Lewis Hamilton (R) of Great Britain and McLaren listens as Michael Schumacher (L) of Germany and Mercedes GP talks at the drivers press conference during previews to the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix at the Monte Carlo Circuit on May 23, 2012 in Monte Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
Find out which country holds the record of most F1 championships in the world
Formula One recently crowned the 34th different champion in Max Verstappen. Verstappen won his maiden Formula One driver’s championship after a championship race for the ages against Lewis Hamilton who was in search of his 8th world title.
The sport of Formula One which we know today was started back in 1950 and has crowned 34 different champions since then. We all know that Hamilton and Michael Schumacher are two of Formula One’s most successful racers, many still wonder about which country holds the record of most F1 championships. As mentioned earlier, there have been 34 different F1 champions in the history of the sport. However, only 15 countries have ever produced a Formula One world champion. With that being said, let’s find out which country has produced the most Formula 1 world champions.
When it comes to producing Formula One world champions, no country comes close to the United Kingdom. The UK is widely regarded as the birth-place of F1 and has the records to back that claim as well. With that being said, let’s have a look at all the 15 countries that have produced a Formula One world champion.
As mentioned earlier, the United Kingdom overshadows every other country on the list having produced most world champions in the sport. The country has produced a total of 10 different formula one world champions. Interestingly four out of those ten have won multiple world titles. Lewis Hamilton, Jackie Stewart, Graham Hill, Jim Clark, Jenson Button, Mike Hawthorn, Damon Hill, James Hunt, Nigel Mansell, and also John Surtees.
Finland, Brazil, and Germany come in at joint second place having produced three Formula One world champions each. Brazil has Ayrton Senna, Nelson Piquet, and Emerson Fittipaldi. Finland has: Mika Hakkinen, Kimi Raikkonen and Keke Rosberg. And, Germany has Michael Schumacher, Nico Rosberg, and also Sebastian Vettel.
All of the four countries come in at joint-third place having produced two world champions each. Joehen Rindt and Niki Lauda won world championships for Austria. For Australia, there was Alan Jones and also Jack Brabham. Italy has Giuseppe Furina and Alberto Ascari. And, the USA has Phil Hill and also Mario Andretti.
The above-mentioned countries have managed to produce one F1 world champion each. Argentina: Juan Manuel Fangio, Spain: Fernando Alonso, New Zealand: Denny Hulme, Canada: Jacques Vileneuve, France: Alain Prost, South Africa: Jody Schekter and Netherlands: Max Verstappen.
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