{"id":40110,"date":"2023-11-20T17:48:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T16:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1910363"},"modified":"2023-11-20T19:11:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T18:11:23","slug":"most-f1-points-in-a-season-highest-driver-points-totals-in-history","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/most-f1-points-in-a-season-highest-driver-points-totals-in-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Most F1 points in a season: Highest driver points totals in history"},"content":{"rendered":"

RadioTimes.com brings you the top five F1 driver season points totals in history.\u00a0 <\/p>

By Ned Holmes\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 20 November 2023 at 16:48 PM<\/p>

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Max Verstappen has enjoyed an unprecedented, historic season on the saddle of his Red Bull winning machine.<\/p>\n

The Dutch superstar powered his way to a third successive F1 world driver\u2019s title and records have tumbled in his wake.<\/p>\n

He became the first driver to win 10 consecutive races and set the record for most laps led, all before he claimed another huge milestone several races ago with a victory at the US Grand Prix<\/p>\n

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Verstappen\u2019s victory in Austin took him to 466 points for the season at the time, the most points ever record by a driver. He has continued to add to his tally ever since.<\/p>\n
Where the last three campaigns sit among the greatest seasons by F1 drivers is subject to debate, not least because the modern schedule includes more races and more opportunities to score points, but there can be no arguing about where they are on the list of most points in a single season.<\/p>\n
RadioTimes.com<\/a> brings you the top five driver season points totals in history.<\/p>\n
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5. Sebastian Vettel \u2013 397 (2013)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Sebastian Vettel\u2019s dominance in 2013 should not be underplayed. The Red Bull driver won his fourth consecutive F1 Drivers\u2019 Championship by a record margin (155 points over Fernando Alonso) and scooped a number of other records along the way.<\/p>\n
The German amassed 397 drivers\u2019 points \u2013 the most ever at the time \u2013 with 13 wins from 19 races in a season that also saw him win nine races on the bounce \u2013 a record later broken by Verstappen.<\/p>\n
4. Lewis Hamilton \u2013 408 (2018)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Vettel\u2019s record would stand for five years before being broken by Lewis Hamilton in 2018.<\/p>\n
Hamilton was a four-time world champion already, but he wrote his name into the history books further by finishing with 408 points after winning 11 of the 21 races that season.<\/p>\n
He overturned a mid-season points deficit to beat Vettel to the title and break his points record.<\/p>\n
3. Lewis Hamilton \u2013 413 (2019)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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3. Lewis Hamilton \u2013 413 (2019)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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**1. Max Verstappen \u2013 549* (2023)<\/strong><\/h2>\n $\"Max$ \n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>**