List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions
Template:Short description Template:Pp Template:Use dmy dates Template:Multiple image Template:Sidebar with collapsible lists 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 Formula One World Championship season consists of a series of races, known as Template:Not a typo, 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 Formula One 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]
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.[8][9] Schumacher also holds the record for the most consecutive drivers' titles with five between the Template:Ifnumber and the Template:Ifnumber seasons.[10] Nigel Mansell holds the record of competing in the highest number of seasons before winning the World Championship, entering Formula One in Template:Ifnumber and achieving the title in Template:Ifnumber, 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 Template:Not a typo between the 2006 Bahrain and the 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand 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 Template:Ifnumber championship.[14] Fangio is the oldest winner of the World Drivers' Championship; he was 46 years and 41 days old when he won the Template:Ifnumber title.[15]
As of the Template:Ifnumber season, out of the 777 drivers who have started a Formula One Grand Prix,[16] the 75 titles awarded have been won by a total of 34 different drivers.[8][9] The first Formula One World Drivers' Champion was Giuseppe Farina in the Template:Ifnumber championship and the current title holder is Max Verstappen in the Template:Ifnumber 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 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.[8] The Drivers' Championship has been won in the final race of the season 30 times in the 75 seasons it has been awarded.[17] Schumacher holds the record of earning the championship with most Template:Not a typo left to run in a season with six when he won the Template:Ifnumber title at that year's Template:F1 GP.[18] Due to the points system, on two occasions (John Surtees in the Template:Ifnumber season and Ayrton Senna in the Template:Ifnumber season) a world champion scored fewer points overall than a driver who finished second in the championship.[19]
By season
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By driver
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Drivers in bold have competed in the 2025 World Championship.
By driver nationality
| Country | Titles | Drivers | Seasons | By driver (titles) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagu | 20 | 10 | Template:Ifnumber, Template:Ifnumber–Template:Ifnumber, Template:Ifnumber–Template:Ifnumber, Template:Ifnumber, Template:Ifnumber, Template:Ifnumber, Template:Ifnumber, Template:Ifnumber, Template:Ifnumber–Template:Ifnumber, Template:Ifnumber–Template:Ifnumber, Template:Ifnumber–Template:Ifnumber | Lewis Hamilton (<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) |
| Jackie Stewart (<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) | ||||
| Jim Clark (<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) | ||||
| Graham Hill (<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) | ||||
| Jenson Button (<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) | ||||
| Mike Hawthorn (<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) | ||||
| Damon Hill (<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) | ||||
| James Hunt (<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) | ||||
| Nigel Mansell (<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) | ||||
| John Surtees (<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) | ||||
| Template:Flagu | 12 | 3 | Template:Ifnumber–Template:Ifnumber, Template:Ifnumber–Template:Ifnumber, Template:Ifnumber–Template:Ifnumber, Template:Ifnumber | Michael Schumacher (<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) |
| Sebastian Vettel (<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) | ||||
| Nico Rosberg (<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) | ||||
| Template:Flagu | 8 | 3 | Template:Ifnumber, Template:Ifnumber, Template:Ifnumber, Template:Ifnumber, Template:Ifnumber–Template:Ifnumber, Template:Ifnumber–Template:Ifnumber | Nelson Piquet (<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) |
| Ayrton Senna (<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) | ||||
| Emerson Fittipaldi (<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) | ||||
| Template:Flagu | 5 | 1 | Template:Ifnumber, Template:Ifnumber–Template:Ifnumber | Juan Manuel Fangio (<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) |
| Template:Flagu | 4 | 3 | Template:Ifnumber, Template:Ifnumber–Template:Ifnumber, Template:Ifnumber | Mika Häkkinen (<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) |
| Kimi Räikkönen (<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) | ||||
| Keke Rosberg (<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) | ||||
| Template:Flagu | 4 | 2 | Template:Ifnumber–Template:Ifnumber, Template:Ifnumber, Template:Ifnumber | Jack Brabham (<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) |
| Alan Jones (<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) | ||||
| Template:Flagu | 4 | 2 | Template:Ifnumber, Template:Ifnumber, Template:Ifnumber, Template:Ifnumber | Niki Lauda (<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) |
| Jochen Rindt (<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) | ||||
| Template:Flagu | 4 | 1 | Template:Ifnumber–Template:Ifnumber, Template:Ifnumber, Template:Ifnumber | Alain Prost (<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) |
| Template:Flagu | 4 | 1 | Template:Ifnumber–Template:Ifnumber | Max Verstappen (<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) |
| Template:Flagu | 3 | 2 | Template:Ifnumber, Template:Ifnumber–Template:Ifnumber | Alberto Ascari (<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) |
| Giuseppe Farina (<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) | ||||
| Template:Flagu | 2 | 2 | Template:Ifnumber, Template:Ifnumber | Mario Andretti (<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) |
| Phil Hill (<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) | ||||
| Template:Flagu | 2 | 1 | Template:Ifnumber–Template:Ifnumber | Fernando Alonso (<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) |
| Template:Flagu | 1 | 1 | Template:Ifnumber | Denny Hulme (<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) |
| Template:Flagu | 1 | 1 | Template:Ifnumber | Jody Scheckter (<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) |
| Template:Flagu | 1 | 1 | Template:Ifnumber | Jacques Villeneuve (<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) |
| 15 countries | 75 titles | 34 drivers |
Drivers in bold have competed in the 2025 World Championship.
