All The Runners-up In The History Of Formula 1
In the glamorous world of F1, people always remember the winners, not the runner-ups. But we have to remember that each runner up has their own story to tell, that they had fought equally for that spot just as the winners. They have also given their all for the team, for their fans.
Today, in this article, we’re gonna celebrate all the F1 champion runner-ups till date with a list of them.
Early Years-the 1950’s
-1950 – Giuseppe Farina
– Team:Alfa Romeo
1951 – Juan Manuel Fangio( Argentina)
– Team: Alfa Romeo
1952 – Piero Taruffi
– Team:Ferrari
1953 – Juan Manuel Fangio
– Team: Maserati
1954 – Jose Froilan Gonzalez
– Team:Ferrari
1955 – Stirling Moss
– Team:Mercedes
1956 – Stirling Moss
– Team:Maserati
1957 – Stirling Moss
– Team: Vanwall
1958 – Stirling Moss
– Team: Vanwall
1959 – Stirling Moss
– Team: Cooper
The 1960s:
1960 – Bruce McLaren
– Team: Cooper
1961 – Wolfgang von Trips
– Team:Ferrari
1962 – Graham Hill
-Team: BRM
1963 – Graham Hill
– Team: BRM
1964 – Graham Hill
– Team: BRM
1965 – Graham Hill
– Team: BRM
1966 – John Surtees
– Team: Cooper
1967 – Jack Brabham
– Team: Brabham
1968 – Graham Hill
– Team:Lotus
1969 – Jackie Stewart
– Team:Matra
The 1970s:
1970 – Jacky Ickx
– Team: Ferrari
1971 – Ronnie Peterson
– Team: March
1972 – Emerson Fittipaldi
– Team: Lotus
1973 – Jackie Stewart
– Team:Tyrrell
1974 – Clay Regazzoni
– Team: Ferrari
1975 – Emerson Fittipaldi
– Team:McLaren
1976 – Niki Lauda
– Team:Ferrari
1977 – Jody Scheckter
– Team: Wolf
1978 – Mario Andretti
– Team: Lotus
1979 – Gilles Villeneuve
– Team:Ferrari
The 1980s
1980 – Nelson Piquet
– Team:Brabham
1981 – Carlos Reutemann
– Team: Williams
1982 – John Watson
– Team: McLaren
1983 – Alain Prost
– Team: Renault
1984 – Alain Prost
– Team: McLaren
1985 – Michele Alboreto
– Team: Ferrari
1986 – Nigel Mansell
– Team: Williams
1987 – Nigel Mansell
– Team: Williams
1988 – Alain Prost
– Team: McLaren
1989 – Ayrton Senna
– Team: McLaren
The 1990s:
1990 – Alain Prost
– Team: Ferrari
1991 – Nigel Mansell
– Team: Williams
1992 – Riccardo Patrese
– Team: Williams
1993 – Ayrton Senna
– Team: McLaren
1994 – Damon Hill
– Team: Williams
1995 – Damon Hill
– Team: Williams
1996 – Jacques Villeneuve
– Team: Williams
1997 – Heinz-Harald Frentzen
– Team: Williams
1998 – Michael Schumacher
– Team: Ferrari
1999 – Eddie Irvine
– Team: Ferrari
The 2000s:
2000 – Mika Hakkinen
– Team: McLaren
2001 – David Coulthard
– Team: McLaren
2002 – Rubens Barrichello
– Team: Ferrari
2003 – Kimi Raikkonen
– Team: McLaren
2004 – Rubens Barrichello
– Team: Ferrari
2005 – Kimi Raikkonen
– Team: McLaren
2006 – Michael Schumacher
– Team:Ferrari
2007 – Lewis Hamilton
– Team: McLaren
2008 – Felipe Massa
– Team: Ferrari
2009 – Sebastian Vettel
– Team: Red Bull
The 2010s:
2010 – Fernando Alonso
– Team: Ferrari
2011 – Jenson Button
– Team: McLaren
2012 – Fernando Alonso
– Team: Ferrari
2013 – Fernando Alonso
– Team:Ferrari
2014 – Nico Rosberg
– Team: Mercedes
2015 – Nico Rosberg
– Team: Mercedes
2016 – Lewis Hamilton
– Team: Mercedes
2017 – Sebastian Vettel
– Team: Ferrari
2018 – Sebastian Vettel
– Team: Ferrari
2019 – Valtteri Bottas
– Team: Mercedes
The 2020s
2020 – Valtteri Bottas
– Team: Mercedes
2021 – Lewis Hamilton
– Team: Mercedes
2022 – Lewis Hamilton
– Team: Mercedes
Note: The 2023 season is ongoing, and although the Championship had gone to Max Verstappen, the fight for the second spot is still going on between Sergio Perez and Lewis Hamilton.
