Who is the greatest Honda-powered Formula 1 driver?

Honda has powered title winners in four separate decades for teams with nothing else in common. The engine badge is all these drivers share.

1

Ayrton Senna

Took all three of his world championships with Honda engines behind him at McLaren.

2

Alain Prost

Won the 1989 title in the McLaren-Honda and 30 races for the team overall.

3

Max Verstappen

Won the 2021 championship with Honda power in the Red Bull.

4

Nelson Piquet

Took the 1987 title for Williams-Honda in the middle of the turbo era.

5

Nigel Mansell

Won six races in the 1987 Williams-Honda and lost the title to his own teammate.

6

Keke Rosberg

Gave Williams-Honda wins in the mid-1980s before Piquet and Mansell arrived.

7

John Surtees

Won the 1967 Italian Grand Prix for the original Honda works team.

8

Richie Ginther

Delivered Honda's first Formula 1 victory at the 1965 Mexican Grand Prix.

9

Jenson Button

Won the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix for the Honda works team.

10

Sergio Pérez

Won races for Red Bull with Honda power, including Monaco and Azerbaijan.

11

Riccardo Patrese

Raced the Williams-Honda in the late turbo years and took podiums with it.

12

Rubens Barrichello

Led the Honda works effort in the mid-2000s alongside Button.

13

Pierre Gasly

Won the 2020 Italian Grand Prix for AlphaTauri with a Honda engine.