List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions
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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.{{cite web |url=https://www.fia.com/organisation |title=About FIA |date=24 February 2015 |publisher=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) |access-date=13 April 2020 |archive-date=1 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501222208/https://www.fia.com/organisation |url-status=live }} The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform.{{cite web|last=Williamson|first=Martin|title=A brief history of Formula One|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/3831.html|publisher=ESPN|access-date=23 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406023200/http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/3831.html|archive-date=6 April 2015}} The Formula One World Championship season consists of a series of races, known as {{not a typo|Grands Prix}}, held usually on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets.{{cite book|last1=Hughes|first1=Mark|title=The Concise Encyclopedia of Formula 1|last2=Tremayne|first2=David|author-link1=Mark Hughes (motorsport)|author-link2=David Tremayne|url=https://archive.org/details/conciseencyclope0000trem_m9u1|publisher=Parragon|year=2002|isbn=0-75258-766-8|pages=82–83|url-access=registration}} The World Drivers' Championship is presented by the FIA to the most successful Formula One driver over the course of the season through a points system based on individual Grand Prix results.{{cite web |url=https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/2020_formula_1_sporting_regulations_-_iss_6_-_2020-04-07.pdf |title=2020 Formula One Sporting Regulations |publisher=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) |date=7 April 2020 |pages=3–4 |access-date=15 April 2020 |archive-date=12 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412175805/https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/2020_formula_1_sporting_regulations_-_iss_6_-_2020-04-07.pdf |url-status=live }} 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,{{cite web|title=How Lewis Hamilton can clinch 2019 F1 title at Mexican GP|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/formula-one/how-lewis-hamilton-can-clinch-2019-f1-title-at-mexican-gp/news-story/e362bd5c7d5b886122284bbe2ab69841|work=Fox Sports|date=24 October 2019|access-date=19 September 2020|archive-date=15 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815040710/https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/formula-one/how-lewis-hamilton-can-clinch-2019-f1-title-at-mexican-gp/news-story/e362bd5c7d5b886122284bbe2ab69841|url-status=live}} although it is not officially awarded until the FIA Prize Giving Ceremony held in various cities following the conclusion of the season.{{cite web|last=Murphy|first=Luke|title=Hamilton & Mercedes F1 officially crowned at FIA Prize Giving Ceremony|url=https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/hamilton-mercedes-f1-officially-crowned-at-fia-prize-giving-ceremony-66698/3222469/|work=Motorsport.com|date=8 December 2018|access-date=19 September 2020|archive-date=8 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208073421/https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/hamilton-mercedes-f1-officially-crowned-at-fia-prize-giving-ceremony-66698/3222469/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Morlidge|first=Matt|title=Lewis Hamilton officially crowned 2019 F1 champion at FIA gala|url=https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/24181/11879535/lewis-hamilton-officially-crowned-2019-f1-champion-at-fia-gala|publisher=Sky Sports|date=7 December 2019|access-date=19 September 2020|archive-date=20 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220213755/https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/24181/11879535/lewis-hamilton-officially-crowned-2019-f1-champion-at-fia-gala|url-status=live}}
Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton 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.{{cite web|title=Drivers' Championships|url=https://www.chicanef1.com/alldchmps.pl|publisher=ChicaneF1|access-date=19 September 2020|archive-date=5 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705152152/http://chicanef1.com/alldchmps.pl|url-status=live}} Schumacher also holds the record for the most consecutive drivers' titles with five between the {{F1|2000}} and the {{F1|2004}} seasons.{{cite web|title=World Champion titles Consecutively|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/pilote/champion/consecutif.aspx|publisher=Stats F1|access-date=19 September 2020|archive-date=7 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207075300/https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/pilote/champion/consecutif.aspx|url-status=live}} Nigel Mansell holds the record of competing in the highest number of seasons before winning the World Championship, entering Formula One in {{F1|1980}} and achieving the title in {{F1|1992}}, a span of 13 seasons.{{cite web|last=Lynch|first=Steven|title=At the tenth time of asking|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/32858.html|publisher=ESPN|date=5 November 2010|access-date=19 September 2020|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127175819/http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/32858.html|url-status=live}} Nico Rosberg has the highest number of Grand Prix starts before winning his first title, a period of 206 {{not a typo|Grands Prix}} between the 2006 Bahrain and the 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.