List of Superleague driver records

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This is a list of driver records in the GPVWC Superleague Championships, since 2000. Drivers who have competed in the 2011 Superleague season are highlighted in bold.

Statistics relating to age will only be rough as birth date information was not and still isn't a necessity for the GPVWC.

Table of contents
Driver records
Races entered and started: Total entries and starts • Youngest to start a race / drive at a GP meeting • Oldest to enter / start a race
Wins: TotalPercentageIn one seasonHighest percentage in one seasonConsecutiveConsecutive from first race of seasonIn first season
YoungestOldestFewest races before firstMost races before firstMost races without a winMost points without a win
From farthest back on the start gridMost at the same GP
Pole positions: TotalPercentageConsecutiveMost at the same GPIn one seasonHighest percentage in one seasonYoungestOldest
Front row starts: TotalPercentageConsecutiveYoungest
Fastest laps: TotalIn one seasonHighest percentage in one seasonConsecutiveYoungest
Podium finishes: TotalPercentageIn one seasonConsecutiveConsecutive from first race of seasonYoungest
Points: CareerTotal races finished in the pointsHighest average points per race enteredHighest percentage of races finished in the points
Most in one seasonHighest percentage of possible championship points in a season
Highest percentage of total possible points in a seasonYoungest
Most without being World ChampionWorld Champions with fewest career points
Race leaders: Entire race, totalFor at least one lap, totalYoungestMost lapsLongest distance
Multiple driver records: DoubleHat TrickGrand SlamYoungest
Drivers' Championships: TotalWithout Constructors' ChampionshipFewest seasons before first title • Youngest winner / runner-up
Other driver records

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.

Originally, a driver would have been considered to have entered if he had declared his intention to do so. Unfortunately, due to gaps in the records, there may be inaccuracies with regard to race entries. Thus, race entries will be based initially on recorded information if a driver set a recorded time during any free practice or qualifying session for any given event. Eventually, as more information becomes available, race entries prior to 2009 for people who had submitted any laps but who had "missed the timing sensors" will also be added, whether they took part in the race session or not.

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 a race. For races from the 2009 season onward, if a driver appeared in the race session but disconnected at any stage during or after the formation lap, that driver will be considered as having started the race.

The entries and starts are now complete for all drivers who qualified in the first two seasons of the Superleague until their last appearance in the GPVWC. No driver who competed in the GPVWC beyond the 2003 season, with the exception of Jason Endean, who made a comeback in 2005. Of the 2001 season, only Bruno Moreira competed beyond 2003, making his comeback in 2006.

Total entries and starts

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Total Entries
Driver Seasons Entries
1 Italy William Ponissi 2002-2006, 2008-2010 79
2 Australia Blair Disley 2000-2003 23
3 New Zealand Jason Endean 2000-2003, 2005 20
4 Australia Jason Smith 2000-2003 18
Australia Dan Regan 2002-2004 18
6 Netherlands Erdem Coban 2002, 2005 14
7 England Dan Lawrence 2000, 2002-2003 13
Portugal Pedro Daniel Miguel 2002 13
9 England Darren White 2000-2002 12
Netherlands Peter Visscher 2000-2001 12
England Andrew Turner 2002 12
Total Starts
Driver Seasons Starts
1 Italy William Ponissi 2002-2006, 2008-2010 69
2 New Zealand Jason Endean 2000-2003, 2005 20
3 Australia Dan Regan 2002-2004 18
4 Australia Blair Disley 2000-2003 16
5 Australia Jason Smith 2000-2003 13
6 Netherlands Peter Visscher 2000-2001 12
7 England Richard Dickson 2000 11
8 England Darren White 2000-2002 10
England Dan Lawrence 2000, 2002-2003 10
Canada Scott Smith 2000-2001 10
Portugal Bruno Moreira 2001, 2006 10

Youngest drivers to start a race

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Driver Age Race
1 Malta Joe Consiglio 16 years, 361 days 2002 San Marino Grand Prix

Youngest driver to drive at a Grand Prix meeting

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Driver Age Race
1 Germany Sebastian Vettel 19 years, 54 days 2006 Turkish Grand Prix

Oldest driver to enter a race

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Driver Age Race
1 United Kingdom Mark Fuller 109 years, 360 days 2012 South Korean Grand Prix
1 Monaco Louis Chiron 58 years, 288 days 1958 Monaco Grand Prix

Oldest drivers to start a race

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Driver Age Race
1 Monaco Louis Chiron 55 years, 292 days 1955 Monaco Grand Prix
2 France Philippe Étancelin 55 years, 191 days 1952 French Grand Prix
3 Belgium Arthur Legat 54 years, 232 days 1953 Belgian Grand Prix
4 Italy Luigi Fagioli 53 years, 22 days 1951 French Grand Prix
5 United Kingdom Mal McKee 31 years, 344 days 2002 Brazilian Grand Prix

Wins

Total wins

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Driver Seasons Entries Wins Percentage
1 Australia Steve Elencevski 20042007 68 27 39.71%
2 Malta Joe Consiglio 20022004, 20092011 60 18 30.00%
3 Finland Janne Tanskanen 20092010 30 17 56.67%
4 England Lee Morris 20092011 25 14 56.00%
5 Finland Mikko Jakonen 20022005 57 12 21.05%
Belgium Laurent Keersmaekers 20052007 21 12 57.14%
7 Germany Luis Fernando Laaff 20042006, 2009, 2011 29 9 31.03%
New Zealand Jason Endean 20002003, 2005 20 9 45.00%
9 Australia Scott Whiteman 20042006, 2008 34 7 20.59%
10 Australia Daniel Wilkinson 20022005 39 6 15.38%
Romania Laurentiu Albu 2008 15 6 40.00%

Percentage wins

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Driver Seasons Entries Wins Percentage
1 England Philip Williams 2004 2 2 100.00%
2 Germany Christian Neumann 20092010 3 2 66.67%
3 Belgium Laurent Keersmaekers 20052007 21 12 57.14%
4 Finland Janne Tanskanen 20092010 30 17 56.67%
5 England Lee Morris 20092011 25 14 56.00%
6 Austria Andreas Orth 2002 2 1 50.00%
7 New Zealand Jason Endean 20002003, 2005 20 9 45.00%
8 Netherlands Daan van Renswoude 2002, 2004 7 3 42.86%
Portugal Pedro Daniel Miguel 2002 7 3 42.86%
10 Romania Laurentiu Albu 2008 15 6 40.00%

Most wins in a season

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Driver Season Entries Wins Percentage
1 New Zealand Jason Endean 2000 8 6 75%
2 Germany Thomas Kimmich 2000 9 2 22%
New Zealand Christian Neumann 2001 3 2 67%
4 Switzerland Kris Pusaka 2000 3 1 33%
New Zealand Jason Endean 2001 1 1 100%
3 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell 1992 16 9 56%
Germany Michael Schumacher 1995 17 9 53%
Germany Michael Schumacher 2000 17 9 53%
Germany Michael Schumacher 2001 17 9 53%
7 Brazil Ayrton Senna 1988 16 8 50%
Germany Michael Schumacher 1994 16 8 50%
United Kingdom Damon Hill 1996 16 8 50%
Finland Mika Häkkinen 1998 16 8 50%

