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ListofFormulaOneWorldDrivers'Champions
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TheFormulaOneWorldDrivers'Championship(WDC)isawardedbytheFdrationInternationalede
l'Automobile(FIA)tothemostsuccessfulFormulaOneracingcardriveroveraseason,asdeterminedbya
pointssystembasedonGrandPrixresults.
TheDrivers'Championshipwasfirstawardedin1950,toGiuseppeFarina.Thefirstdrivertowinmultiple
ChampionshipswasAlbertoAscari,in1952and1953.ThecurrentDrivers'ChampionisLewisHamilton,who
wonhisfirstWorldChampionshipin2008,regaineditin2014andretaineditin2015,thesixteenthtimea
Britishdriverhaswonthetitle(arecord).HeistheninthoftenBritonstowinthetitle(anotherrecord),with
JensonButtonsucceedinghimin2009afterhisfirstchampionship.
AdriverbecomestheWorldChampioneachseasonassoonasitisnolongermathematicallypossiblefor
anothertobeathimwhatevertheoutcomeoftheremainingraces.TheDrivers'Championshiphasbeenwonin
thefinalraceoftheseason28timesinthe66seasonsithasbeenawarded.Theearliestinaseasonthatthe
Drivers'Championshiphasbeenclinchedwasin2002,whenMichaelSchumachersecuredthetitlewithsix
racesremaining.

MichaelSchumacher,seventime
Formula1Champion.

Overall,thirtytwodifferentdrivershavewontheChampionship,withGermanMichaelSchumacherholdingthe
recordformosttitles,atseven.SchumacheralsoholdstherecordformostconsecutiveDrivers'Championships,
winningfivefrom2000to2004.TheUnitedKingdomhasproducedthemostWorldChampionshipwinningdriverswithtenBrazilandFinlandare
nextwiththreeeach.Ofthe32driverstowintheWorldChampionship,20arestillalive.ThemostrecentlydeceasedisSirJackBrabham(1926
2014).Amongteams,ScuderiaFerrarihasproducedthemostWorldChampionshipwinningdriverswith15.

Contents
1 Byseason
1.1 Notes
2 Bydriver
3 Bynationality
4 Byconstructor
5 Byconstructornationality
6 Byengine
7 Bytyremanufacturer
7.1 Notes
8 Records
8.1 YoungestDrivers'Champion
8.2 OldestDrivers'Champion
8.3 ConsecutiveDrivers'Championships
9 Seealso
10 References

Byseason

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Driver

Age

Team

Engine

Tyres

Poles

Wins

Podiums

Fastest
Laps

Points

Clinched

Point
Margin

1950

Giuseppe
Farina[1]

44

Alfa
Romeo

Alfa
Romeo

30

Race7of7

1951

Juan
Manuel
Fangio[2]

40

Alfa
Romeo

Alfa
Romeo

31

Race8of8

19521

Alberto
Ascari[3]

34

Ferrari

FP

36

Race6of8

12

19531

Alberto
Ascari[3]

35

Ferrari

34.5

Race8of9

6.5

Juan
Manuel
Fangio[2]

Maserati

1954

43

42

Race7of9

16.86

Mercedes
Mercedes2

1955

Juan
Manuel
Fangio[2]

44

Mercedes

40

Race6of7

16.5

1956

Juan
Manuel
Fangio[2]

45

Ferrari

30

Race8of8

1957

Juan
Manuel
Fangio[2]

46

Maserati

40

Race6of8

15

1958

Mike
Hawthorn[4]

29

Ferrari

42

Race11of
11

1959

Jack
Brabham[5]

33

Climax

31

Race9of9

1960

Jack
Brabham[5]

34

Climax

43

Race8of
10

Ferrari

34

Race7of8

19611

PhilHill[6] 34

Ferrari
Ferrari
Maserati2

Mercedes

Ferrari

Maserati
Ferrari
Cooper
Cooper
Ferrari

19621

Graham
Hill[7]

