Sebastian Vettel (born 3 July 1987[1] (age 36)) is a German Formula One racing driver, currently driving for the Austrian racing team Red Bull Racing. He is the current World Champion, having won the championship in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013.
In his first year driving for Red Bull in 2009, Vettel finished the season as the youngest-ever World Drivers' championship runner-up. The following year he went on to become the youngest driver ever to win the World Drivers' Championship. In the same year he helped Red Bull win the team's first World Constructors' Championship. He followed up his first championship with a second in 2011, becoming the youngest double world champion. Vettel won the 2012 F1 World Championship, becoming the youngest triple champion in the history of the sport. Vettel then won the 2013 F1 World Championship, becoming the youngest quadruple champion in the history of the sport.
Vettel holds numerous other "youngest" Formula One records, among them: the youngest driver to have taken part in an official practice session of a Grand Prix, to score championship points, to lead a race, to secure pole position, and to win a race. He is also currently 3rd in the overall tally of pole positions behind fellow German Michael Schumacher and 3-time world champion Ayrton Senna.
Formula One statistics[]
This page is accurate up to the 2013 Indian Grand Prix .
| Races | 117 (117 starts) |
| Championships | 4 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) |
| Wins | 36 |
| Podiums | 59 |
| Points | 1,376 |
| Poles | 43 |
| Fastest laps | 21 |
| First race | 2007 United States Grand Prix |
| First win | 2008 Italian Grand Prix |
| Last win | 2013 Indian Grand Prix |
| Last race | 2013 Indian Grand Prix |
| Last season | 2012 |
| Last position | 1st (281 pts) |
Formula One records[]
Currently held[]
Absolute records[]
| Record | Number | Achieved |
|---|---|---|
| Pole positions at most different Grand Prix | 20[N 1] | 2012 United States Grand Prix |
| Most consecutive Grand Slams | 2[N 2] | 2013 Singapore Grand Prix & 2013 Korean Grand Prix |
| Most consecutive top two results, in both qualifying and race | 11 | 2010 Brazilian Grand Prix – 2011 British Grand Prix |
| Shortest time elapsed before gaining a penalty | 9 seconds | 2006 Turkish Grand Prix (25 August 2006) (9 seconds into his career, for speeding in the pit lane)[2] |
Season records[]
| Record | Number | Achieved |
|---|---|---|
| Most championship points earned in a season | 392 | 2011 |
| Most podium finishes in a season | 17[N 3] | 2011 |
| Most starts from front row in a season | 18 | 2011 |
| Most pole positions in a season | 15 | 2011 |
| Most laps led in a season | 739 | 2011 |
| Most wins from pole position in a season | 9[N 4] | 2011 |
| World Champion having been championship leader for most races in the season | 19 races | 2011 |
| Most points between first and second in the World Championship | between Sebastian Vettel (392 pts.) and Jenson Button (270 pts.). | 2011 |
| Most consecutive top two results, in both qualifying and race, from the start of the season | 9 | 2011 Australian Grand Prix – 2011 British Grand Prix |
| Most consecutive top two finishes from the start of the season | 9[N 5] | Australia 2011–Great Britain 2011 |
'Youngest' records[]
| Record | Number | Achieved |
|---|---|---|
| Youngest driver to drive at a Grand Prix meeting | 19 years, 53 days | 2006 Turkish Grand Prix (25 August 2006) |
| Youngest driver to set fastest time in an official Grand Prix session | ||
| Youngest driver to score points in Formula One | 19 years, 349 days | 2007 United States Grand Prix (17 June 2007) |
| Youngest race leader in Formula One, for at least one lap | 20 years, 89 days | 2007 Japanese Grand Prix (30 September 2007) |
| Youngest Grand Prix pole position winner | 21 years, 72 days | 2008 Italian Grand Prix (13 September 2008) |
| Youngest driver to score a podium position in Formula One | 21 years, 73 days | 2008 Italian Grand Prix (14 September 2008) |
| Youngest Grand Prix winner | ||
| Youngest driver to score a double (pole position and race win) | ||
| Youngest driver to score a triple (pole position, race win, and fastest lap) | 21 years, 353 days | 2009 British Grand Prix (21 June 2009) |
| Youngest driver to score a grand slam (pole position, win, fastest lap, and led every lap) | 24 years, 119 days | 2011 Indian Grand Prix (30 October 2011) |
| Youngest Grand Prix winner for 2 different teams | 21 years, 287 days | 2008 Italian Grand Prix for Toro Rosso, 2009 Chinese Grand Prix for Red Bull |
| Youngest Grand Prix winner at the same Grand Prix on 2 occasions | 23 years, 98 days | Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka in 2009 and 2010 |
| Youngest World Drivers' Championship runner-up | 22 years, 121 days | 2009 season (1 November 2009) |
| Youngest Formula One World Drivers' Champion | 23 years, 135 days | 2010 season (14 November 2010) |
| Youngest double World Champion | 24 years, 98 days | (2010, 2011) |
| Youngest triple World Champion | 25 years, 145 days | {2010, 2011, 2012 |
| Youngest quadruple World Champion | 26 years, 117 days | {2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
Currently part of[]
| Record | Number | Shared with | Achieved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest average age of podium finishers | 23 years, 350 days | Sebastian Vettel, Heikki Kovalainen, Robert Kubica | 2008 Italian Grand Prix |
| Youngest average age of front row starters | 23 years, 102 days | Sebastian Vettel, Nico Hülkenberg | 2010 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| Most championship leader changes in a season | 10 times | Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa, Jenson Button, Mark Webber, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel |
2010 |
| Most championship contenders going into the final race of the season | 4 drivers | Fernando Alonso, Mark Webber, Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton |
2010 |
| Most World Champions competing in a season | 6 champions | Sebastian Vettel (2010, 2011), Jenson Button (2009), Lewis Hamilton (2008), Kimi Räikkönen (2007), Fernando Alonso (2005, 2006), Michael Schumacher (1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004) |
2012 |
| Most different race winners in consecutive races from first race of the season | 7 | Jenson Button (2012 Australian Grand Prix), Fernando Alonso (2012 Malaysian Grand Prix), Nico Rosberg (2012 Chinese Grand Prix), Sebastian Vettel (2012 Bahrain Grand Prix), Pastor Maldonado (2012 Spanish Grand Prix), Mark Webber (2012 Monaco Grand Prix), Lewis Hamilton (2012 Canadian Grand Prix) |
2012 |
| Race with most World Champions finishing in the first positions | top 5 | Sebastian Vettel Jenson Button Fernando Alonso Lewis Hamilton Michael Schumacher. Fernando Alonso |
2011 Italian Grand Prix 2013 Chinese Grand Prix |
Wikipedia[]
Sebastian Vettel's driver page on Wikipedia
Notes and references[]
Notes
- ↑ Record shared with Alain Prost
- ↑ Record shared with Alberto Ascari (1952) & Jim Clark (1963).
- ↑ Record shared with Michael Schumacher although Schumacher did so with fewer total races in the season (2002).
- ↑ Record shared with Nigel Mansell although Mansell did so with fewer total races in the season (1992).
- ↑ Record shared with Fernando Alonso (Bahrain 2006–Canada 2006).
References