Here are the 10 best ever formula 1 drivers top gear. Juan manuel fangio is the greatest formula one driver of all time or at least according to new research carried out by the university of sheffield. The bbc f1 team were asked to provide their own personal top 20s. The world championship of drivers has been held since 1950. The formula in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform. So we thought it was the right time to dive into the history.
Sky sports recently began a poll for fans to vote on. There has been a lot of talk lately about who the greatest f1 driver of all time is. The f1 world championship season consists of a series of races, known as grands prix, held usually on purpose. Lewis hamilton ive been saying this for years and ill say it again. As hamilton takes his fourth f1 world title, can he now be regarded as the best ever. Williams martini racings sergey sirotkin is poised to win the best driver of 2018 poll conducted by sky sports. The blood rush that fans get from watching drivers swish through the track as they compete with each. This top 100 ranking goes back to the start of formula 1 in 1950.
Its true that fangio often got himself into the best cars he drove for alfa romeo, maserati, mercedesbenz and ferrari but he was a key part in making them look that good. Seventime formula 1 champion michael schumacher has been voted the greatest formula 1 driver of alltime in the formula 1 goat poll championship. Greatest formula one driver of all time sciencedaily. Sir stirling moss is regarded as the greatest driver to have never won the formula 1 world championship. To be eligible, drivers prior to 1970 needed to take part in 25 percent of the seasons races and qualifying sessions. Mercedes lewis hamilton is widely regarded as one of the greatest drivers in the f1 racing. The celebrated german driver notched more wins 91 and more world championships seven than any other f1 driver in history and was voted best in a. Greatest f1 champion poll the results racedepartment. The best f1 drivers of all time, as chosen by science. Michael schumacher tops f1 racings greatest ferrari. The bbc f1 team were asked to provide their own personal top 20s, which were combined to produce a bbc list. Lewis hamilton wins f1 drivers vote for best of 2018 f1. Researchers say juan manuel fangio was the greatest f1 driver of all time british academics evaluated driver skill independently from car and.
Top gears definitive list of f1s greatest ever racers. That tends to overshadow the fact that, at his peak, he was one of the top singleseater drivers in the world. This poll represents the most comprehensive vote on the greatest world championship drivers. Lewis hamilton has been voted the best driver in formula 1 this year by his peers in a poll run by the sports official website. Lewis hamilton ahead of schumacher and senna on list of the 10 greatest f1 drivers ever. Dont miss a formula 1 moment with the latest news, videos, standings and results.
Autosport presents the top 40 greatest formula 1 drivers of all time as voted by over 200 drivers who have raced in the formula 1 world championship. Formula one drivers from the united kingdom wikipedia. When f1 fans regularly fail to agree on who the best. The best f1 drivers of all time, as chosen by science red bull. Who is considered the greatest racing driver of all time. The briton is not the same man, nor the same driver, but his place in the pantheon of great f1 drivers has been assured.
Lewis hamilton is the greatest f1 driver yet, lets look at some reasons why. The lists were then combined to create an overall top 10. Includes the 2018 season, which is currently in progress. Your formula 1 etihad airways abu dhabi grand prix 2019 driver of the day share. Which driver has the best helmet design on the 2020 f1 grid. Jacky ickx is more famous for his sportscar exploits, including six le mans 24 hours victories and two world titles, than he is for his f1 career. This includes the earliest surviving world championship grand prix winner, jose froilan gonzalez, the most successful driver of all time, michael schumacher, the oldest living driver, paul pietsch, and f1s first child of the 1990s, jaime alguersuari. Juan manuel fangio named f1s greatest driver by study cnn. Formula 1 races that were not qualification rounds.
The 1990 and 1992 wrc champion, who celebrated his. The greatest drivers in the world are assembling in monte carlo this weekend for formula ones flagship race, the monaco grand prix. Go behind the scenes and get analysis straight from the paddock. Scores were based on the current f1 points system, with the top driver on each list earning 25 points down to one point for the driver in 10th. Threetime world champion ayrton senna has been voted the greatest formula 1 driver of all time by a unique poll of 217 of his fellow world championship drivers conducted by autosport magazine. After lewis hamilton won his fifth world title on sunday, bbc sport is asking you just who is the greatest f1 driver ever.
