Formula 1 Legends
F1 World Champions and racing's greatest drivers.
The All-Time Greatest Formula 1 Drivers
Ranked by career honours, records and our FSP GOAT Score.
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Browse 62 of the greatest formula 1 drivers of all time.
French
Alain Prost
Formula 1 Driver
The Professor — four world championships through intelligence and precision where others used brute …
Thai
Alexander Albon
Driver
Thai-British driver who rebuilt his Formula One career after a difficult spell with Red Bull, reinve…
Italian
Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Driver
Italian teenage prodigy who signed for Mercedes at just 18, becoming the most highly-rated Formula O…
Brazilian
Ayrton Senna
Racing Driver
Three-time World Champion considered the most naturally gifted driver in F1 history.…
Spanish
Carlos Sainz
Formula 1 Driver
Smooth Operator — four race wins including a Singapore GP masterclass and the most complete all-roun…
Monégasque
Charles Leclerc
Formula 1 Driver
Ferrari's star of the future — pole position machine and Monaco Grand Prix winner in his home race.…
British
Damon Hill
Racing Driver
The son who became champion — 1996 World Championship and the unique distinction of being son of a W…
Australian
Daniel Ricciardo
Formula 1 Driver
The Honey Badger — eight race wins, the shoey and the most likeable personality in modern F1.…
Scottish
David Coulthard
Racing Driver
Scotland's most successful Formula 1 driver — 13 Grand Prix victories and now one of the sport's mos…
South African
Desire Wilson
Racing Driver
The only woman to win an open Formula racing event — Desirée Wilson won the Aurora AFX Formula One S…
Brazilian
Emerson Fittipaldi
Driver
Two-time Formula One World Champion from Brazil whose calm brilliance and smooth driving style broug…
French
Esteban Ocon
Driver
French driver who has competed for Renault, Force India, Racing Point and Alpine, winning the 2021 H…
Brazilian
Felipe Massa
Driver
Consistent and popular Brazilian who spent his career at Ferrari, Williams and Sauber, narrowly miss…
Spanish
Fernando Alonso
Racing Driver
Two-time World Champion and the most complete racing driver of his generation — widely regarded as t…
Argentine
Franco Colapinto
Driver
Argentine rookie who burst onto the Formula One scene with Williams in 2024, delivering performances…
British
George Russell
Formula 1 Driver
Mr Saturday — Hamilton's Mercedes successor and the driver who outqualified Hamilton in his debut se…
Austrian
Gerhard Berger
Driver
Entertaining and charismatic Austrian who drove for Ferrari and McLaren during the 1980s and 1990s, …
Italian
Giancarlo Fisichella
Driver
Charming Italian who drove for some of Formula One's top teams across a career spanning two decades,…
Canadian
Gilles Villeneuve
Racing Driver
The most naturally gifted racing driver Formula 1 produced in the generation between the legends who…
British
Graham Hill
Racing Driver
Mr Monaco — the only driver to win the Triple Crown: F1 World Champion, Indianapolis 500 and Le Mans…
Australian
Jack Brabham
Driver
Three-time Formula One World Champion and the only driver to win the title with a car bearing his ow…
Canadian
Jacques Villeneuve
Driver
Canadian Formula One World Champion who won the 1997 title with Williams in controversial circumstan…
British
James Hunt
Formula 1 Driver
The 1976 champion — the most charismatic and controversial driver in F1 history.…
Italian
Jarno Trulli
Driver
Precise and technical Italian driver notorious for extraordinary qualifying performances that seldom…
French
Jean Alesi
Driver
Beloved French driver whose flamboyant attacking style and loyalty to Ferrari made him one of the mo…
British
Jenson Button
Formula 1 Driver
The 2009 world champion who won six of the first seven races with Brawn GP — from backmarker team to…
Scottish
Jim Clark
Racing Driver
The most naturally gifted racing driver of his era — Jim Clark won two World Championships before hi…
British
John Surtees
Driver
The only man ever to win world titles on both two wheels and four, the British motorcycle champion t…
Argentine
Juan Manuel Fangio
Racing Driver
Five-time World Champion with four different constructors — the master of 1950s Grand Prix racing.…
Colombian
Juan Pablo Montoya
Driver
Exciting Colombian who brought IndyCar aggression to Formula One, winning seven Grands Prix with McL…
Japanese
Juju Noda
Racing Driver
