Presented by DHL First awarded 2015 Official website Official website | Reward(s) Trophy Currently held by Williams | |
Awarded for Most amount of quickest pit stops per race in a Formula One season | ||
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.
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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.
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.