List of Formula One Grand Prix winners facts for kids
Formula One (F1) is the top level of open-wheel car racing, organized by the FIA, which is the world's main motorsport group. The "formula" means a special set of rules that all cars and drivers must follow.
An F1 season has many races called Grands Prix. These races usually happen on special tracks built just for racing, but sometimes they are held on closed-off city streets. After each race, the winner gets a trophy. All the race results are added up to decide two yearly champions: one for the drivers and one for the teams (called constructors). The Drivers' Championship started in 1950, and the Constructors' Championship was added in 1958.
Lewis Hamilton holds the record for the most F1 race wins ever, with 105 victories. Michael Schumacher is second with 91 wins, and Max Verstappen is third with 64 wins.
Kimi Räikkönen has the longest gap between his first and last wins: 15 years and 212 days, from the 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix to the 2018 United States Grand Prix Grand Prix. Riccardo Patrese waited over six and a half years between two wins. Mario Andretti had to wait five years, seven months, and 18 days for his second win after his first.
Max Verstappen holds the record for the most wins in a row, winning ten races in 2023. He is also the youngest Grand Prix winner, at 18 years and 228 days old, when he won the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix Grand Prix. Luigi Fagioli is the oldest winner, at 53 years and 22 days old, when he won the 1951 French Grand Prix Grand Prix.
As of the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix Grand Prix, 113 different drivers have won a Formula One Grand Prix out of 776 who have started a race. The very first winner was Giuseppe Farina at the 1950 British Grand Prix Grand Prix. The most recent driver to get their first win was George Russell at the 2022 São Paulo Grand Prix Grand Prix.
A few races, like the 1951 French, 1956 Argentine, and 1957 British Grand Prix, were won by two drivers sharing one car.
The Indianapolis 500 races from 1950 to 1960 are included in this list because they were part of the World Championships back then, even though they didn't follow F1 rules and weren't called Grands Prix.
Top F1 Grand Prix Winners
Here's a look at the drivers with the most wins:
| * | Driver is racing in the 2024 season |
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Formula One World Champion |
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| Rank | Country | Driver | Wins | Years active | First win | Last win |
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| 1 |  United Kingdom |
Lewis Hamilton |
105 | 2007– | 2007 Canadian Grand Prix | 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix |
| 2 |  Germany |
Michael Schumacher |
91 | 1991–2006, 2010–2012 | 1992 Belgian Grand Prix | 2006 Chinese Grand Prix |
| 3 |  Netherlands |
Max Verstappen |
64 | 2015– | 2016 Spanish Grand Prix | 2024 Chinese Grand Prix |
| 4 | Germany |
Sebastian Vettel |
53 | 2007–2022 | 2008 Italian Grand Prix | 2019 Singapore Grand Prix |
| 5 |  France |
Alain Prost |
51 | 1980–1991, 1993 | 1981 French Grand Prix | 1993 German Grand Prix |
| 6 |  Brazil |
Ayrton Senna |
41 | 1984–1994 | 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix | 1993 Australian Grand Prix |
| 7 |  Spain |
Fernando Alonso |
32 | 2001, 2003–2018, 2021– | 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix | 2013 Spanish Grand Prix |
| 8 | United Kingdom |
Nigel Mansell |
31 | 1980–1992, 1994–1995 | 1985 European Grand Prix | 1994 Australian Grand Prix |
| 9 | United Kingdom |
Jackie Stewart |
27 | 1965–1973 | 1965 Italian Grand Prix | 1973 German Grand Prix |
| 10 | United Kingdom |
Jim Clark |
25 | 1960–1968 | 1962 Belgian Grand Prix | 1968 South African Grand Prix |
 Austria |
Niki Lauda |
25 | 1971–1979, 1982–1985 | 1974 Spanish Grand Prix | 1985 Dutch Grand Prix |
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Wins by Country
This table shows which countries have produced the most F1 Grand Prix winners.
| Bold | Driver is racing in the 2024 season |
Most Wins in a Single Season
This table shows the drivers who won the most races in each F1 season.
| Driver is racing in the 2024 season | |
| Bold | Won the World Championship in the same year |
* Season still in progress.
See Also
- List of Formula One Grand Prix winners (constructors)
- List of Formula One polesitters
- List of Formula One drivers who set a fastest lap
