Fewest Races to the First Lead - Team

A list of records for the fewest number of races from the debut to the first lead by teams. This list includes teams, numbers of races, debut races, and races that achieved the first lead.
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#	Team	First Race	First Lead	Races
1	Alfa Romeo	1950 British Grand Prix	1950 British Grand Prix	1
2	Howard Keck	1950 Indianapolis 500	1950 Indianapolis 500	1
3	Kurtis-Kraft	1950 Indianapolis 500	1950 Indianapolis 500	1
4	Lou Moore	1950 Indianapolis 500	1950 Indianapolis 500	1
5	Raymond Sommer	1950 Belgian Grand Prix	1950 Belgian Grand Prix	1
6	L E Parks	1951 Indianapolis 500	1951 Indianapolis 500	1
7	Ernest Ruiz	1953 Indianapolis 500	1953 Indianapolis 500	1
8	Mercedes	1954 French Grand Prix	1954 French Grand Prix	1
9	Lancia	1954 Spanish Grand Prix	1954 Spanish Grand Prix	1
10	George Salih	1957 Indianapolis 500	1957 Indianapolis 500	1
11	Ken Kavanagh	1958 Argentine Grand Prix	1958 Argentine Grand Prix	1
12	Scuderia Sud America	1958 Argentine Grand Prix	1958 Argentine Grand Prix	1
13	Norman Demler	1958 Indianapolis 500	1958 Indianapolis 500	1
14	Leader Cards	1959 Indianapolis 500	1959 Indianapolis 500	1
15	Ken-Paul	1960 Indianapolis 500	1960 Indianapolis 500	1
16	FISA	1961 French Grand Prix	1961 French Grand Prix	1
17	N.A.R.T.	1964 United States Grand Prix	1964 United States Grand Prix	1
18	Tyrrell	1968 South African Grand Prix	1968 South African Grand Prix	1
19	Walter Wolf	1977 Argentine Grand Prix	1977 Argentine Grand Prix	1
20	Brawn GP	2009 Australian Grand Prix	2009 Australian Grand Prix	1
21	Murrell Belanger	1950 Indianapolis 500	1951 Indianapolis 500	2
22	Jack Hinkle	1950 Indianapolis 500	1951 Indianapolis 500	2
23	M. A. Walker	1950 Indianapolis 500	1951 Indianapolis 500	2
24	Chapman Root	1953 Indianapolis 500	1954 Indianapolis 500	2
25	Dean Van Lines	1953 Indianapolis 500	1954 Indianapolis 500	2
26	Arrows	1978 Brazilian Grand Prix	1978 South African Grand Prix	2
27	Agajanian	1950 Indianapolis 500	1952 Indianapolis 500	3
28	Ed Walsh	1951 Indianapolis 500	1953 Indianapolis 500	3
29	Racing Associates	1955 Indianapolis 500	1957 Indianapolis 500	3
30	Bignotti-Bowes	1956 Indianapolis 500	1958 Indianapolis 500	3
31	Ferrari	1950 Monaco Grand Prix	1950 Italian Grand Prix	4
32	Granatelli - Grancor	1950 Indianapolis 500	1953 Indianapolis 500	4
33	Lindsey Hopkins	1951 Indianapolis 500	1955 Indianapolis 500	4
34	John Zink	1952 Indianapolis 500	1955 Indianapolis 500	4
35	Novi Racing	1951 Indianapolis 500	1956 Indianapolis 500	4
36	John Love	1962 South African Grand Prix	1967 South African Grand Prix	4
37	March	1970 South African Grand Prix	1970 Belgian Grand Prix	4
38	Lotus F1	2012 Australian Grand Prix	2012 Bahrain Grand Prix	4
39	Racing Bulls	2024 Bahrain Grand Prix	2024 Japanese Grand Prix	4
40	Bob Estes	1951 Indianapolis 500	1955 Indianapolis 500	5
41	Rob Walker Racing Team	1953 British Grand Prix	1958 Argentine Grand Prix	5
42	Jones & Maley Cars	1954 Indianapolis 500	1958 Indianapolis 500	5
