List of Formula One World drivers champions by age at the moment they clinched the title, starting with the oldest and with all titles listed.
1957 Juan Manuel Fangio 1956 Juan Manuel Fangio 1955 Juan Manuel Fangio 1950 Nino Farina 1954 Juan Manuel Fangio 1966 Jack Brabham 1951 Juan Manuel Fangio 1968 Graham Hill 1992 Nigel Mansell 1993 Alain Prost 1978 Mario Andretti 1996 Damon Hill 1984 Niki Lauda 2004 Michael Schumacher 1987 Nelson Piquet 1953 Alberto Ascari 2003 Michael Schumacher 1989 Alain Prost 1960 Jack Brabham 1961 Phil Hill 1973 Jackie Stewart 1952 Alberto Ascari 1980 Alan Jones 1962 Graham Hill 1982 Keke Rosberg 1959 Jack Brabham 2002 Michael Schumacher 2001 Michael Schumacher 1971 Jackie Stewart 2000 Michael Schumacher 1986 Alain Prost 1991 Ayrton Senna 1967 Dennis Hulme 1983 Nelson Piquet 1999 Mika Hakkinen 1964 John Surtees 1985 Alain Prost 1990 Ayrton Senna 1969 Jackie Stewart 1998 Mika Hakkinen 2009 Jenson Button 1979 Jody Scheckter 1958 Mike Hawthorn 1965 Jim Clark 1981 Nelson Piquet 1976 James Hunt 1977 Niki Lauda 1988 Ayrton Senna 1970 Jochen Rindt 2007 Kimi Räikkönen 1974 Emerson Fittipaldi 1963 Jim Clark 1995 Michael Schumacher 1997 Jacques Villeneuve 1975 Niki Lauda 1994 Michael Schumacher 1972 Emerson Fittipaldi 2006 Fernando Alonso 2011 Sebastian Vettel 2005 Fernando Alonso 2008 Lewis Hamilton 2010 Sebastian Vettel | 46 years, 1 month, 11 days 45 years, 2 months, 8 days 44 years, 22 days 43 years, 10 months, 4 days 43 years, 1 month, 29 days 40 years, 5 months, 2 days 40 years, 4 months, 4 days 39 years, 8 months, 19 days 39 years, 8 days 38 years, 7 months, 2 days 38 years, 6 months, 13 days 36 years, 26 days 35 years, 7 months, 29 days 35 years, 7 months, 26 days 35 years, 2 months, 15 days 35 years, 20 days 34 years, 9 months, 9 days 34 years, 7 months, 28 days 34 years, 7 months, 18 days 34 years, 4 months, 21 days 34 years, 2 months, 29 days 34 years, 1 month, 4 days 33 years, 11 months, 3 days 33 years, 10 months, 14 days 33 years, 9 months, 19 days 33 years, 8 months, 10 days 33 years, 6 months, 18 days 32 years, 7 months, 16 days 32 years, 2 months, 4 days 31 years, 9 months, 5 days 31 years, 8 months, 2 days 31 years, 6 months, 29 days 31 years, 4 months, 4 days 31 years, 1 month, 28 days 31 years, 1 month, 3 days 30 years, 8 months, 14 days 30 years, 7 months, 12 days 30 years, 7 months 30 years, 2 months, 27 days 30 years, 1 month, 4 days 29 years, 8 months, 29 days 29 years, 7 months, 11 days 29 years, 6 months, 9 days 29 years, 4 months, 28 days 29 years, 2 months 29 years, 1 month, 25 days 28 years, 7 months, 10 days 28 years, 7 months, 9 days 28 years, 5 months, 16 days 28 years, 4 days 27 years, 9 months, 24 days 27 years, 6 months, 4 days 26 years, 9 months, 19 days 26 years, 6 months, 17 days 26 years, 6 months, 16 days 25 years, 10 months, 10 days 25 years, 8 months, 29 days 25 years, 2 months, 23 days 24 years, 3 months, 6 days 24 years, 1 month, 27 days 23 years, 9 months, 26 days 23 years, 4 months, 11 days |
List of oldest Formula One World drivers champions at the moment they clinched the title, with only the last title listed. Divers with only one World champion title are listed with their only title.
