F1 Records: Most podiums

Jaquob Crooke Updated: 27 Oct 26 11:32

If you don't take the race win, there's always the comfort of finishing on the podium and we've compiled the list of Formula One drivers who have achieved the most top-three finishes since the inaugural season in 1950.

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Lewis Hamilton - 208

Unsurprisingly it's Lewis Hamilton who tops the chart for most podiums and the Briton is the only driver to have featured in the top three on more than 200 occasions.

In fact, the Ferrari driver has finished on the podium in 52.26% of his races, a percentage only bettered by Juan Manuel Fangio (68.63%) and Max Verstappen (54.58%) of drivers with 30 or more podium finishes.

Hamilton has been on the podium 15 times at Silverstone, which is the most of any driver at a single circuit.

Michael Schumacher - 155

Accompanying Hamilton in the top two is fellow seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher, who achieved 155 podium finishes during his illustrious career.

The German achieved the unprecedented feat of achieving a podium finish in every race of the 2002 season, where he finished first or second in every grands prix except for the Malaysian Grand Prix, where he crossed the line in third.

Schumacher also possesses the record of most consecutive podium finishes having finished in the top three for 19 consecutive races from the 2001 United States Grand Prix to the 2002 Japanese Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen - 137

Ranking third on the all-time podiums list is Max Verstappenn, who had recently overtaken another four-time world champion in Sebastian Vettel.

Verstappen has finished on the podium a staggering 137 times in 251 entries and holds the record for most podiums in a season, having finished in the top three in 21 of the 22 races during the dominant 2023 campaign.

The Dutchman overtook Schumacher for most podiums with a single constructor.