What is the greatest single season by a Formula 1 driver?

One driver, one year, everything working at once. Some of these campaigns were pure dominance; others were a fight the driver had no business winning.

1

Ayrton Senna 1988

Eight wins and thirteen pole positions in the McLaren MP4/4, and a first world championship.

2

Alain Prost 1993

Seven wins and thirteen poles for Williams-Renault, then retirement as champion.

3

Michael Schumacher 2004

Thirteen wins from eighteen races on the way to a seventh title.

4

Max Verstappen 2023

Nineteen wins from twenty-two races, the highest win rate in a single season.

5

Lewis Hamilton 2020

Eleven wins and a seventh championship that equalled Schumacher's record.

6

Juan Manuel Fangio 1954

Won titles across two teams in the same year after switching from Maserati to Mercedes.

7

Nigel Mansell 1992

Nine wins and fourteen poles in the active-suspension Williams FW14B.

8

Michael Schumacher 1995

Nine wins in the Benetton against a faster Williams, and a second straight title.

9

Jackie Stewart 1969

Six wins from eleven races in the Matra MS80 for a first championship.

10

Nelson Piquet 1987

Took the title in the Williams-Honda while his teammate won more races.

11

Niki Lauda 1975

Five wins and nine poles in the Ferrari 312T for a first world championship.

12

Fernando Alonso 2012

Three wins and a title fight to the last race in a Ferrari that was not the fastest car.