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.
1Lewis HamiltonWon six of his seven titles with Mercedes across twelve seasons from 2013 to 2024.
2Michael SchumacherCame out of retirement to drive Mercedes' works return from 2010 to 2012, taking one podium in three seasons.
3Juan Manuel FangioWon the 1954 and 1955 championships in the Mercedes W196 during the marque's first, brief works era.
4Nico RosbergBeat Hamilton to the 2016 title in the same car, then retired five days later.
5Stirling MossFangio's Mercedes team-mate in 1955, winner of that year's British Grand Prix and the Mille Miglia.
6George RussellPromoted from Williams in 2022 and the team's lead driver since Hamilton left for Ferrari.
7Valtteri BottasHamilton's team-mate from 2017 to 2021, taking ten wins while the team won five constructors' titles.
8Kimi AntonelliItalian rookie signed to replace Hamilton, leading the 2026 drivers' standings in his second season.
9Karl KlingGerman driver of the 1954 and 1955 works team, best known for the streamlined W196 at Reims.
10Hans HerrmannMercedes works driver in 1954 and 1955 who set the fastest lap on his Grand Prix debut for the team.
11Piero TaruffiItalian veteran who drove the W196 in 1955 and finished second at the British Grand Prix.
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Schumacher's three Mercedes seasons produced one podium and no wins; the man who replaced him in 2013 won six titles in the same garage: https://youpick.best/articles/hamilton-vs-schumacher-ranked
