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Each winner is presented with a trophy and the results of each race are combined to determine two annual Championships, one for drivers and one for constructors. [4] The World Championship for Drivers has been contended since 1950 , [ 2 ] after the Formula One standard was agreed upon in 1946. [ 5 ]
Fangio is the oldest winner of the World Drivers' Championship; he was 46 years and 41 days old when he won the 1957 title. [15] 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.
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).
Lowest average race speed (winner) 53.583 km/h (33.295 mph) 2022 Japanese Grand Prix (Max Verstappen) (Race stopped twice. Firstly, due to rain and Carlos Sainz Jr.'s crash. Secondly, as three-hour time limit reached, after which the race was not restarted) [15] Lowest average race speed (winner) without a red flag: 98.701 km/h (61.330 mph)
Driver name Nationality Seasons competed Drivers' Championships Race entries Race starts Pole positions Race wins Podiums Fastest laps Points [a] Carlo Abate Italy 1962–1963: 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 George Abecassis United Kingdom 1951–1952: 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 Kenny Acheson United Kingdom 1983, 1985: 0 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 Andrea de Adamich Italy 1968, 1970 ...
The winner of the FIA Formula One World Drivers' Championship (WDC) is the most successful Formula One driver over a particular season, as determined by a points system based on individual Grand Prix results. [2] Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher hold the joint record for most Drivers' Championships with seven apiece. [3]
Scuderia Ferrari have won the most Formula One Grands Prix. 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.
Jim Clark is the most dominant Drivers' Champion in terms of points scored, with a maximum of 54 points (7 and 6 wins, respectively) in both 1963 and 1965.More recently, Michael Schumacher finished on the podium in every race in the 2002 season, earning 144 of a possible 170 points. [12]