Highest percentage of wins in a season

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Driver Season Races Wins Percentage
1 New Zealand Jason Endean 2001 1 1 100%
2 New Zealand Christian Neumann 2001 3 2 67%
New Zealand Jason Endean 2000 9 6 67%
4 Switzerland Kris Pusaka 2000 3 1 33%
5 Germany Thomas Kimmich 2000 9 2 22%
2 Germany Michael Schumacher 2004 18 13 72%
3 United Kingdom Jim Clark 1963 10 7 70%
4 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 1954 9 6 67%
5 Germany Michael Schumacher 2002 17 11 65%
6 United Kingdom Jim Clark 1965 10 6 60%
7 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 1955 7 4 57%
8 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell 1992 16 9 56%
9 Italy Alberto Ascari 1953 9 5 56%
10 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart 1969 11 6 54%
United Kingdom Jackie Stewart 1971 11 6 54%

Most consecutive wins

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Driver Season(s) Wins Consecutive Races Won
1 Malta Joe Consiglio 2011 7 Canadian, Brazilian, Italian, Spanish, Belgian, Dutch, Singapore
Finland Janne Tanskanen 2010 7 Turkish, Canadian, Mexican, Brazilian, Argentine, Spanish, Italian
2 England Lee Morris 2011 5 Australian, Abu Dhabi, Japanese, Chinese, South African
England Lee Morris 2009 5 Italian, Spanish, Belgian, Dutch, Singapore
3 England Lee Morris 2009 4 Italian, Spanish, Belgian, Dutch, Singapore
Australia Steve Elencevski 2007 4 Italian, Belgian, Japanese, Chinese
Australia Steve Elencevski 2004/2005 4 Brazilian, Australian, Malaysian, Austrian
Australia Daniel Wilkinson 2003 4 European, French, British, German
New Zealand Jason Endean 2000/2001 3 British, Canadian, Monaco, Australian
4 Finland Janne Tanskanen 2010 3 Australian, Japanese, Chinese
Belgium Laurent Keersmaekers 2006/2007 3 Japanese, Brazilian, Australian
Germany Luis Fernando Laaff 2006 3 Spanish, Monaco, British
Finland Mikko Jakonen 2004 3 San Marino, Spanish, Monaco
Australia Scott Whiteman 2004 3 Australian, Malaysian, Austrian
Finland Mikko Jakonen 2002 3 French, German, Hungarian

Most consecutive wins from first race of season

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Driver Season Consecutive Races Won Wins
1 United Kingdom Lee Morris 2011 AustralianSouth African 5
2 Australia Scott Whiteman 2004 AustralianAustrian 3
Australia Steve Elencevski 2005 AustralianAustrian
Finland Janne Tanskanen 2010 AustralianJapanese
5 Germany Lukas Euler 2012 AustralianChinese 2

Most wins in first championship season

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Driver Season Wins
1 Germany Lukas Euler 2012 5
Canada Jacques Villeneuve 1996 4
United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 2007 4
3 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 1950 3
Italy Nino Farina 1950 3
5 United States Johnnie Parsons 1950 1
New Zealand Bruce McLaren 1959 1
Italy Giancarlo Baghetti 1961 1
United Kingdom Jackie Stewart 1965 1
Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 1970 1
Switzerland Clay Regazzoni 1970 1
Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya 2001 1

Youngest winners

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Oldest winners

(only the last win for each driver is listed)

Driver Age Race
1 Italy Luigi Fagioli 53 years, 22 days 1951 French Grand Prix
2 Italy Nino Farina 46 years, 276 days 1953 German Grand Prix
3 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 46 years, 41 days 1957 German Grand Prix
4 Italy Piero Taruffi 45 years, 219 days 1952 Swiss Grand Prix
5 Australia Jack Brabham 43 years, 339 days 1970 South African Grand Prix
6 United States Sam Hanks 42 years, 321 days 1957 Indianapolis 500
7 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell 41 years, 97 days 1994 Australian Grand Prix
8 United States Lee Wallard 40 years, 264 days 1951 Indianapolis 500
9 France Maurice Trintignant 40 years, 200 days 1958 Monaco Grand Prix
10 United Kingdom Mal McKee 38 years, 208 days 2008 Japanese Grand Prix

Fewest races before first win

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Entry Driver Race
1 1st race New Zealand Jason Endean 2000 Hungarian Grand Prix
Germany Lukas Euler 2012 Australian Grand Prix
United States Johnnie Parsons 1950 Indianapolis 500
Italy Giancarlo Baghetti 1961 French Grand Prix
4 2nd race Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 1950 Monaco Grand Prix
United States Lee Wallard 1951 Indianapolis 500
6 3rd race United States Troy Ruttman 1952 Indianapolis 500
United States Bill Vukovich 1953 Indianapolis 500
United Kingdom Tony Brooks 1957 British Grand Prix
9 4th race United States Bob Sweikert 1955 Indianapolis 500
Canada Jacques Villeneuve 1996 European Grand Prix

Most races before first win

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Start Driver Race
1 130th race Australia Mark Webber 2009 German Grand Prix
2 123rd race Brazil Rubens Barrichello 2000 German Grand Prix
3 119th race Italy Jarno Trulli 2004 Monaco Grand Prix
4 113th race United Kingdom Jenson Button 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix
5 110th race Italy Giancarlo Fisichella 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix
6 96th race Finland Mika Häkkinen 1997 European Grand Prix
7 95th race Belgium Thierry Boutsen 1989 Canadian Grand Prix
8 91st race France Jean Alesi 1995 Canadian Grand Prix
9 82nd race United Kingdom Eddie Irvine 1999 Australian Grand Prix
10 72nd race United Kingdom Nigel Mansell 1985 European Grand Prix

Most races without a win

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Driver Entries Starts
1 Italy Andrea de Cesaris 214 208
2 Germany Nick Heidfeld 183 181
3 United Kingdom Martin Brundle 165 158
4 United Kingdom Derek Warwick 162 147
5 France Jean-Pierre Jarier 143 134
6 United States Eddie Cheever 143 132
7 Italy Pierluigi Martini 124 119
8 France Philippe Alliot 116 109
9 Finland Mika Salo 111 109
10 Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani 111 76

Most points without a win

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Driver Entries Starts Points
1 Germany Nick Heidfeld 183 181 259
2 Germany Nico Rosberg 98 98 257.5
3 United Kingdom Martin Brundle 165 158 98
4 Sweden Stefan Johansson 103 79 88
5 New Zealand Chris Amon 108 97 83
6 United Kingdom Derek Warwick 162 147 71
7 United States Eddie Cheever 143 132 70
8 Germany Adrian Sutil 80 80 63
9 Japan Kamui Kobayashi 30 30 60
10 Italy Andrea de Cesaris 214 208 59

