Most Races between the First and Last Lead - Driver

A list of records for the most number of races between the first and last lead by drivers. This list includes drivers, numbers of races, and the first or last races in which the driver made a lead.
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#	Driver	First Lead	Last Lead	Races
1	Fernando Alonso	2003 Malaysian Grand Prix	2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	381
2	Lewis Hamilton	2007 Australian Grand Prix	2023 United States Grand Prix	327
3	Michael Schumacher	1992 Belgian Grand Prix	2011 Japanese Grand Prix	325
4	Kimi Räikkönen	2002 French Grand Prix	2018 United States Grand Prix	302
5	Sebastian Vettel	2007 Japanese Grand Prix	2022 United States Grand Prix	292
6	Rubens Barrichello	1994 Portuguese Grand Prix	2009 Brazilian Grand Prix	257
7	Sergio Pérez	2012 Malaysian Grand Prix	2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix	239
8	David Coulthard	1994 Belgian Grand Prix	2008 Canadian Grand Prix	232
9	Riccardo Patrese	1978 South African Grand Prix	1992 Australian Grand Prix	231
10	Giancarlo Fisichella	1997 German Grand Prix	2009 Belgian Grand Prix	207
11	Alain Prost	1981 French Grand Prix	1993 Australian Grand Prix	197
12	Jarno Trulli	1997 Austrian Grand Prix	2009 Bahrain Grand Prix	195
13	Jenson Button	2003 United States Grand Prix	2014 Hungarian Grand Prix	195
14	Felipe Massa	2004 Brazilian Grand Prix	2015 British Grand Prix	193
15	Niki Lauda	1973 Canadian Grand Prix	1985 Australian Grand Prix	185
16	Mark Webber	2003 United States Grand Prix	2013 Indian Grand Prix	181
17	Nelson Piquet	1980 United States Grand Prix West	1991 Belgian Grand Prix	178
18	Gerhard Berger	1986 Austrian Grand Prix	1997 German Grand Prix	174
19	Nigel Mansell	1984 Monaco Grand Prix	1994 Australian Grand Prix	169
20	Max Verstappen	2016 Spanish Grand Prix	2024 Chinese Grand Prix	165
21	Nico Rosberg	2008 Singapore Grand Prix	2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	155
22	Valtteri Bottas	2014 Austrian Grand Prix	2021 Brazilian Grand Prix	148
23	Daniel Ricciardo	2014 Canadian Grand Prix	2021 Italian Grand Prix	144
24	Jacques Laffite	1977 Swedish Grand Prix	1986 Detroit Grand Prix	138
25	Clay Regazzoni	1970 German Grand Prix	1979 British Grand Prix	129
26	Mika Häkkinen	1994 San Marino Grand Prix	2001 United States Grand Prix	127
27	Jean Alesi	1990 United States Grand Prix	1997 Italian Grand Prix	124
28	Ralf Schumacher	1999 European Grand Prix	2006 French Grand Prix	116
29	Jack Brabham	1959 Monaco Grand Prix	1970 British Grand Prix	114
30	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1997 Australian Grand Prix	2003 United States Grand Prix	113
31	Carlos Reutemann	1974 Argentine Grand Prix	1981 Belgian Grand Prix	110
32	Charles Leclerc	2019 Bahrain Grand Prix	2024 Japanese Grand Prix	105
33	Damon Hill	1993 Brazilian Grand Prix	1999 British Grand Prix	103
34	Ronnie Peterson	1971 Italian Grand Prix	1978 Austrian Grand Prix	102
35	Jody Scheckter	1973 South African Grand Prix	1979 Italian Grand Prix	102
36	Jackie Stewart	1965 Monaco Grand Prix	1973 Canadian Grand Prix	100
37	René Arnoux	1979 Italian Grand Prix	1986 Detroit Grand Prix	100
38	John Watson	1976 Austrian Grand Prix	1983 United States Grand Prix West	99
39	Juan Pablo Montoya	2001 Brazilian Grand Prix	2006 San Marino Grand Prix	87
40	Jacky Ickx	1968 French Grand Prix	1975 Spanish Grand Prix	86
41	Bruce McLaren	1959 United States Grand Prix	1968 Italian Grand Prix	85
42	Graham Hill	1960 British Grand Prix	1969 Dutch Grand Prix	85
43	Denny Hulme	1967 South African Grand Prix	1974 Argentine Grand Prix	84
44	Derek Warwick	1984 Brazilian Grand Prix	1989 Canadian Grand Prix	84
45	Carlos Sainz	2020 Italian Grand Prix	2024 Japanese Grand Prix	78
46	Dan Gurney	1959 German Grand Prix	1967 Italian Grand Prix	77
47	John Surtees	1960 Portuguese Grand Prix	1968 Italian Grand Prix	77
