# Ferrari Formula One drivers
Ferrari Formula One drivers are the racing drivers who have entered a World Championship Grand Prix for Scuderia Ferrari, the Italian constructor. How many drivers that total comes to is itself disputed: the statistical database StatsF1 counts 116 drivers, while the reference site f1gures counts 98, a gap the sources do not explain.[1](https://www.statsf1.com/en/ferrari/pilote.aspx) • [2](https://f1gures.app/teams/ferrari/)
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Drivers' titles won by Ferrari drivers | 15 titles by nine different drivers, from Alberto Ascari in 1952 to Kimi Räikkönen in 2007[3](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/team-preview-ferrari-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-team-ahead-of-the-2026.57R9ZNit5NMJsSK2LcgqQa) |
| Most successful Ferrari driver | Michael Schumacher: 72 wins, 58 poles, and 1,066 points from 180 Grands Prix (1996–2006)[1](https://www.statsf1.com/en/ferrari/pilote.aspx) • [2](https://f1gures.app/teams/ferrari/) |
| Total driver count | 116 per StatsF1; 98 per f1gures[1](https://www.statsf1.com/en/ferrari/pilote.aspx) • [2](https://f1gures.app/teams/ferrari/) |
| Recent tenure | Charles Leclerc, entering his eighth Ferrari season in 2026[3](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/team-preview-ferrari-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-team-ahead-of-the-2026.57R9ZNit5NMJsSK2LcgqQa) |
| 2026 line-up | Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, confirmed for a second season together[3](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/team-preview-ferrari-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-team-ahead-of-the-2026.57R9ZNit5NMJsSK2LcgqQa) |
| Most recent title | Kimi Räikkönen, 2007[3](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/team-preview-ferrari-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-team-ahead-of-the-2026.57R9ZNit5NMJsSK2LcgqQa) |
## Champions and championship record
Nine drivers have won the World Drivers' Championship in a Ferrari, beginning with [Alberto Ascari](https://www.edgepedia.org/alberto-ascari) in 1952 and ending, so far, with [Kimi Räikkönen](https://www.edgepedia.org/kimi-raikkonen) in 2007.[3](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/team-preview-ferrari-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-team-ahead-of-the-2026.57R9ZNit5NMJsSK2LcgqQa) The most successful stretch belonged to [Michael Schumacher](https://www.edgepedia.org/michael-schumacher), who took five consecutive titles between 2000 and 2004, a sequence no other driver in history has matched.[3](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/team-preview-ferrari-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-team-ahead-of-the-2026.57R9ZNit5NMJsSK2LcgqQa)
The team has kept hiring champions without adding to the tally. [Fernando Alonso](https://www.edgepedia.org/fernando-alonso), Sebastian Vettel, and [Lewis Hamilton](https://www.edgepedia.org/lewis-hamilton) all arrived as title winners, and none added a Ferrari crown.[3](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/team-preview-ferrari-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-team-ahead-of-the-2026.57R9ZNit5NMJsSK2LcgqQa) The pattern spans more than fifteen years: no Ferrari driver has won the championship since 2007.