1957 Juan Manuel Fangio 1950 Nino Farina 1966 Jack Brabham 1968 Graham Hill 1992 Nigel Mansell 1993 Alain Prost 1978 Mario Andretti 1996 Damon Hill 1984 Niki Lauda 2004 Michael Schumacher 1987 Nelson Piquet 1953 Alberto Ascari 1961 Phil Hill 1973 Jackie Stewart 1980 Alan Jones 1982 Keke Rosberg 1991 Ayrton Senna 1967 Dennis Hulme 1999 Mika Hakkinen 1964 John Surtees 2009 Jenson Button 1979 Jody Scheckter 1958 Mike Hawthorn 1965 Jim Clark 1976 James Hunt 1970 Jochen Rindt 2007 Kimi Räikkönen 1974 Emerson Fittipaldi 1997 Jacques Villeneuve 2006 Fernando Alonso 2011 Sebastian Vettel 2008 Lewis Hamilton | 46 years, 1 month, 11 days 43 years, 10 months, 4 days 40 years, 5 months, 2 days 39 years, 8 months, 19 days 39 years, 8 days 38 years, 7 months, 2 days 38 years, 6 months, 13 days 36 years, 26 days 35 years, 7 months, 29 days 35 years, 7 months, 26 days 35 years, 2 months, 15 days 35 years, 20 days 34 years, 4 months, 21 days 34 years, 2 months, 29 days 33 years, 11 months, 3 days 33 years, 9 months, 19 days 31 years, 6 months, 29 days 31 years, 4 months, 4 days 31 years, 1 month, 3 days 30 years, 8 months, 14 days 29 years, 8 months, 29 days 29 years, 7 months, 11 days 29 years, 6 months, 9 days 29 years, 4 months, 28 days 29 years, 1 month, 25 days 28 years, 5 months, 16 days 28 years, 4 days 27 years, 9 months, 24 days 26 years, 6 months, 17 days 25 years, 2 months, 23 days 24 years, 3 months, 6 days 23 years, 9 months, 26 days |
List of youngest Formula One World drivers champions at the moment they clinched the title, with only the first title listed. Divers with only one World champion title are listed with their only title.
2010 Sebastian Vettel 2008 Lewis Hamilton 2005 Fernando Alonso 1972 Emerson Fittipaldi 1994 Michael Schumacher 1975 Niki Lauda 1997 Jacques Villeneuve 1963 Jim Clark 2007 Kimi Räikkönen 1970 Jochen Rindt 1988 Ayrton Senna 1976 James Hunt 1981 Nelson Piquet 1958 Mike Hawthorn 1979 Jody Scheckter 2009 Jenson Button 1998 Mika Hakkinen 1969 Jackie Stewart 1985 Alain Prost 1964 John Surtees 1967 Dennis Hulme 1959 Jack Brabham 1982 Keke Rosberg 1962 Graham Hill 1980 Alan Jones 1952 Alberto Ascari 1961 Phil Hill 1996 Damon Hill 1978 Mario Andretti 1992 Nigel Mansell 1951 Juan Manuel Fangio 1950 Nino Farina | 23 years, 4 months, 11 days 23 years, 9 months, 26 days 24 years, 1 month, 27 days 25 years, 8 months, 29 days 25 years, 10 months, 10 days 26 years, 6 months, 16 days 26 years, 6 months, 17 days 27 years, 6 months, 4 days 28 years, 4 days 28 years, 5 months, 16 days 28 years, 7 months, 9 days 29 years, 1 month, 25 days 29 years, 2 months 29 years, 6 months, 9 days 29 years, 7 months, 11 days 29 years, 8 months, 29 days 30 years, 1 month, 4 days 30 years, 2 months, 27 days 30 years, 7 months, 12 days 30 years, 8 months, 14 days 31 years, 4 months, 4 days 33 years, 8 months, 10 days 33 years, 9 months, 19 days 33 years, 10 months, 14 days 33 years, 11 months, 3 days 34 years, 1 month, 4 days 34 years, 4 months, 21 days 36 years, 26 days 38 years, 6 months, 13 days 39 years, 8 days 40 years, 4 months, 4 days 43 years, 10 months, 4 days |
List of Formula One drivers champions by their birth date.
