Michael Schumacher – Formula 1 Statistics
Seven-time Formula 1 World Champion Michael Schumacher was born on this day in 1969 in Hürth, Germany. He turns 50. We send out our best thoughts to him and his family.
Statistically-speaking, one can make an argument that Schumacher is the greatest driver in the history of F1. Most records for victories, pole positions, podiums – whether it be single season or career – and championships, belong to Schumi.
There are so many statistics related to Schumacher’s career that it would be difficult to list every single one. So, with this being Schumacher’s 50th birthday, here are 50 facts, figures, and statistics – most of them F1 records – related to his stellar Formula 1 career.
- (#1) Races: 306 (set record with final race at 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix; tied for second all-time as of January 2018)
o (#2) 308 entries; set record with final entry at 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix)
§ (#3) The two entries that resulted in DNS: 1996 French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours (retired after engine failed on formation lap) and 1999 British Grand Prix at Silverstone (crashed on formation lap)
§ (#4) Disqualified for two races in 1994 – British Grand Prix at Silverstone (failed to serve a stop-go penalty) and Belgian Grand Prix at Spa (excessive wear on skid block)
o (#5) Most Consecutive Races: 124 (1999 Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang thru 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix at Sao Paulo)
o (#6) Most Races at Single Grand Prix: 19 (Spanish Grand Prix, Japanese Grand Prix, Australian Grand Prix)
o (#7) Different Grand Prix With At Least One Race: 30
o (#8) Most Races at Single Track: Sukuza Circuit, Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya (19)
o (#9) Most Entries with Single Team: 181 (Ferrari [179 races])
o (#10) Race Breakdown Per Team: Ferrari, 179; Benetton, 63; Mercedes, 58; Jordan, 6
o (#11) Most Entries with Single Engine Manufacturer: 181 (Ferrari) [179 races)
§ (#12) Set record with 181 entries with final race at 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix at Sao Paulo
§ (#13) Third all-time as of January 2018 (behind Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa)
o (#14) Seasons With At Least One Race: 19
o (#15) Consecutive Seasons With At Least One Race: 16
o (#16) Races Completed (no retirement or disqualification): 241 (78.76 percent of races started were also finished)
o (#17) Age at First Race: 22 years, 7 months, 23 days
o (#18) Age at Final Race: 43 years, 10 months, 23 days
- (#19) Race Victories: 91 (set record in 2001 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa with 52nd win, surpassing previous record holder Alain Prost’s 51; (#20) won 29.55 percent of races entered, seventh all-time as of January 2018)
o (#21) Most Wins in a Season: 13 (2004; won 72.22 percent of races [18], second only to Alberto Ascari’s 75 percent in 1952 [6 out of 8])
o (#22) Most Consecutive Wins: 7 (2004 European Grand Prix at Nurburgring through 2004 Hungarian Grand Prix at Budapest; tied record at that point, and tied for second all-time as of January 2018)
o (#23) Most Wins at Single Track: 8 (Magny-Cours, France)
o (#24) Most Wins at Single Grand Prix: 8 (French Grand Prix)
§ Also has 7 victories in Canadian and San Marino Grand Prix (tied for second all-time as of January 2018), and 6 victories in Belgian, Spanish, and Japanese Grand Prix (tied for fourth all-time as of January 2018)
o (#25) Different Grand Prix Won: 22
o (#26) Most Victories with Single Team: 72 (Ferrari)
o (#27) Victory Breakdown Per Team: Ferrari, 72; Benetton, 19
o (#28) Seasons With At Least One Victory: 15 ( (#29) 83.3 percent of seasons in which he competed; did not win races in 1991, 2010, 2011, or 2012)
o (#30) Consecutive Seasons With At Least One Victory: 15
o (#31) Seasons With At Least Five Victories: 10
o (#32) Seasons With Double Digit Victories: 2
o (#33) Furthest Back on Starting Grid to Win a Race: 16th (1995 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa; tied for sixth furthest as of January 2018)
o (#34) Age at First Win: 23 years, 7 months, 28 days (fourth all-time as of that race and 10th all-time as of January 2018)
o (#35) Age at Final Win: 37 years, 8 months, 29 days
o (#36) Victories from Pole Position: 40
- (#37) Races Led: 142
- (#38) Laps Led: 5,111
- (#39) Perfect Weekends: 22
- (#40) Podiums: 155
o (#41) Podiums in a Season: 17 (2002; completed every race on the podium)
o (#42) Most Consecutive Podiums: 19
o (#43) Percentage of Races Finishing on Podium: 50.65 (on podium in more than half of the races in which he contested)
o (#43) Percentage of Races Finishing on Podium: 50.65 (on podium in more than half of the races in which he contested)
- (#44) Fastest Race Laps: 77
o (#45) Fastest Laps in a Season: 10 (2004)
- (#46) Pole Positions: 68 (surpassed Ayrton Senna’s record of 65, with 66th pole at 2006 San Marino Grand Prix)
o (#47) Percentage of Races with Pole Position: 22.08 percent
o (#48) Consecutive Pole Positions: 7 (1993 South African Grand Prix at Kyalami thru 1993 Canadian Grand Prix at Montreal; tied for second all-time as of January 2018)
o (#49) Most Pole Positions at Single Grand Prix: 8 (Japanese; tied for record with Ayrton Senna’s eight at San Marino Grand Prix)
- (#50) Championships: 7* (1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
Sources:
- Wikipedia: Michael Schumacher; List of Formula One driver records; List of Formula One Grand Prix wins by Michael Schumacher (website)
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