Formula 1‘s inaugural season was in 1950. The premier class in open-wheel single-seat racing has crowned a world champion driver every year since. Since 1958, F1 has also crowned a championship team each year with its constructors’ title. Below is a list of every F1 drivers’ and constructors’ world champion through the years.
Drivers
2023: Max Verstappen
2022: Max Verstappen
2021: Max Verstappen
2020: Lewis Hamilton
2019: Lewis Hamilton
2018: Lewis Hamilton
2017: Lewis Hamilton
2016: Nico Rosberg
2015: Lewis Hamilton
2014: Lewis Hamilton
2013: Sebastian Vettel
2012: Sebastian Vettel
2011: Sebastian Vettel
2010: Sebastian Vettel
2009: Jenson Button
2008: Lewis Hamilton
2007: Kimi Raikkonen
2006: Fernando Alonso
2005: Fernando Alonso
2004: Michael Schumacher
2003: Michael Schumacher
2002: Michael Schumacher
2001: Michael Schumacher
2000: Michael Schumacher
1999: Mika Pauli Hakkinen
1998: Mika Pauli Hakkinen
1997: Jacques Villeneuve
1996: Damon Hill
1995: Michael Schumacher
1994: Michael Schumacher
1993: Alain Prost
1992: Nigel Mansell
1991: Ayrton Senna
1990: Ayrton Senna
1989: Alain Prost
1988: Ayrton Senna
1987: Nelson Piquet
1986: Alain Prost
1985: Alain Prost
1984: Niki Lauda
1983: Nelson Piquet
1982: Keke Rosberg
1981: Nelson Piquet
1980: Alan Jones
1979: Jody Scheckter
1978: Mario Andretti
1977: Niki Lauda
1976: James Hunt
1975: Niki Lauda
1974: Emerson Fittipaldi
1973: Jackie Stewart
1972: Emerson Fittipaldi
1971: Jackie Stewart
1970: Jochen Rindt
1969: Jackie Stewart
1968: Graham Hill
1967: Denis Hulme
1966: Jack Brabham
1965: Jim Clark
1964: John Surtees
1963: Jim Clark
1962: Graham Hill
1961: Phil Hill
1960: Jack Brabham
1959: Jack Brabham
1958: Mike Hawthorn
1957: Juan Manuel Fangio
1956: Juan Manuel Fangio
1955: Juan Manuel Fangio
1954: Juan Manuel Fangio
1953: Alberto Ascari
1952: Alberto Ascari
1951: Juan Manuel Fangio
1950: Giuseppe Farina
Constructors
2023: Red Bull Racing
2022: Red Bull Racing
2021: Mercedes
2020: Mercedes
2019: Mercedes
2018: Mercedes
2017: Mercedes
2016: Mercedes
2015: Mercedes
2014: Mercedes
2013: Red Bull Racing
2012: Red Bull Racing
2011: Red Bull Racing
2010: Red Bull Racing
2009: Brawn GP
2008: Ferrari
2007: Ferrari
2006: Renault
2005: Renault
2004: Ferrari
2003: Ferrari
2002: Ferrari
2001: Ferrari
2000: Ferrari
1999: Ferrari
1998: McLaren
1997: Williams
1996: Williams
1995: Benetton
1994: Williams
1993: Williams
1992: Williams
1991: McLaren
1990: McLaren
1989: McLaren
1988: McLaren
1987: Williams
1986: Williams
1985: McLaren
1984: McLaren
1983: Ferrari
1982: Ferrari
1981: Williams
1980: Williams
1979: Ferrari
1978: Lotus
1977: Ferrari
1976: Ferrari
1975: Ferrari
1974: McLaren
1973: Lotus
1972: Lotus
1971: Tyrrell
1970: Lotus
1969: Matra
1968: Lotus
1967: Brabham
1966: Brabham
1965: Lotus
1964: Ferrari
1963: Lotus
1962: BRM
1961: Ferrari
1960: Cooper
1959: Cooper
1958: Vanwall
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