{{cite web|last=Benson|first=Andrew|title=Nico Rosberg retires: World champion quits Formula 1 five days after title win|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38185846|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2 December 2016|access-date=19 September 2020|archive-date=23 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190623012734/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38185846|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=World Champion titles Grand Prix before|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/pilote/champion/gp-avant.aspx|publisher=StatsF1|access-date=19 September 2020|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127175126/https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/pilote/champion/gp-avant.aspx|url-status=live}} Sebastian Vettel is the youngest winner of the World Drivers' Championship; he was 23 years and 134 days old when he won the {{F1|2010}} championship.{{Cite news|date=13 November 2010|title=On this day: Sebastian Vettel becomes youngest Formula One champion|work=Sport360|url=https://sport360.com/article/other/45141/day-november-14-2010-sebastian-vettel-becomes-youngest-formula-one-champion|access-date=19 September 2020|archive-date=7 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207112514/https://sport360.com/article/other/45141/day-november-14-2010-sebastian-vettel-becomes-youngest-formula-one-champion|url-status=live}} Fangio is the oldest winner of the World Drivers' Championship; he was 46 years and 41 days old when he won the {{F1|1957}} title.{{cite web|last=Lynch|first=Kevin|title=1957: Oldest Ever F1 World Champion|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/60at60/2015/8/1957-oldest-ever-f1-world-champion-393024|publisher=Guinness World Records|date=19 August 2015|access-date=19 September 2020|archive-date=19 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019072711/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/60at60/2015/8/1957-oldest-ever-f1-world-champion-393024|url-status=live}}
As of the {{F1|2024}} season, out of the 777 drivers who have started a Formula One Grand Prix,{{cite web |url=http://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/pilote/gp/chronologie.aspx |title=Grands Prix chronology |publisher=Stats F1 |access-date=23 November 2024}} the 75 titles awarded have been won by a total of 34 different drivers.{{cite web|last=Diepraam|first=Mattijs|title=European & World Champions|url=http://8w.forix.com/6thgear/worldchampions.html|publisher=8W|date=23 November 2024|access-date=23 November 2024}} The first Formula One World Drivers' Champion was Giuseppe Farina in the {{F1|1950}} championship and the current title holder is Max Verstappen in the {{F1|2024}} season. 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 title has been won by drivers from Scuderia Ferrari 15 times between 9 drivers, more than any other team, followed by McLaren with 12 titles between 7 drivers. The Drivers' Championship has been won in the final race of the season 30 times in the 75 seasons it has been awarded. Schumacher holds the record of earning the championship with most {{not a typo|Grands Prix}} left to run in a season with six when he won the {{F1|2002}} title at that year's {{F1 GP|2002|French}}.{{Cite web|last=Esler|first=William|date=25 October 2015|title=The earliest drivers' championship wins in F1 history|url=https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/10028202/earliest-f1-title-wins|access-date=19 September 2020|publisher=Sky Sports|archive-date=12 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112011003/https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/10028202/earliest-f1-title-wins|url-status=live}} Due to the points system, on two occasions (John Surtees in the {{F1|1964}} season and Ayrton Senna in the {{F1|1988}} season) a world champion scored fewer points overall than a driver who finished second in the championship.{{cite web |date=12 April 2020 |title=What happened the last time F1 used dropped scores? |url=https://the-race.com/formula-1/what-happened-last-time-f1-used-dropped-scores/ |access-date=8 May 2023 |publisher=The Race |archive-date=19 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019143419/https://the-race.com/formula-1/what-happened-last-time-f1-used-dropped-scores/ |url-status=live }}
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By driver
Image:Schumacher (Ferrari) in practice at USGP 2005.jpg has won the World Drivers' Championship a record seven times – twice with Benetton and five times with Ferrari.]]
File:Lewis Hamilton-Mercedes W11 (4).jpg equaled Schumacher's record in 2020, winning one with McLaren and six with Mercedes.]]
File:Fangio-MB-W196-3lMotor-1986.jpg won the World Drivers' Championship five times with Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Mercedes and Ferrari. He held the record from 1955 until 2003.]]
File:Alain Prost 1988 Canada 2.jpg has four titles, three for McLaren and one for Williams. He also just missed winning the title for Renault (finished second, by two points) and for Ferrari (finished second, by seven points).]]
