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Here's every single F1 champion in history

F1 officially kicked off in 1950. Here's every champion since

F1 World Champions
  • Giuseppe Farina - 1950 (Alfa Romeo)

    F1 World Champions

    Wins: 5 from 33 starts

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  • Alberto Ascari - 1952, 1953 (Ferrari)

    F1 World Champions

    Wins: 13 from 31 starts

  • Juan Manual Fangio - 1951 (Alfa Romeo), 1954 (Maserati/Mercedes), 1955 (Mercedes), 1956 (Ferrari), 1957 (Maserati)

    F1 World Champions

    Wins: 24 from 51 starts

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  • Mike Hawthorn - 1958 (Ferrari)

    F1 World Champions

    Wins: 3 from 45 starts

  • Phil Hill - 1961 (Ferrari)

    F1 World Champions

    Wins: 3 from 48 starts

  • John Surtees - 1964 (Ferrari)

    F1 World Champions

    Wins: 6 from 111 starts

  • Jim Clark - 1963, 1965 (Lotus)

    F1 World Champions

    Wins: 25 from 72 starts

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  • Jack Brabham - 1959 (Cooper), 1960 (Cooper), 1966 (Brabham)

    F1 World Champions

    Wins: 14 from 126 starts

  • Denis Hulme - 1967 (Brabham)

    F1 World Champions

    Wins: 8 from 112 starts

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  • Graham Hill - 1962 (BRM), 1968 (Lotus)

    F1 World Champions

    Wins: 8 from 176 starts

  • Jochen Rindt - 1970 (Lotus)

    F1 World Champions

    Wins: 6 from 60 starts

  • Jackie Stewart - 1969 (Matra), 1971 (Tyrrell), 1973 (Tyrrell)

    F1 World Champions

    Wins: 27 from 99 starts

  • Emerson Fittipaldi - 1972 (Lotus), 1974 (McLaren)

    F1 World Champions

    Wins: 14 from 144 starts

  • James Hunt - 1976 (McLaren)

    F1 World Champions

    Wins: 10 from 92 starts

  • Mario Andretti - 1978 (Lotus)

    F1 World Champions

    Wins: 12 from 128 starts

  • Jody Scheckter - 1979 (Ferrari)

    F1 World Champions

    Wins: 10 from 112 starts

  • Alan Jones - 1980 (Williams)

    F1 World Champions

    Wins: 12 from 116 starts

  • Keke Rosberg - 1982 (Williams)

    F1 World Champions

    Wins: 5 from 114 starts

  • Niki Lauda - 1975 (Ferrari), 1977 (Ferrari), 1984 (McLaren)

    F1 World Champions

    Wins: 25 from 171 starts

  • Nelson Piquet - 1981 (Brabham), 1983 (Brabham), 1987 (Williams)

    F1 World Champions

    Wins: 23 from 204 starts

  • Ayrton Senna - 1988, 1990, 1991 (McLaren)

    F1 World Champions

    Wins: 41 from 161 starts

  • Nigel Mansell - 1992 (Williams)

    F1 World Champions

    Wins: 31 from 187 starts

  • Alain Prost - 1985 (McLaren), 1986 (McLaren), 1989 (McLaren), 1993 (Williams)

    F1 World Champions

    Wins: 51 from 200 starts

  • Damon Hill - 1996 (Williams)

    F1 World Champions

    Wins: 22 from 116 starts

  • Jacques Villeneuve - 1997 (Williams)

    F1 World Champions

    Wins: 11 from 163 starts

  • Mika Hakkinen - 1998, 1999 (McLaren)

    F1 World Champions

    Wins: 14 from 128 starts

  • Michael Schumacher - 1994, 1995 (Benetton), 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 (Ferrari)

    F1 World Champions

    Wins: 91 from 308 starts

  • Fernando Alonso - 2005, 2006 (Renault)

    F1 World Champions

    Wins: 32 from 372 starts... to date

  • Kimi Raikkonen - 2007 (Ferrari)

    F1 World Champions

    Wins: 21 from 349 starts

  • Jenson Button - 2009 (Brawn)

    F1 World Champions

    Wins: 15 from 306 starts

  • Sebastian Vettel - 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 (Red Bull)

    F1 World Champions

    Wins: 53 from 299 starts

  • Nico Rosberg - 2016 (Mercedes-AMG)

    F1 World Champions

    Wins: 23 from 206 starts

  • Lewis Hamilton - 2008 (McLaren), 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 (Mercedes-AMG)

    F1 World Champions

    Wins: 103 from 327 starts... to date

  • Max Verstappen - 2021, 2022, 2023 (Red Bull)

    F1 World Champions

    Wins: 49 from 180 starts... to date

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