List of Formula One race records

This is a list of race records in the FIA World Championships, since 1950.

This page is accurate as of the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Race records

Description	Record	Details	Ref.
Most retirements (number)	25	1951 Indianapolis 500 (out of 33 starters – 75.8%)
Most retirements (percentage)	85.7%	1996 Monaco Grand Prix (18 out of 21 starters)	[1]
Fewest drivers not classified	0	1961 Dutch Grand Prix (15 starters) 2005 United States Grand Prix (6 starters)[a] 2005 Italian Grand Prix (20 starters) 2011 European Grand Prix (24 starters) 2015 Japanese Grand Prix (20 starters)[b] 2016 Chinese Grand Prix (22 starters) 2016 Japanese Grand Prix (22 starters) 2018 Chinese Grand Prix (20 starters)[c] 2019 Austrian Grand Prix (20 starters) 2021 French Grand Prix (20 starters) 2021 Belgian Grand Prix (20 starters)[d] 2021 Turkish Grand Prix (20 starters) 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix (20 starters)[e] 2023 Miami Grand Prix (20 starters) 2023 Spanish Grand Prix (20 starters) 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (20 starters)[f] 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix (20 starters) 2024 Spanish Grand Prix (20 starters) 2024 Austrian Grand Prix (20 starters)[g] 2024 Dutch Grand Prix (20 starters)
Fewest finishers (actual)	3	1996 Monaco Grand Prix (21 starters. Seven cars were classified, only three crossed the finish line)	[2]
Fewest finishers (classified)	4	1966 Monaco Grand Prix (16 starters)	[3]
Most finishers	24	2011 European Grand Prix (24 starters)	[4]
Most pit stops	89	2023 Dutch Grand Prix	[5]
Fewest pit stops	0	1961 Dutch Grand Prix 2021 Belgian Grand Prix	[6]
Most overtakes for the lead	41	1965 Italian Grand Prix	[7]
Most overtakes in a dry race	161	2016 Chinese Grand Prix	[8]
Most overtakes in a wet race	186	2023 Dutch Grand Prix	[9]
Most overtakes in a single lap	63	2023 Dutch Grand Prix (lap 3)	[9]
Fewest overtakes in a race	0	2003 Monaco Grand Prix 2005 United States Grand Prix 2009 European Grand Prix 2021 Monaco Grand Prix[h] 2021 Belgian Grand Prix	[7]
Most starters	34	1953 German Grand Prix	[12]
Fewest starters	6	2005 United States Grand Prix (20 cars took warmup lap, but 14 cars pulled out before the start)
Smallest winning margin	0.01 s (timed to 2 decimal places)[i]	1971 Italian Grand Prix ( Peter Gethin from Ronnie Peterson) also closest 1st–3rd (0.09 s); 1st–4th (0.18 s); 1st–5th (0.61 s)	[13]
	0.011 s (timed to 3 decimal places)	2002 United States Grand Prix ( Rubens Barrichello from Michael Schumacher)
Largest winning margin (laps)	2 laps	1969 Spanish Grand Prix ( Jackie Stewart from Bruce McLaren) 1995 Australian Grand Prix ( Damon Hill from Olivier Panis)	[14]
Largest winning margin (time)	5 min 12.75 s	1958 Portuguese Grand Prix ( Stirling Moss from Mike Hawthorn)
Lowest average race speed (winner)	53.583 km/h (33.295 mph)	2022 Japanese Grand Prix ( Max Verstappen) (Race stopped twice. Firstly, due to rain and Carlos Sainz Jr.'s crash. Secondly, as three-hour time limit reached, after which the race was not restarted)	[15]
Lowest average race speed (winner) without a red flag	98.701 km/h (61.330 mph)	1950 Monaco Grand Prix ( Juan Manuel Fangio)	[16]
Highest average race speed (winner)	247.586 km/h (153.843 mph)	2003 Italian Grand Prix ( Michael Schumacher)	[17]
Highest average fastest lap (race)	257.321 km/h (159.892 mph)	2004 Italian Grand Prix ( Rubens Barrichello)	[18]
Highest average lap speed (qualifying)	264.362 km/h (164.267 mph)	2020 Italian Grand Prix ( Lewis Hamilton)	[19]
Highest top speed (race)	372.499 km/h (231.46 mph)[j]	2016 Mexican Grand Prix ( Valtteri Bottas)	[20]
Highest top speed (overall)	378 km/h (234.878 mph)[k]	2016 European Grand Prix ( Valtteri Bottas)	[21]
Shortest lap time (qualifying)	53.377 s	2020 Sakhir Grand Prix ( Valtteri Bottas)	[22]
Shortest race (laps, duration, distance)	1 lap, 3 min 27.071 s 6.880 km (4.275 mi)	2021 Belgian Grand Prix (Race red-flagged due to heavy rain)	[23]
Fewest laps without a red flag	12	1971 German Grand Prix	[24]
Longest race (duration)	4 h 4 min 39.540 s	2011 Canadian Grand Prix (Race stopped for 2 hours due to heavy rain)	[25]
Longest race without a red flag (duration)	3 h 57 min 38.050 s	1951 Indianapolis 500	[26]
Longest race (laps, distance)	200 laps, 804.672 km (500 mi)	1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 Indianapolis 500	[27]
Longest non-Indianapolis 500 race (distance)	77 laps, 601.832 km (373.961 mi)	1951 French Grand Prix
Most times safety car deployed in single race	6 times	2011 Canadian Grand Prix	[28]
Most red flags in qualifying	5	2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix (Incidents of Alexander Albon, Carlos Sainz Jr., Kevin Magnussen, Valtteri Bottas, and Lando Norris) 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix (Incidents of Franco Colapinto, Carlos Sainz Jr., Lance Stroll, Fernando Alonso, and Alexander Albon)	[29][30]
Most red flags in the race	3	2023 Australian Grand Prix (Incidents of Alexander Albon, Kevin Magnussen, Logan Sargeant, Nyck de Vries, Esteban Ocon, and Pierre Gasly)	[31]
Closest result in a qualifying session	0.000 s between P1 and P3	1997 European Grand Prix ( Jacques Villeneuve, Michael Schumacher, and Heinz-Harald Frentzen all set identical qualifying lap times)	[32]
	0.000 s between P1 and P2	2024 Canadian Grand Prix ( George Russell and Max Verstappen both set identical qualifying lap times)	[33]
Most pit stops by a driver in a single race	7	Alain Prost ( 1993 European Grand Prix) Lance Stroll, Liam Lawson, and George Russell ( 2023 Dutch Grand Prix)
Most pit stops by a winning driver in a single race	6[l]	Jenson Button ( 2011 Canadian Grand Prix) Max Verstappen ( 2023 Dutch Grand Prix)	[34][35]
Most (driving) penalties in one race	5	Esteban Ocon ( 2023 Austrian Grand Prix)	[36]
Most grid-place (engine) penalties for one race	70	Jenson Button ( 2015 Mexican Grand Prix)	[37]
Youngest average age of podium finishers	23 years, 256 days	2019 Brazilian Grand Prix ( Max Verstappen, Pierre Gasly, Carlos Sainz Jr.)	[38]
Oldest average age of podium finishers	46 years, 263 days	1950 Swiss Grand Prix ( Giuseppe Farina, Luigi Fagioli, Louis Rosier)
Most races in a season	24	2024	[39]
Fewest races in a season	7	1950, 1955	[40]
Season starting earliest in the year	1 January	1965 (South Africa), 1968 (South Africa)
Season starting latest in the year	5 July	2020 (Austria. Start of season delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic)
Season ending earliest in the year	2 September	1956 (Italy)
Season ending latest in the year	29 December	1962 (South Africa)
Coldest race (air temperature)	5 °C	1978 Canadian Grand Prix	[41]
Hottest race (air temperature)	42.5 °C	2005 Bahrain Grand Prix	[42]
Highest Grand Prix attendance (race weekend)	520,000	1995 Australian Grand Prix	[43]
Highest Grand Prix attendance (race)	250,000	2000 United States Grand Prix	[44]
Lowest Grand Prix attendance (race weekend and race)	0	2020 Austrian Grand Prix 2020 Styrian Grand Prix 2020 Hungarian Grand Prix 2020 British Grand Prix 70th Anniversary Grand Prix 2020 Spanish Grand Prix 2020 Belgian Grand Prix 2020 Italian Grand Prix 2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2020 Turkish Grand Prix 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix 2021 Spanish Grand Prix 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix (Grands Prix held behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
Largest number of laps for a Formula 1 race[m]	87	2020 Sakhir Grand Prix

