This page is accurate as of the 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix.
| Description | Record | Details |
|---|
| Most retirements (number) | 25 | USA}} 1951 Indianapolis 500 (out of 33 starters – 75.8%) |
| Most retirements (percentage) | 85.7% | MCO}} 1996 Monaco Grand Prix (18 out of 21 starters) |
| Fewest drivers not classified | 0 | NLD}} 1961 Dutch Grand Prix (15 starters)
{{flagicon|USA}} 2005 United States Grand Prix (6 starters)[2]
{{flagicon|ITA}} 2005 Italian Grand Prix (20 starters)
{{flagicon|ESP}} 2011 European Grand Prix (24 starters)
{{flagicon|JPN}} 2015 Japanese Grand Prix (20 starters)[3]
{{flagicon|CHN}} 2016 Chinese Grand Prix (22 starters)
{{flagicon|JPN}} 2016 Japanese Grand Prix (22 starters)
{{flagicon|CHN}} 2018 Chinese Grand Prix (20 starters)[4] |
| Fewest finishers (actual) | 3 | MCO}} 1996 Monaco Grand Prix (21 starters. Seven cars were classified, only three actually crossed the finish line) | [5] |
| Fewest finishers (classified) | 4 | MCO}} 1966 Monaco Grand Prix (16 starters) |
| Most finishers | 24 | ESP}} 2011 European Grand Prix (24 starters) | [6] |
| Most pitstops | 88 | HUN}} 2011 Hungarian Grand Prix |
| Fewest pitstops | 0 | NLD}} 1961 Dutch Grand Prix |
| Most overtakes for the lead | 40 | ITA}} 1965 Italian Grand Prix |
| Most overtakes in a dry race | 161 | CHN}} 2016 Chinese Grand Prix |
| Most overtakes in a wet race | 144 | BRA}} 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| Fewest overtakes in a race | 0 | MCO}} 2003 Monaco Grand Prix
{{flagicon|USA}} 2005 United States Grand Prix
{{flagicon|ESP}} 2009 European Grand Prix
{{flagicon|RUS}} 2017 Russian Grand Prix |
| Most starters | 34 | DEU}} 1953 German Grand Prix |
| Fewest starters | 6 | USA}} 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)[7] | ITA}} 1971 Italian Grand Prix ({{flagicon|GBR}} Peter Gethin from {{flagicon|SWE}} Ronnie Peterson)
also closest 1st–3rd (0.09 s); 1st–4th (0.18 s); 1st–5th (0.61 s) | [8] |
| 0.011 sec (timed to 3 decimal places) | USA}} 2002 United States Grand Prix ({{flagicon|BRA}} Rubens Barrichello from {{flagicon|DEU}} Michael Schumacher) |
| Largest winning margin (laps) | 2 laps | ESP}} 1969 Spanish Grand Prix ({{flagicon|GBR}} Jackie Stewart from {{flagicon|NZL}} Bruce McLaren)
{{flagicon|AUS}} 1995 Australian Grand Prix ({{flagicon|GBR}} Damon Hill from {{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Panis) | [9] |
| Largest winning margin (time) | 5 min 12.75 sec | POR}} 1958 Portuguese Grand Prix ({{flagicon|GBR}} Stirling Moss from {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Hawthorn) |
| Lowest average race speed (winner) | 74.844|km/h|3|abbr=on}} | Canada}} 2011 Canadian Grand Prix ({{flagicon|GBR}} Jenson Button) (Race stopped for 2 hours due to heavy rain) | [10] |
| Highest average race speed (winner) | 247.585|km/h|3|abbr=on}} | ITA}} 2003 Italian Grand Prix ({{flagicon|DEU}} Michael Schumacher) | [11] |
| Highest average lap speed (qualifying) | 263.587|km/h|3|abbr=on}} | ITA}} 2018 Italian Grand Prix ({{flagicon|FIN}} Kimi Räikkönen) |
| Highest top speed (race) | 370.1|km/h|3|abbr=on}} | ITA}} 2005 Italian Grand Prix ({{flagicon|FIN}} Kimi Räikkönen) |
| 372.54|km/h|3|abbr=on}} (Not yet accepted by FIA) | MEX}} 2016 Mexican Grand Prix ({{flagicon|FIN}} Valtteri Bottas) | [12][13] |
| Highest top speed (weekend sessions) | 378|km/h|3|abbr=on}} | AZE}} 2016 European Grand Prix qualifying ({{flagicon|FIN}} Valtteri Bottas) |
| Shortest race | | 24m 34.899s
{{convert>52.92|km|3|abbr=on}}AUS}} 1991 Australian Grand Prix (Race abandoned on lap 16 due to heavy rain) | [14] |
| Shortest race without a red flag | 1 h 14 min 19.838 s | ITA}} 2003 Italian Grand Prix |
| Longest race (duration) | 70 laps,
4 h 4 min 39.537 s | CAN}} 2011 Canadian Grand Prix (Race stopped for 2 hours due to heavy rain) | [15] |
| Longest race (distance) | | {{convert>500|mi|3|abbr=on}}USA}} 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 Indianapolis 500 | [16] |
| Longest non-Indianapolis 500 race (distance) | | {{convert>601.832|km|3|abbr=on}}FRA}} 1951 French Grand Prix |
Most times safety car deployed
in single race | 6 times | CAN}} 2011 Canadian Grand Prix |
| Most red flags in qualifying | 4 | HUN}} 2016 Hungarian Grand Prix (Heavy rain, crashes of Marcus Ericsson, Felipe Massa and Rio Haryanto) |
| Closest result in a qualifying session | 0.000s between P1 and P3 | ESP}} 1997 European Grand Prix ({{flagicon|CAN}} Jacques Villeneuve, {{flagicon|GER}} Michael Schumacher, and {{flagicon|GER}} Heinz-Harald Frentzen all set identical qualifying lap times) |
| Most pit stops by a driver in a single race | 7 | FRA}} Alain Prost (1993 European Grand Prix) |
| Most pit stops by a winning driver in a single race | 6 (including 1 penalty) | GBR}} Jenson Button (2011 Canadian Grand Prix) |
