“The difficult thing is not to reach, but to maintain”. This says that it is nothing more than a reality. The Formula 1 It had hundreds of pilots during its entire era, but only a privileged few managed to chain together enough consecutive campaigns.
In recent years, Maxima has expanded its horizons and not only runs in new parts of the world, but has more and more races. This has benefited the current generations, which can be seen in the historical ranking. After the Finn left Kimi Raikkonen in the last race of 2021, the top record was 350 games. However, Fernando Alonso It surpassed that in Singapore in 2022 and continues to do so in 2023.
Lewis Hamilton is another one of those who passed the 300 GP mark and Sebastian Vettel he was very close to it with his retirement in the UAE in 2022. Meanwhile, Sergio Perez He cut the gap to possibly enter the top 10 in 2023.
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The drivers with the most races in F1 history
| Position | Pilot | Nationality | number of tribes | last match |
| 1 | Fernando Alonso* | Spain | 361 | GP Miami 2023 |
| 2 | Kimi Raikkonen | Finland | 350 | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2021 |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | 323 | Brazilian GP 2011 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton* | Britain | 315 | GP Miami 2023 |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | 307 | Brazilian GP 2012 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | Britain | 306 | Monaco GP 2017 |
| 7 | Sebastian Vettel | Germany | 299 | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2022 |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Brazil | 269 | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2017 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | 256 | Australian GP 1993 |
| 10 | jarno trulli | Italy | 252 | Brazilian GP 2011 |
| eleven | David Coulthard | Britain | 246 | Brazilian GP 2008 |
| 12 | Sergio Perez* | Mexico | 240 | GP Miami 2023 |
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