Top 10 Formula One world champions

Written by Bjorn Slootweg

Feb 1, 2023

6 min

Formula 1

The first Formula One season took place in 1950. After seven races, Italian driver Giuseppe Farina became the first ever F1 world champion. After this, many more winners followed. In this blog, we give you an overview of the drivers with the most world titles in Formula 1 history. In addition, we take you through the top 5 Formula 1 constructors. What are the most successful teams ever?

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1. F1 World Championship history
2. Top 10 Formula 1 drivers
3. Top 5 Formula 1 constructors
4. See the F1 world champions live

Driver	World Titles	Seasons
1. Michael Schumacher	7	1994, 1995, 200, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
2. Lewis Hamilton	7	2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
3. Juan Manuel Fangio	5	1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957
4. Alain Prost	4	1985, 1986, 1989, 1993
5. Sebastian Vettel	4	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
6. Jack Brabham	3	1959, 1960, 1966
7. Jackie Stewart	3	1969, 1971, 1973
8. Niki Lauda	3	1975, 1977, 1984
9. Nelson Piquet	3	1981, 1983, 1987
10. Ayrton Senna	3	1988, 1990, 1991

Constructor	World Titles	Seasons
1. Ferrari	16	1961, 1964, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008
2. Williams	9	1980, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997
3. McLaren	8	1974, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998
4. Mercedes	8	2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
5. lotus	7	1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1978

Top 10 Formula One world champions

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