With COVID-19 pandemic raging on, we are back with another list after our other list articles as here we have ‘F1 One-Offs’ in a new style. 

The number of drivers to have had repeat successes in F1 is very few, but for several reasons, the number of one-hit wonders in the sport is even fewer. So to show off some of the drivers who have this status, we at FormulaRapida.net decided to compile a list of ‘One-Offs’, who had a sole win, podium, pole, fastest lap, start, or championship – but with some leeway, which we have explained under each head.

F1 drivers with one win, from 1950 until 2019 – we have counted drivers who have had one or more fastest laps and just one pole position along with a victory but not who have had multiple podiums. The division here is name of the driver, grand prix, team and additional info about fastest lap/pole position:

Johnnie Parsons (1950 Indy 500, Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser) – one fastest lap in same race

Lee Wallard (1951 Indy 500, Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser) – one fastest lap in same race

Troy Ruttman (1952 Indy 500, Kuzma-Offenhauser)

Bob Sweikert (1955 Indianapolis 500, KK500D-Offenhauser)

Pat Flaherty (1956 Indianapolis 500, Watson-Offenhauser) – one pole in same race

Joakim Bonnier (1959 Dutch GP, BRM) – one pole in same race

Giancarlo Baghetti (1961 French GP, Ferrari) – one fastest lap in diff race

Ludovico Scarfiotti (1966 Italian GP, Ferrari) – one fastest lap in same race

Peter Gethin (1971 Italian GP, BRM)

Vittorio Brambilla (1975 Austrian GP, March-Ford) – one pole in diff race, one fastest lap in same race

Pastor Maldonado (2012 Spanish GP, Williams) – one pole in same race

[Note: Country-wise, Robert Kubica is lone from Poland to win, while Maldonado is lone from Venezuela with a F1 race victory]

F1 drivers with one podium, from 1950 until 2019 – we have not counted drivers with one win as their lone podium but only those who have had just one second or third place finish which is mentioned. Here as well we have counted drivers with one or more fastest laps and one pole:

Reginald Parnell (1950 British GP, Alfa Romeo) – third place

Louis Chiron (1950 Monaco GP, Maserati) – third place

Bill Holland (1950 Indianapolis 500, Diedt) – second place

Mauri Rose (1950 Indianapolis 500, Diedt) – third place

Dorino Serafini (1950 Italian GP, Ferrari) – third place

Mike Nazaruk (1951 Indianapolis 500, Car number 83) – second place

Manuel Ayulo (1951 Indianapolis 500, Kurtis-Kraft 3000) – third place

Duane Carter (1953 Indianapolis 500, Kurtis-Kraft 4000) – third place

Art Cross (1953 Indianapolis 500, Kurtis-Kraft) – second place

Hans Hermann (1954 Swiss GP, Daimler) – third place, one fastest lap in diff race

Tony Bettenhausen (1955 Indy 500, KK500C-Offenhauser) – second place, one fastest lap in diff race

Jimmy Davies (1955 Indy 500, Kurtis-Kraft 500B) – third place

Don Freeland (1956 Indy 500, Phillips-Offenhauser) – third place

Paul Frere (1956 Belgian GP, Ferrari) – second place

Alfonso de Portago (1956 British GP, Ferrari) – second place

Ron Flockhart (1956 Italian GP, Connaught-Alfa) – third place

Paul Russo (1957 Indy 500, car number 54) – third place, one fastest lap in diff race

Carlos Menditeguy (1957 Argentine GP, Maserati) – third place

Johnny Boyd (1958 Indy 500, Kurtis-Kraft 500G) – third place

George Amick (1958 Indy 500, Epperly-Offenhauser) – second place

Johnny Thomson (1959 Indy 500, Lesovsky-Offenhauser) – third place, one pole in same race, one fastest lap in same race

