Fastest Lap

The Fastest Lap of a race is a term which describes the quickest lap time set during a race (excluding practice and qualifying sessions). It is distinct from the Lap Record which describes the fastest lap time ever set on a particular circuit (though the two occasionally coincide).
The fastest lap of a race is usually set near to the end of the race, when fuel levels are lowest and the overall car weight is at its minimum. However, this was not always the case. Prior to , when mid-race refuelling was allowed, the car's weight varied throughout the race. As a result, the fastest lap was often set midway through a race.
Between and , a bonus World Championship point was awarded to the holder of the fastest lap for each race. Due to limitations in timing precision at the time, this was occasionally shared. In fact, at the 1954 British Grand Prix, seven drivers shared the bonus point for fastest lap. This award returned for the season, with top-ten finishing drivers eligible.
The fastest lap is also one part of the Hat-trick and Grand Chelem.
==Records==
===Total fastest laps===
 	Driver 	Fastest Laps 	Race starts 	Percentage
1 	Michael Schumacher 	77 	306 	25.16%
2 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	%
3 	Kimi Räikkönen 	46 	349 	13.18%
4 	Alain Prost 	41 	199 	20.60%
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	38 	299 	12.71%
6 	Nigel Mansell 	30 	187 	16.04%
7 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	%
8 	Jim Clark 	28 	72 	38.88%
9 	Mika Häkkinen 	25 	161 	15.52%
10 	Niki Lauda 	24 	171 	14.03%
Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/pilote/meilleurtour/nombre.aspx	Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/pilote/meilleurtour/nombre.aspx	Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/pilote/meilleurtour/nombre.aspx	Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/pilote/meilleurtour/nombre.aspx	Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/pilote/meilleurtour/nombre.aspx
===Most fastest laps in a season===
 	Driver 	Season 	Entries 	Fastest Laps 	Percentage 	WDC
1 	Michael Schumacher 	 	18 	10 	55.55% 	1st
1 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	18 	10 	55.55% 	3rd
1 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	19 	10 	52.63% 	2nd
4 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	17 	9 	52.94% 	2nd
4 	Max Verstappen 	 	22 	6 	40.91% 	1st
6 	Nigel Mansell 	 	16 	8 	50.00% 	1st
6 	Michael Schumacher 	 	16 	8 	50.00% 	1st
6 	Michael Schumacher 	 	17 	8 	47.05% 	1st
6 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	19 	8 	42.11% 	1st
10 	Nelson Piquet 	 	16 	7 	43.75% 	3rd
10 	Alain Prost 	 	16 	7 	43.75% 	2nd
10 	Michael Schumacher 	 	17 	7 	41.18% 	1st
10 	Michael Schumacher 	 	18 	7 	38.89% 	2nd
10 	Mark Webber 	 	19 	7 	36.84% 	3rd
10 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	19 	7 	36.84% 	1st
10 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	19 	7 	36.84% 	1st
10 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	20 	7 	35.00% 	1st
10 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	21 	7 	33.33% 	5th
Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/pilote/meilleurtour/annee.aspx	Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/pilote/meilleurtour/annee.aspx	Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/pilote/meilleurtour/annee.aspx	Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/pilote/meilleurtour/annee.aspx	Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/pilote/meilleurtour/annee.aspx	Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/pilote/meilleurtour/annee.aspx	Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/pilote/meilleurtour/annee.aspx
===Highest percentage of fastest laps in a season===
 	Driver 	FLs	Races	Season	Percentage
1 	Alberto Ascari 	6 	8 	 	75.00%
2 	Juan Manuel Fangio	5 	8 	 	62.50%
3 	Jim Clark 	6 	10 	 	60.00%
3 	Jim Clark 	6 	10 	 	60.00%
5 	Jim Clark 	5 	9 	 	55.55%
5 	Michael Schumacher	10 	18 	 	55.55%
5 	Kimi Räikkönen 	10 	18 	 	55.55%
8 	Mika Häkkinen 	9 	17 	 	52.94%
9 	Kimi Räikkönen 	10 	19 	 	52.63%
10	Juan Manuel Fangio	4 	8 	 	50.00%
10	Nigel Mansell 	8 	16 	 	50.00%
10	Michael Schumacher	8 	16 	 	50.00%
===Most consecutive fastest laps===
 	Driver 	FLs 	Season(s) 	Races
1 	Alberto Ascari 	7 	– 	1952 Belgian Grand Prix–1953 Argentine Grand Prix
2 	Kimi Räikkönen 	6 	 	2008 Spanish Grand Prix–2008 British Grand Prix
3 	Michael Schumacher 	5 	 	2004 Bahrain Grand Prix–2004 European Grand Prix
4 	Jackie Stewart 	4 	 	1969 Monaco Grand Prix–1969 British Grand Prix
4 	Gilles Villeneuve 	4 	 	1979 South African Grand Prix–1979 Belgian Grand Prix
4 	Nigel Mansell 	4 	 	1991 Canadian Grand Prix–1991 British Grand Prix
4 	Kimi Räikkönen 	4 	 	2005 French Grand Prix–2005 Hungarian Grand Prix
Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/pilote/meilleurtour/consecutif.aspx	Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/pilote/meilleurtour/consecutif.aspx	Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/pilote/meilleurtour/consecutif.aspx	Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/pilote/meilleurtour/consecutif.aspx	Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/pilote/meilleurtour/consecutif.aspx
===Youngest drivers to set fastest lap===
 	Driver 	Age 	Race
1 	Max Verstappen 	19 years, 44 days 	2016 Brazilian Grand Prix
2 	Lando Norris 	20 years, 235 days 	2020 Austrian Grand Prix
3 	Nico Rosberg 	20 years, 258 days 	2006 Bahrain Grand Prix
4 	Charles Leclerc 	21 years, 166 days 	2019 Bahrain Grand Prix
5 	Esteban Gutiérrez 	21 years, 280 days 	2013 Spanish Grand Prix
6 	Fernando Alonso 	21 years, 321 days 	2003 Canadian Grand Prix
7 	Bruce McLaren 	21 years, 322 days 	1959 British Grand Prix
8 	Sebastian Vettel 	21 years, 353 days 	2009 British Grand Prix
9 	Daniil Kvyat 	22 years, 19 days 	2016 Spanish Grand Prix
10 	Lewis Hamilton 	22 years, 91 days 	2007 Malaysian Grand Prix
Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/pilote/meilleurtour/age.aspx	Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/pilote/meilleurtour/age.aspx	Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/pilote/meilleurtour/age.aspx	Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/pilote/meilleurtour/age.aspx
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