Wins from farthest back on the start grid

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Driver Race Start Pos. Drivers
1 Germany Thomas Kimmich 2000 Australian Grand Prix 22nd 19
1 United Kingdom John Watson 1983 United States Grand Prix West 22nd
2 United States Bill Vukovich 1954 Indianapolis 500 19th
3 Brazil Rubens Barrichello 2000 German Grand Prix 18th
4 United Kingdom John Watson 1982 Detroit Grand Prix 17th
Finland Kimi Räikkönen 2005 Japanese Grand Prix
6 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart 1973 South African Grand Prix 16th
Germany Michael Schumacher 1995 Belgian Grand Prix
8 Spain Fernando Alonso 2008 Singapore Grand Prix 15th
9 United States Bob Sweikert 1955 Indianapolis 500 14th
Australia Alan Jones 1977 Austrian Grand Prix
France Olivier Panis 1996 Monaco Grand Prix
United Kingdom Johnny Herbert 1999 European Grand Prix
United Kingdom Jenson Button 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix

Most wins at the same Grand Prix

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Driver Wins Grand Prix Seasons
1 Australia Steve Elencevski 4 French Grand Prix 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
2 Finland Mikko Jakonen 2 Monaco Grand Prix 2002, 2004
Finland Mikko Jakonen 2 San Marino Grand Prix 2003, 2004
Australia Steve Elencevski 2 Belgian Grand Prix 2004, 2007
Australia Steve Elencevski 2 Brazilian Grand Prix 2004, 2005
Australia Steve Elencevski 2 European Grand Prix 2004, 2006
Australia Scott Whiteman 2 Malaysian Grand Prix 2004, 2008
Australia Steve Elencevski 2 Malaysian Grand Prix 2005, 2006
Australia Steve Elencevski 2 British Grand Prix 2005, 2007
Australia Steve Elencevski 2 Canadian Grand Prix 2005, 2007
Belgium Laurent Keersmaekers 2 Japanese Grand Prix (Suzuka) 2005, 2006
Australia Steve Elencevski 2 Chinese Grand Prix 2006, 2007
Australia Steve Elencevski 2 Italian Grand Prix 2006, 2007
Belgium Laurent Keersmaekers 2 Hungarian Grand Prix 2006, 2007
Belgium Laurent Keersmaekers 2 Brazilian Grand Prix 2006, 2007
Malta Joe Consiglio 2 French Grand Prix 2009, 2011
Finland Janne Tanskanen 2 Japanese Grand Prix (Suzuka) 2009, 2010
United Kingdom Lee Morris 2 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2010, 2011
Malta Joe Consiglio 2 Canadian Grand Prix 2009, 2011
Malta Joe Consiglio 2 Italian Grand Prix 2003, 2011
Malta Joe Consiglio 2 Singapore Grand Prix 2010, 2011
United Kingdom Lee Morris 2 Monaco Grand Prix 2010, 2012

Pole positions

Total pole positions

No. of entries/percentages still need done.
Driver Seasons Entries Poles Percentage
1 Malta Joe Consiglio 20022004, 20092011 60 24 40.00%
2 Australia Steve Elencevski 20042007 21 %
3 Finland Janne Tanskanen 20092010 19 %
4 Belgium Laurent Keersmaekers 20062007 12 %
5 Finland Mikko Jakonen 20022005 10 %
Australia Scott Whiteman 20042005, 2008 10 %
7 England Lee Morris 20092011 9 %
8 Germany Lukas Euler 2012 8 8 100%
9 Germany Luis Fernando Laaff 20052006, 2009, 2011 7 %
10 Netherlands Daan Van Renswoude 2002, 2004 6 %

Percentage pole positions

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Driver Seasons Entries Poles Percentage
1 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 19501951, 19531958 52 29 55.8%
2 United Kingdom Jim Clark 19601968 73 33 45.2%
3 Italy Alberto Ascari 19501955 33 14 42.2%
4 Brazil Ayrton Senna 19841994 162 65 40.1%
5 Germany Sebastian Vettel 20072011 71 22 31.0%
6 Germany Michael Schumacher 19912006, 2010-2011 278 68 24.5%
7 United Kingdom Stirling Moss 19511961 67 16 23.9%
8 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 20072011 80 18 22.5%
9 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart 19651973 100 17 17.0%
10 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell 19801992, 19941995 191 32 16.8%

Most consecutive pole positions

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Driver Poles Season(s) Races
1 Germany Lukas Euler 8 2012 2012 Australian Grand Prix2012 South Korean Grand Prix
2 Malta Joe Consiglio 7 2011 2011 Canadian Grand Prix2011 Singapore Grand Prix
3 Finland Janne Tanskanen 6 2010 2010 British Grand Prix2010 Mexican Grand Prix
4 United Kingdom Lee Morris 5 2009 2009 Italian Grand Prix2009 Singapore Grand Prix
Finland Janne Tanskanen 2010 2010 Australian Grand Prix2010 Hungarian Grand Prix
6 Netherlands Daan van Renswoude 4 2002 2002 Australian Grand Prix2002 San Marino Grand Prix
Finland Mikko Jakonen 2003 2003 Austrian Grand Prix2003 European Grand Prix
Belgium Laurent Keersmaekers 2006-2007 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix2007 Bahrain Grand Prix
Malta Joe Consiglio 2010-2011 2010 Singapore Grand Prix2011 Japanese Grand Prix
10 Switzerland Kris Pusaka 3 2000 2000 Belgian Grand Prix2000 British Grand Prix
New Zealand Jason Endean 2002 2002 Belgian Grand Prix2002 United States Grand Prix
Finland Mikko Jakonen 2003 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix2003 San Marino Grand Prix
United States Ryan McConkey 2004 2004 Belgian Grand Prix2004 French Grand Prix
Romania Emanuel Gaczella 2005 2005 Canadian Grand Prix2005 French Grand Prix
Australia Steve Elencevski 2006 2006 European Grand Prix2006 Monaco Grand Prix
Australia Steve Elencevski 2006 2006 Italian Grand Prix2006 Japanese Grand Prix
Australia Steve Elencevski 2007 2007 French Grand Prix2007 German Grand Prix
Malta Joe Consiglio 2009 2009 Canadian Grand Prix2009 Brazilian Grand Prix
Finland Janne Tanskanen 2010 2010 Argentinian Grand Prix2010 Italian Grand Prix

Most pole positions at the same Grand Prix

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Driver Poles Grand Prix Seasons
1 Australia Steve Elencevski 3 Spanish Grand Prix 2005, 2006, 2007
Belgium Laurent Keersmaekers 3 Brazilian Grand Prix 2005, 2006, 2007
Malta Joe Consiglio 3 Brazilian Grand Prix 2009, 2010, 2011
2 Australia Jason Smith 2 Australian Grand Prix 2000, 2001
Malta Joe Consiglio 2 French Grand Prix 2002, 2009
Finland Mikko Jakonen 2 German Grand Prix 2002, 2003
Malta Joe Consiglio 2 Australian Grand Prix 2003, 2011
Australia Steve Elencevski 2 Hungarian Grand Prix 2004, 2005
Ireland Kieran Ryan 2 Monaco Grand Prix 2004, 2005
Australia Steve Elencevski 2 Japanese Grand Prix (Suzuka) 2004, 2006
Australia Scott Whiteman 2 Malaysian Grand Prix 2004, 2008
Australia Scott Whiteman 2 German Grand Prix 2005, 2008
Australia Steve Elencevski 2 British Grand Prix 2005, 2007
Belgium Laurent Keersmaekers 2 Hungarian Grand Prix 2006, 2007
Australia Steve Elencevski 2 Chinese Grand Prix 2006, 2007
Australia Steve Elencevski 2 German Grand Prix 2006, 2007
Finland Janne Tanskanen 2 Chinese Grand Prix 2009, 2010
Finland Janne Tanskanen 2 Australian Grand Prix 2009, 2010
Malta Joe Consiglio 2 Japanese Grand Prix (Suzuka) 2009, 2011
United Kingdom Lee Morris 2 Monaco Grand Prix 2010, 2011
Malta Joe Consiglio 2 Canadian Grand Prix 2009, 2011
Malta Joe Consiglio 2 Italian Grand Prix 2003, 2011
Malta Joe Consiglio 2 Singapore Grand Prix 2010, 2011

