Every World Champion in F1 history
From Juan Manuel Fangio to Alberto Ascari, Ayrton Senna to Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton to Max Verstappen, and Lando Norris, F1 has crowned many champions over the years.
We've compiled a list of every F1 Drivers' and Constructors' World Champion through the decades. Explore all the F1 world champions by year below.
Every F1 world champion
The first F1 world championship was held in 1950, with Italian Giuseppe Farina becoming the first world champion.
Including Farina, a total of 36 drivers have been crowned world champion, with Lando Norris the latest to join the list following his 2025 success.
Kimi Antonelli joined the list as the 36th champion in 2026.
Iconic drivers such as Jackie Stewart, Niki Lauda, Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, and Sebastian Vettel have all tasted glory multiple times, but there are only three drivers to have claimed five or more titles.
These are Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton, who hold a joint-record seven drivers' titles, whilst Argentine great Juan Manuel Fangio is a five-time champion - and held the outright record for the most titles between winning his fifth title in 1957 and Schumacher taking his sixth in 2003.
Schumacher added a seventh in 2004, before Hamilton matched him in 2020.
Below, we have listed every F1 drivers' world champion since 1950 and every F1 constructors' champion since 1958 - with the latter only beginning in the ninth season after the drivers' championship was.
F1 drivers' world champions by year
| Year | Driver (number of titles) | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Giuseppe Farina (1) | Italy |
| 1951 | Juan Manuel Fangio (1) | Argentina |
| 1952 | Alberto Ascari (1) | Italy |
| 1953 | Alberto Ascari (2) | Italy |
| 1954 | Juan Manuel Fangio (2) | Argentina |
| 1955 | Juan Manuel Fangio (3) | Argentina |
| 1956 | Juan Manuel Fangio (4) | Argentina |
| 1957 | Juan Manuel Fangio (5) | Argentina |
| 1958 | Mike Hawthorn (1) | Great Britain |
| 1959 | Jack Brabham (1) | Australia |
| 1960 | Jack Brabham (2) | Australia |
| 1961 | Phil Hill (1) | United States of America |
| 1962 | Graham Hill (1) | Great Britain |
| 1963 | Jim Clark (1) | Great Britain |
| 1964 | John Surtees (1) | Great Britain |
| 1965 | Jim Clark (2) | Great Britain |
| 1966 | Jack Brabham (3) | Australia |
| 1967 | Denny Hulme (1) | New Zealand |
| 1968 | Graham Hill (2) | Great Britain |
| 1969 | Jackie Stewart (1) | Great Britain |
| 1970 | Jochen Rindt (1) | Austria |
| 1971 | Jackie Stewart (2) | Great Britain |
| 1972 | Emerson Fittipaldi (1) | Brazil |
| 1973 | Jackie Stewart (3) | Great Britain |
| 1974 | Emerson Fittipaldi (2) | Brazil |
| 1975 | Niki Lauda (1) | Austria |
| 1976 | James Hunt (1) | Great Britain |
| 1977 | Niki Lauda (2) | Austria |
| 1978 | Mario Andretti (1) | United States of America |
| 1979 | Jody Scheckter (1) | South Africa |
| 1980 | Alan Jones (1) | Australia |
| 1981 | Nelson Piquet (1) | Brazil |
| 1982 | Keke Rosberg (1) | Finland |
| 1983 | Nelson Piquet (2) | Brazil |
| 1984 | Niki Lauda (3) | Austria |
| 1985 | Alain Prost (1) | France |
| 1986 | Alain Prost (2) | France |
| 1987 | Nelson Piquet (3) | Brazil |
| 1988 | Ayrton Senna (1) | Brazil |
| 1989 | Alain Prost (3) | France |
| 1990 | Ayrton Senna (2) | Brazil |
| 1991 | Ayrton Senna (3) | Brazil |
| 1992 | Nigel Mansell (1) | Great Britain |
| 1993 | Alain Prost (4) | France |
| 1994 | Michael Schumacher (1) | Germany |
| 1995 | Michael Schumacher (2) | Germany |
| 1996 | Damon Hill (1) | Great Britain |
| 1997 | Jacques Villeneuve (1) | Canada |
| 1998 | Mika Hakkinen (1) | Finland |
| 1999 | Mika Hakkinen (1) | Finland |
| 2000 | Michael Schumacher (3) | Germany |
| 2001 | Michael Schumacher (4) | Germany |
| 2002 | Michael Schumacher (5) | Germany |
| 2003 | Michael Schumacher (6) | Germany |
| 2004 | Michael Schumacher (7) | Germany |
| 2005 | Fernando Alonso (1) | Spain |
| 2006 | Fernando Alonso (1) | Spain |
| 2007 | Kimi Raikkonen (1) | Finland |
| 2008 | Lewis Hamilton (1) | Great Britain |
| 2009 | Jenson Button (1) | Great Britain |
| 2010 | Sebastian Vettel (1) | Germany |
