In Formula 1, DNF and DNS statistics play an important role in understanding driver reliability and team performance. This page provides detailed data on how often drivers fail to finish races or are unable to start, helping fans analyze season trends and overall consistency in Formula 1.
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Driver
Team
DNF/DNS
DNF Rate
Races
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Aston Martin
76
18.5%
411 (335 finished)
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Brawn Mercedes
76
24.8%
306 (230 finished)
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Renault
74
35.4%
209 (135 finished)
4
McLaren Mercedes
73
20.8%
351 (278 finished)
5
Minardi
60
27.8%
216 (156 finished)
6
Lotus F1
53
29.3%
181 (128 finished)
7
Ferrari
52
30.2%
172 (120 finished)
8
Audi
51
20.1%
254 (203 finished)
9
Renault
48
26.2%
183 (135 finished)
10
BMW Sauber
46
15.3%
300 (254 finished)
11
Williams
45
19.4%
232 (187 finished)
12
Sauber Ferrari
44
34.4%
128 (84 finished)
13
Red Bull Renault
43
27.6%
156 (113 finished)
14
Sauber
43
16.0%
268 (225 finished)
15
HRT
41
16.0%
256 (215 finished)
16
Force India Mercedes
41
14.5%
282 (241 finished)
17
Williams BMW
40
30.8%
130 (90 finished)
18
Sauber BMW
38
38.0%
100 (62 finished)
19
HRT Cosworth
38
42.7%
89 (51 finished)
20
Ferrari
37
9.7%
380 (343 finished)
21
McLaren Mercedes
36
19.5%
185 (149 finished)
22
Ferrari
36
17.1%
211 (175 finished)
23
Red Bull
33
14.2%
233 (200 finished)
24
Lotus Mercedes
33
34.4%
96 (63 finished)
25
Super Aguri Honda
33
37.5%
88 (55 finished)
26
Aston Martin
32
16.8%
190 (158 finished)
27
Ferrari
32
17.8%
180 (148 finished)
28
Williams
32
15.5%
206 (174 finished)
29
Williams BMW
31
33.7%
92 (61 finished)
30
Sauber Petronas
30
50.8%
59 (29 finished)
31
Toyota
29
43.9%
66 (37 finished)
32
HRT Cosworth
29
36.3%
80 (51 finished)
33
Alpine F1 Team
28
15.7%
178 (150 finished)
34
Williams Mercedes
28
11.4%
246 (218 finished)
35
Ferrari
27
15.6%
173 (146 finished)
36
Haas F1 Team
26
14.4%
180 (154 finished)
37
Toro Rosso
24
21.4%
112 (88 finished)
38
Jaguar Cosworth
24
49.0%
49 (25 finished)
39
Lotus Renault
24
21.4%
112 (88 finished)
40
Caterham Renault
24
31.6%
76 (52 finished)
41
Sauber Ferrari
24
24.7%
97 (73 finished)
42
Williams
23
17.8%
129 (106 finished)
43
Minardi Cosworth
22
44.0%
50 (28 finished)
44
Mercedes
20
13.2%
152 (132 finished)
45
Spyker Ferrari
19
42.2%
45 (26 finished)
46
Marussia Cosworth
19
20.7%
92 (73 finished)
47
STR Ferrari
18
32.7%
55 (37 finished)
48
Racing Bulls
18
15.8%
114 (96 finished)
49
HRT Cosworth
16
31.4%
51 (35 finished)
50
Haas Ferrari
15
25.4%
59 (44 finished)
51
STR Renault
15
25.9%
58 (43 finished)
52
Williams Renault
14
30.4%
46 (32 finished)
53
Prost Acer
14
41.2%
34 (20 finished)
54
McLaren
14
9.2%
152 (138 finished)
55
Williams Mercedes
14
14.3%
98 (84 finished)
56
HRT Cosworth
13
28.3%
46 (33 finished)
57
Williams Mercedes
13
21.3%
61 (48 finished)
58
Caterham Renault
13
22.4%
58 (45 finished)
59
Williams BMW
12
60.0%
20 (8 finished)
60
STR Ferrari
12
42.9%
28 (16 finished)
61
McLaren Honda
12
19.0%
63 (51 finished)
62
STR Ferrari
11
23.9%
46 (35 finished)
63
Renault
11
29.7%
37 (26 finished)
64
McLaren Mercedes
11
32.4%
34 (23 finished)
65
Renault
11
39.3%
28 (17 finished)
66
Caterham Renault
10
25.6%
39 (29 finished)
67
Minardi Cosworth
10
55.6%
18 (8 finished)
68
Virgin Cosworth
10
52.6%
19 (9 finished)
69
Force India Mercedes
10
17.2%
58 (48 finished)
70
Toyota
10
45.5%
22 (12 finished)
71
Alfa Romeo Ferrari
10
14.7%
