A Grand Chelem or Grand Slam in F1 is acheived when a driver scores pole position in qualifying, clocks the fastest lap in the race and winning the Grand Prix by leading every lap of the race.
Only, 24 drivers have scored a Grand Chelem in F1 and 61 Grand Chelems have been scored to date.
Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio took the first ever Grand Chelem in a F1 World Championship Grand Prix at the 1950 Monaco Grand Prix in his second race. British driver Jim Clark has got the most Grand Chelems, with a record number eight in a span of three years. The most recent was at the 2017 British Grand Prix, where Lewis Hamilton achieved the feat.
Let us take a look at the F1 drivers who have achieved the most number of grand slams.
List of F1 Drivers with Grand Chelem's:
Total Grand Chelem | F1 Driver | Country | Grand Prix |
8 | Jim Clark | Great Britain | 1962 British Grand Prix, 1963 Dutch Grand Prix, 1963 French Grand Prix, 1963 Mexican Grand Prix, 1964 British Grand Prix, 1965 South African Grand Prix, 1965 French Grand Prix, 1965 German Grand Prix |
6 | Lewis Hamilton | Great Britain | 2014 Malaysian Grand Prix, 2015 Italian Grand Prix, 2017 Chinese Grand Prix,2017 Canadian Grand Prix, 2017 British Grand Prix, 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
5 | Alberto Ascari | Italy | 1952 French Grand Prix, 1952 German Grand Prix, 1952 Dutch Grand Prix, 1953 Argentine Grand Prix, 1953 British Grand Prix |
5 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | 1994 Monaco Grand Prix, 1994 Canadian Grand Prix, 2002 Spanish Grand Prix,2004 Australian Grand Prix, 2004 Hungarian Grand Prix |
4 | Jackie Stewart | Great Britain | 1969 French Grand Prix,, 1971 Monaco Grand Prix, 1971 French Grand Prix,, 1972 United States Grand Prix |
4 | Ayrton Senna | Brazil | 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix, 1989 Spanish Grand Prix, 1990 Monaco Grand Prix,1990 Italian Grand Prix |
4 | Nigel Mansell | Brazil | 1991 British Grand Prix, 1992 South African Grand Prix, 1992 Spanish Grand Prix,1992 British Grand Prix |
4 | Sebastian Vettel | Germany | 2011 Indian Grand Prix, 2012 Japanese Grand Prix, 2013 Singapore Grand Prix,2013 Korean Grand Prix |
2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Argentina | 1950 Monaco Grand Prix, 1956 German Grand Prix |
2 | Jack Brabham | Australia | 1960 Belgian Grand Prix, 1966 British Grand Prix |
2 | Mika Häkkinen | Finland | 1998 Brazilian Grand Prix, 1998 Monaco Grand Prix |
2 | Nico Rosberg | Germany | 2016 Russian Grand Prix, 2016 European Grand Prix |
1 | Mike Hawthorn | Great Britain | 1958 French Grand Prix, |
1 | Stirling Moss | Great Britain | 1959 Portuguese Grand Prix |
1 | Jo Siffert | Switzerland | 1971 Austrian Grand Prix |
1 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | 1972 German Grand Prix |
1 | Clay Regazzoni | Italy | 1976 United States Grand Prix |
1 | Niki Lauda | Austria | 1976 Belgian Grand Prix |
1 | Jacques Laffite | France | 1979 Brazilian Grand Prix |
1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Canada | 1979 United States Grand Prix |
1 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | 1987 Australian Grand Prix |
1 | Damon Hill | Great Britain | 1995 Hungarian Grand Prix |
1 | Fernando Alonso | Spain | 2010 Singapore Grand Prix |
1 | Max Verstappen | Netherlands | 2021 Austrian Grand Prix |
Which is most recent Grand Chelem in F1?
Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton scored a Grand Slam in the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Drivers who scored Grand Chelem at consecutive races
Driver | Country | Grand Prix |
Alberto Ascari | Italy | 1952 German Grand Prix and 1952 Dutch Grand Prix |
Jim Clark | Great Britain | 1963 Dutch Grand Prix and 1963 French Grand Prix |
Sebastian Vettel | Germany | 2013 Singapore Grand Prix and 2013 Korean Grand Prix |