Race winner Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing celebrates on the podium following the F1 Grand Prix of United States at Circuit of The Americas on October 22, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images)
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F1: Tracking Verstappen’s March to Greatness

Posted by AR1 staff

–by Mark Cipolloni–

With his 50th F1 win in the 2023 USGP Sunday, at the young age of just 26, we track Max Verstappen’s march to F1 greatness.

He joined a list of only 4 other drivers to have ever accumulated 50 Grand Prix wins

He will soon pass Alain Prost with 51 wins and Sebastian Vettel with 53 wins

Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (1) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB19 on track during the Sprint Shootout ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of United States at Circuit of The Americas on October 21, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (1) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB19 on track during the Sprint Shootout ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of the United States at Circuit of the Americas on October 21, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

Tracking Verstappen’s Record Run

Destined to beat them all

At Age 26 Michael Schumacher 19 F1 wins
At Age 26 Ayrton Senna 2 F1 wins
At Age 26 Lewis Hamilton, 17 F1 wins
At Age 26 Max Verstappen 50 F1 wins + 6 Sprint Race Wins

All-time F1 Race Winners

  1. 🇬🇧 Lewis Hamilton – 103 wins
  2. 🇩🇪 Michael Schumacher – 91 wins
  3. 🇩🇪 Sebastian Vettel – 53 wins
  4. 🇫🇷 Alain Prost – 51 wins
  5. 🇳🇱 Max Verstappen – 50 wins (plus 6 Sprint Race wins)
  6. 🇧🇷 Ayrton Senna – 41 wins
  7. 🇪🇸 Fernando Alonso – 32 wins
  8. 🇬🇧 Nigel Mansell – 31 wins
  9. 🇬🇧 Jackie Stewart – 27 wins
  10. 🇬🇧 Jim Clark – 25 wins
  11. 🇦🇹 Niki Lauda – 25 wins
  12. 🇦🇷 Juan Manuel Fangio – 24 wins
  13. 🇧🇷 Nelson Piquet – 23 wins
  14. 🇩🇪 Nico Rosberg – 23 wins
  15. 🇬🇧 Damon Hill – 22 wins
  16. 🇫🇮 Kimi Raikkonen – 21 wins
  17. 🇫🇮 Mikka Hakkinen – 20 wins
  18. 🇬🇧 Stirling Moss – 16 wins
  19. 🇬🇧 Jenson Button – 15 wins
  20. 🇬🇧 Graham Hill – 14 wins
  21. 🇦🇺 Jack Brabham – 14 wins
  22. 🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi – 14 wins
  23. 🇮🇹 Alberto Ascari – 13 wins
  24. 🇬🇧 David Coulthard – 13 wins
  25. 🇺🇸 Mario Andretti – 12 wins
  26. 🇦🇷 Carlos Reutemann – 12 wins
  27. 🇦🇺 Alan Jones – 12 wins
  28. 🇫🇮 Valtteri Bottas – 10 wins
  29. 🇦🇺 Mark Webber – 9 wins
  30. 🇦🇺 Daniel Riccardo – 8 wins
  31. 🇲🇽 Sergio Pérez – 6 wins (plus 1 Sprint Race Win)
  32. 🇲🇨 Charles Leclerc – 5 wins
  33. 🇪🇸 Carlos Sainz Jr. – 2 wins
  34. 🇫🇷 Pierre Gasly – 1 win
  35. 🇫🇷 Esteban Ocon – 1 win
  36. 🇬🇧 George Russell – 1 win (plus 1 Sprint Race Win)

Max Verstappen has 15 wins in 18 races this season and is on track to easily break his record of 15 wins in a season set in 2022.

If he wins another 1 of the remaining 4, he will equal Alain Prost with the 4th most wins in history.

If he wins 3 of the remaining 4, he will equal Sebastian Vettel with the 3rd most wins in history

Hamilton is worried Verstappen will destroy all his records

  Running Tally of F1 Race Wins Hamilton vs. Verstappen
Age Hamilton Wins Verstappen Wins
18 0 1
19 0 3
20 0 5
21 0 8
22 4 10
23 9 20
24 11 31
25 14 48
26 17 50 and counting (just turned 26 years old)
27 21 TBD
28 22 TBD
29 33 TBD
30 43 TBD
31 53 TBD
32 62 TBD
33 73 TBD
34 84 TBD
35 95 TBD
36 103 TBD
37 103 TBD
38 103 TBD

TBD: To Be Determined

In his last 45 races, Verstappen has won 34 of them….amazing consistent domination and a Red Bull team that is performing at an elite level.

2022
P1 – Imola (Sprint)
P1 – Imola
P1 – Miami
P1 – Barcelona
P3 – Monaco
P1 – Azerbaijan
P1 – Canada
P7 – Silverstone
P1 – Austria (Sprint)
P2 – Austria
P1 – Paul Ricard
P1 – Hungary
P1 – Spa
P1 – Zandvoort
P1 – Monza
P7 – Singapore
P1 – Suzuka
P1 – Austin TX
P1 – Mexico
P4 – Brazil (Sprint)
P6 – Brazil
P1 – Abu Dhabi

2023
P1 – Bahrain
P2 – Saudi Arabia
P1 – Australia
P3 – Azerbaijan (Sprint)
P2 – Azerbaijan
P1 – Miami
P1 – Monaco
P1 – Barcelona
P1 – Canada
P1 – Austria (Sprint)
P1 – Austria
P1 – England
P1 – Hungary
P1 – Belgium (Sprint)
P1 – Belgium
P1 – Zandvoort
P1 – Monza
P5 – Singapore
P1 – Suzuka
P2 – Qatar (Sprint)
P1 – Qatar
P1 – Austin (Sprint)
P1 – Austin