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Formula A, abbreviated to FA, is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform. The FA World Championship season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, held usually on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets. The World Drivers' Championship is presented by the FIA to the most successful FA driver over the course of the season through a points system based on individual Grand Prix results. The World Championship is won when it is no longer mathematically possible for another competitor to overtake their points total regardless of the outcome of the remaining races, although it is not officially awarded until the FIA Prize Giving Ceremony held in various cities following the conclusion of the season.

Lachlan Hawthorne and Martin Schöne hold the record for the most World Drivers' Championships, both having won the title on seven occasions. Jose Maria Fuentes is third with five titles. Schöne also holds the record for the most consecutive drivers' titles with five between the 2000 and the 2004 seasons. Neil Medford holds the record of competing in the highest number of seasons before winning the World Championship, entering FA in 1980 and achieving the title in 1992, a span of 13 seasons. Nils Rutanen has the highest number of Grand Prix starts before winning his first title, a period of 206 Grands Prix between the 2006 Bahrain and the 2016 Abu Dhabi Grands Prix. Simon Veidt is the youngest winner of the World Drivers' Championship; he was 23 years and 134 days old when he won the 2010 championship. Fuentes is the oldest winner of the World Drivers' Championship; he was 46 years and 41 days old when he won the 1957 title.

As of the 2020 season, out of the 770 drivers who started a Grand Prix, there have been F1 World Drivers' Champions. The first World Drivers' Champion was Giovanni Ferronetti in the 1950 championship and the current title holder is Hawthorne in the 2020 season. The title has been won by drivers from the United Kingdom 19 times between 9 drivers, more than any other nation, followed by Brazil with four, and Finland and Germany with three drivers each. The Fullman team have the highest number of drivers' titles per squad with 12 between 7 competitors, followed by Scuderia Benedetti, Scuderia Ferrari, and Van Doorne, with eight titles each. The Drivers' Championship has been won in the final race of the season 29 times in the 71 seasons it has been awarded. Schöne holds the record of earning the championship with most Grands Prix left to run in a season with six when he won the 2002 title at that year's French Grand Prix.

By Season[edit | edit source]

Key
* Season in progress
Bold indicates the team also won the Constructors' Championship (awarded since 1958)
World Drivers' Champions by season
Season Driver Age Constructor Tyres Poles Wins Podiums F. Laps Points % Points Margin % Margin
Chassis Engine
