Most Laps to the Last Lead - Driver

A list of records for the most number of laps from the debut to the last lead by drivers. This list includes drivers, numbers of laps, debut races, and races that achieved the last lead.
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#	Driver	First Race	Last Lead	Laps
1	Fernando Alonso	2001 Australian Grand Prix	2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	21585Laps
2	Lewis Hamilton	2007 Australian Grand Prix	2023 United States Grand Prix	19610Laps
3	Rubens Barrichello	1993 South African Grand Prix	2009 Brazilian Grand Prix	17791Laps
4	Michael Schumacher	1991 Belgian Grand Prix	2011 Japanese Grand Prix	17715Laps
5	Sebastian Vettel	2007 United States Grand Prix	2022 United States Grand Prix	17704Laps
6	Kimi Räikkönen	2001 Australian Grand Prix	2018 United States Grand Prix	17574Laps
7	Jenson Button	2000 Australian Grand Prix	2014 Hungarian Grand Prix	15789Laps
8	Riccardo Patrese	1977 Monaco Grand Prix	1992 Australian Grand Prix	15432Laps
9	Sergio Pérez	2011 Australian Grand Prix	2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix	15292Laps
10	David Coulthard	1994 Spanish Grand Prix	2008 Canadian Grand Prix	14777Laps
11	Giancarlo Fisichella	1996 Australian Grand Prix	2009 Belgian Grand Prix	13974Laps
12	Felipe Massa	2002 Australian Grand Prix	2015 British Grand Prix	13322Laps
13	Gerhard Berger	1984 Austrian Grand Prix	1997 German Grand Prix	13006Laps
14	Mark Webber	2002 Australian Grand Prix	2013 Indian Grand Prix	12931Laps
15	Nelson Piquet	1978 German Grand Prix	1991 Belgian Grand Prix	12801Laps
16	Alain Prost	1980 Argentine Grand Prix	1993 Australian Grand Prix	12748Laps
17	Jarno Trulli	1997 Australian Grand Prix	2009 Bahrain Grand Prix	12657Laps
18	Nico Rosberg	2006 Bahrain Grand Prix	2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	12396Laps
19	Daniel Ricciardo	2011 British Grand Prix	2021 Italian Grand Prix	12040Laps
20	Nigel Mansell	1980 Austrian Grand Prix	1994 Australian Grand Prix	11883Laps
21	Max Verstappen	2015 Australian Grand Prix	2024 Chinese Grand Prix	11314Laps
22	Carlos Sainz	2015 Australian Grand Prix	2024 Japanese Grand Prix	11144Laps
23	Jacques Laffite	1974 German Grand Prix	1986 Detroit Grand Prix	10986Laps
24	Niki Lauda	1971 Austrian Grand Prix	1985 Australian Grand Prix	10914Laps
25	Valtteri Bottas	2013 Australian Grand Prix	2021 Brazilian Grand Prix	10474Laps
26	Ayrton Senna	1984 Brazilian Grand Prix	1994 San Marino Grand Prix	10313Laps
27	Mika Häkkinen	1991 United States Grand Prix	2001 United States Grand Prix	10080Laps
28	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1994 Brazilian Grand Prix	2003 United States Grand Prix	9863Laps
29	Ralf Schumacher	1997 Australian Grand Prix	2006 French Grand Prix	9789Laps
30	Johnny Herbert	1989 Brazilian Grand Prix	1999 European Grand Prix	9051Laps
31	Nick Heidfeld	2000 Australian Grand Prix	2008 German Grand Prix	8956Laps
32	John Watson	1973 British Grand Prix	1983 United States Grand Prix West	8884Laps
33	Carlos Reutemann	1972 Argentine Grand Prix	1981 Belgian Grand Prix	8476Laps
34	Jean Alesi	1989 French Grand Prix	1997 Italian Grand Prix	8361Laps
35	Jack Brabham	1955 British Grand Prix	1970 British Grand Prix	8179Laps
36	Clay Regazzoni	1970 Dutch Grand Prix	1979 British Grand Prix	7847Laps
37	Ronnie Peterson	1970 Monaco Grand Prix	1978 Austrian Grand Prix	7715Laps
38	Charles Leclerc	2018 Australian Grand Prix	2024 Japanese Grand Prix	7515Laps
39	Thierry Boutsen	1983 Belgian Grand Prix	1990 Hungarian Grand Prix	7348Laps
40	Graham Hill	1958 Monaco Grand Prix	1969 Dutch Grand Prix	7276Laps
41	Keke Rosberg	1978 South African Grand Prix	1986 Australian Grand Prix	7231Laps
42	Damon Hill	1992 British Grand Prix	1999 British Grand Prix	6897Laps
43	Derek Warwick	1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix	1989 Canadian Grand Prix	6720Laps
44	Denny Hulme	1965 Monaco Grand Prix	1974 Argentine Grand Prix	6712Laps
45	Jackie Stewart	1965 South African Grand Prix	1973 Canadian Grand Prix	6706Laps
46	René Arnoux	1978 Belgian Grand Prix	1986 Detroit Grand Prix	6544Laps
47	Lando Norris	2019 Australian Grand Prix	2024 Chinese Grand Prix	6449Laps
48	Jo Siffert	1962 Belgian Grand Prix	1971 Italian Grand Prix	6438Laps
