List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions
By season

List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions

Section Title: By season
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Season	Driver	Age	Car №	Team	Engine	Tyres	Poles	Wins	Podiums	Fastest laps	Points	Clinched	Rounds Left	Race	Margin

1950	Italy Giuseppe Farina	44	Italy Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	P	2	3	3	3	30	Race 7 of 7	0	Italian Grand Prix	3

1951	Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio	40	Italy Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	P	4	3	5	5	31	Race 8 of 8	0	Spanish Grand Prix	6

1952	Italy Alberto Ascari	34	Italy Ferrari	Ferrari	F P	5	6	6	6	36	Race 6 of 8	2	German Grand Prix	12

1953	Italy Alberto Ascari	35	Italy Ferrari	Ferrari	P	6	5	5	4	34.5	Race 8 of 9	1	Swiss Grand Prix	6.5

1954	Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio	43	Italy Maserati	Maserati	P	5	6	7	3	42	Race 7 of 9	2	Swiss Grand Prix	16.86

West Germany Mercedes	Mercedes	C

1955	Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio	44	West Germany Mercedes	Mercedes	C	3	4	5	3	40	Race 6 of 7	1	British Grand Prix	16.5

1956	Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio	45	Italy Ferrari	Ferrari	E	6	3	5	4	30	Race 8 of 8	0	Italian Grand Prix	3

1957	Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio	46	Italy Maserati	Maserati	P	4	4	6	2	40	Race 6 of 8	2	German Grand Prix	15

1958	United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn	29	Italy Ferrari	Ferrari	E	4	1	7	5	42	Race 11 of 11	0	Moroccan Grand Prix	1

1959	Australia Jack Brabham	33	United Kingdom Cooper	Climax	D	1	2	5	1	31	Race 9 of 9	0	United States Grand Prix	4

1960	Australia Jack Brabham	34	United Kingdom Cooper	Climax	D	3	5	5	3	43	Race 8 of 10	2	Italian Grand Prix	9

1961	United States Phil Hill	34	Italy Ferrari	Ferrari	D	5	2	6	2	34	Race 7 of 8	1	Italian Grand Prix	1

1962	United Kingdom Graham Hill	33	United Kingdom BRM	BRM	D	1	4	6	3	42	Race 9 of 9	0	South African Grand Prix	12

1963	United Kingdom Jim Clark	27	United Kingdom Lotus	Climax	D	7	7	9	6	54	Race 7 of 10	3	Italian Grand Prix	21

1964	United Kingdom John Surtees	30	Italy Ferrari	Ferrari	D	2	2	6	2	40	Race 10 of 10	0	Mexican Grand Prix	1

1965	United Kingdom Jim Clark	29	United Kingdom Lotus	Climax	D	6	6	6	6	54	Race 7 of 10	3	German Grand Prix	14

1966	Australia Jack Brabham	40	United Kingdom Brabham	Repco	G	3	4	5	1	42	Race 7 of 9	2	Italian Grand Prix	14

1967	New Zealand Denny Hulme	31	United Kingdom Brabham	Repco	G	0	2	8	2	51	Race 11 of 11	0	Mexican Grand Prix	5

1968	United Kingdom Graham Hill	39	United Kingdom Lotus	Ford	F	2	3	6	0	48	Race 12 of 12	0	Mexican Grand Prix	12

1969	United Kingdom Jackie Stewart	30	France Matra	Ford	D	2	6	7	5	63	Race 8 of 11	3	Italian Grand Prix	26

1970	Austria Jochen Rindt	28	United Kingdom Lotus	Ford	F	3	5	5	1	45	Race 12 of 13	1	United States Grand Prix	5

1971	United Kingdom Jackie Stewart	32	United Kingdom Tyrrell	Ford	G	6	6	7	3	62	Race 8 of 11	3	Austrian Grand Prix	29

1972	Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi	25	United Kingdom Lotus	Ford	F	3	5	8	0	61	Race 10 of 12	2	Italian Grand Prix	16

