The 20 Greatest Ferrari F1 Drivers of All Time

By YPB Team

Seven decades of drivers have pulled on Ferrari red, from post-war pioneers and moustachioed 70s heroes to modern qualifying wizards — world champions and beloved nearly-men alike. Where do you stand?

  1. Niki Lauda — ranked #11
    Niki Lauda
    Austrian who claimed two of his three world championships with Ferrari, in 1975 and 1977.
    1000pts
  2. Michael Schumacher — ranked #22
    Michael Schumacher
    German legend who won five consecutive drivers' titles with Ferrari from 2000 to 2004, the team's most successful driver ever.
    857pts
  3. Sebastian Vettel — ranked #33
    Sebastian Vettel
    Four-time world champion who won 14 races across six seasons driving for Ferrari.
    646pts
  4. Fernando Alonso — ranked #44
    Fernando Alonso
    Spanish double champion who came agonizingly close to further titles with Ferrari in 2010 and 2012.
    646pts
  5. Alberto Ascari — ranked #55
    Alberto Ascari
    Italian who dominated the early 1950s, taking back-to-back titles for Ferrari in 1952 and 1953.
    564pts
  6. John Surtees — ranked #66
    John Surtees
    The only person to win world titles on two and four wheels, taking the 1964 crown with Ferrari.
    515pts
  7. Gerhard Berger — ranked #77
    Gerhard Berger
    Austrian race winner across two spells with Ferrari in the late 1980s and mid-1990s.
    461pts
  8. Michele Alboreto — ranked #88
    Michele Alboreto
    Italian who finished runner-up in the 1985 championship driving for Ferrari.
    461pts
  9. Eddie Irvine — ranked #99
    Eddie Irvine
    Northern Irishman who fought for the 1999 world title after Schumacher's mid-season injury.
    400pts
  10. Carlos Reutemann — ranked #1010
    Carlos Reutemann
    Argentine race winner during Ferrari's mid-1970s resurgence.
    400pts
  11. Jacky Ickx — ranked #1111
    Jacky Ickx
    Belgian who won multiple races and challenged for the title with Ferrari around 1970.
    400pts
  12. Rubens Barrichello — ranked #1212
    Rubens Barrichello
    Brazilian who partnered Schumacher and won nine races during his Ferrari tenure.
    248pts
  13. Phil Hill — ranked #1313
    Phil Hill
    American who became Ferrari's first US world champion, winning the 1961 title.
    248pts
  14. Felipe Massa — ranked #1414
    Felipe Massa
    Brazilian who narrowly missed the 2008 world championship by a single point during his Ferrari years.
    248pts
  15. Juan Manuel Fangio — ranked #1515
    Juan Manuel Fangio
    Argentine great who won the 1956 world championship during his single season driving for Ferrari.
    248pts
  16. Kimi Raikkonen — ranked #1616
    Kimi Raikkonen
    Finnish driver who delivered Ferrari's most recent drivers' championship in 2007.
    248pts
  17. Charles Leclerc — ranked #1717
    Charles Leclerc
    Monegasque driver and modern Ferrari standard-bearer known for his blistering qualifying pace.
    248pts
  18. Clay Regazzoni — ranked #1818
    Clay Regazzoni
    Swiss driver and popular Ferrari race winner through the 1970s.
    154pts
  19. Gilles Villeneuve — ranked #1919
    Gilles Villeneuve
    Beloved Canadian whose fearless, spectacular driving made him a Ferrari icon despite never winning a title.
    154pts
  20. Jody Scheckter — ranked #2020
    Jody Scheckter
    South African who delivered Ferrari's 1979 drivers' championship, their last for 21 years.
    42pts

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