Shortest Distance to the First Lead - Driver

A list of records for the shortest distance from the debut to the first lead by drivers. This list includes drivers, distances, debut races, and races that achieved the first lead.
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#	Driver	First Race	First Lead	Distance
1	Mauri Rose	1950 Indianapolis 500	1950 Indianapolis 500	4.073km
2	Giuseppe Farina	1950 British Grand Prix	1950 British Grand Prix	4.649km
3	Jacques Villeneuve	1996 Australian Grand Prix	1996 Australian Grand Prix	5.245km
4	Karl Kling	1954 French Grand Prix	1954 French Grand Prix	8.302km
5	Markus Winkelhock	2007 European Grand Prix	2007 European Grand Prix	10.279km
6	Johnnie Parsons	1950 Indianapolis 500	1950 Indianapolis 500	40.280km
7	Luigi Fagioli	1950 British Grand Prix	1950 British Grand Prix	46.490km
8	Juan Manuel Fangio	1950 British Grand Prix	1950 British Grand Prix	69.735km
9	Lewis Hamilton	2007 Australian Grand Prix	2007 Australian Grand Prix	100.757km
10	George Amick	1958 Indianapolis 500	1958 Indianapolis 500	108.693km
11	Johnny Servoz-Gavin	1967 Monaco Grand Prix	1968 Monaco Grand Prix	317.645km
12	Giancarlo Baghetti	1961 French Grand Prix	1961 French Grand Prix	340.382km
13	Jody Scheckter	1972 United States Grand Prix	1973 South African Grand Prix	341.190km
14	Jackie Stewart	1965 South African Grand Prix	1965 Monaco Grand Prix	411.800km
15	Phil Hill	1958 French Grand Prix	1958 Italian Grand Prix	420.850km
16	Bill Holland	1950 Indianapolis 500	1950 Indianapolis 500	422.465km
17	Dan Gurney	1959 French Grand Prix	1959 German Grand Prix	533.583km
18	Lee Wallard	1950 Indianapolis 500	1951 Indianapolis 500	559.319km
19	Jack McGrath	1950 Indianapolis 500	1951 Indianapolis 500	567.365km
20	Juan Pablo Montoya	2001 Australian Grand Prix	2001 Brazilian Grand Prix	625.336km
21	Richie Ginther	1960 Monaco Grand Prix	1960 Italian Grand Prix	638.970km
22	Cecil Green	1950 Indianapolis 500	1951 Indianapolis 500	663.917km
23	Robert Kubica	2006 Hungarian Grand Prix	2006 Italian Grand Prix	719.983km
24	John Surtees	1960 Monaco Grand Prix	1960 Portuguese Grand Prix	758.650km
25	Jimmy Davies	1950 Indianapolis 500	1951 Indianapolis 500	764.492km
26	Raymond Sommer	1950 Monaco Grand Prix	1950 Belgian Grand Prix	807.420km
27	Felice Bonetto	1950 Swiss Grand Prix	1951 British Grand Prix	810.569km
28	Clay Regazzoni	1970 Dutch Grand Prix	1970 German Grand Prix	825.930km
29	Bill Vukovich	1951 Indianapolis 500	1952 Indianapolis 500	832.905km
30	Eddie Sachs	1957 Indianapolis 500	1958 Indianapolis 500	889.227km
31	Jean Behra	1951 Italian Grand Prix	1952 Belgian Grand Prix	969.480km
32	Jimmy Daywalt	1953 Indianapolis 500	1954 Indianapolis 500	985.779km
33	Trevor Taylor	1961 Dutch Grand Prix	1962 Belgian Grand Prix	992.610km
34	Jackie Oliver	1968 Monaco Grand Prix	1968 British Grand Prix	1028.035km
35	Damon Hill	1992 British Grand Prix	1993 Brazilian Grand Prix	1050.412km
36	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	1967 United States Grand Prix	1968 Spanish Grand Prix	1102.368km
37	Mike Parkes	1966 French Grand Prix	1966 Italian Grand Prix	1137.024km
38	Ludovico Scarfiotti	1963 Dutch Grand Prix	1966 Italian Grand Prix	1200.840km
39	Alberto Ascari	1950 Monaco Grand Prix	1950 Italian Grand Prix	1206.260km
40	John Love	1962 South African Grand Prix	1967 South African Grand Prix	1237.599km
41	Carlos Menditeguy	1953 Argentine Grand Prix	1956 Argentine Grand Prix	1270.687km
42	Esteban Gutiérrez	2013 Australian Grand Prix	2013 Spanish Grand Prix	1282.285km
43	Troy Ruttman	1950 Indianapolis 500	1952 Indianapolis 500	1408.244km
44	Emerson Fittipaldi	1970 British Grand Prix	1970 United States Grand Prix	1417.050km
45	Luigi Villoresi	1950 Monaco Grand Prix	1951 Belgian Grand Prix	1437.940km
46	Jim Rathmann	1950 Indianapolis 500	1953 Indianapolis 500	1561.118km
47	Pat O'Connor	1954 Indianapolis 500	1956 Indianapolis 500	1625.508km
48	Sebastian Vettel	2007 United States Grand Prix	2007 Japanese Grand Prix	1669.297km
49	David Coulthard	1994 Spanish Grand Prix	1994 Belgian Grand Prix	1734.484km
