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The Formula One World Drivers' Championship (WDC) is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) to the most successful Formula One race car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on Grand Prix results. The Drivers' Championship was first awarded in 1950, to Nino Farina. The first driver to win multiple Championships was Alberto Ascari, in 1952 and 1953.

The FIA do not officially declare the Champion until the end of the season, but a driver is said to have "clinched" the Championship after it is no longer possible for another to obtain more points than them, even if the former driver were to not compete in the remaining races of the season, and the latter to score the maximum number of points possible. The Drivers' Championship has been clinched in the final race of the season 23 times in the 58 seasons it has been awarded. The earliest in a season that the Drivers' Championship has been clinched was in 2002, when Michael Schumacher secured the title with six races remaining.

Overall, twenty-nine different drivers have won the Championship, with German Michael Schumacher holding the record for most titles, at seven. Schumacher also holds the record for most consecutive Drivers' Championships, winning five from 2000 to 2004. The current Drivers' Champion is Jenson Button, who won his first World Championship in 2009.

By season

Season	Driver	Team	Engine	Tyres	Poles	Wins	Podiums	Fastest Laps	Points	Clinched	Pt. Margin
1950	Template:Country flagicon Nino Farina	Template:Country flagicon Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	Template:Pirelli	2	3	3	3	30	Race 7 of 7	3
1951	Template:Country flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Template:Country flagicon Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	Template:Pirelli	4	3	5	5	31	Race 8 of 8	6
1952	Template:Country flagicon Alberto Ascari	Template:Country flagicon Ferrari	Ferrari	REDIRECT FirestoneTemplate:Pirelli	5	6	6	6	36	Race 6 of 8	12
1953	Template:Country flagicon Alberto Ascari	Template:Country flagicon Ferrari	Ferrari	Template:Pirelli	6	5	5	4	34.5	Race 8 of 9	6.5
1954	Template:Country flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Template:Country flagicon Maserati Template:Country flagicon Mercedes	Maserati Mercedes	Template:PirelliTemplate:ContinentalTires	5	6	7	3	42	Race 7 of 9	16.86
1955	Template:Country flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Template:Country flagicon Mercedes	Mercedes	Template:ContinentalTires	3	4	5	3	40	Race 6 of 7	16.5
1956	Template:Country flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Template:Country flagicon Ferrari	Ferrari	Template:Englebert	6	3	5	4	30	Race 8 of 8	3
1957	Template:Country flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Template:Country flagicon Maserati	Maserati	Template:Pirelli	4	4	6	2	40	Race 6 of 8	15
1958	Template:Country flagicon Mike Hawthorn	Template:Country flagicon Ferrari	Ferrari	Template:Englebert	4	1	7	5	42	Race 11 of 11	1
1959	Template:Country flagicon Jack Brabham	Template:Country flagicon Cooper*	Climax	Template:Dunlop	1	2	5	1	31	Race 9 of 9	4
1960	Template:Country flagicon Jack Brabham	Template:Country flagicon Cooper*	Climax	Template:Dunlop	3	5	5	3	43	Race 8 of 10	9
1961	Template:Country flagicon Phil Hill	Template:Country flagicon Ferrari*	Ferrari	Template:Dunlop	5	2	6	2	34	Race 7 of 8	1
1962	Template:Country flagicon Graham Hill	Template:Country flagicon BRM*	BRM	Template:Dunlop	1	4	6	3	42	Race 9 of 9	12
1963	Template:Country flagicon Jim Clark	Template:Country flagicon Lotus*	Climax	Template:Dunlop	7	7	9	6	54	Race 7 of 10	21
1964	Template:Country flagicon John Surtees	Template:Country flagicon Ferrari*	Ferrari	Template:Dunlop	2	2	6	2	40	Race 10 of 10	1
1965	Template:Country flagicon Jim Clark	Template:Country flagicon Lotus*	Climax	Template:Dunlop	6	6	6	6	54	Race 7 of 10	14
1966	Template:Country flagicon Jack Brabham	Template:Country flagicon Brabham*	Repco	G	3	4	5	1	42	Race 7 of 9	14
1967	Template:Country flagicon Denny Hulme	Template:Country flagicon Brabham*	Repco	G	0	2	8	2	51	Race 11 of 11	5
1968	Template:Country flagicon Graham Hill	Template:Country flagicon Lotus*	Ford	REDIRECT Firestone	2	3	6	0	48	Race 12 of 12	12
1969	Template:Country flagicon Jackie Stewart	Template:Country flagicon Matra*	Ford	Template:Dunlop	2	6	7	5	63	Race 8 of 11	26
1970	Template:Country flagicon Jochen Rindt	Template:Country flagicon Lotus*	Ford	REDIRECT Firestone	3	5	5	1	45	Race 12 of 13	5
1971	Template:Country flagicon Jackie Stewart	Template:Country flagicon Tyrrell*	Ford	G	6	6	7	3	62	Race 8 of 11	29
