F1 Legendary Drivers

2015–present · 73 wins

Max Verstappen is the driver who defines Formula 1's current era. Son of former driver Jos Verstappe…

2018–present · 9 wins

Charles Leclerc carries an enormous weight: being Ferrari's great hope in a title chase that has elu…

2019–present · 13 wins

Lando Norris represents the generation of drivers raised on simulators and live streams, and he is t…

2015–present · 4 wins

Carlos Sainz is one of the most complete and competitive drivers on the modern grid. Son of the doub…

2011–2024, 2026–present · 6 wins

Sergio "Checo" Pérez is the most successful Mexican driver in history and the main force behind Form…

2019–present · 8 wins

George Russell is one of the most solid and consistent talents of the new generation. A dominant For…

2017– · 1 wins

Pierre Gasly went through something very few drivers survive: he was promoted to the senior team, se…

2016– · 1 wins

Esteban Ocon lost his seat in 2019 and spent a full year as Mercedes reserve driver, watching races …

2019– · 0 wins

Alexander Albon was set to race in Formula E in 2019 when Toro Rosso called him with the season almo…

2023–present · 9 wins

Oscar Piastri reached Formula 1 with a record very few had put together: Formula 3 champion in 2020 …

2021–present · 0 wins

Yuki Tsunoda is the Japanese driver with the most Formula 1 starts of this era. Born in Sagamihara i…

2017–present · 0 wins

Lance Stroll arrived in Formula 1 in 2017, aged eighteen and with the 2016 European Formula 3 title …

2007–present · 106 wins

Lewis Hamilton is the most decorated driver in history in wins and poles, and equals Schumacher with…

2007–2022 · 53 wins

Sebastian Vettel was the child prodigy who became a four-time champion before turning twenty-seven. …

2006–2016 · 23 wins

Nico Rosberg produced one of modern Formula 1's most singular stories: winning the world championshi…

2013–present · 10 wins

Valtteri Bottas embodies the very fast driver who ended up as number two at the best team of an era.…

2000–2017 · 15 wins

Jenson Button is living proof that in Formula 1 timing is everything. He debuted in 2000 aged just t…

2002–2013 · 9 wins

Mark Webber was a tough, straight-talking and hugely popular driver, the most notable Australian of …

2011–2024 · 8 wins

Daniel Ricciardo was one of the most charismatic and beloved drivers of his generation, with a conta…

2010– · 0 wins

Nico Hülkenberg carried for over a decade the least wanted record in the sport: the most Grands Prix…

2009, 2012–2020 · 0 wins

Romain Grosjean went down in Formula 1 history for walking out of a fireball, but his career has a l…

2014–2020, 2022–2024 · 0 wins

Kevin Magnussen started his Formula 1 career in the best possible way: second in his very first race…

2009–2014 · 0 wins

Kamui Kobayashi came into Formula 1 through the back door and made his name by overtaking. A Japanes…

2011–2015 · 1 wins

Pastor Maldonado won one Grand Prix, and that win is still Williams' most recent. A Venezuelan born …

2014–2017, 2019–2020 · 0 wins

Daniil Kvyat reached Red Bull at 21 and beat Daniel Ricciardo in their first season together. A Russ…

2007–2011, 2013–2014 · 0 wins

Adrian Sutil raced seven seasons in Formula 1 and never stood on the podium, although once he had it…

2004, 2008–2012 · 0 wins

Timo Glock is the driver Lewis Hamilton passed at the last corner of the 2008 championship. A German…

2014–2018 · 0 wins

Marcus Ericsson spent five seasons in Formula 1 in cars from the back of the field and later found i…

1991–2006, 2010–2012 · 91 wins

Michael Schumacher redefined what it meant to be a professional Formula 1 driver. He debuted in 1991…

2001–present · 32 wins

Fernando Alonso is the most decorated Spanish driver in history and, for many, one of the most compl…

2001–2009, 2012–2021 · 21 wins

Kimi Räikkönen, "The Iceman", is one of the most beloved characters Formula 1 has produced. Impassiv…

1994–2008 · 13 wins

David Coulthard was for over a decade one of Formula 1's most recognisable faces and the best Scotti…

2002–2017 · 11 wins

Felipe Massa lived through one of the cruellest episodes in the sport's history: he was world champi…

1993–2011 · 11 wins

Rubens Barrichello holds a record that says a lot about his career and little about his talent: he i…

2001–2006 · 7 wins

Juan Pablo Montoya spent six seasons in Formula 1 and left a mark out of all proportion to that numb…

1996–2009 · 3 wins

Giancarlo Fisichella raced fourteen seasons and 231 Grands Prix, and his career is better explained …

1997–2011 · 1 wins

Jarno Trulli gave his name to a phenomenon discussed every Sunday. The «Trulli train» was the queue …

1993–2002 · 4 wins

Eddie Irvine came within two points of being world champion without ever taking a pole position. Bot…

1997–2007 · 6 wins

Ralf Schumacher won six Grands Prix and took six poles across eleven seasons, numbers that in any ot…

2006–2010, 2019, 2021 · 1 wins

Robert Kubica is the only Polish driver to have won a Grand Prix, and his career is one of those tha…

