List of Formula One records

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This is a list of records in the FIA World Championships, since 1950. Bold entries indicate the record-holder is still competing in Formula One.

This page is accurate up to and including the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix (November 2, 2008).

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Driver records
Races entered and started: Total · Youngest to enter | start a race · Oldest to enter | start a race
Wins: Total · Percentage · In one season · Highest percentage in one season · Consecutive · Consecutive from first race of season · In first season · Youngest · Oldest · Fewest races before first · Most races before first · Most races without · Most Points without a Win · From furthest back on the start grid
Pole positions: Total · Consecutive · In one season · Highest percentage in one season · Youngest · Oldest
Front row starts: Total · Youngest
Fastest Laps: Total · Consecutive · In one season · Youngest
Podium Finishes: Total · Percentage · In one season · Consecutive · Consecutive from first race of season · Youngest
Points: Career · Total races finished in the points · Highest Average Points per Race Entered · Most in one season · Youngest
Race leaders: Entire race, total · For at least one lap, total · Youngest · Most laps · Longest distance
Multiple driver records: Double · Hat Trick (Perfect Race) · Grand Chelem
Drivers' Championships: Total · Fewest seasons before first title · Youngest
Other Driver Records
Constructor records
Races entered and started: Total Races Started
Wins: TotalMost in a SeasonHighest Percentage in a SeasonMost Consecutive
Podiums: TotalConsecutive      Pole Positions: TotalMost in one season
Fastest Laps: Total      Points: TotalMost in one season
Constructors' Championships: Total
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Tyres recordsRace records
NotesReferencesSee also


Driver records

Constructor records

Races entered and started

Total Races Started

Constructor Entries Seasons
1 Flag of Italy Ferrari 776 1950-2008
2 Flag of the United Kingdom McLaren 649 1966-2008
3 Flag of the United Kingdom Williams 517 1978-2008
4 Flag of the United Kingdom Lotus 491 1958-1994
5 Flag of the United Kingdom Tyrrell 430 1970-1998
6 Flag of the United Kingdom Brabham 394 1962-1987, 1989-1992
7 Flag of Italy Minardi 340 1985-2005
8 Flag of France Ligier 326 1976-1996
9 Flag of the United Kingdom Arrows 291 1978-1990, 1997-20021
10 Flag of the United Kingdom/Flag of Italy Benetton2 260 1986-2001

Wins

Total Wins

Main article: List of Grand Prix winners (constructors)
Constructor Seasons Wins
1 Flag of Italy Ferrari 1950-2008 209
2 Flag of the United Kingdom McLaren 1966-2008 162
3 Flag of the United Kingdom Williams 1978-2008 113
4 Flag of the United Kingdom Lotus 1958-1994 79
5 Flag of the United Kingdom Brabham 1962-1987, 1989-1992 35
Flag of France Renault 1977-1985, 2002-2008 35
7 Flag of the United Kingdom/Flag of Italy Benetton2 1986-2001 27
8 Flag of the United Kingdom Tyrrell 1970-1998 23
9 Flag of the United Kingdom BRM 1951, 1956-1977 17
10 Flag of the United Kingdom Cooper 1951, 1952-1969 16

Most Wins in a Season

Constructor Season Races Wins Percentage
1 Flag of the United Kingdom McLaren 1988 16 15 94%
Flag of Italy Ferrari 2002 17 15 88%
Flag of Italy Ferrari 2004 18 15 83%
4 Flag of the United Kingdom Williams 1996 16 12 75%
Flag of the United Kingdom McLaren 1984 16 12 75%
6 Flag of the United Kingdom Benetton2 1995 17 11 65%
7 Flag of the United Kingdom Williams 1993 16 10 63%
Flag of the United Kingdom Williams 1992 16 10 63%
Flag of the United Kingdom McLaren 1989 16 10 63%
Flag of Italy Ferrari 2000 17 10 59%
Flag of the United Kingdom McLaren 2005 19 10 53%

Highest Percentage of Wins in a Season

Constructor Season Races Wins Percentage
1 Flag of the United Kingdom McLaren 1988 16 15 93.8%
2 Flag of Italy Ferrari 2002 17 15 88.2%
3 Flag of Italy Ferrari 1952 8 7 87.5%
4 Flag of Italy Alfa Romeo 1950 7 6 85.7%
5 Flag of Italy Ferrari 2004 18 15 83.3%
6 Flag of Italy Ferrari 1953 9 7 77.7%
7 Flag of the United Kingdom McLaren 1984 16 12 75.0%
Flag of the United Kingdom Williams 1996 16 12 75.0%
9 Flag of Germany Mercedes-Benz 1955 7 5 71.4%
10 Flag of the United Kingdom Tyrrell 1971 11 7 63.6%

