F1 records

Who keeps their place on lap 1

Share of starts from the top ten where the driver does not lose a single place by the end of lap 1. With 40 such starts or more since 2018.

First on the list is Max Verstappen with 83.5 %.

  1. 1Max Verstappen142 of 170 starts83.5 %
  2. 2Lewis Hamilton134 of 164 starts81.7 %
  3. 3Charles Leclerc126 of 155 starts81.3 %
  4. 4Oscar Piastri60 of 77 starts77.9 %
  5. 5Sebastian Vettel46 of 60 starts76.7 %
  6. 6Fernando Alonso62 of 82 starts75.6 %
  7. 7Daniel Ricciardo46 of 65 starts70.8 %
  8. 8George Russell72 of 104 starts69.2 %
  9. 9Pierre Gasly61 of 92 starts66.3 %
  10. 10Sergio Pérez58 of 88 starts65.9 %
  11. 11Carlos Sainz78 of 119 starts65.5 %
  12. 11Esteban Ocon36 of 55 starts65.5 %
  13. 13Valtteri Bottas57 of 88 starts64.8 %
  14. 14Lando Norris92 of 146 starts63 %
  15. 15Alexander Albon25 of 46 starts54.3 %
  16. 16Nico Hülkenberg24 of 45 starts53.3 %

Data up to the Brazilian Grand Prix 2026. See all records