The Formula One World Championship is the highest class of worldwide single-seater racing, run by the Formula One Group and sanctioned by the FIA. It began in 1950 and is often regarded as the pinnacle of motorsport. A season is a series of Grands Prix held in many countries on purpose-built circuits or closed public roads, and a points system decides two annual titles, one for drivers and one for constructors. Each driver needs an FIA Super Licence and the circuits must hold the top Grade One rating. The commercial rights are leased to Liberty Media, which bought them in 2017 and added Grands Prix in Miami, Las Vegas, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the Netherlands and Barcelona. Its cars generate high cornering speeds through aerodynamic downforce.
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since its inaugural running in 1950
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to determine two annual World Championships
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is the highest class of worldwide racing for open-wheel, single-seater formula racing cars
View the SourceJohn Surtees (Wikipedia)
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won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1964 with Ferrari
Jochen Rindt (Wikipedia)
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Rindt won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1970 with Lotus
Alberto Ascari (Wikipedia)
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Ascari won two Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles, which he won in 1952 and 1953 with Ferrari
Mike Hawthorn (Wikipedia)
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Hawthorn won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1958 with Ferrari
Giuseppe Farina (Wikipedia)
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Farina won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in its inaugural 1950 season with Alfa Romeo
Phil Hill (Wikipedia)
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Hill won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1961 with Ferrari
Toulo de Graffenried (Jolpica F1 API)
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1950 British Grand Prix
Wikipedia, Ayrton Senna
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Senna achieved 41 wins, 65 pole positions, 19 fastest laps and 80 podiums in Formula One; he remains a legendary figure within motorsport for his raw speed and uncompromising driving style, as well as his philanthropy, and is frequently cited as a national hero of Brazil.
Heinz Schiller (Wikipedia)
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He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, on August 5, 1962.
Mário de Araújo Cabral (Wikipedia)
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He participated in five Formula One World Championship Grands Prix (four starts), debuting on 23 August 1959.
Wikipedia, Michael Schumacher
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who competed in Formula One from 1991 to 2006 and from 2010 to 2012
Wikipedia, Lewis Hamilton
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competes in Formula One for Ferrari
Wikipedia, Juan Manuel Fangio
WikipediaCompetitors Include: Juan Manuel Fangio, LeadQuote, Competitors Include: Juan Manuel Fangio, Lead
who competed in Formula One from 1950 to 1958
Wikipedia, Sebastian Vettel
WikipediaCompetitors Include: Sebastian Vettel, LeadQuote, Competitors Include: Sebastian Vettel, Lead
who competed in Formula One from 2007 to 2022
Wikipedia, Niki Lauda
WikipediaCompetitors Include: Niki Lauda, LeadQuote, Competitors Include: Niki Lauda, Lead
who competed in Formula One from 1971 to 1979
Wikipedia, Jim Clark
WikipediaCompetitors Include: Jim Clark, LeadQuote, Competitors Include: Jim Clark, Lead
who competed in Formula One from 1960 to 1968
Wikipedia: Max Verstappen
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competes under the Dutch flag in Formula One for Red Bull Racing
Wikipedia, Mika Hakkinen
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who competed in Formula One from 1991 to 2001
Wikipedia, Jack Brabham
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who competed in Formula One from 1955 to 1970
Jody Scheckter (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Jody Scheckter, LeadQuote, Competitors Include: Jody Scheckter, Lead
who competed in Formula One from 1972 to 1980
Denny Hulme (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Denny Hulme, LeadQuote, Competitors Include: Denny Hulme, Lead
who competed in Formula One from 1965 to 1974
Gerhard Berger (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Gerhard Berger, LeadQuote, Competitors Include: Gerhard Berger, Lead
who competed in Formula One from 1984 to 1997
Piero Taruffi (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Piero Taruffi, LeadQuote, Competitors Include: Piero Taruffi, Lead
who competed in Formula One from 1950 to 1956
Umberto Maglioli (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Umberto Maglioli, LeadQuote, Competitors Include: Umberto Maglioli, Lead
who competed in Formula One at 10 Grands Prix from 1953 to 1957
Tony Gaze (Wikipedia)
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He was the first ever Australian to take part in a Formula One Grand Prix
Mike Hailwood (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Mike Hailwood, LeadQuote, Competitors Include: Mike Hailwood, Lead
Formula One between 1963 and 1974
Paul Pietsch (Wikipedia)
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returned after the war, becoming the first German ever to take part in Formula One World Championship Grand Prix.
Alex Zanardi (Wikipedia)
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competed in Formula One between 1991 and 1999
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