Most F1 Race Starts
Fernando Alonso leads on 442 starts, ahead of Lewis Hamilton on 397.
Counts races in which the driver took the start, 1950 to the present.
Record holder
442starts
| # | Driver | Starts |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Fernando Alonso | 442 |
| 2nd | Lewis Hamilton | 397 |
| 3rd | Kimi Räikkönen | 351 |
| 4th | Rubens Barrichello | 323 |
| 5th | Michael Schumacher | 307 |
| 6th | Jenson Button | 306 |
| 7th | Sebastian Vettel | 299 |
| 8th | Sergio Pérez | 298 |
| 9th | Felipe Massa | 269 |
| 10th | Nico Hülkenberg | 266 |
| 11th | Valtteri Bottas | 263 |
| 12th | Daniel Ricciardo | 257 |
| 13th | Riccardo Patrese | 256 |
| 14th | Jarno Trulli | 252 |
| 15th | Max Verstappen | 250 |
| =16th | Carlos Sainz | 246 |
| =16th | David Coulthard | 246 |
| 18th | Giancarlo Fisichella | 230 |
| 19th | Mark Webber | 215 |
| 20th | Gerhard Berger | 210 |
| 21st | Andrea de Cesaris | 208 |
| =22nd | Lance Stroll | 206 |
| =22nd | Nico Rosberg | 206 |
| 24th | Nelson Piquet | 204 |
| 25th | Jean Alesi | 201 |
How this is measured
- A start is a race entry that took the start. Entries recorded as did not qualify, did not pre-qualify, failed the 107% rule, or withdrew are excluded.
- The 1950–1960 Indianapolis 500 rounds counted towards the world championship but were run to American rules with roughly 33-car grids and almost no overlap in entrants. They are excluded from every leaderboard on this site.
- The current season is included, so these figures change after every Grand Prix.
Most F1 Race Entries by a Constructor
1,140races entered
Most F1 Laps Led
5,531laps led