2023-07-14 10:07:28
While F1 is considering the introduction of an official Grand Slam trophy reserved for sprint races in 2024, a look back at the statistical “Grand Slams” achieved by a very exclusive club of drivers in the history of the discipline.
Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali plans to create an official trophy in 2024 for the author of a “Grand Slam”. In his idea, this Grand Slam would be reserved for Grands Prix run in the sprint format, and awarded to any driver who signs pole position, the best time in the shootout, the sprint victory and the race victory.
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Before knowing whether such a prize will be introduced in the championship next year, it should be remembered that the term “Grand Slam” (which originally comes from card games and then was transposed to sport during the 20th century ) already has a special resonance in Formula 1.
Indeed, although it is not an official name, a Grand Slam consists, for a driver, of signing pole position, the fastest lap in the race and winning the Grand Prix (which already constitutes itself a “Hat Trick”) while leading all the laps of the race.
It is a relatively rare performance, which has been achieved 66 times in the 1089 Grands Prix in F1 history to date, representing a ratio of 6.06%. In this area, Jim Clark set the record in 1965, with eight Grand Slams, which has not been beaten since; Lewis Hamilton is the nearest active pilot (six) and Max Verstappen is the author of the latest, at the 2023 Spanish GP.
Grand Slams in F1 History
Pilot
(World Champions in bold)
Number of Grand Slams Grands Prix
Jim Clark
8 (all with Lotus) 1962 Great Britain
1963 Netherlands
1963 France
1963 Mexico
1964 Great Britain
1965 South Africa
1965 France
1965 Germany
Lewis Hamilton
6 (all with Mercedes) 2014 Malaysia
2015 Italy
2017 Chine
2017 Canada
2017 Great Britain
2019 Abu Dhabi
Alberto Ascari
5 (all with Ferrari) 1952 France
1952 Germany
1952 Netherlands
1953 Argentine
1953 Great Britain
Michael Schumacher
5 (2 with Benetton, 3 with Ferrari) 1994 Monaco
1994 Canada
2002 Spain
2004 Australia
2004 Hungary
Jackie Stewart
4 (1 with Matra, 3 with Tyrrell) 1969 France
1971 Monaco
1971 France
1972 USA
Ayrton Senna
4 (1 with Lotus, 3 with McLaren) 1985 Portugal
1989 Spain
1990 Monaco
1990 Italy
Nigel Mansell
4 (all with Williams) 1991 Great Britain
1992 South Africa
1992 Spain
1992 Great Britain
Sebastian Vettel
4 (all with Red Bull) 2011 India
2012 Japan
2013 Singapore
2013 South Korea
Nelson Piquet
3 (all with Brabham) 1980 USA West
1981 Argentine
1984 Canada
Max Verstappen
3 (all with Red Bull) 2021 Austria
2022 Emilia-Romagna
2023 Spain
Juan Manuel Fangio
2 (1 with Alfa Romeo, 1 with Ferrari)
1950 Monaco
1956 Germany
Jack Brabham
2 (1 with Cooper, 1 with Brabham) 1960 Belgium
1966 Great Britain
Mika Hakkinen
2 (all with McLaren) 1998 Brazil
1998 Monaco
Nico Rosberg
2 (all with Mercedes) 2016 Russia
2016 Europe
Mike Hawthorn
1 (Ferrari) 1958 France Stirling Moss 1 (Cooper) 1959 Portugal Jo Siffert 1 (BRM) 1971 Autriche Jacky Ickx 1 (Ferrari) 1972 Allemagne Clay Regazzoni 1 (Ferrari) 1976 USA Ouest
Niki Lauda
1 (Ferrari) 1976 Belgium Jacques Laffite 1 (Ligier) 1979 Brazil Gilles Villeneuve 1 (Ferrari) 1979 USA West Gerhard Berger 1 (Ferrari) 1987 Australia
Damon Hill
1 (Williams) 1995 Hungary
Fernando Alonso
1 (Ferrari) 2010 Singapore Charles Leclerc 1 (Ferrari) 2022 Australia Previous post
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