Fewest Laps to the First Lead - Team

A list of records for the fewest number of laps from the debut to the first lead by teams. This list includes teams, numbers of laps, debut races, and races that achieved the first lead.
You can use the filter below to obtain detailed records under certain conditions.

#TeamFirst RaceFirst LeadLaps
1

Alfa Romeo

1950 British Grand Prix

1950 British Grand Prix

1Lap
2

Howard Keck

1950 Indianapolis 500

1950 Indianapolis 500

1Lap
3

Mercedes

1954 French Grand Prix

1954 French Grand Prix

1Lap
4

Ken Kavanagh

1958 Argentine Grand Prix

1958 Argentine Grand Prix

1Lap
5

N.A.R.T.

1964 United States Grand Prix

1964 United States Grand Prix

1Lap
6

Tyrrell

1968 South African Grand Prix

1968 South African Grand Prix

1Lap
7

Brawn GP

2009 Australian Grand Prix

2009 Australian Grand Prix

1Lap
8

Lancia

1954 Spanish Grand Prix

1954 Spanish Grand Prix

3Laps
9

Leader Cards

1959 Indianapolis 500

1959 Indianapolis 500

5Laps
10

Kurtis-Kraft

1950 Indianapolis 500

1950 Indianapolis 500

10Laps
11

Scuderia Sud America

1958 Argentine Grand Prix

1958 Argentine Grand Prix

10Laps
12

Raymond Sommer

1950 Belgian Grand Prix

1950 Belgian Grand Prix

13Laps
13

Ken-Paul

1960 Indianapolis 500

1960 Indianapolis 500

25Laps
14

Norman Demler

1958 Indianapolis 500

1958 Indianapolis 500

27Laps
15

George Salih

1957 Indianapolis 500

1957 Indianapolis 500

36Laps
16

FISA

1961 French Grand Prix

1961 French Grand Prix

41Laps
17

Walter Wolf

1977 Argentine Grand Prix

1977 Argentine Grand Prix

48Laps
18

Ernest Ruiz

1953 Indianapolis 500

1953 Indianapolis 500

50Laps
19

L E Parks

1951 Indianapolis 500

1951 Indianapolis 500

52Laps
20

Arrows

1978 Brazilian Grand Prix

1978 South African Grand Prix

90Laps
21

Lou Moore

1950 Indianapolis 500

1950 Indianapolis 500

105Laps
22

Murrell Belanger

1950 Indianapolis 500

1951 Indianapolis 500

139Laps
23

Jack Hinkle

1950 Indianapolis 500

1951 Indianapolis 500

141Laps
24

M. A. Walker

1950 Indianapolis 500

1951 Indianapolis 500

165Laps
25

Racing Bulls

2024 Bahrain Grand Prix

2024 Japanese Grand Prix

167Laps
26

Ferrari

1950 Monaco Grand Prix

1950 Italian Grand Prix

191Laps
27

Lotus F1

2012 Australian Grand Prix

2012 Bahrain Grand Prix

210Laps
28

Chapman Root

1953 Indianapolis 500

1954 Indianapolis 500

245Laps
29

March

1970 South African Grand Prix

1970 Belgian Grand Prix

251Laps
30

Dean Van Lines

1953 Indianapolis 500

1954 Indianapolis 500

263Laps
31

John Love

1962 South African Grand Prix

1967 South African Grand Prix

313Laps
32

Parnelli

1974 Canadian Grand Prix

1975 Spanish Grand Prix

317Laps
33

Aston Martin

2021 Bahrain Grand Prix

2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

343Laps
34

Agajanian

1950 Indianapolis 500

1952 Indianapolis 500

350Laps
35

Maserati

1950 British Grand Prix

1952 Italian Grand Prix

375Laps
36

Rob Walker Racing Team

1953 British Grand Prix

1958 Argentine Grand Prix

395Laps
37

Red Bull

2005 Australian Grand Prix

2005 European Grand Prix

395Laps
38

Porsche

1959 Monaco Grand Prix

1961 French Grand Prix

399Laps
39

Harry Schell

1950 Monaco Grand Prix

1954 Spanish Grand Prix

403Laps
40

Frank Williams Racing Cars

1969 Spanish Grand Prix

1969 Italian Grand Prix

414Laps
41

Racing Associates

1955 Indianapolis 500

1957 Indianapolis 500

449Laps
42

Ed Walsh

