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 Mercedes. The award is sponsored by DHL Express, as part of their role as the official logistics partner of Formula One.
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History
2015
Scuderia Ferrari won the inaugural DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award in 2015 with seven fastest pit stops, followed by Red Bull 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.
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.
2017
2017 saw the introduction of a new points system for the DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award. After the final race, Mercedes led the ranking with 472 points, ahead of previous winners Williams (442 points) and Red Bull (344 points), after setting the fastest pit stop in Spain, Belgium, Italy (1-2 finish), Singapore (1-2 finish), the United States and Mexico.
Maps DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award
Winners
See also
- DHL Fastest Lap Award
References
External links
- Official website
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