This is a list of race records in the FIA Formula One World Championship since .
This page is accurate as of the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix.
Race records DescriptionRecordDetailsRef. Most retirements (percentage) 85.7% 1996 Monaco Grand Prix (18 out of 21 starters) Fewest finishers (actual) 3 1996 Monaco Grand Prix (21 starters. Seven cars were classified, only three crossed the finish line) Fewest finishers (classified) 4 1966 Monaco Grand Prix (16 starters) Most finishers 24 2011 European Grand Prix (24 starters) Most pit stops 89 2023 Dutch Grand Prix Fewest pit stops 0 1961 Dutch Grand Prix 2021 Belgian Grand Prix Most overtakes for the lead 41 1965 Italian Grand Prix Most overtakes in a dry race 161 2016 Chinese Grand Prix Most overtakes in a wet race 186 2023 Dutch Grand Prix Most overtakes in a single lap 63 2023 Dutch Grand Prix (lap 3) Fewest overtakes in a race 0 2003 Monaco Grand Prix 2005 United States Grand Prix 2009 European Grand Prix 2021 Monaco Grand Prix 2021 Belgian Grand Prix Most starters 34 1953 German Grand Prix Fewest starters 6 2005 United States Grand Prix (20 cars took warmup lap, but 14 cars pulled out before the start)Smallest winning margin 0.010 s 1971 Italian Grand Prix ( Peter Gethin from Ronnie Peterson)also closest 1st–3rd (0.090 s); 1st–4th (0.180 s); 1st–5th (0.610 s) Largest winning margin (laps) 2 laps 1969 Spanish Grand Prix ( Jackie Stewart from Bruce McLaren) 1995 Australian Grand Prix ( Damon Hill from Olivier Panis) Largest winning margin (time) 5 min 12.750 s 1958 Portuguese Grand Prix ( Stirling Moss from Mike Hawthorn) Lowest average race speed (winner) 2022 Japanese Grand Prix ( Max Verstappen) (Race stopped twice. Firstly, due to rain and Carlos Sainz Jr.'s crash. Secondly, as three-hour time limit reached, after which the race was not restarted) Lowest average race speed (winner) without a red flag 1950 Monaco Grand Prix ( Juan Manuel Fangio) Highest average race speed (winner) 2025 Italian Grand Prix ( Max Verstappen) Highest average fastest lap (race) 2025 Italian Grand Prix ( Lando Norris) Highest average lap speed (qualifying) 2025 Italian Grand Prix ( Max Verstappen) Highest top speed (race) 2016 Mexican Grand Prix ( Valtteri Bottas)Highest top speed (overall) 2016 European Grand Prix ( Valtteri Bottas)Shortest lap time (qualifying) 53.377 s 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix ( Valtteri Bottas) Shortest race (laps, duration, distance) 1 lap,3 min 27.071 s 2021 Belgian Grand Prix (Race red-flagged due to heavy rain) Shortest full-length race (duration) 1 h 13 min 24.325 s 2025 Italian Grand Prix Shortest race (laps) excluding red flags 12 1971 German Grand Prix Longest race (duration) 4 h 4 min 39.540 s 2011 Canadian Grand Prix (Race stopped for 2 hours due to heavy rain) Longest race without a red flag (duration) 3 h 57 min 38.050 s 1951 Indianapolis 500 Longest race (laps, distance) 200 laps, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 Indianapolis 500 Longest non-Indianapolis 500 race (distance) 77 laps, 1951 French Grand Prix Longest non-Indianapolis 500 race (laps)87 laps, 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix Most times safety car deployed in single race 6 times 2011 Canadian Grand Prix Most red flags in qualifying 6 2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix (Incidents of Alexander Albon, Nico Hülkenberg, Pierre Gasly, Franco Colapinto, Oliver Bearman, Charles Leclerc, and Oscar Piastri) Most red flags in the race 3 2023 Australian Grand Prix (Incidents of Alexander Albon, Kevin Magnussen, Logan Sargeant, Nyck de Vries, Esteban Ocon, and Pierre Gasly)Closest result in a qualifying session 0.000 s between P1 and P3 1997 European Grand Prix ( Jacques Villeneuve, Michael Schumacher, and Heinz-Harald Frentzen all set identical qualifying lap times)0.000 s between P1 and P2 2024 Canadian Grand Prix ( George Russell and Max Verstappen both set identical qualifying lap times) Most pit stops by a winning driver in a single race 6 Jenson Button ( 2011 Canadian Grand Prix) Max Verstappen ( 2023 Dutch Grand Prix) Most (driving) penalties in one race 5 Esteban Ocon ( 2023 Austrian Grand Prix) Most grid-place (engine) penalties for one race 70 Jenson Button ( 2015 Mexican Grand Prix) Youngest average age of podium finishers 23 years, 256 days 2019 Brazilian Grand Prix ( Max Verstappen, Pierre Gasly, Carlos Sainz Jr.) Oldest average age of podium finishers 46 years, 263 days 1950 Swiss Grand Prix ( Giuseppe Farina, Luigi Fagioli, Louis Rosier) Most races in a season 24 , Fewest races in a season 7 , Coldest race (air temperature)5 °C 1978 Canadian Grand PrixHottest race (air temperature)42.5 °C 2005 Bahrain Grand PrixHighest Grand Prix attendance (race weekend)564,000 2026 British Grand PrixHighest Grand Prix attendance (race)250,000 2000 United States Grand Prix
See also Formula One Formula One regulations FIA List of Formula One fatalities List of Formula One circuits List of Formula One driver records List of Formula One constructor records List of Formula One engine records List of Formula One tyre records
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External links Formula One Overtaking Database