Fewest Races to the First Lead - Driver

A list of records for the fewest number of races from the debut to the first lead by drivers. This list includes drivers, numbers of races, debut races, and races that achieved the first lead.
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#	Driver	First Race	First Lead	Races
1	Giuseppe Farina	1950 British Grand Prix	1950 British Grand Prix	1
2	Luigi Fagioli	1950 British Grand Prix	1950 British Grand Prix	1
3	Juan Manuel Fangio	1950 British Grand Prix	1950 British Grand Prix	1
4	Mauri Rose	1950 Indianapolis 500	1950 Indianapolis 500	1
5	Johnnie Parsons	1950 Indianapolis 500	1950 Indianapolis 500	1
6	Bill Holland	1950 Indianapolis 500	1950 Indianapolis 500	1
7	Karl Kling	1954 French Grand Prix	1954 French Grand Prix	1
8	George Amick	1958 Indianapolis 500	1958 Indianapolis 500	1
9	Giancarlo Baghetti	1961 French Grand Prix	1961 French Grand Prix	1
10	Jacques Villeneuve	1996 Australian Grand Prix	1996 Australian Grand Prix	1
11	Lewis Hamilton	2007 Australian Grand Prix	2007 Australian Grand Prix	1
12	Markus Winkelhock	2007 European Grand Prix	2007 European Grand Prix	1
13	Lee Wallard	1950 Indianapolis 500	1951 Indianapolis 500	2
14	Jack McGrath	1950 Indianapolis 500	1951 Indianapolis 500	2
15	Cecil Green	1950 Indianapolis 500	1951 Indianapolis 500	2
16	Jimmy Davies	1950 Indianapolis 500	1951 Indianapolis 500	2
17	Bill Vukovich	1951 Indianapolis 500	1952 Indianapolis 500	2
18	Jimmy Daywalt	1953 Indianapolis 500	1954 Indianapolis 500	2
19	Eddie Sachs	1957 Indianapolis 500	1958 Indianapolis 500	2
20	Phil Hill	1958 French Grand Prix	1958 Italian Grand Prix	2
21	Dan Gurney	1959 French Grand Prix	1959 German Grand Prix	2
22	Jackie Stewart	1965 South African Grand Prix	1965 Monaco Grand Prix	2
23	Johnny Servoz-Gavin	1967 Monaco Grand Prix	1968 Monaco Grand Prix	2
24	Jody Scheckter	1972 United States Grand Prix	1973 South African Grand Prix	2
25	Raymond Sommer	1950 Monaco Grand Prix	1950 Belgian Grand Prix	3
26	Felice Bonetto	1950 Swiss Grand Prix	1951 British Grand Prix	3
27	Troy Ruttman	1950 Indianapolis 500	1952 Indianapolis 500	3
28	Jean Behra	1951 Italian Grand Prix	1952 Belgian Grand Prix	3
29	Jim Rathmann	1950 Indianapolis 500	1953 Indianapolis 500	3
30	Art Cross	1952 Indianapolis 500	1954 Indianapolis 500	3
31	Jimmy Bryan	1952 Indianapolis 500	1954 Indianapolis 500	3
32	Don Freeland	1953 Indianapolis 500	1955 Indianapolis 500	3
33	Pat O'Connor	1954 Indianapolis 500	1956 Indianapolis 500	3
34	John Surtees	1960 Monaco Grand Prix	1960 Portuguese Grand Prix	3
35	Richie Ginther	1960 Monaco Grand Prix	1960 Italian Grand Prix	3
36	Clay Regazzoni	1970 Dutch Grand Prix	1970 German Grand Prix	3
37	Juan Pablo Montoya	2001 Australian Grand Prix	2001 Brazilian Grand Prix	3
38	Robert Kubica	2006 Hungarian Grand Prix	2006 Italian Grand Prix	3
39	Alberto Ascari	1950 Monaco Grand Prix	1950 Italian Grand Prix	4
40	Fred Agabashian	1950 Indianapolis 500	1953 Indianapolis 500	4
41	Sam Hanks	1950 Indianapolis 500	1953 Indianapolis 500	4
42	Bob Sweikert	1952 Indianapolis 500	1955 Indianapolis 500	4
43	Carlos Menditeguy	1953 Argentine Grand Prix	1956 Argentine Grand Prix	4
44	Johnny Boyd	1955 Indianapolis 500	1958 Indianapolis 500	4
45	Trevor Taylor	1961 Dutch Grand Prix	1962 Belgian Grand Prix	4
46	Mike Parkes	1966 French Grand Prix	1966 Italian Grand Prix	4
47	Ludovico Scarfiotti	1963 Dutch Grand Prix	1966 Italian Grand Prix	4
48	John Love	1962 South African Grand Prix	1967 South African Grand Prix	4
49	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	1967 United States Grand Prix	1968 Spanish Grand Prix	4
