Grand Slam (Formula 1)
A Grand Slam (also known as a Grand Chelem in French) is a rare achievement in Formula One where a driver fulfills the following criteria during a single race weekend:
- starts from pole position,
- sets the fastest lap of the race,
- leads every lap of the race, and
- wins the race.[1]
History
[edit]The record for most Grand Slams is held by Jim Clark, with eight. Among active drivers, Lewis Hamilton has the most with six.
Notable world champions such as Alain Prost, Keke Rosberg, Jenson Button, and Kimi Räikkönen never achieved a single Grand Slam in their careers.
Both Ayrton Senna and Nelson Piquet earned their first Grand Slams in the same Grands Prix where they scored their first career victories.[2]
List of Grand Slam winners
[edit]| Wins | Driver | Grands Prix |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Jim Clark (🇬🇧) | 1962 British GP, 1963 Dutch GP, 1963 French GP, 1963 Mexican GP, 1964 British GP, 1965 South African GP, 1965 French GP, 1965 German GP |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton (🇬🇧) | 2014 Malaysian GP, 2015 Italian GP, 2017 Chinese GP, 2017 Canadian GP, 2017 British GP, 2019 Abu Dhabi GP |
| 5 | Alberto Ascari (🇮🇹) | 1952 French GP, 1952 German GP, 1952 Dutch GP, 1953 Argentine GP, 1953 British GP |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher (🇩🇪) | 1994 Monaco GP, 1994 Canadian GP, 2002 Spanish GP, 2004 Australian GP, 2004 Hungarian GP |
| 5 | Max Verstappen (🇳🇱) | 2021 Austrian GP, 2022 Emilia Romagna GP, 2023 Spanish GP, 2023 Qatar GP, 2024 Bahrain GP |
| 4 | Jackie Stewart (🇬🇧) | 1969 French GP, 1971 Monaco GP, 1971 French GP, 1972 United States GP |
| 4 | Ayrton Senna (🇧🇷) | 1985 Portuguese GP, 1989 Spanish GP, 1990 Monaco GP, 1990 Italian GP |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell (🇬🇧) | 1991 British GP, 1992 South African GP, 1992 Spanish GP, 1992 British GP |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel (🇩🇪) | 2011 Indian GP, 2012 Japanese GP, 2013 Singapore GP, 2013 Korean GP |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet (🇧🇷) | 1980 United States West GP, 1981 Argentine GP, 1984 Canadian GP |
| 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio (🇦🇷) | 1950 Monaco GP, 1956 German GP |
| 2 | Jack Brabham (🇦🇺) | 1960 Belgian GP, 1966 British GP |
| 2 | Mika Häkkinen (🇫🇮) | 1998 Brazilian GP, 1998 Monaco GP |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg (🇩🇪) | 2016 Russian GP, 2016 European GP |
| 1 | Mike Hawthorn (🇬🇧) | 1958 French GP |
| 1 | Stirling Moss (🇬🇧) | 1959 Portuguese GP |
| 1 | Jo Siffert (🇨🇭) | 1971 Austrian GP |
| 1 | Jacky Ickx (🇧🇪) | 1972 German GP |
| 1 | Clay Regazzoni (🇨🇭) | 1976 United States West GP |
| 1 | Niki Lauda (🇦🇹) | 1976 Belgian GP |
| 1 | Jacques Laffite (🇫🇷) | 1979 Brazilian GP |
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve (🇨🇦) | 1979 United States West GP |
| 1 | Gerhard Berger (🇦🇹) | 1987 Australian GP |
| 1 | Damon Hill (🇬🇧) | 1995 Hungarian GP |
| 1 | Fernando Alonso (🇪🇸) | 2010 Singapore GP |
| 1 | Charles Leclerc (🇲🇨) | 2022 Australian GP |