33

BRM

BRM

42

Race9of9

12

19631

Jim
Clark[8]

27

Lotus

Climax

54

Race7of
10

21

19641

John
Surtees[9]

30

Ferrari

40

Race10of
10

19651

Jim
Clark[8]

29

Climax

54

Race7of
10

14

1966

Jack
Brabham[5]

40

Repco

42

Race7of9

14

1967

Denny
Hulme[10]

31

Repco

51

Race11of
11

1968

Graham
Hill[7]

39

Ford

48

Race12of
12

12

1969

Jackie
Stewart[11]

30

Ford

63

Race8of
11

26

1970

Jochen
Rindt[12]

28

Ford

45

Race12of
133

1971

Jackie
Stewart[11]

32

Ford

62

Race8of
11

29

1972

Emerson
Fittipaldi[13]

25

Ford

61

Race10of
12

16

1973

Jackie
Stewart[11]

34

Ford

71

Race13of
15

16

1974

Emerson
Fittipaldi[13]

27

Ford

55

Race15of
15

1975

Niki
Lauda[14]

26

Ferrari

64.5

Race13of
14

19.5

Ferrari
Lotus
Brabham
Brabham
Lotus
Matra
Lotus
Tyrrell
Lotus
Tyrrell
McLaren
Ferrari

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Season

Driver

Age

Team

1976

James
Hunt[15]

29

1977

Niki
Lauda[14]

28

1978

Mario
Andretti[16]

38

1979

Jody
Scheckter[17]

29

1980

Alan
Jones[18]

34

1981

Nelson
Piquet[19]

29

1982

Keke
Rosberg[20]

34

1983

Nelson
Piquet[19]

31

1984

Niki
Lauda[14]

35

1985

Alain
Prost[21]

30

1986

Alain
Prost[21]

31

1987

Nelson
Piquet[19]

35

1988

Ayrton
Senna[22]

28

1989

Alain
Prost[21]

34

1990

Ayrton
Senna[22]

30

1991

Ayrton
Senna[22]

31

1992

Nigel
Mansell[23]

39

1993

Alain
Prost[21]

38

1994

Michael
25
Schumacher[24]

Benetton

1995

Michael
26
Schumacher[24]

Benetton

1996

Damon
Hill[25]

36

Williams

1997

Jacques
Villeneuve[26]

26

1998

Mika
Hkkinen[27]

30

1999

Mika
Hkkinen[27]

31

2000

Michael
31
Schumacher[24]

Ferrari

2001

Michael
32
Schumacher[24]

Ferrari

2002

Michael
33
Schumacher[24]

Ferrari

2003

Michael
34
Schumacher[24]

Ferrari

2004

Michael
35
Schumacher[24]

Ferrari

McLaren
Ferrari
Lotus
Ferrari
Williams
Brabham
Williams
Brabham
McLaren
McLaren
McLaren
Williams
McLaren
McLaren
McLaren
McLaren
Williams
Williams

