F1 Legendary Drivers

The greatest names in Formula 1. Stats, history and simulations.

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World Champions

Michael Schumacher

★ 7

1991–2006, 2010–2012 · 91 wins

Michael Schumacher redefined what it meant to be a professional Formula 1 driver. He debuted in 1991…

Lewis Hamilton

★ 7

2007–presente · 106 wins

Lewis Hamilton is the most decorated driver in history in wins and poles, and equals Schumacher with…

Max Verstappen

★ 4

2015–presente · 72 wins

Max Verstappen is the driver who defines Formula 1's current era. Son of former driver Jos Verstappe…

Alain Prost

★ 4

1980–1993 · 51 wins

Alain Prost, nicknamed "The Professor", is one of the most intelligent and complete drivers in histo…

Sebastian Vettel

★ 4

2007–2022 · 53 wins

Sebastian Vettel was the child prodigy who became a four-time champion before turning twenty-seven. …

Ayrton Senna

★ 3

1984–1994 · 41 wins

Ayrton Senna da Silva is considered by many to be the most talented driver in Formula 1 history. Bor…

Fernando Alonso

★ 2

2001–presente · 32 wins

Fernando Alonso is the most decorated Spanish driver in history and, for many, one of the most compl…

Mika Häkkinen

★ 2

1991–2001 · 20 wins

Mika Häkkinen, the "Flying Finn", was the rival Michael Schumacher respected most. The Finn from Hel…

Nigel Mansell

★ 1

1980–1992, 1994–1995 · 31 wins

Nigel Mansell was the most combative and fan-loved British driver of his generation. Nicknamed "The …

Kimi Räikkönen

★ 1

2001–2009, 2012–2021 · 21 wins

Kimi Räikkönen, "The Iceman", is one of the most beloved characters Formula 1 has produced. Impassiv…

Lando Norris

★ 1

2019–presente · 13 wins

Lando Norris represents the generation of drivers raised on simulators and live streams, and he is t…

Nico Rosberg

★ 1

2006–2016 · 23 wins

Nico Rosberg produced one of modern Formula 1's most singular stories: winning the world championshi…

Jenson Button

★ 1

2000–2017 · 15 wins

Jenson Button is living proof that in Formula 1 timing is everything. He debuted in 2000 aged just t…

Damon Hill

★ 1

1992–1999 · 22 wins

Damon Hill achieved something no one else had: becoming world champion like his father. Son of doubl…

Jacques Villeneuve

★ 1

1996–2006 · 11 wins

Jacques Villeneuve arrived in Formula 1 preceded by two enormous weights: his father's name, the leg…

By decade

The 2020s

Max Verstappen

★ 4

2015–presente · 72 wins

Max Verstappen is the driver who defines Formula 1's current era. Son of former driver Jos Verstappe…

Charles Leclerc

★ 0

2018–presente · 9 wins

Charles Leclerc carries an enormous weight: being Ferrari's great hope in a title chase that has elu…

Lando Norris

★ 1

2019–presente · 13 wins

Lando Norris represents the generation of drivers raised on simulators and live streams, and he is t…

Carlos Sainz

★ 0

2015–presente · 4 wins

Carlos Sainz is one of the most complete and competitive drivers on the modern grid. Son of the doub…

Sergio Pérez

★ 0

2011–2024, 2026–presente · 6 wins

Sergio "Checo" Pérez is the most successful Mexican driver in history and the main force behind Form…

George Russell

★ 0

2019–presente · 8 wins

George Russell is one of the most solid and consistent talents of the new generation. A dominant For…

Pierre Gasly

★ 0

2017– · 1 wins

Pierre Gasly went through something very few drivers survive: he was promoted to the senior team, se…

Esteban Ocon

★ 0

2016– · 1 wins

Esteban Ocon lost his seat in 2019 and spent a full year as Mercedes reserve driver, watching races …

Alexander Albon

★ 0

2019– · 0 wins

Alexander Albon was set to race in Formula E in 2019 when Toro Rosso called him with the season almo…

Oscar Piastri

★ 0

2023–presente · 9 wins

Oscar Piastri reached Formula 1 with a record very few had put together: Formula 3 champion in 2020 …

