Sebastian Vettel

Sebastian Vettel is a German Formula 1 driver with 299 race starts from 2007 to 2022, 53 wins, 57 pole positions, 122 podiums and 3,098 championship points, and 4 drivers' championships (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013).

Vettel's first start was the 2007 United States Grand Prix for BMW Sauber, from 7th on the grid, finishing 8th. The first win came at the 2008 Italian Grand Prix for Toro Rosso, in the 22nd start, from pole position. The most recent of the 53 wins was the 2019 Singapore Grand Prix. The best season was 2013: 1st in the championship with 397 points, 13 wins and 16 podiums, for Red Bull. The longest team-mate pairing was with Mark Webber, 94 races: Vettel finished ahead 66 times to 27 when both were classified, and out-qualified Webber 72 times to 22. All-time, that is the 4th-most wins of any driver, the 3rd-most career points of any driver, the 8th-most starts of any driver. 36 of the 299 starts ended in a retirement (12%), and Vettel led 3,501 laps in total.

Nationality

German

Born

3 Jul 1987 (age 39)

Active

2007 to 2022, 16 seasons

Teams

BMW Sauber, Toro Rosso, Red Bull, Ferrari, Aston Martin

Number

5

World titles

4 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)

First win: 2008 Italian Grand Prix. Most recent win: 2019 Singapore Grand Prix. Win rate 17.7% of starts.

Compare with team-mates: Mark Webber, Kimi Räikkönen, Lance Stroll, Charles Leclerc, Daniel Ricciardo, Sébastien Bourdais, Vitantonio Liuzzi. Or anyone else.

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