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Fangio is the oldest winner of the World Drivers' Championship; he was 46 years and 41 days old when he won the 1957 title. [ 15 ] As of the 2024 season, out of the 777 drivers who have started a Formula One Grand Prix, [ 16 ] the 75 titles awarded have been won by a total of 34 different drivers.
Sebastian Vettel has four consecutive titles to his name, winning them all with Red Bull Racing. Four-time World Champion Alain Prost driving his McLaren MP4-2B in 1985 Ayrton Senna won the Canadian Grand Prix in 1988. Oscar Piastri is the 115th and latest first-time Grand Prix winner, having taken victory at the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix
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 "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform. 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 winner of the FIA Formula One World Drivers' Championship (WDC) is the most successful Formula One driver over a particular season, as determined by a points system based on individual Grand Prix results. [2] Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher hold the joint record for most Drivers' Championships with seven apiece. [3]
The "formula" in the name alludes to a series of FIA rules to which all participants and vehicles are required to conform. [1] [2] The Formula One World Championship season consists of a series of races around the world, known as Grands Prix, usually held on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets. [3]
Seven-time champions Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton hold the record for the most championships. [9] [10] Hamilton also holds the record for the most wins with 105, [11] the most pole positions with 104, [12] the most points with 4862.5, [13] and the most podiums with 202. [14]
All titles but one (in 1969 Matra cars entered by Ken Tyrrell's privateer team Matra International) have been won by cars that were entered by works teams. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] Among drivers that have contributed with at least a single point to the constructors' title, Lewis Hamilton has contributed to the most with eight constructors' titles, all of ...