The formula in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform. All 67 f1 driverchampionshipwinning cars fox sports. Drivers are awarded points based on their position at the end of each race, and the driver who accumulates the most points over each calendar year is crowned that years world champion. Latest f1 news, updates, calendar, predictions and more. The british racing driver, 34, is now just one behind alltime record holder michael schumacher. Lewis hamilton wins sixth world championship title. Lewis hamilton says british gp win is greatest moment for any. Mar 26, 2014 10 formula 1 records that will never be broken. Your goto source for the latest f1 news, video highlights, gp results, live timing, indepth analysis and expert commentary. Formula 1 races that were not qualification rounds for the world championship are not included.
The first driver to win more than one championship was alberto ascari. It is a topten list that no formula 1 driver wants to be on. Lewis hamilton wins max verstappenvferrari british gp. He may have been granted a reprieve by mclaren, but he still trails well behind his british rival in terms of race wins. Out of the 1,018 completed grands prix as of the 2019 abu dhabi grand prix, the driver that has qualified on pole position has gone on to win the race 425 times.
In 2008 he won his first f1 world drivers championship, becoming the first black driver to capture. Jul 09, 2019 the fivetime world champion, and fivetime winner at silverstone shares his most treasured memories from racing at his home grand prix. Sebastian vettel wins british grand prix in thrilling dash to. The world championship of drivers has been held since 1950. The british driver with the most f1 wins is nigel mansell with 31. German f1 legend michael schumacher holds the record for the most f1 win, a record 91 wins followed by fivetime world champion lewis hamilton who stands second with a total of 74 wins and sebastian vettel is third with 52 wins to credit. So, with the exciting new campaign on the horizon, weve taken a look at the 30 drivers with the most race wins in history. In s third f1 quiz during the postponement caused to the 2020 season amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, see if you can name each of the top 20 drivers who have notched up the most. On the eve of the th f1 race, we consulted the history books. Among teams, scuderia ferrari has produced the most winning drivers with 15. Dec 20, 2011 which british grand prix driver has won the most races. On this page you can find all f1 records that are set by all formula 1 drivers. Nov 04, 2019 lewis hamilton has clinched a sixth formula 1 world championship title at the us grand prix.
Formula one, abbreviated to f1, is the highest class of openwheeled motor racing defined by. Lewis hamilton wins fourth formula 1 world championship title hamilton now most successful british f1 driver in history. Jul 14, 2019 home f1 races british grand prix hamilton wins. List of formula one grand prix wins by lewis hamilton. He entered formula one in 2007 with mclaren, with whom he won 21 grands prix, before moving to mercedes in 20 where, to date, he has won 63 races. Being f1s first black driver is important lewis hamilton. The 5 drivers with the biggest gaps between first and second. Jul 14, 2019 lewis hamilton became the most successful driver in the history of the f1 british grand prix sunday, taking a sixth win at silverstone and breaking a tie with formula 1 legends jim clark and alain. Its a classic question and, thanks to dr andrew bell and his team at the university of sheffield, it now has a definitive answer. But hes hardly alone in taking the checkered flag lots of times without a crowning title.
With his win or bust approach 31 wins and 32 crashes he became the most successful british driver and joined the ranks of the alltime greats in terms of fastest laps, wins. Lewis hamilton wins f1 british grand prix for record sixth time. In the current formula 1 drivers british driver lewis hamilton has won the most titles with the recent and his fifth world championship title being in the 2018 f1. Which f1 teams have topped the podium most often down the years. See all formula 1 records that stand since the beginning of formula one. Mar 10, 2011 which british f1 driver has won the most grand prix races. Ferrari hold the record for the most grand prix victories, having won 238 times. Best f1 drivers never to win a championship red bull. In the current formula 1 drivers british driver lewis hamilton has won the most titles with the recent and his fifth world championship title being in the 2018 f1 season. Journey back through the formula 1 archives as we find out who is the most successful formula 1 driver, perrace, of all time. Of those, only michael schumacher and lewis hamilton have won two sets of consecutive formula one drivers championships. The formula one world drivers championship wdc is awarded by the federation. A team mate at mercedes to argentine fivetime world champion juan manuel fangio, the briton won 16 grands prix in the 1950s and early 1960s when the sport was at its deadliest and most daring. Jul 10, 2016 lewis hamilton cruises to historic f1 british grand prix hattrick.