Most Consecutive Wins

Constructor Season(s) Wins Consecutive Races Won
1 Flag of the United Kingdom McLaren 1988 11 Brazilian, San Marino, Monaco, Mexican, Canadian, Detroit, French, British, German, Hungarian, Belgian
2 Flag of Italy Ferrari 2002 10 Canadian, European, British, French, German, Hungarian, Belgian, Italian, United States, Japanese
3 Flag of the United Kingdom McLaren 1984-1985 8 British, German, Austrian, Dutch, Italian, European, Portuguese / '85 Brazilian
Flag of Italy Ferrari 2003-2004 8 Italian, United States, Japanese / '04 Australian, '04 Malaysian, '04 Bahrain, '04 San Marino, '04 Spanish
5 Flag of Italy Ferrari 1952-1953 7 Belgian, French, British, German, Dutch, Italian / '53 Argentine
Flag of the United Kingdom Williams 1993 7 Canadian, French, British, German, Hungarian, Belgian, Italian
Flag of Italy Ferrari 2004 7 European, Canadian, United States, French, British, German, Hungarian
8 Flag of Italy Ferrari 1953 6 Dutch, Belgian, French, British, German, Swiss
Flag of the United Kingdom Williams 1987 6 French, British, German, Hungarian, Austrian, Italian
Flag of the United Kingdom Williams 1995-1996 6 Australian / '96 Australian, '96 Brazilian, '96 Argentine, '96 European, '96 San Marino
Flag of Italy Ferrari 2000-2001 6 Italian, United States, Japanese, Malaysian / '01 Australian, '01 Malaysian
Flag of the United Kingdom McLaren 2005 6 Hungarian, Turkish, Italian, Belgian, Brazilian, Japanese

Podiums

Total Number of Podiums

Constructor Podium
finishes
Podium
races*
Seasons
1 Flag of Italy Ferrari 622 454 1950-2008
2 Flag of the United Kingdom McLaren 431 347 1966-2008
3 Flag of the United Kingdom Williams 296 228 1978-2008
4 Flag of the United Kingdom Lotus 172 157 1958-1994
5 Flag of the United Kingdom Brabham 124 106 1962-1987, 1989-1992
6 Flag of the United Kingdom/Flag of Italy Benetton2 102 94 1986-2001
7 Flag of France Renault 94 82 1977-1985, 2002-2008
8 Flag of the United Kingdom Tyrrell 77 66 1970-1998
9 Flag of the United Kingdom BRM 61 53 1951, 1956-1977
10 Flag of the United Kingdom Cooper 58 41 1951, 1952-1969

* Races in which the constructor scored one or more podium finishes

Consecutive Podiums

Constructor Podiums Season(s) Races
1 Flag of Italy Ferrari 53 1999-2002 1999 Malaysian Grand Prix-2002 Japanese Grand Prix
2 Flag of Italy Ferrari 22 2003-2005 2003 Italian Grand Prix-2005 Australian Grand Prix
3 Flag of the United Kingdom McLaren 19 2007-2008 2007 Australian Grand Prix-2008 Malaysian Grand Prix
4 Flag of the United Kingdom Williams 17 1993-1994 1993 South African Grand Prix-1994 Brazilian Grand Prix
Flag of France Renault 2005-2006 2005 Turkish Grand Prix-2006 French Grand Prix
6 Flag of the United Kingdom McLaren 13 1990 1990 United States Grand Prix-1990 Portuguese Grand Prix
7 Flag of the United Kingdom Lotus 12 1963-1964 1963 Belgian Grand Prix-1964 Belgian Grand Prix
8 Flag of the United Kingdom Williams 11 1987 1987 Monaco Grand Prix-1987 Mexican Grand Prix
Flag of the United Kingdom McLaren 1988 1988 Brazilian Grand Prix-1988 Belgian Grand Prix
Flag of the United Kingdom Williams 1991-1992 1991 Italian Grand Prix-1992 Monaco Grand Prix
Flag of the United Kingdom McLaren 2005-2006 2005 French Grand Prix-2006 Bahrain Grand Prix
Flag of Italy Ferrari 2007 2007 United States Grand Prix-2007 Brazilian Grand Prix

