Full list of F1 World Champions as Antonelli moves closer to historic title triumph

Mercedes' Andrea Kimi Antonelli can seal the driver’s title at the Mexican Grand Prix. | Photo Credit: REUTERS

Kimi Antonelli enters the Mexican Grand Prix at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez within touching distance of the F1 driver’s championship.

The 20-year-old Italian can seal the title without scoring a point if both Mercedes teammate George Russell and Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton fail to win the race.

The two former teammates will however start from first and second position on the grind for the race on Sunday.

In case either of them takes the chequered flag, Antonelli will have to finish higher than ninth in the classification to win his maiden driver’s title in just his second year in the sport.

Here is the full list of F1 World Champions (read as year-driver-team):

• 1950 - Giuseppe Farina (Alfa Romeo)
• 1951 - Juan Manuel Fangio (Alfa Romeo)
• 1952 - Alberto Ascari (Ferrari)
• 1953 - Alberto Ascari (Ferrari)
• 1954 - Juan Manuel Fangio (Maserati / Mercedes)
• 1955 - Juan Manuel Fangio (Mercedes)
• 1956 - Juan Manuel Fangio (Ferrari)
• 1957 - Juan Manuel Fangio (Maserati)
• 1958 - Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari)
• 1959 - Jack Brabham (Cooper)
• 1960 - Jack Brabham (Cooper)
• 1961 - Phil Hill (Ferrari)
• 1962 - Graham Hill (BRM)
• 1963 - Jim Clark (Lotus)
• 1964 - John Surtees (Ferrari)
• 1965 - Jim Clark (Lotus)
• 1966 - Jack Brabham (Brabham)
• 1967 - Denny Hulme (Brabham)
• 1968 - Graham Hill (Lotus)
• 1969 - Jackie Stewart (Matra)
• 1970 - Jochen Rindt (Lotus)
• 1971 - Jackie Stewart (Tyrrell)
• 1972 - Emerson Fittipaldi (Lotus)
• 1973 - Jackie Stewart (Tyrrell)
• 1974 - Emerson Fittipaldi (McLaren)
• 1975 - Niki Lauda (Ferrari)
• 1976 - James Hunt (McLaren)
• 1977 - Niki Lauda (Ferrari)
• 1978 - Mario Andretti (Lotus)
• 1979 - Jody Scheckter (Ferrari)
• 1980 - Alan Jones (Williams)
• 1981 - Nelson Piquet (Brabham)
• 1982 - Keke Rosberg (Williams)
• 1983 - Nelson Piquet (Brabham)
• 1984 - Niki Lauda (McLaren)
• 1985 - Alain Prost (McLaren)
• 1986 - Alain Prost (McLaren)
• 1987 - Nelson Piquet (Williams)
• 1988 - Ayrton Senna (McLaren)
• 1989 - Alain Prost (McLaren)
• 1990 - Ayrton Senna (McLaren)
• 1991 - Ayrton Senna (McLaren)
• 1992 - Nigel Mansell (Williams)
• 1993 - Alain Prost (Williams)
• 1994 - Michael Schumacher (Benetton)
• 1995 - Michael Schumacher (Benetton)
• 1996 - Damon Hill (Williams)
• 1997 - Jacques Villeneuve (Williams)
• 1998 - Mika Häkkinen (McLaren)
• 1999 - Mika Häkkinen (McLaren)
• 2000 - Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
• 2001 - Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
• 2002 - Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
• 2003 - Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
• 2004 - Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
• 2005 - Fernando Alonso (Renault)
• 2006 - Fernando Alonso (Renault)
• 2007 - Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari)
• 2008 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)
• 2009 - Jenson Button (Brawn)
• 2010 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
• 2011 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
• 2012 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
• 2013 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
• 2014 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
• 2015 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
• 2016 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)
• 2017 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
• 2018 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
• 2019 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
• 2020 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
• 2021 - Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
• 2022 - Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
• 2023 - Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
• 2024 - Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
• 2025 - Lando Norris (McLaren)