As of the 2019 abu dhabi grand prix, out of the 764 drivers who started a grand prix, there have been 108 formula one grand prix winners. Sebastian vettel and max verstappen are two of the fiercest drivers on the grid and it all boiled over in. Michael schumacher won the f1 drivers championship 7 times. Lewis hamilton is a british racing driver and sixtime formula one world champion. Which current f1 driver has the most race wins in their. The mercedes driver equalled the tally of scot jim clark and. Lewis hamiltons hunger remains as he targets record sixth. Left graph shows the real number of wins while the right graph adjust the data by the races available in each season. Since the first win for a british constructor in 1957, british constructors won races in every season except 2006 until 20, and have not won a race since the 20 australian grand prix. The formula one world drivers championship wdc is the most successful formula one race car driver of the year. Which british f1 driver has won the most grand prix races. Sebastian vettel wins british grand prix in thrilling dash to the finish.
Lewis hamilton, british racecar driver who was one of the most successful formula one f1 grand prix racing drivers of the early 21st century. Graham hill is the most successful british driver with five wins. Hamilton wins f1 title, verstappen wins mexican grand prix. 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. Button went on to achieve his most significant f1 successes, winning six of the first seven races in. Seventime world drivers champion michael schumacher holds the record for the most grand prix victories lewis hamilton has raced for mclaren and mercedes. F1 has had 76 different race winners since its inception. Regarded by many as the greatest british driver of all time, clark won the british grand prix an unbelievable five times in six years, with the wins in 1963 and 1965 leading to world championship success. List of formula one grand prix winners simple english. There have been 163 formula one drivers from the united kingdom, three of whom compete in the 2019 season. He found his first success in 1955 at the british grand prix and is labelled as one of the best to never win a world championship. Lewis hamilton wins recordequalling fifth british gp bbc. This video shows the formula 1 drivers with most grand prix wins since 1950.
Where do jenson button and lewis hamilton rank in britains greatest f1 drivers. Asked in formula one which british f1 driver has won the most. List of formula one world drivers champions simple english. Lewis hamilton becomes most successful british grand prix. Michael schumacher has the most f1 wins followed by lewis hamilton and sebastian vettel. With the most different constructors with the most different engines win by taking the lead in the last lap in a year without winning the championship win without led win without pole position win and fastest lap consecutively different winner different driver over a year. Some drivers of current championship are in the race for breaking records. He did not win any races in the recently concluded 2010 f1 season but still is the driver with the most number of wins. Lewis hamilton cruises to historic f1 british grand prix hat. Lewis hamilton says british gp win is greatest moment for any home driver. Lewis hamiltons great british grand prix wins youtube. Check out who scored most f1 wins, championships, grand prix, poles, podiums.
List of world drivers champions the formula 1 wiki fandom. Where do jenson button and lewis hamilton rank in britain. The grandest and most historical name in formula 1, scuderia ferrari have been a part of the sport since its inception in 1950 the italian team are unparalleled and have won 15 drivers championships and 16 constructors titles, while they also hold the records of most wins, most points, most podiums and most onetwos finishes. Lewis hamilton took a dominant victory at silverstone to tie the alltime record of five career wins in the british grand prix. Mansell leads all british drivers with 31 career victories and is sixth on the alltime f1 list. My win here in 2008 was one of the most significant events of my career, but this is my eighth year in f1 now and ive come to realise that there are so many other great races. List of drivers with most f1 wins most f1 wins f1 records. A large chunk of drivers with f1 wins actually waited over a year for their second p1 finish, and a few were left hanging on for much, much longer than that. Still i rise these are the words emblazoned across the back of lewis hamiltons helmet and tattooed across his shoulders, and ever since annihilating expectations with one of the greatest rookie performances in f1 history in 2007, thats literally all hes done. His total of 84 wins is the second highest of all time, behind only michael schumacher 91.
The british driver won his fifth career f1 championship with a. Oct 28, 2018 lewis hamilton wins 5th career formula one championship with 4thplace finish at mexican grand prix, a race won by max verstappen. You can sort the f1 champions list by clicking on the little arrows above the columns. And on top of all of that, he has now scored in 55 out of the last 56 races. Jul 15, 2019 it was his sixth british gp triumph, moving him clear of alain prost and jim clarks record. Mercedes driver hit by title rival vettel in first corner of mexican gp. The current formula one grid organised by the number of race wins in their career. Charles leclerc secured his first ever f1 win at spa so lets take a look back at how some of colleagues on the 2019 grid first tasted victory. These rules tell the builders and drivers of the cars what they may and may not do. In the current formula 1 driver s british driver lewis hamilton has won the most titles with the recent and his fifth world championship title being in the 2018 f1 season. Of those, lewis hamilton has won the most titles, with six. The 5 drivers with the biggest gaps between first and. The united kingdom has produced the most champions with ten.
