Longest Distance Led - Driver

A list of records for the longest distance with a lead by drivers. This list includes drivers, distances with a lead, and the first or last races with a lead.
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#	Driver	First Lead	Last Lead	Distance
1	Lewis Hamilton	2007 Australian Grand Prix	2023 United States Grand Prix	27770.235km
2	Michael Schumacher	1992 Belgian Grand Prix	2011 Japanese Grand Prix	24150.306km
3	Sebastian Vettel	2007 Japanese Grand Prix	2022 United States Grand Prix	18165.333km
4	Max Verstappen	2016 Spanish Grand Prix	2024 Chinese Grand Prix	14989.159km
5	Ayrton Senna	1985 Portuguese Grand Prix	1994 San Marino Grand Prix	13434.215km
6	Alain Prost	1981 French Grand Prix	1993 Australian Grand Prix	12477.637km
7	Jim Clark	1962 Dutch Grand Prix	1968 South African Grand Prix	10149.681km
8	Nigel Mansell	1984 Monaco Grand Prix	1994 Australian Grand Prix	9641.054km
9	Juan Manuel Fangio	1950 British Grand Prix	1958 Argentine Grand Prix	9316.057km
10	Jackie Stewart	1965 Monaco Grand Prix	1973 Canadian Grand Prix	9198.398km
11	Fernando Alonso	2003 Malaysian Grand Prix	2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	8672.985km
12	Nelson Piquet	1980 United States Grand Prix West	1991 Belgian Grand Prix	7619.026km
13	Nico Rosberg	2008 Singapore Grand Prix	2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	7583.816km
14	Mika Häkkinen	1994 San Marino Grand Prix	2001 United States Grand Prix	7189.810km
15	Niki Lauda	1973 Canadian Grand Prix	1985 Australian Grand Prix	7067.641km
16	Kimi Räikkönen	2002 French Grand Prix	2018 United States Grand Prix	6611.919km
17	Stirling Moss	1954 Italian Grand Prix	1961 United States Grand Prix	6374.744km
18	Damon Hill	1993 Brazilian Grand Prix	1999 British Grand Prix	6309.125km
19	Alberto Ascari	1950 Italian Grand Prix	1955 Argentine Grand Prix	5910.850km
20	Graham Hill	1960 British Grand Prix	1969 Dutch Grand Prix	4767.748km
21	Jack Brabham	1959 Monaco Grand Prix	1970 British Grand Prix	4550.796km
22	Felipe Massa	2004 Brazilian Grand Prix	2015 British Grand Prix	4541.433km
23	David Coulthard	1994 Belgian Grand Prix	2008 Canadian Grand Prix	4211.038km
24	Rubens Barrichello	1994 Portuguese Grand Prix	2009 Brazilian Grand Prix	4152.162km
25	Jenson Button	2003 United States Grand Prix	2014 Hungarian Grand Prix	3884.794km
26	Valtteri Bottas	2014 Austrian Grand Prix	2021 Brazilian Grand Prix	3825.914km
27	Gerhard Berger	1986 Austrian Grand Prix	1997 German Grand Prix	3687.659km
28	Mario Andretti	1971 South African Grand Prix	1978 United States Grand Prix	3566.925km
29	Charles Leclerc	2019 Bahrain Grand Prix	2024 Japanese Grand Prix	3495.611km
30	James Hunt	1975 Argentine Grand Prix	1978 Spanish Grand Prix	3361.641km
31	Ronnie Peterson	1971 Italian Grand Prix	1978 Austrian Grand Prix	3313.291km
32	Carlos Reutemann	1974 Argentine Grand Prix	1981 Belgian Grand Prix	3305.909km
33	Jacky Ickx	1968 French Grand Prix	1975 Spanish Grand Prix	3122.273km
34	Juan Pablo Montoya	2001 Brazilian Grand Prix	2006 San Marino Grand Prix	2966.909km
35	Jacques Villeneuve	1996 Australian Grand Prix	1997 European Grand Prix	2964.798km
36	Jody Scheckter	1973 South African Grand Prix	1979 Italian Grand Prix	2853.582km
37	Alan Jones	1977 Austrian Grand Prix	1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix	2842.423km
38	Mark Webber	2003 United States Grand Prix	2013 Indian Grand Prix	2777.832km
39	Giuseppe Farina	1950 British Grand Prix	1954 Belgian Grand Prix	2651.001km
40	René Arnoux	1979 Italian Grand Prix	1986 Detroit Grand Prix	2573.727km
41	Riccardo Patrese	1978 South African Grand Prix	1992 Australian Grand Prix	2561.290km
42	Gilles Villeneuve	1978 United States Grand Prix West	1982 San Marino Grand Prix	2255.777km
43	Emerson Fittipaldi	1970 United States Grand Prix	1975 British Grand Prix	2235.917km
44	Keke Rosberg	1982 Belgian Grand Prix	1986 Australian Grand Prix	2172.758km
45	John Surtees	1960 Portuguese Grand Prix	1968 Italian Grand Prix	2122.867km
46	Sergio Pérez	2012 Malaysian Grand Prix	2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix	2016.887km
47	Bill Vukovich	1952 Indianapolis 500	1955 Indianapolis 500	1951.227km
