In total, 804 different drivers have entered at least one World Championship race, but 69 have never started a race, usually because they failed to qualify for the race. See also the list of Formula One drivers who never qualified for a race. The driver who has entered the most World Championship races is Rubens Barrichello, with 274.
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Micheal Schumacher holds this record. He has a record 250 GP starts to his career out of which nearly two thirds are with the Scuderia Ferrari team. Out of these he was won a record 92 races in his career which is the most individual races won by a F1 driver. Also he has 7 world championships to his already impressive resume.
Rubens Barrichello, who overtook Ricardo Patrese's tally of 256 at the 2008 Turkish GP.