The World Championship of Drivers has been held since . Driver records listed here include all rounds which formed part of the World Championship since 1950: this includes the Indianapolis 500 from 1950–1960 (although it was not run to Formula One rules), and the 1952 and 1953 World Championship Grands Prix (which were run to Formula Two rules). Formula One races that were not qualification rounds for the World Championship are not included, and sprints are only included when specified.
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 participating in the race. These drivers are noted on the entry list for that race. A driver is considered to have started a race if they line up on the grid or at the pit lane exit for the start of the race. If a race is stopped and restarted, participation in any portion of the race is counted only if that portion was in any way counted towards the final classification (e.g. races stopped before the end of the leader's second lap were declared null and void prior to 2005).
Total entries Driver Seasons Entries1 Fernando Alonso, –, –2 Lewis Hamilton–3 Kimi Räikkönen–, –3534 Rubens Barrichello–3265 Jenson Button–3096 Michael Schumacher–, –3087 Sergio Pérez–, 8 Sebastian Vettel–3009 Felipe Massa, –27210 Nico Hülkenberg, –, –
Total starts Driver Seasons Starts1 Fernando Alonso, –, –2 Lewis Hamilton–3 Kimi Räikkönen–, –3494 Rubens Barrichello–3225 Michael Schumacher–, –306 Jenson Button–7 Sebastian Vettel–2998 Sergio Pérez–, 9 Felipe Massa, –26910 Nico Hülkenberg, –, –
Youngest drivers to start a race Driver Age Place Race1 Max Verstappen17 years, 166 days2015 Australian Grand Prix2 Lance Stroll18 years, 148 days2017 Australian Grand Prix3 Kimi Antonelli4th2025 Australian Grand Prix4 Arvid Lindblad8th2026 Australian Grand Prix5 Oliver Bearman18 years, 305 days7th2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix6 Lando Norris19 years, 124 days12th2019 Australian Grand Prix7 Jaime Alguersuari19 years, 125 days15th2009 Hungarian Grand Prix8 Mike Thackwell19 years, 182 days1980 Canadian Grand Prix9 Ricardo Rodríguez19 years, 208 days1961 Italian Grand Prix10 Fernando Alonso19 years, 218 days12th2001 Australian Grand Prix
Oldest drivers to enter a race Driver Age Place Race1 Louis Chiron58 years, 277 days1958 Monaco Grand Prix2 Luigi Platé56 years, 0 days1950 Italian Grand Prix3 Philippe Étancelin55 years, 191 days8th1952 French Grand Prix4 Arthur Legat54 years, 232 days1953 Belgian Grand Prix5 Kurt Kuhnke53 years, 96 days1963 German Grand Prix6 Luigi Fagioli53 years, 22 days1st1951 French Grand Prix7 Piero Dusio52 years, 330 days1952 Italian Grand Prix8 Adolf Brudes52 years, 293 days1952 German Grand Prix9 Hans Stuck52 years, 260 days14th1953 Italian Grand Prix10 Jack Ensley52 years, 225 days1959 Indianapolis 500The Indianapolis 500 was a round of the World Drivers' Championship 11 times (from 1950 to 1960). Drivers competing in the Indianapolis 500 during these years were credited with participation in a World Championship race and the top five finishers were credited with World Championship points.
