Longest Days between the First and Last Lead - Driver

A list of records for the longest days between the first and last lead by drivers. This list includes drivers, days, and the first or last races in which the driver made a lead.
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#	Driver	First Lead	Last Lead	Days
1	Fernando Alonso	2003 Malaysian Grand Prix	2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	7301Days
2	Michael Schumacher	1992 Belgian Grand Prix	2011 Japanese Grand Prix	6978Days
3	Lewis Hamilton	2007 Australian Grand Prix	2023 United States Grand Prix	6062Days
4	Kimi Räikkönen	2002 French Grand Prix	2018 United States Grand Prix	5936Days
5	Rubens Barrichello	1994 Portuguese Grand Prix	2009 Brazilian Grand Prix	5502Days
6	Sebastian Vettel	2007 Japanese Grand Prix	2022 United States Grand Prix	5502Days
7	Riccardo Patrese	1978 South African Grand Prix	1992 Australian Grand Prix	5362Days
8	David Coulthard	1994 Belgian Grand Prix	2008 Canadian Grand Prix	5033Days
9	Alain Prost	1981 French Grand Prix	1993 Australian Grand Prix	4507Days
10	Niki Lauda	1973 Canadian Grand Prix	1985 Australian Grand Prix	4423Days
11	Giancarlo Fisichella	1997 German Grand Prix	2009 Belgian Grand Prix	4417Days
12	Sergio Pérez	2012 Malaysian Grand Prix	2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix	4255Days
13	Jarno Trulli	1997 Austrian Grand Prix	2009 Bahrain Grand Prix	4235Days
14	Nelson Piquet	1980 United States Grand Prix West	1991 Belgian Grand Prix	4164Days
15	Jack Brabham	1959 Monaco Grand Prix	1970 British Grand Prix	4087Days
16	Gerhard Berger	1986 Austrian Grand Prix	1997 German Grand Prix	3996Days
17	Jenson Button	2003 United States Grand Prix	2014 Hungarian Grand Prix	3954Days
18	Felipe Massa	2004 Brazilian Grand Prix	2015 British Grand Prix	3905Days
19	Nigel Mansell	1984 Monaco Grand Prix	1994 Australian Grand Prix	3814Days
20	Mark Webber	2003 United States Grand Prix	2013 Indian Grand Prix	3681Days
21	Jacques Laffite	1977 Swedish Grand Prix	1986 Detroit Grand Prix	3290Days
22	Clay Regazzoni	1970 German Grand Prix	1979 British Grand Prix	3268Days
23	Graham Hill	1960 British Grand Prix	1969 Dutch Grand Prix	3262Days
24	Bruce McLaren	1959 United States Grand Prix	1968 Italian Grand Prix	3193Days
25	Jackie Stewart	1965 Monaco Grand Prix	1973 Canadian Grand Prix	3038Days
26	Nico Rosberg	2008 Singapore Grand Prix	2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	2982Days
27	Dan Gurney	1959 German Grand Prix	1967 Italian Grand Prix	2961Days
28	John Surtees	1960 Portuguese Grand Prix	1968 Italian Grand Prix	2947Days
29	Troy Ruttman	1952 Indianapolis 500	1960 Indianapolis 500	2922Days
30	Max Verstappen	2016 Spanish Grand Prix	2024 Chinese Grand Prix	2897Days
31	Juan Manuel Fangio	1950 British Grand Prix	1958 Argentine Grand Prix	2807Days
32	Jean Alesi	1990 United States Grand Prix	1997 Italian Grand Prix	2736Days
33	Mika Häkkinen	1994 San Marino Grand Prix	2001 United States Grand Prix	2709Days
34	Valtteri Bottas	2014 Austrian Grand Prix	2021 Brazilian Grand Prix	2702Days
35	Carlos Reutemann	1974 Argentine Grand Prix	1981 Belgian Grand Prix	2680Days
36	Daniel Ricciardo	2014 Canadian Grand Prix	2021 Italian Grand Prix	2652Days
37	Stirling Moss	1954 Italian Grand Prix	1961 United States Grand Prix	2590Days
38	Denny Hulme	1967 South African Grand Prix	1974 Argentine Grand Prix	2568Days
39	Jim Rathmann	1953 Indianapolis 500	1960 Indianapolis 500	2557Days
40	Ronnie Peterson	1971 Italian Grand Prix	1978 Austrian Grand Prix	2533Days
41	Jean Behra	1952 Belgian Grand Prix	1959 Monaco Grand Prix	2513Days
42	Ralf Schumacher	1999 European Grand Prix	2006 French Grand Prix	2485Days
43	Jacky Ickx	1968 French Grand Prix	1975 Spanish Grand Prix	2484Days
44	René Arnoux	1979 Italian Grand Prix	1986 Detroit Grand Prix	2478Days
45	John Watson	1976 Austrian Grand Prix	1983 United States Grand Prix West	2415Days
46	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1997 Australian Grand Prix	2003 United States Grand Prix	2394Days
47	Jody Scheckter	1973 South African Grand Prix	1979 Italian Grand Prix	2381Days