Most pole positions in a season

No. of entries still need done
Driver Season Entries Poles
1 Finland Janne Tanskanen 2010 15
2 Malta Joe Consiglio 2011 11
3 Finland Mikko Jakonen 2003 9
4 Australia Steve Elencevski 2006 8
Germany Lukas Euler 2012 8
6 Belgium Laurent Keersmaekers 2007 7
Malta Joe Consiglio 2009 7
8 Netherlands Daan van Renswoude 2002 6
Romania Emanuel Gaczella 2005 6
Germany Luis Fernando Laaff 2006 6
Australia Steve Elencevski 2007 6
Malta Joe Consiglio 2011 6

Highest percentage of pole positions in a season

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(excludes the 2001 season as there were only three race events)

Driver Season Races Poles Percentage
1 Finland Janne Tanskanen 2003 19 15 78.9%
2 Finland Mikko Jakonen 2003 16 9 56.3%
3 Malta Joe Consiglio 2011 20 11 55%
4 Australia Steve Elencevski 2006 18 8 44.4%
Germany Thomas Kimmich 2000 9 4 44.4%
6 Belgium Laurent Keersmaekers 2007 17 7 41.2%
7 Malta Joe Consiglio 2009 18 7 38.9%
8 Netherlands Daan van Renswoude 2002 17 6 35.3%
Romania Emanuel Gaczella 2005 17 6 35.3%
Australia Steve Elencevski 2007 17 6 35.3%

Youngest polesitters

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

Youngest drivers to set the fastest time in an official Grand Prix session

Oldest polesitters

Driver Age Race
1 Italy Nino Farina 47 years, 79 days 1954 Argentine Grand Prix
2 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 46 years, 209 days 1958 Argentine Grand Prix
3 Australia Jack Brabham 44 years, 17 days 1970 Spanish Grand Prix
4 United States Mario Andretti 42 years, 196 days 1982 Italian Grand Prix
5 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell 41 years, 97 days 1994 Australian Grand Prix
6 Argentina Carlos Reutemann 39 years, 188 days 1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix
7 United Kingdom Graham Hill 39 years, 156 days 1968 British Grand Prix
8 United States Fred Agabashian 38 years, 283 days 1952 Indianapolis 500
9 France Alain Prost 38 years, 241 days 1993 Japanese Grand Prix
10 United Kingdom Mal McKee 38 years, 46 days 2008 Monaco Grand Prix

Front row in starting grid

Total starts from front row

No. of entries and percentages still need done
Driver Front row starts Pole positions Entries Percentage
1 Malta Joe Consiglio 41 24  %
Australia Steve Elencevski 41 21  %
3 Finland Janne Tanskanen 25 19  %
4 United Kingdom Lee Morris 18 9  %
5 Finland Mikko Jakonen 17 10  %
Australia Scott Whiteman 17 8  %
7 Belgium Laurent Keersmaekers 14 12  %
8 Ireland Kieran Ryan 13 7  %
Germany Luis Fernando Laaff 13 7  %
10 New Zealand Jason Endean 12 4  %

Percentage starts from front row

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Driver Front row starts Pole positions Entries Percentage
1 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 48 29 52 92.31%
2 United Kingdom Jim Clark 48 33 73 65.75%
3 Brazil Ayrton Senna 87 65 162 53.70%
4 Germany Sebastian Vettel 32 22 71 45.07%
5 France Alain Prost 86 33 202 42.57%
6 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart 42 17 100 42.00%
7 Germany Michael Schumacher 115 68 278 41.36%
8 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 31 18 80 38.75%
9 United Kingdom Damon Hill 47 20 122 38.52%
10 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell 56 32 191 29.32%

Most consecutive starts from front row

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Driver Front row starts Season(s) Races
1 Germany Lukas Euler 8 2012 2012 Australian Grand Prix2012 South Korean Grand Prix
1 Brazil Ayrton Senna 24 19881989 1988 German Grand Prix1989 Australian Grand Prix
2 United Kingdom Damon Hill 17 19951996 1995 Australian Grand Prix1996 Japanese Grand Prix
3 France Alain Prost 16 1993 1993 South African Grand Prix1993 Australian Grand Prix
4 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell 15 19861987 1986 Australian Grand Prix1987 Mexican Grand Prix
5 Germany Sebastian Vettel 14 20102011 2010 Singapore Grand Prix2011 British Grand Prix
6 Germany Michael Schumacher 12 19941995 1994 European Grand Prix1995 German Grand Prix
7 Brazil Ayrton Senna 10 19901991 1990 Belgian Grand Prix1991 Monaco Grand Prix
Germany Michael Schumacher 20002001 2000 Italian Grand Prix2001 Brazilian Grand Prix
9 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 9 19541955 1954 Belgian Grand Prix1955 Monaco Grand Prix
United Kingdom Nigel Mansell 1992 1992 French Grand Prix1992 Australian Grand Prix

Youngest drivers to start from front row

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

Fastest laps

For the time being, this list will remain incomplete until we can find the fastest lap times for certain races. Currently outstanding are:

Total fastest laps

No. of race entries and percentages still need done
Driver Fastest Laps Race starts Percentage
1 Malta Joe Consiglio 17  %
Australia Steve Elencevski 17  %
3 Finland Janne Tanskanen 14  %
4 Finland Mikko Jakonen 13  %
Australia Scott Whiteman 13  %
United Kingdom Lee Morris 13  %
7 Belgium Laurent Keersmaekers 12  %
8 Germany Luis Fernando Laaff 9  %
9 Germany Lukas Euler 8 8 100%
10 Ireland Kieran Ryan 7  %

Most fastest laps in a season

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Driver Season Entries Fastest Laps Percentage
1 Germany Lukas Euler 2012 8 8 100%
1 Germany Michael Schumacher 2004 18 10 55.55%
Finland Kimi Räikkönen 2008 18 10 55.55%
Finland Kimi Räikkönen 2005 19 10 52.63%
4 Finland Mika Häkkinen 2000 17 9 52.94%
5 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell 1992 16 8 50.00%
Germany Michael Schumacher 1994 16 8 50.00%
Germany Michael Schumacher 1995 17 8 47.05%
8 Brazil Nelson Piquet 1986 16 7 43.75%
France Alain Prost 1988 16 7 43.75%
Germany Michael Schumacher 2002 17 7 41.17%

