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.

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	Kimi Antonelli	1:32.432
Miami GP	Lando Norris	1:31.869
Canadian GP	Kimi Antonelli	1:14.210
Monaco GP	Kimi Antonelli	1:13.481
Barcelona-Catalunya GP	Lewis Hamilton	1:20.122
Austrian GP	Kimi Antonelli	1:10.374
British GP	Kimi Antonelli	1:31.777
Belgian GP	Lando Norris	1:48.890
Hungarian GP	Charles Leclerc	1:22.000
Dutch GP	Charles Leclerc	1:14.230
Italian GP	Kimi Antonelli	1:23.504
Spanish GP	George Russell	1:35.587
Azerbaijan GP	George Russell	1:43.916
Bahrain GP in Malaysia	Max Verstappen	1:38.220
Singapore GP	Charles Leclerc	1:35.202
United States GP	Charles Leclerc	1:37.976
Mexico City GP	Lewis Hamilton	1:19.268
Sao Paulo GP	Kimi Antonelli	1:12.689
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
Kimi Antonelli	8
Charles Leclerc	4
Lando Norris	2
George Russell	2
Max Verstappen	2
Lewis Hamilton	2

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	70
3.	Kimi Raikkonen	46
4.	Alain Prost	41
=5.	Sebastian Vettel	38
=5.	Max Verstappen	38
7	Nigel Mansell	30
8	Jim Clark	28
9	Fernando Alonso	26
10	Mika Hakkinen	25