Mercedes lewis hamilton wins 2019 driver of the year. Overall, scheckter had the edge on depailler, outscoring him 11465, but depailler showed improvement from year to year. Next story mclaughlin shakes down new mustang at qr previous story ricciardo happy after. Lewis hamiltons world title win on sunday takes his total up to five, jointsecond with juan manuel fangio and only two behind michael. Lewis hamilton reignited the debate over who is formula 1s greatestever driver when he matched michael schumachers historic pole record at the belgian gp. Have a look at our comprehensive graphic above, make your own mind up and vote for your best british driver of all time in our poll. Take the below poll and help us decide which of the guys won this weeks challenge. Carlos sainz is three places higher up in this poll, however, the brazilian grand prix podium scorer and f1. Here are the top 10 f1 drivers, according to the new analysis. Its a question that sparks heated debate around the world. To celebrate 70 years of ferrari, f1 racing asked its readers and the online forum of ferrarichat to vote for the greatest ferrari driver of alltime. By the time of his retirement he had won 27 races, a record that would stand until finally being bettered by alain prost in 1987. In this weeks pirtek poll, we want to know if you agree. Best formula 1 drivers of all time top ten list thetoptens.
Michael schumacher has been voted the greatest ferrari driver of alltime in a reader poll conducted by f1 racing magazine, topping the list ahead of kimi raikkonen and gilles villeneuve. Carlos sainz has beaten sebastien loeb to be named the greatest driver in world rally championship history in a poll run by the series promoter. Cast your vote in this weeks pirtek poll for the driver you feel is formula 1s greatest champion. Mercedes driver hamilton charged to his fifth f1 world championship. We also have the all time f1 teams ranking the ranking is sorted by default on total points. From 1954 to 1957, he won 17 of the formula 1 races out of 28 races contested excluding the indy 500, which was technically part of the world championship during those years. Where do jenson button and lewis hamilton rank in britain. From 19741976, depailler raced alongside jody scheckter. Statistically, german michael schumacher is the greatest f1 driver, with seven world championships, including most constructers car makers titles, race.
Who is the greatest formula one driver of all time. Driver records listed here include all rounds which formed part of the world championship since 1950. Would you like to comment on this article or view other readers. Having set the formula one scene alight following his remarkable debut at the wheel of the unfancied jordan ford at spa just three years earlier, schumacher worked tirelessly to build a reputation as a no nonsense unforgiving young driver at the wheel of the often underwhelming. Who is the greatest driver never to win an f1 title. F1s team bosses choose their top 10 drivers of 2019. Ayrton senna managed topped the list, with michael schumacher and jim clark rounding off the podium. Juan manuel fangio is the greatest formula one driver of all time, according to new research.
Why lewis hamilton has secured his place among the. Researchers say juan manuel fangio was greatest f1 driver. According to the universitys study, the top 10 f1 drivers of all time are. An autosport survey taken by 217 formula one drivers saw clark voted as the fifth greatest f1 driver of all time just ahead of fellow scottish driver jackie stewart. F1s greatest drivers autosport persuaded 217 world championship formula 1 heroes to vote for the alltime greates driver. This year, bbc sport is profiling 20 of the greatest formula 1 drivers of all time. Over the last 50 days, gpblog has been listing each of our top 50 drivers of alltime. Scientists name greatest formula one driver of all time in. My model ranks him similarly to a 1997 expert poll by f1 racing magazine that placed him 43rd. Bbc sport is profiling 20 of the greatest formula 1 drivers of all time.
His gifted driving skills were clearly evident, especially during harsh wet conditions. The list displays the all time f1 driver rankings for the most amount of races, victories, podiums, pole positions, fastest laps and the total amount of points for each f1 driver. Its a classic question and, thanks to dr andrew bell and his team at the university of sheffield, it now has a definitive answer. This should come as no surprise to racing fans senna is regarded by many other champions as f1s greatest driver. Both lewis hamilton and juan manuel fangio were also inside the top five. Lewis hamilton ahead of schumacher and senna on list of the 10. To narrow the criteria, the voting was limited to the 38 drivers who have won a world championship grand prix for ferrari since 1950 and the results have been unveiled in this months edition.