Nino Farina Juan Manuel Fangio Alberto Ascari Jack Brabham Phil Hill Graham Hill Mike Hawthorn John Surtees Jim Clark Dennis Hulme Jackie Stewart Mario Andretti Jochen Rindt Alan Jones Emerson Fittipaldi James Hunt Keke Rosberg Niki Lauda Jody Scheckter Nelson Piquet Nigel Mansell Alain Prost Ayrton Senna Damon Hill Mika Hakkinen Michael Schumacher Jacques Villeneuve Kimi Räikkönen Jenson Button Fernando Alonso Lewis Hamilton Sebastian Vettel | 30 October 1906 24 June 1911 13 July 1918 2 April 1926 20 April 1927 15 February 1929 10 April 1929 11 February 1934 4 March 1936 18 June 1936 11 June 1939 28 February 1940 18 April 1942 2 November 1946 12 December 1946 29 August 1947 6 December 1948 22 February 1949 29 January 1950 17 August 1952 8 August 1953 24 February 1955 21 March 1960 17 September 1960 28 September 1968 3 January 1969 9 April 1971 17 October 1979 19 January 1980 29 July 1981 7 January 1985 3 July 1987 |
List of Formula One drivers champions, by the date of their first title.
1950 Nino Farina 1951 Juan Manuel Fangio 1952 Alberto Ascari 1958 Mike Hawthorn 1959 Jack Brabham 1961 Phil Hill 1962 Graham Hill 1963 Jim Clark 1964 John Surtees 1967 Dennis Hulme 1969 Jackie Stewart 1970 Jochen Rindt 1972 Emerson Fittipaldi 1975 Niki Lauda 1976 James Hunt 1978 Mario Andretti 1979 Jody Scheckter 1980 Alan Jones 1981 Nelson Piquet 1982 Keke Rosberg 1985 Alain Prost 1988 Ayrton Senna 1992 Nigel Mansell 1994 Michael Schumacher 1996 Damon Hill 1997 Jacques Villeneuve 1998 Mika Hakkinen 2005 Fernando Alonso 2007 Kimi Räikkönen 2008 Lewis Hamilton 2009 Jenson Button 2010 Sebastian Vettel | 3 September 1950 28 October 1951 17 August 1952 19 October 1958 12 December 1959 10 September 1961 29 December 1962 8 September 1963 25 October 1964 22 October 1967 7 September 1969 4 October 1970 10 September 1972 7 September 1975 24 October 1976 10 September 1978 9 September 1979 5 October 1980 17 October 1981 25 September 1982 6 October 1985 30 October 1988 16 August 1992 13 November 1994 13 October 1996 26 October 1997 1 November 1998 25 September 2005 21 October 2007 2 November 2008 18 October 2009 14 November 2010 |
Biggest time spans between two Formula One Drivers champions first titles.
Mika Hakkinen 1998 - Fernando Alonso 2005 Alberto Ascari 1952 - Mike Hawthorn 1958 Ayrton Senna 1988 - Nigel Mansell 1992 Alain Prost 1985 - Ayrton Senna 1988 Keke Rosberg 1982 - Alain Prost 1985 Emerson Fittipaldi 1972 - Niki Lauda 1975 John Surtees 1964 - Dennis Hulme 1967 Nigel Mansell 1992 - Michael Schumacher 1994 Fernando Alonso 2005 - Kimi Räikkönen 2007 Jochen Rindt 1970 - Emerson Fittipaldi 1972 Michael Schumacher 1994 - Damon Hill 1996 James Hunt 1976 - Mario Andretti 1978 Dennis Hulme 1967 - Jackie Stewart 1969 Jack Brabham 1959 - Phil Hill 1961 Phil Hill 1961 - Graham Hill 1962 Nino Farina 1950 - Juan Manuel Fangio 1951 Mike Hawthorn 1958 - Jack Brabham 1959 Jim Clark 1963 - John Surtees 1964 Niki Lauda 1975 - James Hunt 1976 Jackie Stewart 1969 - Jochen Rindt 1970 Jenson Button 2009 - Sebastian Vettel 2010 Jody Scheckter 1979 - Alan Jones 1980 Damon Hill 1996 - Jacques Villeneuve 1997 