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The Formula One World Drivers' Championship (WDC) is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) to the most successful Formula One race car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on Grand Prix results. The Drivers' Championship was first awarded in 1950, to Nino Farina. The first driver to win multiple Championships was Alberto Ascari, in 1952 and 1953.

The FIA do not officially declare the Champion until the end of the season, but a driver is said to have "clinched" the Championship when no other driver can possibly obtain more points than them, even if they score the maximum in the remaining races of the season. The Drivers' Championship has been clinched in the final race of the season 23 times in the 56 seasons it has been awarded. The earliest in a season that the Drivers' Championship has been clinched was in 2002, when Michael Schumacher secured the title with six races remaining.

Overall, twenty-eight different drivers have won the Championship, with German Michael Schumacher holding the record for most titles, at seven. Schumacher also holds the record for most consecutive Drivers' Championships, winning five from 2000 to 2004. The current Drivers' Champion is Fernando Alonso, who has become the youngest driver ever in having clinched the world title.

Contents

By season

Season Driver Team Poles Wins Podiums Fastest Laps Points Clinched Margin (pnts)
1950 Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 2 3 3 3 30 Race 7 of 7 3
1951 Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 4 3[#endnote_d1] 5 5 31 Race 8 of 8 6
1952 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 5 6 6 6 36 Race 6 of 8 12
1953 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 6 5 5 4 34.5 Race 8 of 9 6.5
1954 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati, Mercedes 5 6 7 3 42 Race 7 of 9 16.9
1955 Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes 3 4 5 3 40 Race 6 of 7 16.5
1956 Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari 6 3[#endnote_d3] 5[#endnote_d4] 4 30 Race 8 of 8 3
1957 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 4 4 6 2 40 Race 6 of 8 15
1958 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 4 1 7 5 42 Race 11 of 11 1
1959 Jack Brabham Cooper* 1 2 5 1 31 Race 9 of 9 4
1960 Jack Brabham Cooper* 3 5 5 3 43 Race 8 of 10 9
1961 Phil Hill Ferrari* 5 2 6 2 34 Race 7[#endnote_d5] of 8 1
1962 Graham Hill BRM* 1 4 6 3 42 Race 9 of 9 12
1963 Jim Clark Lotus* 7 7 9 6 54 Race 7 of 10 21
1964 John Surtees[#endnote_d6] Ferrari* 2 2 6 2 40 Race 10 of 10 1
1965 Jim Clark Lotus* 6 6 6 6 54 Race 7 of 10 14
1966 Jack Brabham Brabham* 3 4 5 1 42 Race 7 of 9 14
1967 Denny Hulme Brabham* 0 2 8 2 51 Race 11 of 11 5
1968 Graham Hill Lotus* 2 3 6 0 48 Race 12 of 12 12
1969 Jackie Stewart Matra* 2 6 7 5 63 Race 8 of 11 26
1970 Jochen Rindt Lotus* 3 5 5 1 45 Race 12[#endnote_d7] of 13 5
1971 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell* 6 6 7 3 62 Race 8 of 11 29
1972 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus* 3 5 8 0 61 Race 10 of 12 16
1973 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell 3 5 8 1 71 Race 13 of 15 16
1974 Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren* 2 3 7 0 55 Race 15 of 15 3
1975 Niki Lauda Ferrari* 9 5 8 2 64.5 Race 13 of 14 19.5
1976 James Hunt McLaren 8 6 8 2 69 Race 16 of 16 1
1977 Niki Lauda Ferrari* 2 3 10 3 72 Race 14 of 16 17
1978 Mario Andretti Lotus* 8 6 7 3 64 Race 14[#endnote_d8] of 16 13
1979 Jody Scheckter Ferrari* 1 3 6 0 51 Race 13 of 15 4
1980 Alan Jones Williams* 3 5 10 5 67 Race 13 of 14 13
1981 Nelson Piquet Brabham 4 3 7 1 50 Race 15 of 15 1
1982 Keke Rosberg Williams 1 1 6 0 44 Race 16 of 16 5
1983 Nelson Piquet Brabham 1 3 8 4 59 Race 15 of 15 2
1984 Niki Lauda McLaren* 0 5 9 5 72 Race 16 of 16 0.5
1985 Alain Prost McLaren* 2 5 11 5 73 Race 14 of 15 20
1986 Alain Prost McLaren 1 4 11 2 72 Race 16 of 16 2
1987 Nelson Piquet Williams* 4 3 11 4 73 Race 15 of 16 12
1988 Ayrton Senna McLaren* 13 8 11 3 90 Race 15 of 16 3
1989 Alain Prost McLaren* 2 4 11 5 76 Race 15[#endnote_d9] of 16 16
1990 Ayrton Senna McLaren* 10 6 11 2 78 Race 15 of 16 7
1991 Ayrton Senna McLaren* 8 7 12 2 96 Race 15 of 16 24
1992 Nigel Mansell Williams* 14 9 12 8 108 Race 11 of 16 52
1993 Alain Prost Williams* 13 7 12 6 99 Race 14 of 16 26
1994 Michael Schumacher Benetton 6 8 10 8 92 Race 16 of 16 1
1995 Michael Schumacher Benetton* 4 9 11 8 102 Race 15 of 17 33
1996 Damon Hill[#endnote_d10] Williams* 9 8 10 5 97 Race 16 of 16 19
1997 Jacques Villeneuve Williams* 10 7 8 3 81 Race 17 of 17 39[#endnote_d11]
1998 Mika Häkkinen McLaren* 9 8 11 6 100 Race 16 of 16 14
1999 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 11 5 10 6 76 Race 16 of 16 2
2000 Michael Schumacher Ferrari* 9 9 12 2 108 Race 16 of 17 19
2001 Michael Schumacher Ferrari* 11 9 14 3 123 Race 13 of 17 58
2002 Michael Schumacher Ferrari* 7 11 17 7 144 Race 11 of 17 67
2003 Michael Schumacher Ferrari* 5 6 8 5 93 Race 16 of 16 2
2004 Michael Schumacher Ferrari* 8 13 15 10 148 Race 14 of 18 34
2005 Fernando Alonso Renault* 6 7 15 2 133 Race 17 of 19 21

