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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).

Table of contents
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: Total • Most in a Season • Highest Percentage in a Season • Most Consecutive
Podiums: Total • Consecutive Pole Positions: Total • Most in one season
Fastest Laps: Total Points: Total • Most in one season
Constructors' Championships: Total
Other
Tires records • Race records Notes • References • See also

Driver records

Constructor records

Races entered and started

Total Races Started

	Constructor	Entries	Seasons
1	Ferrari	776	1950-2008
2	McLaren	649	1966-2008
3	Williams	517	1978-2008
4	Lotus	491	1958-1994
5	Tyrrell	430	1970-1998
6	Brabham	394	1962-1987, 1989-1992
7	Minardi	340	1985-2005
8	Ligier	326	1976-1996
9	Arrows	291	1978-1990, 1997-2002 The Arrows team competed under the Footwork name from 1991 to 1996
10	/ Benetton	260	1986-2001

Wins

Total Wins

	Constructor	Seasons	Wins
1	Ferrari	1950-2008	209
2	McLaren	1966-2008	162
3	Williams	1978-2008	113
4	Lotus	1958-1994	79
5	Brabham	1962-1987, 1989-1992	35
5	Renault	1977-1985, 2002-2008	35
7	/ Benetton Benetton held a British licence from 1986 to 1995, and an Italian one from 1996 to 2001	1986-2001	27
8	Tyrrell	1970-1998	23
9	BRM	1951, 1956-1977	17
10	Cooper	1951, 1952-1969	16

Most Wins in a Season

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

Highest Percentage of Wins in a Season

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

Most Consecutive Wins

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

Podiums

Total Number of Podiums

	Constructor	Podium finishes	Podium races*	Seasons
1	Ferrari	622	454	1950-2008
2	McLaren	431	347	1966-2008
3	Williams	296	228	1978-2008
4	Lotus	172	157	1958-1994
5	Brabham	124	106	1962-1987, 1989-1992
6	/ Benetton	102	94	1986-2001
7	Renault	94	82	1977-1985, 2002-2008
8	Tyrrell	77	66	1970-1998
9	BRM	61	53	1951, 1956-1977
10	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	Ferrari	53	1999-2002	1999 Malaysian Grand Prix-2002 Japanese Grand Prix
2	Ferrari	22	2003-2005	2003 Italian Grand Prix-2005 Australian Grand Prix
3	McLaren	19	2007-2008	2007 Australian Grand Prix-2008 Malaysian Grand Prix
4	Williams	17	1993-1994	1993 South African Grand Prix-1994 Brazilian Grand Prix
4	Renault	17	2005-2006	2005 Turkish Grand Prix-2006 French Grand Prix
6	McLaren	13	1990	1990 United States Grand Prix-1990 Portuguese Grand Prix
7	Lotus	12	1963-1964	1963 Belgian Grand Prix-1964 Belgian Grand Prix
8	Williams	11	1987	1987 Monaco Grand Prix-1987 Mexican Grand Prix
	McLaren		1988	1988 Brazilian Grand Prix-1988 Belgian Grand Prix
	Williams		1991-1992	1991 Italian Grand Prix-1992 Monaco Grand Prix
	McLaren		2005-2006	2005 French Grand Prix-2006 Bahrain Grand Prix
	Ferrari		2007	2007 United States Grand Prix-2007 Brazilian Grand Prix

Pole Positions

Total Pole Positions

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

Most Pole Positions in a Season

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

Fastest Laps

Total Fastest Laps

	Constructor	Seasons	Fastest laps
1	Ferrari	1950-2008	218
2	McLaren	1966-2008	137
3	Williams	1978-2008	129
4	Lotus	1958-1994	71
5	Brabham	1962-1987, 1989-1992	41
6	/ Benetton	1986-2001	36
7	Renault	1977-1985, 2002-2008	27
8	Tyrrell	1970-1998	20
9	BRM	1951, 1956-1977	15
9	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	WCC Points	WDC Points
1	Ferrari	4023.5	4925.27
2	McLaren	3310.5	3613.5
3	Williams	2565.5	2571.5
4	Lotus	1368	1514
5	Renault	1056	1056
6	Brabham	864	983
7	/ Benetton	851.5	861.5
8	Tyrrell	621	711
9	BRM	433	537.5
10	Cooper	342	494.5

Most Championship points per season

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

Constructors' Championships

Total Championships

	Constructor	WCC	Seasons
1	Ferrari	16	1961, 1964, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008
2	Williams	9	1980, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997
3	McLaren	8	1974, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998
4	Lotus	7	1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1978
5	Brabham	2	1966, 1967
	Cooper	2	1959, 1960
	Renault	2	2005, 2006
8	Vanwall	1	1958
	BRM	1	1962
	Matra	1	1969
	Tyrrell	1	1971
	/ Benetton	1	1995

Tires records

See: Formula One tires

Race records

Description	Record	Details
Most retirements (number)	25	Template:FlagiconIndiana 1951 Indianapolis 500 (out of 33 starters - 75.8 %)
Fewest retirements	0	1961 Dutch Grand Prix (15 starters) 2005 Italian Grand Prix (20 starters) 2005 United States Grand Prix (6 starters)
Fewest finishers (actual)	3	1996 Monaco Grand Prix (21 starters. 7 cars were classified, only 3 actually crossed the finish line)
Fewest finishers (classified)	4	1966 Monaco Grand Prix (16 starters)
Most pitstops	75	Template:FlagiconEU 2007 European Grand Prix
Smallest winning margin	0.01 sec	1971 Italian Grand Prix also closest 1st-3rd (0.09 sec); 1st-4th (0.18 sec); 1st-5th (0.61 sec)
Largest winning margin	2 laps	1969 Spanish Grand Prix 1995 Australian Grand Prix
Fastest average race speed	247.585 km/h	2003 Italian Grand Prix
Most races in a season	19	2005
Fewest races in a season	7	1950, 1955
Shortest race	14 laps, 24m 34.899s	1991 Australian Grand Prix