Yuki Tsunoda

★ 0

2021–presente · 0 wins

Yuki Tsunoda is the Japanese driver with the most Formula 1 starts of this era. Born in Sagamihara i…

Lance Stroll

★ 0

2017–presente · 0 wins

Lance Stroll arrived in Formula 1 in 2017, aged eighteen and with the 2016 European Formula 3 title …

The 2010s

The 2000s

Michael Schumacher

★ 7

1991–2006, 2010–2012 · 91 wins

Michael Schumacher redefined what it meant to be a professional Formula 1 driver. He debuted in 1991…

Fernando Alonso

★ 2

2001–presente · 32 wins

Fernando Alonso is the most decorated Spanish driver in history and, for many, one of the most compl…

Kimi Räikkönen

★ 1

2001–2009, 2012–2021 · 21 wins

Kimi Räikkönen, "The Iceman", is one of the most beloved characters Formula 1 has produced. Impassiv…

David Coulthard

★ 0

1994–2008 · 13 wins

David Coulthard was for over a decade one of Formula 1's most recognisable faces and the best Scotti…

Felipe Massa

★ 0

2002–2017 · 11 wins

Felipe Massa lived through one of the cruellest episodes in the sport's history: he was world champi…

Rubens Barrichello

★ 0

1993–2011 · 11 wins

Rubens Barrichello holds a record that says a lot about his career and little about his talent: he i…

Juan Pablo Montoya

★ 0

2001–2006 · 7 wins

Juan Pablo Montoya spent six seasons in Formula 1 and left a mark out of all proportion to that numb…

Giancarlo Fisichella

★ 0

1996–2009 · 3 wins

Giancarlo Fisichella raced fourteen seasons and 231 Grands Prix, and his career is better explained …

Jarno Trulli

★ 0

1997–2011 · 1 wins

Jarno Trulli gave his name to a phenomenon discussed every Sunday. The «Trulli train» was the queue …

Eddie Irvine

★ 0

1993–2002 · 4 wins

Eddie Irvine came within two points of being world champion without ever taking a pole position. Bot…

Ralf Schumacher

★ 0

1997–2007 · 6 wins

Ralf Schumacher won six Grands Prix and took six poles across eleven seasons, numbers that in any ot…

Robert Kubica

★ 0

2006–2010, 2019, 2021 · 1 wins

Robert Kubica is the only Polish driver to have won a Grand Prix, and his career is one of those tha…

The 80s and 90s

Ayrton Senna

★ 3

1984–1994 · 41 wins

Ayrton Senna da Silva is considered by many to be the most talented driver in Formula 1 history. Bor…

Alain Prost

★ 4

1980–1993 · 51 wins

Alain Prost, nicknamed "The Professor", is one of the most intelligent and complete drivers in histo…

Nigel Mansell

★ 1

1980–1992, 1994–1995 · 31 wins

Nigel Mansell was the most combative and fan-loved British driver of his generation. Nicknamed "The …

Mika Häkkinen

★ 2

1991–2001 · 20 wins

Mika Häkkinen, the "Flying Finn", was the rival Michael Schumacher respected most. The Finn from Hel…

Damon Hill

★ 1

1992–1999 · 22 wins

Damon Hill achieved something no one else had: becoming world champion like his father. Son of doubl…

Jacques Villeneuve

★ 1

1996–2006 · 11 wins

Jacques Villeneuve arrived in Formula 1 preceded by two enormous weights: his father's name, the leg…

Jean Alesi

★ 0

1989–2001 · 1 wins

Jean Alesi is the most cited case of talent and calendar failing to meet. He debuted in 1989 with Ty…

Gerhard Berger

★ 0

1984–1997 · 10 wins

Gerhard Berger won ten Grands Prix across fourteen seasons and finished third in the championship in…

Riccardo Patrese

★ 0

1977–1993 · 6 wins

Riccardo Patrese is the driver who turned consistency into a record. The Italian from Padua made his…

Heinz-Harald Frentzen

★ 0

1994–2003 · 3 wins

Heinz-Harald Frentzen was one of the three young drivers Mercedes developed in sports prototypes in …

Johnny Herbert

★ 0

1989–2000 · 3 wins

Johnny Herbert reached Formula 1 with shattered legs. Born in Romford in 1964, in 1988 he crashed in…

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