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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)
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).
Generally, a driver will leave the pits and drive around the track in order to get to the start/finish line (the out-lap). Having crossed the line, they will attempt to achieve the quickest time around the circuit that they can in one or more laps (the flying lap or hot lap). This is the lap time which is used in calculating grid position.
The race is primarily remembered because all of the NASCAR stars from the Professional Driver Association (PDA), led by Richard Petty, boycotted the race due to tire failures during tire testing. [5] During tire testing, drivers reported handling problems on their cars. When checking their tires, drivers noticed that the tires were destroyed.
Soon after the advent of the modern era in 1972, the championship was decided by a more basic cumulative point total based solely upon a driver's finishing position in each race. In order to reduce the possibility of a driver clinching before the final event, NASCAR implemented the "Chase for the Cup" in 2004 which, with minor modification from ...
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Eliminate one driver at the end of each lap. This, too, could theoretically be used either in the heats to whittle the field down to the final six, or to determine the finishing order of the main ...
With an average speed of 190.690 mph (306.886 km/h), [51] the 2021 race set a new record for the fastest running of the Indianapolis 500, eclipsing the mark set in the 2013 race by over 3 mph. [52] The race was noted for its competitive parity, with 361 overtakes made, including 35 for the lead between 13 different drivers. [53]