Pole Positions

Total Pole Positions

Constructor Seasons Poles
1 Flag of Italy Ferrari 1950-2008 203
2 Flag of the United Kingdom McLaren 1966-2008 141
3 Flag of the United Kingdom Williams 1978-2008 125
4 Flag of the United Kingdom Lotus 1958-1994 107
5 Flag of France Renault 1977-1985, 2002-2008 50
6 Flag of the United Kingdom Brabham 1962-1987, 1989-1992 39
7 Flag of the United Kingdom/Flag of Italy Benetton2 1986-2001 15
8 Flag of the United Kingdom Tyrrell 1970-1998 14
9 Flag of Italy Alfa Romeo 1950-1951, 1963, 1965, 1977-1985 12
10 Flag of the United Kingdom Cooper 1951, 1952-1969 11
Flag of the United Kingdom BRM 1951, 1956-1977 11

Most Pole Positions in a Season

Constructor Season Races Poles Percentage
1 Flag of the United Kingdom McLaren 1988 16 15 94%
Flag of the United Kingdom McLaren 1989 16 15 94%
Flag of the United Kingdom Williams 1992 16 15 94%
Flag of the United Kingdom Williams 1993 16 15 94%
5 Flag of the United Kingdom Lotus 1978 16 12 75%
Flag of the United Kingdom Williams 1987 16 12 75%
Flag of the United Kingdom McLaren 1990 16 12 75%
Flag of the United Kingdom Williams 1996 16 12 75%
Flag of the United Kingdom McLaren 1998 16 12 75%
Flag of the United Kingdom Williams 1995 17 12 71%
Flag of Italy Ferrari 2004 18 12 67%

Fastest Laps

Total Fastest Laps

Constructor Seasons Fastest laps
1 Flag of Italy Ferrari 1950-2008 218
2 Flag of the United Kingdom McLaren 1966-2008 137
3 Flag of the United Kingdom Williams 1978-2008 129
4 Flag of the United Kingdom Lotus 1958-1994 71
5 Flag of the United Kingdom Brabham 1962-1987, 1989-1992 41
6 Flag of the United Kingdom/Flag of Italy Benetton2 1986-2001 36
7 Flag of France Renault 1977-1985, 2002-2008 27
8 Flag of the United Kingdom Tyrrell 1970-1998 20
9 Flag of the United Kingdom BRM 1951, 1956-1977 15
Flag of Italy Maserati 1950-1960 15

Points

Throughout the history of the World Championship, the points-scoring positions and the number of points awarded to each position have varied - see the List of Formula One World Championship pointscoring systems for details.

Total Points

Constructor Points
1 Flag of Italy Ferrari 4925.27
2 Flag of the United Kingdom McLaren 3613.5
3 Flag of the United Kingdom Williams 2571.5
4 Flag of the United Kingdom Lotus 1514
5 Flag of France Renault 1056
6 Flag of the United Kingdom Brabham 983
7 Flag of the United Kingdom/Flag of Italy Benetton2 851.5
8 Flag of the United Kingdom Tyrrell 711
9 Flag of the United Kingdom BRM 537.5
10 Flag of the United Kingdom Cooper 494.5

Most Championship points per season

Constructor Points Season WCC Races Average
1 Flag of Italy Ferrari 262 2004 1st 18 14.56
2 Flag of Italy Ferrari 221 2002 1st 17 13.00
3 Flag of France Renault 206 2006 1st 18 11.44
4 Flag of Italy Ferrari 204 2007 1st 17 12.00
5 Flag of Italy Ferrari 201 2006 2nd 18 11.17
6 Flag of the United Kingdom McLaren 199 1988 1st 16 12.44
7 Flag of France Renault 191 2005 1st 19 10.05
8 Flag of the United Kingdom McLaren 182 2005 2nd 19 9.58
9 Flag of Italy Ferrari 179 2001 1st 17 10.53
10 Flag of the United Kingdom Williams 175 1996 1st 16 10.94

Constructors' Championships

Total Championships

Constructor WCC Seasons
1 Flag of Italy Ferrari 16 1961, 1964, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Williams 9 1980, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997
3 Flag of the United Kingdom McLaren 8 1974, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990,