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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. [8] [9] The
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).
The most recent driver to make their Formula One debut is Jack Doohan, who debuted at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. [ 18 ] This list includes all drivers who have entered a World Championship race, including participants of the Indianapolis 500 between 1950 and 1960 when it was part of the World Championship (although not being run according ...
In 2023, former Formula One rival Giancarlo Fisichella observed that Schumacher "did not even seem to have sweated" during races, adding that Schumacher is the greatest Formula One driver of all time and "rewrote the history of Formula One". [325] In 2003, F1 Racing magazine analysed Schumacher's driving style using telemetry data. [326]
In 1993, a poll of Formula One drivers gave Senna a near-unanimous vote as the best driver in Formula One. [220] Following Senna's death, various polls and ranking services have rated him the best driver of all time. 2004: A poll on the F1 Racing magazine. 2009: A poll of 217 current and former Formula One drivers conducted by Autosport magazine.
Ahead of the season finale in Abu Dhabi, The Independent grades all 23 drivers to take part in at least one race Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and every F1 driver ranked ahead of 2024 finale Skip ...
As of the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, out of the 778 drivers who started a Grand Prix, [14] there have been 115 Formula One Grand Prix winners. [15] The first Grand Prix winner was Giuseppe Farina at the 1950 British Grand Prix , and the most recent driver to score their first Grand Prix win is Oscar Piastri who took his first win at the 2024 ...
The driver who set the fastest lap in a Grand Prix was awarded a point from the 1950 season to 1959. The point was reintroduced in the 2019 season, [a] but was discontinued by the FIA at the conclusion of the 2024 season. [5] [6] As of the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 139 different drivers have set a fastest lap in a Formula One Grand Prix. [7]