Debrief
History
First world championship — Farina beat Fangio and Fagioli by three points.
1950–1957 regulations · 7 races
Fangio's first title; Alfa Romeo domination before Ferrari's rise.
1950–1957 regulations · 8 races
Ascari won six races in a row — a record that stood for decades.
1950–1957 regulations · 8 races
Alberto Ascari won the drivers' world championship.
1950–1957 regulations · 9 races
Fangio's second title with Mercedes' brief but dominant return.
1950–1957 regulations · 9 races
Le Mans disaster halted Mercedes; Fangio still took the crown.
1950–1957 regulations · 7 races
Fangio clinched the title at Monza after a late Ferrari switch.
1950–1957 regulations · 8 races
Fangio's fifth and final championship — still the record for 46 years.
1950–1957 regulations · 8 races
Hawthorn won the title despite Moss winning more races.
1958–1959 regulations · 11 races
Brabham pushed his car over the line at Sebring to secure the title.
1958–1959 regulations · 9 races
Jack Brabham won the drivers' title with Cooper-Climax.
1960 regulations · 10 races
Phil Hill became America's first champion in a tragic Ferrari season.
1961–1990 regulations · 8 races
Clark's first title in the revolutionary Lotus 25 monocoque.
1961–1990 regulations · 9 races
Clark won seven races — total domination in the green Lotus.
1961–1990 regulations · 10 races
Surtees became the only man to win world titles on two and four wheels.
1961–1990 regulations · 10 races
Clark's second crown; Jim Clark also won Indy 500 that year.
1961–1990 regulations · 10 races
Jack Brabham won the drivers' title with Brabham-Repco.
1961–1990 regulations · 9 races
Denny Hulme won the drivers' title with Brabham-Repco.
1961–1990 regulations · 11 races
Graham Hill kept Lotus going after Clark's fatal crash at Hockenheim.
1961–1990 regulations · 12 races
Jackie Stewart won the drivers' title with Matra-Ford.
1961–1990 regulations · 11 races
Rindt became the only posthumous world champion after Monza.
1961–1990 regulations · 13 races
Stewart's second title with Tyrrell — Jackie Stewart dominated the era.
1961–1990 regulations · 11 races
Emerson Fittipaldi won the drivers' title with Team Lotus.
1961–1990 regulations · 12 races
Stewart retired after his third title; safety reform accelerated.
1961–1990 regulations · 15 races
Lauda joined Ferrari and won his first championship by a single point.
1961–1990 regulations · 15 races
Niki Lauda won the drivers' title with Ferrari.
1961–1990 regulations · 14 races
Lauda's fiery Nürburgring crash — Hunt took the title at a soaked Fuji.
1961–1990 regulations · 16 races
Lauda's comeback title after leaving Ferrari mid-contract dispute.
1961–1990 regulations
Ground effect arrived — Lotus 79 rewrote the aerodynamic rulebook.
1961–1990 regulations · 16 races
Scheckter gave Ferrari its last drivers' title for 21 years.
1961–1990 regulations · 15 races
Jones broke Williams through — first Australian world champion.
1961–1990 regulations · 14 races
Nelson Piquet won the drivers' title with Williams.
1961–1990 regulations · 15 races
Eleven different winners — still the most diverse season on record.
1961–1990 regulations · 16 races
Nelson Piquet won the drivers' title with Ferrari.
1961–1990 regulations · 15 races
Lauda beat Prost by half a point in McLaren's all-time peak.
1961–1990 regulations · 16 races
Alain Prost won the drivers' title with McLaren.
1961–1990 regulations · 16 races
Mansell's exploding tyre at Adelaide handed Prost a surprise title.
1961–1990 regulations · 16 races
Nelson Piquet won the drivers' title with Williams.
1961–1990 regulations · 16 races
McLaren won 15 of 16 races — Senna vs Prost at their absolute peak.