| 2011 | Sebastian Vettel (2) | Germany |
| 2012 | Sebastian Vettel (3) | Germany |
| 2013 | Sebastian Vettel (4) | Germany |
| 2014 | Lewis Hamilton (2) | Great Britain |
| 2015 | Lewis Hamilton (3) | Great Britain |
| 2016 | Nico Rosberg (1) | Germany |
| 2017 | Lewis Hamilton (4) | Great Britain |
| 2018 | Lewis Hamilton (5) | Great Britain |
| 2019 | Lewis Hamilton (6) | Great Britain |
| 2020 | Lewis Hamilton (7) | Great Britain |
| 2021 | Max Verstappen (1) | Netherlands |
| 2022 | Max Verstappen (2) | Netherlands |
| 2023 | Max Verstappen (3) | Netherlands |
| 2024 | Max Verstappen (4) | Netherlands |
| 2025 | Lando Norris (1) | Great Britain |
| 2026 | Kimi Antonelli (1) | Italy |
F1 constructors' world champions by year
| Year | Constructor (number of titles) |
|---|---|
| 1958 | Vanwall (1) |
| 1959 | Cooper (1) |
| 1960 | Cooper (2) |
| 1961 | Ferrari (1) |
| 1962 | BRM (1) |
| 1963 | Lotus (1) |
| 1964 | Ferrari (2) |
| 1965 | Lotus (2) |
| 1966 | Brabham (1) |
| 1967 | Brabham (1) |
| 1968 | Lotus (3) |
| 1969 | Matra (1) |
| 1970 | Lotus (4) |
| 1971 | Tyrrell (1) |
| 1972 | Lotus (5) |
| 1973 | Lotus (6) |
| 1974 | McLaren (1) |
| 1975 | Ferrari (3) |
| 1976 | Ferrari (4) |
| 1977 | Ferrari (5) |
| 1978 | Lotus (7) |
| 1979 | Ferrari (6) |
| 1980 | Williams (1) |
| 1981 | Williams (2) |
| 1982 | Ferrari (7) |
| 1983 | Ferrari (8) |
| 1984 | McLaren (2) |
| 1985 | McLaren (3) |
| 1986 | Williams (3) |
| 1987 | Williams (4) |
| 1988 | McLaren (4) |
| 1989 | McLaren (5) |
| 1990 | McLaren (6) |
| 1991 | McLaren (7) |
| 1992 | Williams (5) |
| 1993 | Williams (6) |
| 1994 | Williams (7) |
| 1995 | Benetton (1) |
| 1996 | Williams (8) |
| 1997 | Williams (9) |
| 1998 | McLaren (8) |
| 1999 | Ferrari (9) |
| 2000 | Ferrari (10) |
| 2001 | Ferrari (11) |
| 2002 | Ferrari (12) |
| 2003 | Ferrari (13) |
| 2004 | Ferrari (14) |
| 2005 | Renault (1) |
| 2006 | Renault (2) |
| 2007 | Ferrari (15) |
| 2008 | Ferrari (16) |
| 2009 | Brawn (1) |
| 2010 | Red Bull (1) |
| 2011 | Red Bull (2) |
| 2012 | Red Bull (3) |
| 2013 | Red Bull (4) |
| 2014 | Mercedes (1) |
| 2015 | Mercedes (2) |
| 2016 | Mercedes (3) |
| 2017 | Mercedes (4) |
| 2018 | Mercedes (5) |
| 2019 | Mercedes (6) |
| 2020 | Mercedes (7) |
| 2021 | Mercedes (8) |
| 2022 | Red Bull (5) |
| 2023 | Red Bull (6) |
| 2024 | McLaren (9) |
| 2025 | McLaren (10) |
| 2026 | - |
Who won the most championships in F1 history?
Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton each have seven drivers' titles to their names.
Schumacher won his titles in 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.
Hamilton won his titles in 2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020.
Who is the youngest ever F1 world champion?
Kimi Antonelli's title glory in 2026 makes him the youngest ever F1 world champion.
Antonelli claimed the title in Mexico City on November 1st, 2026, aged 20 years, 2 months, 7 days old, eclipsing Sebastian Vettel's record from 2010 of 23 years, 4 months, 11 days.
Antonelli is 3 years, 2 months, 4 days younger than Vettel.
Who is the oldest ever F1 world champion?
At the other end of the scale, the oldest F1 world champion is Juan Manuel Fangio.
In 1957, Fangio claimed his fifth and final title at the age of 46 years, 1 month, 11 days, having been born on June 24th, 1911 and taking his fifth title in Germany on August 4th, 1957.
F1's only posthumous champion
Of the 35 drivers to be crowned world champion, only one never knew that he was.
In 1970, Jochen Rindt was killed in practice for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza after a strong season, in which he had won five of the nine races heading to Italy and had 45 points to his name when he was killed.
Ultimately, Jacky Ickx was the only driver who could have potentially overhauled the late Austrian - but Rindt's effective replacement, Emerson Fittipaldi, won in the United States to ensure his late Lotus team leader could not be overhauled.
It therefore made Rindt the 1970 F1 world champion - although he would never know it.
Fortunately, Rindt is the only posthumous F1 world champion.
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