page_title: List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions
section_title: By driver
hierarchical_section_title: List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions / By driver
context_page_description: The Formula One World Drivers' Championship is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile to the most successful Formula One racing car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on individual Grand Prix results.
  The Drivers' Championship was first awarded in 1950, to Giuseppe Farina. The first driver to win multiple Championships was Alberto Ascari, in 1952 and 1953. The current Drivers' Champion is Lewis Hamilton who won his sixth title in 2019.
  A driver secures the World Championship each season when it is no longer mathematically possible for another driver to beat them no matter the outcome of the remaining races, although it is not officially awarded until the end of the season. The Drivers' Championship has been won in the final race of the season 29 times in the 69 seasons it has been awarded. The earliest in a season that the Drivers' Championship has been clinched was in 2002, when Michael Schumacher secured the title with six races remaining.
  Overall, thirty-three different drivers have won the Championship, with German Michael Schumacher holding the record for most titles, at seven.
context_section_description: Drivers in bold are entered in the 2020 World Championship.
caption: Michael Schumacher has won the World Drivers' Championship a record seven times – twice with Benetton and five times with Ferrari. Five titles with a single team is also a record, which is shared with Lewis Hamilton.
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