Fewest Laps to the First Lead - Driver

A list of records for the fewest number of laps from the debut to the first lead by drivers. This list includes drivers, numbers of laps, debut races, and races that achieved the first lead.
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#	Driver	First Race	First Lead	Laps
1	Giuseppe Farina	1950 British Grand Prix	1950 British Grand Prix	1Lap
2	Mauri Rose	1950 Indianapolis 500	1950 Indianapolis 500	1Lap
3	Karl Kling	1954 French Grand Prix	1954 French Grand Prix	1Lap
4	Jacques Villeneuve	1996 Australian Grand Prix	1996 Australian Grand Prix	1Lap
5	Markus Winkelhock	2007 European Grand Prix	2007 European Grand Prix	2Laps
6	Luigi Fagioli	1950 British Grand Prix	1950 British Grand Prix	10Laps
7	Johnnie Parsons	1950 Indianapolis 500	1950 Indianapolis 500	10Laps
8	Juan Manuel Fangio	1950 British Grand Prix	1950 British Grand Prix	15Laps
9	Lewis Hamilton	2007 Australian Grand Prix	2007 Australian Grand Prix	19Laps
10	George Amick	1958 Indianapolis 500	1958 Indianapolis 500	27Laps
11	Giancarlo Baghetti	1961 French Grand Prix	1961 French Grand Prix	41Laps
12	Phil Hill	1958 French Grand Prix	1958 Italian Grand Prix	51Laps
13	Dan Gurney	1959 French Grand Prix	1959 German Grand Prix	64Laps
14	Jody Scheckter	1972 United States Grand Prix	1973 South African Grand Prix	64Laps
15	Johnny Servoz-Gavin	1967 Monaco Grand Prix	1968 Monaco Grand Prix	101Laps
16	Bill Holland	1950 Indianapolis 500	1950 Indianapolis 500	105Laps
17	Felice Bonetto	1950 Swiss Grand Prix	1951 British Grand Prix	107Laps
18	Jackie Stewart	1965 South African Grand Prix	1965 Monaco Grand Prix	110Laps
19	Juan Pablo Montoya	2001 Australian Grand Prix	2001 Brazilian Grand Prix	116Laps
20	Lee Wallard	1950 Indianapolis 500	1951 Indianapolis 500	139Laps
21	Jack McGrath	1950 Indianapolis 500	1951 Indianapolis 500	141Laps
22	Jean Behra	1951 Italian Grand Prix	1952 Belgian Grand Prix	143Laps
23	Robert Kubica	2006 Hungarian Grand Prix	2006 Italian Grand Prix	146Laps
24	Raymond Sommer	1950 Monaco Grand Prix	1950 Belgian Grand Prix	155Laps
25	Mike Parkes	1966 French Grand Prix	1966 Italian Grand Prix	155Laps
26	Cecil Green	1950 Indianapolis 500	1951 Indianapolis 500	165Laps
27	Richie Ginther	1960 Monaco Grand Prix	1960 Italian Grand Prix	176Laps
28	Clay Regazzoni	1970 Dutch Grand Prix	1970 German Grand Prix	182Laps
29	Ludovico Scarfiotti	1963 Dutch Grand Prix	1966 Italian Grand Prix	186Laps
30	John Surtees	1960 Monaco Grand Prix	1960 Portuguese Grand Prix	188Laps
31	Jimmy Davies	1950 Indianapolis 500	1951 Indianapolis 500	190Laps
32	Alberto Ascari	1950 Monaco Grand Prix	1950 Italian Grand Prix	191Laps
33	Jackie Oliver	1968 Monaco Grand Prix	1968 British Grand Prix	199Laps
34	Bill Vukovich	1951 Indianapolis 500	1952 Indianapolis 500	207Laps
35	Luigi Villoresi	1950 Monaco Grand Prix	1951 Belgian Grand Prix	220Laps
36	Eddie Sachs	1957 Indianapolis 500	1958 Indianapolis 500	221Laps
37	Damon Hill	1992 British Grand Prix	1993 Brazilian Grand Prix	238Laps
38	Esteban Gutiérrez	2013 Australian Grand Prix	2013 Spanish Grand Prix	238Laps
39	Jimmy Daywalt	1953 Indianapolis 500	1954 Indianapolis 500	245Laps
40	Carlos Menditeguy	1953 Argentine Grand Prix	1956 Argentine Grand Prix	247Laps
41	Trevor Taylor	1961 Dutch Grand Prix	1962 Belgian Grand Prix	257Laps
42	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	1967 United States Grand Prix	1968 Spanish Grand Prix	265Laps
43	José Froilán González	1950 Monaco Grand Prix	1951 British Grand Prix	285Laps
44	Emerson Fittipaldi	1970 British Grand Prix	1970 United States Grand Prix	291Laps
45	John Love	1962 South African Grand Prix	1967 South African Grand Prix	313Laps
46	Sebastian Vettel	2007 United States Grand Prix	2007 Japanese Grand Prix	327Laps
47	Stuart Lewis-Evans	1957 Monaco Grand Prix	1957 Italian Grand Prix	328Laps
48	Willy Mairesse	1960 Belgian Grand Prix	1962 Belgian Grand Prix	337Laps
