Longest Wait for First Win by Races

Formula 1 drivers with the longest time between their debut and first race victory, measured by number of races.

Rank	Driver	Nationality	Wait Time	Diff to Leader	Diff to Previous	Debut Date	First Win Date	Season	Race
#1	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	German	248 races (No win yet)	—	—	3/14/2010	—	—	—
#2	Sergio Pérez PER	Mexican	191 races	57 races	57 races	3/27/2011	12/6/2020	2020	Sakhir Grand Prix
#3	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Danish	186 races (No win yet)	62 races	5 races	3/16/2014	—	—	—
#4	Lance Stroll STR	Canadian	185 races (No win yet)	63 races	1 races	3/26/2017	—	—	—
#5	Carlos Sainz SAI	Spanish	150 races	98 races	35 races	3/15/2015	7/3/2022	2022	British Grand Prix
#6	Mark Webber WEB	Australian	131 races	117 races	19 races	3/3/2002	7/12/2009	2009	German Grand Prix
#7	Rubens Barrichello BAR	Brazilian	124 races	124 races	7 races	3/14/1993	7/30/2000	2000	German Grand Prix
#8	Alexander Albon ALB	Thai	123 races (No win yet)	125 races	1 races	3/17/2019	—	—	—
#9	Jarno Trulli TRU	Italian	118 races	130 races	5 races	3/9/1997	5/23/2004	2004	Monaco Grand Prix
#10	Jenson Button BUT	British	114 races	134 races	4 races	3/12/2000	8/6/2006	2006	Hungarian Grand Prix
#11	Giancarlo Fisichella FIS	Italian	110 races	138 races	4 races	3/10/1996	4/6/2003	2003	Brazilian Grand Prix
#12	Nico Rosberg ROS	German	110 races	138 races	0 races	3/12/2006	4/15/2012	2012	Chinese Grand Prix
#13	Lando Norris NOR	British	109 races	139 races	1 races	3/17/2019	5/5/2024	2024	Miami Grand Prix
#14	Yuki Tsunoda TSU	Japanese	108 races (No win yet)	140 races	1 races	3/28/2021	—	—	—
#15	Mika Häkkinen	Finnish	96 races	152 races	12 races	3/10/1991	10/26/1997	1997	European Grand Prix
#16	Thierry Boutsen	Belgian	94 races	154 races	2 races	5/22/1983	6/18/1989	1989	Canadian Grand Prix
#17	Jean Alesi	French	91 races	157 races	3 races	7/9/1989	6/11/1995	1995	Canadian Grand Prix
#18	Eddie Irvine	British	81 races	167 races	10 races	10/24/1993	3/7/1999	1999	Australian Grand Prix
#19	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Finnish	81 races	167 races	0 races	3/17/2013	4/30/2017	2017	Russian Grand Prix
#20	George Russell RUS	British	80 races	168 races	1 races	3/17/2019	11/13/2022	2022	São Paulo Grand Prix
#21	Esteban Ocon OCO	French	77 races	171 races	3 races	8/28/2016	8/1/2021	2021	Hungarian Grand Prix
#22	Nigel Mansell	British	73 races	175 races	4 races	8/17/1980	10/6/1985	1985	European Grand Prix
#23	Riccardo Patrese	Italian	71 races	177 races	2 races	5/22/1977	5/23/1982	1982	Monaco Grand Prix
#24	Johnny Herbert	British	70 races	178 races	1 races	3/26/1989	7/16/1995	1995	British Grand Prix
#25	Ralf Schumacher SCH	German	69 races	179 races	1 races	3/9/1997	4/15/2001	2001	San Marino Grand Prix
#26	Patrick Depailler	French	68 races	180 races	1 races	7/2/1972	5/7/1978	1978	Monaco Grand Prix
#27	Guanyu Zhou ZHO	Chinese	68 races (No win yet)	180 races	0 races	3/20/2022	—	—	—
#28	Felipe Massa MAS	Brazilian	66 races	182 races	2 races	3/3/2002	8/27/2006	2006	Turkish Grand Prix
#29	Alessandro Nannini	Italian	61 races	187 races	5 races	3/23/1986	10/22/1989	1989	Japanese Grand Prix
#30	Jo Siffert	Swiss	57 races	191 races	4 races	6/17/1962	7/20/1968	1968	British Grand Prix
#31	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Australian	56 races	192 races	1 races	7/10/2011	6/8/2014	2014	Canadian Grand Prix
