Longest Distance between the First and Last Lead - Driver

A list of records for the longest distance between the first and last lead by drivers. This list includes drivers, distances, and the first or last races in which the driver made a lead.
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#	Driver	First Lead	Last Lead	Distance
1	Fernando Alonso	2003 Malaysian Grand Prix	2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	115496.044km
2	Lewis Hamilton	2007 Australian Grand Prix	2023 United States Grand Prix	99299.253km
3	Michael Schumacher	1992 Belgian Grand Prix	2011 Japanese Grand Prix	98653.768km
4	Kimi Räikkönen	2002 French Grand Prix	2018 United States Grand Prix	92052.527km
5	Sebastian Vettel	2007 Japanese Grand Prix	2022 United States Grand Prix	88640.020km
6	Rubens Barrichello	1994 Portuguese Grand Prix	2009 Brazilian Grand Prix	77954.356km
7	Sergio Pérez	2012 Malaysian Grand Prix	2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix	72655.738km
8	David Coulthard	1994 Belgian Grand Prix	2008 Canadian Grand Prix	70509.300km
9	Riccardo Patrese	1978 South African Grand Prix	1992 Australian Grand Prix	68514.390km
10	Giancarlo Fisichella	1997 German Grand Prix	2009 Belgian Grand Prix	62845.478km
11	Jenson Button	2003 United States Grand Prix	2014 Hungarian Grand Prix	59420.378km
12	Jarno Trulli	1997 Austrian Grand Prix	2009 Bahrain Grand Prix	59260.251km
13	Felipe Massa	2004 Brazilian Grand Prix	2015 British Grand Prix	58941.087km
14	Alain Prost	1981 French Grand Prix	1993 Australian Grand Prix	58537.538km
15	Mark Webber	2003 United States Grand Prix	2013 Indian Grand Prix	55349.015km
16	Niki Lauda	1973 Canadian Grand Prix	1985 Australian Grand Prix	55300.564km
17	Nelson Piquet	1980 United States Grand Prix West	1991 Belgian Grand Prix	52853.856km
18	Gerhard Berger	1986 Austrian Grand Prix	1997 German Grand Prix	52317.537km
19	Nigel Mansell	1984 Monaco Grand Prix	1994 Australian Grand Prix	50656.107km
20	Max Verstappen	2016 Spanish Grand Prix	2024 Chinese Grand Prix	50142.310km
21	Nico Rosberg	2008 Singapore Grand Prix	2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	47345.307km
22	Valtteri Bottas	2014 Austrian Grand Prix	2021 Brazilian Grand Prix	45108.626km
23	Daniel Ricciardo	2014 Canadian Grand Prix	2021 Italian Grand Prix	43667.892km
24	Jack Brabham	1959 Monaco Grand Prix	1970 British Grand Prix	42849.322km
25	Jacques Laffite	1977 Swedish Grand Prix	1986 Detroit Grand Prix	41054.286km
26	Clay Regazzoni	1970 German Grand Prix	1979 British Grand Prix	39405.067km
27	Mika Häkkinen	1994 San Marino Grand Prix	2001 United States Grand Prix	38788.942km
28	Jean Alesi	1990 United States Grand Prix	1997 Italian Grand Prix	37319.774km
29	Ralf Schumacher	1999 European Grand Prix	2006 French Grand Prix	35345.818km
30	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1997 Australian Grand Prix	2003 United States Grand Prix	34507.936km
31	Jackie Stewart	1965 Monaco Grand Prix	1973 Canadian Grand Prix	34144.589km
32	Carlos Reutemann	1974 Argentine Grand Prix	1981 Belgian Grand Prix	32937.287km
33	Troy Ruttman	1952 Indianapolis 500	1960 Indianapolis 500	32608.254km
34	Bruce McLaren	1959 United States Grand Prix	1968 Italian Grand Prix	31904.213km
35	Charles Leclerc	2019 Bahrain Grand Prix	2024 Japanese Grand Prix	31871.759km
36	Damon Hill	1993 Brazilian Grand Prix	1999 British Grand Prix	31443.121km
37	Graham Hill	1960 British Grand Prix	1969 Dutch Grand Prix	31251.828km
38	Juan Manuel Fangio	1950 British Grand Prix	1958 Argentine Grand Prix	31099.239km
39	Ronnie Peterson	1971 Italian Grand Prix	1978 Austrian Grand Prix	31099.191km
40	Jody Scheckter	1973 South African Grand Prix	1979 Italian Grand Prix	30834.067km
41	John Watson	1976 Austrian Grand Prix	1983 United States Grand Prix West	30072.644km
42	René Arnoux	1979 Italian Grand Prix	1986 Detroit Grand Prix	29819.063km
43	Dan Gurney	1959 German Grand Prix	1967 Italian Grand Prix	29477.477km
44	Jim Rathmann	1953 Indianapolis 500	1960 Indianapolis 500	29261.302km
45	John Surtees	1960 Portuguese Grand Prix	1968 Italian Grand Prix	28569.908km
46	Denny Hulme	1967 South African Grand Prix	1974 Argentine Grand Prix	28184.125km
47	Jacky Ickx	1968 French Grand Prix	1975 Spanish Grand Prix	27976.942km
