The F1 drivers with the most consecutive seasons on the podium

With his first podium of 2024, in Spain, Lewis Hamilton increases his own record of consecutive seasons on the podium in at least one race, and there are now 18 years in which he has finished in the top three in a grand prix.

In the case of Hamilton, it also represents another record: he has been on the podium in all his seasons in F1, from his debut at McLaren in 2007 to the current season, which will be his last with Mercedes. Getting on the podium every year has been achieved by other drivers, but with much fewer seasons.

And what other drivers have very outstanding streaks of consecutive seasons on the podium? We will see it in the list below.

The drivers with the most consecutive F1 seasons making the podium

1. Lewis Hamilton: 18 consecutive seasons on the podium (2007-2018)
2. Michael Schumacher: 15 consecutive seasons on the podium (1992-2006)
3. Sebastian Vettel: 14 consecutive seasons on the podium (2007-2021)
4. Nigel Mansell: 12 consecutive seasons on the podium (1981-1992)
5. Gerhard Berger: 12 consecutive seasons on the podium (1986-1997)
6. Fernando Alonso: 12 consecutive seasons on the podium (2003-2014)
7. Alain Prost: 11 consecutive seasons on the podium (1981-1991)
8. Ayrton Senna: 10 consecutive seasons on the podium (1984-1993)
9. David Coulthard: 10 consecutive seasons on the podium (1994-2003)
10. Ralf Schumacher: 10 consecutive seasons on the podium (1997-2006)

The next driver to enter this list will be Max Verstappen, who has been making podiums in F1 for nine consecutive years, from 2016 to 2024, and who in 2025, barring a major surprise, will have his tenth consecutive season with a podium.

Other drivers with active streaks are Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, who have had podiums for six years and aim for seventh in 2025. For their part, Sergio Pérez and Lando Norris have had five consecutive seasons with podiums, from 2020 to 2024. And the other driver Who in 2025 could increase his streak is George Russell, who has been on the podium for four years (2021-2024).

Hamilton’s 18 years with podium finishes in F1 are also the record for the number of seasons adding podiums, whether consecutive or not. Schumacher is also second on that list, having been on the podium for 16 years, 15 in a row during his first stage in F1 (from 1992 to 2006 without stopping) and one in his second stage. There, Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen share third place.

Drivers with the most F1 seasons making the podium

1. Lewis Hamilton: podium in 18 F1 seasons
2. Michael Schumacher: podium in 16 F1 seasons
3. Sebastian Vettel: podium in 14 F1 seasons
4. Fernando Alonso: podium in 14 F1 seasons
5. Kimi Raikkonen: podium in 14 F1 seasons
6. Nigel Mansell: podium in 13 F1 seasons
7. Ricardo Patrese: podium in 12 F1 seasons
8. Alain Prost: podium in 12 F1 seasons
9. Gerhard Berger: podium in 12 F1 seasons
10. David Coulthard: podium in 12 F1 seasons
11. Rubens Barrichello: podium in 12 F1 seasons

Ayrton Senna made the podium in 10 F1 seasons, the same as Checo Pérez, one more than Max Verstappen.