Formula One (F1) is the highest class of open-wheeledmotor 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.[2] The F1 World Championship season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, held usually on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets.[3] 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] The Constructors' Championship was added for the 1958 season and has been awarded ever since.[2]
Lewis Hamilton holds the record for the most race wins in Formula One history, with 105 wins to date. Michael Schumacher, the previous record holder, is second with 91 wins, and Max Verstappen is third with 63 victories.[6][7] Hamilton also holds the distinction of having the longest time between his first win and his last. He won his first Grand Prix at the 2007 Canadian Grand Prix, and his last at the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix, a span of 17 years, 1 month and 18 days.[8]Riccardo Patrese holds the record for the longest period of time between two race wins – more than six-and-a-half years between the 1983 South African Grand Prix and the 1990 San Marino Grand Prix.[9]Mario Andretti had to wait the longest time between his maiden victory at the 1971 South African Grand Prix and his second win – coming five years, seven months and 18 days later at the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix.[10] Verstappen holds the record for the most consecutive wins, having won ten Grands Prix in a row in 2023.[11] Verstappen is also the youngest winner of a Grand Prix; he was 18 years and 228 days old when he won the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix.[12]Luigi Fagioli is the oldest winner of a Formula One Grand Prix; he was 53 years and 22 days old when he won the 1951 French Grand Prix.[13]
This list includes the winners of the Indianapolis 500 race between 1950 and 1960, as they formed part of the World Championships, even though they were not run by Formula One regulations, nor are they referred to as Grands Prix.[17]
By driver
Progression of the record for most F1 Grand Prix winsLewis 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.Sebastian Vettel has four consecutive titles to his name, winning them all with Red Bull Racing.Four-time World Champion Alain Prost driving his McLaren MP4-2B in 1985Ayrton Senna won the Canadian Grand Prix in 1988.Oscar Piastri is the 115th and latest first-time Grand Prix winner, having taken victory at the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix.
^"2020 Formula One Sporting Regulations"(PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). 7 April 2020. pp. 3–4, 49–50. Archived(PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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