See also

• Formula One
• Formula One regulations
• FIA
• List of Formula One fatalities
• List of Formula One circuits
• List of Formula One driver records
• List of Formula One constructor records
• List of Formula One engine records
• List of Formula One tyre records

Notes

1. 20 cars started the warm-up lap before the start, but 14 cars pulled to pit lane during the start and did not participate in the race as part of a Michelin withdrawal.
2. All cars finished the race apart from Felipe Nasr, who was still classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
3. All cars finished the race apart from Brendon Hartley, who was still classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
4. The result was declared based on the order after one lap behind the safety car due to heavy rain.
5. All cars finished the race apart from Valtteri Bottas, who was still classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
6. All cars finished the race apart from Carlos Sainz Jr., who was still classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
7. All cars finished the race apart from Lando Norris, who was still classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
8. It is disputed if the number of overtakes at the 2021 Monaco Grand Prix is zero or one.[10][11]
9. Since 1982, all race timings have been done to the nearest 0.001 seconds, but previously many races, including the 1971 Italian Grand Prix, were not. As a result it is impossible to know whether the finish was closer than that of the 2002 United States Grand Prix.
10. Williams made the unverified claim of a top speed of 373.303 km/h (231.96 mph).
11. This is an unrecognised claim made by Williams.
12. Including one penalty for Jenson Button.
13. Excluding the Indianapolis 500 which was not an F1 race, albeit part of the championship

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External links

• Formula One Overtaking Database