Most Wins in a Season Record (19, 2023)

Lore & Background

The RB19 is one of the most dominant cars in the history of the Formula One World Championship, winning 21 out of the 22 races (95.45%) it competed in, thereby outperforming the McLaren MP4/4's previous record of winning 15 out of 16 races (93.8%) that had stood since the 1988 F1 season. It has the second highest percentage of laps led in a season at 86.7% (1,149 out of 1,325), behind the MP4/4's 97.3% (1,003 out of 1,031).

In Their Own Story

At Bahrain, the lights vanished, and the RB19 didn't just accelerate; it launched, its rear wing humming with an efficiency that seemed to mock the laws of drag. By lap ten, Verstappen had carved out a gap so vast it felt less like racing and more like a solo time trial, the car's telemetry painting a picture of pure, unadulterated perfection. On the pit wall, the usual chaos of strategy calls was replaced by a stunned silence; there were no anomalies to fix, only speed to witness. When the checkered flag finally fell for the nineteenth victory, the garage didn't just erupt—it exploded. The roar that followed wasn't merely celebration; it was the sound of history being rewritten in real-time.

Reader's Guide

The car was unveiled in New York City on 3 February 2023. It was driven by defending world champion Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez. The car marked the return of Honda as a named engine supplier to Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri, with both teams' engines badged as Honda RBPT.

Did You Know?

• The RB19 won 21 out of 22 races in the 2023 season.
• The car's win percentage of 95.45% surpassed the McLaren MP4/4's 93.8% from 1988.
• The RB19 led 86.7% of all laps in the season, the second highest percentage ever.
• The car was unveiled in New York City on 3 February 2023.