1972	Template:Country flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Template:Country flagicon Lotus*	Ford	REDIRECT Firestone	3	5	8	0	61	Race 10 of 12	16
1973	Template:Country flagicon Jackie Stewart	Template:Country flagicon Tyrrell	Ford	G	3	5	8	1	71	Race 13 of 15	16
1974	Template:Country flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Template:Country flagicon McLaren*	Ford	G	2	3	7	0	55	Race 15 of 15	3
1975	Template:Country flagicon Niki Lauda	Template:Country flagicon Ferrari*	Ferrari	G	9	5	8	2	64.5	Race 13 of 14	19.5
1976	Template:Country flagicon James Hunt	Template:Country flagicon McLaren	Ford	G	8	6	8	2	69	Race 16 of 16	1
1977	Template:Country flagicon Niki Lauda	Template:Country flagicon Ferrari*	Ferrari	G	2	3	10	3	72	Race 15 of 17	17
1978	Template:Country flagicon Mario Andretti	Template:Country flagicon Lotus*	Ford	G	8	6	7	3	64	Race 14 of 16	13
1979	Template:Country flagicon Jody Scheckter	Template:Country flagicon Ferrari*	Ferrari	M	1	3	6	0	51	Race 13 of 15	4
1980	Template:Country flagicon Alan Jones	Template:Country flagicon Williams*	Ford	G	3	5	10	5	67	Race 13 of 14	13
1981	Template:Country flagicon Nelson Piquet	Template:Country flagicon Brabham	Ford	M	4	3	7	1	50	Race 15 of 15	1
1982	Template:Country flagicon Keke Rosberg	Template:Country flagicon Williams	Ford	G	1	1	6	0	44	Race 16 of 16	5
1983	Template:Country flagicon Nelson Piquet	Template:Country flagicon Brabham	BMW	M	1	3	8	4	59	Race 15 of 15	2
1984	Template:Country flagicon Niki Lauda	Template:Country flagicon McLaren*	TAG	M	0	5	9	5	72	Race 16 of 16	0.5
1985	Template:Country flagicon Alain Prost	Template:Country flagicon McLaren*	TAG	G	2	5	11	5	73	Race 14 of 16	20
1986	Template:Country flagicon Alain Prost	Template:Country flagicon McLaren	TAG	G	1	4	11	2	72	Race 16 of 16	2
1987	Template:Country flagicon Nelson Piquet	Template:Country flagicon Williams*	Honda	G	4	3	11	4	73	Race 15 of 16	12
1988	Template:Country flagicon Ayrton Senna	Template:Country flagicon McLaren*	Honda	G	13	8	11	3	90	Race 15 of 16	3
1989	Template:Country flagicon Alain Prost	Template:Country flagicon McLaren*	Honda	G	2	4	11	5	76	Race 15 of 16	16
1990	Template:Country flagicon Ayrton Senna	Template:Country flagicon McLaren*	Honda	G	10	6	11	2	78	Race 15 of 16	7
1991	Template:Country flagicon Ayrton Senna	Template:Country flagicon McLaren*	Honda	G	8	7	12	2	96	Race 15 of 16	24
1992	Template:Country flagicon Nigel Mansell	Template:Country flagicon Williams*	Renault	G	14	9	12	8	108	Race 11 of 16	52
1993	Template:Country flagicon Alain Prost	Template:Country flagicon Williams*	Renault	G	13	7	12	6	99	Race 14 of 16	26
1994	Template:Country flagicon Michael Schumacher	Template:Country flagicon Benetton	Ford	G	6	8	10	8	92	Race 16 of 16	1
1995	Template:Country flagicon Michael Schumacher	Template:Country flagicon Benetton*	Renault	G	4	9	11	8	102	Race 15 of 17	33
1996	Template:Country flagicon Damon Hill	Template:Country flagicon Williams*	Renault	G	9	8	10	5	97	Race 16 of 16	19
1997	Template:Country flagicon Jacques Villeneuve	Template:Country flagicon Williams*	Renault	G	10	7	8	3	81	Race 17 of 17	39
1998	Template:Country flagicon Mika Häkkinen	Template:Country flagicon McLaren*	Mercedes	B	9	8	11	6	100	Race 16 of 16	14
1999	Template:Country flagicon Mika Häkkinen	Template:Country flagicon McLaren	Mercedes	B	11	5	10	6	76	Race 16 of 16	2
2000	Template:Country flagicon Michael Schumacher	Template:Country flagicon Ferrari*	Ferrari	B	9	9	12	2	108	Race 16 of 17	19
2001	Template:Country flagicon Michael Schumacher	Template:Country flagicon Ferrari*	Ferrari	B	11	9	14	3	123	Race 13 of 17	58
2002	Template:Country flagicon Michael Schumacher	Template:Country flagicon Ferrari*	Ferrari	B	7	11	17	7	144	Race 11 of 17	67
2003	Template:Country flagicon Michael Schumacher	Template:Country flagicon Ferrari*	Ferrari	B	5	6	8	5	93	Race 16 of 16	2
2004	Template:Country flagicon Michael Schumacher	Template:Country flagicon Ferrari*	Ferrari	B	8	13	15	10	148	Race 14 of 18	34
2005	Template:Country flagicon Fernando Alonso	Template:Country flagicon Renault*	Renault	M	6	7	15	2	133	Race 17 of 19	21
2006	Template:Country flagicon Fernando Alonso	Template:Country flagicon Renault*	Renault	M	6	7	14	5	134	Race 18 of 18	13
2007	Template:Country flagicon Kimi Räikkönen	Template:Country flagicon Ferrari*	Ferrari	B	3	6	12	6	110	Race 17 of 17	1
2008	Template:Country flagicon Lewis Hamilton	Template:Country flagicon McLaren	Mercedes	B	7	5	10	1	98	Race 18 of 18	1
2009	Template:Country flagicon Jenson Button	Template:Country flagicon Brawn GP*	Mercedes	B	4	6	9	2	95	Race 16 of 17	11

