# 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.

*By YPB Team · Published August 16, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/who-is-the-greatest-honda-powered-formula-1-driver*

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## Current results (0 votes)

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.

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