Most Races Led - Driver

A list of records for the most number of races with a lead by drivers. This list includes drivers, numbers of races with a lead, and the first or last races with a lead.
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#	Driver	First Lead	Last Lead	Races
1	Lewis Hamilton	2007 Australian Grand Prix	2023 United States Grand Prix	187
2	Michael Schumacher	1992 Belgian Grand Prix	2011 Japanese Grand Prix	142
3	Sebastian Vettel	2007 Japanese Grand Prix	2022 United States Grand Prix	107
4	Fernando Alonso	2003 Malaysian Grand Prix	2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	87
5	Ayrton Senna	1985 Portuguese Grand Prix	1994 San Marino Grand Prix	86
6	Alain Prost	1981 French Grand Prix	1993 Australian Grand Prix	84
7	Kimi Räikkönen	2002 French Grand Prix	2018 United States Grand Prix	83
8	Max Verstappen	2016 Spanish Grand Prix	2024 Chinese Grand Prix	82
9	David Coulthard	1994 Belgian Grand Prix	2008 Canadian Grand Prix	62
10	Nelson Piquet	1980 United States Grand Prix West	1991 Belgian Grand Prix	58
11	Nigel Mansell	1984 Monaco Grand Prix	1994 Australian Grand Prix	55
12	Nico Rosberg	2008 Singapore Grand Prix	2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	55
13	Jackie Stewart	1965 Monaco Grand Prix	1973 Canadian Grand Prix	51
14	Rubens Barrichello	1994 Portuguese Grand Prix	2009 Brazilian Grand Prix	51
15	Mika Häkkinen	1994 San Marino Grand Prix	2001 United States Grand Prix	48
16	Damon Hill	1993 Brazilian Grand Prix	1999 British Grand Prix	45
17	Jim Clark	1962 Dutch Grand Prix	1968 South African Grand Prix	43
18	Jenson Button	2003 United States Grand Prix	2014 Hungarian Grand Prix	42
19	Felipe Massa	2004 Brazilian Grand Prix	2015 British Grand Prix	42
20	Niki Lauda	1973 Canadian Grand Prix	1985 Australian Grand Prix	41
21	Juan Manuel Fangio	1950 British Grand Prix	1958 Argentine Grand Prix	38
22	Valtteri Bottas	2014 Austrian Grand Prix	2021 Brazilian Grand Prix	38
23	Gerhard Berger	1986 Austrian Grand Prix	1997 German Grand Prix	33
24	Charles Leclerc	2019 Bahrain Grand Prix	2024 Japanese Grand Prix	33
25	Graham Hill	1960 British Grand Prix	1969 Dutch Grand Prix	32
26	Juan Pablo Montoya	2001 Brazilian Grand Prix	2006 San Marino Grand Prix	32
27	Stirling Moss	1954 Italian Grand Prix	1961 United States Grand Prix	31
28	Riccardo Patrese	1978 South African Grand Prix	1992 Australian Grand Prix	29
29	Mark Webber	2003 United States Grand Prix	2013 Indian Grand Prix	29
30	Jack Brabham	1959 Monaco Grand Prix	1970 British Grand Prix	28
31	Ronnie Peterson	1971 Italian Grand Prix	1978 Austrian Grand Prix	28
32	Sergio Pérez	2012 Malaysian Grand Prix	2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix	27
33	René Arnoux	1979 Italian Grand Prix	1986 Detroit Grand Prix	25
34	James Hunt	1975 Argentine Grand Prix	1978 Spanish Grand Prix	24
35	Alan Jones	1977 Austrian Grand Prix	1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix	24
36	Jody Scheckter	1973 South African Grand Prix	1979 Italian Grand Prix	23
37	Mario Andretti	1971 South African Grand Prix	1978 United States Grand Prix	22
38	Alberto Ascari	1950 Italian Grand Prix	1955 Argentine Grand Prix	21
39	Ralf Schumacher	1999 European Grand Prix	2006 French Grand Prix	21
40	Clay Regazzoni	1970 German Grand Prix	1979 British Grand Prix	20
41	Keke Rosberg	1982 Belgian Grand Prix	1986 Australian Grand Prix	20
42	Jacques Villeneuve	1996 Australian Grand Prix	1997 European Grand Prix	20
43	Jacky Ickx	1968 French Grand Prix	1975 Spanish Grand Prix	19
44	Carlos Reutemann	1974 Argentine Grand Prix	1981 Belgian Grand Prix	19
45	Jean Alesi	1990 United States Grand Prix	1997 Italian Grand Prix	19
46	Daniel Ricciardo	2014 Canadian Grand Prix	2021 Italian Grand Prix	19
47	Emerson Fittipaldi	1970 United States Grand Prix	1975 British Grand Prix	18
