A Grand Slam, also known by its French name grand chelem, is an achievement in Formula One where a driver fulfills the following criteria during a single race weekend: starts from pole position, sets the fastest lap of the race, leads every lap of the race, and wins the race.
History The record for most Grand Slams is held by Jim Clark, with eight. Among active drivers, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen have the joint most with six each.
Notable world champions such as Graham Hill, John Surtees, Giuseppe Farina, Mario Andretti, Alan Jones, Jochen Rindt, Emerson Fittipaldi, James Hunt, Jody Scheckter, Alain Prost, Keke Rosberg, Jacques Villeneuve, Jenson Button, Lando Norris, and Kimi Räikkönen never achieved a single Grand Slam in their careers.
Both Ayrton Senna and Nelson Piquet earned their first Grand Slams in the same Grand Prix where they scored their first career victories.
The term should not be confused with the so-called "hat-trick", which is used when a driver achieves pole position, the fastest lap in the race, and wins the race – i.e., it's similar to the grand slam but without having to lead on every lap of the race.
List of Grand Slam winners
Wins Driver Grands Prix 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1958 French 1959 Portuguese 1971 Austrian 1972 German 1976 United States West 1976 Belgian 1979 Brazilian 1979 United States West 1987 Australian 1995 Hungarian 2010 Singapore 2022 Australian 2025 Dutch 2026 Monaco 2026 Azerbaijan
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