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Formula One Champions
Champions


Through the 2023 Championship
YEAR WINNER NATIONALITY
POINTS
RUNNER-UP NATIONALITY
POINTS
1950
Giuseppe Farina
Italy
30
Juan Manuel Fangio
Argentina
27
1951
Juan Manuel Fangio
Argentina
31
Albert Ascari
Italy
25
1952
Alberto Ascari
Italy
36
Giuseppe Farina
Italy
24
1953
Alberto Ascari
Italy
34.5
Juan Manuel Fangio
Argentina
28
1954
Juan Manuel Fangio
Argentina
42
Jose Froilan Gonzalez
Argentina
25 1/71/7
1955
Juan Manuel Fangio
Argentina
40
Stirling Moss
Great Britain
23
1956
Juan Manuel Fangio
Argentina
30
Stirling Moss
Great Britain
27
1957
Juan Manuel Fangio
Argentina
40
Stirling Moss
Great Britain
25
1958
Mike Hawthorn
Great Britain
42
Stirling Moss
Great Britain
41
1959
Jack Brabham
Australia
31
Tony Brooks
Great Britain
27
1960
Jack Brabham
Australia
43
Bruce McLaren
New Zealand
34
1961
Phil Hill
United States
34
Wolfgang von Tripps
West Germany
33
1962
Graham Hill
Great Britain
42
Jim Clark
Great Britain
30
1963
Jim Clark
Great Britain
54
Graham Hill
Great Britain
29
1964
John Surtees
Great Britain
40
Graham Hill
Great Britain
39
1965
Jim Clark
Great Britain
54
Graham Hill
Great Britain
40
1966
Jack Brabham
Australia
42
John Surtees
Great Britain
28
1967
Denny Hulme
New Zealand
51
Jack Brabham
Australia
46
1968
Graham Hill
Great Britain
48
Jackie Stewart
Great Britain
36
1969
Jackie Stewart
Great Britain
63
Jacky Ickx
Belgium
37
1970
Jochen Rindt
Austria
45
Jacky Ickx
Belgium
40
1971
Jackie Stewart
Great Britain
62
Ronnie Peterson
Sweden
33
1972
Emerson Fittipaldi
Brazil
61
Jackie Stewart
Great Britain
45
1973
Jackie Stewart
Great Britain
71
Emerson Fittipaldi
Brazil
55
1974
Emerson Fittipaldi
Brazil
55
Clay Regazzoni
Switzerland
52
1975
Niki Lauda
Austria
64.5
Emerson Fittipaldi
Brazil
45
1976
James Hunt
Great Britain
69
Niki Lauda
Austria
68
1977
Niki Lauda
Austria
72
Jody Scheckter
South Africa
55
1978
Mario Andretti
United States
64
Ronnie Peterson
Sweden
51
1979
Jody Scheckter
South Africa
51
Gilles Villeneuve
Canada
47
1980
Alan Jones
Australia
67
Nelson Piquet
Brazil
54
1981
Nelson Piquet
Brazil
50
Carlos Reutemann
Argentina
49
1982
Keke Rosberg
Finland
44
Didier Pironi
France
39
1983
Nelson Piquet
Brazil
59
Alain Prost
France
57
1984
Niki Lauda
Austria
72
Alain Prost
France
71.5
1985
Alain Prost
France
73
Michele Alboreto
Italy
53
1986
Alain Prost
France
72
Nigel Mansell
Great Britain
70
1987
Nelson Piquet
Brazil
73
Nigel Mansell
Great Britain
61
1988
Ayrton Senna
Brazil
90
Alain Prost
France
87
1989
Alain Prost
France
76
Ayrton Senna
Brazil
60
1990
Ayrton Senna
Brazil
78
Alain Prost
France
71
1991
Ayrton Senna
Brazil
96
Nigel Mansell
Great Britain
72
1992
Nigel Mansell
Great Britain
108
Riccardo Patrese
Italy
56
1993
Alain Prost
France
99
Ayrton Senna
Brazil
73
1994
Michael Schumacher
Germany
92
Damon Hill
Great Britain
91
1995
Michael Schumacher
Germany
102
Damon Hill
Great Britain
69
1996
Damon Hill
Great Britain
97
Jacques Villeneuve
Canada
78
1997
Jacques Villeneuve
Canada
81
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Germany
42
1998
Mika Häkkinen
Finland
100
Michael Schumacher
Germany
86
1999
Mika Häkkinen
Finland
76
Eddie Irvine
Great Britain
74
2000
Michael Schumacher
Germany
108
Mika Häkkinen
Finland
