The 2019 Chinese Grand Prix will be the 1,000th race of the Formula 1 world championship since the first round held at Silverstone in 1950.
The following are some of the main numbers:
0.5 - Points scored by women drivers in Formula One history. Only two women have started a race, both Italian — Maria Teresa de Filippis and Lella Lombardi. Lombardi finished sixth in Spain in 1975, with half points awarded after the race was cut short due to a fatal accident.
1 - One posthumous champion, Austrian Jochen Rindt who died during practice for Lotus at Monza in 1970. His widow Nina collected the trophy.
7 - The most championships won by a driver, with Germany’s Michael Schumacher taking his seventh in 2004 with Ferrari.
10 - British champions, a record for any country. Brazil, Germany and Finland each have three. 19 Britons have won races.
16 - Ferrari have won 16 F1 constructors’ titles, another record, and six were consecutive between 1999 and 2004.
16 - Ferrari have won 15 F1 drivers’ championships, more than any other team.
17 - Dutch driver Max Verstappen was 17 when he became the youngest F1 driver with Toro Rosso.
18 - Verstappen was the youngest race winner at 18, with Red Bull, at the 2016 Spanish GP.
21 - Countries to have had a race winning driver.
29 - Titles decided in the last race of the season. Most recently in 2016, when Germany’s Nico Rosberg took the title for Mercedes in Abu Dhabi.
33 - The number of world champions, from Giuseppe Farina to Hamilton. There are 20 still living, with Jackie Stewart (1969, 1971 and 1973) the longest standing.
34 - Constructors to have won races. The top four (Ferrari, McLaren, Williams and Mercedes) have won 620 of 999 so far.
46 - Oldest world champion. Argentina’s Juan Manuel Fangio in 1957 was 46 years and 41 days when he won his fifth title.
53 - The oldest race winner, at 53, was Italian Luigi Fagioli who was born in 1898 and contested seven championship races in 1950 and 1951. He won in France in 1951 and died in 1952 during Monaco GP practice.
55 - Monaco’s Louis Chiron remains the oldest driver to start a race, in his home grand prix in 1955.
61 - The number of constructors’ championships so far. Since Vanwall won the first in 1958, 15 teams have been champions.
71 - The number of tracks to have hosted a race. A total of 32 nations, not including Luxembourg and San Marino whose names were on grands prix held in Germany and Italy respectively, have held F1 races.
83 - Ferrari have had a record 83 one-two finishes over the years, with McLaren next on 47. Mercedes have 46.
84 - No driver has had more pole positions than Lewis Hamilton, who took his 84th in Australia in March.
91 - Most races won by a driver, set by Schumacher whose last was in China in 2006 with Ferrari (his 72nd for the team).
99 - Since 1950, 99 drivers have started a race on pole position. Leclerc, in Bahrain last month, was the 99th in the 999th race.
107 - Formula One race winners, including Indianapolis 500 between 1950 and 1960.
155 - Most podium appearances by a driver, Schumacher again.
163 - British drivers, more than any other country.
220 - Poles for Ferrari, a record. McLaren are next on 155.
235 - Wins for Ferrari, the oldest team in the sport and only ones to have raced in every season. McLaren are on 182.
323 - Brazilian Rubens Barrichello, Schumacher’s team mate at Ferrari, started more races than any driver.
752 - Podium finishes for Ferrari, another record.
764 - Drivers to have started an F1 race.
974 - Races participated in by Ferrari (972 starts).
Centurion Race Milestones
1 - British Grand Prix, Silverstone. May 13, 1950
The first championship race at the former World War Two airfield was won by Italian Giuseppe ‘Nino’ Farina in an Alfa Romeo. The Italian marque filled the podium after also sweeping the four-car front row. Ferrari did not participate. The race was attended by 200,000 spectators including King George VI.
The first championship race at the former World War Two airfield was won by Italian Giuseppe ‘Nino’ Farina in an Alfa Romeo. The Italian marque filled the podium after also sweeping the four-car front row. Ferrari did not participate. The race was attended by 200,000 spectators including King George VI.
100 - German Grand Prix, Nurburgring. August 6, 1961
Stirling Moss won in a Lotus for the privately-run Rob Walker team, with American Phil Hill on pole for Ferrari. It was the Briton’s 16th and last F1 victory, ending a four-race streak of Ferrari wins. In 1962 Moss, four times a championship runner-up, crashed at Goodwood and retired from grand prix racing.
Stirling Moss won in a Lotus for the privately-run Rob Walker team, with American Phil Hill on pole for Ferrari. It was the Briton’s 16th and last F1 victory, ending a four-race streak of Ferrari wins. In 1962 Moss, four times a championship runner-up, crashed at Goodwood and retired from grand prix racing.
200 - Monaco Grand Prix, May 23, 1971
Jackie Stewart won from pole for Tyrrell. Swedish great Ronnie Peterson, who died at Monza seven years later, was second for his first Formula One podium finish while Jacky Ickx was third for Ferrari. The race was later immortalised as ‘Weekend of a Champion’, a documentary by director Roman Polanski.