Cliff Allison (1960 Argentine GP, Ferrari) – second place

Paul Goldsmith (1960 Indy 500, Epperly-Offenhauser) – third place

Willy Mairesse (1960 Italian GP, Ferrari) – third place

Trevor Taylor (1962 Dutch GP, Lotus) – second place

Bob Anderson (1964 Austrian GP, Brabham) – third place

Mike Spence (1965 Mexican GP, Lotus) – third place

John Love, (1967 South African GP, Cooper) – second place

Brian Redman (1968 Spanish GP, Cooper) – third place

Lucien Bianchi (1968 Monaco GP, Cooper) – third place

Richard Attwood (1968 Monaco GP, BRM) – second place, one fastest lap in same race

Johnny Servoz-Gavin (1968 Italian GP, Matra) – second place

Henri Pescarolo (1970 Monaco GP, Matra) – third place, one fastest lap in diff race

Rolf Stommelen (1970 Austrian GP, Brabham) – third place

Reine Wissell (1970 US GP, Lotus) – third place

Tim Schenken (1971 Austrain GP, Brabham) – third place

Mark Donohue (1971 Canadian GP, McLaren) – third place

George Follmer (1973 Spanish GP, Shadow) – third place

Bruno Giacomelli (1981 Caesars Palace GP, Alfa Romeo) – third place, one pole in diff race

Phillipe Streiff (1985 Australian GP, Ligier) – third place

Mauricio Gugelmin (1989 Brazillian GP, March) – third place, one fastest lap in diff race

Roberto Moreno (1990 Japanese GP, Benetton) – second place, one fastest lap in diff race

Aguri Suzuki (1990 Japanese GP, Lola) – third place

JJ Lehto (1991 San Marino GP, Scuderia Italia SpA) – third place

Michael Andretti (1993 Italian GP, McLaren) – third place

Nicola Larini (1994 San Marino GP, Ferrari) – second place

Eric Bernard (1994 German GP, Ligier) – third place

Gianni Morbidelli (1995 Australian GP, Footwork) – third place

Takuma Sato (2004 US GP, BAR Honda) – third place

Tiago Montiero (2005 US GP, Jordan) – third place

Pedro de la Rosa (2006 Hungarian GP, McLaren) – second place, one fastest lap in diff race

Nelson Piquet Jr. (2008 German GP, Renault) – second place

Vitaly Petrov (2011 Australian GP, Lotus Renault) – third place, one fastest lap in diff race

Kamui Kobyashi (2012 Japanese GP, Sauber) – third place, one fastest lap in diff race

Kevin Magnussen (2014 Australian GP, McLaren) – second place, two fastest laps in diff races

Lance Stroll (2017 Azerbaijan GP, Williams) – third place

Pierre Gasly (2019 Brazilian GP, Toro Rosso) – second place, two fastest laps in diff races

Carlos Sainz Jr (2019 Brazilian GP, McLaren) – third place

F1 drivers with one fastest lap from 1950 until 2019 – we have skipped drivers who were mentioned above along with their win/podium but mentioned those having in a different race to above. The list also doesn’t have drivers with one fastest lap and scoring multiple wins/podiums:

Onofre Marimon (1954 British GP, Maserati)

Jean Behra (1954 British GP, Gordini)

Hans Hermann (1954 French GP, Daimler) – one podium

Karl Kling (1954 German GP, Mercedes)

Roberto Mieres (1955 Dutch GP, Maserati)

Paul Russo (1956 Indy 500, Kurtis Kraft) – one podium

Tony Bettenhausen (1958 Indy 500, KK500C-Offenhauser) – one podium

Giancarlo Baghetti (1961 Italian GP, Scuderia Sant Ambroeus) – one win

Henri Pescarolo (1971 Italian GP, March) – one podium

Marc Surer (1981 Brazillian GP, Ensign)

Brian Henton (1982 British GP, Tyrrell)

Jonathan Palmer, (1989 Canadian GP, Tyrrell)

