Fastest lap

In motorsport, the fastest lap is the quickest lap run during a race. Some series, like the discontinued A1 Grand Prix and the current GP2 series, award bonus points to the driver/team with the fastest lap. In Formula One, where until 1960 drivers were awarded a point for setting fastest lap, Michael Schumacher holds the current record for the most fastest laps with 77.

In Grand Prix motorcycle racing no point is awarded for the fastest lap. Giacomo Agostini holds the current record for the most fastest laps with 117.

Formula One

In Formula One, 128 different drivers have made fastest race laps. German driver Michael Schumacher has achieved the highest number of fastest laps with 77. He is followed by Finnish driver Kimi Räikkönen with 42. Since 2007, an award is given to the driver with the most fastest laps in a season.[1]

Fastest laps are often set during the final laps of a race. Lap times often decrease as tracks get "rubbered in" and fuel weights go down as a race progresses.

Setting the fastest lap is often considered an unofficial consolation prize for a driver that has had an incident that precluded a podium finish.

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

In Grand Prix motorcycle racing, which includes the 80cc, 125cc, 250cc, 350cc, 500cc, Moto3, Moto2 and MotoGP classes, Giacomo Agostini holds the record for the most fastest laps with 117. Valentino Rossi, who still actively races in MotoGP, is second with 94 fastest laps and Ángel Nieto is third with 81.

Top ten riders in Grand Prix motorcycle racing with most fastest laps

As of 26 April 2016
Bold Rider still competing in Grand Prix motorcycle racing as of the 2016 season
Rider Fastest laps
1 Italy Giacomo Agostini 117
2 Italy Valentino Rossi 94
3 Spain Ángel Nieto 81
4 United Kingdom Mike Hailwood 79
5 Spain Dani Pedrosa 61
6 Spain Marc Márquez 48
7 Australia Michael Doohan 46
8 Italy Max Biaggi 42
9 United Kingdom Phil Read 36
10 Rhodesia Jim Redman 35
Source:[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "DHL to sponsor Formula 1's fastest laps trophy". Brand Republic. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
  2. ↑ "Statistics". MotoGP.com. Retrieved 26 April 2016. Select Riders' race fastest laps, all seasons, all classes, all countries, all tracks.


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