Race Records
| Description | Record | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Most retirements (number) | 25 | 1951 Indianapolis 500 (out of 33 starters - 75.8%) |
| Most retirements (percentage) | 85.7% | 1996 Monaco Grand Prix (18 out of 21 starters) |
| Fewest retirements | 0 | 1961 Dutch Grand Prix (15 starters) 2005 Italian Grand Prix (20 starters) 2005 United States Grand Prix (6 starters) 2011 European Grand Prix (24 starters) |
| Fewest finishers (actual) | 3 | 1996 Monaco Grand Prix (21 starters. Seven cars were classified, only three actually crossed the finish line) |
| Fewest finishers (classified) | 4 | 1966 Monaco Grand Prix (16 starters) |
| Most finishers | 24 | 2011 European Grand Prix (24 starters) |
| Most pitstops | 88 | 2011 Hungarian Grand Prix |
| Fewest pitstops | 0 | 1961 Dutch Grand Prix |
| Most overtakes for the lead | 40 | 1965 Italian Grand Prix |
| Most overtakes in a dry race | 126 | 2011 Turkish Grand Prix |
| Most overtakes in a wet race | 144 | 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| Fewest overtakes in a race | 0 | 2003 Monaco Grand Prix 2005 United States Grand Prix 2009 European Grand Prix |
| Most starters | 34 | 1953 German Grand Prix |
| Fewest starters | 6 | 2005 United States Grand Prix |
| Smallest winning margin | 0.01 s (timed to 2 decimal places) | 1971 Italian Grand Prix ( Peter Gethin from Ronnie Peterson) also closest 1st-3rd (0.09 s); 1st-4th (0.18 s); 1st-5th (0.61 s) |
| 0.011 sec (timed to 3 decimal places) | 2002 United States Grand Prix ( Rubens Barrichello from Michael Schumacher) | |
| Largest winning margin (laps) | 2 laps | 1969 Spanish Grand Prix ( Jackie Stewart from Bruce McLaren) 1995 Australian Grand Prix ( Damon Hill from Olivier Panis) |
| Largest winning margin (time) | 4 min 54.0 sec | 1963 Belgian Grand Prix ( Jim Clark from Bruce McLaren) |
| Lowest average race speed (winner) | 74.844 km/h (46.506 mph) | 2011 Canadian Grand Prix ( Jenson Button) (Race stopped for 2 hours due to heavy rain) |
| Highest average race speed (winner) | 247.585 km/h (153.842 mph) | 2003 Italian Grand Prix ( Michael Schumacher) |
| Highest average lap speed (in practices) | 262.242 km/h (162.950 mph) | 2004 Italian Grand Prix ( Juan Pablo Montoya) |
| Highest average lap speed (pole position) | 260.395 km/h (161.802 mph) | 2004 Italian Grand Prix ( Rubens Barrichello) |
| Highest top speed | 372.6 km/h (231.523 mph) | 2005 Italian Grand Prix ( Juan Pablo Montoya) |
| Shortest race | 14 laps, 24m 34.899s |
1991 Australian Grand Prix (Race abandoned on lap 16 due to heavy rain) |
| Shortest race without a red flag | 1 h 14 min 19.838 s | 2003 Italian Grand Prix |
| Longest race (duration) | 70 laps, 4 h 4 min 39.537 s |
2011 Canadian Grand Prix (Race stopped for 2 hours due to heavy rain) |
| Longest race (distance) | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) |
1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 Indianapolis 500 |
| Most times safety car deployed in single race |
6 times | 2011 Canadian Grand Prix |
| Longest qualifying session | 2 h 41 min | 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix (Session repeatedly delayed due to heavy rain) |
| Most red flags in qualifying | 3 | 2000 Brazilian Grand Prix (Advertising hoardings falling on the circuit)
2009 Japanese Grand Prix (Crashes of Jaime Alguersuari, Timo Glock, Heikki Kovalainen) |
| Closest result in a qualifying session | 0.000s between P1 and P3 | 1997 European Grand Prix (Jacques Villeneuve, Michael Schumacher and Heinz-Harald Frentzen all set identical qualifying lap times) |
| Most races in a season | 20 | 2012 |
| Fewest races in a season | 7 | 1950, 1955 |
| Season starting earliest in the year | 1 January | 1965 (South Africa), 1968 (South Africa) |
| Season ending latest in the year | 29 December | 1962 (South Africa) |
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