A complete list of all of the World Champions since F1 was established in 1950.
| Season | Country | Driver | Chassis | Engine |
| 1950 | Italy | Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo |
| 1951 | Argentina | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo |
| 1952 | Italy | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | Ferrari |
| 1953 | Italy | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | Ferrari |
| 1954 | Argentina | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati/Mercedes | Maserati/Mercedes |
| 1955 | Argentina | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | Mercedes |
| 1956 | Argentina | Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | Ferrari |
| 1957 | Argentina | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | Maserati |
| 1958 | United Kingdom | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | Ferrari |
| 1959 | Australia | Jack Brabham | Cooper | Climax |
| 1960 | Australia | Jack Brabham | Cooper | Climax |
| 1961 | United States | Phil Hill | Ferrari | Ferrari |
| 1962 | United Kingdom | Graham Hill | BRM | BRM |
| 1963 | United Kingdom | Jim Clark | Lotus | Climax |
| 1964 | United Kingdom | John Surtees | Ferrari | Ferrari |
| 1965 | United Kingdom | Jim Clark | Lotus | Climax |
| 1966 | Australia | Jack Brabham | Brabham | Repco |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Denny Hulme | Brabham | Repco |
| 1968 | United Kingdom | Graham Hill | Lotus | Ford |
| 1969 | United Kingdom | Jackie Stewart | Matra | Ford |
| 1970 | Austria | Jochen Rindt | Lotus | Ford |
| 1971 | United Kingdom | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | Ford |
| 1972 | Brazil | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | Ford |
| 1973 | United Kingdom | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | Ford |
| 1974 | Brazil | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren | Ford |
| 1975 | Austria | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | Ferrari |
| 1976 | United Kingdom | James Hunt | McLaren | Ford |
| 1977 | Austria | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | Ferrari |
| 1978 | United States | Mario Andretti | Lotus | Ford |
| 1979 | South Africa | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | Ferrari |
| 1980 | Australia | Alan Jones | Williams | Ford |
| 1981 | Brazil | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Ford |
| 1982 | Finland | Keke Rosberg | Williams | Ford |
| 1983 | Brazil | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | BMW |
| 1984 | Austria | Niki Lauda | McLaren | TAG |
| 1985 | France | Alain Prost | McLaren | TAG |
| 1986 | France | Alain Prost | McLaren | TAG |
| 1987 | Brazil | Nelson Piquet | Williams | Honda |
| 1988 | Brazil | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | Honda |
| 1989 | France | Alain Prost | McLaren | Honda |
| 1990 | Brazil | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | Honda |
| 1991 | Brazil | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | Honda |
| 1992 | United Kingdom | Nigel Mansell | Williams | Renault |
| 1993 | France | Alain Prost | Williams | Renault |
| 1994 | Germany | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | Ford |
| 1995 | Germany | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | Renault |
| 1996 | United Kingdom | Damon Hill | Williams | Renault |
| 1997 | Canada | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | Renault |
| 1998 | Finland | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren | Mercedes |
| 1999 | Finland | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren | Mercedes |
| 2000 | Germany | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Ferrari |
| 2001 | Germany | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Ferrari |
| 2002 | Germany | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Ferrari |
| 2003 | Germany | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Ferrari |
| 2004 | Germany | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Ferrari |
| 2005 | Spain | Fernando Alonso | Renault | Renault |
| 2006 | Spain | Fernando Alonso | Renault | Renault |
| 2007 | Finland | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | Ferrari |
| 2008 | United Kingdom | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Mercedes |
| 2009 | United Kingdom | Jenson Button | Brawn | Mercedes |
| 2010 | Germany | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Renault |
| 2011 | Germany | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Renault |
| 2012 | Germany | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Renault |
| 2013 | Germany | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Renault |
| 2014 | United Kingdom | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Mercedes |
| 2015 | United Kingdom | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Mercedes |
| 2016 | Germany | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Mercedes |
| 2017 | United Kingdom | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Mercedes |
| 2018 | United Kingdom | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Mercedes |
| 2019 | United Kingdom | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Mercedes |
| 2020 | United Kingdom | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Mercedes |
