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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 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.
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).
Although Rubens Barrichello set the fastest lap time in the other Ferrari, he was hampered by a poor qualifying performance and retired with a fuel-pressure problem thirteen laps from the finish. Häkkinen's victory extended his lead in the World Drivers' Championship to six points over Michael Schumacher, with Coulthard a further seven points ...
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]
When we started Lightning Lap 18 years ago, a 2006 Ford GT claimed the fast time with a 3:00.7. Today, that lap doesn’t even land in the fastest third of a record book that includes 330 vehicles ...
Note on fastest lap in Formula One [ edit ] ^ It was initially announced that Hasemi set the fastest lap at the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix , but it was a measurement mistake, and, several days later, the circuit issued a press release to correct the fastest lap holder of the race to Jacques Laffite . [ 1 ]