Notes

* Indicates the team also won the Constructors' Championship (awarded since 1958).

1. ↑  Fangio shared the win of the 1951 French Grand Prix with Luigi Fagioli.
2. ↑  Fangio competed in the 1954 Argentine and Belgian Grands Prix with Maserati, then completed the season with Mercedes.
3. ↑  Fangio shared the win of the 1956 Argentine Grand Prix with Luigi Musso.
4. ↑  Fangio shared 2nd position in the 1956 Monaco and Italian Grands Prix with Peter Collins.
5. ↑  Hill won the Championship at the 1961 Italian Grand Prix, where teammate Wolfgang von Trips died after an accident in the race.
6. ↑  Surtees became the first person to win World Championships on motorcycles and cars, having previously won seven titles in both 350cc and 500cc.
7. ↑  Rindt died during practice for the 1970 Italian Grand Prix, but his Championship was not confirmed until two rounds later, making him Formula One's first (and only) posthumous World Drivers' Champion.
8. ↑  Andretti became Champion after teammate Ronnie Peterson died following an operation due to a collision at the 1978 Italian Grand Prix.
9. ↑  Narrowest margin of victory ever, after half points were awarded at Monaco due to early finish because of bad weather.
10. ↑  Ayrton Senna won the 1989 Japanese Grand Prix, but was disqualified for cutting the chicane after receiving a push-start from track-side marshalls. McLaren appealed the decision but lost, handing Prost the title.
11. ↑  Damon Hill is the son of Graham Hill, who won the Drivers' Championship in 1962 and 1968, making them the first father-son pair to both win Drivers' Championships.
12. ↑  Michael Schumacher scored 78 points during the 1997 season, only 3 points behind Villeneuve. However, Schumacher was disqualified from the championship, leaving Villeneuve with a 39 point margin over Heinz-Harald Frentzen with 42 points.
13. ↑  Kimi Räikkönen won by 1 point over both Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso.