Williams
McLaren
McLaren

Points

Clinched

Point
Margin

Tyres

Poles

Wins

Ford

69

Race16of
16

Ferrari

10

72

Race15of
17

17

Ford

64

Race14of
16

13

Ferrari

51

Race13of
15

Ford

10

67

Race13of
14

13

Ford

MG

50

Race15of
15

Ford

44

Race16of
16

BMW

59

Race15of
15

TAG

72

Race16of
16

0.5

TAG

11

73

Race14of
16

20

TAG

11

72

Race16of
16

Honda

11

73

Race15of
16

12

Honda

13

11

90

Race15of
16

Honda

11

76

Race15of
16

16

Honda

10

11

78

Race15of
16

Honda

12

96

Race15of
16

24

Renault

14

12

108

Race11of
16

52

Renault

13

12

99

Race14of
16

26

Ford

10

92

Race16of
16

Renault

11

102

Race15of
17

33

Renault

10

97

Race16of
16

19

Renault

10

81

Race17of
17

39(3)4

Mercedes

11

100

Race16of
16

14

Mercedes

11

10

76

Race16of
16

Ferrari

12

108

Race16of
17

19

Ferrari

11

14

123

Race13of
17

58

Ferrari

11

17

144

Race11of
17

67

Ferrari

93

Race16of
16

Ferrari

13

15

10

148

Race14of
18

34

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Podiums

Fastest
Laps

Engine

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Driver

Age

Team

Engine

Podiums

Fastest
Laps

Points

Clinched

Point
Margin

Tyres

Poles

Wins

Renault

15

133

Race17of
19

21

Renault

14

134

Race18of
18

13

Ferrari

12

110

Race17of
17

Mercedes

10

98

Race18of
18

Mercedes

95

Race16of
17

11

2005

Fernando
Alonso[28]

24

2006

Fernando
Alonso[28]

25

2007

Kimi
Rikknen[29]

28

2008

Lewis
Hamilton[30]

23

2009

Jenson
Button[31]

29

2010

Sebastian
Vettel[32]

23

Red
Bull

Renault

10

10

256

Race19of
19

2011

Sebastian
Vettel[32]

24

Red
Bull

Renault

15

11

17

392

Race15of
19

122

2012

Sebastian
Vettel[32]

25

Red
Bull

Renault

10

281

Race20of
20

2013

Sebastian
Vettel[32]

26

Red
Bull

Renault

13

16

397

Race16of
19

155

2014

Lewis
Hamilton[30]

29

Mercedes

11

16

384

Race19of
19

67

2015

Lewis
Hamilton[30]

30

Mercedes

11

10

17

381

Race16of
19

59

Renault
Renault
Ferrari
McLaren
Brawn

Mercedes
Mercedes

Notes
BoldindicatestheteamalsowontheConstructors'Championship(awardedsince1958).
1.^The1952and1953championshipswereruntoFormulaTworegulations.The19611965championshipswererunwithformerFormula
Tworegulations.
2.^Fangiocompetedinthe1954ArgentineandBelgianGrandsPrixwithMaserati,thencompletedtheseasonwithMercedes.
3.^Rindt'schampionshipwasconfirmedtworoundsafterhehadbeenkilledinanaccidentduringqualifyingfortheItalianGrandPrix.
4.^MichaelSchumacherscored78pointsduringthe1997season,3pointsbehindVilleneuve,butwasdisqualifiedfromthechampionshipfor
deliberatelycollidingwithVilleneuveinthefinalraceoftheseason,theEuropeanGrandPrix.ThisleftVilleneuvewitha39pointmargin
overHeinzHaraldFrentzenwith42points.

Bydriver

MichaelSchumacherhaswonthe
WorldDrivers'Championshipa
recordseventimestwicewith
BenettonandfivetimeswithFerrari.
Fivetitleswithasingleteamisalsoa
record.

JuanManuelFangiowontheWorld
Drivers'Championshipfivetimes
withAlfaRomeo,Maserati,
MercedesandFerrari.Heheldthe
recordfrom1955until2003.

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Driver

Total

Season(s)

