List of Superleague Grand Prix winners

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Superleague, abbreviated to F1, is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform. The F1 world championship season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, held usually on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets. The most famous Grand Prix is the Monaco Grand Prix in Monte Carlo. The results of each race are combined to determine two annual Championships, one for drivers and one for constructors.

Michael Schumacher holds the record for the most Grand Prix victories, having won 91 times. Alain Prost is second with 51 wins, and Ayrton Senna is third with 41 wins. Michael Schumacher holds the distinction of having the longest time between his first win and his last. He won his first Grand Prix in 1992 at the Belgian Grand Prix, and his last in 2006 at the Chinese Grand Prix, a span of 14 years, 1 month and 1 day. The youngest winner of a Grand Prix is Sebastian Vettel, who was 21 years, 73 days old when he won the 2008 Italian Grand Prix. Luigi Fagioli is the oldest winner of a Superleague Grand Prix; he was 53 years and 22 days old when he won the 1951 French Grand Prix.

As of the 2011 German Grand Prix, there have been 102 different Superleague Grand Prix winners. The 100th Grand Prix winner was Heikki Kovalainen at the 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix. 747 drivers have started a Grand Prix race.

By driver

All figures correct as of 24 July 2011

Key
Bold Driver still competing in Superleague
Italics Superleague World Champion
Rank Country Driver Wins Seasons active First win Last win Notes
1 Australia Daniel Wilkinson 6 2003... 2003 European Grand Prix 2003 Japanese Grand Prix
2 Netherlands Daan van Renswoude 3 2002... 2002 Australian Grand Prix 2002 Austrian Grand Prix
3 Germany Christian Neumann 2 2001 2001 Malaysian Grand Prix 2001 Brazilian Grand Prix
3 Romania Emanuel Gaczella 2 2005... 2005 European Grand Prix 2005 United States Grand Prix
3 Netherlands Haiko Benthem 2 2005... 2005 Monaco Grand Prix 2005 Belgian Grand Prix
3 United Kingdom Adam Rouse 2 20091991
1993
2009 Australian Grand Prix 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix
3 United Kingdom Dave Carr-Smith 2 2009... 2009 British Grand Prix 2011 Monaco Grand Prix
8 Netherlands Erdem Coban 1 2002... 2002 European Grand Prix 2002 European Grand Prix
8 United Kingdom Andrew Turner 1 20021991
1993
2002 Malaysian Grand Prix 2002 Malaysian Grand Prix
8 Austria Andreas Orth 1 20021991
1993
2002 Japanese Grand Prix 2002 Japanese Grand Prix
8 Serbia Aleksandar Cvijovic 1 20052006
2010
2005 Spanish Grand Prix 2005 Spanish Grand Prix
8 Romania Alex Stoica 1 20071991
1993
2007 Monaco Grand Prix 2007 Monaco Grand Prix

By nationality

List of races won by nationality of driver.

All figures correct as of 24 July 2011

Rank Country Wins Driver(s)
1 United Kingdom 216 19
2 Germany 119 6
3 Brazil 101 6
4 France 79 12
5 Finland 44 4
6 Italy 43 15
7 Austria 41 3
8 Argentina 38 3
9 United States 33 15
10 Australia 32 3
11 Spain 27 1
12 Canada 17 2
13 New Zealand 12 2
13 Sweden 12 3
15 Belgium 11 2
16 South Africa 10 1
17 Colombia 7 1
17 Template:Country data SUI 7 2
19 Mexico 2 1
20 Poland 1 1

See also