Sebastian Vettel

Four-time World Champion who dominated F1 with Red Bull and became a leading environmentalist after retirement.

Sebastian Vettel was born in Heppenheim, Germany in 1987. He won four consecutive Formula 1 World Championships with Red Bull Racing in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. In 2010 he became the youngest World Champion in F1 history at 23 years and 134 days — breaking Lewis Hamilton's record set just two years earlier. He won 91 Grands Prix across his career — second only to Lewis Hamilton. His 15 victories in the 2011 season set a then-record for wins in a single season. He joined Ferrari in 2015 and came close to a fifth title in 2017 and 2018, both times falling narrowly to Hamilton. He drove for Aston Martin from 2021 and announced his retirement mid-season in 2022, citing a desire to spend more time with his family and an inability to commit fully to the sport. His final seasons were marked by increasingly prominent environmental and social activism — beekeeping, clean-up operations and outspoken climate advocacy. His four consecutive championships across 2010-2013 stand as the most dominant individual run in Formula 1 since Michael Schumacher's era.

Aggressive wheel-to-wheel racing, exceptional in qualifying

One of the most successful F1 drivers, youngest triple champion at the time

• F1 World Champion 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 (Red Bull)
• 53 race wins
• 57 pole positions
• Youngest triple champion at the time
• 15 wins in 2011 — single season record (at time)
• Retired 2022 for environmental and family reasons