1951 Indianapolis 500

1953 Indianapolis 500

451Laps
43

AlphaTauri

2020 Austrian Grand Prix

2020 Italian Grand Prix

454Laps
44

Honda

1964 German Grand Prix

1965 Dutch Grand Prix

456Laps
45

Bignotti-Bowes

1956 Indianapolis 500

1958 Indianapolis 500

508Laps
46

Gordini

1950 Monaco Grand Prix

1952 Belgian Grand Prix

554Laps
47

BRM

1951 British Grand Prix

1956 British Grand Prix

576Laps
48

Granatelli - Grancor

1950 Indianapolis 500

1953 Indianapolis 500

587Laps
49

Spyker

2007 Australian Grand Prix

2007 European Grand Prix

588Laps
50

Lindsey Hopkins

1951 Indianapolis 500

1955 Indianapolis 500

604Laps
51

Novi Racing

1951 Indianapolis 500

1956 Indianapolis 500

611Laps
52

Alpine

2021 Bahrain Grand Prix

2021 Hungarian Grand Prix

630Laps
53

TWR Arrows

1997 Australian Grand Prix

1997 Hungarian Grand Prix

631Laps
54

John Zink

1952 Indianapolis 500

1955 Indianapolis 500

658Laps
55

Benetton

1986 Brazilian Grand Prix

1986 Austrian Grand Prix

722Laps
56

Shadow

1973 South African Grand Prix

1973 Canadian Grand Prix

738Laps
57

Vanwall

1954 British Grand Prix

1956 Italian Grand Prix

755Laps
58

All American Racers

1966 Belgian Grand Prix

1967 Belgian Grand Prix

793Laps
59

Prost

1997 Australian Grand Prix

1997 Austrian Grand Prix

795Laps
60

Brabham

1962 Dutch Grand Prix

1963 British Grand Prix

804Laps
61

Jones & Maley Cars

1954 Indianapolis 500

1958 Indianapolis 500

819Laps
62

BMW Sauber

2006 Bahrain Grand Prix

2006 Italian Grand Prix

922Laps
63

Bob Estes

1951 Indianapolis 500

1955 Indianapolis 500

957Laps
64

Ansted Rotary

1951 Indianapolis 500

1956 Indianapolis 500

1004Laps
65

Lotus

1958 Monaco Grand Prix

1960 Argentine Grand Prix

1049Laps
66

McLaren

1966 Monaco Grand Prix

1968 Belgian Grand Prix

1135Laps
67

Cooper

1953 Argentine Grand Prix

1959 Monaco Grand Prix

1229Laps
68

Renault

1977 British Grand Prix

1979 South African Grand Prix

1269Laps
69

Leyton House

1989 Brazilian Grand Prix

1990 French Grand Prix

1353Laps
70

Surtees

1970 South African Grand Prix

1971 Italian Grand Prix

1369Laps
71

Matra

1967 Monaco Grand Prix

1970 French Grand Prix

1409Laps
72

Peter Schmidt

1951 Indianapolis 500

1958 Indianapolis 500

1421Laps
73

Hesketh

1973 Monaco Grand Prix

1975 Argentine Grand Prix

1469Laps
74

Ligier

1976 Brazilian Grand Prix

1977 Swedish Grand Prix

1572Laps
75

Penske

1962 United States Grand Prix

1976 Austrian Grand Prix

1683Laps
76

Toyota

2002 Australian Grand Prix

2003 British Grand Prix

1745Laps
77

Force India

2008 Australian Grand Prix

2009 Belgian Grand Prix

1769Laps
78

Williams

1977 Spanish Grand Prix

1979 Belgian Grand Prix

1916Laps
79

Embassy Hill

1973 Spanish Grand Prix

1975 Spanish Grand Prix

1925Laps
80

Toro Rosso

2006 Bahrain Grand Prix

2007 Japanese Grand Prix

2037Laps
81

Racing Point

2019 Australian Grand Prix

2020 Turkish Grand Prix

2043Laps
82

Stewart

1997 Australian Grand Prix

1999 Brazilian Grand Prix

2130Laps
83

Jordan

1991 United States Grand Prix

1994 Portuguese Grand Prix

3859Laps
84

Jaguar

2000 Australian Grand Prix

2003 United States Grand Prix

4141Laps
85

Minardi

1985 Brazilian Grand Prix

1989 Portuguese Grand Prix

4685Laps
86

BAR

1999 Australian Grand Prix

2003 United States Grand Prix

5144Laps
87

Sauber

1993 South African Grand Prix

2003 United States Grand Prix

11319Laps