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Every F1 World Champion since 1950

A quick-reference list of every Formula 1 World Drivers' Champion, newest first, with the team the title was won with. Handy if you want to warm up before the daily driver puzzle.

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Most championships

  • Lewis Hamilton7 titles
  • Michael Schumacher7 titles
  • Juan Manuel Fangio5 titles
  • Alain Prost4 titles
  • Sebastian Vettel4 titles
  • Max Verstappen4 titles
  • Jack Brabham3 titles
  • Niki Lauda3 titles
  • Nelson Piquet3 titles
  • Ayrton Senna3 titles
  • Jackie Stewart3 titles

Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher share the record on seven. Juan Manuel Fangio's five came in just seven seasons, across four different constructors.

Champions by year

YearDriverNationalityTeam
2024Max VerstappenNetherlandsRed Bull
2023Max VerstappenNetherlandsRed Bull
2022Max VerstappenNetherlandsRed Bull
2021Max VerstappenNetherlandsRed Bull
2020Lewis HamiltonUnited KingdomMercedes
2019Lewis HamiltonUnited KingdomMercedes
2018Lewis HamiltonUnited KingdomMercedes
2017Lewis HamiltonUnited KingdomMercedes
2016Nico RosbergGermanyMercedes
2015Lewis HamiltonUnited KingdomMercedes
2014Lewis HamiltonUnited KingdomMercedes
2013Sebastian VettelGermanyRed Bull
2012Sebastian VettelGermanyRed Bull
2011Sebastian VettelGermanyRed Bull
2010Sebastian VettelGermanyRed Bull
2009Jenson ButtonUnited KingdomBrawn GP
2008Lewis HamiltonUnited KingdomMcLaren
2007Kimi RäikkönenFinlandFerrari
2006Fernando AlonsoSpainRenault
2005Fernando AlonsoSpainRenault
2004Michael SchumacherGermanyFerrari
2003Michael SchumacherGermanyFerrari
2002Michael SchumacherGermanyFerrari
2001Michael SchumacherGermanyFerrari
2000Michael SchumacherGermanyFerrari
1999Mika HäkkinenFinlandMcLaren
1998Mika HäkkinenFinlandMcLaren
1997Jacques VilleneuveCanadaWilliams
1996Damon HillUnited KingdomWilliams
1995Michael SchumacherGermanyBenetton
1994Michael SchumacherGermanyBenetton
1993Alain ProstFranceWilliams
1992Nigel MansellUnited KingdomWilliams
1991Ayrton SennaBrazilMcLaren
1990Ayrton SennaBrazilMcLaren
1989Alain ProstFranceMcLaren
1988Ayrton SennaBrazilMcLaren
1987Nelson PiquetBrazilWilliams
1986Alain ProstFranceMcLaren
1985Alain ProstFranceMcLaren
1984Niki LaudaAustriaMcLaren
1983Nelson PiquetBrazilBrabham
1982Keke RosbergFinlandWilliams
1981Nelson PiquetBrazilBrabham
1980Alan JonesAustraliaWilliams
1979Jody ScheckterSouth AfricaFerrari
1978Mario AndrettiUnited StatesLotus
1977Niki LaudaAustriaFerrari
1976James HuntUnited KingdomMcLaren
1975Niki LaudaAustriaFerrari
1974Emerson FittipaldiBrazilMcLaren
1973Jackie StewartUnited KingdomTyrrell
1972Emerson FittipaldiBrazilLotus
1971Jackie StewartUnited KingdomTyrrell
1970Jochen RindtAustriaLotus
1969Jackie StewartUnited KingdomMatra
1968Graham HillUnited KingdomLotus
1967Denny HulmeNew ZealandBrabham
1966Jack BrabhamAustraliaBrabham
1965Jim ClarkUnited KingdomLotus
1964John SurteesUnited KingdomFerrari
1963Jim ClarkUnited KingdomLotus
1962Graham HillUnited KingdomBRM
1961Phil HillUnited StatesFerrari
1960Jack BrabhamAustraliaCooper
1959Jack BrabhamAustraliaCooper
1958Mike HawthornUnited KingdomFerrari
1957Juan Manuel FangioArgentinaMaserati
1956Juan Manuel FangioArgentinaFerrari
1955Juan Manuel FangioArgentinaMercedes
1954Juan Manuel FangioArgentinaMaserati / Mercedes
1953Alberto AscariItalyFerrari
1952Alberto AscariItalyFerrari
1951Juan Manuel FangioArgentinaAlfa Romeo
1950Nino FarinaItalyAlfa Romeo

List covers 1950–2024. See the official Formula 1 results archive for full season standings.

Trivia worth remembering

  • Jochen Rindt (1970) is the only posthumous champion.
  • Jenson Button's 2009 title came with Brawn GP, a team in its only season.
  • Keke Rosberg (1982) and Nico Rosberg (2016) are the second father-and-son champions, after Graham and Damon Hill.
  • Ferrari has won more drivers' titles than any other constructor; Michael Schumacher won five of them in a row.