Notes

* - Indicates the team also won the Constructors' Championship (awarded since 1958).
  1. ↑  - Fangio shared the win of the 1951 French Grand Prix with Luigi Fagioli.
  2. ↑  - Fangio competed in the 1954 Argentine and Belgian Grands Prix with Maserati, then completed the season with Mercedes.
  3. ↑  - Fangio shared the win of the 1956 Argentine Grand Prix with Luigi Musso.
  4. ↑  - Fangio shared 2nd position in the 1956 Monaco and Italian Grands Prix with Peter Collins.
  5. ↑  - Hill won the Championship at the 1961 Italian Grand Prix, where teammate Wolfgang von Trips died after an accident in the race.
  6. ↑  - Surtees became the first person to win World Championships on motorcycles and cars, having previously won seven titles in both 350cc and 500cc.
  7. ↑  - Rindt died during practice for the 1970 Italian Grand Prix, but his Championship was not confirmed until two rounds later, making him Formula One's first (and only) posthumous World Drivers' Champion.
  8. ↑  - Andretti became Champion after teammate Ronnie Peterson died following an operation due to a collision at the 1978 Italian Grand Prix.
  9. ↑  - Ayrton Senna won the 1989 Japanese Grand Prix, but was disqualified for cutting the chicane after receiving a push-start from track-side marshalls. McLaren appealed the decision but lost, handing Prost the title.
  10. ↑  - Damon Hill is the son of Graham Hill, who won the Drivers' Championship in 1962 and 1968, making them the first father-son pair to both win Drivers' Championships.
  11. ↑  - Michael Schumacher was disqualified from the 1997 Championship from second, on 78 points.

By driver

Driver Total Seasons
Michael Schumacher 7 1994-1995, 2000-2004
Juan Manuel Fangio 5 1951, 1954-1957
Alain Prost 4 1985-1986, 1989, 1993
Jack Brabham 3 1959-1960, 1966
Jackie Stewart 1969, 1971, 1973
Niki Lauda 1975, 1977, 1984
Nelson Piquet 1981, 1983, 1987
Ayrton Senna 1988, 1990-1991
Alberto Ascari 2 1952-1953
Jim Clark 1963, 1965
Graham Hill 1962, 1968
Emerson Fittipaldi 1972, 1974
Mika Häkkinen 1998-1999
Nino Farina 1 1950
Mike Hawthorn 1958
Phil Hill 1961
John Surtees 1964
Denny Hulme 1967
Jochen Rindt 1970
James Hunt 1976
Mario Andretti 1978
Jody Scheckter 1979
Alan Jones 1980
Keke Rosberg 1982
Nigel Mansell 1992
Damon Hill 1996
Jacques Villeneuve 1997
Fernando Alonso 2005

By nationality

Country Drivers Total
United Kingdom 8 12
Brazil 3 8
Germany 1 7
Argentina 1 5
France 1 4
Australia 2 4
Austria 2 4
Finland 2 3
Italy 2 3
United States 2 2
Canada 1 1
New Zealand 1 1
South Africa 1 1
Spain 1 1

Records

Youngest Drivers' Champion

Driver Age Season
1 Fernando Alonso 24 years, 2 months, 17 days 2005 season
2 Emerson Fittipaldi 25 years, 9 months, 26 days 1972 season
3 Michael Schumacher 25 years, 10 months, 10 days 1994 season
4 Jacques Villeneuve 26 years, 6 months, 17 days 1997 season
5 Niki Lauda 26 years, 7 months, 13 days 1975 season
6 Jim Clark 27 years, 9 months, 24 days 1963 season
7 Jochen Rindt 28 years, 4 months, 18 days 1970 season (posthumously)
8 Ayrton Senna 28 years, 7 months, 23 days 1988 season
9 James Hunt 29 years, 1 months, 25 days 1976 season
10 Nelson Piquet 29 years, 2 months, 0 days 1981 season

Oldest Drivers' Champion

Driver Age Season
1 Juan Manuel Fangio 46 years, 41 days 1957 season
2 Nino Farina 44 years 1950 season
3 Graham Hill 39 years 1968 season
Nigel Mansell 1992 season
5 Alain Prost 38 years 1993 season
6 Alberto Ascari 35 years 1953 season
Keke Rosberg 1982 season
Niki Lauda 1984 season
Michael Schumacher 2004 season
10 Phil Hill 34 years 1961 season
Jackie Stewart 1973 season

Most Drivers' Championships

Most consecutive Drivers' Championships

See also

References

 

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