1961–1990 regulations · 16 races
Prost and Senna collided at Suzuka; Prost took the title at Ferrari.
1961–1990 regulations · 16 races
Suzuka collision again — Senna's revenge and second championship.
1961–1990 regulations · 16 races
Senna's third title; Adrian Newey's first championship-winning car.
1991–2002 regulations · 16 races
Nigel Mansell won the drivers' title with Williams.
1991–2002 regulations · 16 races
Alain Prost won the drivers' title with Williams.
1991–2002 regulations · 16 races
Imola changed everything — Schumacher's first title in a dark year.
1991–2002 regulations · 16 races
Michael Schumacher won the drivers' title with Benetton.
1991–2002 regulations · 17 races
Schumacher moved to Ferrari; Villeneuve beat Hill in a Williams duel.
1991–2002 regulations · 16 races
Schumacher was disqualified from the title after Jerez contact with Villeneuve.
1991–2002 regulations · 17 races
Häkkinen vs Schumacher — McLaren's last drivers' title of the era.
1991–2002 regulations · 16 races
Häkkinen defended; Schumacher broke his leg at Silverstone.
1991–2002 regulations · 16 races
Schumacher ended Ferrari's 21-year drought — five titles followed.
1991–2002 regulations · 17 races
Michael Schumacher won the drivers' title with Ferrari.
1991–2002 regulations · 17 races
Michael Schumacher won the drivers' title with Ferrari.
1991–2002 regulations · 17 races
Schumacher's sixth title — one win was enough after a scrappy year.
2003–2009 regulations · 16 races
Ferrari won 15 of 18 races — one of the most dominant seasons ever.
2003–2009 regulations · 18 races
Renault ended the Schumacher era; Alonso became F1's youngest champion.
2003–2009 regulations · 19 races
Schumacher retired (for now); Alonso defended with Renault.
2003–2009 regulations · 18 races
Räikkönen snatched the title by a point at the Interlagos finale.
2003–2009 regulations · 17 races
Hamilton passed Glock on the last corner — title by a single point.
2003–2009 regulations · 18 races
Jenson Button won the drivers' title with Brawn.
2003–2009 regulations · 17 races
Four drivers entered Abu Dhabi with a shot — Vettel won from third in standings.
2010–2018 regulations · 19 races
Red Bull's second title; Pirelli returns and DRS reshapes racing.
2010–2018 regulations · 19 races
Seven winners in seven races to open the season — Vettel rallied from 40 points down.
2010–2018 regulations · 20 races
Sebastian Vettel won the drivers' title with Red Bull.
2010–2018 regulations · 19 races
Hybrid era begins — Mercedes started a dynasty with Hamilton's second title.
2010–2018 regulations · 19 races
Lewis Hamilton won the drivers' title with Mercedes.
2010–2018 regulations · 19 races
Rosberg beat Hamilton and retired days later — rare champion exit.
2010–2018 regulations · 21 races
Lewis Hamilton won the drivers' title with Mercedes.
2010–2018 regulations · 20 races
Lewis Hamilton won the drivers' title with Mercedes.
2010–2018 regulations · 21 races
Hamilton's sixth title; Leclerc's first wins signaled Ferrari hope.
2019–2020 regulations · 21 races
COVID-shortened calendar; Hamilton equalled Schumacher's seven titles.
2019–2020 regulations · 17 races
Abu Dhabi finale — Verstappen passed Hamilton on the last lap for his first title.
2021 (sprint trials) · 22 races
Ground-effect rules reset; Verstappen won a record 15 races.
Ground-effect era · 22 races
Verstappen's 19-win season — the most dominant year in modern F1.
Ground-effect era · 22 races
Verstappen's fourth consecutive title; McLaren surged late in the year.
Ground-effect era · 24 races
Lando Norris won the drivers' title with McLaren.
Current regulations · 24 races
Andrea Kimi Antonelli won the drivers' title with Mercedes.
Current regulations · 23 races