# DHL Fastest Lap Award

The DHL Fastest Lap Award is given annually by the courier, Formula One global partner and logistics provider DHL "to recognise the driver who most consistently demonstrates pure speed, with the fastest lap at the highest number of races each season", and to reward the winning driver for "characteristics such as excellent performance, passion, can-do attitude, reliability and precision". First awarded in 2007 by DHL, the trophy's official naming patron, it is presented to the driver with the highest number of fastest laps over the course of the season, with one point awarded to the fastest lap holder of a Grand Prix. In the event of a tie, there is a countback and the driver with the highest number of second-fastest laps earns the award. If this is also tied, third-fastest laps are considered, and so on, until a winner is found. The trophy is presented to the winning driver at the final round of the season.
The inaugural winner was the Ferrari driver Kimi Räikkönen with six fastest laps in 2007. The award has been decided on a tiebreaker on four occasions. Räikkönen and his teammate Felipe Massa tied with six fastest laps and two-second-quickest laps in 2007 with the former winning by having more third-fastest laps than the latter. In 2009, Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel and his teammate Mark Webber had three fastest laps at the end of the season but Vettel won with two more second-fastest laps than the latter. Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton each had five fastest laps in 2010 with Alonso finishing ahead with a higher number of second-best laps. In 2021, both Hamilton and Red Bull's Max Verstappen set six fastest laps with Hamilton declared the winner for recording more second-fastest laps than Verstappen.
British drivers have won the award seven times, German drivers four times, and Finnish racers three times. Mercedes have won on seven occasions to Red Bull Racing's six and Ferrari's three. The 2024 recipient was Lando Norris of the McLaren team with six fastest laps, the first time he and his team won the award.

## Winners

Key :
| * | Indicates driver won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship that season |
DHL Fastest Lap Award winners :
| Year | Winner | Nationality | Constructor | Car | Races | Fastest laps | Won |
| 2007 | Kimi Räikkönen* | Finnish | Ferrari | Ferrari F2007 | 17 | 6 | Race 17 of 17 |
| 2008 | Kimi Räikkönen | Finnish | Ferrari | Ferrari F2008 | 18 | 10 | Race 13 of 18 |
| 2009 | Sebastian Vettel | German | Red Bull Racing | Red Bull RB5 | 17 | 3 | Race 17 of 17 |
| 2010 | Fernando Alonso | Spanish | Ferrari | Ferrari F10 | 19 | 5 | Race 19 of 19 |
| 2011 | Mark Webber | Australian | Red Bull Racing | Red Bull RB7 | 19 | 7 | Race 18 of 19 |
| 2012 | Sebastian Vettel* | German | Red Bull Racing | Red Bull RB8 | 20 | 6 | Race 18 of 20 |
| 2013 | Sebastian Vettel* | German | Red Bull Racing | Red Bull RB9 | 19 | 7 | Race 17 of 19 |
| 2014 | Lewis Hamilton* | British | Mercedes | Mercedes F1 W05 Hybrid | 19 | 7 | Race 18 of 19 |
| 2015 | Lewis Hamilton* | British | Mercedes | Mercedes F1 W06 Hybrid | 19 | 8 | Race 18 of 19 |
| 2016 | Nico Rosberg* | German | Mercedes | Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid | 21 | 6 | Race 20 of 21 |
| 2017 | Lewis Hamilton* | British | Mercedes | Mercedes AMG F1 W08 EQ Power+ | 20 | 7 | Race 19 of 20 |
| 2018 | Valtteri Bottas | Finnish | Mercedes | Mercedes AMG F1 W09 EQ Power+ | 21 | 7 | Race 20 of 21 |
| 2019 | Lewis Hamilton* | British | Mercedes | Mercedes AMG F1 W10 EQ Power+ | 21 | 6 | Race 20 of 21 |
| 2020 | Lewis Hamilton* | British | Mercedes | Mercedes-AMG F1 W11 EQ Performance | 17 | 6 | Race 14 of 17 |
| 2021 | Lewis Hamilton | British | Mercedes | Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance | 22 | 6 | Race 21 of 22 |
| 2022 | Max Verstappen* | Dutch | Red Bull Racing | Red Bull Racing RB18 | 22 | 5 | Race 21 of 22 |
| 2023 | Max Verstappen* | Dutch | Red Bull Racing | Red Bull Racing RB19 | 22 | 9 | Race 19 of 22 |
| 2024 | Lando Norris | British | McLaren-Mercedes | McLaren MCL38 | 24 | 6 | Race 23 of 24 |

## Statistics

Multiple winners :
| Wins | Driver | Years |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | 2009, 2012, 2013 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | 2007, 2008 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 2022, 2023 |
Winners by nationality :
| Country | Wins | Drivers |
| British | 7 | 2 |
| German | 4 | 2 |
| Finnish | 3 | 2 |
| Dutch | 2 | 1 |
| Australian | 1 | 1 |
| Spanish | 1 | 1 |
Winners by constructor :
| Constructor | Wins | Drivers |
| Mercedes | 8 | 3 |
| Red Bull Racing | 6 | 3 |
| Ferrari | 3 | 2 |
| McLaren | 1 | 1 |