The Most Successful Driver–Team Pairings in F1
Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes are the most successful driver–team pairing in F1 history with 84 wins together.
F1 likes to argue about wether the car or the driver matters more, but the sport's history suggests the real answer is the marriage between them. The great win totals were never acheived by a driver hopping between teams — they came from long partnerships where the car was eventually designed around one person's strengths, and the whole organisation learned how they liked to work.
This ranking counts Grand Prix wins by each unique driver-and-constructor combination. Engine-variant entries from the 1950s and 60s are merged into their parent marque, so Jim Clark's victories count for Team Lotus wether the entry was badged Lotus-Climax or Lotus-Ford. A driver can appear more then once with different teams.
Grand Prix wins by driver–team pairing
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The Ranking
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Lewis Hamilton won 84 Grands Prix driving for Mercedes between 2013 and 2024.
Wins: 84First: 2013Last: 202484Wins together - 02Rank
Michael Schumacher won 72 Grands Prix driving for Ferrari between 1996 and 2006.
Wins: 72First: 1996Last: 200672Wins together - 03Rank
Max Verstappen won 71 Grands Prix driving for Red Bull between 2016 and 2025.
Wins: 71First: 2016Last: 202571Wins together - 04Rank
Sebastian Vettel won 38 Grands Prix driving for Red Bull between 2009 and 2013.
Wins: 38First: 2009Last: 201338Wins together - 05Rank
Ayrton Senna won 35 Grands Prix driving for McLaren between 1988 and 1993.
Wins: 35First: 1988Last: 199335Wins together - 06Rank
Alain Prost won 30 Grands Prix driving for McLaren between 1984 and 1989.
Wins: 30First: 1984Last: 198930Wins together - 07Rank
Nigel Mansell won 28 Grands Prix driving for Williams between 1985 and 1994.
Wins: 28First: 1985Last: 199428Wins together - 08Rank
Jim Clark won 25 Grands Prix driving for Team Lotus between 1962 and 1968.
Wins: 25First: 1962Last: 196825Wins together - 09Rank
Nico Rosberg won 23 Grands Prix driving for Mercedes between 2012 and 2016.
Wins: 23First: 2012Last: 201623Wins together - 10Rank
Damon Hill won 21 Grands Prix driving for Williams between 1993 and 1996.
Wins: 21First: 1993Last: 199621Wins together
The modern era rewards these partnerships more than ever. Car development is continous, regulations are stable for years at a time, and a team that molds itself around one driver compounds its advantage season after season. Its no accident that the top of this list is dominated by pairings that lasted the better part of a decade.
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