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