Formula One world champions ahead of the start of the 2010 season which gets underway in Bahrain on Sunday, March 14 (year, driver, nationality, team):

   1950 Guiseppe Farina      (ITA) Alfa Romeo
   1951 Juan Manuel Fangio   (ARG) Alfa Romeo
   1952 Alberto Ascari       (ITA) Ferrari
   1953 Alberto Ascari       (ITA) Ferrari
   1954 Juan Manuel Fangio   (ARG) Maserati, Mercedes Benz
   1955 Juan Manuel Fangio   (ARG) Mercedes Benz
   1956 Juan Manuel Fangio   (ARG) Ferrari-Lancia
   1957 Juan Manuel Fangio   (ARG) Maserati
   1958 Mike Hawthorn        (ENG) Ferrari
   1959 Jack Brabham         (AUS) Cooper-Climax
   1960 Jack Brabham         (AUS) Cooper-Climax
   1961 Phil Hill            (USA) Ferrari
   1962 Graham Hill          (ENG) BRM
   1963 Jim Clark            (SCO) Lotus-Climax
   1964 John Surtees         (ENG) Ferrari
   1965 Jim Clark            (SCO) Lotus-Climax
   1966 Jack Brabham         (AUS) Brabham-Repco
   1967 Denis Hulme          (NZL) Brabham-Repco
   1968 Graham Hill          (ENG) Lotus-Ford
   1969 Jackie Stewart       (SCO) Matra-Ford
   1970 Jochen Rindt         (AUS) Lotus-Ford
   1971 Jackie Stewart       (SCO) Tyrrell-Ford
   1972 Emerson Fittipaldi   (BRA) Lotus-Ford
   1973 Jackie Stewart       (SCO) Tyrrell-Ford
   1974 Emerson Fittipaldi   (BRA) McLaren-Ford
   1975 Niki Lauda           (AUT) Ferrari
   1976 James Hunt           (ENG) McLaren-Ford
   1977 Niki Lauda           (AUT) Ferrari
   1978 Mario Andretti       (USA) Lotus-Ford
   1979 Jody Scheckter       (RSA) Ferrari
   1980 Alan Jones           (AUS) Williams-Ford
   1981 Nelson Piquet        (BRA) Brabham-Ford
   1982 Keke Rosberg         (FIN) Williams-Ford
   1983 Nelson Piquet        (BRA) Brabham-BMW
   1984 Niki Lauda           (AUT) McLaren-TAG Porsche
   1985 Alain Prost          (FRA) McLaren-TAG Porsche
   1986 Alain Prost          (FRA) McLaren-TAG Porsche
   1987 Nelson Piquet        (BRA) Williams-Honda
   1988 Ayrton Senna         (BRA) McLaren-Honda
   1989 Alain Prost          (FRA) McLaren-Honda
   1990 Ayrton Senna         (BRA) McLaren-Honda
   1991 Ayrton Senna         (BRA) McLaren-Honda
   1992 Nigel Mansell        (ENG) Williams-Renault
   1993 Alain Prost          (FRA) Williams-Renault
   1994 Michael Schumacher   (GER) Benetton-Ford
   1995 Michael Schumacher   (GER) Benetton-Renault
   1996 Damon Hill           (ENG) Williams-Renault
   1997 Jacques Villeneuve   (CAN) Williams-Renault
   1998 Mika Hakkinen        (FIN) McLaren-Mercedes
   1999 Mika Hakkinen        (FIN) McLaren-Mercedes
   2000 Michael Schumacher   (GER) Ferrari
   2001 Michael Schumacher   (GER) Ferrari
   2002 Michael Schumacher   (GER) Ferrari
   2003 Michael Schumacher   (GER) Ferrari
   2004 Michael Schumacher   (GER) Ferrari
   2005 Fernando Alonso      (ESP) Renault
   2006 Fernando Alonso      (ESP) Renault
   2007 Kimi Raikkonen       (FIN) Ferrari
   2008 Lewis Hamilton       (GBR) McLaren-Mercedes
   2009 Jenson Button        (GBR) Brawn

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