Fastest lap

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In motorsport, the fastest lap is the quickest lap run during a race. Some series, like A1 Grand Prix and the GP2 series, award bonus points to the driver/team with the fastest lap. In Formula One, where until 1960 drivers were awarded a point for setting fastest lap, Michael Schumacher holds the current record for the most fastest laps with 76.

In Grand Prix motorcycle racing, or MotoGP, no point is awarded for the fastest lap. Giacomo Agostini holds the current record for the most fastest laps with 117. Valentino Rossi, who still actively races in the series, is in fourth place with 73 fastest laps.

[edit] Top ten drivers in Formula 1 with fastest laps

(drivers in bold are currently active)

Place	Driver	Fastest laps
1	Michael Schumacher	76
2	Alain Prost	41
3	Nigel Mansell	30
4	Kimi Räikkönen	29
5	Jim Clark	28
6	Mika Häkkinen	25
7	Niki Lauda	24
8=	Juan Manuel Fangio	23
8=	Nelson Piquet	23
10	Gerhard Berger	21

[edit] Top ten riders in Grand Prix motorcycle racing with fastest laps ^[1]

(riders in bold are currently active)

Place	Rider	Fastest laps
1	Giacomo Agostini	117
2	Ángel Nieto	81
3	Mike Hailwood	79
4	Valentino Rossi	74
5	Michael Doohan	46
6	Max Biaggi	42
7	Phil Read	36
8	Jim Redman	35
9=	John Surtees	34
9=	Carlo Ubbiali	34