List of Formula One race records
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This is a list of race records in the FIA Formula One World Championship since 1950.
This page is accurate as of the 2026 Italian Grand Prix.
Race records
| Description | Record | Details | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most retirements (percentage) | 85.7% |  1996 Monaco Grand Prix (18 out of 21 starters) |
[1] |
| 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[a] 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) |
[13] |
| Smallest winning margin | 0.010 s | 1971 Italian Grand Prix ( Peter Gethin from  Ronnie Peterson)also closest 1st–3rd (0.090 s); 1st–4th (0.180 s); 1st–5th (0.610 s) |
[14] |
| Largest winning margin (laps) | 2 laps |  1969 Spanish Grand Prix ( Jackie Stewart from  Bruce McLaren) 1995 Australian Grand Prix ( Damon Hill from  Olivier Panis) |
[15] |
| Largest winning margin (time) | 5 min 12.750 s |  1958 Portuguese Grand Prix ( Stirling Moss from Mike Hawthorn) |
[16] |
| 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) |
[17] |
| Lowest average race speed (winner) without a red flag | 98.701 km/h (61.330 mph) | 1950 Monaco Grand Prix ( Juan Manuel Fangio) |
[18] |
| Highest average race speed (winner) | 250.706 km/h (155.781 mph) | 2025 Italian Grand Prix ( Max Verstappen) |
[19] |
| Highest average fastest lap (race) | 257.781 km/h (160.178 mph) | 2025 Italian Grand Prix ( Lando Norris) |
[20] |
| Highest average lap speed (qualifying) | 264.681 km/h (164.465 mph) | 2025 Italian Grand Prix ( Max Verstappen) |
[21] |
| Highest top speed (race) | 372.499 km/h (231.46 mph)[b] |  2016 Mexican Grand Prix ( Valtteri Bottas) |
[22] |
| Highest top speed (overall) | 378 km/h (234.878 mph)[c] |  2016 European Grand Prix ( Valtteri Bottas) |
[23] |
| Shortest lap time (qualifying) | 53.377 s |  2020 Sakhir Grand Prix ( Valtteri Bottas) |
[24] |
| 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) |
[25] |
| Shortest full-length race (duration) | 1 h 13 min 24.325 s | 2025 Italian Grand Prix |
[20] |
| Shortest race (laps) excluding red flags | 12 | 1971 German Grand Prix |
[26] |
| Longest race (duration) | 4 h 4 min 39.540 s |  2011 Canadian Grand Prix (Race stopped for 2 hours due to heavy rain) |
[27] |
| Longest race without a red flag (duration) | 3 h 57 min 38.050 s |  1951 Indianapolis 500 |
[28] |
| Longest race (laps, distance) | 200 laps, 804.672 km (500 mi) |  1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 Indianapolis 500 |
[29] |
| Longest non-Indianapolis 500 race (distance) | 77 laps, 601.832 km (373.961 mi) | 1951 French Grand Prix | |
| Longest non-Indianapolis 500 race (laps) | 87 laps, 307.995 km (191.379 mi) |
2020 Sakhir Grand Prix |
[30] |
| Most times safety car deployed in single race | 6 times | 2011 Canadian Grand Prix |
[31] |
| Most red flags in qualifying | 6 | 2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix (Incidents of  Alexander Albon, Nico Hülkenberg, Pierre Gasly, Franco Colapinto, Oliver Bearman, Charles Leclerc, and Oscar Piastri) |
[32] |
| 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) |
[33] |
| 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) |
[34] |
| 0.000 s between P1 and P2 | 2024 Canadian Grand Prix ( George Russell and Max Verstappen both set identical qualifying lap times) |
[35] | |
| Most pit stops by a winning driver in a single race | 6[d] | Jenson Button ( 2011 Canadian Grand Prix) Max Verstappen ( 2023 Dutch Grand Prix) |
[36][37] |
| Most (driving) penalties in one race | 5 | Esteban Ocon ( 2023 Austrian Grand Prix) |
[38] |
| Most grid-place (engine) penalties for one race | 70 | Jenson Button ( 2015 Mexican Grand Prix) |
[39] |
| Youngest average age of podium finishers | 23 years, 256 days |  2019 Brazilian Grand Prix ( Max Verstappen, Pierre Gasly, Carlos Sainz Jr.) |
[40] |
| 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, 2025 | [41][42] |
| Fewest races in a season | 7 | 1950, 1955 | [43] |
| Coldest race (air temperature) | 5 °C | 1978 Canadian Grand Prix |
[44] |
| Hottest race (air temperature) | 42.5 °C | 2005 Bahrain Grand Prix |
[45] |
| Highest Grand Prix attendance (race weekend) | 564,000 | 2026 British Grand Prix |
[46] |
| Highest Grand Prix attendance (race) | 250,000 | 2000 United States Grand Prix |
[47] |
See also
Notes
- It is disputed if the number of overtakes at the 2021 Monaco Grand Prix is zero or one.[10][11]
- Including one penalty for Jenson Button.