43	Ansted Rotary	1951 Indianapolis 500	1956 Indianapolis 500	6
44	Porsche	1959 Monaco Grand Prix	1961 French Grand Prix	6
45	Parnelli	1974 Canadian Grand Prix	1975 Spanish Grand Prix	6
46	Aston Martin	2021 Bahrain Grand Prix	2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix	6
47	Maserati	1950 British Grand Prix	1952 Italian Grand Prix	7
48	Harry Schell	1950 Monaco Grand Prix	1954 Spanish Grand Prix	7
49	Frank Williams Racing Cars	1969 Spanish Grand Prix	1969 Italian Grand Prix	7
50	Red Bull	2005 Australian Grand Prix	2005 European Grand Prix	7
51	BRM	1951 British Grand Prix	1956 British Grand Prix	8
52	Peter Schmidt	1951 Indianapolis 500	1958 Indianapolis 500	8
53	Honda	1964 German Grand Prix	1965 Dutch Grand Prix	8
54	AlphaTauri	2020 Austrian Grand Prix	2020 Italian Grand Prix	8
55	Gordini	1950 Monaco Grand Prix	1952 Belgian Grand Prix	9
56	Spyker	2007 Australian Grand Prix	2007 European Grand Prix	10
57	Vanwall	1954 British Grand Prix	1956 Italian Grand Prix	11
58	TWR Arrows	1997 Australian Grand Prix	1997 Hungarian Grand Prix	11
59	Alpine	2021 Bahrain Grand Prix	2021 Hungarian Grand Prix	11
60	All American Racers	1966 Belgian Grand Prix	1967 Belgian Grand Prix	12
61	Shadow	1973 South African Grand Prix	1973 Canadian Grand Prix	12
62	Benetton	1986 Brazilian Grand Prix	1986 Austrian Grand Prix	12
63	Brabham	1962 Dutch Grand Prix	1963 British Grand Prix	13
64	McLaren	1966 Monaco Grand Prix	1968 Belgian Grand Prix	14
65	Prost	1997 Australian Grand Prix	1997 Austrian Grand Prix	14
66	BMW Sauber	2006 Bahrain Grand Prix	2006 Italian Grand Prix	15
67	Lotus	1958 Monaco Grand Prix	1960 Argentine Grand Prix	18
68	Cooper	1953 Argentine Grand Prix	1959 Monaco Grand Prix	19
69	Matra	1967 Monaco Grand Prix	1970 French Grand Prix	20
70	Surtees	1970 South African Grand Prix	1971 Italian Grand Prix	20
71	Renault	1977 British Grand Prix	1979 South African Grand Prix	21
72	Leyton House	1989 Brazilian Grand Prix	1990 French Grand Prix	21
73	Hesketh	1973 Monaco Grand Prix	1975 Argentine Grand Prix	23
74	Ligier	1976 Brazilian Grand Prix	1977 Swedish Grand Prix	24
75	Penske	1962 United States Grand Prix	1976 Austrian Grand Prix	28
76	Toyota	2002 Australian Grand Prix	2003 British Grand Prix	28
77	Williams	1977 Spanish Grand Prix	1979 Belgian Grand Prix	30
78	Force India	2008 Australian Grand Prix	2009 Belgian Grand Prix	30
79	Embassy Hill	1973 Spanish Grand Prix	1975 Spanish Grand Prix	31
80	Toro Rosso	2006 Bahrain Grand Prix	2007 Japanese Grand Prix	33
81	Stewart	1997 Australian Grand Prix	1999 Brazilian Grand Prix	35
82	Racing Point	2019 Australian Grand Prix	2020 Turkish Grand Prix	35
83	Jordan	1991 United States Grand Prix	1994 Portuguese Grand Prix	61
84	Jaguar	2000 Australian Grand Prix	2003 United States Grand Prix	66
85	Minardi	1985 Brazilian Grand Prix	1989 Portuguese Grand Prix	73
86	BAR	1999 Australian Grand Prix	2003 United States Grand Prix	82
87	Sauber	1993 South African Grand Prix	2003 United States Grand Prix	178