Description |
Record |
Details |
Championships |
Most World Championships[326] |
7[N 1] |
Record jointly-held since the 2020 season |
Longest time between first and last World Championship titles[327] |
12 years |
Between 2008 and 2020 |
Most races as championship leader[328] |
126 |
Record held since the 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix |
Youngest championship leader[329] |
22 years, 126 days |
Record held since the 2007 Spanish Grand Prix |
Wins |
Most career wins[330] |
105 |
Record held since the 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix |
Most wins in a debut season[331] |
4[N 2] |
During the 2007 season |
Most wins with the same team[332] |
84 |
Record held since the 2020 Turkish Grand Prix |
Most wins at the same Grand Prix[333] |
9 |
British Grand Prix (2008, 2014–2017, 2019–2021, 2024) |
Most consecutive wins at the same Grand Prix[334] |
5[N 3] |
Spanish Grand Prix (2017–2021) |
Most wins at the same circuit[335] |
9 |
Silverstone (2008, 2014–2017, 2019–2021, 2024) |
Wins at most different circuits[336] |
31 |
Record held since the 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix |
Wins at most different Grands Prix[337] |
31 |
Record held since the 2018 French Grand Prix |
Most wins at a driver's national Grand Prix[338] |
9 |
British Grand Prix (2008, 2014–2017, 2019–2021, 2024) |
Most wins in a driver's home country[339] |
9[N 1] |
British Grand Prix (2008, 2014–2017, 2019–2021, 2024) |
Most wins from pole position[340] |
61 |
Record held since the 2017 United States Grand Prix |
Most wins in a season without winning the World Championship |
10 |
During the 2016 season |
Most seasons with a win[341] |
16 |
2007–2021, 2024 |
Most consecutive seasons with a win[342] |
15[N 1] |
From 2007–2021 |
Most consecutive seasons with a win from debut season[343] |
15 |
From 2007–2021 |
Most wins in one calendar month[344] |
4[N 4] |
July 2016 (2016 Austrian Grand Prix – 2016 German Grand Prix) |
Longest time between first and last wins[345] |
17 years, 48 days |
(2007 Canadian Grand Prix – 2024 Belgian Grand Prix) |
Pole positions |
Most pole positions[346] |
104 |
Record held since the 2017 Italian Grand Prix |
Most pole positions in a debut season[347][348] |
6 |
During the 2007 season |
Pole positions at most different Grands Prix[349] |
30 |
Record held since the 2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix |
Pole positions at most different circuits[350] |
32 |
Record held since the 2018 French Grand Prix |
Most pole positions at the same Grand Prix[351] |
9 |
Hungarian Grand Prix (2007–2008, 2012–2013, 2015, 2018, 2020–2021, 2023) |
Most pole positions at the same circuit[352] |
9 |
Hungaroring (2007–2008, 2012–2013, 2015, 2018, 2020–2021, 2023) |
Most pole positions at a driver's national Grand Prix[353] |
7 |
British Grand Prix (2007, 2013, 2015–2018, 2020) |
Most seasons with a pole position[354] |
16 |
2007–2021, 2023 |
Most consecutive seasons with a pole position[355] |
15 |
From 2007–2021 |
Longest time between first and last pole positions[356] |
5,887 days |
2007 Canadian Grand Prix – 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix) |
Fastest pole position/qualification lap[357] |
264.362 km/h |
Record held since the 2020 Italian Grand Prix |
Points |
Most career points[358] |
4803.5 |
Record held since the 2016 Austrian Grand Prix |
Most consecutive seasons with points finishes[359] |
18 |
Record held since the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix |
Most points in a debut season[360][348] |
109 |
During the 2007 season |
Most consecutive points finishes from a debut race[329] |
9 |
2007 Australian Grand Prix – 2007 British Grand Prix |
Most seasons with points scored in every race[361] |
2 |
2017 and 2019 |
Most points in a season without winning the World Championship |
387.5 |
During the 2021 season |
Most races finished in the points[362] |
305 |
Record held since the 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix |
Most consecutive points finishes[363] |
48 |
2018 British Grand Prix – 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix |
Most consecutive points finishes (without sprints)[364] |
48 |
2018 British Grand Prix – 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix |
Highest percentage of points-scoring races[365] |
87.64% |
|
Podium finishes |
Most podium finishes |
201 |
Record held since the 2020 Spanish Grand Prix |
Most consecutive podium finishes from debut[348] |
