The importance of numbers in Formula One
With Formula One in its 61st season, here's a statistical look at the sport:
15 - Sebastian Vettel is only the 15th driver to have won at least two World titles and in only his fifth season.
20 - Number of races that Sebastian Vettel has won so far in 78 starts.
27 - Number of pole positions that Sebastian Vettel has claimed; the most by any current driver, barring Michael Schumacher (67).
323 - Number of starts by Rubens Barrichello, the most ever in F1 history.
4 - Number of different winners in the 2011 season so far - Sebastian Vettel (10), Lewis Hamilton (1), Jenson Button (1) and Fernando Alonso (1).
11 - Most number of different winners in a season (1982 - 16 races) - Alain Prost (2), Didier Pironi (2), Rene Arnoux (2), Niki Lauda (2), John Watson (2), Nelson Piquet (1), Keke Rosberg (1), Patrick Tambay (1), Elio de Angelis (1), Michele Alberto (1), Riccardo Patrese (1).
3 - Least number of different winners in a season (1988, 16 races) - Ayrton Senna (8), Alain Prost (7), Gerhard Berger (1).
0.5 - The closest difference between championship winner (Niki Lauda - 72) and runner-up (Alain Prost - 71.5); in 1984 season.
3584 - The number of days between two races for a driver (Luca Badoer of Ferrari - Suzuka 1999 to Valencia 2009).
216 - Number of wins by Ferrari in 1,797 starts; 201 pole positions and 653 podium finishes.
47 - The age at which Juan Manuel Fangio won the world championship in 1957.
5 - Number of drivers over 40 to have won the World championship - Juan Manuel Fangio (47.31, 1957); Nino Farina (44.98, 1950); Jack Brabham (41.47, 1966); Graham Hill (40.74, 1968); Nigel Mansell (40.03, 1992).
57 - The age at which Louis Chiron participated in a F1 race and was classified sixth (Monte Carlo, 1955).
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