Top 20 Most Successful Formula 1 Drivers | F1 Legends & Champions

Formula One racing, commonly referred to as F1, represents the top category of single-seat auto racing. Formula 1 Drivers is one of the biggest sports in the world, and fans all over the world love it. It is a feast for the people who love cars and have full knowledge about cars. For decades, this sport’s high-speed races have amazed fans. 

20 F1 Drivers who are most successful

1. Lewis Hamilton

The modern-day legend has proved almost in every race he took place he is the greatest. With 105 overall wins in his career prove that he is a legend. He recently completed his contract with Mercedes after  12 years. His talent and determination during a race with Fernando Alonso made everyone shock. 

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2. Michael Schumacher

This former racer namely Michael is the best when he was active. He has the most wins-91, which is second best after Lewis. He took over the sport with his excellent level of consistency often dominating the full-on seasons. He was known for applying the best strategies in the game.

3. Max Verstappen

Max is in the top 3 list with 63 wins in Grand Prix. This young talent has taken away many games with amazing talent highest level. His impact on the game always troubled his opposition. During the period 2021-2024 while working with Red Bull he won 4 F1 World Drivers Champion Titles. 

4. Sebastian Vettel

This German Driver has won 4 F1 World Drivers Champion Titles consistently from 2010-2013. He is also the youngest world driver champion ever, he bagged a total of 53 Grand Prix in his 16 seasons of the game. He dominated an entire season of 20 games by winning 18 out of them.

5. Alain Prost

Alain Prost is a former racing champion who has won four F1 World Drivers Champion Titles. During his retirement, he stayed as the player who has the most records with 51 Grand Prix, 41 fastest laps, and with 106 podium finishes. 

6. Aryton Senna

This former Brazilian racing driver has a career of complete 11 years. He has won 3 F1 World Drivers Champion Titles with McLaren. At the end of his driving career, he was a player with the most pole positions-65, 41 Grand Prix in his entire 11 seasons. 

7. Fernando Alonso

Fernando is one of the racing drivers who troubled his opponents with his excellent speed. He has won 2 F1 World Drivers Champion Titles with Renault. He also won 32 Grand Prix in the entire 21 seasons of the game. Fernando was the only racing driver who had both the World Champion Title and World Sportscar Championship.

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8. Nigel Mansell

Mansell has won the F1 World Drivers Champion Titles with Willams. He has 31 Grand Prix with an entire 15 seasons of game. He also won the American Openwheel National Championship. He had the name for being the only player to have the most pole positions set in a single season.

9. Jackie Stewart

Jackie has won 3 F1 World Drivers Champion Titles with Tyrrell. He has also won 27 Grand Prix. Jackie is the oldest living Grand Prix winner. He changed the safety of these racing games after many incidents in those games.

10. Jim Clark

Jim holds the tenth position in this top 20 best F1 drivers. He has won 2 F1 World Drivers Champion Titles with Lotus. He was known for his speed and had a record of 28 fastest laps. 

11.  Niki Lauda

He is a Driver who participates in racing and belongs to Australia. He is also an aviation entrepreneur who participated in the Formula One competition. In this competition, he won the title three times also at the age of his retirement he made many records.

12. Juan Manuel Fangio

 He is a Driver who participates in racing and belongs to Argentina. He participated in the competition Formula One for 8 years. He was awarded the nicknames EI Chueco and EI Maestro.

13. Nelson Piquet

He is a both racing driver and entrepreneur. He is from Brazil and he participated in Formula One competition for 13 years and also won many titles in this competition. 

14. Nico Rosberg

He Is a racing driver from Germany and he is also a businessman and he participated in Formula One competition for the German flag and he participated in this competition for 10 years and was known as one the best players.

15.  Damon Hill

He is a driver who participates in racing and he is from the United Kingdom. He is also a broadcaster and he participated In Formula One racing competition for 6 years and many Formula One titles.

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16. Kimi Raikkonen

He is a racing driver who has been given the nickname of The Iceman and he participated in the Formula One racing competition for almost 20 years he has many awards and titles in his whole career and was also known as one of the best Formula One racers. 

17. Mika Häkkinen

He is a racing driver who participated in Formula One racing competition. He is also known as a Finnish former racing driver and played in the Former One competition for 10 years he was awarded the nickname The Flying Finn.

18. Stirling Moss

He is a racing driver belonging to the United Kingdom and he is also a broadcaster. He participated in the Formula One racing competition for 10 years and is popularly known as the best driver who has never won and he also made many records in his career.

19. Jenson Button

He is a racing driver from the United Kingdom. He participated in Formula One for 17 years, along with this he also participated in many other racing competitions and won many Grand Prix in all the seasons he played. 

20. Graham Hill

He is a racing driver from the United Kingdom who participated in the Formula 1 racing competition. He is also a rower and a motorsport executive. He was awarded the nickname Mr.Monaco. He is also known as one of the best racers.

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Final Words

These are a few of the racers who participated in the Formula One competition and there are many more best racers around the the world.