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As of the 2024 season, out of the 777 drivers who have started a Formula One Grand Prix, [16] the 75 titles awarded have been won by a total of 34 different drivers. [8] [9] The first Formula One World Drivers' Champion was Giuseppe Farina in the 1950 championship and the current title holder is Max Verstappen in the 2024 season.
Max Verstappen has won 63 Grands Prix, and is the youngest winner in Formula One history. Sebastian Vettel took 53 victories across 16 seasons. Alain Prost held the record until 2001, with 51 victories. Oscar Piastri is the 115th and latest first-time Grand Prix winner, taking his maiden victory at the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix
Youngest winner overall: 22 years, 91 days: Alexander Wurz in 1996: Youngest winner by class: 18 years, 352 days: Julien Andlauer in 2018 (LM GTE Am category) Oldest winner: 47 years, 343 days: Luigi Chinetti in 1949: Most wins with different constructors: 4: Yannick Dalmas (Peugeot, Porsche, McLaren, BMW) Most time between successive wins: 13 ...
Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. [1] The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform. [2]
Lewis Hamilton says Red Bull's new car is the "fastest" he's ever seen in Formula 1. The Mercedes driver finished in fifth place over the weekend in Saudi Arabia in the second one-two of the season.
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).
2005 United States Grand Prix (20 cars took warmup lap, but 14 cars pulled out before the start) Smallest winning margin 0.01 s (timed to 2 decimal places) [ i ]
An algorithm has answered the most fiercely debated question in Formula 1: who's the greatest driver of all-time? F1 and Amazon Web Services used the AI system to calculate the fastest racer in a ...