The first edition of Spanish Grand Prix It was held in the 1951 season, the second of the Formula 1 world championship, and since then it has been held on more than one occasion, spread across five different venues: 33 in Barcelona, 9 in Jarama, 5 in Jerez, 4 in Montjuic and 2 in Pedralbes.
Review the names of the drivers who have won the most times in Spanish territory, as well as those who have achieved the most pole positions, fastest laps, podiums and much more.
Formula 1 statistics at the Spanish GP
The Spanish GP is one of the events that has changed venue the most times, although since 1991 it has been held uninterruptedly at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, where this year, in 2024, the 54th edition of the event will take place. , 34 in Montmeló.
As a curiosity, it is the seventh event that has appeared on the calendar the most times, only behind Italy, Great Britain, Monaco, Belgium, Germany and France.
The Spanish GP has focused throughout history on three very specific areas; Catalonia, Madrid and Andalusia. But they are not the only venues to which Formula 1 has traveled, since for example it visited the Valencia Urban Circuit for several years, but not under the name of the Spanish GP, which obviously means that it does not enter the following statistics. .
Which drivers have won in F1 at the Spanish GP?
- Michael Schumacher: 7 victories (in 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004)
- Lewis Hamilton: 6 victories (in 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021)
- Mika Hakkinen: 4 wins (in 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000)
- Max Verstappen: 3 wins (in 2016, 2022 and 2023)
- Nigell Mansell: 3 wins (in 1987, 1991 and 1992)
- Alain Prost: 3 victories (in 1988, 1990 and 1993)
- Jackie Stewart: 3 wins (in 1969, 1970 and 1971)
- Kimi Raikkonen: 2 victories (in 2005 and 2008)
- Fernando Alonso: 2 victories (in 2006 and 2013)
- Mario Andretti: 2 victories (in 1977 and 1978)
- Ayrton Senna: 2 victories (in 1986 and 1989)
- Emerson Fittipaldi: 2 victories (in 1972 and 1973)
- Damon Hill: 1 win (in 1994)
- Jacques Villeneuve: 1 victory (in 1997)
- Felipe Massa: 1 victory (in 2007)
- Jenson Button: 1 victory (in 2009)
- Mark Webber: 1 win (in 2010)
- Sebastian Vettel: 1 victory (in 2011)
- Pastor Maldonado: 1 victory (in 2012)
- Nico Rosberg: 1 victory (in 2015)
- Graham Hill: 1 win (in 1968)
- Niki Lauda: 1 victory (in 1974)
- James Hunt: 1 win (in 1976)
- Patrick Depailler: 1 victory (in 1979)
- Gilles Villeneuve: 1 victory (in 1981)
- Jochen Mass: 1 victory (in 1975)
- Juan Manuel Fangio: 1 victory (in 1951)
- Mike Hawthorn: 1 win (in 1954)
The two most successful drivers of all time, Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton, are the two drivers with the most victories in Spanish territory, since the German has won seven times (six in Barcelona and one in Jerez), while the British He has managed to win six times, all of them in Montreal.
As for local drivers, Fernando Alonso is the only one who has managed to reach the top of the podium in his home race, on two occasions, both in Barcelona in 2006 and 2013.
As for the teams, Ferrari is the one that has tasted victory the most times in Spain, 12 times, ahead of McLaren’s nine and Mercedes and Williams’ seven.
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Which drivers have been on the podium in F1 at the Spanish GP?
