F1: 5 Drivers with the longest wait between Grand Prix wins

Modified Nov 03, 2018 12:57 GMT

Kimi Raikkonen ended his wait at the United States Grand Prix

#1 Kimi Raikkonen – 114 Grand Prix

Raikkonen won a race after a gap of 114 Grand Prix

With the win at the 2018 United States Grand Prix, Kimi Raikkonen takes the top spot on the list with 114 Grand Prix. The Finn had to wait for over five years between 2013 and 2018 to record consecutive race wins.

In the 2013 Formula One season, the former world champion’s win came during the opening round of the season at Albert Park. Driving the Lotus, Kimi Raikkonen won the race after qualifying in the seventh place, finishing some 12 seconds ahead of Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso.

Raikkonen’s next win came at the 2018 United States Grand Prix. The Finn had a fantastic drive with the Ferrari team with him taking the lead on the first lap and setting the pace for the entire Grand Prix. Before his win at Austin in 2018, the Finn recorded 22 podium finishes since the 2013 Australian Grand Prix.

Kimi Raikkonen’s sixteen-year-long career (Mexican Grand Prix) features 102 podiums, 21 race wins and a drivers’ championship in 2007.

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