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All the two-time F1 world champions in history

The history of Formula 1 is full of great names that have put their name with hour letters on the list of world champions, but only a few have managed to repeat the feat and add two titles in the highest category of motorsport.

Here is the list with all of them after Max Verstappen was added at the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix.

The list with all the two-time F1 world champions in history

Alberto Ascari, Ferrari 500

Alberto Ascari, Ferrari 500

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Alberto Ascari, F1 world champion in 1952 and 1953

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Juan Manuel Fangio, Mercedes-Benz W 196 R

Juan Manuel Fangio, Mercedes-Benz W 196 R

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Juan Manuel Fangio, F1 world champion in 1951 and 1954

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Jack Brabham, Cooper T53-Climax

Jack Brabham, Cooper T53-Climax

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Jack Brabham, F1 world champion in 1959 and 1960

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Jim ClarkLotus 25 Climax

Jim Clark, Lotus 25 Climax

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Jim Clark, F1 world champion in 1963 and 1965

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Graham Hill, Ferrari 250GTO with his wife Bette Hill

Graham Hill, Ferrari 250GTO con su esposa Bette Hill

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Graham Hill, F1 world champion in 1962 and 1968

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Race Winner Jackie Stewart, Tyrrell 003 Ford

Ganador de la carrera Jackie Stewart, Tyrrell 003 Ford

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Jackie Stewart, F1 world champion in 1969 and 1971

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The youngest world champion, Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus 72D

El campeón del mundo más joven, Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus 72D

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Emerson Fittipaldi, F1 world champion in 1972 and 1974

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Niki Lauda, Ferrari 312T2

Niki Lauda, Ferrari 312T2

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Niki Lauda, F1 world champion in 1975 and 1977

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Podium: Race winner Nelson Piquet, Brabham BMW, 2nd place René Arnoux, Ferrari, 3rd place Eddie Cheever, Renault

Podio: ganador de la carrera Nelson Piquet, Brabham BMW, segundo lugar René Arnoux, Ferrari, tercer lugar Eddie Cheever, Renault

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Nelson Piquet, F1 world champion in 1981 and 1983

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Alain Prost

Alain Prost

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Alain Prost, F1 world champion in 1985 and 1986

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Ayrton Senna, McLaren Honda and Alain Prost, Ferrari at the press conference

Ayrton Senna, McLaren Honda y Alain Prost, Ferrari en la rueda de prensa

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Ayrton Senna, F1 world champion in 1988 and 1990

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Third-placed Michael Schumacher celebrates on the podium

Michael Schumacher, tercero clasificado, celebra en el podio

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Michael Schumacher, F1 world champion in 1994 and 1995

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Podium: Race winner and World Champion Mika Hakkinen, McLaren Mercedes, second, Michael

Podium: Ganador de la carrera y Campeón del mundo Mika Hakkinen, McLaren Mercedes, segundo, Michael

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Mika Hakkinen, F1 world champion in 1998 and 1999

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Race winner Fernando Alonso, Renault

El ganador de la carrera Fernando Alonso, Renault

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Fernando Alonso, F1 world champion in 2005 and 2006

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Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing RB7 Renault

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing RB7 Renault

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Sebastian Vettel, F1 world champion in 2010 and 2011

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Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes AMG, celebrates his second World Cup

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes AMG, celebra su segundo Mundial

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Lewis Hamilton, F1 world champion in 2008 and 2014

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Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, 1st position, celebrates his arrival at Parc Ferme

Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, 1ª posición, celebra su llegada al Parc Ferme

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Max Verstappen, F1 world champion in 2021 and 2022

