# 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.

*By YPB Team · Published August 16, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/what-is-the-greatest-single-season-by-a-formula-1-driver*

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## Current results (0 votes)

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.

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