48	Michele Alboreto	1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix	1987 Portuguese Grand Prix	74
49	Keke Rosberg	1982 Belgian Grand Prix	1986 Australian Grand Prix	73
50	Johnny Herbert	1995 British Grand Prix	1999 European Grand Prix	71
51	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	1968 Spanish Grand Prix	1973 Canadian Grand Prix	70
52	Troy Ruttman	1952 Indianapolis 500	1960 Indianapolis 500	69
53	Jackie Oliver	1968 British Grand Prix	1973 Canadian Grand Prix	65
54	Juan Manuel Fangio	1950 British Grand Prix	1958 Argentine Grand Prix	63
55	Emerson Fittipaldi	1970 United States Grand Prix	1975 British Grand Prix	63
56	Jim Rathmann	1953 Indianapolis 500	1960 Indianapolis 500	61
57	Stirling Moss	1954 Italian Grand Prix	1961 United States Grand Prix	61
58	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1975 Brazilian Grand Prix	1978 Canadian Grand Prix	60
59	Gilles Villeneuve	1978 United States Grand Prix West	1982 San Marino Grand Prix	59
60	Jim Clark	1962 Dutch Grand Prix	1968 South African Grand Prix	58
61	Jean Behra	1952 Belgian Grand Prix	1959 Monaco Grand Prix	57
62	Richie Ginther	1960 Italian Grand Prix	1966 Mexican Grand Prix	56
63	Nick Heidfeld	2005 European Grand Prix	2008 German Grand Prix	56
64	Lando Norris	2021 Italian Grand Prix	2024 Chinese Grand Prix	56
65	James Hunt	1975 Argentine Grand Prix	1978 Spanish Grand Prix	52
66	Chris Amon	1968 Spanish Grand Prix	1972 French Grand Prix	50
67	Pedro Rodríguez	1967 South African Grand Prix	1971 Dutch Grand Prix	49
68	Jochen Rindt	1966 Belgian Grand Prix	1970 German Grand Prix	48
69	Johnnie Parsons	1950 Indianapolis 500	1956 Indianapolis 500	47
70	George Russell	2020 Sakhir Grand Prix	2023 Australian Grand Prix	47
71	Elio de Angelis	1982 Austrian Grand Prix	1985 Belgian Grand Prix	46
72	Mike Hawthorn	1953 French Grand Prix	1958 Italian Grand Prix	45
73	Eddie Irvine	1997 Argentine Grand Prix	1999 Malaysian Grand Prix	44
74	Thierry Boutsen	1987 Mexican Grand Prix	1990 Hungarian Grand Prix	43
75	Patrick Depailler	1976 Japanese Grand Prix	1979 Belgian Grand Prix	38
76	Heikki Kovalainen	2007 United States Grand Prix	2009 European Grand Prix	38
77	Jo Siffert	1968 British Grand Prix	1971 Italian Grand Prix	37
78	José Froilán González	1951 British Grand Prix	1956 Argentine Grand Prix	36
79	Nico Hülkenberg	2012 Brazilian Grand Prix	2014 Brazilian Grand Prix	36
80	Robert Kubica	2006 Italian Grand Prix	2008 Japanese Grand Prix	35
81	Alberto Ascari	1950 Italian Grand Prix	1955 Argentine Grand Prix	34
82	Jack McGrath	1951 Indianapolis 500	1955 Indianapolis 500	34
83	Giuseppe Farina	1950 British Grand Prix	1954 Belgian Grand Prix	33
84	Sam Hanks	1953 Indianapolis 500	1957 Indianapolis 500	33
85	Jimmy Bryan	1954 Indianapolis 500	1958 Indianapolis 500	33
86	Romain Grosjean	2012 Bahrain Grand Prix	2013 United States Grand Prix	33
87	Jochen Mass	1975 Spanish Grand Prix	1977 Belgian Grand Prix	32
88	Didier Pironi	1980 Belgian Grand Prix	1982 Dutch Grand Prix	32
89	Patrick Tambay	1982 German Grand Prix	1984 Italian Grand Prix	32
90	Jacques Villeneuve	1996 Australian Grand Prix	1997 European Grand Prix	31
91	Vittorio Brambilla	1975 Belgian Grand Prix	1977 Belgian Grand Prix	30
92	Johnny Thomson	1957 Indianapolis 500	1960 Indianapolis 500	27
93	Bill Vukovich	1952 Indianapolis 500	1955 Indianapolis 500	26
94	Phil Hill	1958 Italian Grand Prix	1961 Italian Grand Prix	26
95	Pat Flaherty	1956 Indianapolis 500	1959 Indianapolis 500	25
96	Maurice Trintignant	1954 Spanish Grand Prix	1958 Monaco Grand Prix	24
97	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	1979 South African Grand Prix	1980 Italian Grand Prix	23
98	Ivan Capelli	1988 Japanese Grand Prix	1990 French Grand Prix	23
99	Peter Collins	1956 Belgian Grand Prix	1958 German Grand Prix	19
100	Jo Bonnier	1959 Dutch Grand Prix	1961 French Grand Prix	19