He also holds the record for most consecutive drivers championships, winning five from 2000 to 2004. List of formula one grand prix winners constructors wikipedia. List of formula one world drivers champions wikipedia. He entered formula one in 2007 with mclaren, with whom he won 21 grands prix, before moving to mercedes in 20 where, to date, he has won 63 races. Jul 10, 2016 lewis hamilton cruises to historic f1 british grand prix hattrick. The british grand prix is where it all began in formula one, with the first ever championship race being held at silverstone in 1950. F1 scoring massively elevated gp wins from 10 to 25 points, and other classifications respectively higher, in 2010. His awesome career consists of 27 wins in 100 participations, 17 pole points, and 360 career points. The 15 best formula one drivers in history and 15 notsogreat. Its widely known that rubens barrichello has the record for the most race starts in f1, but the brazilian has actually only driven the third most competitive laps of any driver. Lewis hamilton or ayrton senna who is the most talented driver.
The 5 drivers with the biggest gaps between first and. Top formula 1 drivers since 1950, by the highest average elo rating over a racers best fiveyear span. Jul 14, 2019 lewis hamilton became the most successful driver in the history of the f1 british grand prix sunday, taking a sixth win at silverstone and breaking a tie with formula 1 legends jim clark and alain. The world championship of drivers has been held since 1950. The british racing driver, 34, is now just one behind alltime record holder michael schumacher. He was ranked fifth in the list of the greatest formula 1 drivers of all time in 2009. Lewis hamilton says british gp win is greatest moment for. Its a difficult question to answer and one bbc sport readers are split on. The italian team are unparalleled and have won 15 drivers championships and 16 constructors titles, while they also hold the records of most wins, most points, most podiums and most onetwos finishes. May 21, 2014 graham hill is the most successful british driver with five wins. Which british grand prix driver has won the most races answers.
Home win also for drivers tony brooks and stirling moss. In 2008 he won his first f1 world drivers championship, becoming the first black driver to capture that title. Three grands prix, the 1951 french, the 1956 argentine and the 1957 british grand prix, were won by two drivers sharing a car. Lewis hamilton became the most winningest british f1 driver of all time after winning the 2014 united states grand prix at cota. Still i rise these are the words emblazoned across the back of lewis hamiltons helmet and tattooed across his shoulders, and ever since annihilating expectations with one of the greatest rookie performances in f1 history in 2007, thats literally all hes done. Graham hill is the most successful british driver with five wins. Fast forward nearly 70 years and the british grand prix is one of only two to have remained on the formula one calendar in every season, the. Five seasons 1973, 1986, 1991, 1992, and 1993 witnessed wins by only british constructors. Hamilton became the most successful driver at the british grand prix, with his sixth win, surpassing jim clark and. Jul 14, 2019 lewis hamilton becomes the most successful driver at the british grand prix ever as he claims sixth superb victory at silverstone in front of more than 140,000 fans. In 1952, following the transfer of the lease of the silverstone circuit to the british racing drivers club, the rac delegated. Lewis hamilton, british racecar driver who was one of the most successful formula one f1 grand prix racing drivers of the early 21st century. Formula 1 has some of the best and brave athletes around, and the new season is set to begin in australia this weekend.
The first driver to win more than one championship was alberto ascari, in 1952 and 1953. Formula one, abbreviated to f1, is the highest class of openwheeled motor racing defined. Of those, racers from great britain have won 288 grand prix which is over a hundred more wins than 179 achieved by german drivers. As of the 2019 abu dhabi grand prix, out of the 764 drivers who started a grand prix, there have been 108 formula one grand prix winners. The bbc f1 team were asked to provide their own personal top 20s, which were combined to produce a bbc list. Progression of the record for most f1 grand prix wins. Oct 30, 2017 british driver lewis hamilton has secured his fourth formula one world championship. The f1 world championship season consists of a series of races, known as grands prix, held usually on purpose.
Hamilton became the most successful driver at the british grand prix. Alberto ascari won the last 6 races of 1952 and the first 3 of 1953. Along with prost, clark holds the record for most british grand prix victories with five. So, delving into the stats, lets see which f1 drivers have the largest gaps between their first and second wins in the sport. Which british grand prix driver has won the most races. The british driver with the most f1 wins is nigel mansell with 31. Nov 04, 2019 lewis hamilton has clinched a sixth formula 1 world championship title at the us grand prix. Jul 14, 2019 lewis hamilton wins f1 british grand prix for record sixth time.
Formula 1 races that were not qualification rounds. The grandest and most historical name in formula 1, scuderia ferrari have been a part of the sport since its inception in 1950. Check out who scored most f1 wins, championships, grand prix, poles, podiums. First held in 1926, the british grand prix has been held annually since 1948 and has been a round of the fia formula one world championship every year since 1950. List of formula one world drivers champions simple. Regarded by many as the greatest british driver of all time, clark won the british grand prix an unbelievable five times in six years, with the wins in 1963 and 1965 leading to world championship success. The winners and losers of the british grand prix formula 1. The formula one world drivers championship wdc is the most successful formula one race car driver of the year. Luigi fagioli is the oldest winner of a formula one grand prix. Formula one drivers from the united kingdom wikipedia. Nigel mansell 4 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992 the 1992 world champion is the only driver to win the british grand prix four times. Sebastian vettel wins british grand prix in thrilling dash. Lewis hamilton becomes the most successful driver at the british grand prix ever as he claims sixth superb victory at silverstone in front of more than 140,000 fans. Lewis hamilton has clinched a sixth formula 1 world championship title at the us grand prix.
