Top 10 Most Successful Formula 1 Drivers Of All Time
10. Alain Prost
Alain Prost
Alain Prost, a French-born driver, was part of "The Group of All Time" in the 1980s and 1990s. He debuted in 1980 for McLaren. From 1980 to 1991, he won three F1 Championships with McLaren and one with Williams in 1993.
Ayrton Senna da Silva, a former Brazilian Formula One racing champion, was the fastest racer of the 1990s. In 1984, Senna made his Formula One debut.
With McLaren, he won three F1 world championships in 1988, 1990, and 1991.
In 1965, Sir John "Jackie" Stewart began competing in Formula One for British Racing Motors. He won three championships throughout his career, the first with Matra in 1969 and the second and third with Tyrell. He is renowned for working tirelessly to advance the safety precautions included in today's Formula One races. He has won more than 27 races.
In 1965, Sir John "Jackie" Stewart began competing in Formula One for British Racing Motors. He won three championships throughout his career, the first with Matra in 1969 and the second and third with Tyrell. He is renowned for working tirelessly to advance the safety precautions included in today's Formula One races. He has won more than 27 races.
This American driver won two more American auto racing championships in addition to the Indianapolis 500 in 1953 and 1954. Vukovich has been hailed to as the greatest driver in American motorsport history by many drivers in his generation.
Wallard, another American with a focus on the Indy 500, was another outlier among the top 10. He entered three times, winning the race in 1951 at the age of 40 after finishing sixth the year before. Up until 1960, the Indy 500 was still a part of the Formula One World Championship.
Six-time World Champion owns many records, including career points. Lewis Hamilton races for Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport in F1. He won F1 2022. He's one of the most successful Formula 1 drivers with 84 wins and 151 podiums. He helped Mercedes win F1's Constructors' Championship.
Jim Clark lost his life in 1968 while competing in a Formula 2 race in Germany. The driver was a two-time F1 World Champion for Lotus in 1963 and 1965, and prior to his passing, he had won 25 of the 73 races in which he had competed. He was in the lead in the 1968 championship at the time of his passing.
Ascari was a 1952 and 1953 Formula 1 world champion. He won 13 of 33 races for Ferrari, Maserati, and Lancia. Giuseppe Farina is the other Italian F1 champion, but he's the only Ferrari winner. Ascari's precision and accuracy made him one of the safest drivers in a dangerous period. 1955: He died testing a Ferrari in Monza, Italy.
El Maestro competed in 52 races during the 1950s, winning 24 of them. He won five world championships with four different teams during that time. He now has the longest winning streak in Formula One (46.15%). He was revered as a national hero in Argentina, where a museum bearing his name was established.