List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions
Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body.[1] The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform.[2] The F1 World Championship season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, held usually on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets.[3] The World Drivers' Championship is presented by the FIA to the most successful F1 driver over the course of the season through a points system based on individual Grand Prix results.[4] The World Championship is won when it is no longer mathematically possible for another competitor to overtake their points total regardless of the outcome of the remaining races,[5] although it is not officially awarded until the FIA Prize Giving Ceremony held in various cities following the conclusion of the season.[6][7]
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Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher hold the record for the most World Drivers' Championships, both having won the title on seven occasions. Juan Manuel Fangio is third with five titles.[8][9] Schumacher also holds the record for the most consecutive drivers' titles with five between the 2000 and the 2004 seasons.[10] Nigel Mansell holds the record of competing in the highest number of seasons before winning the World Championship, entering F1 in 1980 and achieving the title in 1992, a span of 13 seasons.[11] Nico Rosberg has the highest number of Grand Prix starts before winning his first title, a period of 206 Grands Prix between the 2006 Bahrain and the 2016 Abu Dhabi Grands Prix.[12][13] Sebastian Vettel is the youngest winner of the World Drivers' Championship; he was 23 years and 134 days old when he won the 2010 championship.[14] Fangio is the oldest winner of the World Drivers' Championship; he was 46 years and 41 days old when he won the 1957 title.[15]
As of the 2020 season, out of the 767 drivers who started a Grand Prix,[16] there have been 33 F1 World Drivers' Champions.[8][9] The first F1 World Drivers' Champion was Giuseppe Farina in the 1950 championship and the current title holder is Hamilton in the 2020 season.[8][9] The title has been won by drivers from the United Kingdom 20 times between 10 drivers, more than any other nation, followed by Brazil, Finland and Germany with three drivers each. The Scuderia Ferrari team have the highest number of drivers' titles per squad with 15 between 9 competitors, followed by McLaren with 12 titles between 7 drivers.[8] The Drivers' Championship has been won in the final race of the season 29 times in the 71 seasons it has been awarded. Schumacher holds the record of earning the championship with the most number of Grands Prix left to run in a season with six when he won the 2002 title at that year's French Grand Prix.[17]
By season
* | Season in progress |
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Bold | indicates the team also won the Constructors' Championship (awarded since 1958) |
- The 1952 and 1953 championships were run to Formula Two regulations.[22]
- Fangio competed in the 1954 Argentine and Belgian Grands Prix with Maserati, then completed the season with Mercedes.[22]
- Rindt's championship was confirmed two rounds after he had been killed in an accident during qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix.[22]
- Michael Schumacher scored 78 points during the 1997 season, 3 points behind Villeneuve, but was disqualified from the championship for deliberately colliding with Villeneuve in the final race of the season, the European Grand Prix.[47] This left Villeneuve with a 39-point margin over Heinz-Harald Frentzen with 42 points.[22]
By driver
Drivers in bold participated in the 2020 World Championship.
Driver | Titles | Season(s) |
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Michael Schumacher | 7 | 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
Lewis Hamilton | 2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 | |
Juan Manuel Fangio | 5 | 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957 |
Alain Prost | 4 | 1985, 1986, 1989, 1993 |
Sebastian Vettel | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 | |
Jack Brabham | 3 | 1959, 1960, 1966 |
Jackie Stewart | 1969, 1971, 1973 | |
Niki Lauda | 1975, 1977, 1984 | |
Nelson Piquet | 1981, 1983, 1987 | |
Ayrton Senna | 1988, 1990, 1991 | |
Alberto Ascari | 2 | 1952, 1953 |
Graham Hill | 1962, 1968 | |
Jim Clark | 1963, 1965 | |
Emerson Fittipaldi | 1972, 1974 | |
Mika Häkkinen | 1998, 1999 | |
Fernando Alonso | 2005, 2006 | |
Giuseppe Farina | 1 | 1950 |
Mike Hawthorn | 1958 | |
Phil Hill | 1961 | |
John Surtees | 1964 | |
Denny Hulme | 1967 | |
Jochen Rindt | 1970 | |
James Hunt | 1976 | |
Mario Andretti | 1978 | |
Jody Scheckter | 1979 | |
Alan Jones | 1980 | |
Keke Rosberg | 1982 | |
Nigel Mansell | 1992 | |
Damon Hill | 1996 | |
Jacques Villeneuve | 1997 | |
Kimi Räikkönen | 2007 | |
Jenson Button | 2009 | |
Nico Rosberg | 2016 |
By chassis constructor
Constructors in bold participated in the 2020 World Championship.
Constructor | Titles | Season(s) |
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Ferrari | 15 | 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1979, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007 |
McLaren | 12 | 1974, 1976, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2008 |
Mercedes[lower-alpha 1] | 9 | 1954, 1955, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
Williams | 7 | 1980, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997 |
Lotus | 6 | 1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1978 |
Brabham | 4 | 1966, 1967, 1981, 1983 |
Red Bull | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 | |
Alfa Romeo | 2 | 1950, 1951 |
Maserati[lower-alpha 1] | 1954, 1957 | |
Cooper | 1959, 1960 | |
Tyrrell | 1971, 1973 | |
Benetton | 1994, 1995 | |
Renault | 2005, 2006 | |
BRM | 1 | 1962 |
Matra | 1969 | |
Brawn | 2009 | |
By engine manufacturer
Engine manufacturers in bold participated in the 2020 World Championship.