- Michael Schumacher: 13 podiums
- Lewis Hamilton: 11 podiums
- Fernando Alonso: 7 podiums
- Max Verstappen: 7 podiums
- Alain Prost: 7 podiums
- Nigel Mansell: 6 podiums
- Kimi Raikkonen: 5 podiums
- Sebastian Vettel: 5 podiums
- Mika Hakkinen: 5 podiums
- David Coulthard: 5 podiums
- Rubens Barrichello: 4 podiums
- Valtteri Bottas: 4 podiums
- Mario Andretti: 4 podiums
- Jacques Villeneuve: 4 podiums
- Jean Alesi: 3 podiums
- Felipe Massa: 3 podiums
- Ayrton Senna: 3 podium
- Jackie Stewart: 3 podiums
- Jacky Ickx: 3 podiums
- Emerson Fittipaldi: 3 podiums
- Carlos Reutemann: 3 podiums
- Juan Pablo Montoya: 2 podiums
- Jarno Trulli: 2 podiums
- Mark Webber: 2 podiums
- Jenson Button: 2 podiums
- Nico Rosberg: 2 podiums
- Daniel Ricciardo: 2 podiums
- George Russell: 2 podiums
- Clay Regazzoni: 2 podiums
- Niki Lauda: 2 podiums
- Jacques Laffite: 2 podiums
- Alessandro Nannini: 2 podiums
- Gerhard Berger: 2 podiums
- Damon Hill: 2 podiums
- Bruce McLaren: 2 podiums
- Juan Manuel Fangio: 2 podiums
- Riccardo Patrese: 1 podium
- Mark Blundell: 1 podium
- Johnny Herbert: 1 podium
- Olivier Panis: 1 podium
- Giancarlo Fisichella: 1 podium
- Pastor Maldonado: 1 podium
- Sergio Pérez: 1 podium
- Graham Hill: 1 podium
- Brian Redman: 1 podium
- Denny Hulme: 1 podium
- Gunnar Nilsson: 1 podium
- James Hunt: 1 podium
- Jody Scheckter: 1 podium
- Ronnie Peterson: 1 podium
- Patick Depailler: 1 podium
- John Watson: 1 podium
- Gilles Villeneuve: 1 podium
- Stefan Johansson: 1 podium
- Jean-Pierre Beltoise: 1 podium
- Chris Amon: 1 podium
- François Cevert: 1 podium
- George Follmer: 1 podium
- Jochen Mass: 1 podium
- Giussepe Farina: 1 podium
- Jose-Froilan González: 1 podium
- Mike Hawthorn: 1 podium
- Luigi Musso: 1 podium
In podiums, Ferrari is the absolute king with 38 podiums throughout its history in the Spanish GP, with McLaren as the second most successful in that sense with 30 podiums, while the teams below thirty are very far away. , since the following are Mercedes with 17 and Williams with 15.
Which drivers have achieved pole position in F1 at the Spanish GP?
- Michael Schumacher: 8 pole positions
- Lewis Hamilton: 6 pole positions
- Ayrton Senna: 4 pole positions
- Mika Hakkinen: 2 pole positions
- Kimi Raikkonen: 2 pole positions
- Mark Webber: 2 pole positions
- Nico Rosberg: 2 pole positions
- Mario Andretti: 2 pole positions
- Jacques Laffite: 2 pole positions
- Jacques Villeneuve: 2 pole positions
- Niki Lauda: 2 pole positions
- Jacky Ickx: 2 pole positions
- Alberto Ascari: 2 pole positions
- Gerhard Berger: 1 pole position
- Nigell Mansell: 1 pole position
- Alain Prost: 1 pole position
- Damon Hill: 1 pole position
- Fernando Alonso: 1 pole position
- Felipe Massa: 1 pole position
- Jenson Button: 1 pole position
- Pastor Maldonado: 1 pole position
- Charles Leclerc: 1 pole position
- Valtteri Bottas: 1 pole position
- Max Verstappen: 1 pole position
- Chris Amon: 1 pole position
- Jack Brabham: 1 pole position
- James Hunt: 1 pole position
- Nelson Piquet: 1 pole position
- Jochen Rindt: 1 pole position
- Ronnie Peterson: 1 pole position
In the qualifying sessions at the team level, Ferrari also dominates in Spain with 14 pole positions, with the exception of Jerez as the only circuit where they did not achieve it. The second most successful, surprisingly, is Mercedes thanks to its great era of success between 2014 and 2021, with nine, while McLaren has eight and Williams seven.
Which drivers have made the fastest lap in F1 at the Spanish GP?
