Yahoo Autos The Longest Winning Streaks In F1 History
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If you trawl through the Formula 1 history books, there are a ton of records to unearth. Did you know that Michael Schumacher holds the record for the most consecutive races as championship leader? Or that Lewis Hamilton still holds the record for being the youngest ever championship leader?
One particular F1 record that’s been in the news recently is the number of consecutive race wins a driver can rack up. Last week, after an impressive start to the 2023 season, Max Verstappen managed the unthinkable and equalled the nine-race-winning record that’s stood since 2013 and now he’s only gone and broken it.
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Jochen Rindt
Number of race wins: 4
Season: 1970
The first driver to rack up four consecutive race wins was Jochen Rindt when he was driving for the Lotus Ford team back in 1970. The streak, which ran between the Dutch Grand Prix and the German race, won Rindt his one and only F1 world title.
Ayrton Senna
Number of race wins: 4
Season: 1988
On his way to his first of three world titles, Ayrton Senna ratched up four consecutive wins between the British Grand Prix and the Belgian race later that year. The Brazilian racer also managed a four-race-winning streak in 1991 as well.
Alain Prost
Number of race wins: 4
Season: 1993
Senna’s arch-rival Alain Prost also managed a four-race-winning streak when the two were racing one another on opposing teams. Between the 1993 Canadian Grand Prix and that year’s German race, Prost won four races of the seven he won that year.
Damon Hill
Number of race wins: 4
Season: 1995/1996
British racer Damon Hill also managed four wins on the bounce, but his consecutive wins came at the end of the 1995 season and the start of 1996. In his Williams racer, Hill claimed the season-ending Australian Grand Prix, as well as the three opening rounds of the 1996 season in Australia, Brazil and Argentina.
Fernando Alonso
Number of race wins: 4
Season: 2006
Double world champion Fernando Alonso won races in Spain, Monaco, Great Britain and Canada all on the bounce in 2006. He went on to win six races that year and claimed his second world title after a close fight with Michael Schumacher.
Jenson Button
Number of race wins: 4
Season: 2009
In his fairytale year with the Brawn GP team, British racer Jenson Button won four consecutive races and claimed a total of six grand prix victories over the course of the year. Button’s run to his one and only world title win is now being turned into a documentary series on Disney+.
Jack Brabham
Number of race wins: 5
Season: 1960
The first driver to rack up five consecutive race wins was Jack Brabham, who dominated in the Cooper Climax car back in 1960. Back then, the season only consisted of ten races, so winning five in a row back then was basically like winning 12 consecutive races today.
Jim Clark
Number of race wins: 5
Season: 1965
Jim Clark matched this feat in 1965, but went on to win one more race on his way to his second, and final, Formula 1 world drivers title.
Nigel Mansell
Number of race wins: 5
Season: 1992
The man with a mustache, Nigel Mansell, is also one of the lucky drivers to claim five consecutive race wins. In 1992, he won the opening five races of the world championship in South Africa, Mexico, Brazil, Spain and San Marino. By the end of the year, he brought his total number of wins for the 1992 season up to nine.
Lewis Hamilton
Number of race wins: 5
Season: 2020
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton’s best run of consecutive race wins stands at five, which he managed in both the 2020 and 2014 seasons. The British racer also managed to claim four consecutive F1 world titles, which is mighty impressive.
Alberto Ascari
Number of race wins: 7
Season: 1952/1953
Five’s impressive, but do you know what’s better? Seven consecutive race wins. And that’s exactly what Alberto Ascari managed for Ferrari between 1952 and 1953. The Italian racer won the six closing races of the 1952 season, claiming his first world title in the process, as well as the first race of the 1953 season – a year in which he also claimed the F1 driver’s crown.
Michael Schumacher
Number of race wins: 7
Season: 2004
As well as sharing the record for seven world championship wins, German racer Michael Schumacher also hit seven consecutive race wins during his impressive career. As well s his seven-race-winning streak in 2004, Schumacher also managed six-, five- and four-race long winning streaks.
Nico Rosberg
Number of race wins: 7
Season: 2015/2016
In his race for victory against Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg’s fight has gone down as one of the closest inter-team battles in recent history. And while Hamilton might have the headline-grabbing stats, Rosberg will always have his seven-race-winning streak that ran from the 2015 Mexican Grand Prix through to the Russian even in 2016 – the year in which he won his first title.
Sebastian Vettel
Number of race wins: 9
Season: 2013
Nine race wins is the record to beat, and just two drivers in F1 history have managed that impressive milestone. The first of those was German ace Sebastian Vettel, who hit his nine-race-winning streak back in 2013 when he was driving for Red Bull. While fighting for his fourth and final world title, Vettel won every race from the Belgian Grand Prix through to the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen
Number of race wins: 10
Season: 2023
After equalling Vettel’s impressive win-record at his home race last week, Dutch ace Max Verstappen went one better in Italy this weekend. The Red Bull racer started the race in second, before fighting for lap after lap to pass the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz and take win number 10. There are now eight races left on the calendar and Verstappen is still without a consistent rival. Just how far could this win streak go?
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