In claiming F1 win number 50 at the 2023 United States Grand Prix, Verstappen does so as the driver to hit that figure the second quickest in 181 races compared to Hamilton’s 50 in 185. Michael Schumacher holds the record in taking 50 wins from just 153 races.
With all that in mind, and as we can be very confident Verstappen will go on to secure even more F1 success given his Red Bull team’s current dominant position, now seems like a good time to rank the 10 best of those victories he has already secured.
For this list, we looked at Verstappen's experience at the time, the machinery at his disposal, the challenges he faced on any given weekend, as well as the nature of his success. We’ve also factored in his opposition strength and championship circumstances at the time of each win.
It will be quickly apparent that a couple of Verstappen’s most famous triumphs are absent from what is ultimately a subjective exercise. But given how his first win – famously on debut for Red Bull in the 2016 Spanish GP – only followed the intra-Mercedes collision between Hamilton and Nico Rosberg at the head of the pack, it simply cannot be compared to the many events where Verstappen himself has made the critical difference.
For the same reason, Abu Dhabi 2021 has been similarly discounted, even if the moment his first world title was secured is arguably the Dutchman’s greatest F1 moment…