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This Brazilian driver won three titles in the 1980s, twice with Brabham and once with Williams.
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This Maranello-based Italian team has powered more F1 Drivers' Champions than any other constructor, from the 1950s to 2007.
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This British driver won the 1964 title with Ferrari and remains the only person to be world champion on both two wheels and four.
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Founded by a New Zealander, this British-based team won titles with Hunt, Lauda, Prost, Senna, and Hamilton among others.
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This Dutch driver won four consecutive titles with Red Bull from 2021 to 2024; his first name is _ _ _.
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More F1 Drivers' Champions have come from this country than any other, from Mike Hawthorn in 1958 to Lando Norris in 2025.
BRITAINThis Italian driver won the very first F1 Drivers' Championship in 1950, driving for Alfa Romeo.
FARINAThis American driver, also a winner of the Indianapolis 500, took the 1978 F1 title with Lotus.
ANDRETTIHow many F1 Drivers' Championships have both Fangio and Schumacher won, a total Lewis Hamilton later matched?
SEVENNicknamed the Iceman, this Finnish driver won the 2007 title with Ferrari.
RAIKKONENThis driver, surname Rosberg, won the 1982 title with Williams; his first name, later shared by his own champion son, is _ _ _ _.
KEKEThis French driver won four titles and is remembered for a fierce rivalry with Ayrton Senna.
PROSTFounded by Frank in 1977, this British team won titles with Jones, Rosberg, Piquet, Mansell, Hill, and Villeneuve.
WILLIAMSThis Italian driver won back-to-back titles in 1952 and 1953, both with Ferrari.
ASCARIThis German manufacturer's works team dominated the turbo-hybrid era, winning titles with Hamilton and Rosberg from 2014 to 2020.
MERCEDESThis driver, surname Rosberg, won the 2016 title with Mercedes after his father had also been champion; his first name is _ _ _ _.
NICOFittipaldi, Piquet, and Senna form a trio of F1 champions from this South American nation famous for football.
BRAZILJack Brabham and Alan Jones both became F1 champions representing this country down under.
AUSTRALIAThis Brazilian driver won the 1972 title with Lotus and the 1974 title with McLaren; his first name is _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
EMERSONThis British driver won three titles between 1969 and 1973, mostly with Tyrrell, and later became a prominent road-safety campaigner.
STEWARTThis driver, surname Hill, won the 1996 title with Williams, following a father who had also been champion; his first name is _ _ _ _ _.
DAMONJacques Villeneuve, son of a beloved F1 driver, won his 1997 title representing this North American country.
CANADAThis Austrian driver won three titles despite a near-fatal fiery crash at the Nurburgring in 1976.
LAUDAThis British driver, famous for his mustache, finally won the title in 1992 with Williams after years as runner-up.
MANSELLMika Hakkinen and Kimi Raikkonen both won F1 titles for this Nordic country of saunas and a thousand lakes.
FINLANDThis British driver claimed his first title in 2025, driving for McLaren.
NORRISThis Brazilian driver won three titles with McLaren before his death at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.
SENNAThis British driver won a record-tying seven titles, one with McLaren and six with Mercedes.
HAMILTONThis New Zealand driver won the 1967 title driving for the Brabham team.
HULMEHow many straight Drivers' titles did Vettel win from 2010-13, a streak Verstappen matched from 2021-24?
FOURThis Austrian driver remains the sport's only posthumous champion, killed mid-season in 1970 while leading the standings for Lotus.
RINDTThis South African driver won the 1979 title with Ferrari, the team's last champion for 21 years.
SCHECKTERThis British driver won the 1963 and 1965 titles with Lotus and remains one of the sport's most celebrated talents.
CLARKThis British driver won the 2009 title with the short-lived Brawn team, in its only F1 season.
BUTTONThis Argentine driver won a record five Drivers' Championships between 1951 and 1957, racing for four different constructors.
FANGIOFive-time champion Juan Manuel Fangio hailed from this South American country.
ARGENTINAThis driver, surname Hill, became the first American F1 champion in 1961 with Ferrari; his first name is _ _ _ _.
PHILThis energy-drink-backed team won consecutive titles with Vettel from 2010-13 and again with Verstappen from 2021-24.
REDBULLJochen Rindt and Niki Lauda both carried this small European country to F1 glory.
AUSTRIAMax Verstappen's four consecutive titles from 2021-2024 were the first for this low-lying country, also called the Netherlands.
HOLLANDThis German driver won seven titles, including five in a row with Ferrari from 2000 to 2004; his first name is _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
MICHAELThis British driver became his country's first F1 champion in 1958, driving for Ferrari.
HAWTHORNThis Australian driver won titles in 1959 and 1960 with Cooper, then became the only champion to win in a car bearing his own name in 1966.
BRABHAMFernando Alonso became the first F1 champion from this Iberian country in 2005.
SPAINThis Canadian driver, son of a famous F1 racer, won the 1997 title with Williams; his first name is _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
JACQUESThis German driver won four consecutive titles with Red Bull from 2010 to 2013.
VETTELThis Finnish driver won back-to-back titles with McLaren in 1998 and 1999.
HAKKINENThis driver, surname Hill, won the 1962 and 1968 titles with BRM and Lotus; his first name is _ _ _ _ _ _.
GRAHAMThis British driver snatched the 1976 title from Lauda by a single point, driving for McLaren.
HUNTFour-time champion Alain Prost hailed from this Western European country.
FRANCEThis Australian driver won the 1980 title driving for Williams.
JONESMichael Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel, and Nico Rosberg have all won F1 titles for this European nation.
GERMANYOnly two F1 champions have come from this country: Phil Hill in 1961 and Mario Andretti in 1978.
AMERICAThis Spanish driver won consecutive titles with Renault in 2005 and 2006, ending Schumacher's dominant streak.
ALONSOTwo of F1's earliest champions, crowned in 1950 and 1952-53, both hailed from this Mediterranean nation known for Ferrari and Maserati.
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