For the record, the current 3-way tie for the WDC lead is almost a
first. There was a similar tie in 1950 when the first three races
had different winners who failed to score in the other two events.
However, the third event was the Indy 500, so it doesn't really count.

Another "first" - Hamilton is the first rookie to lead the WDC. There
is a proviso - excluding 1950 when the three leaders were all rookies
in the championship since there wasn't a championship before that
date.

In 1950 it was Farina/Fangio/Johnny Parsons.

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"Brian Lawrence" <Brian_W_Lawrence (AT) msn (DOT) com> writes:
Weeeeel. . .this year it isn't *really* a tie because there's a
well-defined countback procedure in the Sporting Regulations to deal
with equal points. On that basis the order is Alonso (relevant results
a first and a second), Räikkönen (a first and a third), then Hamilton
(a second).

In 1950 none of Farina/Fangio/Johnny Parsons finished other than in the
event he won, so countback could not have applied. On the other hand I
have a vague memory that the Sporting Regulations used to have another
tiebreaker, something like total miles run (and, IIRC, if all else
failed a final coin flip!). (The current regulations leave the
decision to the FIA in the unlikely event countback doesn't produce a
winner.) So it seems likely that that season wasn't *truly* tied
either.

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