Formula 1 World Champions
The Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship has crowned a champion every season since the series began in 1950. This is the complete roll of honour: the driver who topped the standings each year, the team they raced for, and how the sport's most successful champions compare. Data is drawn from open F1 records and refreshed on every site build.
Most titles
| # | Driver | Titles | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | 7 | 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | 7 | 2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| 3 | Juan Fangio | 5 | 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | 4 | 1985, 1986, 1989, 1993 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | 4 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | 4 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| 7 | Jack Brabham | 3 | 1959, 1960, 1966 |
| 8 | Jackie Stewart | 3 | 1969, 1971, 1973 |
| 9 | Niki Lauda | 3 | 1975, 1977, 1984 |
| 10 | Nelson Piquet | 3 | 1981, 1983, 1987 |
Champion by season
| Season | Champion | Team | Wins | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 7 | 423 |
| 2024 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 9 | 437 |
| 2023 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 19 | 575 |
| 2022 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 15 | 454 |
| 2021 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 10 | 395.5 |
| 2020 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes-AMG | 11 | 347 |
| 2019 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes-AMG | 11 | 413 |
| 2018 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes-AMG | 11 | 408 |
| 2017 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes-AMG | 9 | 363 |
| 2016 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes-AMG | 9 | 385 |
| 2015 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes-AMG | 10 | 381 |
| 2014 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes-AMG | 11 | 384 |
| 2013 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 13 | 397 |
| 2012 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 5 | 281 |
| 2011 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 11 | 392 |
| 2010 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 5 | 256 |
| 2009 | Jenson Button | Brawn | 6 | 95 |
| 2008 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 5 | 98 |
| 2007 | Kimi Räikkönen | Scuderia Ferrari | 6 | 110 |
| 2006 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 7 | 134 |
| 2005 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 7 | 133 |
| 2004 | Michael Schumacher | Scuderia Ferrari | 13 | 148 |
| 2003 | Michael Schumacher | Scuderia Ferrari | 6 | 93 |
| 2002 | Michael Schumacher | Scuderia Ferrari | 11 | 144 |
| 2001 | Michael Schumacher | Scuderia Ferrari | 9 | 123 |
| 2000 | Michael Schumacher | Scuderia Ferrari | 9 | 108 |
| 1999 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | 76 |
| 1998 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 8 | 100 |
| 1997 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 7 | 81 |
| 1996 | Damon Hill | Williams | 8 | 97 |
| 1995 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 9 | 102 |
| 1994 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 8 | 92 |
| 1993 | Alain Prost | Williams | 7 | 99 |
| 1992 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 9 | 108 |
| 1991 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 7 | 96 |
| 1990 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 6 | 78 |
| 1989 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 4 | 76 |
| 1988 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 8 | 90 |
| 1987 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 3 | 73 |
| 1986 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 4 | 72 |
| 1985 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 | 73 |
| 1984 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 5 | 72 |
| 1983 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | 59 |
| 1982 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1 | 44 |
| 1981 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | 50 |
| 1980 | Alan Jones | Williams | 5 | 67 |
| 1979 | Jody Scheckter | Scuderia Ferrari | 3 | 51 |
| 1978 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 6 | 64 |
| 1977 | Niki Lauda | Scuderia Ferrari | 3 | 70 |
| 1976 | James Hunt | McLaren | 6 | 66 |
| 1975 | Niki Lauda | Scuderia Ferrari | 5 | 64.5 |
| 1974 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren | 3 | 55 |
| 1973 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 5 | 71 |
| 1972 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 5 | 61 |
| 1971 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 6 | 62 |
| 1970 | Jochen Rindt | Team Lotus | 5 | 45 |
| 1969 | Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford | 6 | 63 |
| 1968 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford | 3 | 48 |
| 1967 | Denny Hulme | Brabham-Repco | 2 | 51 |
| 1966 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | 4 | 42 |
| 1965 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 6 | 54 |
| 1964 | John Surtees | Scuderia Ferrari | 2 | 40 |
| 1963 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 7 | 54 |
| 1962 | Graham Hill | BRM | 4 | 42 |
| 1961 | Phil Hill | Scuderia Ferrari | 2 | 34 |
| 1960 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 5 | 43 |
| 1959 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 2 | 31 |
| 1958 | Mike Hawthorn | Scuderia Ferrari | 1 | 42 |
| 1957 | Juan Fangio | Maserati | 4 | 40 |
| 1956 | Juan Fangio | Scuderia Ferrari | 3 | 30 |
| 1955 | Juan Fangio | Mercedes-AMG | 4 | 40 |
| 1954 | Juan Fangio | Maserati | 6 | 42 |
| 1953 | Alberto Ascari | Scuderia Ferrari | 5 | 34.5 |
| 1952 | Alberto Ascari | Scuderia Ferrari | 6 | 36 |
| 1951 | Juan Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 3 | 31 |
| 1950 | Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo | 3 | 30 |