# The greatest Formula 1 drivers of all time

Formula 1's world champions and legends, starting from the ones with the most titles. Titles as of the end of the 2025 season, won by Lando Norris. Vote to settle the eternal debate.

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## Top 20

1. **Sebastian Vettel** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Four straight titles with Red Bull (2010-13); the youngest champion ever, at 23.
2. **Jackie Stewart** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Three titles (1969, 1971, 1973) and a pioneer of safety in the sport.
3. **Fernando Alonso** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Two titles with Renault (2005, 2006), ending Schumacher's reign.
4. **Lewis Hamilton** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Seven titles (2008, 2014-15, 2017-20), one with McLaren and six with Mercedes.
5. **Michael Schumacher** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Seven titles, including five in a row with Ferrari (2000-04), a record.
6. **Jim Clark** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Two titles with Lotus (1963, 1965) and the 1965 Indianapolis 500.
7. **Niki Lauda** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Three titles (1975, 1977, 1984); back racing six weeks after his 1976 fire at the Nürburgring.
8. **Mika Häkkinen** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Two titles with McLaren (1998, 1999), Schumacher's great rival.
9. **Graham Hill** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Two titles (1962, 1968); the only driver to win the Triple Crown of Motorsport.
10. **Gilles Villeneuve** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Ferrari's spectacular Canadian, with six wins; died at Zolder in 1982.
11. **Alberto Ascari** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Two titles with Ferrari (1952, 1953), winning nine races in a row.
12. **Ayrton Senna** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Three titles with McLaren (1988, 1990, 1991); died at Imola in 1994.
13. **Juan Manuel Fangio** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Five titles in the 1950s with four different teams; the oldest champion, at 46.
14. **Max Verstappen** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Four straight titles with Red Bull (2021-24); a record 19 wins in 2023.
15. **Alain Prost** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 'The Professor': four titles (1985, 1986, 1989, 1993).
16. **Jack Brabham** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Three titles; in 1966 he won in a car bearing his own name.
17. **Nelson Piquet** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Three titles (1981, 1983, 1987) with Brabham and Williams.
18. **Emerson Fittipaldi** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Two titles (1972, 1974); Brazil's first world champion.
19. **Nigel Mansell** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1992 champion with Williams, after 13 seasons trying.
20. **Kimi Räikkönen** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2007 champion with Ferrari, by a single point.
21. **Stirling Moss** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Never champion, but runner-up four times in a row (1955-58); a legend without a crown.
22. **Lando Norris** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — 2025 world champion with McLaren, clinched at the final race in Abu Dhabi.

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