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[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 2024 season. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The title has been won by drivers from the United Kingdom 20 times between 10 drivers, more than any other nation, followed by Brazil, Finland and Germany with three ...
The World Championship for Drivers has been contended since 1950, [2] after the Formula One standard was agreed upon in 1946. [5] The Constructors' Championship was added for the 1958 season and has been awarded ever since. [2] Lewis Hamilton has won 105 Grands Prix during his career. He won 21 races with McLaren and has won 84 with Mercedes.
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.
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 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. [20]
The winner of the Formula One World Constructors' Championship (WCC) is the most successful Formula One constructor over a particular season, as determined by a points system. [2] The Constructors' Championship was first awarded, as the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers, in 1958 to Vanwall. [4]
As of the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, a total of 1,125 Formula One World Championship races have been held in 34 countries. [ b ] [ 10 ] [ 20 ] Over 75 seasons, there have been 34 participants from 15 different nationalities who have won the World Drivers' Championship, with Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton tied for the record for the ...
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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.