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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).
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.
Progression of the record for most F1 Grand Prix wins Lewis Hamilton holds the record for the most Grand Prix victories with 105. Seven-time World Drivers' Champion Michael Schumacher held the record with 91, before being surpassed by Hamilton in 2020.
He went on to win the World Drivers' Championship five times—a record that stood for 46 years—and became the only driver in F1 history to win titles with four different teams: Alfa Romeo , Maserati (1954 and 1957), Mercedes-Benz (1954 and 1955), and Ferrari .
A near-flawless year for the world champion, who won his fourth title in a car which will finish third in the constructors’ championship – the first time that has happened in 41 years.
[4] [a] Fangio is also the oldest driver to win a Formula One World Championship to date, aged 46 years and 41 days. [6] [7] As of 2024, he remains the only Argentinian Formula One World Champion. Fangio achieved his first victory at the 1950 Monaco Grand Prix on 21 May, followed by two further victories at the same year in Belgium and France ...
Lewis Hamilton had been counting the days since his last Formula 1 win and the number was creeping toward 1,000. ... late charge and became the first F1 driver to win on any track nine times ...
Most pit stops by a driver in a single race: 7: Alain Prost (1993 European Grand Prix) Lance Stroll, Liam Lawson, and George Russell (2023 Dutch Grand Prix) Most pit stops by a winning driver in a single race: 6 [l] Jenson Button (2011 Canadian Grand Prix) Max Verstappen (2023 Dutch Grand Prix) [34] [35] Most (driving) penalties in one race: 5