Most F1 Seasons Contested

Fernando Alonso leads on 23 seasons, ahead of Lewis Hamilton on 20.

Record holder

23seasons

Most F1 Seasons Contested
#	Driver	First	Last	Seasons
1st	Fernando Alonso	2,001	2,026	23
2nd	Lewis Hamilton	2,007	2,026	20
=3rd	Kimi Räikkönen	2,001	2,021	19
=3rd	Michael Schumacher	1,991	2,012	19
=3rd	Rubens Barrichello	1,993	2,011	19
=6th	Graham Hill	1,958	1,975	18
=6th	Jenson Button	2,000	2,017	18
8th	Riccardo Patrese	1,977	1,993	17
=9th	Jack Brabham	1,955	1,970	16
=9th	Jo Bonnier	1,956	1,971	16
=9th	Sebastian Vettel	2,007	2,022	16
=12th	Andrea de Cesaris	1,980	1,994	15
=12th	David Coulthard	1,994	2,008	15
=12th	Felipe Massa	2,002	2,017	15
=12th	Jarno Trulli	1,997	2,011	15
=12th	Maurice Trintignant	1,950	1,964	15
=12th	Nico Hülkenberg	2,010	2,026	15
=12th	Nigel Mansell	1,980	1,995	15
=12th	Sergio Pérez	2,011	2,026	15
=20th	Chris Amon	1,963	1,976	14
=20th	Daniel Ricciardo	2,011	2,024	14
=20th	Gerhard Berger	1,984	1,997	14
=20th	Giancarlo Fisichella	1,996	2,009	14
=20th	Mario Andretti	1,968	1,982	14
=20th	Michele Alboreto	1,981	1,994	14

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.

437starts

1,134races entered

5,522laps led