Top 11 Ferrari Formula 1 Drivers of All Time

From five-time champions to cult-favorite underdogs, this grid spans seven decades of Scuderia history — title winners, near-misses, and the fresh faces still chasing red glory. Who tops your podium?

1

Juan Manuel Fangio

Legendary Argentine champion who drove for Ferrari in 1956, winning the title in a Ferrari-Lancia D50.

1000pts

2

Michael Schumacher

Ferrari's most successful driver, winning five consecutive world titles from 2000 to 2004.

944pts

3

Felipe Massa

Brazilian driver who nearly won the 2008 title with Ferrari, losing by a single point.

871pts

4

Carlos Sainz

Spanish driver who delivered multiple race wins for Ferrari before departing for Williams.

708pts

5

Sebastian Vettel

Four-time world champion who spent six seasons chasing a title with Ferrari from 2015 to 2020.

643pts

6

Jody Scheckter

South African driver who won Ferrari's last drivers' title of the 1970s in 1979.

643pts

7

Phil Hill

The first American world champion, winning the 1961 title with Ferrari.

566pts

8

John Surtees

The only person to win world titles on both two and four wheels, taking the 1964 F1 crown with Ferrari.

566pts

9

Mike Hawthorn

Britain's first F1 world champion, clinching the 1958 title with Ferrari.

471pts

10

Alberto Ascari

Ferrari's first two-time world champion, winning back-to-back titles in 1952 and 1953.

471pts

11

Lewis Hamilton

Seven-time world champion who joined Ferrari in 2025 in one of F1's biggest driver moves.

471pts