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List of Formula One seasons. A total of 74 World Championship seasons of Formula One (F1) have been run. [ 1 ] F1 is the highest form of open wheeled auto racing series regulated by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. [ 2 ] The "formula" in the name alludes to a series of rules established ...
France. Seven-time World Drivers' Champion Michael Schumacher held the record for the most Grand Prix victories with 91, before being surpassed by Lewis Hamilton in 2020. Sebastian Vettel has four consecutive titles to his name, winning them all with Red Bull Racing. Ayrton Senna won the Canadian Grand Prix in 1988.
The World Championship of Drivers has been held since 1950.Driver records listed here include all rounds which formed part of the World Championship since 1950: this includes the Indianapolis 500 from 1950–1960 (although it was not run to Formula One rules), and the 1952 and 1953 World Championship Grands Prix (which were run to Formula Two rules).
This map shows the number of Formula One World Championship races hosted by country. Colours ranging from airy green to black denote the number of Grands Prix a country has hosted. De facto status of territories is shown. There have been 34 countries that have hosted a Formula One World Championship race, as of the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix.
As of the 2023 season, out of the 775 drivers who have started a Formula One Grand Prix, [16] the 73 titles awarded have been won by a total of 34 different drivers. [8] [9] The first Formula One World Drivers' Champion was Giuseppe Farina in the 1950 championship and the current title holder is Max Verstappen in the 2023 season.
The 2021 W Series season started at the Red Bull Ring, where it was a support event for the Styrian Grand Prixin late June.[143] It ended in late October at the Mexico City Grand Prix.[144] Formula 2and Formula 3supported Formula One on alternate weekends, rather than the same ones as a cost saving measure.
The F1 World Championship season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, held usually on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets. [2] The results of each race are combined to determine two annual World Championships, one for drivers and one for constructors .
Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. [1] The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform. [2] Each year, the F1 World Championship season is held.