Giuseppe Farina became the first champion in the inaugural season of the Formula 1 World Championship with Alfa Romeo.
Michael Schumacher managed to match first and then beat Juan Manuel Fangio’s record and raise the sum to seven world championships, but then Lewis Hamilton tied what the German had achieved. And now Verstappen has dethroned the last king with his first World Cup.
In terms of teams, Scuderia Ferrari is the most successful team: those from Maranello allowed their drivers to win 15 world championships and achieved 16 crowns as constructors.
McLaren has 12 drivers’ titles and 8 constructors’ titles, while Mercedes has seven drivers’ titles and also 8 constructors’ titles. For their part, the legendary British teams Williams and Lotus have seven and six drivers respectively and 9 Williams constructors for the 7 Lotus.
Great Britain is the nationality with the most Formula 1 crowns, a total of 20 after Hamilton’s 2020 crown. In addition, Lewis managed to make England overtake Germany as the country with the most championships in 2018 and take off in 2020.
Review all the world championships in the history of F1 with the champion and his statistics
All world championships in the history of F1
Year | Pilot | Equipment | Careers | victories | podiums | Poles | Points |
1950 | Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Romeo | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 30 |
1951 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 31 |
1952 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 36 |
1953 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 34.5 |
1954 | Juan Manuel Fangio |
Maserati Mercedes |
two 6 |
two 4 |
two 5 |
1 4 |
42 |
1955 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 40 |
1956 | Juan Manuel Fangio | ferrari | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 40 |
1957 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 40 |
1958 | Â Mike Hawthorn | Â Ferrari | 11 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 42 |
1959 | Â Jack Brabham | Â Cooper | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 31 |
1960 | Â Jack Brabham | Â Cooper | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 43 |
1961 | Â Phil Hill | Â Ferrari | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 34 |
1962 | Â Graham Hill | Â BRM | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 42 |
1963 | Â Jim Clark | Â Lotus | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 54 |
1964 | Â John Surtees | Â Ferrari | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 40 |
1965 | Â Jim Clark | Â Lotus | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 54 |
1966 | Â Jack Brabham | Â Brabham | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 42 |
1967 | Â Denny Hulme | Â Brabham | 11 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 51 |
1968 | Â Graham Hill | Â Lotus | 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 48 |
1969 | Jackie Stewart | Matra | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 63 |
1970 | Jochen Rindt* | lotus | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 45 |
1971 | Â Jackie Stewart | Â Tyrrell | 11 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 62 |
1972 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | 12 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 61 |
1973 | Â Jackie Stewart | Â Tyrrell | 15 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 71 |
1974 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren | 15 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 55 |
1975 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 14 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 64.5 |
1976 | Â James Hunt | Â McLaren | 16 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 69 |
1977 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 17 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 72 |
1978 | Â Mario Andretti | Â Lotus | 16 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 64 |
1979 | Jody Schechter | Ferrari | 15 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 51 |
1980 | Â Alan Jones | Â Williams | 14 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 67 |
1981 | Â Nelson Piquet | Â Brabham | 15 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 50 |
1982 | Â Keke Rosberg | Â Williams | 16 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 44 |
1983 | Â Nelson Piquet | Â Brabham | 15 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 59 |
1984 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 72 |
1985 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 16 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 73 |
1986 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 72 |
1987 | Â Nelson Piquet | Â Williams | 16 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 73 |
1988 | Â Ayrton Senna | Â Williams | 16 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 90 |
1989 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 16 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 76 |
1990 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 16 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 78 |
1991 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 16 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 96 |
1992 | Â Nigel Mansell | Â Williams | 16 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 108 |
1993 | Â Alain Prost | Â Williams | 16 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 99 |
1994 | Â Michael Schumacher | Â Benetton | 16 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 92 |
1995 | Â Michael Schumacher | Â Benetton | 17 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 102 |
1996 | Â Damon Hill | Â Williams | 16 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 97 |
1997 | Â Jacques Villeneuve | Â Williams | 17 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 81 |
1998 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren | 16 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 100 |
1999 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren | 16 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 76 |
2000 | Â Michael Schumacher | Â Ferrari | 17 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 108 |
2001 | Â Michael Schumacher | Â Ferrari | 17 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 123 |
2002 | Â Michael Schumacher | Â Ferrari | 17 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 144 |
2003 | Â Michael Schumacher | Â Ferrari | 16 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 93 |
2004 | Â Michael Schumacher | Â Ferrari | 18 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 148 |
2005 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 19 | 7 | fifteen | 6 | 133 |
2006 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 18 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 134 |
2007 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 17 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 110 |
2008 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 18 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 98 |
2009 | Â Jenson Button | Â Brawn | 17 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 95 |
2010 | Â Sebastian Vettel | Â Red Bull | 19 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 256 |
2011 | Â Sebastian Vettel | Â Red Bull | 19 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 392 |
2012 | Â Sebastian Vettel | Â Red Bull | 20 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 281 |
2013 | Â Sebastian Vettel | Â Red Bull | 19 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 396 |
2014 | Â Lewis Hamilton | Â Mercedes | 19 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 384 |
2015 | Â Lewis Hamilton | Â Mercedes | 19 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 381 |
2016 | Â Nico Rosberg | Â Mercedes | 21 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 385 |
2017 | Â Lewis Hamilton | Â Mercedes | 20 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 363 |
2018 | Â Lewis Hamilton | Â Mercedes | 21 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 408 |
2019 | Â Lewis Hamilton | Â Mercedes | 21 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 381 |
2020 | Â Lewis Hamilton | Â Mercedes | 17 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 347 |
2021 | Â Max Verstappen | Â Red Bull | 22 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 394,5 |
* Jochen Rindt died during a practice session before the tenth race of the 1970 season, the Italian GP.