89
2001
Michael Schumacher
Germany
123
David Coulthard
Great Britain
65
2002
Michael Schumacher
Germany
144
Rubens Barrichello
Brazil
77
2003
Michael Schumacher
Germany
93
Kimi Räikkönen
Finland
91
2004
Michael Schumacher
Germany
148
Rubens Barrichello
Brazil
114
2005
Fernando Alonso
Spain
133
Kimi Räikkönen Finland
112
2006
Fernando Alonso
Spain
134
Michael Schumacher
Germany
121
2007
Kimi Räikkönen Finland
110
Lewis Hamilton
Great Britain
109
2008
Lewis Hamilton
Great Britain
98
Felipe Massa
Brazil
97
2009
Jenson Button
Great Britain
95
Sebastian Vettel
Germany
84
2010
Sebastian Vettel Germany
256
Fernando Alonso Spain
252
2011
Sebastian Vettel Germany
392
Jenson Button
Great Britain
270
2012
Sebastian Vettel Germany
281
Fernando Alonso Spain
278
2013
Sebastian Vettel Germany
397
Fernando Alonso Spain
242
2014
Lewis Hamilton
Great Britain
384
Nico Rosberg
Germany
317
2015
Lewis Hamilton
Great Britain
381
Nico Rosberg
Germany
322
2016
Nico Rosberg
Germany
385
Lewis Hamilton
Great Britain
380
2017
Lewis Hamilton
Great Britain
363
Sebastian Vettel Germany
317
2018
Lewis Hamilton
Great Britain
408
Sebastian Vettel Germany
320
2019
Lewis Hamilton
Great Britain
413
Valtteri Bottas
Finland
326
2020
Lewis Hamilton
Great Britain
347
Valtteri Bottas
Finland
223
2021
Max Verstappen
Netherlands
395.5
Lewis Hamilton
Great Britain
387.5
2022
Max Verstappen Netherlands
454
Charles Leclerc
Monaco
308
2023
Max Verstappen Netherlands
575
Sergio Perez
Mexico
285

F1 Champions
POS
DRIVER
F1 TITLES
LAST TITLE
RUNNER-UP
LAST RUNNER-UP
1
Lewis Hamilton
7
2020
3
2021
2
Michael Schumacher 7
2004
2
2006
3
Juan Miguel Fangio 5
1957
2
1953
4
Alain Prost 4
1993
4
1990
5
Sebastian Vettel 4
2013
3
2018
6
Jackie Stewart 3
1973
2
1972
7
Ayrton Senna 3
1991
2
1993
8
Jack Brabham 3
1966
1
1967
9
Niki Lauda 3
1984
1
1976
10
Nelson Piquet 3
1987
1
1980
11
Max Verstappen 3
2023
0
--
12
Graham Hill 2
1968
3
1965
13
Fernando Alonso 2
2006
3
2013
14
Emerson Fittipaldi 2
1974
2
1975
15
Albert Ascari 2
1953
1
1951
16
Jim Clark 2
1965
1
1962
17
Mika Häkkinen 2
1999
1
2000
18
Nigel Mansell 1
1992
3
1991
19
Damon Hill 1
1996
2
1995
20
Kimi Räikkönen 1
2007
2
2005
21
Nico Rosberg 1
2016
2
2015
22
Giuseppe Farina 1
1950
1
1952
23
John Surtees 1
1964
1
1966
24
Jody Scheckter 1
1979
1
1977
25
Jacques Villeneuve 1
1997
1
1996
26
Jenson Button 1
2009
1
2011
27
Mike Hawthorn 1
1958
0
--
28
Phil Hill 1
1961
0
--
29
Denny Hulme 1
1967
0
--
30
Jochen Rindt 1
1970
0
--
31
James Hunt 1
1976
0
--
32
Mario Andretti 1
1978
0
--
33
Alan Jones 1
1980
0
--
34
Keke Rosberg 1
1982
0
--
35
Stirling Moss 0
--
4
1958
36
Jacky Ickx 0
--
2
1970
37
Rubens Barrichello 0
--
2
2004
38
Valtteri Bottas 0
--
2
2020
39
Jose Froilan Gonzalez 0
--
1
1954
40
Tony Brooks
0
--
1
1959
41
Bruce McLaren 0
--
1
1960
42
Wolfgang von Tripps 0
--
1
1961
43
Ronnie Peterson 0
--
1
1971
44
Clay Regazzoni 0
--
1
1974
45
Ronnie Petersen
0
--
1
1978
46
Gilles Villeneuve 0
--
1
1979
47
Carlos Reutemann 0
--
1
1981
48
Didier Pironi 0
--
1
1982
49
Michele Alboreto 0
--
1
1985
50
Riccardo Patrese 0
--
1
1992
51
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 0
--
1
1997
52
Eddie Irvine 0
--
1
1999
53
David Coulthard 0
--
1
2001
54
Felipe Massa 0
--
1
2008
55
Charles Leclerc 0
--
1
2022
56
Sergio Perez 0
--
1
2023