48	Damon Hill	1993 Brazilian Grand Prix	1999 British Grand Prix	2295Days
49	Richie Ginther	1960 Italian Grand Prix	1966 Mexican Grand Prix	2240Days
50	Johnnie Parsons	1950 Indianapolis 500	1956 Indianapolis 500	2192Days
51	Jim Clark	1962 Dutch Grand Prix	1968 South African Grand Prix	2052Days
52	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	1968 Spanish Grand Prix	1973 Canadian Grand Prix	1960Days
53	Derek Warwick	1984 Brazilian Grand Prix	1989 Canadian Grand Prix	1911Days
54	Jackie Oliver	1968 British Grand Prix	1973 Canadian Grand Prix	1891Days
55	Mike Hawthorn	1953 French Grand Prix	1958 Italian Grand Prix	1890Days
56	Juan Pablo Montoya	2001 Brazilian Grand Prix	2006 San Marino Grand Prix	1847Days
57	Charles Leclerc	2019 Bahrain Grand Prix	2024 Japanese Grand Prix	1833Days
58	Michele Alboreto	1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix	1987 Portuguese Grand Prix	1820Days
59	Emerson Fittipaldi	1970 United States Grand Prix	1975 British Grand Prix	1748Days
60	José Froilán González	1951 British Grand Prix	1956 Argentine Grand Prix	1653Days
61	Pedro Rodríguez	1967 South African Grand Prix	1971 Dutch Grand Prix	1630Days
62	Keke Rosberg	1982 Belgian Grand Prix	1986 Australian Grand Prix	1630Days
63	Alberto Ascari	1950 Italian Grand Prix	1955 Argentine Grand Prix	1596Days
64	Johnny Herbert	1995 British Grand Prix	1999 European Grand Prix	1532Days
65	Chris Amon	1968 Spanish Grand Prix	1972 French Grand Prix	1512Days
66	Jochen Rindt	1966 Belgian Grand Prix	1970 German Grand Prix	1511Days
67	Giuseppe Farina	1950 British Grand Prix	1954 Belgian Grand Prix	1498Days
68	Gilles Villeneuve	1978 United States Grand Prix West	1982 San Marino Grand Prix	1483Days
69	Sam Hanks	1953 Indianapolis 500	1957 Indianapolis 500	1461Days
70	Jimmy Bryan	1954 Indianapolis 500	1958 Indianapolis 500	1460Days
71	Jack McGrath	1951 Indianapolis 500	1955 Indianapolis 500	1453Days
72	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1975 Brazilian Grand Prix	1978 Canadian Grand Prix	1351Days
73	Carlos Sainz	2020 Italian Grand Prix	2024 Japanese Grand Prix	1308Days
74	Maurice Trintignant	1954 Spanish Grand Prix	1958 Monaco Grand Prix	1302Days
75	James Hunt	1975 Argentine Grand Prix	1978 Spanish Grand Prix	1238Days
76	Nick Heidfeld	2005 European Grand Prix	2008 German Grand Prix	1148Days
77	Jo Siffert	1968 British Grand Prix	1971 Italian Grand Prix	1141Days
78	Elio de Angelis	1982 Austrian Grand Prix	1985 Belgian Grand Prix	1126Days
79	Phil Hill	1958 Italian Grand Prix	1961 Italian Grand Prix	1099Days
80	Johnny Thomson	1957 Indianapolis 500	1960 Indianapolis 500	1096Days
81	Pat Flaherty	1956 Indianapolis 500	1959 Indianapolis 500	1095Days
82	Bill Vukovich	1952 Indianapolis 500	1955 Indianapolis 500	1087Days
83	Thierry Boutsen	1987 Mexican Grand Prix	1990 Hungarian Grand Prix	1028Days
84	Lando Norris	2021 Italian Grand Prix	2024 Chinese Grand Prix	951Days
85	Patrick Depailler	1976 Japanese Grand Prix	1979 Belgian Grand Prix	931Days
86	Eddie Irvine	1997 Argentine Grand Prix	1999 Malaysian Grand Prix	916Days
87	George Russell	2020 Sakhir Grand Prix	2023 Australian Grand Prix	846Days
88	Heikki Kovalainen	2007 United States Grand Prix	2009 European Grand Prix	797Days
89	Peter Collins	1956 Belgian Grand Prix	1958 German Grand Prix	791Days
90	Didier Pironi	1980 Belgian Grand Prix	1982 Dutch Grand Prix	789Days
91	Jochen Mass	1975 Spanish Grand Prix	1977 Belgian Grand Prix	770Days
92	Jo Bonnier	1959 Dutch Grand Prix	1961 French Grand Prix	763Days
93	Patrick Tambay	1982 German Grand Prix	1984 Italian Grand Prix	762Days
94	Robert Kubica	2006 Italian Grand Prix	2008 Japanese Grand Prix	762Days
95	Vittorio Brambilla	1975 Belgian Grand Prix	1977 Belgian Grand Prix	741Days
96	Eddie Sachs	1958 Indianapolis 500	1960 Indianapolis 500	731Days
97	Nico Hülkenberg	2012 Brazilian Grand Prix	2014 Brazilian Grand Prix	714Days
98	Tony Brooks	1957 Italian Grand Prix	1959 German Grand Prix	693Days
99	Harry Schell	1954 Spanish Grand Prix	1956 Italian Grand Prix	679Days
100	François Cevert	1971 Italian Grand Prix	1973 Monaco Grand Prix	637Days