List of Formula One driver records

The World Championship of Drivers has been held since. Driver records listed here include all rounds which formed part of the World Championship since 1950: this includes the Indianapolis 500 from 1950–1960 (although it was not run to Formula One rules), and the 1952 and 1953 World Championship Grands Prix (which were run to Formula Two rules). Formula One races that were not qualification rounds for the World Championship are not included, and sprints are only included when specified.

Races entered and started
Drivers are considered to be entered into a race if they attempt to compete in at least one official practice session with the intent of participating in the race. These drivers are noted on the entry list for that race. A driver is considered to have started a race if they line up on the grid or at the pit lane exit for the start of the race. If a race is stopped and restarted, participation in any portion of the race is counted only if that portion was in any way counted towards the final classification (e.g. races stopped before the end of the leader's second lap were declared null and void prior to 2005).

Most races with a single engine manufacturer

 * Notes
 * ‡ Not counting Petronas engines that were rebadged Ferrari power units of earlier seasons.

Most wins in first championship season

 * Notes
 * Bruce McLaren won the 1959 United States Grand Prix in the first season in which he drove a Formula One car, but he had entered in two championship races in the  season, driving a Formula Two car on both occasions.

Youngest winners
(Only the first win for each driver is listed)
 * Notes
 * There is no World Championship race winner born in the 21st century.

Oldest winners
(Only the last win for each driver is listed)
 * Notes
 * Luigi Fagioli is the only World Championship race winner born in the 19th century.

Youngest polesitters
(Only the first pole position for each driver is listed)

Oldest polesitters
(Only the last pole position for each driver is listed)
 * Notes
 * Michael Schumacher was aged 43 years, 144 days when he set the fastest time in qualifying for the 2012 Monaco Grand Prix; he did not start the race from pole position due to a 5-place grid penalty incurred from the previous race, the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix.

Most consecutive fastest laps

 * Notes
 * This table deliberately only goes down to 4th place and 4 consecutive fastest laps because more than 20 drivers have set 3 consecutive fastest laps.

Youngest drivers to set a fastest lap
(Only the first fastest lap for each driver is listed)

Oldest drivers to set a fastest lap
(Only the last fastest lap for each driver is listed)

Youngest drivers to score a podium finish
(Only the first podium finish for each driver is listed)

Oldest drivers to score a podium finish
(Only the last podium finish for each driver is listed)

Points
Throughout the history of the World Championship, the points-scoring positions and the number of points awarded to each position have varied, along with the number of events per season in which points could be scored.

Most championship points in a season

 * Notes
 * † Double points awarded in last race.

Highest average points per championship

 * Notes
 * † Double points awarded in last race.

Highest percentage of maximum points in a season

 * Notes
 * † Double points awarded in last race.

Youngest drivers to score points
(Only the first points finish for each driver is listed)

Oldest drivers to score points
(Only the last points finish for each driver is listed)

Led for at least one lap, youngest leaders
(Only the first race led for each driver is listed)

Led for at least one lap, oldest leaders
(Only the last race led for each driver is listed)

Wins from pole position
This is sometimes referred to as a "double".
 * Notes
 * The most consecutive doubles by a driver is 6, achieved by Michael Schumacher (2000 Italian–2001 Malaysian).
 * The most wins from consecutive poles is 18, achieved by Max Verstappen (2022 Dutch–2024 Saudi Arabian).
 * The most consecutive seasons with a double is 10, achieved by Lewis Hamilton (–)

Pole, win, and fastest lap in same race
This is sometimes referred to as a "hat-trick" or "hat trick".


 * Notes
 * The most hat-tricks by a driver in a single season is 6, achieved by Max Verstappen in (Spain, Austria, UK, Japan, Qatar and Abu Dhabi).
 * The most hat-tricks in consecutive races is 4, achieved by Alberto Ascari (1952 German–1953 Argentine). All other drivers have achieved not more than 2 consecutive hat-tricks.
 * The most times a driver achieved a hat-trick in consecutive races is 3, achieved by Max Verstappen (2023 Austrian–2023 British; 2023 Japanese–2023 Qatar; and 2023 Abu Dhabi–2024 Bahrain).
 * The most consecutive seasons a driver has achieved at least one hat-trick is 5, achieved by Alain Prost (–).

Pole, win, fastest lap, and led every lap
This is sometimes referred to as a "grand slam" or "grand chelem".
 * Notes
 * The most grand slams in consecutive races is 2, achieved by Alberto Ascari (1952 German–1952 Dutch), Jim Clark (1963 Dutch–1963 French), and Sebastian Vettel (2013 Singapore–2013 Korean).
 * The most grand slams by a driver in a single season is 3, achieved by Alberto Ascari (France, Germany, Netherlands 1952), Jim Clark (Netherlands, France, Mexico 1963); and South Africa, France, Germany 1965), Nigel Mansell (South Africa, Spain, UK 1992) and Lewis Hamilton (China, Canada, UK 2017).
 * The most seasons a driver has achieved at least one grand slam is 4, achieved by Jim Clark, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.
 * The most consecutive seasons a driver has achieved at least one grand slam is 4, achieved by Jim Clark (–) and Max Verstappen (–) (ongoing).

Fewest World Championship seasons before first title
(Excluding drivers who competed from the very first championship season of 1950; including winning season)

Youngest World Drivers' Championship first-time winners
(At the moment they clinched their first/only title)

Youngest World Drivers' Championship winners
(At the moment they clinched the title)

Oldest World Drivers' Championship winners
(At the moment they clinched their last/only title)