Manufacturer | Titles | Season(s) |
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Ferrari | 15 | 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1979, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007 |
Ford[lower-alpha 1] | 13 | 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1994 |
Mercedes[lower-alpha 2] | 1954, 1955, 1998, 1999, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 | |
Renault | 11 | 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
Honda | 5 | 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 |
Climax | 4 | 1959, 1960, 1963, 1965 |
TAG[lower-alpha 3] | 3 | 1984, 1985, 1986 |
Alfa Romeo | 2 | 1950, 1951 |
Maserati | 1954, 1957 | |
Repco | 1966, 1967 | |
BRM | 1 | 1962 |
BMW | 1983 |
By tyre manufacturer
Tyre manufacturers in bold participated in the 2020 World Championship.
Rank | Manufacturer | Titles | Seasons | |
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1 | G | Goodyear | 24 (7)[lower-alpha 1] | 1966–1967, 1971, 1973–1978, 1980, 1982, 1985–1997 |
2 | P | Pirelli | 16 (10)[lower-alpha 2] | 1950–1954[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4], 1957, 2011–2020 |
3 | B | Bridgestone | 11 (6)[lower-alpha 5] | 1998–2004, 2007–2010 |
4 | D | Dunlop | 8 (4)[lower-alpha 6] | 1959–1965, 1969 |
5 | M | Michelin | 6 | 1979, 1981, 1983–1984, 2005–2006 |
6 | F | Firestone | 4 | 1952[lower-alpha 4], 1968, 1970, 1972 |
7 | C | Continental | 2 | 1954[lower-alpha 3]–1955 |
E | Englebert | 1956, 1958 |
Numbers in parentheses indicate championships won as the sole tyre supplier.
- Goodyear was the sole tyre supplier for the 1987, 1988 and 1992–1996 seasons.
- Pirelli was the sole tyre supplier for the 2011–2020 seasons.[58]
- Fangio competed in the 1954 Argentine and Belgian Grands Prix with Maserati, then completed the season with Mercedes. This shared championship is counted for each of these constructors.[22]
- Ascari competed in the 1952 Indianapolis 500 on Firestone tyres, then completed the season on Pirelli.[59]
- Bridgestone was the sole tyre supplier for the 1999, 2000 and 2007–2010 seasons.[60]
- Dunlop was the sole tyre supplier for the 1960–1963 seasons.
By driver nationality
Drivers in bold are entered in the 2020 World Championship.
Records
Youngest Drivers' Champion
Driver | Age | Season | |
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1 | Sebastian Vettel | 23 years, 134 days | 2010 |
2 | Lewis Hamilton | 23 years, 300 days | 2008 |
3 | Fernando Alonso | 24 years, 58 days | 2005 |
4 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 25 years, 273 days | 1972 |
5 | Michael Schumacher | 25 years, 314 days | 1994 |
6 | Niki Lauda | 26 years, 197 days | 1975 |
7 | Jacques Villeneuve | 26 years, 200 days | 1997 |
8 | Jim Clark | 27 years, 188 days | 1963 |
9 | Kimi Räikkönen | 28 years, 4 days | 2007 |
10 | Jochen Rindt | 28 years, 140 days [lower-alpha 1] | 1970 |
Drivers in bold are entered in the 2020 World Championship.
- Measured at the day of his death.[62]
Oldest Drivers' Champion
Driver | Age | Season | |
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1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 46 years, 41 days | 1957 |
2 | Giuseppe Farina | 43 years, 308 days | 1950 |
3 | Jack Brabham | 40 years, 155 days | 1966 |
4 | Graham Hill | 39 years, 262 days | 1968 |
5 | Nigel Mansell | 39 years, 8 days | 1992 |
6 | Alain Prost | 38 years, 214 days | 1993 |
7 | Mario Andretti | 38 years, 193 days | 1978 |
8 | Damon Hill | 36 years, 26 days | 1996 |
9 | Lewis Hamilton | 35 years, 313 days | 2020 |
10 | Niki Lauda | 35 years, 242 days | 1984 |
Consecutive Drivers' Championships
A total of ten drivers have achieved consecutive wins in the World Drivers' Championship. Of those, only Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton have won two sets of consecutive Formula One Drivers' Championships.[8]
Championships | Driver | Seasons |
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5 | Michael Schumacher | 2000–2004 |
4 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 1954–1957 |
Sebastian Vettel | 2010–2013 | |
Lewis Hamilton | 2017–2020 | |
2 | Alberto Ascari | 1952–1953 |
Jack Brabham | 1959–1960 | |
Alain Prost | 1985–1986 | |
Ayrton Senna | 1990–1991 | |
Michael Schumacher | 1994–1995 | |
Mika Häkkinen | 1998–1999 | |
Fernando Alonso | 2005–2006 | |
Lewis Hamilton | 2014–2015 |
Drivers in bold are entered in the 2020 World Championship.
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