Only 33 men have won the Formula One World Championship in the 68 seasons since the modern era began in 1950, while ten — Schumacher, Fangio, Prost, Brabham, Stewart, Lauda, Piquet, Senna, Vettel and Hamilton — have topped the season leader board three or more times, making the F1 driving crown the most elusive title in the world.
Statistics though 2017 season.
Year | Driver | Chassis-Engine |
2017 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes W08 |
2016 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes W07 |
2015 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes W06 |
2014 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes W05 |
2013 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull RB9 Renault |
2012 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull RB8 Renault |
2011 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull RB7 Renault |
2010 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull RB6 Renault |
2009 | Jenson Button | Brawn BGP01 Mercedes |
2008 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren MP4/24 Mercedes |
2007 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari F2007 |
2006 | Fernando Alonso | Renault R26 |
2005 | Fernando Alonso | Renault R25 |
2004 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari F2004 |
2003 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari F2003-GA |
2002 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari F2002 |
2001 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari F2001 |
2000 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari F2000 |
1999 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren MP4/14 Mercedes |
1998 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren MP4/13 Mercedes |
1997 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams FW19 Renault |
1996 | Damon Hill | Williams FW18B Renault |
1995 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton B195 Renault |
1994 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton B194 Ford |
1993 | Alain Prost | Williams FW15C Renault |
1992 | Nigel Mansell | Williams FW14B Renault |
1991 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren MP4/6 Honda |
1990 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren MP4/5B Honda |
1989 | Alain Prost | McLaren MP4/5 Honda |
1988 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren MP4/4 Honda |
1987 | Nelson Piquet | Williams FW11B Honda |
1986 | Alain Prost | McLaren MP4/2C TAG |
1985 | Alain Prost | McLaren MP4/2B TAG |
1984 | Niki Lauda | McLaren MP4/2 TAG |
1983 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham BT52/BT52B BMW |
1982 | Keke Rosberg | Williams FW08 Cosworth |
1981 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham BT49C Cosworth |
1980 | Alan Jones | Williams FW07/FW07b Cosworth |
1979 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari 312T4 |
1978 | Mario Andretti | Lotus 78 Cosworth |
1977 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari 312T2 |
1976 | James Hunt | McLaren M23 Cosworth |
1975 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari 312T |
1974 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren M23 Cosworth |
1973 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell 006 Cosworth |
1972 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus 72 Cosworth |
1971 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell 003 Cosworth |
1970 | Jochen Rindt | Lotus 72 Cosworth |
1969 | Jackie Stewart | Matra MS10 Cosworth |
1968 | Graham Hill | Lotus 49 Cosworth |
1967 | Denny Hulme | Brabham BT20 Repco |
1966 | Jack Brabham | Brabham BT19 Repco |
1965 | Jim Clark | Lotus 33 Climax |
1964 | John Surtees | Ferrari 158 |
1963 | Jim Clark | Lotus 25 Climax |
1962 | Graham Hill | BRM P578 |
1961 | Phil Hill | Ferrari 156 |
1960 | Jack Brabham | Cooper T53 Climax |
1959 | Jack Brabham | Cooper T51 Climax |
1958 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari 246 |
1957 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati 250F |
1956 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Lancia-Ferrari D50/D50A |
1955 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes W196 |
1954 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati 250F/Mercedes W196 |
1953 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari 500 |
1952 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari 500 |
1951 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Roméo 158/159 |
1950 | Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Roméo 158 |
Please name the 33 drivers. Think you will find that 32 have won the World Championship!!
Guess I cannot count well enough.
Nico saved me; now there are 33 winners. 😉
Where does Jack Brabham fit in ? He won three championships.
Dudley Newiss
He’s there. As you can see, I am several seasons behind on this site. Contact me directly if you’re interested in contributing a profile of “Black Jack.”