Lando Norris joins an elite membership of British drivers after successful his first F1 World Championship.
Norris beat Crimson Bull’s Max Verstappen and McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri to win the 2025 title, turning into the eleventh British driver to carry the world championship crown.
The 26-year-old Briton can also be the thirty fifth driver to win the title in F1’s 75-year historical past.
Britain has been probably the most profitable in F1 historical past, producing extra world champions than any single nation.
That is the well-known membership that Norris joined…
Mike Hawthorne – 1958
Mike Hawthorn turned Britain’s first world champion in F1’s eighth season in 1958.
Hawthorn, well-known for sporting a bow tie throughout races, received the championship in a Ferrari, beating fellow Brit Stirling Moss by one level.
He then retired from F1, however tragically died in a automotive accident simply three months later on the age of 29.
Graham Hill – 1962, 1968
Britain received its subsequent F1 world championship 4 years later, with Graham Hill successful the primary of his two titles in 1962.
Racing for BRM, he received the 1962 title after rival Jim Clark retired within the ultimate race. His second world championship got here six years later in 1968 with Lotus.
Hill went on to win the Indianapolis 500, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and the Components 1 World Championship, turning into the one driver to win motorsport’s Triple Crown.
Jim Clark – 1963, 1965
Jim Clark, often called one of many best F1 drivers of all time, has two driver’s crowns, however might have received many extra.
Clark received his first title with Lotus in 1963 with three races remaining, amassing a then-record seven wins in a season. Remarkably, all pole positions and races in 1963 have been received by British drivers.
The Scot received his second world title in 1965, though he didn’t participate within the Monaco Grand Prix. Clark’s six wins out of the 9 races he entered have been sufficient to clinch his second world championship.
John Surtees – 1964
Sandwiched between Jim Clark’s championship wins was John Surtees.
Surtees received two races for Ferrari en path to the 1964 World Championship, making motorsport historical past because the Brit turned the one driver to win world titles on each two and 4 wheels. He nonetheless holds that distinction.
Surtees was additionally the final Briton to win an F1 title with Ferrari.
Jackie Stewart – 1969, 1971, 1973
After ending runner-up to Graham Hill in 1968, Jackie Stewart received his first world title with the Tyrrell group a 12 months later.
Stewart, who has helped enhance the protection of motor racing, was the one British driver to compete in three world championships till he joined Lewis Hamilton in 2015.
On the time of his retirement, Steward held the data for many wins (27) and podiums (43).
James Hunt – 1976
James Hunt was a Seventies Components One playboy racer identified for his charismatic, rebellious character and fearless driving.
Hunt received 10 Grands Prix in seven seasons, however his best success got here in 1976, when he received a legendary title battle with Niki Lauda to turn out to be world champion.
After a hard-fought battle, Hunt received the title in his debut season with McLaren by one level. After retiring, Hunt labored as a pundit and commentator for BBC F1 till his loss of life from a coronary heart assault in 1993 on the age of 45.
Nigel Mansell – 1992
After a number of near-misses, Nigel Mansell lastly received his solely F1 world championship with Williams in 1992.
The mustachioed Blamey received 9 races earlier than beating teammate Riccardo Patrese to the title firstly of Williams’ period of dominance within the Nineteen Nineties.
With 31 Grand Prix wins underneath his belt, Mansell most likely ought to have received extra world championships.
Damon Hill – 1996
Damon Hill received 22 Grands Prix over eight seasons in F1 and have become world champion in 1996 with the dominant Williams group.
In doing so, Hill turned the eldest son of a world champion to win an F1 title. Regardless of these accomplishments, Hill was unceremoniously dominated out of the next season by Williams.
Lewis Hamilton – 2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Hamilton is F1’s most profitable driver, with seven world championship wins, the identical as Michael Schumacher.
Hamilton has claimed extra Grand Prix wins and pole positions than some other driver in F1 historical past, en path to successful the World Championship from 2008, 2014, 2015, 2017 to 2020.
The 40-year-old Briton is but to win a race since becoming a member of Ferrari, however that does not cease him from dreaming of successful an eighth world drivers’ title earlier than retiring.
Jenson Button – 2009
Jenson Button received the world championship at Brawn GP in 2009, finishing maybe the best underdog story in F1 historical past.
Brawn received each the drivers’ and constructors’ championship in his debut season after clearing the brand new laws, whereas Button received six of the primary seven races.
Though he was unable to win once more that season as his rivals caught up with him within the growth race, Button did nicely sufficient to defeat Crimson Bull’s Sebastian Vettel for the title.
