Grand Prix Records Facts & Figures
Luigi Fagioli
The oldest winner. Luigi Fagioli was 53 years and 22 days old when he won the Grand Prix of France in 1951. He drove with an Alfa Romeo that he shared with Juan Manual Fangio.Sebastian Vettel
The youngest winner. Sebastian Vettel became the youngest driver to take pole position for a Grand Prix and the youngest ever Grand Prix winner. Vettel won the Italian Grand Prix in 2008 with a stunning drive in difficult weather conditions. At 21 years and 74 days ago he beats the previous record of 22 years and 26 days set by Fernando Alonso in the 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix. Alonso was also the first Spaniard to win a Grand Prix.Fan Fashion Top Selling Product
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Louis Chiron
The oldest driver. Louis Chiron was 55 years, 9 months and 19 days when he became 6th in Monaco 1955. 3 years later, when he was already 59 years, he was not able to qualify for that same Grand Prix.Jaime Alguersuari
The youngest driver. Jaime Alguersuari became in Hungarian Grand Prix 2009 the youngest ever F1 driver aged 19 years and 125 days. The previous youngest was Mike Thackwell, when he started in the Canadian Grand Prix 1980 aged 19 years and 183 days.Maria Teresa de Filippis
First female driver. Maria Teresa de Filippis make debut in the Grand Prix of Belgium in 1958 as first woman driver in the Formula 1 championship.Four Taylors
Dennis, Henry, Mike and Trevor Taylor came out at the same time for the British Grand Prix in 1959, and were not related to each other.Jack Brabham
The only World Champion with his own car. Jack Brabham won in 1966 the title as the only driver with a car that had the same name as the driver himself.Jackie Stewart
Biggest gap between winner and second. Jackie Stewart won the GP of Spain in 1969 with two laps ahead of Bruce McLaren, who became second.Jackie Stewart
Most leading. Jackie Stewart came in 1969 in every race in the leading position.Jochen Rindt
The first posthumous world champion in 1970. He was killed at Monza that season, practising for the Italian Grand Prix. But in the remaining four races no-one was able to overhaul the points score he had built up from five victories earlier in the year.Jody Scheckter
The very first with startnumber 0. Jody Scheckter drove the Grands Prix of France and USA in 1973 with the number 0 on his McLaren.Lella Lombardi
Only score from a woman. Lella Lombardi became 6th in the Spanish Grand Prix 1975 and took one (half) championship point. The points were halved because the race was stopped after 29 laps.Juan Manuel Fangio
Oldest world champion. Juan Manuel Fangio became world champion in 1957 at the age of 47.Sebastian Vettel
Youngest world champion. In 2010 at 23 years and 134 days, became Sebastian Vettel the youngest world champion in Formula 1 history. Lewis Hamilton, who in 2008 had achieved the same feat at the age of 23 and 307 days and Fernando Alonso was 24 years old when he became World Champion in 2005.Fan Fashion Top Selling Product
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Michael Schumacher, Kimi Räikkönen
Most fastest laps during one season. Michael Schumacher set the fastest lap in 10 Grands Prix of the 2004 season. The same number reached Kimi Räikkönen in the next season 2005 and then in 2008.Michael Schumacher
Most pole positions from one driver. Michael Schumacher drove together 68 poles during his career.Ayrton Senna
Most consecutive pole positions The brazilian Ayrton Senna holds record of most consecutive poles. He got 8 poles from Spanish Grand Prix 1989 to United States Grand Prix 1990 and equally from Spanish Grand Prix 1990 to Monaco Grand Prix 1991.Sebastian Vettel
Most pole positions in one season. Sebastian Vettel got 15 poles in 2011 season.Michael Schumacher
Most season wins. Michael Schumacher won 13 out of 18 Grands Prix in 2004 and then 11 wins of 17 races in 2002.Michael Schumacher
Most Grand Prix wins from one driver. Michael Schumacher won 91 Grand Prix during his career.Ferguson-Climax
The first all wheel drive Formula 1 car. John Fairman and Stirling Moss shared in 1961 a 4 WD Ferguson-Climax in the British Grand Prix. They were disqualified due to pushing.Ferguson-Climax
Last car with the engine in front. The Ferguson-Climax in the British Grand Prix in 1961.USA
Most Grands Prix in one country. USA hosted in 1982 three world championship Grands Prix - Long Beach, Detroit and Las Vegas.Ferrari
Most F1 Constructors Championships for a team. Ferrari gathered 16 championships in its history.McLaren
Most victories from one team in one season. McLaren-Honda won 15 of 16 races in 1988. The drivers were Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost.Ferrari
Most wins of a team on a circuit. Ferrari have won the Italian Grand Prix at Monza 17 times.Williams, McLaren
