Whether you are a Schumacher fan or a Hakkinen fan, a Prost or a Senna, Fangio or Clark - this is the place where all hats are off for the chosen few who were talented enough, lucky enough and truly worthy to collect the ultimate prize of Formula One racing - the Drivers' World Championship title. These are the Champions, my friends...
Andretti, Mario Gabrielle
Born: February 28th, 1940 (Montona, Italy)
Nationality: USA
Years in F1: 1968 - 1982
Raced with: Lotus, March, Ferrari, Parnelli, Alfa Romeo, Williams
WC |
GP Starts |
GP Wins |
Podiums |
Poles |
Front Row |
Fastest Laps |
WC Points |
New WC Points * |
1978 |
128 |
12 |
19 |
18 |
24 |
10 |
180 |
192 |
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Ascari, Alberto
Born: July 13th, 1918
Died: May 26th, 1955
Nationality: Italy
Years in F1: 1950 - 1955
Raced with: Ferrari, Maserati, Lancia
WC |
GP Starts |
GP Wins |
Podiums |
Poles |
Front Row |
Fastest Laps |
WC Points |
New WC Points * |
1952, 1953 |
32 |
13 |
17 |
14 |
25 |
12 |
140.14 |
163 |
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Brabham, John Arthur
Born: April 2nd, 1926
Nationality: Australia
Years in F1: 1955-1970
Raced with: Cooper, Maserati, Lotus, Brabham
WC |
GP Starts |
GP Wins |
Podiums |
Poles |
Front Row |
Fastest Laps |
WC Points |
New WC Points * |
1959, 1960, 1966 |
126 |
14 |
31 |
13 |
38 |
11 |
261 |
284 |
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Clark, James
Born: March 4th, 1936 (Kilmany, Scotland)
Died: April 7th, 1968
Nationality: Great Britain
Years in F1: 1960-1968
Raced with: Lotus
WC |
GP Starts |
GP Wins |
Podiums |
Poles |
Front Row |
Fastest Laps |
WC Points |
New WC Points * |
1963, 1965 |
72 |
25 |
32 |
33 |
48 |
28 |
274 |
299 |
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Fangio, Juan Manuel
Born: June 24th, 1911
Died: July 17th, 1995
Nationality: Argentine
Years in F1: 1950-1958
Raced with: Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Mercedes, Ferrari
WC |
GP Starts |
GP Wins |
Podiums |
Poles |
Front Row |
Fastest Laps |
WC Points |
New WC Points * |
51, 54, 55, 56, 57 |
51 |
24 |
35 |
29 |
48 |
23 |
277.64 |
322 |
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Farina, Emilio Giuseppe
Born: October 30th, 1906
Died: June 30th, 1966
Nationality: Italy
Years in F1: 1950-1955
Raced with: Alfa Romeo, Ferrari
WC |
GP Starts |
GP Wins |
Podiums |
Poles |
Front Row |
Fastest Laps |
WC Points |
New WC Points * |
1950 |
33 |
5 |
20 |
5 |
27 |
5 |
127.33 |
142 |
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Fittipaldi, Emerson
Born: December 12th, 1946
Nationality: Brazil
Years in F1: 1970-1980
Raced with: Lotus, McLaren, Fittipaldi
WC |
GP Starts |
GP Wins |
Podiums |
Poles |
Front Row |
Fastest Laps |
WC Points |
New WC Points * |
1972, 1974 |
144 |
14 |
35 |
6 |
16 |
6 |
195 |
281 |
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Hakkinen, Mika Pauli
Born: September 28th, 1968
Nationality: Finland
Years in F1: 1991 - 2001
Raced with: Lotus, McLaren
WC |
GP Starts |
GP Wins |
Podiums |
Poles |
Front Row |
Fastest Laps |
WC Points |
New WC Points * |
1998, 1999 |
165 |
20 |
51 |
26 |
39 |
25 |
420 |
420 |
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Hawthorn, John Michael
Born: April 10th, 1929
Died: January 22nd, 1959
Nationality: Great Britain
Years in F1: 1952 - 1958
Raced with: Cooper, Ferrari, Vanwall, Maserati, BRM
WC |
