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Top 10 Greatest Formula 1 Drivers in History

– First race: 1971 Austrian Grand Prix – World Championships: 3 (1975, 1977, 1984) – Number of races: 171 – Number of wins: 25 – Number of pole positions: 24 – Career points: 420.5

Niki Lauda - 25 wins

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– First race: 1965 South African Grand Prix – World Championships: 3 (1969, 1971, 1973) – Number of races: 99 – Number of wins: 27 – Number of pole positions: 17 – Career points: 360

Jackie Stewart - 27 wins

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– First race: 1980 Austrian Grand Prix – World Championships: 1 (1992) – Number of races: 187 – Number of wins: 31 – Number of pole positions: 32 – Career points: 482

Nigel Mansell - 31 wins

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– First race: 2001 Australian Grand Prix – World Championships: 2 (2005-06) – Number of races: 359 – Number of wins: 32 – Number of pole positions: 22 – Career points: 2076

Fernando Alonso - 32 wins

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– First race: 2015 Australian Grand Prix – World championships: 2 (2021, 2022) – Number of races: 164 – Number of wins: 36 – Number of pole positions: 21 – Career points: 2036.5

Max Verstappen - 36 wins

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– First race: 1984 Brazilian Grand Prix – World Championships: 3 (1988, 1990-91) – Number of races: 161 – Number of wins: 41 – Number of pole positions: 65 – Career points: 610

Ayrton Senna - 41 wins

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– First race: 1980 Argentinian Grand Prix – World Championships: 4 (1985-86, 1989, 1993) – Number of races: 199 – Number of wins: 51 – Number of pole positions: 33 – Career points: 768.5

Alain Prost - 51 wins

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– First race: 2007 United States Grand Prix – World Championships: 4 (2010-13) – Number of races: 300 – Number of wins: 53 – Number of pole positions: 57 – Career points: 3098

Sebastian Vettel - 53 wins

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– First race: 1991 Belgian Grand Prix – World Championships: 7 (1994-95, 2000-04) – Number of races: 308 – Number of wins: 91 – Number of pole positions: 68 – Career points: 1566

Michael Schumacher - 91 wins

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– First race: 2007 Australian Grand Prix – World Championships: 7 (2008, 2014-15, 2017-20) – Number of races: 310 – Number of wins: 103 – Number of pole positions: 103 – Career points: 4415.5

Lewis Hamilton - 103 wins

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