DHL Fastest Lap Award

DHL Fastest Lap Award
Awarded for	Most fastest laps in a Formula One season
Presented by	DHL
Reward(s)	Trophy
First awarded	2007
Currently held by	Nico Rosberg

The DHL Fastest Lap Award is awarded to the driver with the most fastest laps in a Formula One season. The trophy, inaugurated in 2007, was the first such award to honour drivers with the most fastest laps. According to Bernie Ecclestone, the award, "recognises the very things that make Formula 1: speed and organisation."

The award is sponsored by DHL Express, as part of their role as logistics partner of the sport. Ken Allen, chief executive officer of DHL Express explained why DHL sponsors this award, "The fastest lap in a race is always a challenge. This is the result of speed, precision and teamwork. Winning the DHL Fastest Lap Trophy adds continuity and reliability to this. All these attributes found the basis for DHL's express business as well."

In the event of a tie, there is a countback, with the most amount of second-fastest laps, third-fastest laps, and so on, being considered until a winner is found.

In the nine-year history of the award, there have been three tiebreak situations; in 2007, when Kimi Räikkönen and Felipe Massa tied with six fastest laps, and two second fastest laps, in 2009, when both Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber had three fastest laps at the end of the season, and again in 2010, with Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton each having five fastest laps.

While most of the early years of the award have been closely fought, there were a few exceptions; in 2008 Räikkönen had ten fastest laps, ahead of second placed Massa with three, and in 2012 Vettel had six fastest laps, ahead of Nico Rosberg, Jenson Button and Kimi Räikkönen, who each had two. Notably, eleven different drivers managed to get a fastest lap throughout 2012.

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