1973	United Kingdom Jackie Stewart	34	United Kingdom Tyrrell	Ford	G	3	5	8	1	71	Race 13 of 15	2	Italian Grand Prix	16

1974	Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi	27	5	United Kingdom McLaren	Ford	G	2	3	7	0	55	Race 15 of 15	0	United States Grand Prix	3

1975	Austria Niki Lauda	26	12	Italy Ferrari	Ferrari	G	9	5	8	2	64.5	Race 13 of 14	1	Italian Grand Prix	19.5

1976	United Kingdom James Hunt	29	11	United Kingdom McLaren	Ford	G	8	6	8	2	69	Race 16 of 16	0	Japanese Grand Prix	1

1977	Austria Niki Lauda	28	11	Italy Ferrari	Ferrari	G	2	3	10	3	72	Race 15 of 17	2	United States Grand Prix East	17

1978	United States Mario Andretti	38	5	United Kingdom Lotus	Ford	G	8	6	7	3	64	Race 14 of 16	2	Italian Grand Prix	13

1979	South Africa Jody Scheckter	29	11	Italy Ferrari	Ferrari	M	1	3	6	0	51	Race 13 of 15	2	Italian Grand Prix	4

1980	Australia Alan Jones	34	27	United Kingdom Williams	Ford	G	3	5	10	5	67	Race 13 of 14	1	Canadian Grand Prix	13

1981	Brazil Nelson Piquet	29	5	United Kingdom Brabham	Ford	M G	4	3	7	1	50	Race 15 of 15	0	Caesars Palace Grand Prix	1

1982	Finland Keke Rosberg	34	6	United Kingdom Williams	Ford	G	1	1	6	0	44	Race 16 of 16	0	Caesars Palace Grand Prix	5

1983	Brazil Nelson Piquet	31	5	United Kingdom Brabham	BMW	M	1	3	8	4	59	Race 15 of 15	0	South African Grand Prix	2

1984	Austria Niki Lauda	35	8	United Kingdom McLaren	TAG	M	0	5	9	5	72	Race 16 of 16	0	Portuguese Grand Prix	0.5

1985	France Alain Prost	30	2	United Kingdom McLaren	TAG	G	2	5	11	5	73	Race 14 of 16	2	European Grand Prix	20

1986	France Alain Prost	31	1	United Kingdom McLaren	TAG	G	1	4	11	2	72	Race 16 of 16	0	Australian Grand Prix	2

1987	Brazil Nelson Piquet	35	6	United Kingdom Williams	Honda	G	4	3	11	4	73	Race 15 of 16	1	Japanese Grand Prix	12

1988	Brazil Ayrton Senna	28	12	United Kingdom McLaren	Honda	G	13	8	11	3	90	Race 15 of 16	1	Japanese Grand Prix	3

1989	France Alain Prost	34	2	United Kingdom McLaren	Honda	G	2	4	11	5	76	Race 15 of 16	1	Japanese Grand Prix	16

1990	Brazil Ayrton Senna	30	27	United Kingdom McLaren	Honda	G	10	6	11	2	78	Race 15 of 16	1	Japanese Grand Prix	7

1991	Brazil Ayrton Senna	31	1	United Kingdom McLaren	Honda	G	8	7	12	2	96	Race 15 of 16	1	Japanese Grand Prix	24

1992	United Kingdom Nigel Mansell	39	5	United Kingdom Williams	Renault	G	14	9	12	8	108	Race 11 of 16	5	Hungarian Grand Prix	52

1993	France Alain Prost	38	2	United Kingdom Williams	Renault	G	13	7	12	6	99	Race 14 of 16	2	Portuguese Grand Prix	26

1994	Germany Michael Schumacher	25	5	United Kingdom Benetton	Ford	G	6	8	10	8	92	Race 16 of 16	0	Australian Grand Prix	1

1995	Germany Michael Schumacher	26	1	United Kingdom Benetton	Renault	G	4	9	11	8	102	Race 15 of 17	2	Pacific Grand Prix	33

1996	United Kingdom Damon Hill	36	5	United Kingdom Williams	Renault	G	9	8	10	5	97	Race 16 of 16	0	Japanese Grand Prix	19

1997	Canada Jacques Villeneuve	26	3	United Kingdom Williams	Renault	G	10	7	8	3	81	Race 17 of 17	0	European Grand Prix	39 (3)

