The british grand prix has been won by eleven british drivers. Some are the product of skill and dominance and others of perseverance and luck the stuff of which f1 racing is made. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for daniel ricciardo on. Lewis hamilton beats valtteri bottas to take record sixth. 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. Seventime world drivers champion michael schumacher holds the record for. Who holds the record as being britains youngest ever formula 1 driver. 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. Bold entries indicate the record holder competed in the 2019 season this page is accurate as of the 2019 abu dhabi grand prix. Checkered bar these are the f1 statistics that are not covered in race recaps and season winspoints standings. Daly was driving for the nissan performance tech team and was part of two driver groups driving two different cars.
Anyway, we are an hour and a bit away from lights out and a little further away from finding out if lewis hamilton can create history by becoming the first f1 driver to win six british grands prix. He got both first place and a secondplace finish at the 1990 12 hours of sebring. As we await the return of formula 1, join us for virtual grands prix and driver challenges with the stars of f1, on the formula 1 game. Michael schumacher has won the world drivers championship a record seven times. Due to the cars in the 2017 formula one season being widened, many lap records on current circuits are from the 2018 and 2019 formula one seasons. Daniel ricciardo stats, race results, wins, news, record. The world championship of drivers has been held since 1950. Lewis carl davidson hamilton mbe born 7 january 1985 in stevenage, hertfordshire, england is a british formula one racing driver, currently racing for the mercedes amg petronas team. All the texts present on the statsf1 site are the exclusive property their authors. Lando norris to become youngest british driver in f1 history. F1 got in on the act, launching its virtual racing series, which will race on weekends. Lewis hamilton wins record sixth british grand prix after.
The formula one world champion took advantage of a safety car to jump ahead of. A new collection of carefully selected photographs depicting the history of formula 1. He is the youngest ever driver in formula 1 to secure pole position e. Formula one drivers from the united kingdom wikipedia. List of formula one world drivers champions wikipedia. Lewis hamiltons recordbreaking pole lap 2018 british. How holds the record for being the youngest british. Jul 12, 2019 lewis hamilton targets a record sixth british gp at silverstone and looks in no mood to slacken off as the f1 records tumble and even michael schumachers numbers come into view. Lewis hamilton news, stats and updates daily mail online. Stability is the name of the game for the 2020 season, with eight of the 10 formula 1 teams fielding unaltered lineups in their bid for grand prix glory. Formula 1 is packed with personalities who could be described as heroes. Lewis hamilton will bid to win a record sixth british grand prix this weekend as the famous race celebrates its 70th edition in the formula 1 era.
Lewis hamilton said his record british grand prix victory feels like the first time. Years after accident, formula 1 legend michael schumachers. Formula 1 drivers podium finishes 19502019 statista. Bottas comes home to complete a mercedes onetwo as raikkonen takes third. Some f1 drivers have been getting their racing fix via online racing. Lewis hamilton has clinched a sixth formula 1 world championship title at the us grand prix. The british formula one driver won his sixth title on home soil on sunday, beating valtteri bottas to first. Lewis hamilton wins sixth world championship title.
The current record for the youngest formula 1 driver is jenson button when he started the. Lewis hamiltons recordbreaking season and the targets. List of world drivers champions the formula 1 wiki fandom. A quick reference guide to every grand prix result all the facts and figures you could ever want to know.
Ranking the top 10 british racing drivers in formula 1. From jackie stewart and jim clark to jenson button and. Results 1992 formula 1 grand prix of great britain f1. Lewis hamilton is already the most successful british driver in formula 1 history, but stands on the brink of further milestones at his home silverstone race this weekend. Latest lewis hamilton news and updates as british and mercedes driver goes in hunt of his sixth consecutive f1 world championship title. Apr 11, 2020 derek daly, a former formula 1 driver holds one of the most unusual records of motorsport history. The wdc was first awarded in 1950, to giuseppe nino farina. He moved to mercedes for the 20 season and broke what had been nigel mansells national record, with a total of 84 grand prix wins, the second most in. The only book ever to focus in such detail on formula 1 records, and to contain many new ideas for looking at formula 1.
The uk has also produced many of the best drivers in the history of f1, including 19 grand prix winners. Vettel received a tensecond time penalty for causing a collision. Save lewis hamilton with the helmet given to him by ayrton sennas family after his 65th career pole credit. His awesome career consists of 27 wins in 100 participations, 17 pole points, and 360 career points. May 15, 2016 the most remarkable records ever in formula one, ranging from the oldest gp driver and the youngest ever pole position holder to the team that had most consecutive pole positions. Verstappen finishes fourth, ahead of ricciardo and hulkenberg.
Your goto source for the latest f1 news, video highlights, gp results, live timing, indepth analysis and expert commentary. Lewis hamilton simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Last season, the 33yearold british driver broke schumachers record of 68 pole. List of drivers with most f1 wins most f1 wins f1 records. Any use on another web site or any other support of diffusion is prohibited except authorization of or the authors concerned. For other records relating to formula one motorsport, see list of formula one records. Formula 1 races that were not qualification rounds for the world championship are not included.
