The last time five different teams won in a single season

For the first time since 2021, four different teams have already claimed a victory this season across the 14 completed rounds. 

Red Bull, McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes have all been victorious, with F1 being the most competitive it has been for several years. 

However, not since 2012 has five different teams claimed a race win in the same campaign. That year, six different outfits won a race. 

Red Bull, Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes, Williams and Lotus all secured a first-place trophy, in what was a season where the championship went down to the final race of the year. 

In 2012, Williams' victory in the Spanish Grand Prix, courtesy of Pastor Maldonado, came as the biggest surprise but even recent seasons have shown that midfield teams can win races. 

In 2020, Pierre Gasly won the Italian Grand Prix for AlphaTauri (known now as RB), whilst Esteban Ocon won in Hungary a year later for Alpine. 

Given that the four strongest teams have won a race this year, it will take a huge effort from a midfield side to move beyond four different victorious outfits.

Who could win?

Aston Martin, RB, Haas, Alpine, Williams and Stake F1 all have not won a race this year, and have not come close to doing so either. 

A chaotic race will likely be needed for one of the midfield teams to defeat the leading outfits, something which there is every chance of happening. 

As proven in Austria and Hungary, the end of Red Bull's dominance has led to more action, overtaking but also more incidents. 

Max Verstappen and Lando Norris colliding in Austria opened the door to George Russell to claim a shock victory, whilst Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton came together in Hungary. 

If something similar happened, a midfield team could capitalise, likewise should the weather take a turn. Alpine claimed an unexpected podium in Zandvoort last season thanks to an excellent strategy, which saw its pit stops for wet tyres timed to perfection. 

There will be opportunities for a shock result in the final 10 rounds of the season, but will a midfield team do enough to claim victory?