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What is the situation of the 2019 class when the record books are opened up with the most important statistics?
Bold indicates a 2019 driver.
McLaren Announces Spectacular Driver Change
World titles
| Driver | Titles | Years | |
|---|---|---|---|
Driver Michael Schumacher |
Titles 7 |
Years 1994-1995, 2000-2004 |
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Driver Lewis Hamilton |
Titles 6 |
Years 2008, 2014-2015, 2017-2019 |
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Driver Juan Manuel Fangio |
Titles 5 |
Years 1951, 1954-1957 |
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Driver Alain Prost |
Titles 4 |
Years 1985-1986, 1989, 1993 |
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Driver Sebastian Vettel |
Titles 4 |
Years 2010-2013 |
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Driver Jack Brabham |
Titles 3 |
Years 1959-1960, 1966 |
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Driver Jackie Stewart |
Titles 3 |
Years 1969, 1971, 1973 |
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Driver Niki Lauda |
Titles 3 |
Years 1975, 1977, 1984 |
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Driver Nelson Piquet |
Titles 3 |
Years 1981, 1983, 1987 |
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Driver Ayrton Senna |
Titles 3 |
Years 1988, 1990-1991 |
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Driver Kimi Raikkonen |
Titles 1 |
Years 2007 |
In 2019 only three world champions competed in Formula 1 and no new titleholder was added. Lewis Hamilton took his sixth championship and set course for record-holder Michael Schumacher.
Another world title means that the Mercedes driver will be on the same number as the German. Sebastian Vettel is fourth in this ranking with four world titles, while Kimi Raikkonen occupies the shared 17th place with one title.
Grand Prix wins
| Driver | Victories | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Driver Michael Schumacher |
Victories 91 |
% 29.64 |
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Driver Lewis Hamilton |
Victories 84 |
% 33.60 |
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Driver Sebastian Vettel |
Victories 53 |
% 22.08 |
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Driver Alain Prost |
Victories 51 |
% 25.63 |
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Driver Ayrton Senna |
Victories 41 |
% 25.47 |
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Driver Fernando Alonso |
Victories 32 |
% 10.26 |
|
Driver Nigel Mansell |
Victories 31 |
% 16.58 |
|
Driver Jackie Stewart |
Victories 27 |
% 27.27 |
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Driver Jim Clark |
Victories 25 |
% 34.72 |
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Driver Niki Lauda |
Victories 25 |
% 14.62 |
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Driver Kimi Raikkonen |
Victories 21 |
% 6.71 |
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Driver Max Verstappen |
Victories 8 |
% 7.84 |
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Driver Daniel Ricciardo |
Victories 7 |
% 4.09 |
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Driver Valtteri Bottas |
Victories 7 |
% 5.04 |
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Driver Charles Leclerc |
Victories 2 |
% 4.76 |
2019 had one new grand prix winner in Charles Leclerc. The Monegasque won in Belgium and Italy and is now 65th on the list of most victories. This list is also led by Schumacher, but Hamilton is close to him. The Briton is 7 victories behind the record champion, but displays a higher win percentage. With 53 wins, Vettel is number 3 of all time.
Pole positions
| Driver | Poles | % Poles | |
|---|---|---|---|
Driver Lewis Hamilton |
Poles 88 |
% Poles 35.20 |
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Driver Michael Schumacher |
Poles 68 |
% Poles 22.15 |
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Driver Ayrton Senna |
Poles 65 |
% Poles 40.37 |
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Driver Sebastian Vettel |
Poles 57 |
% Poles 23.75 |
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Driver Jim Clark |
Poles 33 |
% Poles 45.83 |
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Driver Alain Prost |
Poles 33 |
% Poles 16.58 |
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Driver Nigel Mansell |
Poles 32 |
% Poles 17,11 |
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Driver Nico Rosberg |
Poles 30 |
% Poles 14.56 |
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Driver Juan Manuel Fangio |
Poles 29 |
% Poles 56.86 |
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Driver Mika Hakkinen |
Poles 26 |
% Poles 16.15 |
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Driver Kimi Raikkonen |
Poles 18 |
% Poles 5.75 |
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Driver Valtteri Bottas |
Poles 11 |
% Poles 7.91 |
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Driver Charles Leclerc |
Poles 7 |
% Poles 16.67 |
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Driver Daniel Ricciardo |
Poles 3 |
% Poles 1.75 |
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Driver Max Verstappen |
Poles 2 |
% Poles 1.96 |
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Driver Nico Hülkenberg |
Poles 1 |
% Poles 0.56 |
The list with the most pole positions was extended by two names in 2019: Leclerc scored seven poles in his first season at Ferrari, while Verstappen started twice from the first position.