48	Gilles Villeneuve	1978 United States Grand Prix West	1982 San Marino Grand Prix	18
49	John Surtees	1960 Portuguese Grand Prix	1968 Italian Grand Prix	17
50	Denny Hulme	1967 South African Grand Prix	1974 Argentine Grand Prix	17
51	Dan Gurney	1959 German Grand Prix	1967 Italian Grand Prix	16
52	Jarno Trulli	1997 Austrian Grand Prix	2009 Bahrain Grand Prix	16
53	Carlos Sainz	2020 Italian Grand Prix	2024 Japanese Grand Prix	16
54	Giancarlo Fisichella	1997 German Grand Prix	2009 Belgian Grand Prix	15
55	Giuseppe Farina	1950 British Grand Prix	1954 Belgian Grand Prix	14
56	Jacques Laffite	1977 Swedish Grand Prix	1986 Detroit Grand Prix	14
57	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1997 Australian Grand Prix	2003 United States Grand Prix	13
58	Mike Hawthorn	1953 French Grand Prix	1958 Italian Grand Prix	12
59	Jochen Rindt	1966 Belgian Grand Prix	1970 German Grand Prix	12
60	Heikki Kovalainen	2007 United States Grand Prix	2009 European Grand Prix	12
61	Didier Pironi	1980 Belgian Grand Prix	1982 Dutch Grand Prix	10
62	John Watson	1976 Austrian Grand Prix	1983 United States Grand Prix West	10
63	Michele Alboreto	1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix	1987 Portuguese Grand Prix	10
64	José Froilán González	1951 British Grand Prix	1956 Argentine Grand Prix	9
65	Phil Hill	1958 Italian Grand Prix	1961 Italian Grand Prix	9
66	Patrick Tambay	1982 German Grand Prix	1984 Italian Grand Prix	9
67	Lando Norris	2021 Italian Grand Prix	2024 Chinese Grand Prix	9
68	Richie Ginther	1960 Italian Grand Prix	1966 Mexican Grand Prix	8
69	Eddie Irvine	1997 Argentine Grand Prix	1999 Malaysian Grand Prix	8
70	Nick Heidfeld	2005 European Grand Prix	2008 German Grand Prix	8
71	Robert Kubica	2006 Italian Grand Prix	2008 Japanese Grand Prix	8
72	Peter Collins	1956 Belgian Grand Prix	1958 German Grand Prix	7
73	Jean Behra	1952 Belgian Grand Prix	1959 Monaco Grand Prix	7
74	Lorenzo Bandini	1964 Austrian Grand Prix	1967 Monaco Grand Prix	7
75	Pedro Rodríguez	1967 South African Grand Prix	1971 Dutch Grand Prix	7
76	Chris Amon	1968 Spanish Grand Prix	1972 French Grand Prix	7
77	Jose Carlos Pace	1975 Brazilian Grand Prix	1977 Brazilian Grand Prix	7
78	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	1979 South African Grand Prix	1980 Italian Grand Prix	7
79	Romain Grosjean	2012 Bahrain Grand Prix	2013 United States Grand Prix	7
80	Tony Brooks	1957 Italian Grand Prix	1959 German Grand Prix	6
81	Patrick Depailler	1976 Japanese Grand Prix	1979 Belgian Grand Prix	6
82	George Russell	2020 Sakhir Grand Prix	2023 Australian Grand Prix	6
83	Jim Rathmann	1953 Indianapolis 500	1960 Indianapolis 500	5
84	Bruce McLaren	1959 United States Grand Prix	1968 Italian Grand Prix	5
85	Jo Siffert	1968 British Grand Prix	1971 Italian Grand Prix	5
86	François Cevert	1971 Italian Grand Prix	1973 Monaco Grand Prix	5
87	Thierry Boutsen	1987 Mexican Grand Prix	1990 Hungarian Grand Prix	5
88	Jack McGrath	1951 Indianapolis 500	1955 Indianapolis 500	4
89	Bill Vukovich	1952 Indianapolis 500	1955 Indianapolis 500	4
90	Jo Bonnier	1959 Dutch Grand Prix	1961 French Grand Prix	4
91	Wolfgang von Trips	1961 Dutch Grand Prix	1961 British Grand Prix	4
92	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	1968 Spanish Grand Prix	1973 Canadian Grand Prix	4
93	Vittorio Brambilla	1975 Belgian Grand Prix	1977 Belgian Grand Prix	4
94	Elio de Angelis	1982 Austrian Grand Prix	1985 Belgian Grand Prix	4
95	Johnny Herbert	1995 British Grand Prix	1999 European Grand Prix	4
96	Luigi Fagioli	1950 British Grand Prix	1950 Belgian Grand Prix	3
97	Karl Kling	1954 French Grand Prix	1954 Italian Grand Prix	3
98	Harry Schell	1954 Spanish Grand Prix	1956 Italian Grand Prix	3
99	Eugenio Castellotti	1956 French Grand Prix	1957 Argentine Grand Prix	3
100	Sam Hanks	1953 Indianapolis 500	1957 Indianapolis 500	3