Schumacher, Hamilton, Ferrari, Rosberg: Inside the numbers of Formula One's 1,000 races

A look at some of the statistics behind F1's milestone race in Shanghai on Sunday

33 world champions in the sport's history. The 33rd driver to be crowned the winner of a full F1 season was Nico Rosberg in 2016. Getty

34 teams have won in F1 since the first race at Silverstone in 1950. Mercedes-GP have been the most recent victors, winning the past four events, including the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 31. Getty

71 Tracks have hosted a grand prix, including Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, which hosted its first race in November 2009. Getty

91 victories by Michael Schumacher, pictured, between August 1992 and September 2006, the most by any driver. Lewis Hamilton is the next up on 74. Getty

107 drivers have stood on the top step of the podium at a grand prix. Valtteri Bottas, pictured, was the 107th driver to win in F1 when he prevailed for Mercedes in Russia in 2017. Getty

163 British drivers have raced in F1, making it the country to have had the most participants in the sport. Hamilton, pictured, Lando Norris and George Russell are the current racers on the grid representing Great Britain. Getty

235 victories for Ferrari, making them the most successful team in the sport. Kimi Raikkonen's, pictured, success at the United States Grand Prix in October was their most recent victory. Getty

323 races that Brazilian driver Rubens Barrichello, pictured, entered in F1 between 1993 and 2011, making him the driver with the most F1 appearances in the sport's past. Fernando Alonso, Schumacher and Jenson Batton are the only other racers to have competed more then 300 times. Getty

764 drivers have raced in F1. The newest three competitors were Norris, pictured, Russell and Alexander Albon who all debuted in March in Australia, the 998th grand prix. Getty

974 races that Ferrari have been involved in, the most of any team in the series. China will be their 975th as Charles Leclerc, pictured, and Sebastian Vettel race for the Italian marque in Shanghai. Getty

Formula One is in China for the third round of the 2019 season on Sunday in Shanghai.

But the event also has historical significance as it is the 1,000th race in the history of F1, dating back to 1950.

Ahead of the action in China here is a look at some of the key numbers from the event's history in the gallery above.

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