Fastest Lap F1

Who has driven the fastest lap at Formula 1 races in 2025? And how exactly does the fastest lap work? You can read all about it here.

What is the F1 fastest lap?

The fastest lap speaks for itself, it is the fastest lap driven during the race by a driver. The Formula 1 driver who has driven the fastest lap at that time gets a 'purple clock icon' behind his name. This way, viewers can easily follow who has driven the fastest race lap at that moment. Is the fastest lap improved? Then a message will appear on screen with the driven time and the driver's name, and the purple clock moves to his name.

Bonus point fastest lap F1 2019-2024

Since 2019, it has been introduced that the driver with the fastest lap earns an extra World Cup point during a Grand Prix. However, a condition is that the driver must finish in the top 10. This element could create more excitement in the championship. It could happen that a driver is just one point short of the title. In 2008, when no extra point was awarded for the fastest race lap, Felipe Massa could be world champion instead of Lewis Hamilton.

Bonus point removal of the fastest lap in 2025

The removal of the fastest lap point in 2025 means that teams can now score a maximum of 43 points per race.

Overview of fastest laps F1 2026

The table below shows the fastest laps per race in the 2026 Formula 1 season.

Fastest Lap F1
Grand Prix	Driver	Time
Australian GP	Max Verstappen	1:22.091
Chinese GP	Kimi Antonelli	1:35.275
Japanese GP	-	-
Bahrain GP	-	-
Saudi Arabian GP	-	-
Miami GP	-	-
Canadian GP	-	-
Monaco GP	-	-
Barcelona-Catalunya GP	-	-
Austrian GP	-	-
British GP	-	-
Hungarian GP	-	-
Belgian GP	-	-
Dutch GP	-	-
Italian GP	-	-
Spanish GP	-	-
Azerbaijan GP	-	-
Singapore GP	-	-
United States GP	-	-
Mexican GP	-	-
Sao Paulo GP	-	-
Las Vegas GP	-	-
Qatar GP	-	-
Abu Dhabi GP	-	-

Overview fastest laps F1 by driver 2026

Below, you can see which Formula 1 driver has driven the fastest laps so far, and is on his way to the DHL Fastest Lap Award to be presented at the end of the season.

Fastest Lap F1
Driver	Number of fastest laps
Max Verstappen	1
Kimi Antonelli	1

DHL Fastest Lap Award

In addition to the DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award, the DHL also has a Fastest Lap Award. The driver who has driven the most fastest laps at the end of a season receives the DHL Fastest Lap Award. This award has been presented since 2007.

Fastest Lap F1
Year	Driver	Team	Number of fastest laps
2025	Lando Norris	McLaren	6
2024	Lando Norris	McLaren	6
2023	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	9
2022	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	5
2021	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	6
2020	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	6
2019	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	6
2018	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	7
2017	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	7
2016	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	6
2015	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	8
2014	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	7
2013	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	7
2012	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	6
2011	Mark Webber	Red Bull	7
2010	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	5
2009	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	3
2008	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	10
2007	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	6

Top 10 fastest race laps standings by driver

The table below shows the top 10 drivers who have driven the most fastest laps.

Fastest Lap F1
Position	Driver	Number of fastest laps
1	Michael Schumacher	77
2	Lewis Hamilton	68
3	Kimi Raikkonen	46
4	Alain Prost	41
5	Sebastian Vettel	38
6	Max Verstappen	37
7	Nigel Mansell	30
8	Jim Clark	28
9	Fernando Alonso	26
10	Mika Hakkinen	25

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