Bridhestone Facts & Stats

By Bridgestone
November 15 2010

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.

 
 Bridgestone Facts & Stats
 

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 and 2001 – 2006
4 Dunlop 83 wins Achieved 1958 – 1970
5 Firestone* 49 wins Achieved 1950 – 1960 and 1966 – 1972
6 Pirelli 42 wins Achieved 1950 – 1957 and 1985 – 1991
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

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.

 

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