Japan's most talented female racing driver of the modern era — competing in Formula Regional Asian C…
British
Katherine Legge
Racing Driver
Britain's most successful female single-seater racing driver — first woman to win a Champ Car race, …
Finnish
Kimi Räikkönen
Formula 1 Driver
The Iceman — one world title, the most authentic and the least corporate driver in modern F1.…
Canadian
Lance Stroll
Driver
Canadian driver who has represented Aston Martin, Williams and Racing Point through the ranks, combi…
British
Lando Norris
Formula 1 Driver
McLaren's charismatic star — Twitch streamer, first F1 win at Miami and the sport's most digitally n…
Italian
Lella Lombardi
Racing Driver
The only woman to score points in a Formula 1 World Championship race — Lombardi earned half a point…
Italian
Maria Teresa de Filippis
Racing Driver
The first woman to start a Formula 1 World Championship race — competed in three Grands Prix in 1958…
American
Mario Andretti
Driver
The only American Formula One World Champion, whose victories in the 1978 title battle with Lotus ma…
Dutch
Max Verstappen
Racing Driver
Four-time World Champion and holder of the single-season wins record (19 in 2023).…
German
Michael Schumacher
Racing Driver
Seven-time World Champion and the most statistically successful driver in F1 history.…
Finnish
Mika Häkkinen
Racing Driver
Two World Championships and one of F1's most remarkable personal stories — Häkkinen recovered from n…
Brazilian
Nelson Piquet
Driver
Outspoken and fiercely competitive Brazilian three-time Formula One World Champion who won titles wi…
German
Nico Rosberg
Racing Driver
The 2016 World Champion who retired five days after winning — one of sport's most surprising and adm…
British
Nigel Mansell
Formula 1 Driver
Red 5 — 31 race wins and the most dramatic near-misses in championship history.…
Austrian
Niki Lauda
Formula 1 Driver
The fireball at the Nürburgring — three world championships and the most remarkable survival in moto…
British
Oliver Bearman
Driver
British teenage sensation who became the youngest points-scorer in Formula One history with Ferrari …
Australian
Oscar Piastri
Formula 1 Driver
McLaren's Australian star — F2 and F3 champion who won his first race in 2024 and challenged for the…
French
Pierre Gasly
Formula 1 Driver
The ultimate redemption story in modern F1 — demoted from Red Bull to AlphaTauri mid-season in 2019,…
German
Ralf Schumacher
Driver
German driver and younger brother of Michael Schumacher who competed throughout the late 1990s and 2…
Polish
Robert Kubica
Driver
Courageous Polish driver whose remarkable comeback from a devastating crash that severed his arm def…
Brazilian
Rubens Barrichello
Driver
Affable Brazilian who became Formula One's most experienced driver, famous for his loyal partnership…
American
Sarah Fisher
Racing Driver (IndyCar)
The most successful female open-wheel racing driver in American history — eight Indianapolis 500 sta…
German
Sebastian Vettel
Racing Driver
Four-time World Champion who dominated F1 with Red Bull and became a leading environmentalist after …
Mexican
Sergio Pérez
Formula 1 Driver
Mexico's greatest racing driver — Red Bull's world championship wingman and Baku specialist.…
Swiss
Simona de Silvestro
Racing Driver
Switzerland's most successful racing driver — IndyCar regular, Sauber F1 development driver and one …
Scottish
Sir Jackie Stewart
Racing Driver
Three world championships and the man who transformed F1 safety — Sir Jackie Stewart saved countless…
British
Sir Lewis Hamilton
Racing Driver
The most statistically successful F1 driver in history — 105+ wins and 104+ poles.…
British
Stirling Moss
Racing Driver
The greatest Formula 1 driver never to win the World Championship — Sir Stirling Moss won 16 Grands …
Colombian
Tatiana Calderón
Racing Driver
Latin America's most successful female racing driver of the modern era — F2 competitor, Super Formul…
Finnish
Valtteri Bottas
Formula 1 Driver
Ten Grand Prix victories as Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes teammate — the most successful wingman in mode…
Japanese
Yuki Tsunoda
Driver
Feisty Japanese driver whose combative style, rapid development and social media presence have made …
Chinese
Zhou Guanyu
Driver
Chinese trailblazer who became the first full-time Chinese driver in Formula One history, paving the…
Formula 1 Nations
British
15
athletes
Italian
5
athletes
Brazilian
5
athletes
French
4
athletes
German
4
athletes
Australian
3
athletes
Canadian
3
athletes
Finnish
3
athletes