Most Races to the Last Lead - Driver

A list of records for the most number of races from the debut to the last lead by drivers. This list includes drivers, numbers of races, debut races, and races that achieved the last lead.
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#	Driver	First Race	Last Lead	Races
1	Fernando Alonso	2001 Australian Grand Prix	2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	357
2	Lewis Hamilton	2007 Australian Grand Prix	2023 United States Grand Prix	328
3	Sebastian Vettel	2007 United States Grand Prix	2022 United States Grand Prix	296
4	Kimi Räikkönen	2001 Australian Grand Prix	2018 United States Grand Prix	288
5	Rubens Barrichello	1993 South African Grand Prix	2009 Brazilian Grand Prix	283
6	Michael Schumacher	1991 Belgian Grand Prix	2011 Japanese Grand Prix	282
7	Jenson Button	2000 Australian Grand Prix	2014 Hungarian Grand Prix	258
8	Sergio Pérez	2011 Australian Grand Prix	2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix	256
9	Riccardo Patrese	1977 Monaco Grand Prix	1992 Australian Grand Prix	240
10	David Coulthard	1994 Spanish Grand Prix	2008 Canadian Grand Prix	235
11	Giancarlo Fisichella	1996 Australian Grand Prix	2009 Belgian Grand Prix	224
12	Felipe Massa	2002 Australian Grand Prix	2015 British Grand Prix	219
13	Mark Webber	2002 Australian Grand Prix	2013 Indian Grand Prix	212
14	Nico Rosberg	2006 Bahrain Grand Prix	2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	206
15	Gerhard Berger	1984 Austrian Grand Prix	1997 German Grand Prix	203
16	Jarno Trulli	1997 Australian Grand Prix	2009 Bahrain Grand Prix	203
17	Daniel Ricciardo	2011 British Grand Prix	2021 Italian Grand Prix	202
18	Nelson Piquet	1978 German Grand Prix	1991 Belgian Grand Prix	199
19	Alain Prost	1980 Argentine Grand Prix	1993 Australian Grand Prix	199
20	Max Verstappen	2015 Australian Grand Prix	2024 Chinese Grand Prix	190
21	Carlos Sainz	2015 Australian Grand Prix	2024 Japanese Grand Prix	186
22	Nigel Mansell	1980 Austrian Grand Prix	1994 Australian Grand Prix	185
23	Valtteri Bottas	2013 Australian Grand Prix	2021 Brazilian Grand Prix	175
24	Jacques Laffite	1974 German Grand Prix	1986 Detroit Grand Prix	174
25	Niki Lauda	1971 Austrian Grand Prix	1985 Australian Grand Prix	171
26	Ayrton Senna	1984 Brazilian Grand Prix	1994 San Marino Grand Prix	161
27	Mika Häkkinen	1991 United States Grand Prix	2001 United States Grand Prix	160
28	Ralf Schumacher	1997 Australian Grand Prix	2006 French Grand Prix	156
29	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1994 Brazilian Grand Prix	2003 United States Grand Prix	155
30	Johnny Herbert	1989 Brazilian Grand Prix	1999 European Grand Prix	142
31	Nick Heidfeld	2000 Australian Grand Prix	2008 German Grand Prix	142
32	John Watson	1973 British Grand Prix	1983 United States Grand Prix West	139
33	Carlos Reutemann	1972 Argentine Grand Prix	1981 Belgian Grand Prix	134
34	Jean Alesi	1989 French Grand Prix	1997 Italian Grand Prix	131
35	Charles Leclerc	2018 Australian Grand Prix	2024 Japanese Grand Prix	127
36	Clay Regazzoni	1970 Dutch Grand Prix	1979 British Grand Prix	122
37	Ronnie Peterson	1970 Monaco Grand Prix	1978 Austrian Grand Prix	121
38	Jack Brabham	1955 British Grand Prix	1970 British Grand Prix	117
39	Thierry Boutsen	1983 Belgian Grand Prix	1990 Hungarian Grand Prix	115
40	Keke Rosberg	1978 South African Grand Prix	1986 Australian Grand Prix	114
41	Lando Norris	2019 Australian Grand Prix	2024 Chinese Grand Prix	109
42	Damon Hill	1992 British Grand Prix	1999 British Grand Prix	107
43	Graham Hill	1958 Monaco Grand Prix	1969 Dutch Grand Prix	106
44	Derek Warwick	1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix	1989 Canadian Grand Prix	105
45	René Arnoux	1978 Belgian Grand Prix	1986 Detroit Grand Prix	103
46	Elio de Angelis	1979 Argentine Grand Prix	1985 Belgian Grand Prix	101
47	Michele Alboreto	1981 San Marino Grand Prix	1987 Portuguese Grand Prix	101