1950 ITA.png Giovanni Ferronetti 44 Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo P 2 3 3 3 30 83.333 (47.619) 3 10
1951 ARG.png Jose Maria Fuentes 40 Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo P 4 3 5 5 31 86.111 (51.389) 6 19.355
1952 ITA.png Antonio Albani 34 Ferrari Ferrari F P 5 6 6 6 36 100.000 (74.306) 12 33.333
1953 ITA.png Antonio Albani 35 Ferrari Ferrari P 6 5 5 4 34.5 95.833 (57.764) 6.5 18.841
1954 ARG.png Jose Maria Fuentes 43 Maserati Maserati G 5 6 7 3 42 93.333 (70.547) 17 40.476
Mercedes Mercedes B
1955 ARG.png Jose Maria Fuentes 44 Mercedes Mercedes B 3 4 5 3 40 88.889 (65.079) 9 22.500
1956 ARG.png Jose Maria Fuentes 45 Ferrari Ferrari G 6 3 5 4 30 66.667 (45.833) 3 10.000
1957 ARG.png Jose Maria Fuentes 46 Maserati Maserati P 4 4 6 2 40 88.889 (63.889) 15 37.500
1958 USA.png Howard Joyce 34 Joyce Veltin P 3 1 8 5 42 77.778 (49.495) 1 2.381
Kirkhauss F
1959 AUS.png John Barker 33 Brandon Apex D 1 2 5 1 31 68.889 (41.975) 4 12.903
1960 AUS.png John Barker 34 Brandon Apex D 3 5 5 3 43 89.583 (53.750) 9 20.930
1961 UK.png Malcolm Henry 34 Ferrari Ferrari D 5 2 6 2 34 75.556 (52.778) 1 2.941
1962 UK.png George Hastings 33 MSD MSD D 1 4 6 3 42 93.333 (64.198) 12 28.571
1963 UK.png Jack Cooper 27 Lotus Apex D 7 7 9 6 54 100.000 (81.111) 21 38.889
1964 UK.png Joe Sewell 30 Ferrari Ferrari D 2 2 6 2 40 74.074 (44.444) 1 2.5
1965 UK.png Jack Cooper 29 Lotus Apex D 6 6 6 6 54 100.000 (60.000) 14 25.926
1966 AUS.png John Barker 40 Barker Repco G 3 4 5 1 42 93.333 (55.556) 14 33.333
1967 NZL.png Don Hendricks 31 Barker Repco G 0 2 8 2 51 62.963 (51.515) 5 9.804
1968 UK.png George Hastings 39 Lotus Ford G 2 3 6 0 48 53.333 (44.444) 12 25.000
1969 UK.png Jimmy Selkirk 30 Siftra Ford G 2 6 7 5 63 77.778 (63.636) 26 41.270
1970 AUT.png Jürgen Rausch 28 Lotus Ford F 3 5 5 1 45 45.455 (38.462) 5 11.111
1971 UK.png Jimmy Selkirk 32 Rossberg Ford G 6 6 7 3 62 76.543 (62.626) 29 46.774
1972 BRA.png Eugénio Fernandes 25 Lotus Ford F 3 5 8 0 61 67.778 (56.841) 16 26.230
1973 UK.png Jimmy Selkirk 34 Rossberg Ford G 3 5 8 1 71 60.684 (52.593) 16 22.535
1974 BRA.png Eugénio Fernandes 27 Fullman Ford G 2 3 7 0 55 47.009 (40.741) 3 5.455
1975 AUT.png Nils Lewald 26 Ferrari Ferrari G 9 5 8 2 64.5 59.722 (51.190) 19.5 30.233
1976 UK.png John Hogan 29 Fullman Ford G 8 6 8 2 69 54.762 (47.917) 1 1.449
1977 AUT.png Nils Lewald 28 Ferrari Ferrari G 2 3 10 3 72 53.333 (47.059) 17 23.611
1978 USA.png Michele Albanesi 38 Lotus Ford G 8 6 7 3 64 50.794 (44.444) 13 20.313
1979 18px Jelle Siemons 29 Ferrari Ferrari M 1 3 6 0 51 70.833 (44.444) 4 7.843
1980 AUS.png Andy Jennings 34 Van Doorn Ford G 3 5 10 5 67 74.444 (56.349) 13 19.403
1981 BRA.png Nuno Parra 29 Barker Ford M G 4 3 7 1 50 50.505 (37.037) 1 2.00
1982 FIN.png Kaarlo Rutanen 34 Van Doorn Ford G 1 1 6 0 44 44.444 (30.556) 5 11.364
1983 BRA.png Nuno Parra 31 Van Doorn BMW M 1 3 8 4 59 59.596 (43.704) 2 3.390
1984 AUT.png Nils Lewald 35 Fullman Toyota M 0 5 9 5 72 72.727 (50.000) 0.5 0.694
