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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, which includes the 80cc, 125cc, 250cc, 350cc, and 500cc/MotoGP classes, 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 MotoGP, is in fourth place with 77 fastest laps.

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

(drivers in bold are currently active)
Place Driver Fastest laps
1 Flag of Germany Michael Schumacher 76
2 Flag of France Alain Prost 41
3 Flag of Finland Kimi Räikkönen 35
4 Flag of the United Kingdom Nigel Mansell 30
5 Flag of the United Kingdom Jim Clark 28
6 Flag of Finland Mika Häkkinen 25
7 Flag of Austria Niki Lauda 24
8= Flag of Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 23
8= Flag of Brazil Nelson Piquet 23
10 Flag of Austria Gerhard Berg"