F1 World Champions List | Formula 1 Winners by Year 1950–2025

F1 World Champions List | Formula 1 Winners by Year 1950–2025

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The Formula 1 World Drivers’ Championship began in 1950. This F1 World Champions list shows every Drivers’ Champion by year, including the driver and winning team or constructor associated with that season.

This F1 World Champions list provides a year-by-year reference of Formula 1 Drivers’ Champions from 1950 to 2025. It includes recent champions such as Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, as well as historic winners including Michael Schumacher, Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost and Juan Manuel Fangio.


F1 World Champions by Year

Year Driver Team / Constructor
2025 Lando Norris McLaren
2024 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
2023 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
2022 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
2021 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
2020 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2019 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2018 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2017 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2016 Nico Rosberg Mercedes
2015 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2014 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2013 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing
2012 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing
2011 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing
2010 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing
2009 Jenson Button Brawn GP
2008 Lewis Hamilton McLaren
2007 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
2006 Fernando Alonso Renault
2005 Fernando Alonso Renault
2004 Michael Schumacher Ferrari
2003 Michael Schumacher Ferrari
2002 Michael Schumacher Ferrari
2001 Michael Schumacher Ferrari
2000 Michael Schumacher Ferrari
1999 Mika Häkkinen McLaren
1998 Mika Häkkinen McLaren
1997 Jacques Villeneuve Williams
1996 Damon Hill Williams
1995 Michael Schumacher Benetton
1994 Michael Schumacher Benetton
1993 Alain Prost Williams
1992 Nigel Mansell Williams
1991 Ayrton Senna McLaren
1990 Ayrton Senna McLaren
1989 Alain Prost McLaren
1988 Ayrton Senna McLaren
1987 Nelson Piquet Williams
1986 Alain Prost McLaren
1985 Alain Prost McLaren
1984 Niki Lauda McLaren
1983 Nelson Piquet Brabham
1982 Keke Rosberg Williams
1981 Nelson Piquet Brabham
1980 Alan Jones Williams
1979 Jody Scheckter Ferrari
1978 Mario Andretti Lotus
1977 Niki Lauda Ferrari
1976 James Hunt McLaren
1975 Niki Lauda Ferrari
1974 Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren
1973 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell
1972 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus
1971 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell
1970 Jochen Rindt Lotus
1969 Jackie Stewart Matra
1968 Graham Hill Lotus
1967 Denny Hulme Brabham
1966 Jack Brabham Brabham
1965 Jim Clark Lotus
1964 John Surtees Ferrari
1963 Jim Clark Lotus
1962 Graham Hill BRM
1961 Phil Hill Ferrari
1960 Jack Brabham Cooper
1959 Jack Brabham Cooper
1958 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari
1957 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati
1956 Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari
1955 Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes
1954 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati / Mercedes
1953 Alberto Ascari Ferrari
1952 Alberto Ascari Ferrari
1951 Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo
1950 Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo

This table is provided as a general reference. Championship records should be verified with official Formula 1 sources where accuracy is important.


Most F1 World Championships

  • Michael Schumacher: 7 titles
  • Lewis Hamilton: 7 titles
  • Juan Manuel Fangio: 5 titles
  • Sebastian Vettel: 4 titles
  • Alain Prost: 4 titles
  • Max Verstappen: 4 titles

Recent F1 World Champions

  • 2025: Lando Norris – McLaren
  • 2024: Max Verstappen – Red Bull Racing
  • 2023: Max Verstappen – Red Bull Racing
  • 2022: Max Verstappen – Red Bull Racing
  • 2021: Max Verstappen – Red Bull Racing

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