Bridgestone Motorsport Facts and Stats

14. November 2010 · by René Reinar Svendsen · in
Bridgestone Motorsport Facts and Stats

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 motor racing history.

F1 Grand Prix win statistics by tyre company
No Tyre Wins Period
F1 Grand Prix win statistics by tyre company
1 Goodyear 368 Achieved 1965 – 1998
2 Bridgestone 175 Achieved 1998 – 2010
3 Michelin 102 Achieved 1978 – 1984 and 2001 – 2006
4 Dunlop 83 Achieved 1958 – 1970
5 Firestone* 49 Achieved 1950 – 1960 and 1966 – 1972
6 Pirelli 42 Achieved 1950 – 1957 and 1985 – 1991
7= Continental 10 Achieved 1954 – 1958
7= Englebert 10 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

F1 Drivers’ Championships
No Tyre Wins
F1 Drivers’ Championships
1 Goodyear 25
2 Bridgestone 11
3 Dunlop 8
4= Pirelli 5
4= Michelin 5
6 Firestone 3
7= Continental 2
7= Englebert 2
F1 Constructors’ Championships
No Tyre Wins
F1 Constructors’ Championships
1 Goodyear 26
2 Bridgestone 11
3 Dunlop 9
4 Michelin 4
5 Firestone 3
6= Pirelli 0
6= Continental 0
6= Englebert 0
  • 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.
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