Who is the best one-time Formula 1 world champion?

Sixteen drivers reached the top exactly once. Some were the best of their era; some caught a season that broke their way.

1. 1
   Kimi Raikkonen

   Took the 2007 crown for Ferrari by one point in the Brazilian finale.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Nico Rosberg

   Beat Lewis Hamilton in 2016 and retired five days later.
   862pts
3. 3
   Nigel Mansell

   Dominated 1992 in the Williams FW14B after years of near-misses.
   776pts
4. 4
   James Hunt

   Beat Niki Lauda by a point in the 1976 finale at a rain-soaked Fuji.
   596pts
5. 5
   Alan Jones

   Williams' first world champion, in 1980.
   517pts
6. 6
   Jenson Button

   Champion in 2009 with Brawn GP, a team built from Honda's ashes.
   517pts
7. 7
   Mario Andretti

   Won the 1978 title for Lotus with six victories, five of them in the Lotus 79.
   423pts
8. 8
   Jody Scheckter

   Ferrari's 1979 champion, and the last until 2000.
   423pts
9. 9
   Phil Hill

   Took the 1961 crown for Ferrari, the first American to do it.
   423pts
10. 10
    John Surtees

    The only man to win world titles on two wheels and four, champion in 1964.
    423pts
11. 11
    Keke Rosberg

    Won the 1982 title with a single race victory in the most chaotic season on record.
    423pts
12. 12
    Damon Hill

    The 1996 champion and the first son of a champion to win the title.
    423pts
13. 13
    Mike Hawthorn

    Britain's first world champion, in 1958, with a single win all season.
    310pts
14. 14
    Denny Hulme

    The Bear from New Zealand, champion for Brabham in 1967.
    0pts
15. 15
    Jochen Rindt

    Formula 1's only posthumous champion, crowned after his death at Monza in 1970.
    0pts
16. 16
    Jacques Villeneuve

    Won the 1997 title in his second season, having already taken the Indy 500.
    0pts

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