Greatest F1 driver
Twenty Formula One legends from Fangio to Verstappen. Titles, wins, speed and legacy all count.
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- Lewis Hamilton — British driver with seven world titles and the records for most Grand Prix wins and pole positions.
- Michael Schumacher — German seven-time world champion with Benetton and Ferrari, including five straight titles (2000–04).
- Ayrton Senna — Brazilian three-time champion with McLaren (1988, 1990, 1991); killed at Imola in 1994.
- Juan Manuel Fangio — Argentine who won five world titles in the 1950s with four different teams.
- Alain Prost — French four-time champion nicknamed 'The Professor'; Senna's great rival at McLaren.
- Sebastian Vettel — German who won four straight world titles with Red Bull (2010–13).
- Max Verstappen — Dutch driver who won four straight world titles with Red Bull (2021–24).
- Jim Clark — Scottish two-time champion with Lotus (1963, 1965) who also won the 1965 Indianapolis 500.
- Jackie Stewart — Scottish three-time champion (1969, 1971, 1973) and pioneering safety campaigner.
- Niki Lauda — Austrian three-time champion who returned to racing weeks after his fiery 1976 crash.
- Fernando Alonso — Spanish two-time champion with Renault (2005, 2006) and record holder for most Grand Prix starts.
- Nelson Piquet — Brazilian three-time champion (1981, 1983, 1987) with Brabham and Williams.
- Jack Brabham — Australian three-time champion, the last of them in 1966 in a car bearing his own name.
- Stirling Moss — British great who won 16 Grands Prix but never the title, finishing runner-up four times.
- Mika Häkkinen — Finnish two-time champion with McLaren (1998, 1999).
- Kimi Räikkönen — Finnish 'Iceman' who won the 2007 world title with Ferrari.
- Nigel Mansell — British 1992 champion with Williams who also won the IndyCar title in 1993.
- Gilles Villeneuve — Spectacular Canadian Ferrari driver who won six Grands Prix before his death in 1982.
- Alberto Ascari — Italian two-time champion with Ferrari (1952, 1953).
- Graham Hill — British two-time champion and the only driver to win the Monaco GP, Indianapolis 500 and Le Mans.