F1s home away from home but one of the most gruelling circuits on the calendar. Hamilton clinched his fifth title at the 2018 mexican grand prix, with the team securing its fifth consecutive title at the following race. It featured the 1974 world championship of f1 drivers and the 1974 international cup for f1 manufacturers, contested concurrently over a fifteenrace series which commenced on january and ended on 6 october. Jacques has won the 1995 cart championship, the 1995 indianapolis 500, and the 1997 formula one world championship. Australian driver mark webber has won the british formula 1 grand prix at silverstone mark webber served serious notice that he is a contender to. Lewis hamilton is a british formula one motor racing driver, who has won the world championship on six occasions, making him the most successful british driver of.
Rosberg only won one race which he only led two laps of. Lewis hamilton won the world drivers championship title, while his team, mercedes, secured the world constructors championship title. He is the son of double world rally champion carlos sainz. Fernando alonso is one of the superstars of modernday formula 1, one of. The spaniard burst onto the f1 scene back in 2015 as part of the red bull driver programme, assigned to toro rosso for that season where he would partner fellow red bull junior max verstappen sainz spent just short of three seasons with toro rosso before joining renault towards the end of the 2017 campaign. Who holds the record as being britains youngest ever. The first driver to win multiple championships was alberto ascari, in 1952 and 1953.
The list shows every formula 1 driver and formula 1 constructor and engine that won a championship title since the beginning of formula 1 back in 1950. The 20 richest racing drivers in the world 2019 wealthy. The 2017 formula 1 world championship battle faces a total reset from this weekends spanish grand prix, says mercedes niki lauda. Fernando alonso diaz born july 29, 1981 in oviedo, spain is a racing driver in formula one. The drivers championship was won again by fernando with renault f1 for the second year in a. Why is it called formula 1 and 12 other questions about. List of formula one world drivers champions simple. The current drivers champion is lewis hamilton who won his sixth title in 2019. The spaniard took his titles with renault in 2005 and 2006 at a time when the. Spanish twotime world champion fernando alonso has announced he is to retire from formula 1 at the end of the season. Only real formula 1 fans will know these 19 facts hotcars. Find out which formula 1 driver is top of the fia formula 1 drivers championship on bbc sport. Moss name is usually amongst the first mentioned when asked about the greatest drivers to never win the formula 1 world championship.
The precocious and personable youngster who made so much history so soon comfortably wore the crown a bright. List of world drivers champions the formula 1 wiki fandom. This will be the british drivers fourth title which makes him the. On september 25, 2005 he won the formula one world drivers. The top ten 2018 formula one drivers with the biggest possibility to win their first championship title 1 max verstappen max comes across as a notorious, hotheaded and strongwilled driver of the modern generation in my opinion, reminiscent of the ultraaggressive young ayrton senna.
Ranking the top 10 german racing drivers in formula 1 history. The youngest driver to win a formula one world championship race is max verstappen b. Alltime f1 world drivers champions, list of formula 1 championship historical winners. Williams driver russell took pole position from esteban gutierrez but it was the mexican who took the lead on the opening lap as russell dropped back. The company spends millions every year in the hopes of clinching the world championship. Your goto source for the latest f1 news, video highlights, gp results, live timing, indepth analysis and expert commentary. The f1 world championship season consists of a series of races, known as grands prix, held usually on purpose. The drivers championship was first awarded in 1950, to nino farina. Emerson fittipaldi won 2 formula one world championships in 1972 and 1974, both for team lotus.
Fernando alonso diaz is a spanish racing driver who won the formula one world championship in 2005 and 2006 for the renault team. Formula 1 2017 title battle set for total reset at spanish. Of these 2024 drivers one comes out on top who is bestowed. In recent years, however, that process has become somewhat blunted as the automotive. Italys giuseppe farina won the inaugural f1 drivers championship in 1950, but the first decade of the sport was very much fangios the argentine winning five times in seven seasons. Carlos sainz jr is a spanish formula 1 driver, born in madrid on 1 september 1994. Youngest driver to win a formula one world championship. Just 24 years old, fernando alonso also led the renault team to the 2005 constructors championship, thus ending the reign of the michael schumacherferrari combination that had dominated for so long. The last time mclaren won the world championship was in 2008, and lewis hamilton was behind the wheel. Fernando alonso and the renault team won the world drivers and constructors championships, ending five years of dominance by michael schumacher and ferrari since 2000.
Since formula one world championships inception in 1950, the sport has always sought to innovate, constantly pushing the technological boundaries in order to find the quickest route to victory. British teenager brendon leigh wins formula 1s first. It featured the 56th fia formula one world championship, contested over a thenrecord 19 grands prix. In the next race at malaysia, alonso won for the first time as a mclaren driver, leading most of the race. Alonso is the only spanish champion and the only driver from spain to have won a grand prix. Unlike the united kingdom, which boasts 19 different grand prix winners and 10 world champs, only seven german drivers have won a race and only two have won the drivers title. But the full, dramatic story of the brazilian grand prix still leaves everyone bewildered even a.
