List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions

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The Formula One World Drivers' Championship (WDC) is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) to the most successful Formula One race 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 FIA do not officially declare the Champion until the end of the season, but a driver is said to have "clinched" the Championship after it is no longer possible for another to obtain more points than them, even if the former driver were to not compete in the remaining races of the season, and the latter to score the maximum number of points possible. The Drivers' Championship has been clinched in the final race of the season 23 times in the 56 seasons it has been awarded. The earliest in a season that the Drivers' Championship has been clinched was in 2002, when Michael Schumacher secured the title with six races remaining.

Overall, twenty-nine 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. The current Drivers' Champion is Kimi Räikkönen, who won his first World Championship in 2007.

1 By season
- 1.1 Notes
2 By driver
3 By nationality
4 By constructor
5 By engine
6 By tyre manufacturer
7 Records
8 See also
9 References
10 Notes

By season

Season Driver Team Engine Tyres PolesWins Podiums Fastest Laps PointsClinched Pt. Margin 1950 Nino Farina Alfa RomeoAlfa Romeo P2 3 3 3 30 Race 7of 7 3 1951 Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa RomeoAlfa Romeo P4 315 5 31 Race 8of 8 6 1952 Alberto Ascari FerrariFerrari F

5 6 6 6 36 Race 6of 8 12 1953 Alberto Ascari FerrariFerrari P6 5 5 4 34.5 Race 8of 9 6.5 1954 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati
Mercedes 2Maserati
Mercedes P

5 6 7 3 42 Race 7of 9 16.86 1955 Juan Manuel Fangio MercedesMercedes C3 4 5 3 40 Race 6of 7 16.5 1956 Juan Manuel Fangio FerrariFerrari E6 33544 30 Race 8of 8 3 1957 Juan Manuel Fangio MaseratiMaserati P4 4 6 2 40 Race 6of 8 15 1958 Mike Hawthorn FerrariFerrari E4 1 7 5 42 Race 11of 11 1 1959 Jack Brabham Cooper* Climax D1 2 5 1 31 Race 9of 9 4 1960 Jack Brabham Cooper* Climax D3 5 5 3 43 Race 8of 10 9 1961 Phil Hill Ferrari* Ferrari D5 2 6 2 34 Race 7 5of 8 1 1962 Graham Hill BRM* BRM D1 4 6 3 42 Race 9of 9 12 1963 Jim Clark Lotus* Climax D7 7 9 6 54 Race 7of 10 21 1964 John Surtees 6 Ferrari* Ferrari D2 2 6 2 40 Race 10of 10 1 1965 Jim Clark Lotus* Climax D6 6 6 6 54 Race 7of 10 14 1966 Jack Brabham Brabham* Repco G3 4 5 1 42 Race 7of 9 14 1967 Denny Hulme Brabham* Repco G0 2 8 2 51 Race 11of 11 5 1968 Graham Hill Lotus* Ford F2 3 6 0 48 Race 12of 12 12 1969 Jackie Stewart Matra* Ford D2 6 7 5 63 Race 8of 11 26 1970 Jochen Rindt Lotus* Ford F3 5 5 1 45 Race 12 7of 13 5 1971 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell* Ford G6 6 7 3 62 Race 8of 11 29 1972 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus* Ford F3 5 8 0 61 Race 10of 12 16 1973 Jackie Stewart TyrrellFord G3 5 8 1 71 Race 13of 15 16 1974 Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren* Ford G2 3 7 0 55 Race 15of 15 3 1975 Niki Lauda Ferrari* Ferrari G9 5 8 2 64.5 Race 13of 14 19.5 1976 James Hunt McLarenFord G8 6 8 2 69 Race 16of 16 1 1977 Niki Lauda Ferrari* Ferrari G2 3 10 3 72 Race 15of 17 17 1978 Mario Andretti Lotus* Ford G8 6 7 3 64 Race 14 8of 16 13 1979 Jody Scheckter Ferrari* Ferrari M1 3 6 0 51 Race 13of 15 4 1980 Alan Jones Williams* Ford G3 5 10 5 67 Race 13of 14 13 1981 Nelson Piquet BrabhamFord M4 3 7 1 50 Race 15of 15 1 1982 Keke Rosberg WilliamsFord G1 1 6 0 44 Race 16of 16 5 1983 Nelson Piquet Brabham BMW M1 3 8 4 59 Race 15of 15 2 1984 Niki Lauda McLaren* TAG M0 5 9 5 72 Race 16of 16 0.5 1985 Alain Prost McLaren* TAG G2 5 11 5 73 Race 14of 16 20 1986 Alain Prost McLarenTAG G1 4 11 2 72 Race 16of 16 2 1987 Nelson Piquet Williams* Honda G4 3 11 4 73 Race 15of 16 12 1988 Ayrton Senna McLaren* Honda G13 8 11 3 90 Race 15of 16 3 1989 Alain Prost McLaren* Honda G2 4 11 5 76 Race 15 9of 16 16 1990 Ayrton Senna McLaren* Honda G10 6 11 2 78 Race 15of 16 7 1991 Ayrton Senna McLaren* Honda G8 7 12 2 96 Race 15of 16 24 1992 Nigel Mansell Williams* Renault G14 9 12 8 108 Race 11of 16 52 1993 Alain Prost Williams* Renault G13 7 12 6 99 Race 14of 16 26 1994 Michael Schumacher BenettonFord G6 8 10 8 92 Race 16of 16 1 1995 Michael Schumacher Benetton* Renault G4 9 11 8 102 Race 15of 17 33 1996 Damon Hill 10 Williams* Renault G9 8 10 5 97 Race 16of 16 19 1997 Jacques Villeneuve Williams* Renault G10 7 8 3 81 Race 17of 17 3911 1998 Mika Häkkinen McLaren* Mercedes B9 8 11 6 100 Race 16of 16 14 1999 Mika Häkkinen McLarenMercedes B11 5 10 6 76 Race 16of 16 2 2000 Michael Schumacher Ferrari* Ferrari B9 9 12 2 108 Race 16of 17 19 2001 Michael Schumacher Ferrari* Ferrari B11 9 14 3 123 Race 13of 17 58 2002 Michael Schumacher Ferrari* Ferrari B7 11 17 7 144 Race 11of 17 67 2003 Michael Schumacher Ferrari* Ferrari B5 6 8 5 93 Race 16of 16 2 2004 Michael Schumacher Ferrari* Ferrari B8 13 15 10 148 Race 14of 18 34 2005 Fernando Alonso Renault* Renault M6 7 15 2 133 Race 17of 19 21 2006 Fernando Alonso Renault* Renault M6 7 14 5 134 Race 18of 18 13 2007 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari* Ferrari B3 6 12 6 110 Race 17of 17 112