Jackie Stewart won from pole for Tyrrell. Swedish great Ronnie Peterson, who died at Monza seven years later, was second for his first Formula One podium finish while Jacky Ickx was third for Ferrari. The race was later immortalised as ‘Weekend of a Champion’, a documentary by director Roman Polanski.
300 - South African Grand Prix, Kyalami. March 4, 1978
Peterson was the winner in a black and gold Lotus 78, with reigning champion Niki Lauda on pole for Brabham. American Mario Andretti was to win the championship that year. The race also saw the debut of 1982 world champion Keke Rosberg, father of 2016 champion Nico.
Peterson was the winner in a black and gold Lotus 78, with reigning champion Niki Lauda on pole for Brabham. American Mario Andretti was to win the championship that year. The race also saw the debut of 1982 world champion Keke Rosberg, father of 2016 champion Nico.
400 - Austrian Grand Prix, Oesterreichring. August 19, 1984
Lauda won his home race for McLaren, despite a late gearbox problem. It was his 23rd win and gave the Austrian the championship lead in a year that was to end with him taking his third title. Lauda’s compatriot Gerhard Berger, a future McLaren and Ferrari driver, made his F1 debut with the ATS BMW team.
500 - Australian Grand Prix, Adelaide. November 4, 1990
Brazilian Ayrton Senna started on pole for McLaren but compatriot Nelson Piquet was the winner for Benetton. The race was overshadowed by the previous grand prix in Japan where Senna had collided with former team mate Alain Prost and won his second title. This race was Nigel Mansell’s last for Ferrari.
Brazilian Ayrton Senna started on pole for McLaren but compatriot Nelson Piquet was the winner for Benetton. The race was overshadowed by the previous grand prix in Japan where Senna had collided with former team mate Alain Prost and won his second title. This race was Nigel Mansell’s last for Ferrari.
600 - Argentine Grand Prix, Buenos Aires. April 13, 1997
Canada’s Jacques Villeneuve, to be champion that year with Williams, won from pole after taking victory also in the previous race in Brazil. Ferrari’s Eddie Irvine was second and Ralf Schumacher third for Jordan.
Canada’s Jacques Villeneuve, to be champion that year with Williams, won from pole after taking victory also in the previous race in Brazil. Ferrari’s Eddie Irvine was second and Ralf Schumacher third for Jordan.
700 - Brazilian Grand Prix, Interlagos. April 6, 2003
A chaotic grand prix, with torrential rain and the race stopped on the 56th of 71 laps due to crashes. McLaren’s Kimi Raikkonen was announced as the winner but 10 days later the victory was reassigned to Jordan’s Giancarlo Fisichella. The Italian collected his trophy at Imola. The win was Jordan’s last, in their 200th start. Fernando Alonso was third but missed the podium because he was getting medical attention.
A chaotic grand prix, with torrential rain and the race stopped on the 56th of 71 laps due to crashes. McLaren’s Kimi Raikkonen was announced as the winner but 10 days later the victory was reassigned to Jordan’s Giancarlo Fisichella. The Italian collected his trophy at Imola. The win was Jordan’s last, in their 200th start. Fernando Alonso was third but missed the podium because he was getting medical attention.
800 - Singapore Grand Prix. September 28, 2008
The first night race under floodlights turned out to be a dark one after it emerged a year later that Nelson Piquet had crashed deliberately on lap 14 to bring out the safety car and help Renault team-mate Alonso win, from 15th on the grid. Ferrari’s Felipe Massa, leading from pole, could also feel that this race cost him the title, the Brazilian leaving the pits with the fuel hose still attached and dropping to last. He ended the season losing to McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton by a point.
The first night race under floodlights turned out to be a dark one after it emerged a year later that Nelson Piquet had crashed deliberately on lap 14 to bring out the safety car and help Renault team-mate Alonso win, from 15th on the grid. Ferrari’s Felipe Massa, leading from pole, could also feel that this race cost him the title, the Brazilian leaving the pits with the fuel hose still attached and dropping to last. He ended the season losing to McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton by a point.
900 - Bahrain Grand Prix. April 6, 2014
Nico Rosberg started the third race of the season on pole for Mercedes but his teammate Hamilton, who had started alongside, won after taking the lead into the first corner. A late safety car deployment allowed Rosberg to get close to Hamilton again but the Briton stayed ahead.
Nico Rosberg started the third race of the season on pole for Mercedes but his teammate Hamilton, who had started alongside, won after taking the lead into the first corner. A late safety car deployment allowed Rosberg to get close to Hamilton again but the Briton stayed ahead.
1000 - Chinese Grand Prix, Shanghai. April 14, 2019
Who will win the 1,000th race? Mercedes arrive after two one-two finishes from two races, but wary of Ferrari after Charles Leclerc took pole in Bahrain and set the fastest lap.
Who will win the 1,000th race? Mercedes arrive after two one-two finishes from two races, but wary of Ferrari after Charles Leclerc took pole in Bahrain and set the fastest lap.
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