Räikkönen & Fisichella - new race winners

Kimi in 2001
By subh
May 27 2004

There are always promising new drivers coming through into Formula 1, but it’s not every year you get a new winner. In 2002, only four drivers won races, but they had all done so in previous seasons. 2003 looked quite a bit different...

When do you get new race winners in F1, and how long does it take? Here is all the info on recent seasons - updated for 2004

1995
First wins for Jean Alesi, David Coulthard and Johnny Herbert

1996
First wins for Olivier Panis and Jacques Villeneuve

1997
First wins for Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Mika Häkkinen

1999
First win for Eddie Irvine

2000
First win for Rubéns Barrichello

2001
First wins for Juán Pablo Montoya and Ralf Schumacher

2003
First wins for Giancarlo Fisichella, Kimi Räikkönen and Fernando Alonso

2004
First win for Jarno Trulli

Jean Alesi
First GP 1989
First win 1995

Johnny Herbert
First GP 1989
First win 1995

Mika Häkkinen
First GP 1991
First win 1997

Michael Schumacher
First GP 1991
First win 1992

Rubéns Barrichello
First GP 1993
First win 2000

Eddie Irvine
First GP 1993
First win 1999

David Coulthard
First GP 1994
First win 1995

Heinz-Harald Frentzen
First GP 1994
First win 1997

Olivier Panis
First GP 1994
First win 1996

Giancarlo Fisichella
First GP 1996
First win 2003

Jacques Villeneuve
First GP 1996
First win 1996

Ralf Schumacher
First GP 1997
First win 2001

Jarno Trulli
First GP 1997
First win 2004

Juán Pablo Montoya
First GP 2001
First win 2001

Kimi Räikkönen
First GP 2001
First win 2003

Fernando Alonso
First GP 2001
First win 2003