List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions

The first Formula One world champion was Giuseppe Farina. The F1 drivers world championship was held for the first time in. The first racer to become world champion in succession was Alberto Ascari, who became world champion in and

The FIA does not officially declare a champion to a racer until the end of the season, but a racer is declared the "de facto" world champion when no racer is able to match his score, even if they get the full score for the rest of the competition. The racers' world championship has experienced this 23 times out of a total of 56 seasons. The season that saw the first world champion occurred in, when Michael Schumacher secured the world title even though there were still six races left.

33 different racers have become world champions, with the Germany, Michael Schumacher and British Lewis Hamilton drivers holding the record for the most world titles, seven times. Schumacher also holds the record for most consecutive world titles, five times from to. The current world champions are Lewis Hamilton who became world champion seven times, namely, , , , , , and.

By constructor
Constructors still active in Formula One are in bold.