Mclaren are second with 182 wins, and williams are third with 114 wins. The drivers championship was first awarded in 1950, to nino farina. Ranking the top 10 british racing drivers in formula 1. He won four in a row from 1962 to 1965, and again in 1967. Our pick of the most talented and deserving formula one drivers who didnt win the drivers title. Hugely determined, immensely aggressive and spectacularly daring, he was one of the most exciting drivers ever. Formula one, abbreviated to f1, is a form of openwheeled auto racing. Brazil, germany and finland are next with three each. The list shows every formula 1 driver and formula 1 constructor and engine that won a championship title since the beginning of formula 1 back in 1950.
News read more top 10 greatest british f1 drivers of. Lewis hamilton became the most winningest british f1 driver of all time after winning the 2014 united states grand prix at cota. A fastest lap on the last lap of the race gave hamilton, who broke jim clarks 52year record by making it six british gp wins, a bonus point and means he has extended his championship lead to. Five seasons 1973, 1986, 1991, 1992, and 1993 witnessed wins by only british constructors. However this particular statistic is skewed in favour of the modern drivers as it was only in 2010 that f1 switched to the current points system of. Formula one drivers from the united kingdom wikipedia. Norris and daniel ricciardo fight over seventh as they went wheeltowheel through several corners with the mclaren driver. Jul 14, 2019 lewis hamilton wins f1 british grand prix for record sixth time.
The winners and losers of the british grand prix formula 1. 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 charles leclerc who took his first win at the 2019 belgian. F1 legends micheal schumacher and ayrton senna still hold a lot of records in the lists below. The best f1 drivers of all time, as chosen by science. Mercedes used a safety car to get bottas ahead of early race leader vettel but the ferrari driver used fresher. List of formula one grand prix winners constructors.
Which british racing driver has won the most grand prix. He has also tied prost for the most wins by a driver at his home grand prix, while it is his ninth british grand prix podium another record with his name on it. The wdc was first awarded in 1950, to giuseppe nino farina. Now monaco is my home, the race is still special but its different. This formula one champions summary shows you who won a world championship title in formula 1. So, delving into the stats, lets see which f1 drivers have the largest gaps between their first and second wins in the sport. Along with prost, clark holds the record for most british grand prix victories with five.
Formula 1 has some of the best and brave athletes around, and the new season is set to begin in australia this weekend. The king will always be the king, and we aint talkin elvis. No driver fought harder to get into formula one racing and few fought harder when they got there. Ten drivers have achieved consecutive wins in the world drivers championship. He has won 21 races with mclaren and 63 with mercedes. It was his sixth british gp triumph, moving him clear of alain prost and jim clarks record. Formula 1 races that were not qualification rounds. Luigi fagioli is the oldest winner of a formula one grand prix. The biggest event in the british motor racing calendar takes place this. Sebastian vettel currently has four consecutive titles to his name, winning them all with red bull racing. Alberto ascari won the last 6 races of 1952 and the first 3 of 1953. Stirling moss was one of the greatest ever formula 1 drivers and he claimed 16 victories.
Lewis hamilton targets a record sixth british gp at silverstone and looks in no mood to slacken off as the f1 records tumble and even. Lewis hamilton wins 2019 british grand prix ahead of valtteri bottas. Which british grand prix driver has won the most races answers. Driver records listed here include all rounds which formed part of the world championship since 1950. List of formula one world drivers champions wikipedia. Hamilton, then, is the most successful british driver silverstone has seen, for one of mansells victories was also at brands hatch. Formula one drivers with the most british grand prix wins. Lewis hamilton wins fourth formula 1 world championship title. The most winning british formula one driver was nigel mansell 31 victories, first win in 1985, the last one in 1994. Lewis hamilton wins f1 british grand prix for record sixth. Michael schumacher holds the record for the most grand prix victories, having won. The f1 world championship season consists of a series of races, known as grands prix, held usually on.
Jul 14, 2019 lewis hamilton becomes the most successful driver at the british grand prix ever as he claims sixth superb victory at silverstone in front of more than 140,000 fans. The circuit has hosted 60 formula 1 races and has remained largely. All the texts present on the statsf1 site are the exclusive property their authors. Four times a championship runnerup, and also third overall on three occasions, no other driver has won as many races without taking the title. The 30 drivers with the most race wins in formula 1. Lewis hamilton says british gp win is greatest moment for. Ranking the top 10 british racing drivers in formula 1 history. Which driver holds the record of the most wins in one season. Variations in season length also afforded drivers less opportunities to score points and with at different times points only going down to sixth or. Lewis hamilton cruises to historic f1 british grand prix.
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