The 2023 Formula 1 season will enter history as the single most dominant season by a driver in the history of the championship.
Max Verstappen blitzed all before him to win 19 times from 22 races, and four of the six Sprints to boot.
From the Miami Grand Prix in May to the Abu Dhabi finale in November, only Carlos Sainz in Singapore and Oscar Piastri in the Qatar Sprint saw the finishing line ahead of the Dutchman.
RacingNews365 has delved into the history books to see how just dominant Verstappen's season was, with 18 records either being set or equalled by the Red Bull driver.
All the records Max Verstappen broke in the 2023 F1 season
| Record | Number | Previous record |
|---|---|---|
| Most wins | 19 | 15 - Verstappen - 2022 |
| Highest win percentage | 86.36% | 75% - Alberto Ascari - 1952 |
| Most consecutive wins | 10 | 9 - Sebastian Vettel - 2013 |
| Podiums | 21 | 18 - Verstappen - 2021 |
| Most consecutive points scored | 1,004 | 998 - Lewis Hamilton Britain 2018 - Bahrain 2020 |
| Most points in a season | 575 out of 620 | 454 - Verstappen - 2022 |
| Highest percentage of points in a season | 92.7% | 76.17% - Verstappen - 2022 |
| Most laps led in a season | 1,003 (out of 1,325) | 739 (1,139) - Vettel - 2011 |
| Highest percentage of laps led in a season | 75.70% | 71.47% - Jim Clark - 1963 |
| Most wins from pole in a season | 12 | 9 - Nigel Mansell, Vettel - 1992, 2011 |
| Most races left before winning title | 6 | Equal with Michael Schumacher - 2002 |
| Most Sprint wins in a season | 4 | 3 - Verstappen - 2022 |
| Most consecutive races as championship leader | 39 - ongoing since 2022 Spanish GP | 37 - Schumacher - 2000 United States - 2002 Japan |
| Most points between first and second in the championship | 290 (575 vs 285 for Sergio Perez) | 155 - Vettel over Fernando Alonso - 2013 |
| Highest percentage of points between first and second | 50.43% | 48.1% - Mansell and Jacques Villeneuve - 1992 and 1997 |
| Longest streak of converting pole position into win | 16 | 15 - Verstappen |
| Percentage of races finished in a season | 100% | Various |
| Percentage of laps completed in season | 100% | Equal - Schumacher - 2002, Hamilton - 2019 |
| Most pitstops by a winning driver in a race | 6 - Dutch Grand Prix | Equal with Jenson Button - 2011 Canadian GP |
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