List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions

Formula One World Drivers' Championship trophy.

The Formula One World Drivers' Championship (WDC) is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) to the most successful Formula One racing car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on Grand Prix results. The Drivers' Championship was first awarded in 1950, to Nino Farina. The first driver to win multiple Championships was Alberto Ascari, in 1952 and 1953. The latest Drivers' Champion is Nico Rosberg, who won his first World Championship in 2016.

Overall, thirty-three different drivers have won the Championship, with German Michael Schumacher holding the record for most titles, at seven. Schumacher also holds the record for most consecutive Drivers' Championships, winning five from 2000 to 2004. Great Britain has produced the most World Championship winning drivers with ten; Brazil and Finland are next with three each.

Of the 32 drivers to win the World Championship, 21 are still alive. The most recently deceased is Sir Jack Brabham (1926–2014).

By season

Season	Driver	Age	Team	Engine	Tyres	Poles	Wins	Podiums	Fastest Laps	Points	Clinched	Point Margin
1950	Giuseppe Farina	44	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	P	2	3	3	3	30	Race 7 of 7	3
1951	Juan Manuel Fangio	40	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	P	4	3	5	5	31	Race 8 of 8	6
1952	Alberto Ascari	34	Ferrari	Ferrari	P F	5	6	6	6	36	Race 6 of 8	12
1953	Alberto Ascari	35	Ferrari	Ferrari	P	6	5	5	4	34.5	Race 8 of 9	6.5
1954	Juan Manuel Fangio	43	Maserati	Maserati	P	5	6	7	3	42	Race 7 of 9	16.86
			Mercedes	Mercedes	C
1955	Juan Manuel Fangio	44	Mercedes	Mercedes	C	3	4	5	3	40	Race 6 of 7	16.5
1956	Juan Manuel Fangio	45	Ferrari	Ferrari	E	6	3	5	4	30	Race 8 of 8	3
1957	Juan Manuel Fangio	46	Maserati	Maserati	P	4	4	6	2	40	Race 6 of 8	15
1958	Mike Hawthorn	29	Ferrari	Ferrari	E	4	1	7	5	42	Race 11 of 11	1
1959	Jack Brabham	33	Cooper	Climax	D	1	2	5	1	31	Race 9 of 9	4
1960	Jack Brabham	34	Cooper	Climax	D	3	5	5	3	43	Race 8 of 10	9
1961	Phil Hill	34	Ferrari	Ferrari	D	5	2	6	2	34	Race 7 of 8	1
1962	Graham Hill	33	BRM	BRM	D	1	4	6	3	42	Race 9 of 9	12
1963	Jim Clark	27	Lotus	Climax	D	7	7	9	6	54	Race 7 of 10	21
1964	John Surtees	30	Ferrari	Ferrari	D	2	2	6	2	40	Race 10 of 10	1
1965	Jim Clark	29	Lotus	Climax	D	6	6	6	6	54	Race 7 of 10	14
1966	Jack Brabham	40	Brabham	Repco	G	3	4	5	1	42	Race 7 of 9	14
1967	Denny Hulme	31	Brabham	Repco	G	0	2	8	2	51	Race 11 of 11	5
1968	Graham Hill	39	Lotus	Ford	F	2	3	6	0	48	Race 12 of 12	12
1969	Jackie Stewart	30	Matra	Ford	D	2	6	7	5	63	Race 8 of 11	26
1970	Jochen Rindt	28	Lotus	Ford	F	3	5	5	1	45	Race 12 of 13	5
1971	Jackie Stewart	32	Tyrrell	Ford	G	6	6	7	3	62	Race 8 of 11	29
1972	Emerson Fittipaldi	25	Lotus	Ford	F	3	5	8	0	61	Race 10 of 12	16
1973	Jackie Stewart	34	Tyrrell	Ford	G	3	5	8	1	71	Race 13 of 15	16
1974	Emerson Fittipaldi	27	McLaren	Ford	G	2	3	7	0	55	Race 15 of 15	3
1975	Niki Lauda	26	Ferrari	Ferrari	G	9	5	8	2	64.5	Race 13 of 14	19.5
1976	James Hunt	29	McLaren	Ford	G	8	6	8	2	69	Race 16 of 16	1
1977	Niki Lauda	28	Ferrari	Ferrari	G	2	3	10	3	72	Race 15 of 17	17
1978	Mario Andretti	38	Lotus	Ford	G	8	6	7	3	64	Race 14 of 16	13
1979	Jody Scheckter	29	Ferrari	Ferrari	M	1	3	6	0	51	Race 13 of 15	4
1980	Alan Jones	34	Williams	Ford	G	3	5	10	5	67	Race 13 of 14	13
1981	Nelson Piquet	29	Brabham	Ford	M G	4	3	7	1	50	Race 15 of 15	1
1982	Keke Rosberg	34	Williams	Ford	G	1	1	6	0	44	Race 16 of 16	5
1983	Nelson Piquet	31	Brabham	BMW	M	1	3	8	4	59	Race 15 of 15	2
1984	Niki Lauda	35	McLaren	TAG	M	0	5	9	5	72	Race 16 of 16	0.5
1985	Alain Prost	30	McLaren	TAG	G	2	5	11	5	73	Race 14 of 16	20
1986	Alain Prost	31	McLaren	TAG	G	1	4	11	2	72	Race 16 of 16	2
1987	Nelson Piquet	35	Williams	Honda	G	4	3	11	4	73	Race 15 of 16	12
1988	Ayrton Senna	28	McLaren	Honda	G	13	8	11	3	90	Race 15 of 16	3
1989	Alain Prost	34	McLaren	Honda	G	2	4	11	5	76	Race 15 of 16	16
1990	Ayrton Senna	30	McLaren	Honda	G	10	6	11	2	78	Race 15 of 16	7
1991	Ayrton Senna	31	McLaren	Honda	G	8	7	12	2	96	Race 15 of 16	24
1992	Nigel Mansell	39	Williams	Renault	G	14	9	12	8	108	Race 11 of 16	52
1993	Alain Prost	38	Williams	Renault	G	13	7	12	6	99	Race 14 of 16	26
1994	Michael Schumacher	25	Benetton	Ford	G	6	8	10	8	92	Race 16 of 16	1
1995	Michael Schumacher	26	Benetton	Renault	G	4	9	11	8	102	Race 15 of 17	33
1996	Damon Hill	36	Williams	Renault	G	9	8	10	5	97	Race 16 of 16	19
1997	Jacques Villeneuve	26	Williams	Renault	G	10	7	8	3	81	Race 17 of 17	39 (3)
1998	Mika Häkkinen	30	McLaren	Mercedes	B	9	8	11	6	100	Race 16 of 16	14
1999	Mika Häkkinen	31	McLaren	Mercedes	B	11	5	10	6	76	Race 16 of 16	2
2000	Michael Schumacher	31	Ferrari	Ferrari	B	9	9	12	2	108	Race 16 of 17	19
2001	Michael Schumacher	32	Ferrari	Ferrari	B	11	9	14	3	123	Race 13 of 17	58
2002	Michael Schumacher	33	Ferrari	Ferrari	B	7	11	17	7	144	Race 11 of 17	67
2003	Michael Schumacher	34	Ferrari	Ferrari	B	5	6	8	5	93	Race 16 of 16	2
2004	Michael Schumacher	35	Ferrari	Ferrari	B	8	13	15	10	148	Race 14 of 18	34
2005	Fernando Alonso	24	Renault	Renault	M	6	7	15	2	133	Race 17 of 19	21
2006	Fernando Alonso	25	Renault	Renault	M	6	7	14	5	134	Race 18 of 18	13
2007	Kimi Räikkönen	28	Ferrari	Ferrari	B	3	6	12	6	110	Race 17 of 17	1
2008	Lewis Hamilton	23	McLaren	Mercedes	B	7	5	10	1	98	Race 18 of 18	1
2009	Jenson Button	29	Brawn	Mercedes	B	4	6	9	2	95	Race 16 of 17	11
2010	Sebastian Vettel	23	Red Bull	Renault	B	10	5	10	3	256	Race 19 of 19	4
2011	Sebastian Vettel	24	Red Bull	Renault	P	15	11	17	3	392	Race 15 of 19	122
2012	Sebastian Vettel	25	Red Bull	Renault	P	6	5	10	6	281	Race 20 of 20	3
2013	Sebastian Vettel	26	Red Bull	Renault	P	9	13	16	7	397	Race 16 of 19	155
2014	Lewis Hamilton	29	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	7	11	16	7	384	Race 19 of 19	67
2015	Lewis Hamilton	30	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	11	10	17	8	381	Race 16 of 19	59
2016	Nico Rosberg	31	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	8	9	16	6	385	Race 21 of 21	5

