Max Verstappen Scored Seven Records After F1 Champion Abu Dhabi

Max Verstappen won the last F1 Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi (Instagram/@maxverstappen1).

JAKARTA Max Verstappen successfully broke seven amazing records in the F1 2023 season after winning the last Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi.

The 26-year-old was the fastest in the final series at the Yas Marina Circuit on Sunday, November 26, 2023. It was Verstappen's 19th win this season.

This result is the most dominant in the long history of F1 which led Verstappen to his third title in F1 three times in a row.

Here Are Verstappen's Seven Records

Win 19 Times

Victory in Abu Dhabi is Verstappen's 19th victory this season out of 22 race series. That is the most in F1 history.

Percentage of victory

This season Verstappen made his winning percentage 86.36%. This record made him break Alberto Ascari's record which has been around since 1952.

Concrete Victory

This season Verstappen managed to carve 10 consecutive wins. The record starts from the fifth series in Miami, United States, to Monza, Italy.

The record saw Verstappen pass Sebastian Vettel's nine consecutive wins. The German previously held a record straight win with Red Bull during his title fight campaign in 2013.

Podium

Of the total 22 race series this season, Verstappen has only failed to get on the podium at the Singapore Grand Prix. The rest, he secured 19 wins and twice climbed the second podium, respectively in Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan.

Points

The victory in the last series of Abu Dhabi made Verstappen pocket a total of 575 points from 620 points that could be obtained. This means that he scored 92.7 percentage possible points.

Leading Lap

Verstappen has also managed to lead 1,003 laps out of a total of 1,383. He was the first driver to lead more than a thousand laps throughout the season.

Points margin

Verstappen's total of 575 points put him ahead of 209 points from his teammate, Sergio Perez, who closed the season as runner-up. That is the biggest winning margin in championship history.