After taking his 13th race victory of the season at the 2022 United States Grand Prix, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen not only has the chance to break the previous record for most wins in a single campaign but also remains on track to smash the record for most points won in a single F1 season.
On 391 points with three races left of the 2022 world championship, Verstappen has already won his second consecutive world title but he won’t be taking his foot off the pedal anytime soon as he chases several impressive Formula One records.
But how many points does he need to claim the record for most points won in a single season of the sport and who at the moment holds the current record?
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Most points won in a F1 season
Lewis Hamilton (413 points – 2019)
At present, it’s Verstappen’s 2021 championship rival Lewis Hamilton that holds the record for most points won throughout a single season of F1.
Back in 2019, Hamilton and Mercedes dominated the field as the British driver won his sixth world championship in total whilst the German team took their sixth straight constructors title.
That season Hamilton won 11 races and took 17 podiums overall. He also remarkably finished in the points in every single Grand Prix that season, 21 in total.
Top five for most points won by a single driver in an F1 season
| Driver | Team | Season | Total Points Tally |
| Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2019 | 413 |
| Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2018 | 408 |
| Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 2013 | 397 |
| Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 2011 | 392 |
| Max Verstappen* | Red Bull | 2022 | 391 |
* denotes ongoing world championship
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What’s the biggest winning margin recorded in an F1 season?
Sebastian Vettel (155 points – 2013)
Former Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel still holds the record for the most emphatic win in an F1 season when he finished 155 points clear of runner-up Fernando Alonso.
Although the start of the 2013 campaign saw four different drivers win across the first six races, Red Bull and Vettel came back from the winter break to completely dominate the second half of the season.
In fact, the German driver went on to win the last nine races of that season in astonishing fashion.
With a current lead of 124 points over Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen could also break this record in 2022 if he can amass enough points across the final three races of the season.