48	Ralf Schumacher	1999 European Grand Prix	2006 French Grand Prix	1940.299km
49	Denny Hulme	1967 South African Grand Prix	1974 Argentine Grand Prix	1917.474km
50	Jochen Rindt	1966 Belgian Grand Prix	1970 German Grand Prix	1911.460km
51	Clay Regazzoni	1970 German Grand Prix	1979 British Grand Prix	1850.497km
52	Daniel Ricciardo	2014 Canadian Grand Prix	2021 Italian Grand Prix	1656.166km
53	Mike Hawthorn	1953 French Grand Prix	1958 Italian Grand Prix	1634.762km
54	Dan Gurney	1959 German Grand Prix	1967 Italian Grand Prix	1582.777km
55	Phil Hill	1958 Italian Grand Prix	1961 Italian Grand Prix	1528.508km
56	José Froilán González	1951 British Grand Prix	1956 Argentine Grand Prix	1521.273km
57	Jacques Laffite	1977 Swedish Grand Prix	1986 Detroit Grand Prix	1511.500km
58	Jean Alesi	1990 United States Grand Prix	1997 Italian Grand Prix	1289.536km
59	Tony Brooks	1957 Italian Grand Prix	1959 German Grand Prix	1271.173km
60	John Watson	1976 Austrian Grand Prix	1983 United States Grand Prix West	1240.477km
61	Didier Pironi	1980 Belgian Grand Prix	1982 Dutch Grand Prix	1238.910km
62	Carlos Sainz	2020 Italian Grand Prix	2024 Japanese Grand Prix	1180.824km
63	Giancarlo Fisichella	1997 German Grand Prix	2009 Belgian Grand Prix	1120.959km
64	Patrick Tambay	1982 German Grand Prix	1984 Italian Grand Prix	962.466km
65	Peter Collins	1956 Belgian Grand Prix	1958 German Grand Prix	945.764km
66	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	1979 South African Grand Prix	1980 Italian Grand Prix	942.298km
67	Michele Alboreto	1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix	1987 Portuguese Grand Prix	933.309km
68	Jimmy Bryan	1954 Indianapolis 500	1958 Indianapolis 500	869.040km
69	Chris Amon	1968 Spanish Grand Prix	1972 French Grand Prix	851.473km
70	Eddie Irvine	1997 Argentine Grand Prix	1999 Malaysian Grand Prix	842.713km
71	Wolfgang von Trips	1961 Dutch Grand Prix	1961 British Grand Prix	787.812km
72	Rodger Ward	1959 Indianapolis 500	1960 Indianapolis 500	756.396km
73	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1997 Australian Grand Prix	2003 United States Grand Prix	750.586km
74	Richie Ginther	1960 Italian Grand Prix	1966 Mexican Grand Prix	736.987km
75	Jarno Trulli	1997 Austrian Grand Prix	2009 Bahrain Grand Prix	681.806km
76	George Russell	2020 Sakhir Grand Prix	2023 Australian Grand Prix	670.117km
77	Thierry Boutsen	1987 Mexican Grand Prix	1990 Hungarian Grand Prix	662.199km
78	Lorenzo Bandini	1964 Austrian Grand Prix	1967 Monaco Grand Prix	643.060km
79	Lee Wallard	1951 Indianapolis 500	1951 Indianapolis 500	639.729km
80	Patrick Depailler	1976 Japanese Grand Prix	1979 Belgian Grand Prix	611.982km
81	Jim Rathmann	1953 Indianapolis 500	1960 Indianapolis 500	591.453km
82	Pedro Rodríguez	1967 South African Grand Prix	1971 Dutch Grand Prix	588.580km
83	Sam Hanks	1953 Indianapolis 500	1957 Indianapolis 500	563.220km
84	François Cevert	1971 Italian Grand Prix	1973 Monaco Grand Prix	560.220km
85	Johnnie Parsons	1950 Indianapolis 500	1956 Indianapolis 500	559.197km
86	Pat Flaherty	1956 Indianapolis 500	1959 Indianapolis 500	555.174km
87	Jo Bonnier	1959 Dutch Grand Prix	1961 French Grand Prix	546.810km
88	Jo Siffert	1968 British Grand Prix	1971 Italian Grand Prix	520.752km
89	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1975 Brazilian Grand Prix	1978 Canadian Grand Prix	452.816km
90	Jean Behra	1952 Belgian Grand Prix	1959 Monaco Grand Prix	438.704km
91	Lando Norris	2021 Italian Grand Prix	2024 Chinese Grand Prix	401.231km
92	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	1968 Spanish Grand Prix	1973 Canadian Grand Prix	377.563km
93	Bob Sweikert	1955 Indianapolis 500	1955 Indianapolis 500	345.978km
94	Robert Kubica	2006 Italian Grand Prix	2008 Japanese Grand Prix	337.006km
95	Piero Taruffi	1952 Swiss Grand Prix	1952 Swiss Grand Prix	334.880km
96	Ludovico Scarfiotti	1966 Italian Grand Prix	1966 Italian Grand Prix	316.250km
97	Jose Carlos Pace	1975 Brazilian Grand Prix	1977 Brazilian Grand Prix	292.016km
98	Esteban Ocon	2021 Hungarian Grand Prix	2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	290.939km
99	Jack McGrath	1951 Indianapolis 500	1955 Indianapolis 500	281.826km
100	Peter Revson	1973 British Grand Prix	1973 Canadian Grand Prix	267.171km