Which driver has recorded the most wins in an F1 season? A list of the top 10 greatest ever campaigns

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Taking 15 race victories during the 2022 Formula One season, Dutch driver Max Verstappen currently holds the record for most race wins ever recorded in a season. 

Also acquiring the most points ever recorded by a driver in a season along the way, Verstappen took his second successive world title in convincing fashion, winning the final race of the campaign at the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to make it 15 for the season. 

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Which driver has recorded the most race wins in an F1 season? 

Max Verstappen (15 - 2022)

Max Verstappen holds the record for the most race wins in a single F1 season with 15.

In a simply remarkable campaign in 2022, the Red Bull driver won all but seven of the 22 grands prix as he cruised home to claim the second world title of his career.

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Despite his campaign getting off to a rocky start with effectively two DNFs across his opening three races, the 2021 world champion fought back in style, winning eight of the final 10 races of the season to break the single-season race wins record. 

Still only 25 years of age heading into the 2023 season, the flying Dutchman will be hoping to break his own record in the future! 

Michael Schumacher (13 - 2004)

German legend Michael Schumacher set the previous record for most grand prix victories in an F1 season back in 2004, when he came home victorious on 13 separate occasions. 

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Blessed with world class ability and a Ferrari car that proved dominant that year, Schumacher won 72.2% of the 18 races that were held, the highest percentage ever recorded in the sport. 

He also recorded second place finishes in Italy and Belgium on his way to recording 148 points in the drivers' world championship. 

Sebastian Vettel (13 - 2013)

Fellow German Sebastian Vettel equalled Schumacher's famous record back in 2013 when he romped home with the fourth of his four consecutive world championship titles. 

Winning 13 out of 19 races on the calendar that year in his Red Bull car, Vettel emulated his idol growing up before he himself moved to Ferrari for a stint with the Italian team. 

Amazingly when finishing a race in 2013, Vettel never finished below P4! 

List of top ten most wins in a single F1 season

Driver Team Season Wins
Max Verstappen Red Bull 2022 15
Michael Schumacher Ferrari 2004 13
Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 2013 13
Michael Schumacher Ferrari 2002 11
Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 2011 11
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 2014 11
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 2018 11
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 2019 11
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 2020 11
Lewis Hamilton x2 & Max Verstappen Mercedes/Red Bull 2015/2016/2021 10
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Nathan Evans is a data editor for The Sporting News.