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Off the top of my head

Belgium 2010 - Hamilton
Britain 2008 - Hamilton
Malaysia 2001 - Schumacher
United States 2000 - Schumacher
Monaco 1997 - Schumacher

Raikkonen and Hamilton went off a few times in the 2008 Belgian Grand Prix. Any earlier than that.. isn't easy to remember.

Hunt exited his heavily-damaged car after an accident at the start of the '76 British Grand Prix, then went on to win after repairs were made during the red flag period. He was disqualified months later after Ferrari appealed, giving Lauda the victory.

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I also have one of these.

Alonso in the 2005 European Grand Prix at Nurburgring. He went off and on to the gravel at the Dunlop curve.

(edit: if the thread starter meant leading the race at the moment of going off then 2005 Nurburgring probably isn't in the list. I can't remember if Alonso was ahead of Kimi at the moment he went off on the gravel. Probably not.)

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Hamilton went into the barriers at Monaco in 08 and still won.

And neither ended up winning

Schumacher France 1997. Slipped off as it began to rain near the front of the track.
Schumacher Belgium 1992. Went off, saw team mate Brundle's tyres were finished, came in for new tyres and won the race as result.
Raikkonen Australia 2007. Slipped off track slightly.
Raikkonen Belgium 2009 should count really after the first corner...

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San Marino 2003 - schumacher

Schumacher. Argentina 1998. Went off while leading as rain came.

Ah, but Schumacher wasn't leading. Far from it.

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Really? I don't remember that, when it happened?


Some missed by you all, since 2000:

China 2012 - Rosberg made mistake in Turn 4 or 5 before first round of stops
Italy 2011 - Vettel, with half of his car
Bahrain 2008 - Massa went off track on oil left by one of the first lap retirees
Italy 2008 - Vettel made mistake in second chicane
Belgium 2001 - Schumacher ran wide in Stavelot
Belgium 2000 - Hakkinen almost crashed in Stavelot

Probably I forgot few, but what the hell.

Graham Hill Monaco 1965. Not only did he leave the track (taking to an escape road to avoid another car) but he got out of the car and pushed it back to the track, got back in, overtook four cars and completed a hat trick of Monaco race wins.

True. My head was thinking of drivers who went on to win despite an excursion!

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I think it was at rivazza when kimi was closing on him.

Francois Cevert went off before winning his one and only Grand Prix at Watkins Glen in 1971.

Extract from Wiki:

"Having started from fifth spot, Cevert took the lead from Stewart on lap 14 as the Scot's tires began to go off in the 100° heat. At about half-distance, Cevert finally began to struggle with the same understeer that had plagued Stewart much earlier. Jacky Ickx was closing, and his Firestones were getting better as the race went on. On lap 43, Ickx set the fastest lap of the race, and the gap was down to 2.2 seconds. Then, on lap 49, the alternator on Ickx's Ferrari fell off, punching a hole in the gearbox and spilling oil all over the track! Denny Hulme's McLaren hit the oil and spun into the barrier, bending his front suspension. Hulme was standing beside the track when Cevert came by and also slid off and hit the barrier, but he kept going, now 29 seconds in the lead! Cevert coasted home, taking both hands off the wheel to wave as he crossed the line."

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Belgium 2009 - Raikkonen wasnt leading when he went off the track, even if we accept your definition

I guess it would more common these days as drivers can go off the track without any real penalty. Hamilton in Monaco 2008 is the best example I can remember as he was pretty lucky to get away with it as not many drivers can clout the barrier that hard and still continue racing. After all Alonso made the same mistake in that race and was forced to retire.

Was Schumacher leading when he went off in Hungary '98?

Think so. He lost 5 seconds to Hakkinen but I can't remember if DC was still in the lead at the time?

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JV, Hungary '97, overtook Damon off the track.

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from recent memory:

Jenson: china 2010, Brazil 2012? and Hungary 2011 (when battling with Lewis)
Hamilton: Spa 2010
I am not sure if Vettel did it in either 2011 or 2012, anyone?
Korea 2010 i think Alonso went off when leading.
I can't remember but surely someone must have gone off when leading in either china or Nurburgring 2007

I think Hamilton did that twice. Pretty sure he was one of the cars who went straight on at the damp bus stop at the end of lap 1.

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Its a farce, that race it was.. I was rewatching it a week ago and memories came back.

Hakkinen in the 2000 Belgian Grand Prix.

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Worth the watch though, regardless of the final outcome... best final few laps I saw in a long time.

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Vettel Monza '08 at the chicane?

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This thread makes me realize that I have a terrible memory. Only Spa 2008 comes to mind and that's not really a 'win'.

Famously Senna, Japan 1989.

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Trying to think. didn't Mansell do it in the Ferrari.

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Schumacher Silverstone 1998, he went to the pits for the stop & go penalty.

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Button in China 2010, locked up his brakes at T14 near the end of the race and went straight on.
Button in Hungary 2011, ran wide at T2 whilst battling and leading Hamilton.

schumacher - argentina 1998
raikkonen - australia 2007
schumacher - france 1997

Didn't Senna have multiple offtracks during the 1985 Portugese GP?

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No, just the 1 wasn't it? (not captured by the cameras though).

I remember the odd race or two during Schumacher's dominant years that he appeared to lose concentration and had a spin. Probably due to boredom. It never affected his race as he probably would have been leading by half a lap or so.

I have an image of him spinning at Spa 2001 or 2002. At the bus stop chicane I think. Could be mistaken.

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2000 US Grand Prix - Schumacher spun a few laps from the finish line.

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It was near the end IIRC and he had a slow puncture?

Couldn't have been much farther from the truth, I don't think. If he had to pit at the end, he'd have been screwed over by the safety car. It was in the early stages of the race and he slammed into the barrier after Tabac.

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I also have one of these.

Aus 2010- button - runs wide on slicks on damp track

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I do vaguely remember something about Hamilton having a slow puncture towards the end of the race, possibly caused by Rosberg's debris? But it was so near the end he got away with it. I'm sure McLaren said that one or two more laps and the tyre could have gone flat and he'd have had to pit.

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Except:
1) He was disqualified after the race for (see 3)
2) He was given a push start from the marshals (think illegal now)
3) He rejoined via an escape road he shouldn't have done.

Doesn't count.

Also, while I understand the less severe punishment these days, I seem to remember a fair few in the 90s that managed to keep it together. I'm probably mixing up with drivers that either weren't leading at the time and/or leaders that went off and still finished in the points/on the podium. I'd have to go through results to prove it to myself either way.

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