File:Sebastian Vettel 2011 Malaysia FP2 1.jpg has four titles to his name, all of which he won consecutively with Red Bull Racing.]]
file:FIA_F1_Austria_2021_Nr._33_Verstappen_%28side%29.jpg won four consecutive World Drivers' Championships in 2021,
2022, 2023 and 2024 with Red Bull Racing.]]
Drivers in bold have competed in the 2025 World Championship.
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data-sort-value="SCH"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Michael Schumacher
|align="center" rowspan=2 |7 |{{F1|1994}}, {{F1|1995}}, {{F1|2000}}, {{F1|2001}}, {{F1|2002}}, {{F1|2003}}, {{F1|2004}} | ||
data-sort-value="HAM"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Lewis Hamilton
|{{F1|2008}}, {{F1|2014}}, {{F1|2015}}, {{F1|2017}}, {{F1|2018}}, {{F1|2019}}, {{F1|2020}} | ||
data-sort-value="FAN"| {{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Manuel Fangio
|align="center" valign="center"|5 |{{F1|1951}}, {{F1|1954}}, {{F1|1955}}, {{F1|1956}}, {{F1|1957}} | ||
data-sort-value="PRO"| {{flagicon|FRA|variant=1974}} Alain Prost
|align="center" rowspan=3 |4 |{{F1|1985}}, {{F1|1986}}, {{F1|1989}}, {{F1|1993}} | ||
data-sort-value="VET"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Sebastian Vettel
|{{F1|2010}}, {{F1|2011}}, {{F1|2012}}, {{F1|2013}} | ||
data-sort-value="VER"| {{flagicon|NED}} Max Verstappen
|{{F1|2021}}, {{F1|2022}}, {{F1|2023}}, {{F1|2024}} | ||
data-sort-value="BRA"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Brabham
|align="center" rowspan=5 |3 |{{F1|1959}}, {{F1|1960}}, {{F1|1966}} | ||
data-sort-value="STE"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jackie Stewart
|{{F1|1969}}, {{F1|1971}}, {{F1|1973}} | ||
data-sort-value="LAU"| {{flagicon|AUT}} Niki Lauda
|{{F1|1975}}, {{F1|1977}}, {{F1|1984}} | ||
data-sort-value="PIQ"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Nelson Piquet
|{{F1|1981}}, {{F1|1983}}, {{F1|1987}} | ||
data-sort-value="SEN"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Ayrton Senna
|{{F1|1988}}, {{F1|1990}}, {{F1|1991}} | ||
data-sort-value="ASC"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alberto Ascari
|align="center" rowspan=6 |2 |{{F1|1952}}, {{F1|1953}} | ||
data-sort-value="HIL2"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Graham Hill
|{{F1|1962}}, {{F1|1968}} | ||
data-sort-value="CLA"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jim Clark
|{{F1|1963}}, {{F1|1965}} | ||
data-sort-value="FIT"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Emerson Fittipaldi
|{{F1|1972}}, {{F1|1974}} | ||
data-sort-value="HAK"| {{flagicon|FIN}} Mika Häkkinen
|{{F1|1998}}, {{F1|1999}} | ||
data-sort-value="ALO"| {{flagicon|SPA}} Fernando Alonso
|{{F1|2005}}, {{F1|2006}} | ||
data-sort-value="FAR"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giuseppe Farina
|align="center" rowspan=17|1 |{{F1|1950}} | ||
data-sort-value="HAW"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Hawthorn
|{{F1|1958}} | ||
data-sort-value="HIL3"| {{flagicon|USA}} Phil Hill
|{{F1|1961}} | ||
data-sort-value="SUR"| {{flagicon|GBR}} John Surtees
|{{F1|1964}} | ||
data-sort-value="HUL"| {{flagicon|NZL}} Denny Hulme
|{{F1|1967}} | ||
data-sort-value="RIN"| {{flagicon|AUT}} Jochen Rindt
|{{F1|1970}} | ||
data-sort-value="HUN"| {{flagicon|GBR}} James Hunt
|{{F1|1976}} | ||
data-sort-value="AND"| {{flagicon|USA}} Mario Andretti
|{{F1|1978}} | ||
data-sort-value="SCH"| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Jody Scheckter
|{{F1|1979}} | ||
data-sort-value="JON"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Alan Jones
|{{F1|1980}} | ||
data-sort-value="ROS1"| {{flagicon|FIN}} Keke Rosberg
|{{F1|1982}} | ||
data-sort-value="MAN"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Nigel Mansell
|{{F1|1992}} | ||
