F1’s most wins—and the season with the most different winners
Lewis Hamilton leads F1’s career wins list with 106. See the leading drivers and why 1982 holds the record with 11 different Grand Prix winners.
Lewis Hamilton has the most career F1 Grand Prix wins: 106, ahead of Michael Schumacher’s 91 and Max Verstappen’s 73. These totals are current through the 2026 United States Grand Prix, checked on 31 October 2026. Career wins ranking
If you mean the season with the most different race-winning drivers, the answer is 1982: 11 winners across 16 Grands Prix. That measures how many drivers won at least once, not how many races one driver won. Season record ranking
Which F1 drivers have the most career wins?
The table counts wins in World Championship Grands Prix—not Sprint victories, pole positions or championships. It includes both current and former drivers, with equal win totals sharing a rank.
| Rank | Driver | Career Grand Prix wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 106 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 91 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | 73 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | 53 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | 51 |
| 6 | Ayrton Senna | 41 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | 32 |
| 8 | Nigel Mansell | 31 |
| 9 | Jackie Stewart | 27 |
| =10 | Jim Clark | 25 |
| =10 | Niki Lauda | 25 |
Source: STATS F1’s career victory totals, checked 31 October 2026. Eleven drivers appear because Clark and Lauda are tied for tenth.
Hamilton’s official F1 profile confirms 106 Grand Prix victories, including one in 2026. The season results identify that victory as Barcelona-Catalunya on 14 June. Verstappen’s official profile confirms 73 career wins, including two in 2026.
Hamilton leads Schumacher by 15 wins; Verstappen is 18 behind Schumacher. Those are differences in accumulated victories, not an era-adjusted ranking of driving ability. Career length, the number of races available and access to race-winning machinery all affect the opportunity to build a total.
Which season had the most different F1 winners?
1982 remains the record season with 11 different winners. Counting the names in Formula 1’s official 1982 race results gives this breakdown:
- Two wins each: Alain Prost, Niki Lauda, Didier Pironi, John Watson and René Arnoux.
- One win each: Riccardo Patrese, Nelson Piquet, Patrick Tambay, Elio de Angelis, Keke Rosberg and Michele Alboreto.
The arithmetic is five drivers × two wins + six drivers × one win = 16 races, won by 11 distinct drivers. Nobody won more than twice.
Rosberg’s only victory was the Swiss Grand Prix, yet he won the drivers’ championship. The official standings show him on 44 points, five ahead of both Pironi and Watson. It is a useful distinction: the championship rewards championship points, not simply the largest win count.
For comparison, 2026 has produced six different Grand Prix winners through the United States round: Kimi Antonelli, George Russell, Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris and Max Verstappen. That is an in-progress count from the official 2026 results, not a completed-season total.