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Where are the 2019 F1 drivers in the record books?

Published on 26 Dec 2019 09:26
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By: Bjorn Smit & Fergal Walsh

What is the situation of the 2019 class when the record books are opened up with the most important statistics?

Bold indicates a 2019 driver.

World titles

	Driver	Titles	Years
1.	Michael Schumacher	7	1994-1995, 2000-2004
2.	Lewis Hamilton	6	2008, 2014-2015, 2017-2019
3.	Juan Manuel Fangio	5	1951, 1954-1957
4.	Alain Prost	4	1985-1986, 1989, 1993
	Sebastian Vettel	4	2010-2013
6.	Jack Brabham	3	1959-1960, 1966
	Jackie Stewart	3	1969, 1971, 1973
	Niki Lauda	3	1975, 1977, 1984
	Nelson Piquet	3	1981, 1983, 1987
	Ayrton Senna	3	1988, 1990-1991
17.	Kimi Raikkonen	1	2007

In 2019 only three world champions competed in Formula 1 and no new titleholder was added. Lewis Hamilton took his sixth championship and set course for record-holder Michael Schumacher.

Another world title means that the Mercedes driver will be on the same number as the German. Sebastian Vettel is fourth in this ranking with four world titles, while Kimi Raikkonen occupies the shared 17th place with one title.

Grand Prix wins

	Driver	Victories	%
1.	Michael Schumacher	91	29.64
2.	Lewis Hamilton	84	33.60
3.	Sebastian Vettel	53	22.08
4.	Alain Prost	51	25.63
5.	Ayrton Senna	41	25.47
6.	Fernando Alonso	32	10.26
7.	Nigel Mansell	31	16.58
8.	Jackie Stewart	27	27.27
9.	Jim Clark	25	34.72
	Niki Lauda	25	14.62
15.	Kimi Raikkonen	21	6.71
35.	Max Verstappen	8	7.84
38.	Daniel Ricciardo	7	4.09
	Valtteri Bottas	7	5.04
65.	Charles Leclerc	2	4.76

2019 had one new grand prix winner in Charles Leclerc. The Monegasque won in Belgium and Italy and is now 65th on the list of most victories. This list is also led by Schumacher, but Hamilton is close to him. The Briton is 7 victories behind the record champion, but displays a higher win percentage. With 53 wins, Vettel is number 3 of all time.

Pole positions

	Driver	Poles	% Poles
1.	Lewis Hamilton	88	35.20
2.	Michael Schumacher	68	22.15
3.	Ayrton Senna	65	40.37
4.	Sebastian Vettel	57	23.75
5.	Jim Clark	33	45.83
	Alain Prost	33	16.58
7.	Nigel Mansell	32	17,11
8.	Nico Rosberg	30	14.56
9.	Juan Manuel Fangio	29	56.86
10.	Mika Hakkinen	26	16.15
17.	Kimi Raikkonen	18	5.75
33.	Valtteri Bottas	11	7.91
38.	Charles Leclerc	7	16.67
55.	Daniel Ricciardo	3	1.75
63.	Max Verstappen	2	1.96
71.	Nico Hülkenberg	1	0.56

The list with the most pole positions was extended by two names in 2019: Leclerc scored seven poles in his first season at Ferrari, while Verstappen started twice from the first position.

As a result, there were eight pole sitters on the grid in 2019. Hamilton was already in possession of this record, but this year he managed to extend his number to 88 poles, 20 more than Schumacher.

Fastest laps

	Driver	Fastest laps	% Fastest Laps
1.	Michael Schumacher	77	25.08
2.	Lewis Hamilton	47	18.80
3.	Kimi Raikkonen	46	14.70
4.	Alain Prost	41	20.60
5.	Sebastian Vettel	38	15.83
6.	Nigel Mansell	30	16.04
7.	Jim Clark	28	38.89
8.	Mika Hakkinen	25	15.53
9.	Niki Lauda	24	14.04
10.	Juan Manuel Fangio	23	45.10
25.	Daniel Ricciardo	13	7.60
	Valtteri Bottas	13	9.35
43.	Max Verstappen	7	6.86
58.	Sergio Perez	4	2.27
	Charles Leclerc	4	9.52
72.	Nico Hulkenberg	2	1.13
	Pierre Gasly	2	4.26
	Kevin Magnussen	2	1.96
86.	Romain Grosjean	1	0.61
	Daniil Kvyat	1	1.08

The record of most fastest laps of Schumacher remains temporarily out of reach of the current drivers. Hamilton and Raikkonen occupy positions 2 and 3, but still have 30 fewer than the former Jordan, Benetton, Ferrari and Mercedes driver.

Leclerc and Gasly are the new names in the lise: the Monegasque from Ferrari received an extra point four times for the fastest lap, while Gasly rode the fastest lap twice for the first time in his Red Bull Racing period.

Podium finishes

	Driver	Podiums	% POdiums
1.	Michael Schumacher	155	50.49
2.	Lewis Hamilton	151	60.40
3.	Sebastian Vettel	120	50.00
4.	Alain Prost	106	53.27
5.	Kimi Raikkonen	103	32.91
6.	Fernando Alonso	97	31.09
7.	Ayrton Senna	80	49.69
8.	Rubens Barrichello	68	21.05
9.	David Coulthard	62	25.20
10.	Nelson Piquet	60	29.41
18.	Valtteri Bottas	45	32.37
32.	Max Verstappen	31	30.39
35.	Daniel Ricciardo	29	16.96
73.	Romain Grosjean	10	6.10
	Charles Leclerc	10	23.81
83.	Sergio Perez	8	4.55
105.	Daniil Kvyat	3	3.23
142.	Kevin Magnussen	1	0.98
	Lance Stroll	1	1.61
	Carlos Sainz	1	0.98
	Pierre Gasly	1	2.13

The record number of podium places by Schumacher is also clearly in sight for Hamilton. With 151, the Briton is only four behind the German. Vettel occupies third place in this overview, while Raikkonen is in fifth place behind Alain Prost. Of the active drivers, Verstappen is number 5 in this list, while three drivers took their first podium place in 2019: Leclerc did that ten times, while Gasly and Sainz both kept their heads cool in the chaos in Brazil.

Grand Prix starts

	Driver	Starts
1.	Rubens Barrichello	323
2.	Kimi Raikkonen	313
3.	Fernando Alonso	312
4.	Michael Schumacher	307
5.	Jenson Button	306
6.	Felipe Massa	269
7.	Riccardo Patrese	256
8.	Jarno Trulli	252
9.	Lewis Hamilton	250
10.	David Coulthard	246
11.	Sebastian Vettel	240
24.	Nico Hülkenberg	177
25.	Sergio Perez	176
28.	Daniel Ricciardo	171
30.	Romain Grosjean	164
45.	Valtteri Bottas	139
70.	Max Verstappen	102
	Kevin Magnussen	102
	Carlos Sainz	102
76.	Robert Kubica	97
84.	Daniil Kvyat	93
114.	Lance Stroll	62
143.	Pierre Gasly	47
155.	Charles Leclerc	42
223.	Antonio Giovinazzi	23
230.	Alexander Albon	21
	Lando Norris	21
	George Russell	21

A record that will be broken in any case in 2020, provided that he remains healthy and does not stop prematurely, is the number of Grands Prix started. Raikkonen will take over the record of Rubens Barrichello halfway through the season. Hamilton joined the top 10 of most starts this year, while Vettel will do the same in 2020. Nico Hulkenberg ends his career (for the time being) at 177 starts, accounting for the 24th position of all time.

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