#32	Elio de Angelis	Italian	54 races	194 races	2 races	1/21/1979	8/15/1982	1982	Austrian Grand Prix
#33	Pierre Gasly GAS	French	54 races	194 races	0 races	10/1/2017	9/6/2020	2020	Italian Grand Prix
#34	Patrick Tambay	French	52 races	196 races	2 races	7/16/1977	8/8/1982	1982	German Grand Prix
#35	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	German	52 races	196 races	0 races	3/27/1994	4/27/1997	1997	San Marino Grand Prix
#36	Jochen Rindt	Austrian	49 races	199 races	3 races	8/23/1964	10/5/1969	1969	United States Grand Prix
#37	Keke Rosberg	Finnish	48 races	200 races	1 races	3/4/1978	8/29/1982	1982	Swiss Grand Prix
#38	Richie Ginther	American	47 races	201 races	1 races	5/29/1960	10/24/1965	1965	Mexican Grand Prix
#39	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	French	47 races	201 races	0 races	10/1/1967	5/14/1972	1972	Monaco Grand Prix
#40	Carlos Pace	Brazilian	40 races	208 races	7 races	3/4/1972	1/26/1975	1975	Brazilian Grand Prix
#41	John Watson	British	40 races	208 races	0 races	7/14/1973	8/15/1976	1976	Austrian Grand Prix
#42	Ronnie Peterson	Swedish	39 races	209 races	1 races	5/10/1970	7/1/1973	1973	French Grand Prix
#43	Jacques Laffite	French	39 races	209 races	0 races	8/4/1974	6/19/1977	1977	Swedish Grand Prix
#44	Olivier Panis	French	38 races	210 races	1 races	3/27/1994	5/19/1996	1996	Monaco Grand Prix
#45	Didier Pironi	French	35 races	213 races	3 races	1/15/1978	5/4/1980	1980	Belgian Grand Prix
#46	Kimi Räikkönen RAI	Finnish	35 races	213 races	0 races	3/4/2001	3/23/2003	2003	Malaysian Grand Prix
#47	Gerhard Berger	Austrian	34 races	214 races	1 races	8/19/1984	10/12/1986	1986	Mexican Grand Prix
#48	Oscar Piastri PIA	Australian	34 races	214 races	0 races	3/5/2023	7/21/2024	2024	Hungarian Grand Prix
#49	Charles Leclerc LEC	Monegasque	33 races	215 races	1 races	3/25/2018	9/1/2019	2019	Belgian Grand Prix
#50	Graham Hill	British	32 races	216 races	1 races	5/18/1958	5/20/1962	1962	Dutch Grand Prix
#51	Maurice Trintignant	French	30 races	218 races	2 races	5/21/1950	5/22/1955	1955	Monaco Grand Prix
#52	Niki Lauda	Austrian	30 races	218 races	0 races	8/15/1971	4/28/1974	1974	Spanish Grand Prix
#53	James Hunt	British	30 races	218 races	0 races	6/3/1973	6/22/1975	1975	Dutch Grand Prix
#54	Alan Jones	Australian	30 races	218 races	0 races	4/27/1975	8/14/1977	1977	Austrian Grand Prix
#55	Fernando Alonso ALO	Spanish	29 races	219 races	1 races	3/4/2001	8/24/2003	2003	Hungarian Grand Prix
#56	Liam Lawson LAW	New Zealander	29 races (No win yet)	219 races	0 races	8/27/2023	—	—	—
#57	Robert Kubica KUB	Polish	28 races	220 races	1 races	8/6/2006	6/8/2008	2008	Canadian Grand Prix
#58	Carlos Reutemann	Argentine	27 races	221 races	1 races	1/23/1972	3/30/1974	1974	South African Grand Prix
#59	Heikki Kovalainen KOV	Finnish	27 races	221 races	0 races	3/18/2007	8/3/2008	2008	Hungarian Grand Prix
#60	John Surtees	British	26 races	222 races	1 races	5/29/1960	8/4/1963	1963	German Grand Prix
#61	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	French	26 races	222 races	0 races	7/6/1975	7/1/1979	1979	French Grand Prix
#62	Michele Alboreto	Italian	25 races	223 races	1 races	5/3/1981	9/25/1982	1982	Caesars Palace Grand Prix
#63	Nelson Piquet	Brazilian	23 races	225 races	2 races	7/30/1978	3/30/1980	1980	United States Grand Prix West
#64	Pastor Maldonado MAL	Venezuelan	23 races	225 races	0 races	3/27/2011	5/13/2012	2012	Spanish Grand Prix
#65	Max Verstappen VER	Dutch	23 races	225 races	0 races	3/15/2015	5/15/2016	2016	Spanish Grand Prix
