Most starts before a first win

Sergio Pérez holds the record with 189 starts (won at start 190: 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix).

Race starts before the first win. Sergio Pérez won at his 190th start, so his count is 189. Ties share a rank. 116 drivers qualify; the top 25 are shown.

Rank	Driver	Starts	Detail
1	Sergio Pérezactive	189	won at start 190: 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix
2	Carlos Sainzactive	149	won at start 150: 2022 British Grand Prix
3	Mark Webber	129	won at start 130: 2009 German Grand Prix
4	Rubens Barrichello	122	won at start 123: 2000 German Grand Prix
5	Jarno Trulli	116	won at start 117: 2004 Monaco Grand Prix
6	Jenson Button	112	won at start 113: 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix
7	Nico Rosberg	110	won at start 111: 2012 Chinese Grand Prix
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	109	won at start 110: 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix
9	Lando Norrisactive	108	won at start 109: 2024 Miami Grand Prix
10	Mika Häkkinen	95	won at start 96: 1997 European Grand Prix
11	Thierry Boutsen	94	won at start 95: 1989 Canadian Grand Prix
12	Jean Alesi	90	won at start 91: 1995 Canadian Grand Prix
13	Eddie Irvine	81	won at start 82: 1999 Australian Grand Prix
14	Valtteri Bottasactive	80	won at start 81: 2017 Russian Grand Prix
14	George Russellactive	80	won at start 81: 2022 São Paulo Grand Prix
16	Esteban Oconactive	77	won at start 78: 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix
17	Nigel Mansell	71	won at start 72: 1985 European Grand Prix
18	Riccardo Patrese	70	won at start 71: 1982 Monaco Grand Prix
18	Johnny Herbert	70	won at start 71: 1995 British Grand Prix
20	Ralf Schumacher	69	won at start 70: 2001 San Marino Grand Prix
21	Patrick Depailler	68	won at start 69: 1978 Monaco Grand Prix
22	Felipe Massa	65	won at start 66: 2006 Turkish Grand Prix
23	Alessandro Nannini	61	won at start 62: 1989 Japanese Grand Prix
24	Jo Siffert	56	won at start 57: 1968 British Grand Prix
24	Daniel Ricciardo	56	won at start 57: 2014 Canadian Grand Prix

Most starts before a first win

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