Notes

* Indicates the team also won the Constructors' Championship (awarded since 1958).

^ Fangio shared the win of the 1951 French Grand Prix with Luigi Fagioli.
^ Fangio competed in the 1954 Argentine and Belgian Grands Prix with Maserati, then completed the season with Mercedes.
^ Fangio shared the win of the 1956 Argentine Grand Prix with Luigi Musso.
^ Fangio shared 2nd position in the 1956 Monaco and Italian Grands Prix with Peter Collins.
^ Hill won the Championship at the 1961 Italian Grand Prix, where teammate Wolfgang von Trips died after an accident in the race.
^ Surtees became the first person to win World Championships on motorcycles and cars, having previously won seven titles in both 350cc and 500cc.
^ Rindt died during practice for the 1970 Italian Grand Prix, but his Championship was not confirmed until two rounds later, making him Formula One's first (and only) posthumous World Drivers' Champion.
^ Andretti became Champion after teammate Ronnie Peterson died following an operation due to a collision at the 1978 Italian Grand Prix.
^ Ayrton Senna won the 1989 Japanese Grand Prix, but was disqualified for cutting the chicane after receiving a push-start from track-side marshalls. McLaren appealed the decision but lost, handing Prost the title.
^ Damon Hill is the son of Graham Hill, who won the Drivers' Championship in 1962 and 1968, making them the first father-son pair to both win Drivers' Championships.
^ Michael Schumacher scored 78 points during the 1997 season, only 3 points behind Villeneuve. However, Schumacher was disqualified from the championship, leaving Villeneuve with a 39 point margin over Heinz-Harald Frentzen with 42 points.
^ Kimi Räikkönen won by 1 point over both Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso.