His first two titles came with Ferrari in mid 1970s. In what was an eventful career, Lauda took the world championship three times. He is the most recent entrant on this list. This run continued until 2004, when he claimed his seventh and final world title in 2004 at a ripe old age of 35 years. His world title in 1994 had also made him the second youngest world champion at that time (still ranked fifth currently in that list) defeated by Emerson Fittipaldi only by a few weeks.īesides the two with Bentton in mid 1990s, his run of five successive world titles with Ferrari began in 2000. Michael Schumacher 35 years, 239 days (2004)Īlmost universally regarded as the best Formula 1 driver of all time, Schumacher in total won 7 world championships in his career. Here is a look at the oldest world champions in Formula 1. In fact, time and again, drivers much older than their contemporaries have gone on to win world championships. But this does not mean that it is has always been the case in Formula 1. More so, with the arrival of the likes of Max Verstappen, Formula 1 has been getting younger and younger. With the drivers essentially required to maintain an athlete like fitness due to the high demands of driving the car, it has widely been acknowledged that F1, is a sport for the younger generation. Since its inception, Formula 1 has remained among the most dangerous sports disciplines in the world.
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