DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award

DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award
Awarded for Most amount of quickest pit stops per race in a Formula One season
Presented by DHL
Reward(s) Trophy
First awarded 2015
Currently held by Williams
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The DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award is an annual award in Formula One for the constructor which completed the fastest pit stop within a Grand Prix the most amount of times in a season. The award was introduced for the 2015 season, and is currently held by Williams. The award is sponsored by DHL Express, as part of their role as the official logistics partner of Formula One.[1]

History

2015

Scuderia Ferrari won the inaugural DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award in 2015 with seven fastest pit stops, followed by Red Bull Racing and Mercedes with four each. Ferrari posted the fastest pit stops in Malaysia, Bahrain, Spain, Monaco, Japan, Russia and Mexico. The fastest pit stop turnaround of 2.2 seconds was achieved at the race in the Spanish Grand Prix. The award ceremony took place at the season finale in Abu Dhabi.[2]

2016

Williams set the pace of the award in 2016, by setting nine consecutive fastest pit stops to begin the season, with the fastest pit stop thus far set at 1.92 seconds at the 2016 European Grand Prix. Williams set 5 more fastest pit stops in Germany, Belgium, Malaysia, Japan and Mexico to secure the 2016 DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award.

Winners

Year Constructor Chassis Fastest Pit Stops References
2015 Italy Ferrari Ferrari SF15-T 7 [3]
2016 United Kingdom Williams Williams FW38 14 [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Pure adrenaline". Deutsche Post DHL. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Scuderia Ferrari recognized for outstanding team work with inaugural DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award = dhl-in-motion.com". Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "2015 DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award". Formula1.com. Formula One Administration. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  4. ↑ "2016 DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award". Formula1.com. Formula One Administration. Retrieved 2016-11-28.

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