49	Piero Taruffi	1950 Italian Grand Prix	1952 Swiss Grand Prix	345Laps
50	David Coulthard	1994 Spanish Grand Prix	1994 Belgian Grand Prix	345Laps
51	Tony Brooks	1956 British Grand Prix	1957 Italian Grand Prix	348Laps
52	Troy Ruttman	1950 Indianapolis 500	1952 Indianapolis 500	350Laps
53	Innes Ireland	1959 Dutch Grand Prix	1960 Argentine Grand Prix	362Laps
54	Jim Rathmann	1950 Indianapolis 500	1953 Indianapolis 500	388Laps
55	Pat O'Connor	1954 Indianapolis 500	1956 Indianapolis 500	404Laps
56	Heikki Kovalainen	2007 Australian Grand Prix	2007 United States Grand Prix	406Laps
57	Gilles Villeneuve	1977 British Grand Prix	1978 United States Grand Prix West	415Laps
58	Art Cross	1952 Indianapolis 500	1954 Indianapolis 500	451Laps
59	Bruce McLaren	1959 Monaco Grand Prix	1959 United States Grand Prix	461Laps
60	Jimmy Bryan	1952 Indianapolis 500	1954 Indianapolis 500	463Laps
61	Jacky Ickx	1967 Italian Grand Prix	1968 French Grand Prix	465Laps
62	Jean Alesi	1989 French Grand Prix	1990 United States Grand Prix	516Laps
63	Masten Gregory	1957 Monaco Grand Prix	1959 Dutch Grand Prix	556Laps
64	Don Freeland	1953 Indianapolis 500	1955 Indianapolis 500	557Laps
65	Fred Agabashian	1950 Indianapolis 500	1953 Indianapolis 500	587Laps
66	Sam Hanks	1950 Indianapolis 500	1953 Indianapolis 500	589Laps
67	Romain Grosjean	2009 European Grand Prix	2012 Bahrain Grand Prix	604Laps
68	Mike Hawthorn	1952 Belgian Grand Prix	1953 French Grand Prix	623Laps
69	Nelson Piquet Jr.	2008 Australian Grand Prix	2008 German Grand Prix	625Laps
70	Cristiano da Matta	2003 Australian Grand Prix	2003 British Grand Prix	655Laps
71	Bob Sweikert	1952 Indianapolis 500	1955 Indianapolis 500	658Laps
72	Timo Glock	2004 Canadian Grand Prix	2008 Canadian Grand Prix	660Laps
73	Eugenio Castellotti	1955 Argentine Grand Prix	1956 French Grand Prix	708Laps
74	Johnny Boyd	1955 Indianapolis 500	1958 Indianapolis 500	708Laps
75	Pedro Rodríguez	1963 United States Grand Prix	1967 South African Grand Prix	710Laps
76	Riccardo Patrese	1977 Monaco Grand Prix	1978 South African Grand Prix	711Laps
77	Olivier Gendebien	1956 Argentine Grand Prix	1961 Belgian Grand Prix	723Laps
78	Jarno Trulli	1997 Australian Grand Prix	1997 Austrian Grand Prix	733Laps
79	Mario Andretti	1968 United States Grand Prix	1971 South African Grand Prix	746Laps
80	Paul Russo	1950 Indianapolis 500	1956 Indianapolis 500	749Laps
81	Pat Flaherty	1950 Indianapolis 500	1956 Indianapolis 500	779Laps
82	Roberto Mieres	1953 Dutch Grand Prix	1955 Argentine Grand Prix	791Laps
83	Jochen Rindt	1964 Austrian Grand Prix	1966 Belgian Grand Prix	792Laps
84	Oscar Piastri	2023 Bahrain Grand Prix	2023 Italian Grand Prix	818Laps
85	Johnny Thomson	1953 Indianapolis 500	1957 Indianapolis 500	849Laps
86	Antônio Pizzonia	2003 Australian Grand Prix	2004 Belgian Grand Prix	854Laps
87	Jim Clark	1960 Dutch Grand Prix	1962 Dutch Grand Prix	859Laps
88	Stirling Moss	1951 Swiss Grand Prix	1954 Italian Grand Prix	902Laps
89	Stefan Johansson	1983 British Grand Prix	1985 San Marino Grand Prix	924Laps
90	Sébastien Bourdais	2008 Australian Grand Prix	2008 Japanese Grand Prix	945Laps
91	Ayrton Senna	1984 Brazilian Grand Prix	1985 Portuguese Grand Prix	952Laps
92	Jo Bonnier	1956 Italian Grand Prix	1959 Dutch Grand Prix	958Laps
93	Luigi Musso	1953 Italian Grand Prix	1956 Italian Grand Prix	978Laps
94	Mike Hailwood	1963 British Grand Prix	1971 Italian Grand Prix	983Laps
95	Antonio Giovinazzi	2017 Australian Grand Prix	2019 Singapore Grand Prix	983Laps
96	Denny Hulme	1965 Monaco Grand Prix	1967 South African Grand Prix	994Laps
97	Jack Brabham	1955 British Grand Prix	1959 Monaco Grand Prix	1007Laps
98	Vittorio Brambilla	1974 South African Grand Prix	1975 Belgian Grand Prix	1009Laps
99	Sergio Pérez	2011 Australian Grand Prix	2012 Malaysian Grand Prix	1057Laps
100	Peter Gethin	1970 Dutch Grand Prix	1971 Italian Grand Prix	1066Laps