Seven-time champions Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton hold the record for the most championships.[9][10] Hamilton also holds the record for the most wins with 105,[11] the most pole positions with 104,[12] the most points with 4793.5,[13] and the most podiums with 201.[14]Fernando Alonso has entered more Grands Prix than anyone else (396) and also holds the record for the most Grand Prix starts (392).[15] The United Kingdom is the most represented country, having produced 163 drivers.[16] Ten countries have been represented by just one.[5]China became the latest country to be represented by a driver when Zhou Guanyu made his Formula One debut at the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix driving for Alfa Romeo.[17] The most recent driver to make their Formula One debut is Oliver Bearman, who debuted at the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.[18]
This list includes all drivers who have entered a World Championship race, including participants of the Indianapolis 500 between 1950 and 1960 when it was part of the World Championship (although not being run according to Formula One rules or sanctioned by the FIA).[19]
^"2020 Formula One Sporting Regulations"(PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). 7 April 2020. pp. 3–4. Archived(PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
^Diepraam, Mattijs; Fisher, Alan (13 December 2020). "Total World Championship points". 8W. Forix. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.