Highest percentage of fastest laps in a season

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Driver FLs Races Season Percentage
1 Italy Alberto Ascari 6 8 1952 75.00%
2 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 5 8 1951 62.50%
3 United Kingdom Jim Clark 6 10 1963 60.00%
United Kingdom Jim Clark 6 10 1965 60.00%
5 United Kingdom Jim Clark 5 9 1962 55.55%
Germany Michael Schumacher 10 18 2004 55.55%
Finland Kimi Räikkönen 10 18 2008 55.55%
8 Finland Mika Häkkinen 9 17 2000 52.94%
9 Finland Kimi Räikkönen 10 19 2005 52.63%
10 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 4 8 1956 50.00%
United Kingdom Nigel Mansell 8 16 1992 50.00%
Germany Michael Schumacher 8 16 1994 50.00%

Most consecutive fastest laps

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Driver FLs Season(s) Races
1 Finland Janne Tanskanen 8 2010 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix2010 Italian Grand Prix
Germany Lukas Euler 8 2012 2012 Australian Grand Prix2012 South Korean Grand Prix
3 Malta Joe Consiglio 7 2011 2011 Canadian Grand Prix2011 Singapore Grand Prix
4 England Lee Morris 5 2009 2009 Italian Grand Prix2009 Singapore Grand Prix
5 England Lee Morris 4 2011 2011 Monaco Grand Prix2011 San Marino Grand Prix
Australia Steve Elencevski 4 2007 2007 Italian Grand Prix2007 Chinese Grand Prix
Finland Mikko Jakonen 4 2002 2002 British Grand Prix2002 Hungarian Grand Prix
8 England Mark Wicks 3 2008 2008 German Grand Prix2008 European Grand Prix
Romania Emanuel Gaczella 3 2005 2005 Australian Grand Prix2005 Austrian Grand Prix
Australia Scott Whiteman 3 2004 2004 European Grand Prix2004 United States Grand Prix
Australia Scott Whiteman 3 2004 2004 Australian Grand Prix2004 Austrian Grand Prix
Australia Daniel Wilkinson 3 2003 2003 European Grand Prix2003 British Grand Prix
New Zealand Jason Endean 3 2000 2000 Australian Grand Prix2000 Japanese Grand Prix

Youngest drivers to set fastest lap

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

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Podium finishes

Total podium finishes

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Driver Seasons Entries Podiums
1 Australia Steve Elencevski 68 55
2 Malta Joe Consiglio 60 37
3 Finland Mikko Jakonen 57 35
4 Ireland Kieran Ryan 126 30
5 United Kingdom Mark Wicks 102 28
6 Finland Janne Tanskanen 30 25
United Kingdom Lee Morris 32 25
8 Belgium Laurent Keersmaekers 21 18
9 New Zealand Jason Endean 20 16
Australia Shiro Ryong 20 16
Spain Jorge Garcia Simarro 33 16
Australia Scott Whiteman 34 16

Percentage podium finishes

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Driver Seasons Entries Podiums Percentage
1 Italy Luigi Fagioli 19501951 7 6 85.71%
2 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 19501951, 19531958 52 35 67.31%
3 Italy Nino Farina 19501955 34 20 58.82%
4 Argentina José Froilán González 19501957, 1960 27 15 55.56%
5 Germany Michael Schumacher 19912006, 20102011 278 154 55.40%
6 France Alain Prost 19801991, 1993 202 106 52.48%
7 Italy Alberto Ascari 19501955 33 17 51.52%
9 United States Sam Hanks 19501957 8 4 50.00%
United States Mauri Rose 19501951 2 1 50.00%
United States George Amick 1958 2 1 50.00%

Most podium positions in a season

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Driver Season Entries Podiums
1 Germany Michael Schumacher 2002 17 17
2 Germany Michael Schumacher 2004 18 15
Spain Fernando Alonso 2005 19 15
4 France Alain Prost 1988 16 14
Germany Michael Schumacher 2001 17 14
Brazil Rubens Barrichello 2004 18 14
Spain Fernando Alonso 2006 18 14
8 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell 1992 16 12
Germany Michael Schumacher 2000 17 12
Finland Kimi Räikkönen 2005 19 12
Germany Michael Schumacher 2006 18 12
United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 2007 17 12

Most consecutive podium positions

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Driver Consecutive Podium Races Podiums
1 Germany Michael Schumacher 2001 United States Grand Prix2002 Japanese Grand Prix 19
2 Spain Fernando Alonso 2005 Turkish Grand Prix2006 Canadian Grand Prix 15
3 Germany Sebastian Vettel 2010 Brazilian Grand Prix2011 British Grand Prix 11
4 United Kingdom Jim Clark 1963 Belgian Grand Prix1963 South African Grand Prix 9
Australia Niki Lauda 1975 Italian Grand Prix1976 Swedish Grand Prix
Brazil Nelson Piquet 1987 Monaco Grand Prix1987 Portuguese Grand Prix
Germany Michael Schumacher 2000 Hungarian Grand Prix2001 Brazilian Grand Prix
Germany Michael Schumacher 2004 European Grand Prix2004 Italian Grand Prix
United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 2007 Australian Grand Prix2007 British Grand Prix
10 Argentina Carlos Reutemann 1980 Italian Grand Prix1981 Belgian Grand Prix 8
Brazil Ayrton Senna 1988 Mexican Grand Prix1988 Belgian Grand Prix
Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya 2003 Monaco Grand Prix2003 Italian Grand Prix

Most consecutive podium positions from first race of season

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Driver Season Consecutive Podium Races Podiums
1 Germany Michael Schumacher 2002 AustralianJapanese 17
2 Spain Fernando Alonso 2006 BahrainCanadian 9
United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 2007 AustralianBritish
Germany Sebastian Vettel 2011 AustralianBritish
5 Australia Niki Lauda 1976 BrazilianSwedish 7
France Alain Prost 1988 BrazilianFrench
Germany Michael Schumacher 1994 BrazilianFrench
United Kingdom Jenson Button 2009 AustralianTurkish
9 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 1973 ArgentineMonaco 6
United Kingdom Nigel Mansell 1992 South AfricanMonaco

Youngest drivers to score a podium position

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(only the first podium for each driver is listed)

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.

Career points

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Driver Points With 9 or 10 points per win With 25 points per win
1 Germany Michael Schumacher 1469 1369 100
2 Spain Fernando Alonso 941 577 364
3 France Alain Prost 798.5 798.5 0
4 Brazil Rubens Barrichello 658 607 51
5 United Kingdom Jenson Button 650 327 323
6 Brazil Ayrton Senna 614 614 0
7 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 605 256 349
8 Germany Sebastian Vettel 585 125 460
9 Finland Kimi Räikkönen 579 579 0
10 Australia Mark Webber 535.5 169.5 366

Total races finished in the points

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Driver Points Finishes
1 Germany Michael Schumacher 207
2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello 140
3 France Alain Prost 128
4 United Kingdom David Coulthard 121
5 Spain Fernando Alonso 115
6 United Kingdom Jenson Button 101
7 Brazil Nelson Piquet 100
8 Brazil Ayrton Senna 96
9 Australia Gerhard Berger 94
Finland Kimi Räikkönen 94

Highest average points per race entered

Note that there have been many different points scoring systems in the history of F1 (even before the most drastic change so far—in the 2010 season), and so perhaps direct comparisons are not easy to make.