48	Jackie Stewart	1965 South African Grand Prix	1973 Canadian Grand Prix	99
49	Denny Hulme	1965 Monaco Grand Prix	1974 Argentine Grand Prix	98
50	Jody Scheckter	1972 United States Grand Prix	1979 Italian Grand Prix	97
51	Alan Jones	1975 Spanish Grand Prix	1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix	96
52	Eddie Irvine	1993 Japanese Grand Prix	1999 Malaysian Grand Prix	96
53	Jo Siffert	1962 Belgian Grand Prix	1971 Italian Grand Prix	94
54	Adrian Sutil	2007 Australian Grand Prix	2013 Australian Grand Prix	91
55	Jacky Ickx	1967 Italian Grand Prix	1975 Spanish Grand Prix	89
56	Juan Pablo Montoya	2001 Australian Grand Prix	2006 San Marino Grand Prix	88
57	Esteban Ocon	2016 Belgian Grand Prix	2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	88
58	Patrick Depailler	1972 French Grand Prix	1979 Belgian Grand Prix	86
59	George Russell	2019 Australian Grand Prix	2023 Australian Grand Prix	85
60	Bruce McLaren	1959 Monaco Grand Prix	1968 Italian Grand Prix	83
61	Patrick Tambay	1977 British Grand Prix	1984 Italian Grand Prix	83
62	Mario Andretti	1968 United States Grand Prix	1978 United States Grand Prix	80
63	John Surtees	1960 Monaco Grand Prix	1968 Italian Grand Prix	76
64	James Hunt	1973 Monaco Grand Prix	1978 Spanish Grand Prix	76
65	Mika Salo	1994 Japanese Grand Prix	1999 Italian Grand Prix	75
66	Nico Hülkenberg	2010 Bahrain Grand Prix	2014 Brazilian Grand Prix	75
67	Lance Stroll	2017 Australian Grand Prix	2020 Turkish Grand Prix	75
68	Dan Gurney	1959 French Grand Prix	1967 Italian Grand Prix	72
69	Jim Clark	1960 Dutch Grand Prix	1968 South African Grand Prix	72
70	Chris Amon	1963 Belgian Grand Prix	1972 French Grand Prix	72
71	Jose Carlos Pace	1972 South African Grand Prix	1977 Brazilian Grand Prix	71
72	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1971 Italian Grand Prix	1978 Canadian Grand Prix	71
73	Alessandro Nannini	1986 Brazilian Grand Prix	1990 German Grand Prix	71
74	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	1967 United States Grand Prix	1973 Canadian Grand Prix	70
75	Didier Pironi	1978 Argentine Grand Prix	1982 Dutch Grand Prix	68
76	Gilles Villeneuve	1977 British Grand Prix	1982 San Marino Grand Prix	67
77	Yuki Tsunoda	2021 Bahrain Grand Prix	2024 Japanese Grand Prix	67
78	Stirling Moss	1951 Swiss Grand Prix	1961 United States Grand Prix	66
79	Emerson Fittipaldi	1970 British Grand Prix	1975 British Grand Prix	66
80	Jochen Rindt	1964 Austrian Grand Prix	1970 German Grand Prix	59
81	Ivan Capelli	1985 European Grand Prix	1990 French Grand Prix	55
82	Pierre Gasly	2017 Malaysian Grand Prix	2020 Italian Grand Prix	55
83	Pedro Rodríguez	1963 United States Grand Prix	1971 Dutch Grand Prix	53
84	Richie Ginther	1960 Monaco Grand Prix	1966 Mexican Grand Prix	52
85	Jochen Mass	1973 British Grand Prix	1977 Belgian Grand Prix	52
86	Jean Behra	1951 Italian Grand Prix	1959 Monaco Grand Prix	51
87	Juan Manuel Fangio	1950 British Grand Prix	1958 Argentine Grand Prix	50
88	Vittorio Brambilla	1974 South African Grand Prix	1977 Belgian Grand Prix	48
89	Jackie Oliver	1968 Monaco Grand Prix	1973 Canadian Grand Prix	47
90	Hans-Joachim Stuck	1974 Argentine Grand Prix	1977 United States Grand Prix	46
91	Heikki Kovalainen	2007 Australian Grand Prix	2009 European Grand Prix	46
92	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	1975 French Grand Prix	1980 Italian Grand Prix	45
93	Mike Hawthorn	1952 Belgian Grand Prix	1958 Italian Grand Prix	44
94	Romain Grosjean	2009 European Grand Prix	2013 United States Grand Prix	44
95	Paul di Resta	2011 Australian Grand Prix	2013 Bahrain Grand Prix	43
96	Lorenzo Bandini	1961 Belgian Grand Prix	1967 Monaco Grand Prix	42
97	Maurice Trintignant	1950 Monaco Grand Prix	1958 Monaco Grand Prix	41
98	Rolf Stommelen	1970 South African Grand Prix	1975 Spanish Grand Prix	39
99	Olivier Panis	1994 Brazilian Grand Prix	1996 Monaco Grand Prix	39
100	François Cevert	1970 Dutch Grand Prix	1973 Monaco Grand Prix	38