F1 champions with most titles: Max equals Senna’s three

Max Verstappen This Saturday he was able to revalidate his F1 world crown in the sprint race of F1 Qatar GP. The Dutch driver won the title of 2023 with 5 Grand Prix ahead including this Sunday’s race held in Qatar. An outrage that reflects their superiority this year. so, Max Verstappen He moved up one step on the list of drivers with the most F1 world titles in history, joining the group of legendary drivers with 3 crowns. He equals 3 scepters of Ayrton Sennathat of his mother-in-law Nelson Piquet and other legendary pilots like Jack Brabham, Jackie Stewart and Niki Lauda.

So, Max Verstappen just one title away from the 4 achieved by Alain Prost and Sebastian Vettelthe only German pilot to surpass the Dutchman as the youngest winner of three titles. Verstappen will be chosen to match ‘Seb’ and Prost in 2024, as the clear favorite for next year’s title as the regulations will remain unchanged. With the best car of the course, with a big difference compared to his rivals, it seems difficult for anyone to challenge Max for the crown next year.

Max is still 4 crowns away from the two drivers who hold the record: Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton, both with 7 F1 world titles.

Drivers with 7 F1 world championships

• Michael Schumacher: 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004

• Lewis Hamilton: 2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020

Drivers with 5 F1 world championships

• Juan Manuel Fangio: 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956 and 1957

Drivers with 4 F1 world titles

• Alain Prost: 1985, 1986, 1989 and 1993
• Sebastian Vettel: 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013

Drivers with 3 F1 world titles

• Jack Brabham: 1959, 1960 and 1966
• Jackie Stewart: 1969, 1971 and 1973
• Niki Lauda: 1975, 1977 and 1984
• Nelson Piquet: 1981, 1983 and 1987
• Ayrton Senna: 1988, 1990 and 1991
• Max Verstappen: 2021, 2022 and 2023

Drivers with 2 F1 world titles

• Alberto Ascari: 1952 and 1953
• Jim Clark: 1963 and 1965
• Graham Hill: 1962 and 1968
• Emerson Fittipaldi: 1972 and 1974
• Mika Hakkinen: 1998 and 1999
• Fernando Alonso: 2005 and 2006

Drivers with F1 titles

• Giuseppe Farina: 1950
• Mike Hawthorne: 1958
• Phil Hill: 1961
• John Surtees: 1964
• Denny Hulme: 1967
• Jochen Rindt: 1970
• James Hunt: 1976
• Mario Andretti: 1978
• Jody Scheckter: 1979
• Alan Jones: 1980
• Keke Rosberg: 1982
• Nigel Mansell: 1992
• Damon Hill: 1996
• Jacques Villeneuve: 1997
• Kimi Raikkonen: 2007
• Jenson’s Button: 2009
• Nico Rosberg: 2016