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Most Successful Formula 1 Drivers of All Time

Name the top 100 Formula 1 drivers with the best merits in the history of the sport. Check caveats for methodology.
Criteria: World Driver's Championships > Grand Prix-wins > podiums > points gathered (2020 adjusted) > races started > races entered
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Order
Answer
Country
Active years
1.
Lewis Hamilton
United Kingdom
2007-
2.
Michael Schumacher
Germany
1991-2006, 2010-2012
3.
Juan Manuel Fangio
Argentina
1950-1951, 1953-1958
4.
Sebastian Vettel
Germany
2007-2022
5.
Alain Prost
France
1980-1991, 1993
6.
Max Verstappen
Netherlands
2015-
7.
Ayrton Senna
Brazil
1984-1994
8.
Jackie Stewart
United Kingdom
1965-1973
9.
Niki Lauda
Austria
1971-1979, 1982-1985
10.
Nelson Piquet
Brazil
1978-1991
11.
Jack Brabham
Australia
1955-1970
12.
Fernando Alonso
Spain
2001, 2003-2018, 2021-
13.
Jim Clark
United Kingdom
1960-1968
14.
Mika Häkkinen
Finland
1991-2001
15.
Graham Hill
United Kingdom
1958-1975
16.
Emerson Fittipaldi
Brazil
1970-1980
17.
Alberto Ascari
Italy
1950-1955
18.
Nigel Mansell
United Kingdom
1980-1992, 1994-1995
19.
Nico Rosberg
Germany
2006-2016
20.
Damon Hill
United Kingdom
1992-1999
21.
Kimi Räikkönen
Finland
2001-2009, 2012-2021
22.
Jenson Button
United Kingdom
2000-2017
23.
Alan Jones
Australia
1975-1981, 1983, 1985-1986
24.
Mario Andretti
United States
1968-1972, 1974-1982
25.
Jacques Villeneuve
Canada
1996-2006
26.
Jody Scheckter
South Africa
1972-1980
27.
James Hunt
United Kingdom
1973-1979
28.
Denny Hulme
New Zealand
1965-1974
29.
John Surtees
United Kingdom
1960-1972
30.
Jochen Rindt
Austria
1964-1970
31.
Nino Farina
Italy
1950-1955
32.
Keke Rosberg
Finland
1978-1986
33.
Mike Hawthorn
United Kingdom
1952-1958
34.
Phil Hill
United States
1958-1964, 1966
35.
Stirling Moss
United Kingdom
1951-1961
36.
David Coulthard
United Kingdom
1994-2008
37.
Carlos Reutemann
Argentina
1972-1982
38.
Rubens Barrichello
Brazil
1993-2011
39.
Felipe Massa
Brazil
2002, 2004-2017
40.
Valtteri Bottas
Finland
2013-
41.
Gerhard Berger
Austria
1984-1997
42.
Ronnie Peterson
Sweden
1970-1978
43.
Mark Webber
Australia
2002-2013
44.
Daniel Ricciardo
Australia
2011-
45.
Jacky Ickx
Belgium
1967-1979
46.
Juan Pablo Montoya
Colombia
2001-2006
47.
René Arnoux
France
1978-1989
48.
Riccardo Patrese
Italy
1977-1993
49.
Sergio Pérez
Mexico
2011-
50.
Jacques Laffite
France
1974-1986
Order
Answer
Country
Active years
51.
Ralf Schumacher
Germany
1997-2007
52.
Gilles Villeneuve
Canada
1977-1982
53.
Tony Brooks
United Kingdom
1956-1961
54.
Charles Leclerc
Monaco
2018-
55.
Clay Regazzoni
Switzerland
1970-1980
56.
Michele Alboreto
Italy
1981-1994
57.
John Watson
United Kingdom
1973-1983, 1985
58.
Bruce McLaren
New Zealand
1958-1970
59.
Eddie Irvine
United Kingdom
1993-2002
60.
Dan Gurney
United States
1959-1968, 1970
61.
Giancarlo Fisichella
Italy
1996-2009
62.
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Germany
1994-2003
63.
Thierry Boutsen
Belgium
1983-1993
64.
Didier Pironi
France
1978-1982
65.
Peter Collins
United Kingdom
1952-1958
66.
Johnny Herbert
United Kingdom
1989-2000
67.
Patrick Depailler
France
1972, 1974-1980
68.
Carlos Sainz
Spain
2015-
69.
Jose Froilan Gonzalez
Argentina
1950-1957, 1960
70.
Patrick Tambay
France
1977-1979, 1981-1986
71.
Maurice Trintignant
France
1950-1964
72.
Elio de Angelis
Italy
1979-1986
73.
Peter Revson
United States
1964, 1971-1974
74.
Pedro Rodriguez
Mexico
1963-1971
75.
Jo Siffert
Switzerland
1962-1971
76.
Wolfgang von Trips
Germany
1956-1961
77.
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
France
1974-1975, 1977-1981
78.
Bill Vukovich
United States
1950-1955
79.
Jean Alesi
France
1989-2001
80.
Richie Ginther
United States
1960-1967
81.
François Cevert
France
1970-1973
82.
Robert Kubica
Poland
2006-2010
83.
Jarno Trulli
Italy
1997-2011
84.
George Russell
United Kingdom
2019-
85.
Alessandro Nannini
Italy
1986-1990
86.
Jochen Mass
Germany
1973-1980, 1982
87.
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
France
1967-1974
88.
Lorenzo Bandini
Italy
1961-1967
89.
Luigi Musso
Italy
1953-1958
90.
José Carlos Pace
Brazil
1972-1977
91.
Luigi Fagioli
Italy
1950-1951
92.
Olivier Panis
France
1994-1999, 2001-2004
93.
Piero Taruffi
Italy
1950-1952, 1954-1956
94.
Pierre Gasly
France
2017-
95.
Heikki Kovalainen
Finland
2007-2013
96.
Innes Ireland
United Kingdom
1959-1966
97.
Gunnar Nilsson
Sweden
1976-1977
98.
Jim Rathmann
United States
1950, 1952-1960
99.
Sam Hanks
United States
1950-1957
100.
Esteban Ocon
France
2016-
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Level 58
Dec 27, 2022
Jim Clark should me No.1