#66	Wolfgang von Trips	German	22 races	226 races	1 races	9/2/1956	5/22/1961	1961	Dutch Grand Prix
#67	Dan Gurney	American	22 races	226 races	0 races	7/5/1959	7/8/1962	1962	French Grand Prix
#68	Lorenzo Bandini	Italian	22 races	226 races	0 races	6/18/1961	8/23/1964	1964	Austrian Grand Prix
#69	Vittorio Brambilla	Italian	22 races	226 races	0 races	3/30/1974	8/17/1975	1975	Austrian Grand Prix
#70	René Arnoux	French	22 races	226 races	0 races	5/21/1978	1/27/1980	1980	Brazilian Grand Prix
#71	Stirling Moss	British	21 races	227 races	1 races	5/27/1951	7/16/1955	1955	British Grand Prix
#72	Peter Revson	American	21 races	227 races	0 races	6/14/1964	7/14/1973	1973	British Grand Prix
#73	Gunnar Nilsson	Swedish	21 races	227 races	0 races	3/6/1976	6/5/1977	1977	Belgian Grand Prix
#74	Sebastian Vettel VET	German	21 races	227 races	0 races	6/17/2007	9/14/2008	2008	Italian Grand Prix
#75	Oliver Bearman BEA	British	21 races (No win yet)	227 races	0 races	3/9/2024	—	—	—
#76	Franco Colapinto COL	Argentine	21 races (No win yet)	227 races	0 races	9/1/2024	—	—	—
#77	Innes Ireland	British	20 races	228 races	1 races	5/31/1959	10/8/1961	1961	United States Grand Prix
#78	Alain Prost	French	20 races	228 races	0 races	1/13/1980	7/5/1981	1981	French Grand Prix
#79	David Coulthard COU	British	20 races	228 races	0 races	5/29/1994	9/24/1995	1995	Portuguese Grand Prix
#80	François Cevert	French	19 races	229 races	1 races	6/21/1970	10/3/1971	1971	United States Grand Prix
#81	Jochen Mass	German	19 races	229 races	0 races	7/14/1973	4/27/1975	1975	Spanish Grand Prix
#82	Phil Hill	American	18 races	230 races	1 races	7/6/1958	9/4/1960	1960	Italian Grand Prix
#83	Gilles Villeneuve	Canadian	18 races	230 races	0 races	7/16/1977	10/8/1978	1978	Canadian Grand Prix
#84	Andrea Kimi Antonelli ANT	Italian	18 races (No win yet)	230 races	0 races	3/16/2025	—	—	—
#85	Gabriel Bortoleto BOR	Brazilian	18 races (No win yet)	230 races	0 races	3/16/2025	—	—	—
#86	Isack Hadjar HAD	French	18 races (No win yet)	230 races	0 races	3/16/2025	—	—	—
#87	Jack Brabham	Australian	17 races	231 races	1 races	7/16/1955	5/10/1959	1959	Monaco Grand Prix
#88	Michael Schumacher MSC	German	17 races	231 races	0 races	8/25/1991	8/30/1992	1992	Belgian Grand Prix
#89	Jim Clark	British	16 races	232 races	1 races	6/6/1960	6/17/1962	1962	Belgian Grand Prix
#90	Denny Hulme	New Zealander	16 races	232 races	0 races	5/30/1965	5/7/1967	1967	Monaco Grand Prix
#91	Peter Collins	British	15 races	233 races	1 races	5/18/1952	6/3/1956	1956	Belgian Grand Prix
#92	Jo Bonnier	Swedish	15 races	233 races	0 races	9/2/1956	5/31/1959	1959	Dutch Grand Prix
#93	Peter Gethin	British	15 races	233 races	0 races	6/21/1970	9/5/1971	1971	Italian Grand Prix
#94	Ayrton Senna	Brazilian	15 races	233 races	0 races	3/25/1984	4/21/1985	1985	Portuguese Grand Prix
#95	Juan Pablo Montoya MON	Colombian	14 races	234 races	1 races	3/4/2001	9/16/2001	2001	Italian Grand Prix
#96	Jody Scheckter	South African	12 races	236 races	2 races	10/8/1972	6/9/1974	1974	Swedish Grand Prix
#97	Damon Hill	British	12 races	236 races	0 races	7/12/1992	8/15/1993	1993	Hungarian Grand Prix
#98	Jim Rathmann	American	11 races	237 races	1 races	5/30/1950	5/30/1960	1960	Indianapolis 500
#99	Luigi Musso	Italian	11 races	237 races	0 races	9/13/1953	1/22/1956	1956	Argentine Grand Prix
#100	Alberto Ascari	Italian	10 races	238 races	1 races	5/21/1950	7/29/1951	1951	German Grand Prix