ChampionshipWinner

MichaelSchumacher

1994,1995,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004

24th

JuanManuelFangio

1951,1954,1955,1956,1957

2nd

AlainProst

1985,1986,1989,1993

21st

SebastianVettel

2010,2011,2012,2013

32nd

JackBrabham

1959,1960,1966

JackieStewart

1969,1971,1973

11th

NikiLauda

1975,1977,1984

14th

NelsonPiquet

1981,1983,1987

19th

AyrtonSenna

1988,1990,1991

22nd

LewisHamilton

2008,2014,2015

30th

AlbertoAscari

1952,1953

3rd

GrahamHill

1962,1968

7th

5th

JimClark

1963,1965

8th

EmersonFittipaldi

1972,1974

13th

MikaHkkinen

1998,1999

27th

FernandoAlonso

2005,2006

28th

GiuseppeFarina

1950

1st

MikeHawthorn

1958

4th

PhilHill

1961

6th

JohnSurtees

1964

9th

DennyHulme

1967

10th

JochenRindt

1970

12th

JamesHunt

1976

15th

MarioAndretti

1978

16th

JodyScheckter

1979

17th

AlanJones

1980

18th

KekeRosberg

1982

20th

NigelMansell

1992

23rd

DamonHill

1996

25th

JacquesVilleneuve

1997

26th

KimiRikknen

2007

29th

JensonButton

2009

31st

AlainProsthasfourtitles,threefor
McLarenandoneforWilliams.He
alsocameclosetowinningthetitle
forRenaultandforFerrari.

SebastianVettelcurrentlyhasfour
consecutivetitlestohisname,
winningthemallwithRedBull
Racing.

Driversinboldhavecompetedinthe2016WorldChampionship.

Bynationality

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Country
Constructor

Total
DriversTotal
Country

Seasons

DriversbyName(titles)

UnitedKingdom

16

10

MikeHawthorn(1),GrahamHill(2),JimClark(2),John
1958,1962,1963,1964,1965,1968,1969,
Surtees(1),JackieStewart(3),JamesHunt(1),Nigel
1971,1973,1976,1992,1996,2008,2009,
Mansell(1),DamonHill(1),LewisHamilton(3),Jenson
2014,2015
Button(1)

Germany

11

1994,1995,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,
MichaelSchumacher(7),SebastianVettel(4)
2010,2011,2012,2013

Brazil

1972,1974,1981,1983,1987,1988,1990, EmersonFittipaldi(2),NelsonPiquet(3),AyrtonSenna
1991
(3)

Argentina

1951,1954,1955,1956,1957

JuanManuelFangio(5)

Finland

1982,1998,1999,2007

KekeRosberg(1),MikaHkkinen(2),KimiRikknen
(1)

Australia

1959,1960,1966,1980

JackBrabham(3),AlanJones(1)

Austria

1970,1975,1977,1984

JochenRindt(1),NikiLauda(3)

France

1985,1986,1989,1993

AlainProst(4)

Italy

1950,1952,1953

GiuseppeFarina(1),AlbertoAscari(2)

UnitedStates

1961,1978

PhilHill(1),MarioAndretti(1)

Spain

2005,2006

FernandoAlonso(2)

NewZealand

1967

DennyHulme(1)

SouthAfrica

1979

JodyScheckter(1)

Canada

1997

JacquesVilleneuve(1)

Driversinboldhavecompetedinthe2016WorldChampionship.

Byconstructor
Constructor

Country

Total

Ferrari

Italy

15

McLaren

UnitedKingdom 12

Williams

UnitedKingdom 7

Lotus

UnitedKingdom 6

Mercedes1

Germany

RedBull

Austria

Brabham

UnitedKingdom 4

Renault

France

Cooper

UnitedKingdom 2

Benetton

UnitedKingdom 2

Tyrrell

UnitedKingdom 2

AlfaRomeo

Italy

Maserati1

Italy

BRM

UnitedKingdom 1

Matra

France

Brawn

UnitedKingdom 1

Constructorsinboldhavecompetedinthe2016WorldChampionship.
1.^Fangiocompetedinthe1954ArgentineandBelgianGrandsPrixwithMaserati,thencompletedtheseasonwithMercedes.Thisshared
championshipiscountedforeachoftheseconstructors.