Oldest drivers to start a race Driver Age Place Race1 Louis Chiron55 years, 292 days6th1955 Monaco Grand Prix2 Philippe Étancelin55 years, 191 days8th1952 French Grand Prix3 Arthur Legat54 years, 232 days1953 Belgian Grand Prix4 Luigi Fagioli53 years, 22 days1st1951 French Grand Prix5 Adolf Brudes52 years, 293 days1952 German Grand Prix6 Hans Stuck52 years, 260 days14th1953 Italian Grand Prix7 Bill Aston52 years, 127 days1952 German Grand Prix8 Clemente Biondetti52 years, 16 days1950 Italian Grand Prix9 Louis Rosier50 years, 274 days5th1956 German Grand Prix10 Rudolf Schoeller50 years, 98 days1952 German Grand Prix
Most consecutive race entries Driver Consecutive entriesRaces First Last1 Rubens Barrichello3261993 South African Grand Prix2011 Brazilian Grand Prix2 Sebastian Vettel2802007 Hungarian Grand Prix2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix3 Lewis Hamilton2652007 Australian Grand Prix2020 Bahrain Grand Prix4 Max Verstappen2015 Australian Grand Prix Carlos Sainz Jr.6 Valtteri Bottas2472013 Australian Grand Prix2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix7 David Coulthard2391995 Brazilian Grand Prix2008 Brazilian Grand Prix8 Daniel Ricciardo2322011 British Grand Prix2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix9 Giancarlo Fisichella2231997 Australian Grand Prix2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix10 Fernando Alonso2192003 Australian Grand Prix2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Jenson Button2005 European Grand Prix2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Most consecutive race starts
DriverConsecutive startsRaces First Last1 Lewis Hamilton2652007 Australian Grand Prix2020 Bahrain Grand Prix2 Max Verstappen2015 Australian Grand Prix3 Daniel Ricciardo2322011 British Grand Prix2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix4 Valtteri Bottas2082015 Malaysian Grand Prix2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix5 Nico Rosberg2062006 Bahrain Grand Prix2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix6 Riccardo Patrese1871982 Belgian Grand Prix1993 Australian Grand Prix7 Jenson Button1792005 French Grand Prix2015 Chinese Grand Prix8 Fernando Alonso1762005 French Grand Prix2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix9 David Coulthard1751995 Brazilian Grand Prix2005 Canadian Grand Prix10 George Russell2019 Australian Grand Prix
Most races with a single constructor Driver Constructor Seasons Entries Starts1 Lewis HamiltonMercedes–2462462 Max VerstappenRed Bull– 3 Michael SchumacherFerrari–1811794 Lando NorrisMcLaren– Charles LeclercFerrari– 6 Kimi RäikkönenFerrari–, –1521517 David CoulthardMcLaren–1501508 Kevin MagnussenHaas–, –1461459 Felipe MassaFerrari–14013910 Jenson ButtonMcLaren–137136
Most races with a single engine manufacturer Driver Engine Seasons Entries Starts1 Lewis HamiltonMercedes–3563562 Kimi Räikkönen‡Ferrari–, –2112093 Lance StrollMercedesIncluding BWT Mercedes.–1931894 Charles LeclercFerrari–5 Michael SchumacherFerrari–1811796 Fernando AlonsoRenault–, –, , –1711707 George RussellMercedes–8 Valtteri BottasMercedes–1601599 Sergio PérezMercedes–15615410 David CoulthardMercedes–150150 Notes ‡ Not counting Petronas engines that were rebadged Ferrari power units of earlier seasons.
Wins Total wins
Driver Seasons Entries Wins Percentage1 Lewis Hamilton–2 Michael Schumacher–, –308913 Max Verstappen–4 Sebastian Vettel–300535 Alain Prost–, 202516 Ayrton Senna–162 417 Fernando Alonso, –, –8 Nigel Mansell–, –191319 Jackie Stewart–1002710 Jim Clark–7325 Niki Lauda–, –177
Percentage wins (at least 15 starts) Driver Seasons Starts Wins Percentage1 Juan Manuel Fangio–, –51Fangio entered 52 separate races and started 51 of them, but in 7 Grands Prix (1950 Italian, 1951 French, 1953 Belgian, 1953 Swiss, 1956 Argentine, 1956 Monaco and 1956 Italian) shared 5 cars (all mentioned but 1950 Italian and 1953 Belgian) with other drivers which would reduce his percentages to 41.38%.242 Alberto Ascari–32Ascari entered 33 separate races and started 32 of them, but in 3 Grands Prix (1950 Italian, 1951 French and 1953 German) shared 3 drives with 1 additional car (in latter with Luigi Villoresi) which would reduce his percentages to 37.14%.133 Jim Clark–72254 Michael Schumacher–, –306915 Max Verstappen–6 Jackie Stewart–99277 Lewis Hamilton–8 Alain Prost–, 199519 Ayrton Senna–1614110 Stirling Moss–6616
Most wins with a single constructor Driver Constructor Seasons Wins Starts Percentage1 Lewis HamiltonMercedes–842462 Michael SchumacherFerrari–72179 Max VerstappenRed Bull–4 Sebastian VettelRed Bull–381135 Ayrton SennaMcLaren–35966 Alain ProstMcLaren, –301077 Nigel MansellWilliams–, –, 28958 Jim ClarkLotus–25729 Nico RosbergMercedes–2313610 Damon HillWilliams–2165 Lewis HamiltonMcLaren–110