As a result, there were eight pole sitters on the grid in 2019. Hamilton was already in possession of this record, but this year he managed to extend his number to 88 poles, 20 more than Schumacher.
Fastest laps
| Driver | Fastest laps | % Fastest Laps | |
|---|---|---|---|
Driver Michael Schumacher |
Fastest laps 77 |
% Fastest Laps 25.08 |
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Driver Lewis Hamilton |
Fastest laps 47 |
% Fastest Laps 18.80 |
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Driver Kimi Raikkonen |
Fastest laps 46 |
% Fastest Laps 14.70 |
|
Driver Alain Prost |
Fastest laps 41 |
% Fastest Laps 20.60 |
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Driver Sebastian Vettel |
Fastest laps 38 |
% Fastest Laps 15.83 |
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Driver Nigel Mansell |
Fastest laps 30 |
% Fastest Laps 16.04 |
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Driver Jim Clark |
Fastest laps 28 |
% Fastest Laps 38.89 |
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Driver Mika Hakkinen |
Fastest laps 25 |
% Fastest Laps 15.53 |
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Driver Niki Lauda |
Fastest laps 24 |
% Fastest Laps 14.04 |
|
Driver Juan Manuel Fangio |
Fastest laps 23 |
% Fastest Laps 45.10 |
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Driver Daniel Ricciardo |
Fastest laps 13 |
% Fastest Laps 7.60 |
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Driver Valtteri Bottas |
Fastest laps 13 |
% Fastest Laps 9.35 |
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Driver Max Verstappen |
Fastest laps 7 |
% Fastest Laps 6.86 |
|
Driver Sergio Perez |
Fastest laps 4 |
% Fastest Laps 2.27 |
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Driver Charles Leclerc |
Fastest laps 4 |
% Fastest Laps 9.52 |
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Driver Nico Hulkenberg |
Fastest laps 2 |
% Fastest Laps 1.13 |
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Driver Pierre Gasly |
Fastest laps 2 |
% Fastest Laps 4.26 |
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Driver Kevin Magnussen |
Fastest laps 2 |
% Fastest Laps 1.96 |
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Driver Romain Grosjean |
Fastest laps 1 |
% Fastest Laps 0.61 |
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Driver Daniil Kvyat |
Fastest laps 1 |
% Fastest Laps 1.08 |
The record of most fastest laps of Schumacher remains temporarily out of reach of the current drivers. Hamilton and Raikkonen occupy positions 2 and 3, but still have 30 fewer than the former Jordan, Benetton, Ferrari and Mercedes driver.
Leclerc and Gasly are the new names in the lise: the Monegasque from Ferrari received an extra point four times for the fastest lap, while Gasly rode the fastest lap twice for the first time in his Red Bull Racing period.
