🏎️f1 world champions, 2000 to 2025

for the record: schu's five straight to start, then it's basically vettel, hamilton, or verstappen for two decades

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2000: Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)

2001: Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)

2002: Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)

2003: Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)

2004: Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)

13 wins out of 18 races that year. peak of the run

2005: Fernando Alonso (Renault)

24 years old, ended the schumacher streak

2006: Fernando Alonso (Renault)

2007: Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari)

third with two races left, won it at the last one. mclaren also imploded that year (spygate), which helped

2008: Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)

passed glock in the last corner of the last race for the point he needed

2009: Jenson Button (Brawn)

brawn started that season as a team with no sponsor that almost didn't exist. one of the sport's best underdog runs

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)

beat his own teammate then retired five days later. never defended it. asterisk optional

2017: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

2018: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

2019: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

2020: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

seventh title, tied schumacher's record

2021: Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

decided on the last lap after a late safety car restart. still argued about, for the record

2022: Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

2023: Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

wrapped it up with four races still left

2024: Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

2025: Lando Norris (McLaren)

ended the verstappen run. first title for norris

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