The Archive
76 seasons of champions, dynasties, cathedrals of speed and the afternoons that changed the sport.
World Champions
- 2026Season in progress
- 2025Lando NorrisMcLaren · United Kingdom
- 2024Max VerstappenRed Bull · Netherlands
- 2023Max VerstappenRed Bull · Netherlands
- 2022Max VerstappenRed Bull · Netherlands
- 2021Max VerstappenRed Bull · Netherlands
- 2020Lewis HamiltonMercedes · United Kingdom
- 2019Lewis HamiltonMercedes · United Kingdom
- 2018Lewis HamiltonMercedes · United Kingdom
- 2017Lewis HamiltonMercedes · United Kingdom
- 2016Nico RosbergMercedes · Germany
- 2015Lewis HamiltonMercedes · United Kingdom
- 2014Lewis HamiltonMercedes · United Kingdom
- 2013Sebastian VettelRed Bull · Germany
- 2012Sebastian VettelRed Bull · Germany
- 2011Sebastian VettelRed Bull · Germany
- 2010Sebastian VettelRed Bull · Germany
- 2009Jenson ButtonBrawn · United Kingdom
- 2008Lewis HamiltonMcLaren · United Kingdom
- 2007Kimi RäikkönenFerrari · Finland
- 2006Fernando AlonsoRenault · Spain
- 2005Fernando AlonsoRenault · Spain
- 2004Michael SchumacherFerrari · Germany
- 2003Michael SchumacherFerrari · Germany
- 2002Michael SchumacherFerrari · Germany
- 2001Michael SchumacherFerrari · Germany
- 2000Michael SchumacherFerrari · Germany
- 1999Mika HäkkinenMcLaren · Finland
- 1998Mika HäkkinenMcLaren · Finland
- 1997Jacques VilleneuveWilliams · Canada
- 1996Damon HillWilliams · United Kingdom
- 1995Michael SchumacherBenetton · Germany
- 1994Michael SchumacherBenetton · Germany
- 1993Alain ProstWilliams · France
- 1992Nigel MansellWilliams · United Kingdom
- 1991Ayrton SennaMcLaren · Brazil
- 1990Ayrton SennaMcLaren · Brazil
- 1989Alain ProstMcLaren · France
- 1988Ayrton SennaMcLaren · Brazil
- 1987Nelson PiquetWilliams · Brazil
- 1986Alain ProstMcLaren · France
- 1985Alain ProstMcLaren · France
- 1984Niki LaudaMcLaren · Austria
- 1983Nelson PiquetBrabham · Brazil
- 1982Keke RosbergWilliams · Finland
- 1981Nelson PiquetBrabham · Brazil
- 1980Alan JonesWilliams · Australia
- 1979Jody ScheckterFerrari · South Africa
- 1978Mario AndrettiTeam Lotus · United States
- 1977Niki LaudaFerrari · Austria
- 1976James HuntMcLaren · United Kingdom
- 1975Niki LaudaFerrari · Austria
- 1974Emerson FittipaldiMcLaren · Brazil
- 1973Jackie StewartTyrrell · United Kingdom
- 1972Emerson FittipaldiTeam Lotus · Brazil
- 1971Jackie StewartTyrrell · United Kingdom
- 1970Jochen RindtTeam Lotus · Austria
- 1969Jackie StewartMatra-Ford · United Kingdom
- 1968Graham HillLotus-Ford · United Kingdom
- 1967Denny HulmeBrabham-Repco · New Zealand
- 1966Jack BrabhamBrabham-Repco · Australia
- 1965Jim ClarkLotus-Climax · United Kingdom
- 1964John SurteesFerrari · United Kingdom
- 1963Jim ClarkLotus-Climax · United Kingdom
- 1962Graham HillBRM · United Kingdom
- 1961Phil HillFerrari · United States
- 1960Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax · Australia
- 1959Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax · Australia
- 1958Mike HawthornFerrari · United Kingdom
- 1957Juan FangioMaserati · Argentina
- 1956Juan FangioFerrari · Argentina
- 1955Juan FangioMercedes · Argentina
- 1954Juan FangioMercedes · Argentina
- 1953Alberto AscariFerrari · Italy
- 1952Alberto AscariFerrari · Italy
- 1951Juan FangioAlfa Romeo · Argentina
- 1950Nino FarinaAlfa Romeo · Italy
Legendary Drivers
Ayrton Senna
1984–1994The benchmark for one-lap magic and wet-weather genius. Three titles, and a mythology no statistic can hold.
- Titles
- 3
- Wins
- 41
Michael Schumacher
1991–2012Redefined professionalism and physical preparation. Built Ferrari's greatest dynasty from the ground up.
- Titles
- 7
- Wins
- 91
Juan Manuel Fangio
1950–1958Five titles with four different constructors in the sport's most dangerous decade.
- Titles
- 5
- Wins
- 24
Lewis Hamilton
2007–The most successful driver in history by wins and poles, and the sport's most influential global figure.
- Titles
- 7
- Wins
- 105
Alain Prost
1980–1993'The Professor'. Won by calculation, tyre management and race-long chess.
- Titles
- 4
- Wins
- 51
Jim Clark
1960–1968Impossibly smooth, impossibly fast. Widely regarded as the most naturally gifted driver ever.
- Titles
- 2
- Wins
- 25
Legendary Teams
Scuderia Ferrari
The only team to have contested every season of the World Championship.
McLaren
From Bruce McLaren's garage to the Senna–Prost war to a modern-era revival.
Williams
Engineering purity and the definitive 1990s aero programme.
Mercedes
Eight consecutive constructors' titles in the hybrid era, the most dominant run in F1 history.
Lotus
Colin Chapman's innovation factory: monocoques, wings and ground effect.
Red Bull Racing
An energy drink brand that became an aerodynamic superpower.
Iconic Circuits
- Circuit de Spa-FrancorchampsEau Rouge, Raidillon and the Ardennes weather. The drivers' favourite.7.004 kmBelgium
- Autodromo Nazionale MonzaThe Temple of Speed and the loudest grandstands in motorsport.5.793 kmItaly
- Circuit de MonacoBarriers inches away, 78 laps of zero margin. Still the crown jewel.3.337 kmMonaco
- Suzuka International Racing CourseThe only figure-of-eight on the calendar and the ultimate chassis test.5.807 kmJapan
- Silverstone CircuitHost of the first ever World Championship Grand Prix in May 1950.5.891 kmUnited Kingdom
- InterlagosAnti-clockwise, undulating, and the stage for more title deciders than almost anywhere.4.309 kmBrazil
Seasons
Total domination
McLaren-Honda won 15 of 16 races. Senna took the title from Prost by a single dropped-score point.
Last-lap title
Verstappen passed Hamilton on the final lap in Abu Dhabi to decide the most contested championship of the modern era.
Hunt vs Lauda
Lauda's Nürburgring crash and return, and a one-point title decided in the rain at Fuji.
Timo Glock's tyres
Hamilton became the youngest champion at the time, taking fifth place at the final corner of the final lap.
Seven winners in seven races
The most unpredictable start to a season in history before Vettel's late run.
A new technical era
50/50 hybrid power, active aerodynamics and an eleventh team on the grid.