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Stroll one DNF short of F1 season record after São Paulo retirement

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A battery issue ended Stroll’s race at Interlagos, his 13th DNF of 2026. He is one short of the 14-DNF mark shared by Andrea de Cesaris and Rubens Barrichello.

From the GPBeat newsroomPublished · · 1 min

A battery issue forced Lance Stroll out of the São Paulo Grand Prix at Interlagos, leaving him one DNF short of Formula 1’s single-season record.

Stroll was running near the back in the race’s tricky wet-to-dry conditions. The retirement was his 13th DNF of 2026; he also recorded a Not Classified in Australia.

The record is 14 DNFs: Andrea de Cesaris reached that total with Minardi in 1986 and Brabham in 1987, while Rubens Barrichello did so with Stewart in 1997.

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