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Formula One: Win Droughts After Belgium

By Asher Fair

SPA, BELGIUM - AUGUST 26: Felipe Massa of Brazil driving the (19) Williams Martini Racing Williams FW40 Mercedes on track during qualifying for the Formula One Grand Prix of Belgium at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on August 26, 2017 in Spa, Belgium. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
SPA, BELGIUM - AUGUST 26: Felipe Massa of Brazil driving the (19) Williams Martini Racing Williams FW40 Mercedes on track during qualifying for the Formula One Grand Prix of Belgium at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on August 26, 2017 in Spa, Belgium. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images) /
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Winning Formula One races is not always easy. Some drivers have had very long waits since earning their most recent Formula One victory. In fact, some have never won at all.

With 12 races down in this season’s 20-race Formula One World Championship, many drivers are searching for their first victory in a long time. In fact, many drivers are searching for their first career Formula One victory. Which drivers are trying to end the longest winless streaks?

Lewis Hamilton took the victory in the Belgian Grand Prix at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium. The win was his fifth of the season and second in the last three races.

As such, many of the long win droughts already held by many of the full-time Formula One driers only got longer as opposed to being cut down to 0.

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Felipe Massa hasn’t won since the 2008 season, Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso haven’t won since the 2013 season, and Romain Grosjean, Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez have never won a race since driving in their first races in the 2009, 2010 and 2011 seasons, respectively.

Many other drivers are looking to get back to Victory Lane for the first time in over a year as well.

NOTE: This list includes drivers that are in the series with full-time rides only. Also, they only include the races in which the drivers have competed.

Also note that the * symbol means that the driver has never won a Formula One race in their career.

Formula One Win Droughts

RankDriverTeamRaces Ago
1Felipe MassaWilliams157
2Nico HulkenbergRenault127*
3Sergio PerezForce India126*
4Romain GrosjeanHaas114*
5Kimi RaikkonenFerrari87
6Fernando AlonsoMcLaren81
7Daniil KvyatToro Rosso69*
8Marcus EricssonSauber68*
9Carlos Sainz Jr.Toro Rosso52*
10Kevin MagnussenHaas52*
11Pascal WehrleinSauber31*
12Jolyon PalmerRenault31*
13Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing28
14Esteban OconForce India21*
15Lance StrollWilliams12*
16Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren12*
17Daniel RicciardoRed Bull Racing4
18Valtteri BottasMercedes3
19Sebastian VettelFerrari1
20Lewis HamiltonMercedes0

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