All The Runners-up In The History Of Formula 1

1 years ago By Sports Desk

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.