Michael schumacher won the f1 drivers championship 7 times. The company also last won the constructors title in 1998. Fernando alonso is a spanish racing driver and former formula one racing driver. Every year there are 2024 drivers forming the grid, which makes them the fastest drivers in the world. Formula 1 world drivers champions, list of f1 historical. Videomercedes formula 1 driver nico rosberg, who won his first world championship on sunday, has shocked the motor racing world by announcing his immediate retirement from racing. George russell beat charles leclerc in a dramatic ending to the virtual spanish grand prix as a time penalty cost the ferrari driver on the final lap. There was only one championship, for drivers the championship for constructors was not added until 1958, for which points would be awarded on the basis of eight for a win, six for second place, four for third, three for fourth and two for fifth, with an extra point awarded for fastest lap. Driver records listed here include all rounds which formed part of the world championship since 1950.
British kitchen porter brendon leigh became formula 1s first official esports series world champion on saturday night, with the title decided in a last lap move leigh, who is 18 and comes from. Spanish formula one driver fernando alonso, holds his fia formula one world championship trophy for the third driver overall during the 2007 fia awards. Mercedes driver lewis hamilton has won the 2017 formula one drivers championship at mexico. List of formula one world drivers champions wikipedia. The 28th formula one world drivers champion was at the time the youngest ever. There have been overall 33 different formula 1champions in the f1 driver championship since the formula one championship starts in 1950 with the first winner ever is giuseppe farina from alfa romeo team. You can sort the f1 champions list by clicking on the little arrows above the columns. About this sound audio helpinfo or simply carlos sainz, born 1 september 1994 is a spanish racing driver currently racing in formula one for mclaren. Anyone who closely follows formula 1 would know that it is the pinnacle of racing. At the time of winning his first formula 1 title in.
The race is one of the oldest in the world still contested, celebrating its centenary in 20. F1s three leading teams mercedes, ferrari and red bull are all. The formula one world drivers championship wdc is the most successful formula one. Russell edges leclerc for spanish virtual gp win racer. Has any driver won a world championship without winning a. The mclaren driver will end a career that began with a debut for minardi at.
For laudas third formula 1 title was one of the most incredible in the championships history, and won by statistically the smallest margin just half a point. Before nascar pretty much completely took over the u. Having won 16 races during his career, moss was regarded by fivetime world champion and mercedes teammate juan manuel fangio as the best driver of his era. Alonsos highlight at the race of champions came when he won the roc nations cup for spain in 2001. Australian driver mark webber has won the british formula. He is often regarded as one of the greatest formula one drivers in the history of the sport. The season also included three nonchampionship races. Nigel mansell is a british racing car driver who has won both the formula one world championship and the cart indy car world series and was the f1 champion when he moved over to cart. He won his first f1 title in 2005 and then became the. Walk into a taverna, bistro or trattoria in europe on a weekend and youll likely see bizarrely streamlined racers slaloming around tracks that bear no resemblance to the turn.
The 1974 formula one season was the 28th season of fia formula one motor racing. This formula one champions summary shows you who won a world championship title in. Who are some of the best f1 drivers who havent won the. Alonso is a twotime formula one world champion and is by some considered to be one of the greatest formula one drivers in the history of the sport.
This was the last title to be won by a naturally aspirated car in the first turbocharged era of formula one before turbos were banned in 1989. Nico rosberg retires from formula 1 after winning world. In the second part alonso won at europe and italy but missed the title by 1 point. The sport has frequently pioneered technology that has been successfully transferred to everyday transport. The first driver to win multiple championships was alberto ascari. Newly crowned formula 1 world champion nico rosberg. The formula one world drivers championship wdc is the most successful formula one race car driver of the year.
Fernando alonso simple english wikipedia, the free. Although giuseppe nino farina won the inaugural title, the key driver in the 1950s was juan manuel fangio who won the drivers championship in 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956 and 1957 with five. At the nurburgring gp circuit, he won race 1 but in race 2, he retired. The formula one world drivers championship wdc is awarded by the federation.
The world championship of drivers has been held since 1950. Michael schumacher has won the world drivers championship a record seven times. The first driver to win multiple championships was alberto. Fernando alonso simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Fernando has claimed the world championship twice making him a double world champion, winning the title in 2005 and 2006. Who is the only driver to win the indy 500 daytona 500 and. This is a list of female motor racing drivers who have taken part in the formula one world championship since the inception of the world championship for drivers in 1950 five women racing drivers have entered at least one grand prix, although only two of them ever qualified and started a race. This formula one champions summary shows you who won a world championship title in formula 1. Asturias, spain is a racing driver who competed in formula one from 2001 to 2018. Michael schumacher won the championship 5 times in a row starting in 2000 and finishing in 2004. Ten years ago, lewis hamilton became f1s youngest world champion after felipe massa.
Formula 1 races that were not qualification rounds. The formula in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform. The race had modest beginnings as a production car race. Can you name these famous formula 1 drivers from a photo.