Podium finishes
| Driver | Podiums | % POdiums | |
|---|---|---|---|
Driver Michael Schumacher |
Podiums 155 |
% POdiums 50.49 |
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Driver Lewis Hamilton |
Podiums 151 |
% POdiums 60.40 |
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Driver Sebastian Vettel |
Podiums 120 |
% POdiums 50.00 |
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Driver Alain Prost |
Podiums 106 |
% POdiums 53.27 |
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Driver Kimi Raikkonen |
Podiums 103 |
% POdiums 32.91 |
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Driver Fernando Alonso |
Podiums 97 |
% POdiums 31.09 |
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Driver Ayrton Senna |
Podiums 80 |
% POdiums 49.69 |
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Driver Rubens Barrichello |
Podiums 68 |
% POdiums 21.05 |
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Driver David Coulthard |
Podiums 62 |
% POdiums 25.20 |
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Driver Nelson Piquet |
Podiums 60 |
% POdiums 29.41 |
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Driver Valtteri Bottas |
Podiums 45 |
% POdiums 32.37 |
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Driver Max Verstappen |
Podiums 31 |
% POdiums 30.39 |
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Driver Daniel Ricciardo |
Podiums 29 |
% POdiums 16.96 |
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Driver Romain Grosjean |
Podiums 10 |
% POdiums 6.10 |
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Driver Charles Leclerc |
Podiums 10 |
% POdiums 23.81 |
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Driver Sergio Perez |
Podiums 8 |
% POdiums 4.55 |
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Driver Daniil Kvyat |
Podiums 3 |
% POdiums 3.23 |
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Driver Kevin Magnussen |
Podiums 1 |
% POdiums 0.98 |
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Driver Lance Stroll |
Podiums 1 |
% POdiums 1.61 |
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Driver Carlos Sainz |
Podiums 1 |
% POdiums 0.98 |
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Driver Pierre Gasly |
Podiums 1 |
% POdiums 2.13 |
The record number of podium places by Schumacher is also clearly in sight for Hamilton. With 151, the Briton is only four behind the German. Vettel occupies third place in this overview, while Raikkonen is in fifth place behind Alain Prost. Of the active drivers, Verstappen is number 5 in this list, while three drivers took their first podium place in 2019: Leclerc did that ten times, while Gasly and Sainz both kept their heads cool in the chaos in Brazil.
Grand Prix starts
| Driver | Starts | |
|---|---|---|
Driver Rubens Barrichello |
Starts 323 |
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Driver Kimi Raikkonen |
Starts 313 |
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Driver Fernando Alonso |
Starts 312 |
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Driver Michael Schumacher |
Starts 307 |
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Driver Jenson Button |
Starts 306 |
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Driver Felipe Massa |
Starts 269 |
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Driver Riccardo Patrese |
Starts 256 |
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Driver Jarno Trulli |
Starts 252 |
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Driver Lewis Hamilton |
Starts 250 |
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Driver David Coulthard |
Starts 246 |
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Driver Sebastian Vettel |
Starts 240 |
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Driver Nico Hülkenberg |
Starts 177 |
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Driver Sergio Perez |
Starts 176 |
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Driver Daniel Ricciardo |
Starts 171 |
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Driver Romain Grosjean |
Starts 164 |
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Driver Valtteri Bottas |
Starts 139 |
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Driver Max Verstappen |
Starts 102 |
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Driver Kevin Magnussen |
Starts 102 |
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Driver Carlos Sainz |
Starts 102 |
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Driver Robert Kubica |
Starts 97 |
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Driver Daniil Kvyat |
Starts 93 |
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Driver Lance Stroll |
Starts 62 |
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Driver Pierre Gasly |
Starts 47 |
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Driver Charles Leclerc |
Starts 42 |
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Driver Antonio Giovinazzi |
Starts 23 |
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Driver Alexander Albon |
Starts 21 |
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Driver Lando Norris |
Starts 21 |
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Driver George Russell |
Starts 21 |
A record that will be broken in any case in 2020, provided that he remains healthy and does not stop prematurely, is the number of Grands Prix started. Raikkonen will take over the record of Rubens Barrichello halfway through the season. Hamilton joined the top 10 of most starts this year, while Vettel will do the same in 2020. Nico Hulkenberg ends his career (for the time being) at 177 starts, accounting for the 24th position of all time.
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I was surprised to see that Max surpassed Ricciardo in both podiums and wins this year.