Jenson button is the youngest british nationality to be a f1 driver at age of 20 years and 53 days. If hamilton were to win sundays race, the mercedes driver would set two new outright records for the british gp and match one more overall f1. Stewartanother scotsman and a friend of clarkstops our list. Hamilton won the british formula renault, formula three euroseries. The drivers championship was first awarded in 1950, to nino farina. The 15 best formula one drivers in history and 15 notsogreat. Who holds the record as being britains youngest ever formula. Michael schumacher has the most f1 wins followed by lewis hamilton and sebastian vettel. Lewis hamilton targets a record sixth british gp at silverstone and looks in no mood to slacken off as the f1 records tumble and even michael schumachers numbers come into view.
List of formula one world drivers champions simple. The numbers have been crunched, and here are eight records that could. Lewis hamiltons record breaking season and the targets that are next on his list. Ride onboard with lewis hamilton as he claims his fourth consecutive pole position in silverstone and sixth overall more than any other driver in britain. The drivers championship was first awarded in 1950, to giuseppe farina. No driver fought harder to get into formula one racing and few fought harder when they got there. Stirling moss, peter collins, clark, stewart, hunt, john watson, mansell, damon hill, johnny herbert, david coulthard, and hamilton who have won the event 25 times between them. With his win or bust approach 31 wins and 32 crashes he became the most successful british driver and joined the ranks of the alltime greats in terms of fastest laps, wins and poles. Lewis hamilton is the one who has the most chance to break all their records.
Mar 17, 2018 he replaced schumacher at mercedes in 20, winning three f1 titles to add to his first with mclaren in 2008. Most f1 world championships, map michael schumacher, 7. The lap record for a particular circuit is the fastest time ever recorded in a formula one grand prix around that circuit. Best formula 1 drivers of all time top ten list thetoptens. Vettel limps home in seventh, ahead of ocon, perez and massa, who pips vandoorne for the final point. Only seven of the 20 or so formula one races that season counted towards the drivers title, but the championship was up and running. The formula in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform. List of formula one drivers who set a fastest lap wikipedia. Most grands prix contested, map rubens barrichello, 322.
The driver who set the fastest lap in a grand prix was awarded a point from the 1950 season to 1959. Lewis hamiltons hunger remains as he targets record sixth. He is the youngest ever driver to score championship points in formula 1 d. The highlyrated esteban ocon returns with renault after a year on the f1 sidelines, while williams nicholas latifi has the honour of being the sole rookie on the grid. He was ranked fifth in the list of the greatest formula 1 drivers of all time in 2009. Here are 10 formula one records that are unlikely to fall during this, or any other season in the future. Ranking the top 10 british racing drivers in formula 1 history. The 32yearold has won his fourth world title, eclipsing sir jackie stewarts record to become britains most successful formula 1. A sixtime world champion, he is often regarded as one of the greatest f1 drivers in history. How did a former formula 1 driver secure both 1st and 2nd. Lewis hamilton is now one of the best drivers of all time. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for valtteri bottas on.
Lewis hamilton takes record sixth british grand prix victory in a thrilling race featuring a crash between max verstappen and sebastian vettel. For a lap record to stand, it must be posted during the race, not in practice or qualifying. Stewart held the record for most wins by a british f1 driver for 19 long years. Of those, lewis hamilton has won the most titles, with six. Most consecutive races that the driver entered and actually started. Ranking the top 10 british racing drivers in formula 1 history 1. This is a list of records in the fia world championships, since 1950. The first driver to win multiple championships was alberto ascari. The oldest race in the calendar and one of the most formidable. The graph shows the top 50 formula 1 drivers with the most podium finishes from 1950 to 2019. Heres everything you need for the 2018 british grand prix.
Latest f1 news, updates, calendar, predictions and more. The british racing driver, 34, is now just one behind alltime record holder michael schumacher. Sep 03, 2018 lando norris will become the youngest british driver in the history of formula one after securing a remarkable promotion to a race seat at mclaren for the 2019 season. Note hamilton scored an additional point for setting the fastest lap of the race. He already broke the most amount fo f1 pole positions record in. Lewis hamilton won the british grand prix for a record sixth time. List of formula one world drivers champions simple english. Hugely determined, immensely aggressive and spectacularly daring, he was one of the most exciting drivers ever. Progression of the record for most f1 grand prix wins. Mar 26, 2014 10 formula 1 records that will never be broken. Driver records listed here include all rounds which formed part of the world championship since 1950.
The formula one world drivers championship wdc is the most successful formula one race car driver of the year. Nov 04, 2019 lewis hamilton has clinched a sixth formula 1 world championship title at the us grand prix. Clark is considered not only one of the best british drivers ever. Ahead of the 2014 british grand prix, the event which will see the iconic silverstone circuit host its 50th race, here are 10 british formula one drivers you may have forgotten. Formula 1 the knowledge 2nd edition by david hayhoe motor. A month later silverstone hosted the british grand prix, the first sanctioned championship race for formula one grand prix cars, and the f1 world championship was born. F1 drivers 2020 hamilton, verstappen, vettel and more. See the complete 1992 british formula 1 grand prix classification.