| Most (driving) penalties in one race | 3 | VEN}} Pastor Maldonado (2015 Hungarian Grand Prix) |
| Most grid-place (engine) penalties for one race | 70 | GBR}} Jenson Button (2015 Mexican Grand Prix) | [17] |
| Youngest average age of podium finishers | 23 years, 350 days | ITA}} 2008 Italian Grand Prix ({{flagicon|DEU}} Sebastian Vettel, {{flagicon|FIN}} Heikki Kovalainen, {{flagicon|POL}} Robert Kubica) | [18] |
| Oldest average age of podium finishers | 46 years, 263 days | CHE}} 1950 Swiss Grand Prix ({{flagicon|ITA}} Giuseppe Farina, {{flagicon|ITA}} Luigi Fagioli, {{flagicon|FRA}} Louis Rosier) |
| Most races in a season | 21 | 2016}}, {{F1|2018}}, {{F1|2019}} (ongoing) |
| Fewest races in a season | 7 | 1950}}, {{F1|1955}} |
| Season starting earliest in the year | 1 January | 1965}} (South Africa), {{F1|1968}} (South Africa) |
| Season ending latest in the year | 29 December | 1962}} (South Africa) |
| Coldest race (Air temperature) | 5 °C | CAN}} 1978 Canadian Grand Prix |
| Hottest race (Air temperature) | 42.5 °C | BHR}} 2005 Bahrain Grand Prix | [19] |
1. ^Actually, 26 drivers started the race including Tyrrell's Martin Brundle and Stefan Bellof, who were later disqualified from all races of the {{F1|1984}} season. Brundle finished the race though Bellof retired. Therefore, if they are included, the number would be 76.9%
2. ^20 cars started the warmup 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.
3. ^All cars finished the race apart from Felipe Nasr, who was still classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
4. ^All cars finished the race apart from Brendon Hartley, who was still classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/gp/arrivee/lemoins.aspx|title=Statistics Grands Prix - Finished - The less|last=|first=|date=|website=www.statsf1.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=14 January 2019}}
6. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/gp/arrivee/leplus.aspx|title=Statistics Grands Prix - Finished - The most|last=|first=|date=|website=www.statsf1.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=14 January 2019}}
7. ^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.
8. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/gp/ecart/lemoins.aspx|title=Statistics Grands Prix - Gap - The less|last=|first=|date=|website=www.statsf1.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=14 January 2019}}
9. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/gp/ecart/leplus.aspx|title=Statistics Grands Prix - Gap - The most|last=|first=|date=|website=www.statsf1.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=14 January 2019}}
10. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/gp/moyenne/lemoins.aspx|title=Statistics Grands Prix - Average - The less|last=|first=|date=|website=www.statsf1.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=14 January 2019}}
11. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/gp/moyenne/leplus.aspx|title=Statistics Grands Prix - Average - The most|last=|first=|date=|website=www.statsf1.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=14 January 2019}}
12. ^http://www.fia.com/file/49841/download?token=pw7Swwc6
13. ^{{cite web|url=https://storify.com/sikaheimo/372-56|title=372.54 km/h by Valtteri Bottas in Mexico GP, new F1 speed record according to official statistics (with image, tweet) · sikaheimo|work=storify.com|accessdate=10 March 2017}}
14. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/gp/temps/lemoins.aspx|title=Statistics Grands Prix - Time - The less|last=|first=|date=|website=www.statsf1.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=14 January 2019}}
15. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/gp/temps/leplus.aspx|title=Statistics Grands Prix - Time - The most|last=|first=|date=|website=www.statsf1.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=14 January 2019}}
16. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/gp/kms/leplus.aspx|title=Statistics Grands Prix - Kms - The most|last=|first=|date=|website=www.statsf1.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=14 January 2019}}
17. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121603|title=Jenson Button's F1 Mexican GP grid penalty increased to 70 places|date=1 November 2015|work=Autosport|accessdate=3 November 2015}}
18. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/pilote/podium/moyenne-age.aspx|title=Podiums average age|publisher=Stats F1|accessdate=5 September 2017}}
19. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/video/2017/8/Top_5_-_hottest_races_on_record.html|title=Top 5 – hottest races on record|website=Formula1.com|publication-date=August 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=27 May 2018}}