Bridgestone Motorsport Formula One Facts and Stats29/11/2010
Bridgestone Motorsport Facts and Stats
Bridgestone has completed 14 seasons as a tyre supplier to teams in the FIA Formula One World Championship (1997-2010). Here are some interesting statistics from Bridgestone’s motorracing history.
F1 Grand Prix win statistics by tyre company
1 Goodyear 368 wins Achieved 1965 – 1998 2 Bridgestone 175 wins Achieved 1998 – 2010 3 Michelin 102 wins Achieved 1978 – 1984 4 Dunlop 83 wins Achieved 1958 – 1970 5 Firestone* 49 wins Achieved 1950 – 1960 6 Pirelli 42 wins Achieved 1950 – 1957 7= Continental 10 wins Achieved 1954 – 1958 7= Englebert 10 wins Achieved 1952 – 1958
* Firestone’s achievements between 1950 and 1960 were all in the Indianapolis 500, which at that time was a round of the World Championship
and 2001 – 2006
and 1966 – 1972
and 1985 – 1991
F1 Drivers’ Championships
1 Goodyear 25 wins 2 Bridgestone 11 wins 3 Dunlop 8 wins 4= Pirelli 5 wins 4= Michelin 5 wins 6 Firestone 3 wins 7= Continental 2 wins 7= Englebert 2 wins
F1 Constructors’ Championships
1 Goodyear 26 wins 2 Bridgestone 11 wins 3 Dunlop 9 wins 4 Michelin 4 wins 5 Firestone 3 wins 6= Pirelli 0 wins 6= Continental 0 wins 6= Englebert 0 wins
No. of Formula One races participated by Bridgestone = 242
No. of Formula One pole positions taken on Bridgestone tyres = 168
No. of Formula One fastest laps taken on Bridgestone tyres = 170
Michael Schumacher has taken the most victories (58), pole positions (48), fastest laps (42), and points scored (915) on Bridgestone tyres.
Rubens Barrichello has participated in the highest number of Formula One GPs on Bridgestone tyres at 221 GPs.
A total of 700,000 F1 tyres were produced during Bridgestone’s 14 years of participation in the Formula One World Championship.
