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Juan Manuel Fangio was the oldest driver to set a fastest lap; he was 46 years old when he set the fastest lap at the 1958 Argentine Grand Prix. [19] No fastest lap was officially classified for the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix. [20] Since 2007, the driver with the most fastest laps in a season is awarded the DHL Fastest Lap Award. The inaugural ...
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 FIA is set to abolish the fastest lap point rule for the 2025 season onwards. [35] Unlike various other motor racing series, F1 has never awarded bonus points to drivers for leading the most laps (e.g., the IndyCar Series ) or qualifying on pole position (e.g., the F1 feeder series, such as Formula 2 and Formula 3 ).
This was the 100th Formula One World Championship Grand Prix for a Swedish driver. In those 100 races, Swedish drivers had won 1 Grand Prix, had achieved 1 podium finish and 1 pole position. This race marked the 5th podium finish for a Mexican driver. This was the first fastest lap set by a March.
The fastest lap point in Formula 1 is disappearing at the end of the 2024 season. The FIA announced Thursday that drivers would no longer get a bonus point for having the fastest lap starting in 2025.
This was the 50th fastest lap set by a Lotus. This was the 100th Grand Prix start for a Ford -powered car. In those 100 races, Ford-powered cars had won 72 Grands Prix, achieved 191 podium finishes, 63 pole positions, 63 fastest laps, 9 Grand Slams and won 6 Driver's and 6 Constructor's World Championships.
The DHL Fastest Lap Award is given annually by the courier, Formula One global partner and logistics provider DHL "to recognise the driver who most consistently demonstrates pure speed, with the fastest lap at the highest number of races each season", [1] and to reward the winning driver for "characteristics such as excellent performance, passion, can-do attitude, reliability and precision". [2]
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).