By driver

Driver	Total	Seasons
Template:Country flagicon Michael Schumacher	7	1994-1995, 2000-2004
Template:Country flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	5	1951, 1954-1957
Template:Country flagicon Alain Prost	4	1985-1986, 1989, 1993
Template:Country flagicon Jack Brabham	3	1959-1960, 1966
Template:Country flagicon Jackie Stewart	3	1969, 1971, 1973
Template:Country flagicon Niki Lauda	3	1975, 1977, 1984
Template:Country flagicon Nelson Piquet	3	1981, 1983, 1987
Template:Country flagicon Ayrton Senna	3	1988, 1990-1991
Template:Country flagicon Alberto Ascari	2	1952-1953
Template:Country flagicon Jim Clark	2	1963, 1965
Template:Country flagicon Graham Hill	2	1962, 1968
Template:Country flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	2	1972, 1974
Template:Country flagicon Mika Häkkinen	2	1998-1999
Template:Country flagicon Fernando Alonso	2	2005-2006
Template:Country flagicon Nino Farina	1	1950
Template:Country flagicon Mike Hawthorn	1	1958
Template:Country flagicon Phil Hill	1	1961
Template:Country flagicon John Surtees	1	1964
Template:Country flagicon Denny Hulme	1	1967
Template:Country flagicon Jochen Rindt	1	1970
Template:Country flagicon James Hunt	1	1976
Template:Country flagicon Mario Andretti	1	1978
Template:Country flagicon Jody Scheckter	1	1979
Template:Country flagicon Alan Jones	1	1980
Template:Country flagicon Keke Rosberg	1	1982
Template:Country flagicon Nigel Mansell	1	1992
Template:Country flagicon Damon Hill	1	1996
Template:Country flagicon Jacques Villeneuve	1	1997
Template:Country flagicon Kimi Räikkönen	1	2007
Template:Country flagicon Lewis Hamilton	1	2008
Template:Country flagicon Jenson Button	1	2009

By constructor

Constructor	Total
Template:Country flagicon Ferrari	15
Template:Country flagicon McLaren	11
Template:Country flagicon Williams	7
Template:Country flagicon Lotus	6
Template:Country flagicon Brabham	4
Template:Country flagicon Cooper	2
Template:Country flagicon Renault
Template:Country flagicon Benetton
Template:Country flagicon Mercedes
Template:Country flagicon Alfa Romeo
Template:Country flagicon Tyrrell
Template:Country flagicon Maserati
Template:Country flagicon BRM	1
Template:Country flagicon Matra

Constructors in bold are still competing in the World Championship.

By engine

Engine	Total
Ferrari	15
Ford	13
Renault	7
Mercedes-Benz	6
Honda	5
Climax	4
TAG	3
Alfa Romeo	2
Maserati
Repco
BMW	1
BRM

Engine manufacturers in bold are still competing in the World Championship.

By tyre manufacturer

Pos	Manufacturer		Country	Total	Seasons
1	G	Goodyear	Template:Country flagicon United States	24	1966-1967, 1971, 1973-1978, 1980, 1982, 1985-1997
2| B	Bridgestone	Template:Country flagicon Japan	10	1998-2004, 2007-2010
	3	Template:Dunlop	Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Great Britain	8	1959-1965, 1969
4		Template:Pirelli	Pirelli	Template:Country flagicon Italy	6	1950-1954<ref name="Fangio1954">Fangio competed in the 1954 Argentine and Belgian Grands Prix on Pirelli with Maserati, then completed the season on Continental with Mercedes</ref><ref name="Ascari1952"/>, 1957
	M	Michelin	Template:Country flagicon France	6	1979, 1981, 1983-1984, 2005-2006
6	REDIRECT Firestone	Firestone	Template:Country flagicon United States	4	1952<ref name="Ascari1952">Ascari competed in the 1952 Indianapolis 500 on Firestone tyres, then completed the season on Pirelli</ref>, 1968, 1970, 1972
7	Template:Continental AG	Continental	Template:Country flagicon Germany	2	1954<ref name="Fangio1954"/>-1955
	Template:Englebert	Englebert	Template:Country flagicon Belgium	2	1956, 1958

