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19th December 2014, 14:50
Did you know that McLaren's Jenson Button completed more laps than any other driver in 2014 or that Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo had the most consecutive points finishes?
As the year draws to a close, we look back over some of the amazing facts and figures that helped make this season one of the most exciting on record...
HEADLINE STATS
Number of races: 19 (in 19 different countries, across five different continents)
Total number of drivers who raced: 24 (of which four were rookies and five were world champions)
Average age of the grid: 27 years 4 months
Longest race: Great Britain (2h 26m52.094s)
Shortest race: Italy (1h 19m10.236s)
Number of wins from pole: Nine from 19 races
Lowest winning grid position: Sixth (Daniel Ricciardo in Canada and Lewis Hamilton in Britain)
Record breakers (drivers): Lewis Hamilton's six-year gap between titles equals the second longest such period in F1 history. Niki Lauda holds the record: he clinched his third drivers' crown in 1984, seven years after his second championship triumph.
Hamilton became Mercedes' first F1 champion since Juan Manuel Fangio in 1955, and the first British multiple champion since Jackie Stewart in 1971.He also moved on to 33 Grand Prix triumphs, overhauling previous British record holder Nigel Mansell's long-standing tally.
Daniil Kvyat, meanwhile, became the youngest points scorer in F1 history when he finished tenth in Australia at the age of 19 years and 322 days.
Record breakers (teams):Mercedes secured 16 victories over a single season, breaking a record previously held by McLaren (1988) and Ferrari (2002 and '04). The Silver Arrows also claimed a record 11 one-two finishes over a single year, breaking McLaren's 1988 record.
QUALIFYING STATS
Most pole positions (driver): 11 - Nico Rosberg; 7 - Lewis Hamilton; 1 - Felipe Massa
Most pole positions (team): 18 - Mercedes; 1 - Williams
Front-row starts: 15 - Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton; 3 - Sebastian Vettel; 2 - Daniel Ricciardo, Valtteri Bottas; 1 - Felipe Massa
Q3 appearances: 19 - Nico Rosberg, Daniel Ricciardo; 18 - Fernando Alonso; 17 - Lewis Hamilton; 16 - Valtteri Bottas; 15 - Kevin Magnussen, Felipe Massa; 14 - Sebastian Vettel; 13 - Jenson Button, Kimi Raikkonen; 8 - Daniil Kvyat, Jean-Eric Vergne; 7 - Nico Hulkenberg; 5 - Sergio Perez; 2 - Romain Grosjean; 1 - Adrian Sutil
Biggest pole margin: 1.620s (Great Britain, Nico Rosberg over Sebastian Vettel)
Smallest pole margin: 0.007s (Singapore, Lewis Hamilton over Nico Rosberg)
Best team mate head-to-head record: Fernando Alonso, Ferrari - out-qualified Kimi Raikkonen 16-3 over the season
RACE STATS
Most wins (driver): 11 - Lewis Hamilton; 5 - Nico Rosberg; 3 - Daniel Ricciardo
Most wins (team): 16 - Mercedes; 3 - Red Bull
Most podiums (driver): 16 - Lewis Hamilton; 15 - Nico Rosberg; 8 - Daniel Ricciardo; 6 - Valtteri Bottas; 4 - Sebastian Vettel; 3 - Felipe Massa; 2 - Fernando Alonso; 1 - Kevin Magnussen, Jenson Button, Sergio Perez
Most podiums (team): 31 - Mercedes; 12 - Red Bull; 9 - Williams; 2 - McLaren, Ferrari; 1 - Force India
Biggest winning margin: 30.135s (Great Britain, Lewis Hamilton over Valtteri Bottas)
Smallest winning margin: 0.636s (Spain, Lewis Hamilton over Nico Rosberg)
Most points finishes: 17 - Valtteri Bottas, Fernando Alonso
Most consecutive races in the points: 15
More... (http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2014/12/16738.html)
As the year draws to a close, we look back over some of the amazing facts and figures that helped make this season one of the most exciting on record...
HEADLINE STATS
Number of races: 19 (in 19 different countries, across five different continents)
Total number of drivers who raced: 24 (of which four were rookies and five were world champions)
Average age of the grid: 27 years 4 months
Longest race: Great Britain (2h 26m52.094s)
Shortest race: Italy (1h 19m10.236s)
Number of wins from pole: Nine from 19 races
Lowest winning grid position: Sixth (Daniel Ricciardo in Canada and Lewis Hamilton in Britain)
Record breakers (drivers): Lewis Hamilton's six-year gap between titles equals the second longest such period in F1 history. Niki Lauda holds the record: he clinched his third drivers' crown in 1984, seven years after his second championship triumph.
Hamilton became Mercedes' first F1 champion since Juan Manuel Fangio in 1955, and the first British multiple champion since Jackie Stewart in 1971.He also moved on to 33 Grand Prix triumphs, overhauling previous British record holder Nigel Mansell's long-standing tally.
Daniil Kvyat, meanwhile, became the youngest points scorer in F1 history when he finished tenth in Australia at the age of 19 years and 322 days.
Record breakers (teams):Mercedes secured 16 victories over a single season, breaking a record previously held by McLaren (1988) and Ferrari (2002 and '04). The Silver Arrows also claimed a record 11 one-two finishes over a single year, breaking McLaren's 1988 record.
QUALIFYING STATS
Most pole positions (driver): 11 - Nico Rosberg; 7 - Lewis Hamilton; 1 - Felipe Massa
Most pole positions (team): 18 - Mercedes; 1 - Williams
Front-row starts: 15 - Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton; 3 - Sebastian Vettel; 2 - Daniel Ricciardo, Valtteri Bottas; 1 - Felipe Massa
Q3 appearances: 19 - Nico Rosberg, Daniel Ricciardo; 18 - Fernando Alonso; 17 - Lewis Hamilton; 16 - Valtteri Bottas; 15 - Kevin Magnussen, Felipe Massa; 14 - Sebastian Vettel; 13 - Jenson Button, Kimi Raikkonen; 8 - Daniil Kvyat, Jean-Eric Vergne; 7 - Nico Hulkenberg; 5 - Sergio Perez; 2 - Romain Grosjean; 1 - Adrian Sutil
Biggest pole margin: 1.620s (Great Britain, Nico Rosberg over Sebastian Vettel)
Smallest pole margin: 0.007s (Singapore, Lewis Hamilton over Nico Rosberg)
Best team mate head-to-head record: Fernando Alonso, Ferrari - out-qualified Kimi Raikkonen 16-3 over the season
RACE STATS
Most wins (driver): 11 - Lewis Hamilton; 5 - Nico Rosberg; 3 - Daniel Ricciardo
Most wins (team): 16 - Mercedes; 3 - Red Bull
Most podiums (driver): 16 - Lewis Hamilton; 15 - Nico Rosberg; 8 - Daniel Ricciardo; 6 - Valtteri Bottas; 4 - Sebastian Vettel; 3 - Felipe Massa; 2 - Fernando Alonso; 1 - Kevin Magnussen, Jenson Button, Sergio Perez
Most podiums (team): 31 - Mercedes; 12 - Red Bull; 9 - Williams; 2 - McLaren, Ferrari; 1 - Force India
Biggest winning margin: 30.135s (Great Britain, Lewis Hamilton over Valtteri Bottas)
Smallest winning margin: 0.636s (Spain, Lewis Hamilton over Nico Rosberg)
Most points finishes: 17 - Valtteri Bottas, Fernando Alonso
Most consecutive races in the points: 15
More... (http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2014/12/16738.html)