers
Hamilton & Schumacher hold the most F1 drivers records
Complete F1 Drivers Records Overview
On this page you can find 70 F1 records, like most F1 wins and titles, that are set by all Formula 1 drivers. Some drivers of the current season are in the race for breaking records.
F1 legends Michael Schumacher and Ayrton Senna still hold a lot of F1 records in the lists below. Lewis Hamilton is the one who has the most chance to break all their F1 records. He already broke the most amount of F1 pole positions record in 2017.
Next to the drivers records we also have an overview of all F1 constructors records for you.
In 2020 Hamilton also broke the F1 record of Schumacher for most F1 wins and got even with him on the amount winning seven drivers' championships.
2021 F1 drivers's championship winner Max Verstappen already holds a lot of records. His youngest ever F1 driver records will probably never be broken, since drivers need to be a least 18 to compete in F1 nowadays.
We also have a Top 500 F1 Drivers Ranking ranking list in which you see a lot of data about all other drivers.
Current F1 records list was updated after the 2024 Brazilian GP was finished.
F1 Drivers' Championship Records
| Most drivers world championship titles | Michael Schumacher Lewis Hamilton | 7 | 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Most consecutive drivers world championship titles | Michael Schumacher | 5 | 2000 - 2004 |
| Youngest world champion | Sebastian Vettel | 23 years + 134 days | 2010 F1 season |
| Youngest double champion | Sebastian Vettel | 24 years + 99 days | 2011 F1 season |
| Youngest triple champion | Sebastian Vettel | 25 years + 146 days | 2012 F1 season |
| Youngest quadruple champion | Sebastian Vettel | 26 years + 116 days | 2013 F1 season |
F1 Entry Records Drivers
| Race entries | Fernando Alonso | 401 entries | 2001 - 2024 |
| Race starts | Fernando Alonso | 398 race starts | 2001 - 2024 |
| Youngest driver to start | Max Verstappen | 17 years + 166 days | 2015 Australian Grand Prix |
| Oldest driver to start | Louis Chiron | 55 years + 292 days | 1955 Monaco Grand Prix |
| Most consecutive race starts | Lewis Hamilton | 265 races | 2007 Australia - 2020 Bahrain |
| Most races with constructor | Lewis Hamilton | 245 races | at Mercedes |
| Most races same engine manufacturer | Lewis Hamilton | 353 races | Mercedes engine |
Race Win F1 Records Drivers
| Most F1 race wins | Lewis Hamilton | 105 wins | McLaren 21, Mercedes 84 |
| Highest win % of race entries | Juan Manuel Fangio | 46,15% | 24 wins of 52 entries |
| Most number of F1 wins in a season | Max Verstappen | 19 wins (86,4%) | 2023 F1 season |
| Highest win % per season | Max Verstappen | 86.4% | 2023 F1 season |
| Most consecutive wins | Max Verstappen | 10 wins | 2023 F1 season |
| Most wins in 1st F1 season | Lewis Hamilton | 4 wins | 2007 F1 season |
| Jacques Villeneuve | 4 wins | 1996 F1 season | |
| Youngest race winner | Max Verstappen | 18 years + 228 days | 2016 Spanish Grand Prix |
| Oldest race winner | Luigi Fagioli | 53 years + 22 days | 1951 French Grand Prix |
| Most races before 1st win | Sergio Pérez | 190 races | 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix |
| Most race entries without win | Nico Hülkenberg | 227 races | |
| Most race starts without win | Nico Hülkenberg | 225 races | |
| Highest grid position race win | John Watson | P22 | 1983 United States Grand Prix West |
| Most wins 1 Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton | 9 | British Grand Prix |
| Most consecutive wins 1 GP | Ayrton Senna Lewis Hamilton | 5 | Monaco Grand Prix Spanish Grand Prix |
| Most wins by none WC driver | Stirling Moss | 16x | 1951-1961 |
| Most consecutive seasons with win | Michael Schumacher Lewis Hamilton | 15 | 1992 - 2006 2007 - 2021 |
| Most wins from pole | Lewis Hamilton | 62 | |
| Most wins from start to finish | Ayrton Senna | 19 | |
