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

Two separate Mercedes works teams, seventy years apart, and a driver list that jumps from silver-arrow pioneers to the current grid. Some of these names won titles in the car; some were just passing through.

1

Lewis Hamilton

Won six of his seven titles with Mercedes across twelve seasons from 2013 to 2024.

2

Michael Schumacher

Came out of retirement to drive Mercedes' works return from 2010 to 2012, taking one podium in three seasons.

3

Juan Manuel Fangio

Won the 1954 and 1955 championships in the Mercedes W196 during the marque's first, brief works era.

4

Nico Rosberg

Beat Hamilton to the 2016 title in the same car, then retired five days later.

5

Stirling Moss

Fangio's Mercedes team-mate in 1955, winner of that year's British Grand Prix and the Mille Miglia.

6

George Russell

Promoted from Williams in 2022 and the team's lead driver since Hamilton left for Ferrari.

7

Valtteri Bottas

Hamilton's team-mate from 2017 to 2021, taking ten wins while the team won five constructors' titles.

8

Kimi Antonelli

Italian rookie signed to replace Hamilton, leading the 2026 drivers' standings in his second season.

9

Karl Kling

German driver of the 1954 and 1955 works team, best known for the streamlined W196 at Reims.

10

Hans Herrmann

Mercedes works driver in 1954 and 1955 who set the fastest lap on his Grand Prix debut for the team.

11

Piero Taruffi

Italian veteran who drove the W196 in 1955 and finished second at the British Grand Prix.