Records
Youngest Drivers' Champion
| Driver | Age | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Sebastian Vettel | 23 years, 134 days | Template:Ifnumber |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Lewis Hamilton | 23 years, 300 days | Template:Ifnumber |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Fernando Alonso | 24 years, 58 days | Template:Ifnumber |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Max Verstappen | 24 years, 73 days | Template:Ifnumber |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi | 25 years, 273 days | Template:Ifnumber |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Michael Schumacher | 25 years, 314 days | Template:Ifnumber |
| 7 | Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda | 26 years, 197 days | Template:Ifnumber |
| 8 | Template:Flagicon Jacques Villeneuve | 26 years, 200 days | Template:Ifnumber |
| 9 | Template:Flagicon Jim Clark | 27 years, 188 days | Template:Ifnumber |
| 10 | Template:Flagicon Kimi Räikkönen | 28 years, 4 days | Template:Ifnumber |
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
| Driver | Age | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio | 46 years, 41 days | Template:Ifnumber |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Farina | 43 years, 308 days | Template:Ifnumber |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham | 40 years, 155 days | Template:Ifnumber |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Graham Hill | 39 years, 262 days | Template:Ifnumber |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Nigel Mansell | 39 years, 8 days | Template:Ifnumber |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Alain Prost | 38 years, 214 days | Template:Ifnumber |
| 7 | Template:Flagicon Mario Andretti | 38 years, 193 days | Template:Ifnumber |
| 8 | Template:Flagicon Damon Hill | 36 years, 26 days | Template:Ifnumber |
| 9 | Template:Flagicon Lewis Hamilton | 35 years, 313 days | Template:Ifnumber |
| 10 | Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda | 35 years, 242 days | Template:Ifnumber |
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.[8]
Drivers in bold have competed in the 2025 World Championship.
Drivers' Champions for constructors that did not win the Constructors' Championship in that year
| Championships | DriversTemplate:Efn | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Nelson Piquet | Template:Ifnumber, Template:Ifnumber |
| Template:Flagicon Max Verstappen | Template:Ifnumber, Template:Ifnumber | |
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn | Template:Ifnumber |
| Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart | Template:Ifnumber | |
| Template:Flagicon James Hunt | Template:Ifnumber | |
| Template:Flagicon Keke Rosberg | Template:Ifnumber | |
| Template:Flagicon Alain Prost | Template:Ifnumber | |
| Template:Flagicon Michael Schumacher | Template:Ifnumber | |
| Template:Flagicon Mika Häkkinen | Template:Ifnumber | |
| Template:Flagicon Lewis Hamilton | Template:Ifnumber |
Drivers in bold have competed in the 2025 World Championship.
By chassis constructor
Constructors in bold have competed in the 2025 World Championship.
By engine manufacturer
Engine manufacturers in bold have competed in the 2025 World Championship.
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. Template:Notelist
See also
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- History of Formula One
- List of Formula One driver records
- List of Formula One drivers
- List of Formula One World Constructors' Champions
References
External links
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