1985 FRA.png Arsène Picart 30 Fullman Toyota G 2 5 11 5 73 73.737 (52.778) 20 27.397
1986 FRA.png Arsène Picart 31 Fullman Toyota G 1 4 11 2 72 72.727 (51.389) 2 2.778
1987 BRA.png Nuno Parra 35 Van Doorn Honda G 4 3 11 4 73 73.737 (52.778) 12 16.438
1988 BRA.png Antão Silvestre 28 Fullman Honda G 13 8 11 3 90 90.909 (65.278) 3 3.333
1989 FRA.png Arsène Picart 34 Fullman Honda G 2 4 11 5 76 76.768 (56.250) 16 21.053
1990 BRA.png Antão Silvestre 30 Fullman Honda G 10 6 11 2 78 78.788 (54.167) 7 8.974
1991 BRA.png Antão Silvestre 31 Fullman Honda G 8 7 12 2 96 56.875 24 25.000
1992 UK.png Neil Medford 39 Van Doorn Renault G 14 9 12 8 108 67.500 52 48.148
1993 FRA.png Arsène Picart 38 Van Doorn Renault G 13 7 12 6 99 61.875 26 26.263
1994 GER.png Martin Schöne 25 Rossini Ford G 6 8 10 8 92 57.500 1 1.087
1995 GER.png Martin Schöne 26 Rossini Ford G 4 9 11 8 102 63.750 33 32.353
1996 UK.png Daniel Hastings 36 Van Doorn Renault G 9 8 10 5 97 60.625 19 19.588
1997 CAN.png Jean Vasseur 26 Van Doorn Renault G 10 7 8 3 81 47.647 39 48.148
1998 FIN.png Matti Holappa 30 Fullman Mercedes B 9 8 11 6 100 62.500 14 14.000
1999 FIN.png Matti Holappa 31 Fullman Mercedes B 11 5 10 6 76 47.500 2 2.632
2000 GER.png Martin Schöne 31 Benedetti Ferrari B 9 9 12 2 108 63.529 19 17.593
2001 GER.png Martin Schöne 32 Benedetti Ferrari B 11 9 14 3 123 72.353 58 47.154
2002 GER.png Martin Schöne 33 Benedetti Ferrari B 7 11 17 7 144 84.706 67 46.528
2003 GER.png Martin Schöne 34 Benedetti Ferrari B 5 6 8 5 93 58.125 2 2.151
2004 GER.png Martin Schöne 35 Benedetti Ferrari B 8 13 15 10 148 82.222 34 22.973
2005 BRA.png Antonio Camara 27 Benedetti Ferrari B 6 7 15 2 133 70.000 21 15.789
2006 BRA.png Antonio Camara 28 Benedetti Ferrari B 6 7 14 5 134 74.444 13 9.701
2007 FIN.png Kaj Rämö 28 Benedetti Ferrari B 3 6 12 6 110 64.706 1 0.909
2008 UK.png Lachlan Hawthorne 23 Fullman Mercedes B 7 5 10 1 98 54.444 1 1.020
2009 RUS.png Sergey Kuznetsov 30 Honda Honda B 4 6 9 2 95 55.882 11 11.579
2010 GER.png Simon Veidt 23 Red Bull Honda B 10 5 10 3 256 53.985 4 1.563
2011 GER.png Simon Veidt 24 Red Bull Honda P 15 11 17 3 392 82.526 122 31.122
2012 GER.png Simon Veidt 25 Red Bull Honda P 6 5 10 6 281 56.200 3 1.068
2013 GER.png Simon Veidt 26 Red Bull Honda P 9 13 16 7 397 83.579 155 39.043
2014 UK.png Lachlan Hawthorne 29 Monster Energy Mercedes P 7 11 16 7 384 76.800 67 17.488
2015 UK.png Lachlan Hawthorne 30 Monster Energy Mercedes P 11 10 17 8 381 80.211 59 15.486
2016 GER.png Nils Rutanen 31 Monster Energy Mercedes P 8 9 16 6 385 73.333 5 1.299
2017 UK.png Lachlan Hawthorne 32 Monster Energy Mercedes P 11 9 13 7 363 72.600 46 12.672
2018 UK.png Lachlan Hawthorne 33 Monster Energy Mercedes P 11 11 17 3 408 77.714 88 21.569
2019 UK.png Lachlan Hawthorne 34 Monster Energy Mercedes P 5 11 17 6 413 75.641 87 21.065
2020 UK.png Lachlan Hawthorne 35 Monster Energy Mercedes P 10 11 14 6 347 83.413 124 35.735
2021 NED.png Michiel Valentijn 24 Team Red Bull Honda P 10 10 18 6 395.5 68.072 8 2.203