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Formula One (F1) is the highest class of open-wheeled motor racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body.[1] The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform.[2] The F1 World Championship season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, held usually on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets.[3] Each winner is presented with a trophy and the results of each race are combined to determine two annual Championships, one for drivers and one for constructors.[4] The World Championship for Drivers is held since 1950,[2] after the Formula One standard was agreed upon in 1946.[5] The Constructors' Championship was added for the 1958 season and has been awarded ever since.[2]
Lewis Hamilton holds the record for the most race wins in Formula One history, with 99 wins to date. Michael Schumacher, the previous record holder, is second with 91 wins, and Sebastian Vettel is third with 53 victories.[6][7] Kimi Räikkönen holds the distinction of having the longest time between his first win and his last. He won his first Grand Prix at the 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix, and his last (to date) at the 2018 United States Grand Prix, a span of 15 years and 212 days.[8] Riccardo Patrese holds the record for the longest period of time between two race wins–more than six-and-a-half years between the 1983 South African Grand Prix and the 1990 San Marino Grand Prix.[9] Mario Andretti had to wait the longest time between his maiden victory at the 1971 South African Grand Prix and his second win–coming five years, seven months and 18 days later at the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix.[10] Sebastian Vettel holds the record for the most consecutive wins, having won nine Grands Prix in a row from the 2013 Belgian Grand Prix to the 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix.[11] Max Verstappen is the youngest winner of a Grand Prix; he was 18 years and 228 days old when he won the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix.[12] Luigi Fagioli is the oldest winner of a Formula One Grand Prix; he was 53 years and 22 days old when he won the 1951 French Grand Prix.[13]
As of the 2021 British Grand Prix, out of the 770 drivers who started a Grand Prix,[14] there have been 110 Formula One Grand Prix winners.[15] The first Grand Prix winner was Giuseppe Farina at the 1950 British Grand Prix, and the most recent driver to score their first Grand Prix win is Sergio Pérez who took his first win at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix.[15] Three Grands Prix, the 1951 French, the 1956 Argentine and the 1957 British Grand Prix, were won by two drivers sharing a car.[16]
This list includes the winners of the Indianapolis 500 race between 1950 and 1960, as they formed part of the World Championships, even though they were not run by Formula One regulations, nor are they referred to as Grands Prix.[17]
By driver
All figures correct as of the 2021 British Grand Prix.
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Formula One World Champion |
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Has competed in the 2021 season and a Formula One World Champion |
By nationality
All figures correct as of the 2021 British Grand Prix
| Bold | Driver has competed in the 2021 season |
Most wins per season
All figures correct as of the 2021 British Grand Prix
| Driver has competed in the 2021 season | |
| Bold | Won the World Championship in the same year |
* Season still in progress.
See also
References
General
- Diepraam, Mattijs (24 June 2012). "World Championship Grand Prix Wins". Forix. Autosport. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- Diepraam, Mattijs; Muelas, Felix. "Grand Prix winners 1894–2019". Forix. Autosport. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
Specific
- ^ "About FIA". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
- ^ a b c Williamson, Martin. "A brief history of Formula One". ESPN. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ Hughes & Tremayne 2002, pp. 82–83
- ^ "2020 Formula One Sporting Regulations" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). 7 April 2020. p. 3–4, 49–50. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Timeline of Formula One". ESPN. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "Wins By number". Stats F1. Archived from the original on 5 November 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Race Wins". Chicane F1. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "I've proved people wrong, says Raikkonen after stunning Austin win". Formula One. 21 October 2018. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ "Wins: Interval between two". StatsF1. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ Leslie, Jack (18 August 2017). "The 5 Drivers with the Biggest Gap between First and Second F1 Wins". WTF1. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ Bellingham, Tom (2 December 2013). "Vettel's record year – Lucky Numbers". Red Bull. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Youngest driver to win a Formula One World Championship race". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ Lynch, Steven (3 February 2012). "Over forty but still fast". ESPN. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ^ "Grands Prix chronology". Stats F1. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Wins chronology". Stats F1. Archived from the original on 5 November 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ^ "109 F1 winners". Andrew Noakes. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ Smith 2019, pp. 10, 76
Bibliography
- Hughes, Mark; Tremayne, David (2002). The Concise Encyclopedia of Formula 1. Parragon. ISBN 0-75258-766-8.
- Smith, Roger (2019). Formula 1 All The Races: The First 1000. Veloce Publishing. ISBN 978-1-787115-66-8.
External links
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