GP Starts |
GP Wins |
Podiums |
Poles |
Front Row |
Fastest Laps |
WC Points |
New WC Points * |
1958 |
45 |
3 |
18 |
4 |
17 |
6 |
127.64 |
136 |
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Hill, Damon
Born: September 17th, 1960
Nationality: Great Britain
Years in F1: 1992-1999
Raced with: Brabham, Williams, Arrows, Jordan
WC |
GP Starts |
GP Wins |
Podiums |
Poles |
Front Row |
Fastest Laps |
WC Points |
New WC Points * |
1996 |
115 |
22 |
42 |
20 |
47 |
19 |
360 |
360 |
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Hill, Graham Norman
Born: February 15th, 1929
Died: November 29th, 1975
Nationality: Great Britain
Years in F1: 1958-1975
Raced with: Lotus, BRM, Brabham, Lola
WC |
GP Starts |
GP Wins |
Podiums |
Poles |
Front Row |
Fastest Laps |
WC Points |
New WC Points * |
1962, 1968 |
176 |
14 |
36 |
13 |
42 |
10 |
289 |
308 |
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Hill, Philip Toll Jr
Born: April 20th, 1927
Nationality: USA
Years in F1: 1958-1966
Raced with: Maserati, Ferrari, Cooper, Porsche, ATS, Lotus
WC |
GP Starts |
GP Wins |
Podiums |
Poles |
Front Row |
Fastest Laps |
WC Points |
New WC Points * |
1961 |
48 |
3 |
16 |
6 |
9 |
6 |
98 |
101 |
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Hulme, Denis Clive
Born: June 18th, 1936
Died: October 4th, 1992
Nationality: New Zealand
Years in F1: 1965-1974
Raced with: Brabham, McLaren
WC |
GP Starts |
GP Wins |
Podiums |
Poles |
Front Row |
Fastest Laps |
WC Points |
New WC Points * |
1967 |
112 |
8 |
33 |
1 |
23 |
8 |
248 |
256 |
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Hunt, James Simon Wallis
Born: August 29th, 1947
Died: June 15th, 1993
Nationality: Great Britain
Years in F1: 1973-1979
Raced with: March, Hesketh, McLaren, Wolf
WC |
GP Starts |
GP Wins |
Podiums |
Poles |
Front Row |
Fastest Laps |
WC Points |
New WC Points * |
1976 |
92 |
10 |
23 |
14 |
24 |
8 |
179 |
189 |
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Jones, Alan
Born: November 2nd, 1946
Nationality: Australia
Years in F1: 1975-1986
Raced with: Hesketh, Surtees, Shadow, Arrows, Williams, Lola
WC |
GP Starts |
GP Wins |
Podiums |
Poles |
Front Row |
Fastest Laps |
WC Points |
New WC Points * |
1980 |
116 |
12 |
24 |
6 |
13 |
13 |
206 |
218 |
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Lauda, Andreas Nikolaus
Born: February 22nd, 1949
Nationality: Austria
Years in F1: 1971-1985
Raced with: March, BRM, Ferrari, Brabham, McLaren
WC |
GP Starts |
GP Wins |
Podiums |
Poles |
Front Row |
Fastest Laps |
WC Points |
New WC Points * |
1975, 1977, 1984 |
171 |
25 |
54 |
24 |
31 |
24 |
420.5 |
445.5 |
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Mansell, Nigel Ernest
Born: August 8th, 1953
Nationality: Great Britain
Years in F1: 1980-1995
Raced with: Lotus, Williams, Ferrari, McLaren
WC |
GP Starts |
GP Wins |
Podiums |
Poles |
Front Row |
Fastest Laps |
WC Points |
New WC Points * |
1992 |
187 |
31 |
59 |
32 |
56 |
30 |
482 |
498 |
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Piquet, Nelson Souto Maior
Born: August 17th, 1952
Nationality: Brazil
Years in F1: 1978-1991
Raced with: Ensign, McLaren, Brabham, Williams, Lotus, Benetton
WC |
GP Starts |
GP Wins |
Podiums |
Poles |
Front Row |
Fastest Laps |
WC Points |
New WC Points * |
1981, 1983, 1987 |
204 |
23 |
60 |
24 |
44 |
23 |
485.5 |
505.5 |
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Prost, Alain
