Verstappen moves second on list of most successful driver/team combinations as F1.com ranks the top 10

Verstappen climbs to second on F1's driver/team win list

Max Verstappen's victory in the Singapore Grand Prix last weekend was not only his first win at the venue, but also ensured the four-time World Champion moved a step closer to another record. It was the Dutchman's 73rd victory for Red Bull since he joined the team during the 2016 season, moving him up to second on the list of the most successful driver/team combinations.

F1.com has ranked the top 10 driver/team combinations by wins in the history of the sport. Here is how the list runs from number 10 up to number 4.

10. Damon Hill/Williams – 21 wins

Following in the footsteps of his father and two-time World Champion, Graham, Damon Hill made his F1 debut with Brabham in 1992, while also acting as test and reserve driver for Williams. Given a race seat for the 1993 season alongside champion-elect Alain Prost, Hill's maiden win came at the Hungarian Grand Prix after losing likely victories in the previous British and German races due to an engine failure and puncture respectively. He continued his winning ways, securing a hat-trick of success in Belgium and Italy, and with the death of new team mate Ayrton Senna in the San Marino Grand Prix the following season, proved to be Michael Schumacher's biggest threat for the 1994 title.

Although 10 victories came across the 1994 and 1995 campaigns, it took until the 1996 season for Hill to claim the ultimate prize, clinching the title at the Japanese Grand Prix in what was his final victory for Williams as he left the team.

9. Nico Rosberg/Mercedes – 23 wins

Like Hill, Nico Rosberg also followed in the footsteps of his father and 1982 World Champion, Keke, and made his debut with Williams at the 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix. Four seasons yielded only two podiums, and for 2010 Rosberg jumped to Mercedes as the Silver Arrows made their return to F1 as a constructor for the first time since 1955.

Rosberg's breakthrough victory came at the 2012 Chinese Grand Prix, before he secured the first of three wins at the Monaco Grand Prix the following season. With Mercedes the dominant force in F1 under the new-for-2014 regulations, a plethora of wins followed for Rosberg over the next three seasons as he battled team mate Lewis Hamilton for the title. Nine victories in 2016, including his final F1 win at the Japanese Grand Prix, ensured Rosberg of the title before the German made a shock decision to retire from the sport.

8. Jim Clark/Lotus – 25 wins

Jim Clark spent his entire F1 career driving Colin Chapman's Lotus cars from 1960 until his death in a Formula 2 race at Hockenheim in 1968. Considered the best driver of his generation and an all-time great in the sport, Clark dominated grand prix racing at the wheel of Chapman's rapid but often fragile machines, usually either winning the race or retiring.

The Scot's first victory came at the 1962 Belgium Grand Prix – a race he won on four consecutive occasions – as two more wins put him on the cusp of the title, only for an oil leak to deny him at the final round in South Africa. There was no stopping Clark in 1963, as seven wins from 10 races secured a maiden title, a feat he repeated in 1965 with six more victories, as another oil leak denied him a hat-trick of titles on the final lap in the 1964 decider. Clark's final win came at the 1968 season-opener in South Africa, just three months before losing his life.

7. Nigel Mansell/Williams – 28 wins

Nigel Mansell amassed 28 wins for Williams across three different spells with the team, ensuring the Briton still holds the most victories for the Grove-based outfit. After five seasons with Lotus which yielded podiums but no wins, Mansell jumped to Williams for 1985 where the breakthrough finally came at the European Grand Prix, held in front of his home fans at Brands Hatch.

Another win immediately followed in South Africa next time out, setting Mansell up to challenge for the 1986 title up until the final round in Adelaide, before a spectacular puncture ended his chances after a season with five wins. Mansell went even better the following season with six victories, but a heavy crash in Qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix left him out of the race and ended his chances. Mansell moved to Ferrari for two seasons before returning to Williams for 1991. All the stars finally aligned in 1992 as he secured the title with nine victories to his name, including a third and final win at Silverstone. His final victory for the team came at the 1994 Australian Grand Prix.

6. Alain Prost/McLaren – 30 wins

Alain Prost began his career with McLaren in 1980, but it was with Renault over the following three seasons where he secured his maiden F1 victory and first challenged for the title. A return to McLaren in 1984 yielded his first win for the team at the season-opener in Brazil, before six further wins brought him to within just half a point of the title, which ultimately went to team mate Niki Lauda.

Back-to-back titles followed as Prost racked up nine wins across the two campaigns, and more top step appearances came in 1987 and 1988 despite not winning the title. The latter season was his first alongside Senna, the duo sharing 15 wins from 16 races (seven for Prost). The Frenchman claimed his third and final title for McLaren the following season as he and Senna collided together in Japan, with Prost's last win for the team coming at the Italian Grand Prix. Further wins came with Ferrari and Williams, the latter team where he secured his fourth and final title before retiring at the end of 1993.

5. Ayrton Senna/McLaren – 35 wins

Ayrton Senna is synonymous with McLaren, claiming all three of his titles with the team and 35 of his 41 F1 victories, which still remains the record for the Woking-based squad. After three seasons and six wins with Lotus, Senna joined McLaren for the 1988 season, taking the first of eight victories at the San Marino Grand Prix en route to his maiden F1 title.

Although six more wins followed the following season, unreliability and a clash with Prost in Japan meant he fell short of back-to-back crowns. Another collision between himself and Prost the following season in Japan, with the Frenchman now at Ferrari, handed the title in favour of Senna, who had taken six wins during the campaign, before a third and final title came in 1991, which included a first win in front of his home fans in Brazil. A second win would come in Sao Paulo in 1993, as well as six wins on the streets of Monte Carlo which still stands as a record. Senna's final victory both for McLaren and in F1 came at the 1993 Australian Grand Prix where he was joined on the podium by Prost, whom he replaced at Williams the following season before losing his life after just three races with the team at the San Marino Grand Prix.

4. Sebastian Vettel/Red Bull – 38 wins

After securing a maiden F1 victory against all the odds for midfield team Toro Rosso during a wet 2008 Italian Grand Prix, it was only logical that Sebastian Vettel would be drafted into the senior Red Bull squad for the 2009 season. In even more torrid conditions, the young German secured Red Bull's first victory as the team also took a 1-2 during the Chinese Grand Prix, before Vettel racked up three further victories as he and the team found their feet.