Records and oddities
Wins from the back, long waits, careers without a point and champions who would have lost under a different scoring system.
Wins from far back
Grid position of the winner- 22John WatsonUnited States West 1983 →
- 19Bill VukovichIndianapolis 1954 →
- 19Kimi AntonelliItaly 2026 →
- 18Rubens BarrichelloGermany 2000 →
- 17John WatsonDetroit 1982 →
- 17Kimi RäikkönenJapan 2005 →
- 17Max VerstappenSão Paulo 2024 →
- 16Jackie StewartSouth Africa 1973 →
- 16Michael SchumacherBelgium 1995 →
- 15Fernando AlonsoSingapore 2008 →
Longest wait for a first win
Starts until the first win, including the win- 190Sergio PérezSakhir 2020, first start 2011 →
- 150Carlos Sainz Jr.Great Britain 2022, first start 2015 →
- 130Mark WebberGermany 2009, first start 2002 →
- 123Rubens BarrichelloGermany 2000, first start 1993 →
- 117Jarno TrulliMonaco 2004, first start 1997 →
- 113Jenson ButtonHungary 2006, first start 2000 →
- 111Nico RosbergChina 2012, first start 2006 →
- 110Giancarlo FisichellaBrazil 2003, first start 1996 →
- 110Lando NorrisMiami 2024, first start 2019 →
- 96Mika HäkkinenEurope 1997, first start 1991 →
Most starts without a point
A whole career without a single point- 50Luca Badoer1993-2009
- 39Charles Pic2012-2013
- 35Max Chilton2013-2014
- 34Brett Lunger1975-1978
- 32Toranosuke Takagi1998-1999
- 28Enrique Bernoldi2001-2002
- 28Mike Beuttler1971-1973
- 28Scott Speed2006-2007
- 26Ricardo Rosset1996-1998
- 25Huub Rothengatter1984-1986
Birthday wins
Won on their own birthdayChampions under other points systems
Every season recalculated with five scoring systems from history. Highlighted: a different champion from the real one.Recalculated from race positions only: no dropped scores, no point for fastest lap, no sprints. Shared cars in the 1950s split the points. Ties go to more wins, then more second and third places. Starts exclude non-qualifications, non-starts and exclusions. Data: F1DB, licence CC BY 4.0.