Born: February 24th, 1955
Nationality: France
Years in F1: 1980-1993
Raced with: McLaren, Renault, Ferrari, Williams
WC |
GP Starts |
GP Wins |
Podiums |
Poles |
Front Row |
Fastest Laps |
WC Points |
New WC Points * |
85, 86 89, 93 |
199 |
51 |
106 |
33 |
86 |
41 |
798.5 |
842 |
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Rindt, Karl-Jochen
Born: April 18th, 1942 (Mainz, Germany)
Died: September 5th, 1970
Nationality: Austria
Years in F1: 1964-1970
Raced with: Brabham, Cooper, Lotus
WC |
GP Starts |
GP Wins |
Podiums |
Poles |
Front Row |
Fastest Laps |
WC Points |
New WC Points * |
1970 |
60 |
6 |
13 |
10 |
18 |
3 |
109 |
115 |
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Rosberg, Keijo
Born: December 6th, 1948 (Stockholm, Sweden)
Nationality: Finland
Years in F1: 1978-1986
Raced with: Theodore, ATS, Wolf, Fittipaldi, Williams, McLaren
WC |
GP Starts |
GP Wins |
Podiums |
Poles |
Front Row |
Fastest Laps |
WC Points |
New WC Points * |
1982 |
114 |
5 |
17 |
5 |
10 |
3 |
159.5 |
164.5 |
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Scheckter, Jody David
Born: January 20, 1950 (London, England)
Nationality: South Africa
Years in F1: 1972-1980
Raced with: McLaren, Tyrrell, Wolf, Ferrari
WC |
GP Starts |
GP Wins |
Podiums |
Poles |
Front Row |
Fastest Laps |
WC Points |
New WC Points * |
1979 |
112 |
10 |
33 |
3 |
13 |
5 |
255 |
265 |
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Schumacher, Michael
Born: January 3rd, 1969
Nationality: Germany
Years in F1: 1991-
Raced with: Jordan, Benetton, Ferrari
WC |
GP Starts |
GP Wins |
Podiums |
Poles |
Front Row |
Fastest Laps |
WC Points |
New WC Points * |
94, 95, 00, 01, 02 |
179 |
64 |
114 |
50 |
85 |
51 |
945 |
945 |
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Senna, Ayrton da Silva
Born: March 21st, 1960
Died: May 1st, 1994
Nationality: Brazil
Years in F1: 1984-1994
Raced with: Toleman, Lotus, McLaren, Williams
WC |
GP Starts |
GP Wins |
Podiums |
Poles |
Front Row |
Fastest Laps |
WC Points |
New WC Points * |
88, 90,91 |
161 |
41 |
80 |
65 |
87 |
19 |
614 |
640 |
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Stewart, John Young
Born: June 11th, 1939 (Dumbarton, Scotland)
Nationality: Great Britain
Years in F1: 1965-1973
Raced with: BRM, Matra, Tyrrell
WC |
GP Starts |
GP Wins |
Podiums |
Poles |
Front Row |
Fastest Laps |
WC Points |
New WC Points * |
69, 71,73 |
99 |
27 |
43 |
17 |
42 |
15 |
360 |
378 |
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Surtees, John
Born: February 11th, 1934
Nationality: Great Britain
Years in F1: 1960-1972
Raced with: Lotus, Cooper, Lola, Ferrari, Honda, BRM, McLaren, Surtees
WC |
GP Starts |
GP Wins |
Podiums |
Poles |
Front Row |
Fastest Laps |
WC Points |
New WC Points * |
1964 |
111 |
6 |
24 |
8 |
21 |
11 |
180 |
186 |
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Villeneuve, Jacques
Born: April 9th, 1971
Nationality: Canada
Years in F1: 1996-
Raced with: Williams, BAR
WC |
GP Starts |
GP Wins |
Podiums |
Poles |
Front Row |
Fastest Laps |
WC Points |
New WC Points * |
1997 |
116 |
11 |
23 |
13 |
23 |
9 |
213 |
213 |
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* New WC Points is the calculation of the total points based on the current F1 scoring system
Data updated after the 2002 Japanese Grand Prix
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