#101	Mario Andretti	American	9 races	239 races	1 races	10/6/1968	3/6/1971	1971	South African Grand Prix
#102	Sam Hanks	American	8 races	240 races	1 races	5/30/1950	5/30/1957	1957	Indianapolis 500
#103	Rodger Ward	American	8 races	240 races	0 races	5/30/1951	5/30/1959	1959	Indianapolis 500
#104	Mike Hawthorn	British	8 races	240 races	0 races	6/22/1952	7/5/1953	1953	French Grand Prix
#105	Bruce McLaren	New Zealander	8 races	240 races	0 races	8/3/1958	12/12/1959	1959	United States Grand Prix
#106	Pedro Rodríguez	Mexican	8 races	240 races	0 races	10/6/1963	1/2/1967	1967	South African Grand Prix
#107	Jackie Stewart	British	7 races	241 races	1 races	1/1/1965	9/12/1965	1965	Italian Grand Prix
#108	Jacky Ickx	Belgian	7 races	241 races	0 races	8/6/1967	7/7/1968	1968	French Grand Prix
#109	Jack Doohan DOO	Australian	7 races (No win yet)	241 races	0 races	12/8/2024	—	—	—
#110	Luigi Fagioli	Italian	6 races	242 races	1 races	5/13/1950	7/1/1951	1951	French Grand Prix
#111	Piero Taruffi	Italian	6 races	242 races	0 races	9/3/1950	5/18/1952	1952	Swiss Grand Prix
#112	Jimmy Bryan	American	6 races	242 races	0 races	5/30/1952	5/30/1958	1958	Indianapolis 500
#113	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Italian	6 races	242 races	0 races	6/9/1963	9/4/1966	1966	Italian Grand Prix
#114	Lewis Hamilton HAM	British	5 races	243 races	1 races	3/18/2007	6/10/2007	2007	Canadian Grand Prix
#115	José Froilán González	Argentine	4 races	244 races	1 races	5/21/1950	7/14/1951	1951	British Grand Prix
#116	Pat Flaherty	American	4 races	244 races	0 races	5/30/1950	5/30/1956	1956	Indianapolis 500
#117	Clay Regazzoni	Swiss	4 races	244 races	0 races	6/21/1970	9/6/1970	1970	Italian Grand Prix
#118	Emerson Fittipaldi	Brazilian	4 races	244 races	0 races	7/18/1970	10/4/1970	1970	United States Grand Prix
#119	Bob Sweikert	American	3 races	245 races	1 races	5/30/1952	5/30/1955	1955	Indianapolis 500
#120	Tony Brooks	British	3 races	245 races	0 races	5/13/1956	7/20/1957	1957	British Grand Prix
#121	Jacques Villeneuve VIL	Canadian	3 races	245 races	0 races	3/10/1996	4/28/1996	1996	European Grand Prix
#122	Troy Ruttman	American	2 races	246 races	1 races	5/30/1950	5/30/1952	1952	Indianapolis 500
#123	Bill Vukovich	American	2 races	246 races	0 races	5/30/1951	5/30/1953	1953	Indianapolis 500
#124	Juan Fangio	Argentine	1 races	247 races	1 races	5/13/1950	5/21/1950	1950	Monaco Grand Prix
#125	Lee Wallard	American	1 races	247 races	0 races	5/30/1950	5/30/1951	1951	Indianapolis 500
#126	Nino Farina	Italian	0 races	248 races	1 races	5/13/1950	5/13/1950	1950	British Grand Prix
#127	Johnnie Parsons	American	0 races	248 races	0 races	5/30/1950	5/30/1950	1950	Indianapolis 500
#128	Giancarlo Baghetti	Italian	0 races	248 races	0 races	7/2/1961	7/2/1961	1961	French Grand Prix

Frequently Asked Questions

Which F1 driver has the longest wait for their first win by races?

The driver with the longest wait for their first win by races is listed at the top of our comprehensive list, showing the number of races from their F1 debut to their first race victory.

How is the wait time calculated for F1 drivers?

The wait time is calculated as the number of races between a driver's first F1 race and their first race win (1st place finish).

What does it mean if a driver has no win yet?

Some drivers in the list may not have achieved a race win yet. Their wait time represents the races since their debut, and they're included to show current active drivers still waiting.