In the course of the season 2020, the leaders of the race managed to visit nine pilots. In the first four, three pilots speaking at Mercedes at once.
Most of all in the position of the leader of the race was drove Champion Lewis Hamilton: 3161 kilometers - 60.5% of the total distance of 17 races. And this still Lewis missed one race. For comparison: in 2019, Hamilton was leading for 39.8% of the distance.
Of the nine pilots, which were leading in races, only five were able to eventually defeat.
Racing in the racing season 2020, pilots, kilometers:
1. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes - 3161
2. Valtterter Bottas, Mercedes - 921
3. Max Ferstappen, Red Bull - 491
4. George Russell, Mercedes - 209
5. Lance Stroll, Racing Point - 171
6. Pierre Gasli, Alphatauri - 151
7. Sergio Perez, Racing Point - 96
8. Carlos Saint, McLaren - 24
9. Alexander Albon, Red Bull - 5
As already mentioned, nine pilots visited the chapter of the race this year. For comparison: in 2019, in 2018, in 2017 and 2016, only 6 pilots have managed to visit the leader's position, in 2015 - 7 pilots, in 2014 - 10 pilots, in 2012, and 2013 - 13 pilots. A record-maximum - 15 pilots - belongs to the 2008 season. Record minimum - 4 pilots - remains for the season 1988.
On the distance traveled by the record holder, Vettel remains, which in the 2011 season lasted at the first position of 3794 km (65.5% of the distance of all races).
Linging in racing in the season 2020, teams, kilometers:
1. Mercedes - 4291 (82.1%)
2. Red Bull - 497
3. Racing Point - 266
4. Alphatauri - 151
5. McLaren - 24
For the first time, Racing Point and Alphatauri came to this rating. Six years later, McLaren marked at the head of Peloton. Meanwhile, it is this team that owns a record for leading in races. In 1988, Airton Senna and Alain were sitting on the first position of 4622 kilometers, but then the season consisted of 16 races, so in percentage of (97.4%), the achievement of the British team remains out of reach.
According to the maximum number of teams whose pilots managed to visit the chapter of the race, the leader remains the season-1975 - 10 teams. Only three teams could boast of leadership in 1953, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2002, 2016 and 2017.
