DHL FASTEST LAP AWARD

FORMULA 1® DELIVERED BY DHL

All about speed

Scoring a Formula 1® victory is all about speed; but is the winner always the fastest? Redefining our standards of speed, the DHL Fastest Lap Award is one for fierce competitors. This is how it works: one driver sets the fastest lap at each race - the award will go to the man who sets the most over the season.

Pure speed

To win will require pure speed – something we at DHL know all about. As the world's leading logistics provider and Official Logistics Partner of Formula 1, we achieve our goals by shortening international routes, facilitating global trade and making the world a smaller place.

FORMULA 1 ARAMCO GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA 2025

Oscar Piastri eases pressure towards the end with DHL Fastest Lap

The McLarens were once again favorites for victory in the Spanish Grand Prix. The British racing outfit benefited from having the fastest car in both qualifying and the race itself. Sunday’s front-runner Oscar Piastri controlled the pace ahead of team-mate Lando Norris. However, neither of them had the luxury of an unchallenged one-two victory.

Kimi Antonelli’s technical failure brought out a late safety car, which allowed the pursuing pack led by Max Verstappen to close the gap to the leading duo. So, at the restart on lap 61, Piastri had to deliver once again. The young Australian’s timing was excellent, and he sailed around the first corner clear of his opponents. He then proceeded to set the DHL Fastest Lap in a time of 1:15.743 minutes. This was a full 0.444 seconds faster than the closest pursuer, Norris, and he quickly maneuvered himself out of the DRS window. Over the remaining five laps, Piastri pulled out a lead of 2.5 seconds to record his fifth win of the season in the ninth race.

“I was able to increase my pace, when I needed to,” said the current championship leader afterwards. “The team gave me a great car once again. It’s a lot of fun winning races at the moment.”

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2025 Season

Previous winners

SeasonDriverTeamDHL Fastest Laps
2024Lando NorrisMcLaren6
2023Max VerstappenRed Bull9
2022Max VerstappenRed Bull5
2021Lewis HamiltonMercedes6
2020Lewis HamiltonMercedes6
2019Lewis HamiltonMercedes6
2018Valtteri BottasMercedes7
2017Lewis HamiltonMercedes7
2016Nico RosbergMercedes6
2015Lewis HamiltonMercedes8
2014Lewis HamiltonMercedes7
2013Sebastian VettelRed Bull7
2012Sebastian VettelRed Bull6
2011Mark WebberRed Bull7
2010Fernando AlonsoFerrari5
2009Sebastian VettelRed Bull3
2008Kimi RäikkönenFerrari10
2007Kimi RäikkönenFerrari6

All Positions

How the drivers' performance improved during the course of the season

History of the Award

2024 Season

All the stats, facts and figures for the 2024 DHL Fastest Lap Award.