Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton MBE is a British racing driver who races in Formula One for Mercedes AMG Petronas. A five-time Formula One World Champion, he is often considered the best driver of his generation and widely regarded as one of the greatest drivers in the history of the sport. He won his first World Championship title with McLaren in 2008, then moved to Mercedes where he won back-to-back titles in 2014 and 2015 before winning back-to-back titles again in 2017 and 2018. Statistically the most successful British driver in the history of the sport, Hamilton has more World Championship titles and more race victories than any other British driver in Formula One. He also holds records for the all-time most career points, the most wins at different circuits, the all-time most pole positions and the most grand slams in a season.
Born: 7 January 1985
Wins: 73
World Championships: 5
Team: Mercedes AMG Petronas
Valterri Bottas
Valtteri Viktor Bottas, is a Finnish racing driver currently competing in Formula One with Mercedes. Bottas previously drove for Williams from 2013 to 2016. He currently resides in Monaco. In his first four races for Mercedes in 2017, Bottas achieved his first Formula One pole position in Bahrain and his first victory at the following event in Russia. He finished the 2017 season taking pole position, fastest lap, and the race win at Abu Dhabi.
Born: 28 August 1989
Wins: 3
World Championships: 0
Team: Mercedes AMG Petronas
Sebastian Vettel
Sebastian Vettel is a German racing driver currently driving in Formula One for Scuderia Ferrari. He is a four-time Formula One World Champion, having won the championship in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 with Red Bull Racing. He is regarded by fellow and former drivers as one of the greatest Formula One drivers in the history of the sport. Leaving Red Bull for the 2015 season, Vettel initially signed a three-year contract with Ferrari, which was later extended until the end of 2020.
Born: 3 July 1987
Wins: 47
World Championships: 4
Team: Ferrari
Kimi Raikkonen
Kimi-Matias Räikkönen, nicknamed "Iceman", is a Finnish racing driver currently driving in Formula One for Sauber. He won the 2007 FIA Formula One World Championship, in his first season at Scuderia Ferrari. After nine seasons racing in Formula One, he competed in the World Rally Championship in 2010 and 2011, then returning to Formula One from 2012. Besides his title, Räikkönen also finished second overall in 2003 and 2005 and third in 2008, 2012 and 2018. Prior to the 2019 season, Räikkönen has won 21 Grands Prix, making him the Finnish Formula One driver with the most race wins. He is the only driver to take a race win in the V10, V8 and the hybrid V6 engine eras.
Born: 17 October 1979
Wins: 21
World Championships: 1
Team: Ferrari
Max Verstappen
Max Emilian Verstappen is a Belgian-Dutch racing driver who competes under the Dutch flag in Formula One with Red Bull Racing. Aged 17 years, 166 days, he became the youngest driver to compete in Formula 1 at the 2015 Australian Grand Prix for Scuderia Toro Rosso. He is also the youngest driver to lead a lap during a Formula One Grand Prix, youngest driver to set the fastest lap during a Formula One Grand Prix, youngest driver to score points, youngest driver to secure a podium, youngest Formula One Grand Prix winner in history, youngest multiple Grand Prix winner, youngest to win the same Grand Prix multiple times and youngest to win the same Grand Prix in successive years.
Born: 30 September 1997
Wins: 5
World Championships: 0
Team: Red Bull Racing
Daniel Ricciardo
Daniel Joseph Ricciardo is an Australian racing driver who is currently competing in Formula One for the Renault Sport Formula One Team. He entered Formula One as a test driver for Scuderia Toro Rosso and made his debut at the 2011 British Grand Prix with the HRT team as part of a deal with Red Bull. He then raced for Toro Rosso for the 2012 and 2013 seasons. After Mark Webber announced his retirement from Formula One, Ricciardo was confirmed as his replacement at Red Bull Racing for 2014. In his first season with Red Bull, Ricciardo finished third in the championship with his first three Formula One wins, in Canada, Hungary, and Belgium. After two years without victory, Ricciardo won the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix, eventually sealing third in the championship for the second time in three years at the 2016 Mexican Grand Prix. Ricciardo won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in 2017 and the Chinese and Monaco Grands Prix in 2018. On 3 August 2018 it was announced that he will be joining Renault F1 on a 2 year contract for the 2019 and 2020 F1 seasons.
Born: 1 July 1989
Wins: 7
World Championships: 0
Team: Red Bull Racing
Esteban Ocon
Esteban Ocon is a French racing driver who currently drives in Formula One for Racing Point Force India. He made his Formula One debut for Manor Racing in the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix, replacing Rio Haryanto. Ocon is part of the Mercedes-Benz driver development programme. He holds the all-time record for most consecutive finishes from start of career, with 27. He will join Mercedes full time as their reserve driver for 2019.
Born: 17 September 1996
Wins: 0
World Championships: 0
Team: Force India
Sergio Perez
Sergio Pérez Mendoza also known as "Checo" Pérez, is a Mexican racing driver, currently driving in Formula One for Racing Point F1. Pérez was a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy until 2012. He took his first Formula One podium at the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix with Sauber, a drive which won him plaudits and fuelled speculation of a move to Ferrari in the near future. However, Pérez later told reporters that he expected to stay with Sauber until at least the end of the 2012 season. Due to his young age and performance, he has been referred to as "The Mexican Wunderkind".
Born: 26 January 1990
Wins: 0
World Championships: 0
Team: Force India
Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso Díaz About this soundaudio is a Spanish racing driver and former Formula One racing driver. He is a two-time Formula One World Champion, and is often regarded as one of the greatest Formula One drivers in the history of the sport. He has contested 17 seasons of Formula One. Outside Formula One, Alonso is currently leading the 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship with Toyota Gazoo Racing. He won the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans on his first attempt with co-drivers Kazuki Nakajima and Sébastien Buemi. He contested the 2017 Indianapolis 500 and the 2018 24 Hours of Daytona.
Born: 29 July 1981
Wins: 32
World Championships: 2
Team: Mclaren Honda
Stoffel Vandorne
Stoffel Vandoorne is a professional racing driver from Belgium, who is currently competing for Mclaren Honda in Formula 1. He had previously competed in Formula One for McLaren. He will remain at the sidelines as simulator driver for the Mercedes team in 2019. Vandoorne currently resides in both Monte Carlo and Roeselare.
Born: 26 March 1992
Wins: 0
World Championships: 0
Team: Mclaren Honda