1998	Finland Mika Häkkinen	30	8	United Kingdom McLaren	Mercedes	B	9	8	11	6	100	Race 16 of 16	0	Japanese Grand Prix	14

1999	Finland Mika Häkkinen	31	1	United Kingdom McLaren	Mercedes	B	11	5	10	6	76	Race 16 of 16	0	Japanese Grand Prix	2

2000	Germany Michael Schumacher	31	3	Italy Ferrari	Ferrari	B	9	9	12	2	108	Race 16 of 17	1	Japanese Grand Prix	19

2001	Germany Michael Schumacher	32	1	Italy Ferrari	Ferrari	B	11	9	14	3	123	Race 13 of 17	4	Hungarian Grand Prix	58

2002	Germany Michael Schumacher	33	1	Italy Ferrari	Ferrari	B	7	11	17	7	144	Race 11 of 17	6	French Grand Prix	67

2003	Germany Michael Schumacher	34	1	Italy Ferrari	Ferrari	B	5	6	8	5	93	Race 16 of 16	0	Japanese Grand Prix	2

2004	Germany Michael Schumacher	35	1	Italy Ferrari	Ferrari	B	8	13	15	10	148	Race 14 of 18	4	Belgian Grand Prix	34

2005	Spain Fernando Alonso	24	5	France Renault	Renault	M	6	7	15	2	133	Race 17 of 19	2	Brazilian Grand Prix	21

2006	Spain Fernando Alonso	25	1	France Renault	Renault	M	6	7	14	5	134	Race 18 of 18	0	Brazilian Grand Prix	13

2007	Finland Kimi Räikkönen	28	6	Italy Ferrari	Ferrari	B	3	6	12	6	110	Race 17 of 17	0	Brazilian Grand Prix	1

2008	United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton	23	22	United Kingdom McLaren	Mercedes	B	7	5	10	1	98	Race 18 of 18	0	Brazilian Grand Prix	1

2009	United Kingdom Jenson Button	29	22	United Kingdom Brawn	Mercedes	B	4	6	9	2	95	Race 16 of 17	1	Brazilian Grand Prix	11

2010	Germany Sebastian Vettel	23	5	Austria Red Bull	Renault	B	10	5	10	3	256	Race 19 of 19	0	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	4

2011	Germany Sebastian Vettel	24	1	Austria Red Bull	Renault	P	15	11	17	3	392	Race 15 of 19	4	Japanese Grand Prix	122

2012	Germany Sebastian Vettel	25	1	Austria Red Bull	Renault	P	6	5	10	6	281	Race 20 of 20	0	Brazilian Grand Prix	3

2013	Germany Sebastian Vettel	26	1	Austria Red Bull	Renault	P	9	13	16	7	397	Race 16 of 19	3	Indian Grand Prix	155

2014	United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton	29	44	Germany Mercedes	Mercedes	P	7	11	16	7	384	Race 19 of 19	0	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	67

2015	United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton	30	44	Germany Mercedes	Mercedes	P	11	10	17	8	381	Race 16 of 19	3	United States Grand Prix	59

2016	Germany Nico Rosberg	31	6	Germany Mercedes	Mercedes	P	8	9	16	6	385	Race 21 of 21	0	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	5

2017	United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton	32	44	Germany Mercedes	Mercedes	P	11	9	13	7	363	Race 18 of 20	2	Mexican Grand Prix	46

2018	United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton	33	44	Germany Mercedes	Mercedes	P	11	11	17	3	408	Race 19 of 21	2	Mexican Grand Prix	88

Season	Driver	Age	Car №	Team	Engine	Tyres	Poles	Wins	Podiums	Fastest laps	Points	Clinched	Rounds Left	Race	Margin

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In the 2008 season, Lewis Hamilton became the then-youngest Formula One World Champion in history.

final_sentence: In the 2008 season, Lewis Hamilton became the then-youngest Formula One World Champion in history.