Formula 1 News: Tracking Verstappen's March to Greatness

–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

Lewis Hamilton – 103 wins
Michael Schumacher – 91 wins
Sebastian Vettel – 53 wins
Alain Prost – 51 wins
Max Verstappen – 50 wins (plus 6 Sprint Race wins)
Ayrton Senna – 41 wins
Fernando Alonso – 32 wins
Nigel Mansell – 31 wins
Jackie Stewart – 27 wins
Jim Clark – 25 wins
Niki Lauda – 25 wins
Juan Manuel Fangio – 24 wins
Nelson Piquet – 23 wins
Nico Rosberg – 23 wins
Damon Hill – 22 wins
Kimi Raikkonen – 21 wins
Mikka Hakkinen – 20 wins
Stirling Moss – 16 wins
Jenson Button – 15 wins
Graham Hill – 14 wins
Jack Brabham – 14 wins
Emerson Fittipaldi – 14 wins
Alberto Ascari – 13 wins
David Coulthard – 13 wins
Mario Andretti – 12 wins
Carlos Reutemann – 12 wins
Alan Jones – 12 wins
Valtteri Bottas – 10 wins
Mark Webber – 9 wins
Daniel Riccardo – 8 wins
Sergio Pérez – 6 wins (plus 1 Sprint Race Win)
Charles Leclerc – 5 wins
Carlos Sainz Jr. – 2 wins
Pierre Gasly – 1 win
Esteban Ocon – 1 win
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