Most pole positions per season. Williams in 1992 and 1993 and McLaren in 1988 & 1999 managed to get 15 poles in a season.Williams
Most consecutive pole positions. Williams got 24 poles one after another in the seasons 1992 and 1993.French Grand Prix 1951
The longest race by distance. The Grand Prix of France 1951 lasted 601.832 km.German Grand Prix 1953
The biggest startfield. At the Grand Prix of Germany in 1953, there were 34 cars starting the race.German Grand Prix 1954
The longest race by time. The Grand Prix of Germany 1954 lasted 3:45:45.8 hours.Italian Grand Prix 1960
Last win with front-engine car. Phil Hill wins the Italian Grand Prix in 1960. He is the last winner driving a Ferrari with the engine in the front.Dutch Grand Prix 1961
Lowest number of not finishers. At the Grand Prix of The Netherlands in 1961, nobody had to give up and even nobody came in for a pitstop. Same thing happened at Monza 2005. Every car that started a race finished as well.Italian Grand Prix 1961
The worst accident. It happen in Monza by Italian Grand Prix 1961 when Wolfgang von Trips with Ferrari crashed into the crowd. The german driver and 13 spectators died. 9 spectators were killed and 40 injured when Nino Farina crashed in Argentina 1953.Italian Grand Prix 1965
Most changes leading the race. At the Grand Prix of Italy in 1965, the leading position changed 41 times to another driver.Italian Grand Prix 1971
Closest win. In the Italian Grand Prix 1971, there was only a difference of 0.01 seconds between winner Peter Gethin(BRM) and second Ronnie Peterson(March-Ford).British Grand Prix 1973
First restart. The Grand Prix in Silverstone 1973 was stopped at the end of the second lap, because of the pile-up, and restarted over the original distance. The accident happened when Jody Scheckter spun out of the final corner, causing many other cars to collide and crash. 9 cars eliminated.1974 season
Most nationalities in a seasson. There were 19 different nationalities participating at the 1974 season.French Grand Prix 1979
First turbo win. The French Grand Prix in 1979 was won by Jean Pierre Jabouille in his Renault.US-West Grand Prix 1983
Win from worst position. John Watson drove from the 22nd position to the first in US-West Grand Prix 1983.1989 season
Most different teams in one season. 18 teams started in the GP of Monaco and the GP of Canada in 1989.Australian Grand Prix 1991
Shortest Grand Prix. The 1991 Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide lasted only 14 laps - 52.906 km. The race was stopped because heavy rain.Belgian Grand Prix 1998
The race ran in extremely wet condition and on the first lap, David Coulthard (McLaren) lost control of his car after La Source corner and causing a collision involving 13 drivers, which led to the race being stopped. It was the biggest first lap crash in Formula 1 history.Italian Grand Prix 2002
Fastest qualifying round. Rubens Barrichello got pole with his Ferrari at Monza 2002, with an average speed of 260.395 km/h.Italian Grand Prix 2003
Fastest Grand Prix. Michael Schumacher won the Italian Grand Prix of 2003 with an average speed of 247.585 km/h.Italian Grand Prix 2004
Fastest race lap. Rubens Barrichello got the Monza fastest lap of 2004 with an speed 257.32 km/h.USA Grand Prix 2005
Smallest startfield. Only 6 cars on the grid in USA 2005, 14 cars with Michelin tyres retired from the event after the parade lap due to a safety issue with their tyres. There were only 10 cars on the grid in Argentina 1958.Great Britain and Italy
Only Great Britain and Italy have held all 61 championship Grands Prix. France has held 58, Germany 56, Monaco 56 and Belgium 54.Andrea de Cesaris
Andrea de Cesaris of Italy started 208 times, but he never won a race. For all that effort, he scored only 1 pole, 1 fastest lap, 5 podiums and 59 points. One wonders why constructors continued to hire him.Female drivers
Only two female drivers starting in the world championship. Maria Teresa de Filippis, who made 3 starts in 1958 and 1959, and Maria Grazia "Lella" Lombardi. Lombardi had a slightly more extensive career, starting 12 times during the 1974-1976 period. She also has the distinction of owning the lowest point count of any of the 308 drivers who have scored at all in Grand Prix racing.Denny Hulme
The New Zealander won the 1967 champion without ever having scored a pole, although 6 years later, in 1973, Hulme did finally rack up the solitary pole of his 112-race career.European Grand Prix 2011
All 24 cars that started the European Grand Prix were still running at the finish, marking only the fourth time that an F1 race has been completed without a retirement while the race also had more classified finishers than any other in the history of the F1.Grands Prix Facts & Figures excl. Indianapolis