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PILOTS WITH CARS IN CONDITIONS TO DISPUTE TITLE
This page covers drivers who had at least three cars capable of contending for championships.
Coincidentally, the top four drivers on the list (Hamilton, Schumacher, Vettel, and Prost) are also among the top five all-time F1 race winners. This simply proves that, to rack up impressive statistics, having competitive cars for as long as possible is essential. Below is the list of these drivers and the years they drove such cars.
Hamilton and Schumacher each had ten cars capable of winning the championship and secured the title seven times.
Hamilton (10): 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
Schumacher (10): 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006.
Prost (8): 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1993.
Vettel (7): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018.
Fangio (6): 1950, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957.
Moss (6): 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960.
Lauda (6): 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1984 and 1985.
Coulthard (6): 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2003.
Barrichello (6): 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2009.
Raikkonen (6): 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2017 and 2018.
Verstappen (5): 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Mansell (5) : 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991 and 1992.
Webber (5): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Bottas (5 ): 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
Farina (4): 1950, 1951, 1952 and 1953.
Jack Brabham (4): 1959, 1960, 1966 and 1967.
Graham Hill (4): 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1968.
Jim Clark (4): 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1965.
Stewart (4): 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973.
Piquet (4): 1981, 1983, 1986, 1987.
Senna (4): 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1991.
Damon Hill (4): 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996.
Hakkinen (4): 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001.
Alonso (4): 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2010.
Massa (4): 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010.
Perez (4): 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.
Ascari (3): 1951, 1952 and 1953.
Hulme (3): 1966, 1967 and 1974.
Fittipaldi (3): 1972, 1973, 1974.
Regazzoni (3): 1974, 1975 and 1976.
Reutemann (3): 1977, 1980 and 1981.
Patrese (3): 1983, 1991 and 1992.
Nico Rosberg (3): 2014, 2015 and 2016.