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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 ...
This was the 1st fastest lap set by a Canadian driver. This was the Formula One World Championship debut for German constructor ATS, British constructor and future World Champion Williams, Hongkongese constructor Theodore - the first from Hong Kong - and the debut for Italian constructor Merzario.
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.
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]
Farina attempted to qualify for one World Drivers' Championship race at Indianapolis, failing to make the 1956 race. [ 9 ] Following abortive entries in 1950 and 1952 where he was set to drive modified grand prix -style cars, [ 9 ] Farina entered the 1956 Indianapolis 500 with the "Bardahl-Ferrari" - a Kurtis Kraft chassis with a six-cylinder ...
In those 200 races, Italian drivers won 25 Grands Prix, achieved 81 podium finishes, 22 pole positions, 24 fastest laps, 7 Grand Slams and won 3 World Championships. This was the 1st pole position set by a South African driver.
The Ford Mustang GTD has set a 6:57.685 lap at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. It's the fastest American production car ever at the track, and the 5th fastest sports car.