2000–2011 · 0 wins

Nick Heidfeld raced twelve seasons in Formula 1, stood on the podium thirteen times and never won a …

2007–2013 · 1 wins

Heikki Kovalainen was the hundredth driver to win a Formula 1 Grand Prix. A Finn born in 1981, he ma…

1997–2007 · 0 wins

Alexander Wurz stood on the podium in his third Formula 1 race. An Austrian born in 1974, he arrived…

2002–2008 · 0 wins

Takuma Sato has the Japanese podium that was the longest time coming. Born in 1977, he made his debu…

1999–2012 · 0 wins

Pedro de la Rosa scored a point in his first Formula 1 race and took seven years to reach the podium…

1984–1994 · 41 wins

Ayrton Senna da Silva is considered by many to be the most talented driver in Formula 1 history. Bor…

1980–1993 · 51 wins

Alain Prost, nicknamed "The Professor", is one of the most intelligent and complete drivers in histo…

1980–1992, 1994–1995 · 31 wins

Nigel Mansell was the most combative and fan-loved British driver of his generation. Nicknamed "The …

1991–2001 · 20 wins

Mika Häkkinen, the "Flying Finn", was the rival Michael Schumacher respected most. The Finn from Hel…

1992–1999 · 22 wins

Damon Hill achieved something no one else had: becoming world champion like his father. Son of doubl…

1996–2006 · 11 wins

Jacques Villeneuve arrived in Formula 1 preceded by two enormous weights: his father's name, the leg…

1989–2001 · 1 wins

Jean Alesi is the most cited case of talent and calendar failing to meet. He debuted in 1989 with Ty…

1984–1997 · 10 wins

Gerhard Berger won ten Grands Prix across fourteen seasons and finished third in the championship in…

1977–1993 · 6 wins

Riccardo Patrese is the driver who turned consistency into a record. The Italian from Padua made his…

1994–2003 · 3 wins

Heinz-Harald Frentzen was one of the three young drivers Mercedes developed in sports prototypes in …

1989–2000 · 3 wins

Johnny Herbert reached Formula 1 with shattered legs. Born in Romford in 1964, in 1988 he crashed in…

1994–2004 · 1 wins

Olivier Panis won a single race in Formula 1, and it was the most famous one on the calendar. A Fren…

1981–1994 · 5 wins

Michele Alboreto is the last Italian to have won a Grand Prix with Ferrari, and he did it in 1985. B…

1983–1993 · 3 wins

Thierry Boutsen won three Grands Prix, all three with Williams, and two of them in the rain. A Belgi…

1994–2003 · 0 wins

Jos Verstappen raced for seven teams in Formula 1, and in the first his team-mate was Michael Schuma…

1984–1996 · 0 wins

Martin Brundle raced twelve seasons in Formula 1 without winning a race, and he spent his best year …

1994–2000, 2002 · 0 wins

Mika Salo had a win within reach with Ferrari and stepped aside to let it go. A Finn born in 1966, h…

1980–1994 · 0 wins

Andrea de Cesaris raced more than two hundred Grands Prix without winning one. An Italian born in 19…

1985–1993 · 0 wins

Ivan Capelli came within three laps of winning a Grand Prix in a car that had failed to qualify the …

1985, 1988–1995 · 0 wins

Pierluigi Martini is the Minardi driver. He raced eight seasons with the team from Faenza and gave i…

1995–2000 · 0 wins

Pedro Diniz reached Formula 1 with his family's financial backing and scored points in four of his s…

1992–1997 · 0 wins

Ukyo Katayama raced six seasons in Formula 1 and all of his points came in just one of them, 1994. A…

1989, 1991–1992, 1994–1995 · 0 wins

Bertrand Gachot is, for many people, the driver whose seat went to Michael Schumacher. A Belgian bor…

1978-1991 · 23 wins

Nelson Piquet won three world championships in seven years, with two different teams and in three wa…

2023–present · 0 wins

Liam Lawson has reached every Formula 1 seat through the back door. The New Zealander, born in Hasti…

2025–present · 8 wins

Andrea Kimi Antonelli reached Formula 1 by skipping a category. Born in Bologna in 2006, he won the …

2024–present · 0 wins

Franco Colapinto brought Argentina back to Formula 1 after more than twenty years. Born in Pilar, in…

2024–present · 0 wins

Oliver Bearman made his Formula 1 debut on a day's notice. Born in Chelmsford in 2005 and part of th…

2025–present · 0 wins

Gabriel Bortoleto reached Formula 1 with the same record as Oscar Piastri: Formula 3 champion in 202…

2025–present · 0 wins

Isack Hadjar's Formula 1 debut lasted less than a lap. Born in Paris in 2004 and runner-up in the 20…

2026 · 0 wins

Arvid Lindblad is the only rookie on the 2026 grid. A British driver born in 2007, he is the younges…

1971-1979, 1982-1985 · 25 wins

Niki Lauda won three world championships nine years apart, with two teams and a retirement in betwee…

1978-1986 · 5 wins

Keke Rosberg won a single race in 1982 and took the championship. Only one other champion has done i…

1975-1981, 1983, 1985-1986 · 12 wins

Alan Jones gave Williams its first world championship, in 1980, and he was the first of the seven dr…