History, indexed.
Every champion since Farina at Silverstone, 13/05/1950. Click any year for the full season recap.
Standout seasons.
2025
Lando Norris
McLaren · runner up Max Verstappen
Norris took his first title after a season long fight with Verstappen. McLaren wrapped the Constructors with two rounds to spare.
2024
Max Verstappen
Red Bull · runner up Lando Norris
Verstappen claimed a fourth straight Drivers title but watched McLaren take the Constructors as Red Bull's mid season dip handed it over.
2023
Max Verstappen
Red Bull · runner up Sergio Perez
19 wins from 22 races. The most dominant single season in F1 history.
2008
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren · runner up Felipe Massa
Hamilton's first title, decided at the final corner of the final lap at Interlagos.
1976
James Hunt
McLaren · runner up Niki Lauda
The Hunt-Lauda season. Lauda's near fatal Nürburgring crash, his return six weeks later, and Hunt taking the title by one point in the Fuji rain.
1950
Giuseppe Farina
Alfa Romeo · runner up Juan Manuel Fangio
The first Formula One World Championship. Seven races, with the Indianapolis 500 counted as a round. Farina took the very first crown at Silverstone.