Mauricio Gugelmin (1989 French GP, March) – one podium

Satoru Nakajima (1989 Australian GP, Lotus)

Bertrand Gachot (1991 Hungarian GP, Jordan)

Roberto Moreno (1991 Belgian GP, Benetton) – one podium

Pedro de la Rosa (2005 Bahrain GP, McLaren) – one podium

Adrian Sutil (2009 Italian GP, Force India)

Vitaly Petrov (2010 Turkish GP, Renault) – one podium

Kamui Kobayashi (2012 Chinese GP, Sauber) – one podium

Bruno Senna (2012 Belgian GP, Williams)

Esteban Gutierrez (2013 Spanish GP, Sauber)

[Note: In terms of nationality, Robert Kubica was the sole from Poland]

F1 drivers with one pole from 1950 until 2019 – we have skipped drivers who were mentioned above along with their win/podium but mentioned those having in a different race to above. The list also doesn’t have drivers with one fastest lap and scoring multiple wins/podiums:

Walt Faulkner (1950 Indy 500, Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser)

Duke Nalon (1951 Indy 500, Kurtis Kraft-Novi)

Fred Agabashian (1952 Indy 500, Kurtis Kraft-Cummins Diesel)

Jerry Hoyt (1955 Indy 500, Stevens-Offenhauser)

Pat O’Connor (1957 Indy 500, Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser)

Dick Rathmann (1958 Indy 500, Watson-Offenhauser)

Eddie Sachs (1960 Indy 500, Enwig-Offenhauser)

Vittorio Brambilla (1975 Swedish GP, March) – one win

Bruno Giacomelli (1980 US GP, Alfa Romeo) – one podium

Nico Hulkenberg (2010 Brazilian GP, Sauber)

[Note: Like with one win, it was again Kubica and Maldonado with one pole for Poland and Venezuela respectively]

Considering the idea of absolute one in most cases, we couldn’t put the title victories under the same bracket as the F1 drivers have had multiple race wins under their belt but we still have them here under honourable mentions –

F1 drivers with one championship victories:

Guiseppe Farina (1950, Alfa Romeo), Mike Hawthorn (1958, Ferrari), Phill Hill (1961, Ferrari), John Surtees (1964, Ferrari), Denny Hulme (1967, Brabham), Jochen Rindt (1970, Lotus), James Hunt (1976, McLaren), Mario Andretti (1978, Lotus), Jody Scheckter (1979, Ferrari), Alan Jones (1980, Williams), Keke Rosberg (1982, Williams), Nigel Mansell (1992, Williams), Damon Hill (1996, Williams), Jaqques Villeneuve (1997, Williams), Kimi Raikkonen (2007, Ferrari), Jenson Button (2009, Brawn), Nico Rosberg (2016, Mercedes).

Drivers who won their first race:

Nino Farina (1950 British GP, Maserati), Johnnie Parsons (1950 Indy 500, Kurtis-Kraft Offenhauser), Giancarlo Baghetti (1961 French GP, Ferrari)

Here’s the list of the best duels from the 1950-1980s era if you missed: https://formularapida.net/f1-duels-10-of-the-best-from-1950s-to-1980s-period/

Here’s the list of the best duels from the 1990s decade if you missed: https://formularapida.net/f1-duels-five-of-the-best-ones-from-the-1990s-decade/

Here’s the list of the best duels from the 2000s decade if you missed: https://formularapida.net/f1-duels-five-of-the-best-ones-from-the-2000s-decade/

Here’s the list from of the best duels from the 2010s decade if you missed: https://formularapida.net/f1-duels-five-of-the-best-ones-from-2010s-decade/

Here’s the list of F1 Saves from 1990s until 2010s decade if you missed: https://formularapida.net/f1-saves-top-10-from-the-1990s-to-2010s-decade/

The list was compiled by Manav Pallan with the help of Darshan Chokhani and Duncan Leahy