Alan Jones 1980 - Nelson Piquet 1981 Kimi Räikkönen 2007 - Lewis Hamilton 2008 Jacques Villeneuve 1997 - Mika Hakkinen 1998 Mario Andretti 1978 - Jody Scheckter 1979 Lewis Hamilton 2008 - Jenson Button 2009 Nelson Piquet 1981 - Keke Rosberg 1982 Juan Manuel Fangio 1951 - Alberto Ascari 1952 Graham Hill 1962 - Jim Clark 1963 | 6 years, 10 months, 24 days 6 years, 2 months, 2 days 3 years, 9 months, 17 days 3 years, 24 days 3 years, 11 days 2 years, 11 months, 28 days 2 years, 11 months, 27 days 2 years, 2 months, 28 days 2 years, 26 days 1 year, 11 months, 6 days 1 year, 11 months 1 year, 10 months, 17 days 1 year, 10 months, 16 days 1 year, 8 months, 29 days 1 year, 3 months, 19 days 1 year, 1 months, 25 days 1 year, 1 months, 23 days 1 year, 1 months, 17 days 1 year, 1 months, 17 days 1 year, 27 days 1 year, 27 days 1 year, 26 days 1 year, 13 days 1 year, 12 days 1 year, 12 days 1 year, 6 days 11 months, 30 day 11 months, 16 days 11 months, 8 days 9 months, 20 days 8 months, 10 days |
Formula One Drivers Champions' nationality
1950 Nino Farina 1951 Juan Manuel Fangio 1952 Alberto Ascari 1953 Alberto Ascari 1954 Juan Manuel Fangio 1955 Juan Manuel Fangio 1956 Juan Manuel Fangio 1957 Juan Manuel Fangio 1958 Mike Hawthorn 1959 Jack Brabham 1960 Jack Brabham 1961 Phil Hill 1962 Graham Hill 1963 Jim Clark 1964 John Surtees 1965 Jim Clark 1966 Jack Brabham 1967 Dennis Hulme 1968 Graham Hill 1969 Jackie Stewart 1970 Jochen Rindt 1971 Jackie Stewart 1972 Emerson Fittipaldi 1973 Jackie Stewart 1974 Emerson Fittipaldi 1975 Niki Lauda 1976 James Hunt 1977 Niki Lauda 1978 Mario Andretti 1979 Jody Scheckter 1980 Alan Jones 1981 Nelson Piquet 1982 Keke Rosberg 1983 Nelson Piquet 1984 Niki Lauda 1985 Alain Prost 1986 Alain Prost 1987 Nelson Piquet 1988 Ayrton Senna 1989 Alain Prost 1990 Ayrton Senna 1991 Ayrton Senna 1992 Nigel Mansell 1993 Alain Prost 1994 Michael Schumacher 1995 Michael Schumacher 1996 Damon Hill 1997 Jacques Villeneuve 1998 Mika Hakkinen 1999 Mika Hakkinen 2000 Michael Schumacher 2001 Michael Schumacher 2002 Michael Schumacher 2003 Michael Schumacher 2004 Michael Schumacher 2005 Fernando Alonso 2006 Fernando Alonso 2007 Kimi Räikkönen 2008 Lewis Hamilton 2009 Jenson Button 2010 Sebastian Vettel 2011 Sebastian Vettel | Italy Argentina Italy Italy Argentina Argentina Argentina Argentina Great Britain Australia Australia United States Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain Australia New Zealand Great Britain Great Britain Austria Great Britain Brazil Great Britain Brazil Austria Great Britain Austria United States South Africa Australia Brazil Finland Brazil Austria France France Brazil Brazil France Brazil Brazil Great Britain France Germany Germany Great Britain Canada Finland Finland Germany Germany Germany Germany Germany Spain Spain Finland Great Britain Great Britain Germany Germany |
Countries by number of Formula One drivers champions titles
Great Britain Germany Brazil Argentina Australia Austria Finland France Italy United States Spain New Zealand South Africa Canada | 14 9 8 5 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 |
See also