List of Formula One World Drivers' Runners-up

List of drivers who finished Runner-up in the standings in Formula One.

By season

Season

Driver

Team

Poles

Wins

Podiums

Points

Margin of defeat

1950

Juan Manuel Fangio

Alfa Romeo

4

3

3

27

3

1951

Alberto Ascari

Ferrari

2

2

3

25

6

1952

Giuseppe Farina

Ferrari

2

0

4

24

12

1953

Juan Manuel Fangio

Maserati

1

1

4

28

6.5

1954

José Froilán González

Ferrari

1

1

4

25.14

16.86

1955

Stirling Moss

Mercedes-Benz

1

1

3

23

17

1956

Stirling Moss

Maserati

1

2

3

27

3

1957

Stirling Moss

Maserati
Vanwall

1

3

3

25

15

1958

Stirling Moss

Cooper
Vanwall

3

4

5

41

1

1959

Tony Brooks

Ferrari

2

2

4

27

4

1960

Bruce McLaren

Cooper

0

1

6

34

9

1961

Wolfgang von Trips

Ferrari

1

2

4

33

1

1962

Jim Clark

Lotus

5

3

3

30

12

1963

Graham Hill

BRM

2

2

5

29

25

1964

Graham Hill

BRM

1

2

5

39

1

1965

Graham Hill

BRM

4

2

6

40

14

1966

John Surtees

Ferrari

2

2

4

28

14

1967

Jack Brabham

Brabham

2

2

6

46

5

1968

Jackie Stewart

Matra

0

3

4

36

12

1969

Jacky Ickx

Brabham

2

2

5

37

26

1970

Jacky Ickx

Ferrari

4

3

5

40

5

1971

Ronnie Peterson

March

0

0

5

33

29

1972

Jackie Stewart

Tyrrell

2

4

5

45

16

1973

Emerson Fittipaldi

Lotus

1

3

8

55

16

1974

Clay Regazzoni

Ferrari

1

1

7

52

3

1975

Emerson Fittipaldi

McLaren

0

2

6

45

19.5

1976

Niki Lauda

Ferrari

3

5

9

68

1

1977

Jody Scheckter

Wolf

1

3

9

55

17

1978

Ronnie Peterson

Lotus

3

2

7

51

14

1979

Gilles Villeneuve

Ferrari

1

3

7

47

4

1980

Nelson Piquet

Brabham

2

3

6

54

13

1981

Carlos Reutemann

Williams

2

2

7

49

1

1982

Didier Pironi

Ferrari

2

2

6

39

5

1983

Alain Prost

Renault

3

4

7

57

2

1984

Alain Prost

McLaren

3

7

9

71.5

0.5

1985

Michele Alboreto

Ferrari

1

2

8

53

20

1986

Nigel Mansell

Williams

2

5

9

70

2

1987

Nigel Mansell

Williams

8

6

7

61

15

1988

Alain Prost

McLaren

2

7

14

87

3

1989

Ayrton Senna

McLaren

13

6

7

60

16

1990

Alain Prost

Ferrari

0

5

9

71

7

1991

Nigel Mansell

Williams

2

5

9

72

24

1992

Riccardo Patrese

Williams

1

1

9

56

52

1993

Ayrton Senna

McLaren

1

5

9

73

26

1994

Damon Hill

Williams

2

6

11

91

1

1995

Damon Hill

Williams

7

4

9

69

33

1996

Jacques Villeneuve

Williams

3

4

11

78

19

1997

Heinz-Harald Frentzen*

Williams

1

1

7

42

39

1998

Michael Schumacher

Ferrari

3

6

11

86

14

1999

Eddie Irvine

Ferrari

0

4

9

74

2

2000

Mika Häkkinen

McLaren

5

4

11

89

19

2001

David Coulthard

McLaren

2

2

10

65

58

2002

Rubens Barrichello

Ferrari

3

4

10

77

67

2003

Kimi Räikkönen

McLaren

2

1

10

91

2

2004

Rubens Barrichello

Ferrari

4

2

14

114

34

2005

Kimi Räikkönen

McLaren

6

7

12

112

21

2006

Michael Schumacher

Ferrari

4

7

12

121

13

2007

Lewis Hamilton

McLaren

6

4

12

109

1

* In 1997, Michael Schumacher initially finished second in the Championship, three points behind Jacques Villeneuve, but was subsequently disqualified from the Championship, as punishment for causing an avoidable accident (with Villeneuve) at the 1997 European Grand Prix.

By driver

Below is a list of the drivers that have finished runners-up on multiple seasons. Added are the numbers of championships that the driver won, if any.

Driver

Runner-up

Titles

Stirling Moss

4

Alain Prost

4

4

Graham Hill

3

2

Nigel Mansell

3

1

Juan Manuel Fangio

2

5

Jacky Ickx

2

Jackie Stewart

2

3

Emerson Fittipaldi

2

2

Ronnie Peterson

2

Ayrton Senna

2

3

Damon Hill

2

1

Rubens Barrichello

2

Kimi Räikkönen

2

1

Michael Schumacher

2

7

See also

  • Formula One
  • F1 Champions
  • Point Scoring System