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Who is the best Mercedes Formula 1 driver of all time?

By YPB Team

Two eras of Silver Arrows sit more than half a century apart: leather helmets and Fangio in the fifties, hybrid-era dominance in the 2010s, and a new generation now trying to restart the winning.

  1. Lewis Hamilton — ranked #11
    Lewis Hamilton
    Won six of his seven world titles with Mercedes between 2014 and 2020.
    1000pts
  2. Karl Kling — ranked #22
    Karl Kling
    German driver who finished second to Fangio on the Silver Arrows' 1954 debut.
    596pts
  3. Hans Herrmann — ranked #33
    Hans Herrmann
    German driver who took a podium for the Silver Arrows in the 1954 Swiss Grand Prix.
    525pts
  4. Juan Manuel Fangio — ranked #44
    Juan Manuel Fangio
    Argentine great who won the 1954 and 1955 world titles in the Silver Arrows.
    525pts
  5. Stirling Moss — ranked #55
    Stirling Moss
    Won the 1955 British Grand Prix as Fangio's teammate.
    392pts
  6. Kimi Antonelli — ranked #66
    Kimi Antonelli
    Italian prodigy promoted straight from Formula 2 to replace Hamilton in 2025.
    392pts
  7. Michael Schumacher — ranked #77
    Michael Schumacher
    The seven-time champion who came out of retirement to race for Mercedes from 2010 to 2012.
    309pts
  8. Nico Rosberg — ranked #88
    Nico Rosberg
    Beat Hamilton to the 2016 world title, then retired days later.
    309pts
  9. Valtteri Bottas — ranked #99
    Valtteri Bottas
    Hamilton's teammate for five straight constructors' titles, with ten wins.
    211pts
  10. George Russell — ranked #1010
    George Russell
    British driver who became Mercedes' team leader after Hamilton left.
    211pts
  11. Piero Taruffi — ranked #1111
    Piero Taruffi
    Italian veteran who finished second for Mercedes at Monza in 1955.
    210pts

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