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The 14 Greatest F1 Races of All Time

By YPB Team

Title deciders, rain lotteries and comeback drives spread across seven decades, some settled at the final corner and a few still argued about in the paddock.

  1. 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix — ranked #11
    2008 Brazilian Grand Prix
    Felipe Massa won at home and was champion for 38 seconds until Lewis Hamilton grabbed fifth at the last corner.
    1000pts
  2. 2011 Canadian Grand Prix — ranked #22
    2011 Canadian Grand Prix
    The four-hour rain-soaked Montreal epic where Jenson Button came from last place to pass Vettel on the final lap.
    999pts
  3. 2007 Brazilian Grand Prix — ranked #33
    2007 Brazilian Grand Prix
    The finale where Kimi Räikkönen came from third in the standings to win the title by one point.
    881pts
  4. 1957 German Grand Prix — ranked #44
    1957 German Grand Prix
    Juan Manuel Fangio's Nürburgring comeback, breaking the lap record again and again to win his fifth title.
    852pts
  5. 1993 European Grand Prix — ranked #55
    1993 European Grand Prix
    Ayrton Senna's Donington masterclass, passing four cars on a soaking opening lap.
    713pts
  6. 2000 Belgian Grand Prix — ranked #66
    2000 Belgian Grand Prix
    Mika Häkkinen's famous pass on Michael Schumacher at Spa, splitting either side of a lapped Ricardo Zonta.
    630pts
  7. 1971 Italian Grand Prix — ranked #77
    1971 Italian Grand Prix
    The Monza slipstream battle won by Peter Gethin with the top five covered by 0.61 seconds.
    629pts
  8. 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix — ranked #88
    2014 Bahrain Grand Prix
    The floodlit 'Duel in the Desert' where Hamilton held off teammate Rosberg in a wheel-to-wheel fight.
    629pts
  9. 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix — ranked #99
    2012 Brazilian Grand Prix
    A chaotic damp finale in which Vettel recovered from a first-lap spin to beat Alonso to the title.
    420pts
  10. 1961 Monaco Grand Prix — ranked #1010
    1961 Monaco Grand Prix
    Stirling Moss held off the faster Ferraris in an outdated Lotus in one of his finest drives.
    420pts
  11. 1968 German Grand Prix — ranked #1111
    1968 German Grand Prix
    Jackie Stewart won by four minutes in fog and rain on the Nürburgring Nordschleife.
    420pts
  12. 1992 Monaco Grand Prix — ranked #1212
    1992 Monaco Grand Prix
    Ayrton Senna defended a much faster Nigel Mansell lap after lap to win at Monaco.
    286pts
  13. 2016 Spanish Grand Prix — ranked #1313
    2016 Spanish Grand Prix
    The Mercedes drivers crashed on lap one and 18-year-old Max Verstappen won on his Red Bull debut.
    0pts
  14. 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix — ranked #1414
    2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
    The four-way title decider in which Sebastian Vettel led for the first time all season and became the youngest champion.
    0pts

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