data-sort-value="HIL1"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Damon Hill
|{{F1|1996}} | ||
data-sort-value="VIL"| {{flagicon|CAN}} Jacques Villeneuve
|{{F1|1997}} | ||
data-sort-value="RAI"| {{flagicon|FIN}} Kimi Räikkönen
|{{F1|2007}} | ||
data-sort-value="BUT"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jenson Button
|{{F1|2009}} | ||
data-sort-value="ROS2"| {{flagicon|GER}} Nico Rosberg
|{{F1|2016}} | ||
34 drivers | 75 titles |
By driver nationality
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!scope=col|Titles !scope=col|Drivers !scope=col width=266|Seasons !scope=col|By driver (titles) | ||||
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rowspan="10" |{{flagu|United Kingdom}}
| rowspan="10" align=center|20 | rowspan="10" align=center|10 | rowspan="10" |{{F1|1958}}, {{F1|1962}}–{{F1|1965}}, {{F1|1968}}–{{F1|1969}}, {{F1|1971}}, {{F1|1973}}, {{F1|1976}}, {{F1|1992}}, {{F1|1996}}, {{F1|2008}}–{{F1|2009}}, {{F1|2014}}–{{F1|2015}}, {{F1|2017}}–{{F1|2020}} | align="left" |Lewis Hamilton ({{tooltip|7|2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020}}) | ||||
align="left" |Jackie Stewart ({{tooltip|3|1969, 1971, 1973}}) | ||||
align=left| Jim Clark ({{tooltip|2|1963, 1965}}) | ||||
align=left| Graham Hill ({{tooltip|2|1962, 1968}}) | ||||
align="left" |Jenson Button ({{tooltip|1|2009}}) | ||||
align="left" |Mike Hawthorn ({{tooltip|1|1958}}) | ||||
align="left" |Damon Hill ({{tooltip|1|1996}}) | ||||
align="left" |James Hunt ({{tooltip|1|1976}}) | ||||
align="left" |Nigel Mansell ({{tooltip|1|1992}}) | ||||
align=left| John Surtees ({{tooltip|1|1964}}) | ||||
rowspan=3 |{{flagu|Germany}}
|rowspan=3 align=center|12 |rowspan=3 align=center|3 |rowspan=3 align=left|{{F1|1994}}–{{F1|1995}}, {{F1|2000}}–{{F1|2004}}, {{F1|2010}}–{{F1|2013}}, {{F1|2016}} |align=left|Michael Schumacher ({{tooltip|7|1994–1995, 2000–2004}}) | ||||
align=left| Sebastian Vettel ({{tooltip|4|2010–2013}}) | ||||
align=left| Nico Rosberg ({{tooltip|1|2016}}) | ||||
rowspan="3" |{{flagu|Brazil}}
| rowspan="3" align=center|8 | rowspan="3" align=center|3 | rowspan="3" |{{F1|1972}}, {{F1|1974}}, {{F1|1981}}, {{F1|1983}}, {{F1|1987}}–{{F1|1988}}, {{F1|1990}}–{{F1|1991}} | align="left" | Nelson Piquet ({{tooltip|3|1981, 1983, 1987}}) | ||||
align=left| Ayrton Senna ({{tooltip|3|1988, 1990–1991}}) | ||||
align="left" |Emerson Fittipaldi ({{tooltip|2|1972, 1974}}) | ||||
{{flagu|Argentina}}
|align=center|5 |align=center|1 |align=left|{{F1|1951}}, {{F1|1954}}–{{F1|1957}} |align=left|Juan Manuel Fangio ({{tooltip|5|1951, 1954–1957}}) | ||||
rowspan="3" |{{flagu|Finland}}
| rowspan="3" align=center|4 | rowspan="3" align=center|3 | rowspan="3" |{{F1|1982}}, {{F1|1998}}–{{F1|1999}}, {{F1|2007}} | align="left" | Mika Häkkinen ({{tooltip|2|1998–1999}}) | ||||
align=left| Kimi Räikkönen ({{tooltip|1|2007}}) | ||||
align="left" |Keke Rosberg ({{tooltip|1|1982}}) | ||||
rowspan=2 |{{flagu|Australia}}
|rowspan=2 align=center|4 |rowspan=2 align=center|2 |rowspan=2 align=left|{{F1|1959}}–{{F1|1960}}, {{F1|1966}}, {{F1|1980}} |align=left|Jack Brabham ({{tooltip|3|1959–1960, 1966}}) | ||||
align=left| Alan Jones ({{tooltip|1|1980}}) | ||||
rowspan=2 |{{flagu|Austria}}
|rowspan=2 align=center|4 |rowspan=2 align=center|2 |rowspan=2 align=left|{{F1|1970}}, {{F1|1975}}, {{F1|1977}}, {{F1|1984}} |align=left|Niki Lauda ({{tooltip|3|1975, 1977, 1984}}) | ||||
align=left|Jochen Rindt ({{tooltip|1|1970}}) | ||||
{{flagu|France}}
|align=center|4 |align=center|1 |align=left|{{F1|1985}}–{{F1|1986}}, {{F1|1989}}, {{F1|1993}} |align=left|Alain Prost ({{tooltip|4|1985–1986, 1989, 1993}}) | ||||
{{flagu|Netherlands}}
| align="center" |4 | align="center" |1 | align="left" |{{F1|2021}}–{{F1|2024}} | align="left" |Max Verstappen ({{tooltip|4|2021–2024}}) | ||||
rowspan=2 |{{flagu|Italy}}