Notes

Bold indicates the team also won the Constructors' Championship (awarded since 1958).

1. ^ The 1952 and 1953 championships were run to Formula Two regulations. The 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 championships were run with former Formula Two regulations.
2. ^ Fangio competed in the 1954 Argentine and Belgian Grands Prix with Maserati, then completed the season with Mercedes.
3. ^ Rindt died during practice for the 1970 Italian Grand Prix (the tenth round of the season) but his Championship was not confirmed until two rounds later.
4. ^ Michael Schumacher scored 78 points during the 1997 season, only 3 points behind Villeneuve. However, Schumacher was disqualified from the championship for colliding with Villeneuve at the final race of the season, the European Grand Prix. This left Villeneuve with a 39-point margin over Heinz-Harald Frentzen with 42 points.

By Driver

Michael Schumacher has won the World Drivers' Championship a record seven times

Driver	Total	Season(s)	Championship Winner
Michael Schumacher	7	1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004	24th
Juan Manuel Fangio	5	1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957	2nd
Alain Prost	4	1985, 1986, 1989, 1993	21st
Sebastian Vettel	4	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013	32nd
Jack Brabham	3	1959, 1960, 1966	5th
Jackie Stewart	3	1969, 1971, 1973	11th
Niki Lauda	3	1975, 1977, 1984	14th
Nelson Piquet	3	1981, 1983, 1987	19th
Ayrton Senna	3	1988, 1990, 1991	22nd
Lewis Hamilton	6	2008, 2014, 2015	30th
Alberto Ascari	2	1952, 1953	3rd
Jim Clark	2	1963, 1965	8th
Graham Hill	2	1962, 1968	7th
Emerson Fittipaldi	2	1972, 1974	13th
Mika Häkkinen	2	1998, 1999	27th
Fernando Alonso	2	2005, 2006	28th
Giuseppe Farina	1	1950	1st
Mike Hawthorn	1	1958	4th
Phil Hill	1	1961	6th
John Surtees	1	1964	9th
Denny Hulme	1	1967	10th
Jochen Rindt	1	1970	12th
James Hunt	1	1976	15th
Mario Andretti	1	1978	16th
Jody Scheckter	1	1979	17th
Alan Jones	1	1980	18th
Keke Rosberg	1	1982	20th
Nigel Mansell	1	1992	23rd
Damon Hill	1	1996	25th
Jacques Villeneuve	1	1997	26th
Kimi Räikkönen	1	2007	29th
Jenson Button	1	2009	31st
Nico Rosberg	1	2016	33rd

References

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Formula_One_World_Drivers'_Champions