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Driver Entries Points Average Points
per Race Entered
Average pre-2010
1 Germany Sebastian Vettel 71 585 8.24 2.91
2 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 80 605 7.56 4.92
3 Spain Fernando Alonso 168 941 5.60 4.12
4 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 52 277.64 5.34 5.34
5 Germany Michael Schumacher 278 1469 5.28 5.48
6 Italy Luigi Fagioli 7 32 4.57 4.57
7 Italy Alberto Ascari 33 140.14 4.25 4.25
8 France Alain Prost 202 798.5 3.95 3.95
9 Brazil Ayrton Senna 162 614 3.79 3.79
10 United Kingdom Jim Clark 73 274 3.75 3.75

Highest percentage of races finished in the points

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Driver Entries Points Finishes Percentage
1 Italy Dorino Serafini 1 1 100.0%
United Kingdom Eric Thompson 1 1 100.0%
Argentina Oscar Alfredo Gálvez 1 1 100.0%
4 Italy Luigi Fagioli 7 6 85.7%
5 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 52 43 82.7%
6 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 80 60 75.0%
7 Germany Michael Schumacher 278 207 74.5%
8 Spain Fernando Alonso 168 115 68.5%
9 United States Paul Goldsmith 3 2 66.7%
10 Germany Sebastian Vettel 71 47 66.2%

Most championship points in a season

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Driver Points Season WDC Percentage of
Possible Points
1 Germany Sebastian Vettel 256 2010 1st 53.89%
2 Spain Fernando Alonso 252 2010 2nd 53.05%
3 Australia Mark Webber 242 2010 3rd 50.95%
4 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 240 2010 4th 50.53%
5 United Kingdom Jenson Button 214 2010 5th 45.05%
6 Germany Sebastian Vettel 204* 2011 1st* 90.67%*
7 Germany Michael Schumacher 148 2004 1st 82.22%
8 Germany Michael Schumacher 144 2002 1st 84.71%
Brazil Felipe Massa 144 2010 6th 30.32%
10 Germany Nico Rosberg 142 2010 7th 29.89%

* Season in progress

Highest percentage of possible championship points in a season

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Driver Percentage Season WDC Possible Points Points
1 United Kingdom Jim Clark 100.00% 1963 1st 54 54
Italy Alberto Ascari 100.00% 1952 1st 36 36
United Kingdom Jim Clark 100.00% 1965 1st 54 54
4 Italy Alberto Ascari 95.83% 1953 1st 36 34.5
5 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 93.33% 1954 1st 45 42
United Kingdom Graham Hill 93.33% 1962 1st 45 42
Australia Jack Brabham 93.33% 1966 1st 45 42
8 Brazil Ayrton Senna 90.91% 1988 1st 99 90
9 Australia Jack Brabham 89.58% 1960 1st 48 43
10 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 88.89% 1955 1st 45 40
Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 88.89% 1957 1st 45 40

Highest percentage of total possible points in a season

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Driver Percentage Season WDC Possible Points Points
1 Germany Michael Schumacher 84.71% 2002 1st 170 144
2 Germany Michael Schumacher 82.22% 2004 1st 180 148
3 United Kingdom Jim Clark 81.11% 1963 1st 90 73
4 Spain Fernando Alonso 74.44% 2006 1st 180 134
5 Italy Alberto Ascari 74.31% 1952 1st 72 53.5
6 France Alain Prost 72.91% 1988 2nd 144 105
7 Germany Michael Schumacher 72.35% 2001 1st 170 123
8 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 70.54% 1954 1st 81 54.14
9 Spain Fernando Alonso 70.00% 2005 1st 190 133
10 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell 67.50% 1992 1st 160 108

Youngest drivers to score points

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

Most career points without being World Champion

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Driver Points Best WDC Finish
1 Brazil Rubens Barrichello 658 2nd in 2002 and 2004
2 Australia Mark Webber 535.5 3rd in 2010
3 United Kingdom David Coulthard 535 2nd in 2001
4 Brazil Felipe Massa 516 2nd in 2008
5 Australia Gerhard Berger 385 3rd in 1988 and 1994
6 Germany Ralf Schumacher 329 4th in 2001 and 2002
7 Argentina Carlos Reutemann 310 2nd in 1981
8 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya 307 3rd in 2002 and 2003
9 Italy Riccardo Patrese 281 2nd in 1992
10 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella 275 4th in 2006

World Champions with fewest career points

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Driver Points World Champion Year(s)
1 United States Phil Hill 98 1961
2 Australia Jochen Rindt 109 1970
3 Italy Nino Farina 127.33 1950
4 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn 127.64 1958
5 Italy Alberto Ascari 140.14 1952 and 1953
6 Finland Keke Rosberg 159.5 1982
7 United Kingdom James Hunt 179 1976
8 United States Mario Andretti 180 1978
United Kingdom John Surtees 180 1964
10 Australia Alan Jones 206 1980

Race leaders

Entire race, total

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

For at least one lap, total

Driver Races
1 Germany Michael Schumacher 141
2 Brazil Ayrton Senna 86
3 France Alain Prost 84
4 Spain Fernando Alonso 65
5 United Kingdom David Coulthard 62
6 Brazil Nelson Piquet 58
7 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell 55
Finland Kimi Räikkönen 55
9 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart 51
Brazil Rubens Barrichello 51

For at least one lap, youngest leader

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

Driver Age Race
1 Germany Sebastian Vettel 20 years, 89 days 2007 Japanese Grand Prix
2 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi 21 years, 225 days 2010 Canadian Grand Prix
3 Spain Fernando Alonso 21 years, 237 days 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix
4 Poland Robert Kubica 21 years, 278 days 2006 Italian Grand Prix
5 United States Jimmy Davies 21 years, 285 days 1951 Indianapolis 500
6 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 22 years, 70 days 2007 Australian Grand Prix
7 United States Troy Ruttman 22 years, 80 days 1952 Indianapolis 500
8 New Zealand Bruce McLaren 22 years, 104 days 1959 United States Grand Prix
9 Brazil Rubens Barrichello 22 years, 125 days 1994 Portuguese Grand Prix
10 Finland Kimi Räikkönen 22 years, 267 days 2002 French Grand Prix

Most laps led, total

Driver Laps
1 Germany Michael Schumacher 5,108
2 Brazil Ayrton Senna 2,987
3 France Alain Prost 2,684
4 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell 2,089
5 United Kingdom Jim Clark 1,943
6 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart 1,921
7 Brazil Nelson Piquet 1,600
8 Australia Niki Lauda 1,592
9 Finland Mika Häkkinen 1,488
10 Spain Fernando Alonso 1,408

Longest distance led, total

Driver Distance/km
1 Germany Michael Schumacher 24,126
2 Brazil Ayrton Senna 13,676
3 France Alain Prost 12,481
4 United Kingdom Jim Clark 10,125
5 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell 9,642
6 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 9,322
7 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart 9,191
8 Brazil Nelson Piquet 7,611
9 Finland Mika Häkkinen 7,189
10 Australia Niki Lauda 7,064

