WORLD
OF MOTORING
LATEST MOTOR RACING RESULTS AND NEWS
WORLDWIDE
LATEST MOTOR RACING RESULTS AND NEWS
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WORLD
OF MOTORING LATEST MOTOR RACING RESULTS AND NEWS WORLDWIDE |
FORMULA 1: GP RECORDS |
Most
Number of GP Victories |
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| Rank |
Driver | No. of GP Wins (as at Oct 1, 2006) |
| 1 |
Michael Schumacher, Germany |
91 GP WINS; (68 POLES) |
| 2 |
Alain Prost, France | 51 |
| 3 |
Ayrton Senna, Brazil | 41 (65 POLES) |
| 4 |
Nigel Mansell, England | 31 |
| 5 |
Jackie Stewart, Scotland | 27 |
| 6 |
Niki Lauda, Austria | 25 |
| 7 |
Jim Clark, England | 25 |
| 8 |
Juan Fangio, Argentina | 24 |
| 9 |
Nelson Piquet, Brazil | 23 |
| 10 |
Damon Hill, England | 22 |
| Most Number of GP Victories in One Season | ||
| GP wins | Driver | Year |
| 13 wins | Michael Schumacher, Germany | 2004 |
| 9 wins | Michael Schumacher, Germany | 1995, 2000, 2001 |
| Nigel Mansell, England | 1992 | |
| 8 wins | Damon Hill, England | 1996 |
| Michael Schumacher, Germany | 1994 | |
| A.Senna, Brazil | 1988 | |
| 7 wins | Jacques Villeneuve, Canada | 1997 |
| Alain Prost, France | 1993, 1988, 1984 | |
| Jim Clark, England | 1963 | |
| 6 wins | Damon Hill, England | 1994 |
| A.Senna, Brazil | 1990, 1989 | |
| Nigel Mansell, England | 1987 | |
| James Hunt, UK | 1976 | |
| Jim Clark, England | 1965 | |
| Juan Fangio, Argentina | 1954 | |
| A Ascari | 1952 | |
| Consecutive GP Wins | ||
| Rank |
Driver | No. of Consecutive GP Wins |
| 1 |
Alberto
Ascari, Italy Ferrari car |
9 wins during 1952/1953 season |
| 2 |
Michael
Schumacher, Germany Ferrari car |
6 wins during 2000/2001 season |
| Best start to season (GP Wins) | ||
| Rank |
Driver | No. of Consecutive GP Wins |
| 1 |
Nigel Mansell, England Michael Schumacher,
Germany |
Mansell won the first 5 races of the season (1992 season) Schumacher won the first 4 races of the season (2004 season) |
| Poles | ||
| Rank |
Driver | No. of Consecutive Poles |
| 1 |
Ayrton Senna, Brazil | 8 consecutive poles |
| 2 |
Michael
Schumacher, Germany Ferrari car |
7 consecutive poles during 2000/2001 season |
| Rank |
Driver | Total number of Poles |
| 1 |
Michael
Schumacher, Germany |
68 poles |
| 2 |
Ayrton Senna, Brazil | 67 poles |
| Youngest GP winner | ||
| Fernando
Alonso, Spain |
age 22 yrs 26 days; Hungarian GP, 2003 | |
| Troy Ruttman, USA | age 22 yrs, 3 mths, 21 days; US GP 1952 | |
| Bruce McLaren, NZ | age 22 yrs, 4mths, 13 days - US GP 1959 | |
| Kimi Raikkonen, FIN | age 23 yrs, 6mths, 6 days - Malaysian GP 2003 | |