Most wins in a season Driver Season Wins Races Percentage1 Max Verstappen202319222 Max Verstappen202215223 Michael Schumacher1318 Sebastian Vettel195 Michael Schumacher1117 Sebastian Vettel19 Lewis Hamilton19212117
Highest percentage of wins in a season Driver Season Percentage Races Wins1 Max Verstappen22192 Alberto Ascari863 Michael Schumacher18134 Jim Clark1075 Sebastian Vettel19136 Max Verstappen22157 Juan Manuel Fangio968 Michael Schumacher1711 Lewis Hamilton171110 Jim Clark106
Most consecutive wins Driver Season(s) Wins Consecutive races won1 Max Verstappen102023 Miami Grand Prix – 2023 Italian Grand Prix2 Sebastian Vettel92013 Belgian Grand Prix – 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix Max Verstappen–2023 Japanese Grand Prix – 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix4 Alberto Ascari–71952 Belgian Grand Prix – 1953 Argentine Grand PrixSome sources extend Ascari's sequence to 9 wins, including the subsequent 1953 Dutch and Belgian Grands Prix and discounting the intervening 1953 Indianapolis 500, on the basis that very few of the European drivers competed in the Indianapolis 500 when it was part of the Drivers' Championship. Michael Schumacher2004 European Grand Prix – 2004 Hungarian Grand Prix Nico Rosberg–2015 Mexican Grand Prix – 2016 Russian Grand Prix7 Michael Schumacher–62000 Italian Grand Prix – 2001 Malaysian Grand Prix8 Jack Brabham51960 Dutch Grand Prix – 1960 Portuguese Grand Prix Jim Clark1965 Belgian Grand Prix – 1965 German Grand Prix Nigel Mansell1992 South African Grand Prix – 1992 San Marino Grand Prix Michael Schumacher2004 Australian Grand Prix – 2004 Spanish Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton2014 Italian Grand Prix – 2014 United States Grand Prix2020 Eifel Grand Prix – 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix Max Verstappen2022 French Grand Prix – 2022 Italian Grand Prix Kimi Antonelli2026 Chinese Grand Prix – 2026 Monaco Grand Prix
Most consecutive wins from first race of season Driver Season Wins Races1 Nigel Mansell51992 South African Grand Prix – 1992 San Marino Grand Prix Michael Schumacher2004 Australian Grand Prix – 2004 Spanish Grand Prix3 Ayrton Senna41991 United States Grand Prix – 1991 Monaco Grand Prix Michael Schumacher1994 Brazilian Grand Prix – 1994 Monaco Grand Prix Nico Rosberg2016 Australian Grand Prix – 2016 Russian Grand Prix6 Damon Hill31996 Australian Grand Prix – 1996 Argentine Grand Prix Michael Schumacher2000 Australian Grand Prix – 2000 San Marino Grand Prix8 Juan Manuel Fangio21957 Argentine Grand Prix – 1957 Monaco Grand Prix Jackie Stewart1969 South African Grand Prix – 1969 Spanish Grand Prix Emerson Fittipaldi1973 Argentine Grand Prix – 1973 Brazilian Grand Prix Niki Lauda1976 Brazilian Grand Prix – 1976 South African Grand Prix Jacques Laffite1979 Argentine Grand Prix – 1979 Brazilian Grand Prix Alain Prost1982 South African Grand Prix – 1982 Brazilian Grand Prix Mika Häkkinen1998 Australian Grand Prix – 1998 Brazilian Grand Prix Michael Schumacher2001 Australian Grand Prix – 2001 Malaysian Grand Prix Jenson Button2009 Australian Grand Prix – 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix Sebastian Vettel2011 Australian Grand Prix – 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix2018 Australian Grand Prix – 2018 Bahrain Grand Prix Max Verstappen2024 Bahrain Grand Prix – 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Most wins in first championship season Driver Season Wins Races won1 Jacques Villeneuve41996 European Grand Prix, 1996 British Grand Prix, 1996 Hungarian Grand Prix, 1996 Portuguese Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton2007 Canadian Grand Prix, 2007 United States Grand Prix, 2007 Hungarian Grand Prix, 2007 Japanese Grand Prix3 Juan Manuel FangioFangio began racing in Grands Prix in 1948 — before the first World Championship.31950 Monaco Grand Prix, 1950 Belgian Grand Prix, 1950 French Grand Prix Giuseppe FarinaFarina began racing in Grands Prix in the 1930s — before the first World Championship.1950 British Grand Prix, 1950 Swiss Grand Prix, 1950 Italian Grand Prix5 Johnnie Parsons11950 Indianapolis 500 Giancarlo Baghetti1961 French Grand Prix Jackie Stewart1965 Italian Grand Prix Clay Regazzoni1970 Italian Grand Prix Emerson Fittipaldi1970 United States Grand Prix Juan Pablo Montoya2001 Italian Grand Prix
Youngest winners (Only the first win for each driver is listed)