|rowspan=2 align=center|3 |rowspan=2 align=center|2 |rowspan=2 align=left|{{F1|1950}}, {{F1|1952}}–{{F1|1953}} |align=left|Alberto Ascari ({{tooltip|2|1952–1953}}) | ||||
align=left|Giuseppe Farina ({{tooltip|1|1950}}) | ||||
rowspan=2 |{{flagu|United States}}
|rowspan=2 align=center|2 |rowspan=2 align=center|2 |rowspan=2 align=left|{{F1|1961}}, {{F1|1978}} |align=left|Mario Andretti ({{tooltip|1|1978}}) | ||||
align=left|Phil Hill ({{tooltip|1|1961}}) | ||||
{{flagu|Spain}}
|align=center|2 |align=center|1 |align=left|{{F1|2005}}–{{F1|2006}} |align=left|Fernando Alonso ({{tooltip|2|2005–2006}}) | ||||
{{flagu|New Zealand}}
|align=center|1 |align=center|1 |align=left|{{F1|1967}} |align=left|Denny Hulme ({{tooltip|1|1967}}) | ||||
{{flagu|South Africa}}
|align=center|1 |align=center|1 |align=left|{{F1|1979}} |align=left|Jody Scheckter ({{tooltip|1|1979}}) | ||||
{{flagu|Canada}}
|align=center|1 |align=center|1 |align=left|{{F1|1997}} |align=left|Jacques Villeneuve ({{tooltip|1|1997}}) | ||||
15 countries | 75 titles | 34 drivers |
Drivers in bold have competed in the 2025 World Championship.
Records
=Youngest Drivers' Champion=
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|+Youngest World Drivers' Championship winners{{Cite web|title=World Champion titles by age|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/pilote/champion/age.aspx|access-date=19 September 2020|publisher=StatsF1|archive-date=5 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105121401/https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/pilote/champion/age.aspx|url-status=live}} |
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!scope=row|1 |data-sort-value="VET" align=left|{{flagicon|DEU}} Sebastian Vettel |align=left| 23 years, 134 days | {{F1|2010}} |
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!scope=row|2 |data-sort-value="HAM" align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}} Lewis Hamilton |align=left| 23 years, 300 days | {{F1|2008}} |
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!scope=row|3 |data-sort-value="ALO" align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} Fernando Alonso |align=left| 24 years, 58 days | {{F1|2005}} |
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!scope=row|4 |data-sort-value="VER" align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} Max Verstappen |align=left| 24 years, 73 days | {{F1|2021}} |
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!scope=row|5 |data-sort-value="FIT" align=left|{{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Emerson Fittipaldi |align=left| 25 years, 273 days | {{F1|1972}} |
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!scope=row|6 |data-sort-value="SCH" align=left|{{flagicon|DEU}} Michael Schumacher |align=left| 25 years, 314 days | {{F1|1994}} |
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!scope=row|7 |data-sort-value="LAU" align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} Niki Lauda |align=left| 26 years, 197 days | {{F1|1975}} |
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!scope=row|8 |data-sort-value="VIL" align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Jacques Villeneuve |align=left| 26 years, 200 days | {{F1|1997}} |
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!scope=row|9 |data-sort-value="CLA" align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jim Clark |align=left| 27 years, 188 days | {{F1|1963}} |
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!scope=row|10 |data-sort-value="RAI" align=left|{{flagicon|FIN}} Kimi Räikkönen |align=left| 28 years, 4 days | {{F1|2007}} |
Where drivers have won more than one World Drivers' Championship, only their first win is noted here. Drivers in bold have competed in the 2025 World Championship.
