SINCE Formula One began 63 years ago, many great drivers made history and secured their place in the history books.
However, now the rankings of drivers with the most points ever has been revealed.
Topping the list is seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton.
Despite not winning a race since December 2021, the Brit’s exploits from years past have secured his position on top of these rankings.
Since starting his career in 2007 he has always been able to score healthy points in every season, winning a race every year except for 2022.
Overall, he has mustered an incredible 4492.5 points, giving him a healthy lead over next best driver Sebastian Vettel.
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The German earned 3098 points over a trophy-laden career which saw him win four titles in a row at Red Bull.
While the titles evaporated at Ferrari, Vettel continued to challenge for race wins.
Rounding out the podium is Vettel’s Red Bull successor Max Verstappen.
The Dutchman has amassed 2181.5 points and only overtook the driver in fourth of this list during this season’s Monaco Grand Prix.
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Verstappen is the driver to beat at this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix, having already won five races this season and winning the last two F1 seasons.
The 25-year-old is the first driver on the list to have raced his entire career under the new points system – introduced in 2010 – which upped points for a win up from 10 to 25.
Aston Martin and fellow two-time F1 champ Fernando Alonso is hot on Verstappen’s heels with 2160 points.
Having made his debut back in 2001, the 41-year-old Spaniard is the longest-serving driver on the grid.
A duo of former Finnish F1 drivers rank next, with last Ferrari champion Kimi Raikkonen scoring 1873 points.
Valtteri Bottas ranks in sixth with 1791 points, but is the first driver on the list to not win a drivers title.
The Alfa Romeo driver is ironically higher than Nico Rosberg, the man he replaced at Mercedes.
Rosberg retired at the peak of his career, and the German-Finnish driver’s tally of 1594.5 also places him above legend Michael Schumacher.
Despite having the joint-most titles in F1, Schumacher drive nearly all of his career under the old points system, meaning his 1566 points can rank him only in eighth in the list.
However, had he been racing under the modern system, the German would have accrued a mighty 4660 points, which would still place him behind Hamilton.
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Though Hamilton himself would also receive a bonus if his whole career came under the current system, with his total shooting up to over 5000.
Sergio Perez and Daniel Ricciardo round out the list, with the former seeming to be the one threat to Verstappen’s bid of landing a third title in a row.
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