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The driver who set the fastest lap in a Grand Prix was awarded a point from the 1950 season to 1959. The point was reintroduced in the 2019 season, [a] but was discontinued at the end of the 2024 season. [5] [6] As of the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 139 different drivers have set a fastest lap in a Formula One Grand Prix. [7]
The World Championship of Drivers has been held since 1950.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).
1997 European Grand Prix (Jacques Villeneuve, Michael Schumacher, and Heinz-Harald Frentzen all set identical qualifying lap times) [32] 0.000 s between P1 and P2: 2024 Canadian Grand Prix (George Russell and Max Verstappen both set identical qualifying lap times) [33] Most pit stops by a driver in a single race: 7: Alain Prost (1993 European ...
Defending champion Hamilton raced around the 3.54 miles (5.79 kilometers) of asphalt at the so-called Temple of Speed in the fastest lap recorded in the sport at 164.267 mph (264.362 kph).
In motorsport, the fastest lap is the quickest lap run during a race. Some racing series, like Formula One, Formula 2 and Formula E award championship points for a driver or team that set the fastest lap. In Grand Prix motorcycle racing no point is awarded for the fastest lap. Giacomo Agostini holds the current record for the most fastest laps ...
The following is a list of Formula One records: List of Formula One driver records; List of Formula One constructor records; List of Formula One engine records; List of Formula One tyre records; List of Formula One race records
After winning the 2024 World Drivers' Championship in the third-placed RB20, James Elson of Motor Sport stated "if there was any doubt beforehand, 2024 proved that Max Verstappen is F1’s best driver", adding that "not only the fastest, capable of creating one-lap magic, he knows how to produce all it takes to win in the race too".
Perhaps add a note that only the top ten can score a point for the fastest lap since 2019 as stated in the Formula One source? Formula One and Grand Prix are overlinked in the first paragraph; the second time both terms are wikilinked should not be so; Please be consistent in linking the years to their respective seasons