| Most hat-tricks | Michael Schumacher | 22 | Win, pole position & fastest lap |
F1 Pole Position Records Drivers
| Most pole positions | Lewis Hamilton | 105 poles | 2007 Canada - 2024 Britain |
| Percentage pole positions | Juan Manuel Fangio | 55,77% | 1950 - 1958 |
| Most consecutive pole positions | Ayrton Senna Max Verstappen | 8 | 1988 Spain - 1989 US 20223 Abu Dhabi - 2024 Imola |
| Most pole positions 1 GP | Lewis Hamilton | 9 | Hungarian Grand Prix |
| Most pole positions in 1 season | Sebastian Vettel | 15 | 2011 F1 season |
| Highest % poles in 1 season | Nigel Mansell | 88% | 1992 F1 season |
| Youngest pole sitter | Sebastian Vettel | 21 years + 72 days | 2008 Italian Grand Prix |
| Oldest pole sitter | Nino Farina | 47 years + 79 days | 1954 Argentine Grand Prix |
| Most pole positions without title | Charles Leclerc | 26 | |
| Most races without pole | Sergio Pérez | 216 entries 214 starts |
F1 Fastest Lap Records Drivers
| Most fastest laps | Michael Schumacher | 77 | |
| Most fastest laps per season | Kimi Räikkönen | 10 | 2005 F1 season 2008 F1 season |
| Michael Schumacher | 10 | 2004 F1 season | |
| Highest % fastest laps per season | Alberto Ascari | 75% | 1952 F1 season |
| Youngest driver fastest lap | Max Verstappen | 19 years + 44 days | 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| Oldest driver fastest lap | Juan Manuel Fangio | 46 years + 209 days | 1958 Argentine Grand Prix |
Podium Records Drivers
| Most podium finishes | Lewis Hamilton | 201 | 105x1st | 56x2nd | 40x3rd |
| Most podium finishes in 1 season | Max Verstappen | 21 | 2023 F1 season |
| Most consecutive podium finishes | Michael Schumacher | 19 | 2001 US - 2002 Japan |
| Most podium finishes single circuit | Lewis Hamilton | 15 | Silverstone Circuit |
| Youngest driver to score podium | Max Verstappen | 18 years + 228 days | 2016 Spanish Grand Prix |
| Oldest driver to score podium | Luigi Fagioli | 53 years + 22 days | 1951 French Grand Prix |
| Most races without podium | Nico Hülkenberg | 227 entries 225 starts | 4th as best result |
| Most podiums without a win | Nick Heidfeld | 13 | in 183 race starts |
| Most races before podium | Martin Brundle | 91 races |
F1 Points Records Drivers
| Most points in one F1 season | Max Verstappen | 575 points | 2023 F1 season |
| Most GP finishes with points | Lewis Hamilton | 310 GP's (87,8%) | |
| Most consecutive points finishes | Lewis Hamilton | 54 races | 2018 Britain - 2021 Monaco |
| Youngest driver to score points | Max Verstappen | 17 years + 180 days | 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix |
| Oldest driver to score points | Philippe Étancelin | 53 years + 249 days | 1950 Italian Grand Prix |
| Most points without win | Lando Norris | 691 points | |
| Most races before scoring points | Nicola Larini | 44 races | 1994 San Marino Grand Prix |
| Most races without points | Luca Badoer | 50 races |
F1 Race Leader Records Drivers
| Youngest race leader | Max Verstappen | 18 years + 228 days | 2016 Spanish Grand Prix |
| Most laps as race leader | Lewis Hamilton | 5.447 | |
| Longest distance as race leader | Michael Schumacher | 24.148 km | |
| Most laps led without a win | Chris Amon | 183 laps | |
| Most consecutive laps leading | Alberto Ascari | 304 laps |
Special F1 Records Drivers
| Speed record | Valtteri Bottas Williams FW38 | 372.5 km/h 231.5 mph | 2016 Mexican Grand Prix |
| Quickest penalty | Sebastian Vettel | 6 seconds | 2007 Turkish F1 GP |
| Fastest Fully Driven Grand Prix | Michael Schumacher | 1:14:19.838 247.585 km/h 153.856 mph | 2003 Italian GP |
| Shortest Fully Driven Grand Prix | Max Verstappen | 1:13:41.143 240.318 km/h 149.340 mph | 2023 Italian GP |
| Smallest race finish lead | Peter Gethin Ronnie Peterson | 0.01 sec. | 1971 Italian Grand Prix |
| Shortest F1 career | Marco Apicella Jordan F1 Team | First corner | 1993 Italian Gran Prix |
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