Records

Youngest Drivers' Champion

	Driver	Age	Season
1	Template:Country flagicon Lewis Hamilton	23 years, 300 days	2008 season
2	Template:Country flagicon Fernando Alonso*	24 years, 58 days	2005 season
3	Template:Country flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	25 years, 273 days	1972 season
4	Template:Country flagicon Michael Schumacher	25 years, 314 days	1994 season
5	Template:Country flagicon Niki Lauda	26 years, 197 days	1975 season
6	Template:Country flagicon Jacques Villeneuve	26 years, 200 days	1997 season
7	Template:Country flagicon Jim Clark	27 years, 188 days	1963 season
8	Template:Country flagicon Kimi Räikkönen	28 years, 4 days	2007 season
9	Template:Country flagicon Jochen Rindt	28 years, 140 days	1970 season (posthumously)
10	Template:Country flagicon Ayrton Senna	28 years, 223 days	1988 season
11	Template:Country flagicon James Hunt	29 years, 56 days	1976 season
12	Template:Country flagicon Nelson Piquet	29 years, 190 days	1981 season
13	Template:Country flagicon Mike Hawthorn	29 years, 192 days	1958 season
14	Template:Country flagicon Jody Scheckter	29 years, 223 days	1979 season

* Fernando Alonso is also the youngest ever double world champion (25 years, 85 days).

Oldest Drivers' Champion

	Driver	Age	Season
1	Template:Country flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	46 years, 41 days	1957 season
2	Template:Country flagicon Nino Farina	43 years, 308 days	1950 season
3	Template:Country flagicon Jack Brabham	40 years, 155 days	1966 season
4	Template:Country flagicon Graham Hill	39 years, 262 days	1968 season
5	Template:Country flagicon Nigel Mansell	39 years, 8 days	1992 season
6	Template:Country flagicon Alain Prost	38 years, 214 days	1993 season
7	Template:Country flagicon Mario Andretti	38 years, 193 days	1978 season
8	Template:Country flagicon Damon Hill	36 years, 26 days	1996 season
9	Template:Country flagicon Niki Lauda	35 years, 242 days	1984 season
10	Template:Country flagicon Michael Schumacher	35 years, 239 days	2004 season
11	Template:Country flagicon Alberto Ascari	35 years, 89 days	1953 season
12	Template:Country flagicon Phil Hill	34 years, 143 days	1961 season
13	Template:Country flagicon Jackie Stewart	34 years, 90 days	1973 season

Most consecutive Drivers' Championships

Eight drivers have achieved consecutive wins in the Formula One Drivers' Championship.

Championships	Driver	Seasons
5	Template:Country flagicon Michael Schumacher	2000-2004
4	Template:Country flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	1954-1957
2	Template:Country flagicon Alberto Ascari	1952-1953
	Template:Country flagicon Jack Brabham	1959-1960
	Template:Country flagicon Alain Prost	1985-1986
	Template:Country flagicon Ayrton Senna	1990-1991
	Template:Country flagicon Michael Schumacher	1994-1995
	Template:Country flagicon Mika Häkkinen	1998-1999
	Template:Country flagicon Fernando Alonso	2005-2006

See also

• List of Formula One World Drivers' Runners-up
• List of Formula One World Constructors' Champions
  • List of Formula One World Constructors' Runners-up
• List of Formula One World Championship pointscoring systems
• List of Formula One drivers
• History of Formula One

References

• GrandPrix.com - Grand Prix Encyclopedia
• Formula1.com - Hall of Fame
• ChicaneF1 - Drivers' Championships
• Formula 1 Championships

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