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=Oldest Drivers' Champion=
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! scope=row|1 |data-sort-value="FAN" align=left|{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Manuel Fangio |align=left| 46 years, 41 days | {{F1|1957}} |
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! scope=row|2 |data-sort-value="FAR" align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Giuseppe Farina |align=left| 43 years, 308 days | {{F1|1950}} |
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! scope=row|3 |data-sort-value="BRA" align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Brabham |align=left| 40 years, 155 days | {{F1|1966}} |
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! scope=row|4 |data-sort-value="HIL2" align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}} Graham Hill |align=left| 39 years, 262 days | {{F1|1968}} |
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! scope=row|5 |data-sort-value="MAN" align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}} Nigel Mansell |align=left| 39 years, 8 days | {{F1|1992}} |
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! scope=row|6 |data-sort-value="PRO" align=left|{{flagicon|FRA|variant=1974}} Alain Prost |align=left| 38 years, 214 days | {{F1|1993}} |
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! scope=row|7 |data-sort-value="AND" align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Mario Andretti |align=left| 38 years, 193 days | {{F1|1978}} |
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! scope=row|8 |data-sort-value="HIL1" align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}} Damon Hill |align=left| 36 years, 26 days | {{F1|1996}} |
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! scope=row|9 |data-sort-value="HAM" align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}} Lewis Hamilton |align=left| 35 years, 313 days | {{F1|2020}} |
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! scope=row|10 |data-sort-value="LAU" align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} Niki Lauda |align=left| 35 years, 242 days | {{F1|1984}} |
Drivers in bold have competed in the 2025 World Championship.
=Consecutive Drivers' Championships=
A total of 11 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.
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scope=col|Championships
!scope=col|Driver !scope=col|Seasons |
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! scope=row|5 |data-sort-value="SCH" align=left|{{flagicon|DEU}} Michael Schumacher | {{F1|2000}}–{{F1|2004}} |
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! rowspan="4" scope="row" | 4 |data-sort-value="FAN" align=left|{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Manuel Fangio | {{F1|1954}}–{{F1|1957}} |
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|data-sort-value="VET" align=left|{{flagicon|DEU}} Sebastian Vettel | {{F1|2010}}–{{F1|2013}} |
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|data-sort-value="HAM" align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}} Lewis Hamilton | {{F1|2017}}–{{F1|2020}} |
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|data-sort-value="VER" align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} Max Verstappen |{{F1|2021}}–{{F1|2024}} |
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! rowspan="8" scope="row" |2 |data-sort-value="ASC" align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Alberto Ascari | {{F1|1952}}–{{F1|1953}} |
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|data-sort-value="BRA" align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Brabham | {{F1|1959}}–{{F1|1960}} |
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|data-sort-value="PRO" align=left|{{flagicon|FRA|variant=1974}} Alain Prost | {{F1|1985}}–{{F1|1986}} |
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|data-sort-value="SEN" align=left|{{flagicon|BRA|1968}} Ayrton Senna | {{F1|1990}}–{{F1|1991}} |
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|data-sort-value="SCH" align=left|{{flagicon|DEU}} Michael Schumacher | {{F1|1994}}–{{F1|1995}} |
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|data-sort-value="HAK" align=left|{{flagicon|FIN}} Mika Häkkinen | {{F1|1998}}–{{F1|1999}} |
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|data-sort-value="ALO" align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} Fernando Alonso | {{F1|2005}}–{{F1|2006}} |
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|data-sort-value="HAM" align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}} Lewis Hamilton | {{F1|2014}}–{{F1|2015}} |
Drivers in bold have competed in the 2025 World Championship.