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Pilot Equipment F1 champion seasons
Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 1952 y 1953
Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo and Maserati/Mercedes 1951 and 1954
Australia Jack Brabham Cooper 1959 y 1960
United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus 1963 y 1965
United Kingdom Graham Hill BRM y Lotus 1962 y 1968
United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Matra y Tyrrell 1969 y 1971
Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus and McLaren 1972 and 1974
Austria Niki Lauda ferrari 1975 and 1977
Brazil Nelson Piquet Brabham 1981 y 1983
France Alain Prost McLaren 1985 y 1986
Brazil Ayrton Senna McLaren 1988 y 1990
Germany Michael Schumacher Benetton 1994 y 1995
Finland Mika Hakkinen McLaren 1998 and 1999
Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 2005 and 2006
Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 2010 y 2011
United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton McLaren y Mercedes 2008 y 2014
Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull 2021 y 2022

Throughout the 72-year history of the highest category of motorsport, only 17 drivers have managed to be world champions on two or more occasions, although there are two on the list that can continue to increase their statistics because they are still active, and those are Fernando Alonso and the newly crowned Max Verstappen.

The first to become a two-time world champion was Alberto Ascari , who won his championships at the beginning of the Gran Circo, in the 1952 and 1953 seasons, with the Ferrari team, and immediately after, Juan Manuel Fangio , in 1951 and 1954, with the combination of Alfa Romeo, Maserati and Mercedes equaled the feat.

Nothing similar was seen again between the names mentioned until 1960 , with Australian Jack Brabham’s Cooper, although he would still have another title to add to his record, but Jim Clark and his Lotus would not take long to join the list, since that five courses, in 1965 , after the 1963 World Cup, he was also proclaimed two-time champion.

Added to these drivers is Graham Hill , who in addition to having won his two Formula 1 world titles in the 1962 and 1968 seasons with BRM and Lotus respectively, is the only one in history to have completed the Triple Crown, that is to say , win the Monaco Grand Prix, the Indianapolis 500 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

The British myth was followed by another of the most recognized faces in Brazil, that of Emerson Fittipaldi , who in 1972 and 1974 , with Lotus and McLaren, was proclaimed world champion, but not before welcoming another Briton who won in 1969 and 1971 with Matra and Tyrrell respectively, Jackie Stewart, who was yet to win another championship in 1963.

Throughout the 1970s, only Niki Lauda would reach those already mentioned, when with Ferrari he was the best in 1975 and 1977 , although many more two-time champions would arrive in subsequent seasons. This was the case of Nelson Piquet , who with the Brabham team would win the Formula 1 world crowns in 1981 and 1983 , succeeded by Frenchman Alain Prost , who won the 1985 and 1986 titles at the controls of his McLaren .

One of the Frenchman’s greatest rivals, Ayrton Senna , is also an illustrious driver with two championships or more, and the Brazilian, like ‘ The Professor ‘, reaped his successes with the Woking team, although they were in 1988 and 1990 , in what would be the last of the old school, since Michael Schumacher extended his career so much that it could be considered contemporary.

The German won the titles in 1994 and 1995 with Benetton, and although his first steps at Ferrari did not go as expected, in the following decade he would become the most successful driver of all time, but not before seeing how a Finn equalized momentarily.

Mika Hakkinen was crowned twice after waging epic battles against Michael Schumacher in the 1998 and 1999 seasons, when the ‘ Kaiser ‘ had not yet won a championship with Ferrari, but then five would come in a row. Interestingly, the German’s successor on the list of champions is the other who holds two world titles, Fernando Alonso , who won the 2005 and 2006 titles with Renault.

However, Sebastian Vettel broke all the records for precociousness in the Great Circus and won the 2010 and 2011 championships with Red Bull, which was followed by another two in a time of overwhelming dominance of Heppenheim. Another of those who are still active, Lewis Hamilton had to wait much longer between his first and second world championships, since it was not until 2014 with Mercedes when he was able to accompany the 2008 trophy achieved with McLaren in an agonizing appointment in Brazil that it was decided on the last lap after overtaking Timo Glock a few meters from the finish.

The last one, and for sure that he will be able to climb more, is Max Verstappen, who at the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix was proclaimed world champion with his Red Bull in a dominant way, with four races still to be played.


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