These Are The 3 Oldest F1 Race Winners

Lewis Hamilton became the seventh‑oldest driver to win a Formula 1 Grand Prix with his victory at the 2026 Barcelona‑Catalunya Grand Prix.

At 41 years, 5 months and 7 days, the Ferrari driver joined a list headed by Luigi Fagioli, who remains the oldest winner in F1 history.

Here are the three oldest race winners in Formula 1 history.

1. Luigi Fagioli – 53 years, 22 days (1951 French GP)

Fagioli holds the record for the oldest driver to win a Formula 1 race. The Italian was 53 years old when he won the 1951 French Grand Prix at Reims, driving an Alfa Romeo.

He shared the victory with Juan Manuel Fangio, as the race was one of the few in F1 history where drivers co‑drove. Fagioli started seven races between 1950 and 1951, finishing on the podium six times and winning once.

2. Giuseppe Farina – 46 years, 9 months, 3 days (1953 German GP)

The first Formula 1 World Champion was also one of its oldest winners. Driving a Ferrari, Farina won the 1953 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring at the age of 46 years, nine months and three days.

He had won the inaugural World Championship in 1950 at 43 years and 308 days, and his victory at the Nürburgring was the last of his career.

3. Juan Manuel Fangio – 46 years, 1 month, 11 days (1957 German GP)

Juan Manuel Fangio in 1955

Fangio remains the oldest World Champion in F1 history, and his final victory also ranks among the oldest. Driving a Maserati, the Argentine won the 1957 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring at the age of 46 years, one month and 11 days.

It was his 24th and last Grand Prix victory, and he clinched his fifth Drivers' Championship in that same race.

Fangio's win at the Nürburgring in 1957 is arguably the greatest drive in the history of the series, as he planned an unusual one-stop strategy for the race, refuelling and changing tyres.

He reportedly started the race with half a tank of fuel, and pitted on lap 11 (of 22) and came out of the pits around 50 seconds behind the Ferraris of Mike Hawthorn and Peter Collins.

The Argentine legend put up lap record after lap record in 'The Green Hell' and overtook the Ferraris to win the race.

Lewis Hamilton, F1 snapshot

See also: 2026 F1 calendar on F1-Fansite.

Related: Report & Results 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya F1 Grand Prix

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Victor R.

Victor R. López is a Venezuelan journalist from Tumeremo who focuses on Formula 1 and motorsport. He covers driver news, race weekends and key stories from across the sport for F1-Fansite.com.

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