68 (58 finished)
72
Williams Toyota
9
27.3%
33 (24 finished)
73
Toyota
9
56.3%
16 (7 finished)
74
Scuderia Toro Rosso
9
36.0%
25 (16 finished)
75
Jaguar Cosworth
9
52.9%
17 (8 finished)
76
Minardi Cosworth
9
56.3%
16 (7 finished)
77
Williams Mercedes
9
25.0%
36 (27 finished)
78
Toyota
9
28.1%
32 (23 finished)
79
Super Aguri Honda
8
38.1%
21 (13 finished)
80
Toyota
8
29.6%
27 (19 finished)
81
Arrows Cosworth
8
80.0%
10 (2 finished)
82
Jordan Ford
8
57.1%
14 (6 finished)
83
Marussia Cosworth
8
23.5%
34 (26 finished)
84
Williams Toyota
8
22.2%
36 (28 finished)
85
Williams BMW
8
40.0%
20 (12 finished)
86
MRT Mercedes
8
20.5%
39 (31 finished)
87
STR Ferrari
8
29.6%
27 (19 finished)
88
Minardi Cosworth
8
40.0%
20 (12 finished)
89
Alfa Romeo Racing
7
11.3%
62 (55 finished)
90
Sauber Ferrari
7
17.5%
40 (33 finished)
91
HRT Cosworth
7
33.3%
21 (14 finished)
92
MF1 Toyota
7
19.4%
36 (29 finished)
93
Minardi Asiatech
6
54.5%
11 (5 finished)
94
Minardi Fondmetal
6
35.3%
17 (11 finished)
95
Racing Bulls
6
17.1%
35 (29 finished)
96
Minardi Cosworth
6
54.5%
11 (5 finished)
97
Sauber Petronas
6
37.5%
16 (10 finished)
98
Jordan Ford
6
42.9%
14 (8 finished)
99
Audi
5
20.8%
24 (19 finished)
100
Haas Ferrari
5
11.6%
43 (38 finished)
101
Haas Ferrari
5
23.8%
21 (16 finished)
102
McLaren
5
7.1%
70 (65 finished)
103
Mercedes
4
16.7%
24 (20 finished)
104
Super Aguri Honda
4
57.1%
7 (3 finished)
105
Alpine
4
14.8%
27 (23 finished)
106
Caterham Renault
4
21.1%
19 (15 finished)
107
Lotus Renault
4
36.4%
11 (7 finished)
108
Racing Bulls
3
12.5%
24 (21 finished)
109
Lotus Renault
3
15.0%
20 (17 finished)
110
Marussia Ferrari
3
8.6%
35 (32 finished)
111
Haas F1 Team
3
11.1%
27 (24 finished)
112
MRT Mercedes
3
25.0%
12 (9 finished)
113
RBR Ferrari
3
27.3%
11 (8 finished)
114
Williams Mercedes
3
14.3%
21 (18 finished)
115
Marussia Ferrari
3
16.7%
18 (15 finished)
116
Super Aguri Honda
3
75.0%
4 (1 finished)
117
Alpine F1 Team
2
28.6%
7 (5 finished)
118
Williams Mercedes
2
18.2%
11 (9 finished)
119
Marussia Ferrari
1
7.7%
13 (12 finished)
120
Marussia Ferrari
0
0.0%
5 (5 finished)
121
Williams Mercedes
0
0.0%
1 (1 finished)
122
Ferrari
0
0.0%
2 (2 finished)
123
Jaguar Cosworth
0
0.0%
1 (1 finished)
124
Minardi Cosworth
0
0.0%
5 (5 finished)
125
Haas Ferrari
0
0.0%
2 (2 finished)
Summary
This comprehensive Formula 1 statistics breakdown analyzes DNF (Did Not Finish) and DNS (Did Not Start) figures across the history of the sport, helping fans understand how often retirement and non-starts occur and what they reveal about driver consistency, team reliability, and era-by-era performance. In Formula 1 race result sheets, DNF indicates a driver who started but failed to finish the race, often due to collisions, mechanical issues, or strategic retirements, while DNS shows a driver who did not take the race start despite qualifying or being entered — usually because of pre-race technical problems or accidents. DNF and DNS trends highlight how modern F1 reliability has dramatically improved compared to earlier decades, with most retirements now stemming from on-track incidents rather than mechanical breakdowns. These statistics also show which drivers and teams have the most finishes and which have struggled historically with retirements, giving deeper context beyond podiums and wins.
F1 Stats Last Updated: January 10, 2026 | All statistics, lap times, and driver comparisons on this page reflect the most current data available from the official F1 sources. And updated till the last race which happened in 7th December 2025