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.
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F1 Grand Prix win statistics by tyre company
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1
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Goodyear
|
368 wins
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Achieved 1965 – 1998
|
|
2
|
Bridgestone
|
175 wins
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Achieved 1998 – 2010
|
|
3
|
Michelin
|
102 wins
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Achieved 1978 – 1984
and 2001 – 2006 |
|
4
|
Dunlop
|
83 wins
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Achieved 1958 – 1970
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|
5
|
Firestone*
|
49 wins
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Achieved 1950 – 1960
and 1966 – 1972 |
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6
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Pirelli
|
42 wins
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Achieved 1950 – 1957
and 1985 – 1991 |
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7=
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Continental
|
10 wins
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Achieved 1954 – 1958
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|
7=
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Englebert
|
10 wins
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Achieved 1952 – 1958
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* 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
|
1
|
Goodyear
|
25 wins
|
|
2
|
Bridgestone
|
11 wins
|
|
3
|
Dunlop
|
8 wins
|
|
4=
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Pirelli
|
5 wins
|
|
4=
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Michelin
|
5 wins
|
|
6
|
Firestone
|
3 wins
|
|
7=
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Continental
|
2 wins
|
|
7=
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Englebert
|
2 wins
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F1 Constructors’ Championships
|
1
|
Goodyear
|
26 wins
|
|
2
|
Bridgestone
|
11 wins
|
|
3
|
Dunlop
|
9 wins
|
|
4
|
Michelin
|
4 wins
|
|
5
|
Firestone
|
3 wins
|
|
6=
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Pirelli
|
0 wins
|
|
6=
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Continental
|
0 wins
|
|
6=
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Englebert
|
0 wins
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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.