List of Formula One World Drivers' Championship runners-up
By season
Columns: Season | Driver | Team | Engine | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Margin of defeat
1950 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 4 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 1951 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | Ferrari | 2 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 6 | 1952 | Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari | Ferrari | 2 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 12 | 1953 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | Maserati | 1 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 6.5 | 1954 | José Froilán González | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1 | 1 | 4 | 25.14 | 16.86 | 1955 | Stirling Moss | Mercedes | Mercedes | 1 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 1956 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | Maserati | 1 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 1957 | Stirling Moss | Maserati Vanwall | Maserati Vanwall | 1 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 1958 | Stirling Moss | Cooper Vanwall | Climax Vanwall | 3 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 1 | 1959 | Tony Brooks | Ferrari | Ferrari | 2 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 1960 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper | Climax | 0 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 9 | 1961 | Wolfgang von Trips † | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 1962 | Jim Clark | Lotus | Climax | 5 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 1963 | Graham Hill | BRM | BRM | 2 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 1964 | Graham Hill | BRM | BRM | 1 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 1 | 1965 | Graham Hill | BRM | BRM | 4 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 14 | 1966 | John Surtees | Ferrari Cooper | Ferrari Maserati | 2 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 1967 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | Repco | 2 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 5 | 1968 | Jackie Stewart | Matra | Ford | 0 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 12 | 1969 | Jacky Ickx | Brabham | Ford | 2 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 1970 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | Ferrari | 4 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 5 | 1971 | Ronnie Peterson | March | Ford | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 29 | 1972 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | Ford | 2 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 16 | 1973 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | Ford | 1 | 3 | 8 | 55 | 16 | 1974 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1 | 1 | 7 | 52 | 3 | 1975 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren | Ford | 0 | 2 | 6 | 45 | 19.5 | 1976 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | Ferrari | 3 | 5 | 9 | 68 | 1 | 1977 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | Ford | 1 | 3 | 9 | 55 | 17 | 1978 | Ronnie Peterson † | Lotus | Ford | 3 | 2 | 7 | 51 | 14 | 1979 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1 | 3 | 7 | 47 | 4 | 1980 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Ford | 2 | 3 | 6 | 54 | 13 | 1981 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | Ford | 2 | 2 | 7 | 49 | 1 | 1982 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | Ferrari | 2 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 5 | 1983 | Alain Prost | Renault | Renault | 3 | 4 | 7 | 57 | 2 | 1984 | Alain Prost | McLaren | TAG | 3 | 7 | 9 | 71.5 | 0.5 | 1985 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1 | 2 | 8 | 53 | 20 | 1986 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | Honda | 2 | 5 | 9 | 70 | 2 | 1987 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | Honda | 8 | 6 | 7 | 61 | 15 | 1988 | Alain Prost | McLaren | Honda | 2 | 7 | 14 | 87 | 3 | 1989 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | Honda | 13 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 16 | 1990 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | Ferrari | 0 | 5 | 9 | 71 | 7 | 1991 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | Renault | 2 | 5 | 9 | 72 | 24 | 1992 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | Renault | 1 | 1 | 9 | 56 | 52 | 1993 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | Ford | 1 | 5 | 9 | 73 | 26 | 1994 | Damon Hill | Williams | Renault | 2 | 6 | 11 | 91 | 1 | 1995 | Damon Hill | Williams | Renault | 7 | 4 | 9 | 69 | 33 | 1996 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | Renault | 3 | 4 | 11 | 78 | 19 | 1997 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen * | Williams | Renault | 1 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 39 | 1998 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Ferrari | 3 | 6 | 11 | 86 | 14 | 1999 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | Ferrari | 0 | 4 | 9 | 74 | 2 | 2000 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | Mercedes | 5 | 4 | 11 | 89 | 19 | 2001 | David Coulthard | McLaren | Mercedes | 2 | 2 | 10 | 65 | 58 | 2002 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | Ferrari | 3 | 4 | 10 | 77 | 67 | 2003 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | Mercedes | 2 | 1 | 10 | 91 | 2 | 2004 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | Ferrari | 4 | 2 | 14 | 114 | 34 | 2005 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | Mercedes | 6 | 7 | 12 | 112 | 21 | 2006 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Ferrari | 4 | 7 | 12 | 121 | 13 | 2007 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Mercedes | 6 | 4 | 12 | 109 | 1 | 2008 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Ferrari | 6 | 6 | 10 | 97 | 1 | 2009 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Renault | 4 | 4 | 8 | 84 | 11 | 2010 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | Ferrari | 2 | 5 | 10 | 252 | 4 | 2011 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Mercedes | 0 | 3 | 12 | 270 | 122