50	José Froilán González	1950 Monaco Grand Prix	1951 British Grand Prix	1735.150km
51	Art Cross	1952 Indianapolis 500	1954 Indianapolis 500	1814.589km
52	Jimmy Bryan	1952 Indianapolis 500	1954 Indianapolis 500	1862.865km
53	Heikki Kovalainen	2007 Australian Grand Prix	2007 United States Grand Prix	1886.683km
54	Gilles Villeneuve	1977 British Grand Prix	1978 United States Grand Prix West	1898.074km
55	Jacky Ickx	1967 Italian Grand Prix	1968 French Grand Prix	2212.598km
56	Don Freeland	1953 Indianapolis 500	1955 Indianapolis 500	2241.027km
57	Tony Brooks	1956 British Grand Prix	1957 Italian Grand Prix	2275.731km
58	Stuart Lewis-Evans	1957 Monaco Grand Prix	1957 Italian Grand Prix	2326.699km
59	Innes Ireland	1959 Dutch Grand Prix	1960 Argentine Grand Prix	2336.045km
60	Fred Agabashian	1950 Indianapolis 500	1953 Indianapolis 500	2361.767km
61	Sam Hanks	1950 Indianapolis 500	1953 Indianapolis 500	2369.813km
62	Jean Alesi	1989 French Grand Prix	1990 United States Grand Prix	2416.590km
63	Bob Sweikert	1952 Indianapolis 500	1955 Indianapolis 500	2647.422km
64	Bruce McLaren	1959 Monaco Grand Prix	1959 United States Grand Prix	2694.263km
65	Piero Taruffi	1950 Italian Grand Prix	1952 Swiss Grand Prix	2844.160km
66	Johnny Boyd	1955 Indianapolis 500	1958 Indianapolis 500	2848.572km
67	Nelson Piquet Jr.	2008 Australian Grand Prix	2008 German Grand Prix	2965.767km
68	Willy Mairesse	1960 Belgian Grand Prix	1962 Belgian Grand Prix	2993.457km
69	Cristiano da Matta	2003 Australian Grand Prix	2003 British Grand Prix	3012.186km
70	Paul Russo	1950 Indianapolis 500	1956 Indianapolis 500	3013.565km
71	Pat Flaherty	1950 Indianapolis 500	1956 Indianapolis 500	3134.255km
72	Riccardo Patrese	1977 Monaco Grand Prix	1978 South African Grand Prix	3177.114km
73	Timo Glock	2004 Canadian Grand Prix	2008 Canadian Grand Prix	3190.655km
74	Pedro Rodríguez	1963 United States Grand Prix	1967 South African Grand Prix	3234.860km
75	Romain Grosjean	2009 European Grand Prix	2012 Bahrain Grand Prix	3291.213km
76	Johnny Thomson	1953 Indianapolis 500	1957 Indianapolis 500	3415.887km
77	Mario Andretti	1968 United States Grand Prix	1971 South African Grand Prix	3446.304km
78	Jarno Trulli	1997 Australian Grand Prix	1997 Austrian Grand Prix	3511.437km
79	Masten Gregory	1957 Monaco Grand Prix	1959 Dutch Grand Prix	3579.180km
80	Mike Hawthorn	1952 Belgian Grand Prix	1953 French Grand Prix	3714.955km
81	Eugenio Castellotti	1955 Argentine Grand Prix	1956 French Grand Prix	3775.015km
82	Antônio Pizzonia	2003 Australian Grand Prix	2004 Belgian Grand Prix	3974.006km
83	Jochen Rindt	1964 Austrian Grand Prix	1966 Belgian Grand Prix	4045.805km
84	Oscar Piastri	2023 Bahrain Grand Prix	2023 Italian Grand Prix	4071.078km
85	Ayrton Senna	1984 Brazilian Grand Prix	1985 Portuguese Grand Prix	4268.166km
86	Stefan Johansson	1983 British Grand Prix	1985 San Marino Grand Prix	4554.056km
87	Mike Hailwood	1963 British Grand Prix	1971 Italian Grand Prix	4561.805km
88	Sébastien Bourdais	2008 Australian Grand Prix	2008 Japanese Grand Prix	4665.110km
89	Vittorio Brambilla	1974 South African Grand Prix	1975 Belgian Grand Prix	4698.910km
90	Antonio Giovinazzi	2017 Australian Grand Prix	2019 Singapore Grand Prix	4979.965km
91	Olivier Gendebien	1956 Argentine Grand Prix	1961 Belgian Grand Prix	4985.293km
92	Giancarlo Fisichella	1996 Australian Grand Prix	1997 German Grand Prix	5108.890km
93	Michael Schumacher	1991 Belgian Grand Prix	1992 Belgian Grand Prix	5138.738km
94	Fernando Alonso	2001 Australian Grand Prix	2003 Malaysian Grand Prix	5187.518km
95	René Arnoux	1978 Belgian Grand Prix	1979 Italian Grand Prix	5217.528km
96	Peter Gethin	1970 Dutch Grand Prix	1971 Italian Grand Prix	5223.271km
97	Andrea de Cesaris	1980 Canadian Grand Prix	1982 United States Grand Prix West	5298.493km
98	Roberto Mieres	1953 Dutch Grand Prix	1955 Argentine Grand Prix	5305.373km
99	Jim Clark	1960 Dutch Grand Prix	1962 Dutch Grand Prix	5405.365km
100	Jack Brabham	1955 British Grand Prix	1959 Monaco Grand Prix	5409.793km