48	Stirling Moss	1954 Italian Grand Prix	1961 United States Grand Prix	27293.010km
49	Jean Behra	1952 Belgian Grand Prix	1959 Monaco Grand Prix	27191.700km
50	Juan Pablo Montoya	2001 Brazilian Grand Prix	2006 San Marino Grand Prix	26692.349km
51	Derek Warwick	1984 Brazilian Grand Prix	1989 Canadian Grand Prix	24935.438km
52	Carlos Sainz	2020 Italian Grand Prix	2024 Japanese Grand Prix	23704.368km
53	Johnnie Parsons	1950 Indianapolis 500	1956 Indianapolis 500	23354.943km
54	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	1968 Spanish Grand Prix	1973 Canadian Grand Prix	23265.156km
55	Michele Alboreto	1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix	1987 Portuguese Grand Prix	21937.194km
56	Jim Clark	1962 Dutch Grand Prix	1968 South African Grand Prix	21742.280km
57	Johnny Herbert	1995 British Grand Prix	1999 European Grand Prix	21730.002km
58	Mike Hawthorn	1953 French Grand Prix	1958 Italian Grand Prix	21665.415km
59	Jackie Oliver	1968 British Grand Prix	1973 Canadian Grand Prix	21604.513km
60	Keke Rosberg	1982 Belgian Grand Prix	1986 Australian Grand Prix	21539.068km
61	Richie Ginther	1960 Italian Grand Prix	1966 Mexican Grand Prix	21216.247km
62	Emerson Fittipaldi	1970 United States Grand Prix	1975 British Grand Prix	19296.002km
63	Gilles Villeneuve	1978 United States Grand Prix West	1982 San Marino Grand Prix	17958.467km
64	José Froilán González	1951 British Grand Prix	1956 Argentine Grand Prix	17942.747km
65	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1975 Brazilian Grand Prix	1978 Canadian Grand Prix	17771.316km
66	Nick Heidfeld	2005 European Grand Prix	2008 German Grand Prix	17426.476km
67	Jack McGrath	1951 Indianapolis 500	1955 Indianapolis 500	17313.037km
68	Alberto Ascari	1950 Italian Grand Prix	1955 Argentine Grand Prix	17296.905km
69	Jochen Rindt	1966 Belgian Grand Prix	1970 German Grand Prix	17245.669km
70	Lando Norris	2021 Italian Grand Prix	2024 Chinese Grand Prix	17150.002km
71	Pedro Rodríguez	1967 South African Grand Prix	1971 Dutch Grand Prix	17118.766km
72	Sam Hanks	1953 Indianapolis 500	1957 Indianapolis 500	16977.272km
73	Chris Amon	1968 Spanish Grand Prix	1972 French Grand Prix	16756.931km
74	Jimmy Bryan	1954 Indianapolis 500	1958 Indianapolis 500	16608.331km
75	Giuseppe Farina	1950 British Grand Prix	1954 Belgian Grand Prix	16520.247km
76	James Hunt	1975 Argentine Grand Prix	1978 Spanish Grand Prix	15470.727km
77	George Russell	2020 Sakhir Grand Prix	2023 Australian Grand Prix	13990.586km
78	Eddie Irvine	1997 Argentine Grand Prix	1999 Malaysian Grand Prix	13614.657km
79	Elio de Angelis	1982 Austrian Grand Prix	1985 Belgian Grand Prix	13483.176km
80	Bill Vukovich	1952 Indianapolis 500	1955 Indianapolis 500	13106.008km
81	Thierry Boutsen	1987 Mexican Grand Prix	1990 Hungarian Grand Prix	13025.283km
82	Jo Siffert	1968 British Grand Prix	1971 Italian Grand Prix	12635.945km
83	Maurice Trintignant	1954 Spanish Grand Prix	1958 Monaco Grand Prix	12172.870km
84	Johnny Thomson	1957 Indianapolis 500	1960 Indianapolis 500	12151.271km
85	Pat Flaherty	1956 Indianapolis 500	1959 Indianapolis 500	11918.641km
86	Heikki Kovalainen	2007 United States Grand Prix	2009 European Grand Prix	11721.807km
87	Patrick Depailler	1976 Japanese Grand Prix	1979 Belgian Grand Prix	11539.909km
88	Phil Hill	1958 Italian Grand Prix	1961 Italian Grand Prix	11251.963km
89	Nico Hülkenberg	2012 Brazilian Grand Prix	2014 Brazilian Grand Prix	11042.790km
90	Robert Kubica	2006 Italian Grand Prix	2008 Japanese Grand Prix	11028.038km
91	Romain Grosjean	2012 Bahrain Grand Prix	2013 United States Grand Prix	10272.406km
92	Jacques Villeneuve	1996 Australian Grand Prix	1997 European Grand Prix	9637.095km
93	Jochen Mass	1975 Spanish Grand Prix	1977 Belgian Grand Prix	9510.205km
94	Didier Pironi	1980 Belgian Grand Prix	1982 Dutch Grand Prix	9412.544km
95	Patrick Tambay	1982 German Grand Prix	1984 Italian Grand Prix	9376.364km
96	Vittorio Brambilla	1975 Belgian Grand Prix	1977 Belgian Grand Prix	9243.989km
97	Peter Collins	1956 Belgian Grand Prix	1958 German Grand Prix	8859.962km
98	Jo Bonnier	1959 Dutch Grand Prix	1961 French Grand Prix	8436.381km
99	Eddie Sachs	1958 Indianapolis 500	1960 Indianapolis 500	8084.428km
100	Harry Schell	1954 Spanish Grand Prix	1956 Italian Grand Prix	7444.434km