- Michael Schumacher: 8 fastest laps
- Kimi Raikkonen: 5 fastest laps
- Mika Hakkinen: 2 fastest laps
- Giancarlo Fisichella: 2 fast laps
- Felipe Massa: 2 fast laps
- Ruben Barrichello: 2 fast laps
- Max Verstappen: 2 fast laps
- Nigel Mansell: 2 fastest laps
- Riccardo Patrese: 2 fast laps
- Jacky Ickx: 2 fast laps
- Mario Andretti: 2 fast laps
- Damon Hill: 1 fastest lap
- Kimi Raikkonen: 1 fastest lap
- Romain Grosejean: 1 fastest lap
- Esteban Gutiérrez: 1 fast lap
- Sebastian Vettel: 1 fastest lap
- Daniil Kvyat: 1 fastest lap
- Daniel Ricciardo: 1 fastest lap
- Valtteri Bottas: 1 fast lap
- Sergio Pérez: 1 fast lap
- Jean-Pierre Beltoise: 1 fast lap
- Jack Brabham: 1 fastest lap
- Niki Lauda: 1 fast lap
- Jochen Mass: 1 fast lap
- Jacques Laffite: 1 fast lap
- Gilles Villeneuve: 1 fastest lap
- Alen Jones: 1 fast lap
- Gerhard Berger: 1 fastest lap
- Alain Prost: 1 fastest lap
- Ayrton Senna: 1 fastest lap
- Heinz-Herlad Frentzen: 1 fastest lap
- Ronnie Peterson: 1 fastest lap
- Jochen Rindt: 1 fastest lap
- Juan Manuel Fangio: 1 fast lap
- Alberto Ascari: 1 fast lap
Winners of the Spanish GP in Formula 1: (year and circuit)
- Michael Schumacher: 7 victories (in 1994 in Jerez / in 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 in Barcelona)
- Lewis Hamilton: 6 victories (in 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 in Barcelona)
- Mika Hakkinen: 4 victories (in 1997 in Jerez / in 1998, 1999 and 2000 in Barcelona)
- Max Verstappen: 3 victories (in 2016, 2022 and 2023 in Barcelona)
- Nigell Mansell: 3 victories (in 1987 in Jerez / in 1991 and 1992 in Barcelona)
- Alain Prost: 3 victories (in 1988 and 1990 in Jerez / in 1993 in Barcelona)
- Jackie Stewart: 3 victories (in 1969 and 1971 at Montjuic / in 1970 at Jarama)
- Kimi Raikkonen: 2 victories (in 2005 and 2008 in Barcelona)
- Fernando Alonso: 2 victories (in 2006 and 2013 in Barcelona)
- Mario Andretti: 2 victories (in 1977 and 1978 at Jarama)
- Ayrton Senna: 2 victories (in 1986 and 1989 in Jerez)
- Emerson Fittipaldi: 2 victories (in 1972 at Jarama / in 1973 at Montjuic)
- Damon Hill: 1 victory (in 1994 in Barcelona)
- Jacques Villeneuve: 1 victory (in 1997 in Barcelona)
- Felipe Massa: 1 victory (in 2007 in Barcelona)
- Jenson Button: 1 victory (in 2009 in Barcelona)
- Mark Webber: 1 victory (in 2010 in Barcelona)
- Sebastian Vettel: 1 victory (in 2011 in Barcelona)
- Pastor Maldonado: 1 victory (in 2012 in Barcelona)
- Nico Rosberg: 1 victory (in 2015 in Barcelona)
- Graham Hill: 1 victory (in 1968 at Jarama)
- Niki Lauda: 1 victory (in 1974 at Jarama)
- James Hunt: 1 victory (in 1976 at Jarama)
- Patrick Depailler: 1 victory (in 1979 at Jarama)
- Gilles Villeneuve: 1 victory (in 1981 at Jarama)
- Jochen Mass: 1 victory (in 1975 in Montjuic)
- Juan Manuel Fangio: 1 victory (in 1951 in Pedralbes)
- Mike Hawthorn: 1 victory (in 1954 in Pedralbes)
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