= Drivers' Champions for constructors that did not win the Constructors' Championship in that year =
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+Drivers' Champions for constructors who did not claim the Constructors' Championship that year |
scope="col" | Championships
! scope="col" | Drivers{{efn|Juan Manuel Fangio, Alberto Ascari and Giuseppe Farina are not on the list, because they were champions before the first Constructors' Championship was awarded in 1958.}} ! scope="col" | Years |
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rowspan="2"|2
| align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Nelson Piquet | align="left"| {{F1|1981}}, {{F1|1983}} |
align="left"| {{flagicon|NED}} Max Verstappen
| align="left"| {{F1|2021}}, {{F1|2024}} |
rowspan="8"|1
| align="left"|{{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Hawthorn | align="left"| {{F1|1958}} |
align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jackie Stewart
| align="left"| {{F1|1973}} |
align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} James Hunt
| align="left"| {{F1|1976}} |
align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} Keke Rosberg
| align="left"| {{F1|1982}} |
align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA|variant=1974}} Alain Prost
| align="left"| {{F1|1986}} |
align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Michael Schumacher
| align="left"| {{F1|1994}} |
align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} Mika Häkkinen
| align="left"| {{F1|1999}} |
align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Lewis Hamilton
| align="left"| {{F1|2008}} |
Drivers in bold have competed in the 2025 World Championship.
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By chassis constructor
Constructors in bold have competed in the 2025 World Championship.
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|+Constructors by number of World Drivers' Championships won | ||
scope=col|Constructor
!scope=col|{{Abbr|Titles|Number of Drivers' Championships}} !scope=col|Season(s) | ||
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Ferrari | align="center" |15
|{{F1|1952}}, {{F1|1953}}, {{F1|1956}}, {{F1|1958}}, {{F1|1961}}, {{F1|1964}}, {{F1|1975}}, {{F1|1977}}, {{F1|1979}}, {{F1|2000}}, {{F1|2001}}, {{F1|2002}}, {{F1|2003}}, {{F1|2004}}, {{F1|2007}} | |
McLaren | align="center" |12
|{{F1|1974}}, {{F1|1976}}, {{F1|1984}}, {{F1|1985}}, {{F1|1986}}, {{F1|1988}}, {{F1|1989}}, {{F1|1990}}, {{F1|1991}}, {{F1|1998}}, {{F1|1999}}, {{F1|2008}} | |
Mercedes{{efn|name=Fangio 54|Fangio competed in the 1954 Argentine and Belgian {{not a typo|Grands Prix}} with Maserati, then completed the season with Mercedes. This shared championship is counted for each of these constructors.}} | align="center" |9
|{{F1|1954}},{{efn|name=Fangio 54}} {{F1|1955}}, {{F1|2014}}, {{F1|2015}}, {{F1|2016}}, {{F1|2017}}, {{F1|2018}}, {{F1|2019}}, {{F1|2020}} | |
Red Bull Racing | align="center" |8
|{{F1|2010}}, {{F1|2011}}, {{F1|2012}}, {{F1|2013}}, {{F1|2021}}, {{F1|2022}}, {{F1|2023}}, {{F1|2024}} | |
Williams | align="center" |7
|{{F1|1980}}, {{F1|1982}}, {{F1|1987}}, {{F1|1992}}, {{F1|1993}}, {{F1|1996}}, {{F1|1997}} | |
Lotus | align="center" |6
|{{F1|1963}}, {{F1|1965}}, {{F1|1968}}, {{F1|1970}}, {{F1|1972}}, {{F1|1978}} | |
Brabham | align="center" |4
|{{F1|1966}}, {{F1|1967}}, {{F1|1981}}, {{F1|1983}} | |
Alfa Romeo | rowspan="6" align="center" |2
|{{F1|1950}}, {{F1|1951}} | |
Maserati{{efn|name=Fangio 54}}
|{{F1|1954}},{{efn|name=Fangio 54}} {{F1|1957}} | ||
Cooper
|{{F1|1959}}, {{F1|1960}} | ||
Tyrrell
|{{F1|1971}}, {{F1|1973}} | ||
Benetton
|{{F1|1994}}, {{F1|1995}} | ||
Renault
|{{F1|2005}}, {{F1|2006}} | ||
BRM | rowspan="3" align="center" |1
|{{F1|1962}} | |
Matra
|{{F1|1969}} | ||
Brawn
|{{F1|2009}} | ||
16 constructors | 75 titles{{efn|name=Fangio 54}} |
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By engine manufacturer
Engine manufacturers in bold have competed in the 2025 World Championship.
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By tyres used
Tyre manufacturers in bold have competed in the 2025 World Championship.
Numbers in parentheses indicate championships won as the sole tyre supplier.
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See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.formula1.com/}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110128210448/http://www.fia.com/en-GB/Pages/HomePage.aspx FIA official website]
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