F1: Top 5 drivers with the most starts

#3 Jenson Button

Jenson Button

British driver Jenson Button who retired from Formula One in 2017 made his F1 debut in the year 2000 with Team Williams. His debut season yielded him 8th place in the Championship with 12 points.

The following year he made the switch to Team Benetton and didn't taste much success. In 2002, Benetton was rebranded as Renault F1 and Button partnered Italian Jarno Trulli. From 2003 to 2005, he drove for Team British American Racing before racing for Team Honda from 2006 to 2008.

His most productive season came in 2009 with Team Brawn where he won the Drivers' Championship. For the next 8 seasons, he was a Driver for Team McLaren. In an 18-year F1 career, Button won 15 races and started in 306 races.

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= #3 Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

The man widely considered among pundits and fans alike to be the 'Greatest Driver of all-time', German Michael Schumacher is a towering figure in Formula One with 7 Drivers' Championships and 91 race wins. The German made his Formula One debut in 1991 with Team Jordan before making the switch to Team Benetton where he enjoyed 2 Championship winning seasons in 1994 and 1995.

For the next 11 years starting from 1996 till the end of the 2006 season, he was a part of Team Scuderia Ferrari where he tasted unprecedented success winning 5 consecutive Championships between 2000 to 2004. Schumacher retired from Formula One after the end of the 2006 season and later made a comeback to the Sport in 2010 as a Driver of Team Mercedes, He retired from Formula One in 2012. Till date, Schumacher has had 306 starts.