50	Jackie Oliver	1968 Monaco Grand Prix	1968 British Grand Prix	4
51	Emerson Fittipaldi	1970 British Grand Prix	1970 United States Grand Prix	4
52	Damon Hill	1992 British Grand Prix	1993 Brazilian Grand Prix	4
53	Luigi Villoresi	1950 Monaco Grand Prix	1951 Belgian Grand Prix	5
54	José Froilán González	1950 Monaco Grand Prix	1951 British Grand Prix	5
55	Paul Russo	1950 Indianapolis 500	1956 Indianapolis 500	5
56	Pat Flaherty	1950 Indianapolis 500	1956 Indianapolis 500	5
57	Johnny Thomson	1953 Indianapolis 500	1957 Indianapolis 500	5
58	Esteban Gutiérrez	2013 Australian Grand Prix	2013 Spanish Grand Prix	5
59	Tony Brooks	1956 British Grand Prix	1957 Italian Grand Prix	6
60	Stuart Lewis-Evans	1957 Monaco Grand Prix	1957 Italian Grand Prix	6
61	David Coulthard	1994 Spanish Grand Prix	1994 Belgian Grand Prix	6
62	Sebastian Vettel	2007 United States Grand Prix	2007 Japanese Grand Prix	6
63	Piero Taruffi	1950 Italian Grand Prix	1952 Swiss Grand Prix	7
64	Bruce McLaren	1959 Monaco Grand Prix	1959 United States Grand Prix	7
65	Innes Ireland	1959 Dutch Grand Prix	1960 Argentine Grand Prix	7
66	Jacky Ickx	1967 Italian Grand Prix	1968 French Grand Prix	7
67	Gilles Villeneuve	1977 British Grand Prix	1978 United States Grand Prix West	7
68	Heikki Kovalainen	2007 Australian Grand Prix	2007 United States Grand Prix	7
69	Willy Mairesse	1960 Belgian Grand Prix	1962 Belgian Grand Prix	8
70	Mike Hawthorn	1952 Belgian Grand Prix	1953 French Grand Prix	9
71	Tony Bettenhausen	1950 Indianapolis 500	1958 Indianapolis 500	9
72	Rodger Ward	1951 Indianapolis 500	1959 Indianapolis 500	9
73	Pedro Rodríguez	1963 United States Grand Prix	1967 South African Grand Prix	9
74	Jean Alesi	1989 French Grand Prix	1990 United States Grand Prix	9
75	Eugenio Castellotti	1955 Argentine Grand Prix	1956 French Grand Prix	10
76	Masten Gregory	1957 Monaco Grand Prix	1959 Dutch Grand Prix	10
77	Mario Andretti	1968 United States Grand Prix	1971 South African Grand Prix	10
78	Nelson Piquet Jr.	2008 Australian Grand Prix	2008 German Grand Prix	10
79	Riccardo Patrese	1977 Monaco Grand Prix	1978 South African Grand Prix	11
80	Cristiano da Matta	2003 Australian Grand Prix	2003 British Grand Prix	11
81	Timo Glock	2004 Canadian Grand Prix	2008 Canadian Grand Prix	11
82	Romain Grosjean	2009 European Grand Prix	2012 Bahrain Grand Prix	11
83	Roberto Mieres	1953 Dutch Grand Prix	1955 Argentine Grand Prix	12
84	Jochen Rindt	1964 Austrian Grand Prix	1966 Belgian Grand Prix	12
85	Luigi Musso	1953 Italian Grand Prix	1956 Italian Grand Prix	13
86	Olivier Gendebien	1956 Argentine Grand Prix	1961 Belgian Grand Prix	13
87	Mike Hailwood	1963 British Grand Prix	1971 Italian Grand Prix	13
88	Jarno Trulli	1997 Australian Grand Prix	1997 Austrian Grand Prix	13
89	Jack Brabham	1955 British Grand Prix	1959 Monaco Grand Prix	14
90	Antônio Pizzonia	2003 Australian Grand Prix	2004 Belgian Grand Prix	14
91	Oscar Piastri	2023 Bahrain Grand Prix	2023 Italian Grand Prix	14
92	Stirling Moss	1951 Swiss Grand Prix	1954 Italian Grand Prix	15
93	Peter Collins	1952 Swiss Grand Prix	1956 Belgian Grand Prix	15
94	Jim Clark	1960 Dutch Grand Prix	1962 Dutch Grand Prix	15
95	Stefan Johansson	1983 British Grand Prix	1985 San Marino Grand Prix	15
96	Jo Bonnier	1956 Italian Grand Prix	1959 Dutch Grand Prix	16
97	Denny Hulme	1965 Monaco Grand Prix	1967 South African Grand Prix	16
98	Peter Gethin	1970 Dutch Grand Prix	1971 Italian Grand Prix	16
99	Ayrton Senna	1984 Brazilian Grand Prix	1985 Portuguese Grand Prix	16
100	Sébastien Bourdais	2008 Australian Grand Prix	2008 Japanese Grand Prix	16