Formula 1 has been active in the sports industry for more than 70 years, and this is surely one of the games that can give an adrenaline rush to your body. While it’s almost impossible to compare one driver to another, still there are many of those who marked in our history books. Racing drivers should have nerves of steel and be fearless, as over speeding and agility can risk their lives.
Here are the Top 10 Greatest Formula 1 Drivers of All Time:
Fernando Alonso
Total Wins: 32
Championship Won: 2
Total Career Points: 1899
Being known as the third youngest Formula One driver to debut in an international tournament, Fernando Alonso already has proven himself early after winning three consecutive karting championships from 1994-1997. In 2003, he won the Hungarian Grand Prix, and in 2005-2006, he won the Formula One World Driver’s Championship. He is now associated with the Ferrari F1 team, and the last F1 competition he went into was the 2014 Belgian Grand Prix.
Sebastian Vettel
Total Wins: 53
Championship Won: 4
Total Career Points: 2985
Sebastian Vettel is working with the Red Bull Racing team of Austria, and he also owns this year’s F1 World Championship title. Since his grand debut in 2007, he has achieved many awards, such as the Rookie of the Year. He won his first Grand Prix title in 2008 and 2009, he was named as the youngest World Driver’s runner-up.
Mika Hakkinen
Total Wins: 20
Championship Won: 2
Total Career Points: 420
Former racing driver champion Mika Hakkinen participated in 165 races. Debuted in the 1991 United States Grand Prix, he finished a significant record of being in 13th place. In 1995, he made a comeback after he incurred a life-threatening injury while racing. Hakkinen is currently featured on Top Gear by BBC Two and is currently in 8th place in the Top Greatest F1 Drivers of all time.
Alain Prost
Total Wins: 51
Championship Won: 4
Total Career Points: 768.5
Alain Prost is currently holding the most winning Grand Prix record from 1987 to 2001, and he has been into 202 races in his entire career. He has also won the F1 Driver’s Championships four to 4 times. In 1993, he won the German Grand Prix championship and soon after, he announced his retirement.
Stirling Moss
Total Wins: 16
Championship Won: 0
Total Career Points: 185 9/14
Being named as the greatest driver to never win a single world championship, former F1 racing driver Stirling Moss has a total of 16 wins. Even so, his whole racing career was as successful as he is the first British driver to win F1 British Grand Prix. For a decade, he associated with Mercedes-Benz, Vanwall, and Maserati.
Jackie Stewart
Total Wins: 23
Championship Won: 3
Total Career Points: 359
Jackie Stewart is considered as one of the best Formula One Scottish drivers, as he won the World Driver’s Championships in the Italian Grand Prix. Unfortunately, he withdraws from his participation in the US Grand Prix in 1973 because his teammate was involved in an accident.
Juan Manuel Fangio
Total Wins: 24
Championship Won: 5
Total Career Points: 277 9/14
Popularly known as El Chueca, this Argentinian racing driver has already made an unbeaten record by winning the World Championship of Driver for 4 consecutive years. He is now considered one of the greatest champions in the world as he had 24 wins under his belt.
Lewis Hamilton
Total Wins: 84
Championship Won: 6
Total Career Points: 3431
Lewis Hamilton deserves to be in the third spot, as he helped Mercedes-Benz win the F1 World Championship for 6 years straight since 2014. He also achieved the Fastest Lap Award for 4 Consecutive Years and received the Autosport British Competition Driver of the Year for 7 years in a row.
Michael Schumacher
Total Wins: 91
Championship Won: 7
Total Career Points: 1566
Michael Schumacher is the first F1 Racing driver to become a billionaire, after succeeding in 91 races in his entire career. From these winnings, he bagged 7 championships, fast laps and the highest pole positions. However, he suffered a cerebral injury in 2013 and was in a deep coma until June 2014.
Ayrton Senna
Total Wins: 41
Championship Won: 3
Total Career Points: 620
Ayrton Senna made his debut in 1984, where he won the 17th spot at the Brazilian Grand Prix. The following year, he made quick progress in being the champion in the Portuguese Grand Prix. His last race was in 1993 for the Australian Grand Prix before he died in a tragic accident.
