The drivers with the most races in F1… without winning

A total of 112 drivers know what it is to win at least one Formula 1 race, and many more are those who have never been able to achieve the glory of climbing to the top step of a top-class grand prix.

Names like Giuseppe Farina (winner of the first race in history), Giancarlo Baghetti (an “anonymous” who only contested 21 tests) or Johnnie Parsons (who benefited from the fact that in the 1950s the Indianapolis 500 was scored in F1 and that only American drivers competed) are in history as drivers who won in their first appearance in the F1 World Championship.

Others like Mark Webber (130 races before his first victory), Rubens Barrichello (124), Jarno Trulli (117) or Carlos Sainz (150, finally braked at the 2022 British GP) had to wait a long time until their first victory. . But, and they are the protagonists of this gallery, there were (and are) many who disputed many grand prix without knowing what it was like to celebrate a victory in F1.

Find out who they are.

The 25 drivers with the most races in Formula 1 without victory (and their teams, which is important!):

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26. Marc Surer (81 Grand Prix)

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Teams:

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Brabham

ATS

teaching

Theodore

Photo by: Jean-Philippe Legrand

25. Jonathan Palmer (83 Grand Prix)

2 / 25

Teams:

Tyrrell

zakspeed

ram

Williams

Photo by: LAT Images

24. Takuma Sato (90th Grand Prix)

3 / 25

Equipment:

Super Aguri

BAR

Jordan

Photo by: Glenn Dunbar/Motorsport Images

23. Timo Glock (91 Grand Prix)

4 / 25

Teams:

Virgin

Toyota

Marussia

Jordan

Photo by: Sutton Motorsport Images

22. Ivan Capelli (93 Grands Prix)

5 / 25

Equipment:

March

Leyton House

ferrari

Tyrrell

AGS

Jordan

Photo by: LAT Images

21. Ukyo Katayama (95th Grand Prix)

6 / 25

Equipment:

Tyrrell

minardi

venturi

Photo by: LAT Images

20. Chris Amon (96 Grands Prix)

7 / 25

Equipment:

ferrari

matra

March

Lotus

Ensign

Lola

Techno

BRM

Cooper

Tyrrell

amun

Photo by: LAT Images

19. Marcus Ericsson (97 Grands Prix)

8 / 25

Equipment:

caterham

Sauber

Photo By: Sutton Motorsport Images

18. Pedro Diniz (98 Grand Prizes)

9 / 25

Teams:

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Sauber

Fortune

Ligier

Photo by: Charles Coates / Motorsport Images

17. Pedro de la Rosa (105 Grand Prix)

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Equipment:

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Jaguar

HRT

BMW-Sauber

McLaren

Sauber

Photo by: LAT Images

16. Jos Verstappen (107 Grands Prix)

11 / 25

Equipment:

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Tyrrell

minardi

foot work

Benetton

Stewart

Simtek

Photo by: LAT Images

15. Philippe Alliot (109 Grandes Premios)

12 / 25

Teams:

Lola

RAM

ligier

Larrousse

McLaren

Photo from: LAT Images

14. Daniil Kvyat (110 Grands Prix)

13 / 25

Equipment:

red bull

Red Bull

AlphaTauri

Photo by: Mark Sutton/Motorsport Images

13. Mika Salo (110 Grands Prix)

14 / 25

Equipment:

Tyrrell

Toyota

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Sauber

ferrari

BAR

Lotus

Photo by: LAT Images

11. Pierluigi Martini (118 Grandes Premios)

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Equipos:

Minardi

Dallara

Photo by: LAT Images

10. Adrian Sutil (128 Grands Prix)

16 / 25

Equipment:

Midlands

spyker

Sauber

Force India

Photo by: Hazrin Yeob Men Shah

9. Kevin Magnussen (130 Grands Prix)

17 / 25

Equipment:

McLaren

Renault

Hass

Photo by: Zak Mauger/Motorsport Images

8. Eddie Cheever inside the car (132 Grands Prix)

18 / 25

Equipment:

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Alfa Romeo

Renault

Tyrrell

Liger

Osella

hesketh

Lola

Theodore

Photo by: Giorgio Piola

7. Jean-Pierre Jarier (134 Grandes Premios)

19 / 25

Teams:

Shadow

Tyrell

Osella

ligier

March

think

TTY

Lotus

Photo by: Sutton Motorsport Images

6. Derek Warwick (146 Grands Prix)

20 / 25

Equipment:

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Renault

Toleman

Lotus

foot work

Brabham

Photo by: LAT Images

5. Martin Brundle (158 Grand Prix)

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Equipment:

Tyrrell

Brabham

Ligier

Zakspeed

Benetton

McLaren

Jordan

Williams

Photo by: LAT Images

4. Romain Grosjean (179 Grandes Premios)

22 / 25

Teams:

Lotus

Haas

Renault

Photo by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Images

3. Nico Hulkenberg (181 Grands Prix)

23 / 25

Equipment:

Racing Point

Force India

Renault

Williams

Sauber

Aston-Martin

Photo by: Charles Coates/Motorsport Images

2. Nick Heidfeld (183 grand prizes)

24/25 _

Equipment:

BMW Clean

Clean

Jordan

cheers

Williams

Renault

Photo by Hazrin Yeob Men Shah

1. Andrea de Cesaris (208 Grands Prix)

25 / 25

Equipment:

Alfa Romeo

Tyrrell

Dallara

Liger

Jordan

Brabham

rial

minardi

McLaren

Sauber

Photo by: LAT Images

The 25 Formula 1 drivers with the most races without winning