9 |
2007 Australian Grand Prix – 2007 British Grand Prix |
Most podiums in a debut season[366] |
12 |
Record held since the 2007 Japanese Grand Prix |
Most podium finishes with the same team[367] |
152 |
Record held since the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix |
Most podium finishes at a driver's national Grand Prix[368] |
14 |
British Grand Prix (2007–2008, 2010, 2014–2024) |
Podiums at most different Grands Prix[369] |
36 |
Record held since the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix |
Podiums at most different circuits[370] |
35 |
Record held since the 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix |
Most podiums at the same Grand Prix[371] |
14 |
British Grand Prix (2007–2008, 2010, 2014–2024) |
Most consecutive podiums at the same Grand Prix[372] |
11 |
British Grand Prix (2014–2024) |
Most podiums at the same circuit[373] |
15 |
Silverstone (2007–2008, 2010, 2014–2024) |
Most consecutive podiums at the same circuit[374][375] |
12 |
Silverstone (2014–2024) |
Most seasons with a podium finish[376] |
18 |
2007–2024 |
Most consecutive seasons with a podium finish[377] |
18 |
Record held since the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix |
Entries and starts |
Most consecutive race starts[378] |
265 |
Record held since the 2017 Brazilian Grand Prix |
Most front row starts[379] |
176 |
Record held since the 2017 United States Grand Prix |
Most front row starts in a debut season[380][329] |
12 |
During the 2007 season |
Most races with a single engine manufacturer[378] |
348 |
With Mercedes. Record held since the 2017 Monaco Grand Prix |
Most races with a single constructor[381] |
238 |
With Mercedes. Record held since the 2022 Australian Grand Prix |
Lead |
Most races led[382] |
189 |
Record held since the 2019 Russian Grand Prix |
Most races led from start to finish[383] |
23 |
Record held since the 2020 British Grand Prix |
Most consecutive races with at least one lap in the lead[384] |
18 |
2014 Hungarian Grand Prix – 2015 British Grand Prix |
Most consecutive races with at least one lap in the lead from debut race[329] |
7 |
2007 Australia Grand Prix – 2007 USA Grand Prix |
Most laps led[385] |
5,485 |
Record held since the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix |
Most laps led at the same Grand Prix[386] |
487 |
Hungarian Grand Prix |
Most laps led at the same circuit[387] |
487 |
Hungaroring |
Longest distance led (km)[388] |
27,970 |
Record held since the 2020 Belgian Grand Prix |
Longest distance led at the same Grand Prix (km)[389] |
2,134 |
Hungarian Grand Prix |
Longest distance led at the same circuit (km)[390] |
2,134 |
Hungaroring |
Most seasons with at least one lap in the lead[391] |
18 |
2007 – 2024 |
Most consecutive seasons with at least one lap in the lead[392] |
18 |
2007 – 2024 |
Fastest laps |
Fastest laps at most different Grands Prix[393] |
27 |
Record held since the 2021 Styrian Grand Prix |
Fastest laps at most different circuits[394] |
27 |
Record held since the 2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix |
Most fastest laps at the same Grand Prix[395] |
7[N 5] |
Italian Grand Prix (2011, 2013–2015, 2018–2020) |
Most fastest laps at the same circuit[396] |
7[N 6] |
Monza (2011, 2013–2015, 2018–2020) |
Most seasons with a fastest lap[397] |
17 |
2007–2008, 2010–2024 |
Most consecutive seasons with a fastest lap |
15[N 1] |
2010–2024 |
Most fastest laps for a single constructor[398] |
55 |
Record held since the 2024 Monaco Grand Prix |
Other |
Most consecutive race finishes[399] |
48 |
2018 British Grand Prix – 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix |
Most consecutive race classifications[400] |
48 |
2018 British Grand Prix – 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix |
Most seasons finishing every Grand Prix[401] |
2 |
2017 and 2019 |
Most grand slams in a season[402] |
3[N 7] |
Record jointly-held since the 2017 British Grand Prix |
First driver to win a Grand Prix beyond their 300th start[375] |
344th start |
Record achieved at the 2024 British Grand Prix |
Oldest F1 race winner of the 21st century[375] |
Aged 39 years and 203 days |
Record held since the 2024 British Grand Prix |
The longest F1 career for a British driver[403] |
17 years, 5 months and 14 days |
Record held since the 2024 Canadian Grand Prix |
Most Hawthorn Memorial Trophies[404] |
12 (2007, 2008, 2012, 2014-2021, 2023) |
Record held since the 2018 Formula One World Championship |