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Formula One World Drivers' Champions

The Formula One World Drivers' Championship (WDC) is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) to the most successful Formula One racing car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on Grand Prix results.

Season	Driver	Points	Wins	Podiums	Poles	Fastest Laps
2008	Lewis Hamilton	98	5	10	7	1
2007	Kimi Räikkönen	110	6	12	3	6
2006	Fernando Alonso	134	7	14	6	5
2005	Fernando Alonso	133	7	15	6	2
2004	Michael Schumacher	148	13	15	8	10
2003	Michael Schumacher	93	6	8	5	5
2002	Michael Schumacher	144	11	17	7	7
2001	Michael Schumacher	123	9	14	11	3
2000	Michael Schumacher	108	9	12	9	2
1999	Mika Häkkinen	76	5	10	11	6
1998	Mika Häkkinen	100	8	11	9	6
1997	Jacques Villeneuve	81	7	8	10	3
1996	Damon Hill	97	8	10	9	5
1995	Michael Schumacher	102	9	11	4	8
1994	Michael Schumacher	92	8	10	6	8
1993	Alain Prost	99	7	12	13	6
1992	Nigel Mansell	108	9	12	14	8
1991	Ayrton Senna	96	7	12	8	2
1990	Ayrton Senna	78	6	11	10	2
1989	Alain Prost	76	4	11	2	5
1988	Ayrton Senna	90	8	11	13	3
1987	Nelson Piquet	73	3	11	4	4
1986	Alain Prost	72	4	11	1	2
1985	Alain Prost	73	5	11	2	5
1984	Niki Lauda	72	5	9	0	5
1983	Nelson Piquet	59	3	8	1	4
1982	Keke Rosberg	44	1	6	1	0
1981	Nelson Piquet	50	3	7	4	1
1980	Alan Jones	67	5	10	3	5
1979	Jody Scheckter	51	3	6	1	0
1978	Mario Andretti	64	6	7	8	3
1977	Niki Lauda	72	3	10	2	3
1976	James Hunt	69	6	8	8	2
1975	Niki Lauda	64.5	5	8	9	2
1974	Emerson Fittipaldi	55	3	7	2	0
1973	Jackie Stewart	71	5	8	3	1
1972	Emerson Fittipaldi	61	5	8	3	0
1971	Jackie Stewart	62	6	7	6	3
1970	Jochen Rindt	45	5	5	3	1
1969	Jackie Stewart	63	6	7	2	5
1968	Graham Hill	48	3	6	2	0
1967	Denny Hulme	51	2	8	0	2
1966	Jack Brabham	42	4	5	3	1
1965	Jim Clark	54	6	6	6	6
1964	John Surtees6	40	2	6	2	2
1963	Jim Clark	54	7	9	7	6
1962	Graham Hill	42	4	6	1	3
1961	Phil Hill	34	2	6	5	2
1960	Jack Brabham	43	5	5	3	3
1959	Jack Brabham	31	2	5	1	1
1958	Mike Hawthorn	42	1	7	4	5
1957	Juan Manuel Fangio	40	4	6	4	2
1956	Juan Manuel Fangio	30	3	5	6	4
1955	Juan Manuel Fangio	40	4	5	3	3
1954	Juan Manuel Fangio	42	6	7	5	3
1953	Alberto Ascari	34.5	5	5	6	4
1952	Alberto Ascari	36	6	6	5	6
1951	Juan Manuel Fangio	31	3	5	4	5
1950	Nino Farina	30	3	3	2	3

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