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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. [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 drivers each.
The World Championship for Drivers is held since 1950, after the Formula One standard was agreed upon in 1946. The Constructors' Championship was added for the 1958 season and has been awarded ever since. Lewis Hamilton has won 105 Grands Prix during his career. He won 21 races with McLaren and has won 84 with Mercedes.
The British Grand Prix is the most frequently held event in the Formula One World Championship with 75 editions since the race first formed a part of the series in 1950, followed by the Italian Grand Prix with 74 editions and the Monaco Grand Prix which has been held 70 times, all on the same course, the Circuit de Monaco.
A Formula One World Champion is a racing driver or automobile constructor which has been designated such a title by the governing body of Formula One - the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). Every Formula One World Champion since the inaugural World Drivers' Championship in 1950 and the inaugural World Constructors' Championship ...
Ferrari holds the record for the highest number of World Constructors' Championships victories, having won the title on 16 occasions. Williams is in second position with nine Constructors' Championships and McLaren and Mercedes are in third with eight titles. [11] [12] With 16 titles, Ferrari has amassed the highest number of Constructors ...
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).
The results of each race are combined to determine two annual World Championships, one for drivers and one for constructors . Ferrari hold the record for the most Grand Prix victories, having won 245 times. McLaren are second with 185 wins, and Mercedes are third with 128 wins. [3] Nine countries have produced winning constructors; apart from ...
As of the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix, there have been 776 Formula One drivers from 41 different nationalities who have raced in at least one of the 1,115 FIA World Championship races since the first such event, the 1950 British Grand Prix. Seven-time champions Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton hold the record for the most championships.