49	Michele Alboreto	1981 San Marino Grand Prix	1987 Portuguese Grand Prix	6435Laps
50	Elio de Angelis	1979 Argentine Grand Prix	1985 Belgian Grand Prix	6408Laps
51	Jody Scheckter	1972 United States Grand Prix	1979 Italian Grand Prix	6134Laps
52	Alan Jones	1975 Spanish Grand Prix	1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix	6125Laps
53	Eddie Irvine	1993 Japanese Grand Prix	1999 Malaysian Grand Prix	6062Laps
54	Jacky Ickx	1967 Italian Grand Prix	1975 Spanish Grand Prix	5896Laps
55	Bruce McLaren	1959 Monaco Grand Prix	1968 Italian Grand Prix	5728Laps
56	Juan Pablo Montoya	2001 Australian Grand Prix	2006 San Marino Grand Prix	5496Laps
57	Adrian Sutil	2007 Australian Grand Prix	2013 Australian Grand Prix	5446Laps
58	Patrick Depailler	1972 French Grand Prix	1979 Belgian Grand Prix	5365Laps
59	Esteban Ocon	2016 Belgian Grand Prix	2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	5223Laps
60	Patrick Tambay	1977 British Grand Prix	1984 Italian Grand Prix	5214Laps
61	John Surtees	1960 Monaco Grand Prix	1968 Italian Grand Prix	5124Laps
62	Mario Andretti	1968 United States Grand Prix	1978 United States Grand Prix	5098Laps
63	George Russell	2019 Australian Grand Prix	2023 Australian Grand Prix	4998Laps
64	Jim Clark	1960 Dutch Grand Prix	1968 South African Grand Prix	4855Laps
65	Chris Amon	1963 Belgian Grand Prix	1972 French Grand Prix	4802Laps
66	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	1967 United States Grand Prix	1973 Canadian Grand Prix	4799Laps
67	Dan Gurney	1959 French Grand Prix	1967 Italian Grand Prix	4791Laps
68	James Hunt	1973 Monaco Grand Prix	1978 Spanish Grand Prix	4788Laps
69	Mika Salo	1994 Japanese Grand Prix	1999 Italian Grand Prix	4773Laps
70	Alessandro Nannini	1986 Brazilian Grand Prix	1990 German Grand Prix	4556Laps
71	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1971 Italian Grand Prix	1978 Canadian Grand Prix	4463Laps
72	Lance Stroll	2017 Australian Grand Prix	2020 Turkish Grand Prix	4444Laps
73	Nico Hülkenberg	2010 Bahrain Grand Prix	2014 Brazilian Grand Prix	4412Laps
74	Didier Pironi	1978 Argentine Grand Prix	1982 Dutch Grand Prix	4361Laps
75	Jose Carlos Pace	1972 South African Grand Prix	1977 Brazilian Grand Prix	4355Laps
76	Gilles Villeneuve	1977 British Grand Prix	1982 San Marino Grand Prix	4336Laps
77	Emerson Fittipaldi	1970 British Grand Prix	1975 British Grand Prix	4289Laps
78	Stirling Moss	1951 Swiss Grand Prix	1961 United States Grand Prix	4283Laps
79	Jochen Rindt	1964 Austrian Grand Prix	1970 German Grand Prix	4092Laps
80	Yuki Tsunoda	2021 Bahrain Grand Prix	2024 Japanese Grand Prix	3929Laps
81	Pedro Rodríguez	1963 United States Grand Prix	1971 Dutch Grand Prix	3852Laps
82	Richie Ginther	1960 Monaco Grand Prix	1966 Mexican Grand Prix	3557Laps
83	Ivan Capelli	1985 European Grand Prix	1990 French Grand Prix	3547Laps
84	Juan Manuel Fangio	1950 British Grand Prix	1958 Argentine Grand Prix	3313Laps
85	Pierre Gasly	2017 Malaysian Grand Prix	2020 Italian Grand Prix	3287Laps
86	Jean Behra	1951 Italian Grand Prix	1959 Monaco Grand Prix	3258Laps
87	Jackie Oliver	1968 Monaco Grand Prix	1973 Canadian Grand Prix	3192Laps
88	Jochen Mass	1973 British Grand Prix	1977 Belgian Grand Prix	3148Laps
89	Mike Hawthorn	1952 Belgian Grand Prix	1958 Italian Grand Prix	3017Laps
90	Vittorio Brambilla	1974 South African Grand Prix	1977 Belgian Grand Prix	2945Laps
91	Maurice Trintignant	1950 Monaco Grand Prix	1958 Monaco Grand Prix	2895Laps
92	Hans-Joachim Stuck	1974 Argentine Grand Prix	1977 United States Grand Prix	2828Laps
93	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	1975 French Grand Prix	1980 Italian Grand Prix	2827Laps
94	Heikki Kovalainen	2007 Australian Grand Prix	2009 European Grand Prix	2792Laps
95	Lorenzo Bandini	1961 Belgian Grand Prix	1967 Monaco Grand Prix	2723Laps
96	Romain Grosjean	2009 European Grand Prix	2013 United States Grand Prix	2565Laps
97	Olivier Panis	1994 Brazilian Grand Prix	1996 Monaco Grand Prix	2562Laps
98	Paul di Resta	2011 Australian Grand Prix	2013 Bahrain Grand Prix	2506Laps
99	François Cevert	1970 Dutch Grand Prix	1973 Monaco Grand Prix	2476Laps
100	Rolf Stommelen	1970 South African Grand Prix	1975 Spanish Grand Prix	2386Laps