Byconstructornationality
Nationality

Total

UnitedKingdom

37

Italy

19

Austria

Germany

France

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Engine

Country

Total

Ferrari

Italy

Ford*

15

UnitedStates

Renault

France

11

Mercedes

WestGermany/Germany

Honda

Japan

Climax

UnitedKingdom

TAG**

Luxembourg

AlfaRomeo

Italy

Maserati

Italy

Repco

Australia

BMW

WestGermany

BRM

UnitedKingdom

UnitedKingdom 13

Germany

Enginemanufacturersinboldhavecompetedinthe2016WorldChampionship.
^*FordCosworth
UnitedKingdom
^**TAGPorsche

Germany

Bytyremanufacturer
Pos Manufacturer

Country

Total

Seasons

G Goodyear

UnitedStates

24(7)1

19661967,1971,19731978,1980,1982,19851997

B Bridgestone

Japan

11(6)2 19982004,20072010

P Pirelli

Italy

11(5)3 1950195445,1957,20112015

D Dunlop

UnitedKingdom

19591965,1969

M Michelin

France

1979,1981,19831984,20052006

F Firestone

UnitedStates

19525,1968,1970,1972

C Continental

WestGermany

195441955

E Englebert

Belgium

1956,1958

Tyremanufacturersinboldhavecompetedinthe2016WorldChampionship.Numbersinparenthesesindicatechampionshipswonasthesoletyre
supplier.

Notes
1.^Goodyearwasthesoletyresupplierforthe1987,1988&19921996seasons
2.^Bridgestonewasthesoletyresupplierforthe1999,2000&20072010seasons
3.^Pirelliwasthesoletyresupplierforthe20112016seasons
4.^Fangiocompetedinthe1954ArgentineandBelgianGrandsPrixonPirelliwithMaserati,thencompletedtheseasononContinentalwith
Mercedes
5.^Ascaricompetedinthe1952Indianapolis500onFirestonetyres,thencompletedtheseasononPirelli

Records
YoungestDrivers'Champion
Driver*

Age**

Season

SebastianVettel

23years,133days

2010

LewisHamilton

23years,301days

2008

FernandoAlonso

24years,58days

2005

EmersonFittipaldi

25years,273days

1972

MichaelSchumacher 25years,314days

1994

NikiLauda

26years,197days

1975

JacquesVilleneuve

26years,200days

1997

JimClark

27years,188days

1963

KimiRikknen

28years,4days

2007

10

JochenRindt

28years,140days 1970(posthumously)

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*Boldtextindicatesdriverhascompetedinthe2016WorldChampionship
**Measuredattheracewherethedriversecuredthechampionship

OldestDrivers'Champion
Driver

Age

Season

JuanManuelFangio 46years,41days

1957

GiuseppeFarina

43years,308days 1950

JackBrabham

40years,155days 1966

GrahamHill

39years,262days 1968

NigelMansell

39years,8days

AlainProst

38years,214days 1993

MarioAndretti

38years,193days 1978

DamonHill

36years,26days

NikiLauda

35years,242days 1984

10

MichaelSchumacher 35years,239days 2004

1992

1996

ConsecutiveDrivers'Championships
TendrivershaveachievedconsecutivewinsintheFormulaOneDrivers'Championship.Ofthose,MichaelSchumacheristheonlydrivertohave
wontwosetsofconsecutiveFormulaOneDrivers'Championships.
Championships
5
4

Driver

Seasons

MichaelSchumacher 20002004
JuanManuelFangio 19541957
SebastianVettel

20102013

AlbertoAscari

19521953

JackBrabham

19591960

AlainProst

19851986

AyrtonSenna

19901991

MichaelSchumacher 19941995
MikaHkkinen

19981999

FernandoAlonso

20052006

LewisHamilton

20142015

Boldtextindicatesdriverhascompetedinthe2016WorldChampionship.

Seealso
ListofFormulaOnedriverrecords
ListofFormulaOneWorldDrivers'Championshiprunnersup
ListofFormulaOneWorldConstructors'Champions
ListofFormulaOneWorldConstructors'Championshiprunnersup
ListofFormulaOneWorldChampionshippointsscoringsystems
ListofFormulaOnedrivers
HistoryofFormulaOne

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