VERSTAPPEN RECORD DRIVER

He may not have always started on pole, but Verstappen made sure he had a clear line to the first corner more often than not as he started on the front row 13 times this season. Verstappen's tally was the second-best behind Leclerc, who had nine. Verstappen took eight DHL pole position awards this season, but only started P1 seven times because he picked up a grid penalty at the Belgian Grand Prix, after having gone fastest in qualifying. READ MORE: ‘I always believed in the project’ – Max Verstappen on Red Bull, his second title and how long he plans to race in F1 8

This was the largest margin of victory in the hybrid era – surpassing Hamilton’s 124-point win over Valtteri Bottas in 2020 – and the second best in F1 history – behind Vettel’s 155-point gap to Fernando Alonso in 2013. Max Verstappens 17th win of the Formula One season in Sao Paulo means he is guaranteed to have the highest win percentage of any Formula One season ever. This was the gap from Verstappen to second-placed Charles Leclerc in the drivers' championship. In addition to being the youngest Grand Prix winner. The double world champion scored 454 points this season, surpassing the previous total set by Lewis Hamilton – which was 413 – back in 2019. As of the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Verstappen has had 54 victories, 32 pole positions and 30 fastest laps.

What was a record for Verstappen, was his points tally this season.

VERSTAPPEN RECORD DRIVER

Unfortunately for the Dutch driver this did not match the record for the most podiums in a season – which is 18 – although Verstappen will sleep well knowing that he set that landmark in 2021. Verstappen finished on the podium 17 times in total this year – a third place finish in Monaco and second place in Austria to go along with his 15 wins. Met de zege in de Grote Prijs van Abu Dhabi eindigde hij voor de achttiende. This is the fifth best win percentage in an F1 season and the second best since 2005 – only bettered by Vettel’s 68.4%-win rate in 2013. Max Verstappen heeft bij het veroveren van zijn eerste wereldtitel tevens een nieuw record gevestigd in de Formule 1. Verstappen is set to remain at Red Bull until at least the end of the 2028 season after signing a contract extension. Verstappen’s 15 victories came in 22 Grands Prix, which means he stood on the top step of the podium at 68.2% of the races this season. In addition to being the youngest Grand Prix winner, he holds several Formula One records, including the most wins in a season and the most consecutive wins. WATCH: The inside story of Max Verstappen's title-winning performance in the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix 68.2 Max Verstappen entered the history books with victory at the Italian Grand Prix a record-breaking 10th consecutive win taking the Red Bull driver to a rarified plane of success never achieved. Verstappen won a record-breaking 15 races this year – including nine of the last 11 races – setting the new benchmark for the most wins in a season, as he surpassed the previous record of 13, that was held by Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel.

But what do the numbers say about his performance in 2022? 15 Red Bull's flying Dutchman was in brilliant form all year as he became just the 11th driver to win back-to-back world titles. On his way to securing his second world championship Max Verstappen put together one of the most dominant seasons in Formula 1 history.

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