## Notable Ferrari driver records
The statistical record of the team's leading drivers shows how differently their Ferrari careers sized up:
- **Michael Schumacher** (1996–2006): 72 wins, 58 poles, 53 fastest laps, 116 podiums, and 1,066 points from 180 Grands Prix on StatsF1's count; f1gures records 181 races, a one-start discrepancy the sources do not resolve.[1](https://www.statsf1.com/en/ferrari/pilote.aspx) • [2](https://f1gures.app/teams/ferrari/)
- **Alberto Ascari** (1950–1954): 30 races, 13 wins, a win rate of better than 40 percent in the team's earliest championship years.[2](https://f1gures.app/teams/ferrari/)
- **Niki Lauda** (1974–1977): 58 races, 15 wins.[2](https://f1gures.app/teams/ferrari/)
- **Fernando Alonso** (2010–2014): 96 races, 11 wins.[2](https://f1gures.app/teams/ferrari/)
- **Sebastian Vettel** (2015–2020): 119 races, 14 wins.[2](https://f1gures.app/teams/ferrari/)
- **Felipe Massa** (2006–2013): 11 wins and 15 poles in 139 Grands Prix on StatsF1's count, or 140 races on f1gures'.[1](https://www.statsf1.com/en/ferrari/pilote.aspx) • [2](https://f1gures.app/teams/ferrari/)
- **Carlos Sainz** (2021–2024): 4 wins, 6 poles, 25 podiums, and 900.5 points from 88 Grands Prix, averaging 10.23 points per start.[1](https://www.statsf1.com/en/ferrari/pilote.aspx)
- **Charles Leclerc** (2019–present): 8 wins, 50 podiums, and 1,672 points from 171 starts entering 2026.[3](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/team-preview-ferrari-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-team-ahead-of-the-2026.57R9ZNit5NMJsSK2LcgqQa)
- **Lewis Hamilton** (2025–present): joined with a career record of 7 championships, 105 wins, 202 podiums, and 5,018.5 points from 380 starts.[3](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/team-preview-ferrari-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-team-ahead-of-the-2026.57R9ZNit5NMJsSK2LcgqQa)
## The number-one dynamic and the second seat
Ferrari's most dominant era ran a sharply hierarchical pairing. Across their years together, Schumacher scored 72 wins and 1,066 points from 180 starts while his support driver [Rubens Barrichello](https://www.edgepedia.org/rubens-barrichello) scored 9 wins and 412 points from 102.[1](https://www.statsf1.com/en/ferrari/pilote.aspx) [Felipe Massa](https://www.edgepedia.org/felipe-massa), who held the second seat after Barrichello, managed 11 wins and 15 poles in 139 Grands Prix, a far lower win rate than Schumacher's.[1](https://www.statsf1.com/en/ferrari/pilote.aspx)
The marquee-signing route has repeatedly underdelivered. Champions Alonso, Vettel, and Hamilton all joined and none added to Ferrari's title tally.[3](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/team-preview-ferrari-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-team-ahead-of-the-2026.57R9ZNit5NMJsSK2LcgqQa) The pressure on a Ferrari seat is measurable in Hamilton's 2025 season: a seven-time champion who had never before finished a season without a podium ended his first Ferrari campaign with none.[3](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/team-preview-ferrari-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-team-ahead-of-the-2026.57R9ZNit5NMJsSK2LcgqQa)
## Recent developments
On 1 February 2024, Ferrari announced that Lewis Hamilton would join for 2025 after a final season with Mercedes, ending Carlos Sainz's four-year run with the team.[4](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-teams/ferrari-f1-information-statistics/) In 2024, Ferrari finished only 14 points behind Teams' Champions McLaren.[3](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/team-preview-ferrari-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-team-ahead-of-the-2026.57R9ZNit5NMJsSK2LcgqQa)
2025 went the other way. Ferrari failed to win a race for the first time in a season since 2021; Leclerc took seven podiums while Hamilton achieved no Grand Prix podium all year.[4](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-teams/ferrari-f1-information-statistics/) The Leclerc–Hamilton pairing is confirmed to continue into 2026, Leclerc's eighth season with the team.[3](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/team-preview-ferrari-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-team-ahead-of-the-2026.57R9ZNit5NMJsSK2LcgqQa)
## References
1. [Ferrari – Drivers • STATS F1](https://www.statsf1.com/en/ferrari/pilote.aspx)
2. [Ferrari – F1 Constructor History, Wins & Championships | f1gures](https://f1gures.app/teams/ferrari/)
3. [TEAM PREVIEW: Ferrari – All you need to know about the team ahead of the 2026 F1 season](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/team-preview-ferrari-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-team-ahead-of-the-2026.57R9ZNit5NMJsSK2LcgqQa)
4. [Ferrari F1 Team Information & Statistics](https://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-teams/ferrari-f1-information-statistics/)
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