Multiple driver records

Double (pole & win in same race)

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Driver Races
1 Malta Joe Consiglio 15
Finland Janne Tanskanen 15
3 Australia Steve Elencevski 13
4 Belgium Laurent Keersmaekers 10
5 United Kingdom Lee Morris 7
6 Germany Luis Fernando Laaff 6
7 Australia Scott Whiteman 5
8 Finland Mikko Jakonen 4
9 Germany Lukas Euler 3
10 Netherlands Daan van Renswoude 2
New Zealand Jason Endean 2
United Kingdom Mark Wicks 2
Portugal Pedro Daniel Miguel 2
United Kingdom Philip Williams 2
Malta Jason Muscat 2
10 Austria Andreas Orth 1
Germany Christian Neumann 1
Romania Emanuel Gaczella 1
Romania Laurentiu Albu 1
United Kingdom Dave Carr-Smith 1
Netherlands Haiko Benthem 1
Switzerland Kris Pusaka 1
United Kingdom Mal McKee 1
Germany Thomas Kimmich 1

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

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Driver Races
1 Germany Lukas Euler 5
2 United Kingdom Mal McKee 1
1 Germany Michael Schumacher 22
2 United Kingdom Jim Clark 11
3 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 9
4 France Alain Prost 8
5 Italy Alberto Ascari 7
Brazil Ayrton Senna 8

Grand Slam (led entire race from pole and scored fastest lap)

Youngest driver to score a ...

record Driver Age Race
... Double Germany Sebastian Vettel 21 years, 73 days 2008 Italian Grand Prix
... Hat Trick Germany Sebastian Vettel 21 years, 353 days 2009 British Grand Prix
... Grand Slam Brazil Ayrton Senna 25 years, 10 days 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix

Drivers' championships

Total championships

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Driver WDC Seasons
1 Australia Steve Elencevski 3 2005, 2006, 2007
2 Finland Mikko Jakonen 2 2002, 2004
Malta Joe Consiglio 2 2009, 2011
3 New Zealand Jason Endean 1 2000
Germany Christian Neumann 1 2001
Australia Shiro Ryong 1 2003
Romania Laurentiu Albu 1 2008
Finland Janne Tanskanen 1 2010

Drivers' Championships without Constructors' Championship

Seasons where a driver won the Drivers' Championship but his team did not win the Constructors' Championship

Driver WDC Season Constructors' Champion
1 Brazil Nelson Piquet with Brabham 2 1981 Williams
1983 Ferrari
2 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn with Ferrari 1 1958 Vanwall
United Kingdom Jackie Stewart with Tyrrell 1 1973 Lotus
United Kingdom James Hunt with McLaren 1 1976 Ferrari
Finland Keke Rosberg with Williams 1 1982 Ferrari
France Alain Prost with McLaren 1 1986 Williams
Germany Michael Schumacher with Benetton 1 1994 Williams
Finland Mika Häkkinen with McLaren 1 1999 Ferrari
United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton with McLaren 1 2008 Ferrari

Fewest world championship seasons before first title

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Driver Seasons 1st Championship Year Debut Year
1 New Zealand Jason Endean 1 2000 2000
Germany Christian Neumann 1 2001 2001
Finland Mikko Jakonen 1 2002 2002
Australia Shiro Ryong 1 2003 2003
5 Australia Steve Elencevski 2 2005 2004
Finland Janne Tanskanen 2 2010 2009
7 Romania Laurentiu Albu 3 2008 2006
8 Malta Joe Consiglio 8 2009 2002

Youngest world drivers championship winners

(at the moment they clinched the title)

Driver Age Year
1 Germany Sebastian Vettel 23 years, 134 days 2010
2 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 23 years, 300 days 2008
3 Spain Fernando Alonso 24 years, 59 days 2005
4 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 25 years, 303 days 1972
5 Germany Michael Schumacher 25 years, 314 days 1994
6 Australia Niki Lauda 26 years, 197 days 1975
7 Canada Jacques Villeneuve 26 years, 200 days 1997
8 United Kingdom Jim Clark 27 years, 174 days 1963
9 Finland Kimi Räikkönen 28 years, 4 days 2007
10 Australia Jochen Rindt 28 years, 169 days 1970

Youngest world drivers championship runners-up

(at the moment they secured their championship position)

Driver Age Year
1 Germany Sebastian Vettel 22 years, 121 days 2009
2 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 22 years, 287 days 2007
3 New Zealand Bruce McLaren 23 years, 83 days 1960
4 Finland Kimi Räikkönen 23 years, 360 days 2003
5 Belgium Jacky Ickx 24 years, 292 days 1969
6 Canada Jacques Villeneuve 25 years, 188 days 1996
7 United Kingdom Jim Clark 26 years, 297 days 1962
8 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 26 years, 299 days 1973
9 Brazil Felipe Massa 27 years, 191 days 2008
10 Australia Niki Lauda 27 years, 245 days 1976

Other driver records

Description Record Details
Championships
World Champion with most races left in the season 4 races 2010 (Finland Janne Tanskanen) (in round 15 of 19)
World Champion having been championship leader for most races in the season 18 races 2004 (Germany Michael Schumacher)
World Champion having not been championship leader before in the season 2 drivers 1976 (United Kingdom James Hunt), 2010 (Germany Sebastian Vettel)
Most points between first and second in the World Championship 67 points between Germany Michael Schumacher (144 pts.) and Brazil Rubens Barrichello (77 pts.) in 2002
Fewest points between first and second in the World Championship 0.5 points between Australia Niki Lauda (72 pts.) and France Alain Prost (71.5 pts.) in 1984
Fewest points between first and third in the World Championship 1 point between Finland Kimi Räikkönen (110 pts.) and Spain Fernando Alonso (109 pts.) in 2007
Longest time between successive World Championship Titles 2 years Finland Mikko Jakonen (between 2002 and 2004)
Malta Joe Consiglio (between 2009 and 2011)
Most consecutive days as World Champion 1,156 days Australia Steve Elencevski (from 16/10/2005 to 15/12/2008 - check for actual dates of championship wins)
Youngest double World Champion 25 years, 85 days Spain Fernando Alonso (2005, 2006)
Youngest triple World Champion 31 years, 227 days Brazil Ayrton Senna (1988, 1990, 1991)
Youngest World Championship leader 22 years, 126 days United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton (at 2007 Spanish Grand Prix)
Oldest World Champion 46 years, 41 days Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio (1957)
World Champion with most teams 4 teams Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio (Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Mercedes and Maserati)
Highest Championship finishing position for a rookie (not including 1950) 2nd

Canada Jacques Villeneuve (1996)
United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton (2007)