With the most different constructors with the most different engines win by taking the lead in the last lap in a year without winning the championship win without led win without pole position win and fastest lap consecutively different winner different driver over a year. In the current formula 1 drivers british driver lewis hamilton has won the most titles with the recent and his fifth world championship title being in the 2018 f1 season. We also have the all time f1 teams ranking the ranking is sorted by default on total points. Brooks faced an early retirement from the race in front of his home crowd at the british grand prix. His victory came despite a collision with rival sebastian vettel on the first lap of the mexican grand prix. Driver started from pole position, set fastest lap and won, leading every lap of a grand prix. Norris and daniel ricciardo fight over seventh as they went wheeltowheel through several corners with the mclaren driver. The 30 drivers with the most race wins in formula 1. Jul 14, 2019 home f1 races british grand prix hamilton wins.
The 30 drivers with the most race wins in formula 1 history. Ranking the top 10 british racing drivers in formula 1 history. Jul 15, 2019 it was his sixth british gp triumph, moving him clear of alain prost and jim clarks record. See all formula 1 records that stand since the beginning of formula one. Latest f1 news, updates, calendar, predictions and more. The circuit has hosted 60 formula 1 races and has remained largely unchanged since its first official event in 1950. He won four in a row from 1962 to 1965, and again in 1967. Of those, lewis hamilton has won the most titles, with six. Mercedes driver hit by title rival vettel in first corner of mexican gp. List of drivers with most f1 wins most f1 wins f1 records.
The list displays the all time f1 driver rankings for the most amount of races, victories, podiums, pole positions, fastest laps and the total amount of points for each f1 driver. Lewis hamilton wins max verstappenvferrari british. The first driver to win multiple championships was alberto. Sebastian vettel wins british grand prix in thrilling dash to the finish. Lewis hamilton wins max verstappenvferrari british gp. Michael schumacher has the most f1 wins followed by lewis hamilton and sebastian vettel. Driver records listed here include all rounds which formed part of the world championship since 1950. Lewis hamilton wins fourth formula 1 world championship.
Best f1 drivers never to win a championship red bull. Sebastian vettel wins british grand prix in thrilling dash to. Lewis hamilton becomes most successful british grand prix. Lewis hamilton cruises to historic f1 british grand prix hattrick. And on top of all of that, he has now scored in 55 out of the last 56 races. The wdc was first awarded in 1950, to giuseppe nino farina.
Since the first win for a british constructor in 1957, british constructors won races in every season except 2006 until 20, and have not won a race since the 20 australian grand prix. The best f1 drivers of all time, as chosen by science. Its a classic question and, thanks to dr andrew bell and his team at the university of sheffield, it now has a definitive answer. Which british racing driver has won the most grand prix. Lewis hamilton wins f1 british grand prix for record sixth time. Which british f1 driver has won the most grand prix races. The british f1 driver who have started the most races not entered is jenson button, as of the 2014 austrian gp, he has started 255 races. This list includes the winners of the indianapolis 500 race between 1950 and 1960. The most successful driver in formula one history won three times at silverstone with his win in 2002 becoming part of a dominating championship defence that saw him finish on the podium in every race. Lewis hamilton cruises to historic f1 british grand prix. Formula one drivers with the most british grand prix wins. The last four of hamitons silverstone wins have come in succession since 2014 and a fifth in a row this year would make him the first driver to win the british gp that many.
The united kingdom has produced the most champions. Ranking the top 10 british racing drivers in formula 1. Lewis hamilton wins fourth formula one world championship. Seventime world drivers champion michael schumacher holds the record for. Lewis hamilton is a british racing driver and sixtime formula one world champion. So, with the exciting new campaign on the horizon, weve taken a look at the 30 drivers with the most race wins in history. Stewart held the record for most wins by a british f1 driver for 19 long years. He did not win any races in the recently concluded 2010 f1 season but still is the driver with the. Lauda went into the year as f1s toprated driver by elo. List of formula one grand prix wins by lewis hamilton. Scuderia ferrari have won the most formula one grands prix. This top 100 ranking goes back to the start of formula 1 in 1950.
A large chunk of drivers with f1 wins actually waited over a year for their second p1 finish, and a few were left hanging on for much, much longer than that. But hes hardly alone in taking the checkered flag lots of. Lewis hamilton wins fourth formula 1 world championship title. The mercedes driver becomes britains most successful driver in history and the fifth driver in history to win four titles lewis hamilton wins 2017 f1 world title despite finishing ninth at mexico gp. It was his sixth british gp triumph, moving him clear of alain prost and jim clarks record. List of formula one grand prix winners constructors. List of formula one world drivers champions simple english. Lewis hamilton became the most successful driver in the history of the f1 british grand prix sunday, taking a sixth win at silverstone and breaking a tie with formula 1. British driver lewis hamilton has secured his fourth formula one world championship. Lewis hamilton cruises to historic f1 british grand prix hat. Driver started from pole position, set fastest lap and won, leading every lap of a.
In the current formula 1 drivers british driver lewis hamilton has won the most titles with the recent and his fifth world championship title being in the 2018 f1. Bbc sport is profiling 20 of the greatest formula 1 drivers of all time. Lewis hamilton says british gp win is greatest moment for any. The 5 drivers with the biggest gaps between first and second. Lewis hamilton wins sixth world championship title. Lewis hamilton wins fourth formula 1 world championship title hamilton now most successful british f1 driver in history. He has also tied prost for the most wins by a driver at his home grand prix, while it is his ninth british grand prix podium another record with his name on it. The british grand prix is a grand prix motor race organised in great britain by the royal automobile club. There have been 163 formula one drivers from the united kingdom, three of whom compete in the 2019 season. His total of 84 wins is the second highest of all time, behind only michael schumacher 91.
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