Most championship points for a driver in his rookie season 109 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton (2007)
Most races before becoming World Champion 180 races United Kingdom Nigel Mansell (1992)
Most runner-up championship finishes before becoming World Champion 3 times United Kingdom Nigel Mansell (1992)
Most runner-up championship finishes without becoming World Champion 4 times United Kingdom Stirling Moss
Most championship leader changes in a season 11 times 2010 Superleague season (Spain Fernando Alonso, Brazil Felipe Massa, United Kingdom Jenson Button, Alonso, Australia Mark Webber, United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton, Webber, Hamilton, Webber, Alonso, Germany Sebastian Vettel. Vettel never led the championship during the season, only after the last race.)
Most championship contenders going into the final race of the season 4 drivers 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Spain Fernando Alonso, Australia Mark Webber, Germany Sebastian Vettel and United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton)
Wins
Most different Grands Prix won 16 Grands Prix Australia Steve Elencevski, Finland Janne Tanskanen
Most wins with the same team 27 wins Australia Steve Elencevski / FinOz
Youngest Grand Prix winner at the same track on 2 occasions
Longest time between first and last wins 5,145 days Germany Michael Schumacher (1992 Belgian Grand Prix2006 Chinese Grand Prix)
Longest time between successive wins 2,402 days Italy Riccardo Patrese (1983 South African Grand Prix1990 San Marino Grand Prix)
Most consecutive seasons with at least one win 4 seasons Australia Steve Elencevski (20042007)
Most race winners in one year 8 (2002 and 2005) 2002Netherlands Daan van Renswoude, United Kingdom Andrew Turner, Portugal Pedro Daniel Miguel, Australia Jason Smith, Finland Mikko Jakonen,
Netherlands Erdem Coban, New Zealand Jason Endean, Austria Andreas Orth
2005 Australia Steve Elencevski, Australia Scott Whiteman, Serbia Aleksandar Cvijovic, Netherlands Haiko Benthem, Romania Emanuel Gaczella,Spain Jorge Garcia Simarro, Ireland Kieran Ryan, Belgium Laurent Keersmaekers
Fewest race winners in one year 2

2001 New Zealand Jason Endean, Germany Christian Neumann

Most different race winners in consecutive races 5 (several)
Fewest race wins in World Championship winning year 3

Australia Shiro Ryong (2003)
Finland Mikko Jakonen (2004)

World Champion with least career wins
(exluding 2001)
3

Australia Shiro Ryong

Most race wins in one season without becoming World Champion 7 Germany Luis Fernando Laaff (2006)
England Lee Morris (2011)
Penalties
Most penalties in a season 5 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton (2008)
Shortest time elapsed before earning a penalty 6 seconds Germany Sebastian Vettel (2007 United States Grand Prix; recorded speeding in pit lane six seconds into his career as a Formula One driver)
Podiums
Longest time between first and last podium finishes  ? days Malta Joe Consiglio (2002 Canadian Grand Prix2011 Singapore Grand Prix)
Longest time between successive podium finishes  ? days Malta Joe Consiglio (2004 Canadian Grand Prix2009 Chinese Grand Prix)
Most consecutive podium finishes from début 9 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton (2007 Australian Grand Prix2007 British Grand Prix)
Youngest average age of podium finishers 23 years, 350 days Italy 2008 Italian Grand Prix (Germany Sebastian Vettel, Finland Heikki Kovalainen, Poland Robert Kubica)
Oldest average age of podium finishers 46 years, 263 days Switzerland 1950 Swiss Grand Prix (Italy Giuseppe Farina, Italy Luigi Fagioli, France Louis Rosier)
Most podium finishes without a victory 13 Germany Nick Heidfeld
Most podium finishes before a victory 15 France Jean Alesi, Finland Mika Häkkinen, United Kingdom Eddie Irvine and France Patrick Depailler
Most consecutive top two finishes 15 Germany Michael Schumacher (2002 Brazilian Grand Prix2002 Japanese Grand Prix)
Most consecutive top two finishes from the start of the season 9 Spain Fernando Alonso (2006 Bahrain Grand Prix2006 Canadian Grand Prix)
Germany Sebastian Vettel (2011 Australian Grand Prix-2011 British Grand Prix)
Most consecutive top two results, in both qualifying and race 11 Germany Sebastian Vettel (2010 Brazilian Grand Prix2011 British Grand Prix)
Most consecutive top two results, in both qualifying and race, from the start of the season 9 Germany Sebastian Vettel (2011 Australian Grand Prix2011 British Grand Prix)
Pole positions / front row starts
Youngest average age of front row drivers 23 years, 102 days Brazil 2010 Brazilian Grand Prix (Germany Nico Hülkenberg, Germany Sebastian Vettel)
Race starts (entries)
Longest time between first and last starts  ? days Ireland Kieran Ryan (2002 Malaysian Grand Prix2011 Singapore Grand Prix)
Longest time between successive starts  ? days Malta Joe Consiglio (2004 Italian Grand Prix2009 Australian Grand Prix)
Most races for the same team 181 races Germany Michael Schumacher / Italy Ferrari
Most races for the same team, having driven for no other team 80 races United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton / United Kingdom McLaren
Most entries without starting 14 entries Italy Claudio Langes (1990 United States Grand Prix1990 Spanish Grand Prix)
Most races without scoring points 58 races (50 starts) Italy Luca Badoer
Shortest Formula One career (having qualified for at least one race) a little over 800 metres (1/2 mile) Italy Marco Apicella (1993 Italian Grand Prix)
Most seasons with at least one start 9 seasons Ireland Kieran Ryan (2002 - 2007 & 2009 - 2011 - check this)
Finishes
Most consecutive classified finishes 41 races Germany Nick Heidfeld (2007 French Grand Prix2009 Italian Grand Prix)
Most consecutive race finishes 33 races Germany Nick Heidfeld (2007 Chinese Grand Prix2009 Italian Grand Prix)
Most consecutive points finishes 24 races Germany Michael Schumacher (2001 Hungarian Grand Prix2003 Malaysian Grand Prix)
Most finishes in a season 18 races

Portugal Tiago Monteiro (from 19 races in 2005)
Germany Nick Heidfeld (from 18 races in 2008)
Brazil Felipe Massa (from 19 races in 2010)

Most finishes in rookie season 18 races

Portugal Tiago Monteiro (from 19 races in 2005)

Most consecutive finishes from start of career 16 races Portugal Tiago Monteiro (2005 Australian Grand Prix2005 Belgian Grand Prix)
Finland Heikki Kovalainen (2007 Australian Grand Prix2007 Chinese Grand Prix)
Most consecutive retirements (did not finishes) 14 DNFs Italy Ivan Capelli (1990 Italian Grand Prix1991 German Grand Prix)
Most consecutive retirements (did not finishes) from first race of season 11 DNFs Canada Jacques Villeneuve (1999 Australian Grand Prix1999 Hungarian Grand Prix)
Most retirements (did not finishes) in a season 14 DNFs

Italy Andrea de Cesaris (from 16 races in 1986)
Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani (from 16 races in 1986)
Italy Andrea de Cesaris (from 16 races in 1987), 15 retirements
Italy Ivan Capelli (from 16 races in 1989)
Brazil Rubens Barrichello (from 17 races in 1997)

Pit stops
Most pit stops by a driver in a single race 14 pit stops Italy William Ponissi in the 2008 Monaco Grand Prix
Most pit stops by a winning driver in a single race 7 pit stops United Kingdom Mal McKee in the 2008 Monaco Grand Prix

See also