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The Formula One World Championship season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, held usually on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets. [3] The World Drivers' Championship is presented by the FIA to the most successful Formula One driver over the course of the season through a points system based on ...
The World Championship for Drivers has been contended since 1950, [2] after the Formula One standard was agreed upon in 1946. [5] The Constructors' Championship was added for the 1958 season and has been awarded ever since. [2] Lewis Hamilton has won 105 Grands Prix during his career. He won 21 races with McLaren and 84 with Mercedes.
The winner of the Formula One World Constructors' Championship (WCC) is the most successful Formula One constructor over a particular season, as determined by a points system. [2] The Constructors' Championship was first awarded, as the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers, in 1958 to Vanwall. [4]
The 1950 British Grand Prix was the first Formula One World Championship Grand Prix. [23] Not included in this list are non-championship Grands Prix held to Formula One regulations from 1946 to 1983 and as part of each of the British Formula One Championship and the South African Formula One Championship. [17] [21]
The Constructors' Championship was first awarded, as the International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers, in 1958 to Vanwall. [9] In 1981 this name was officially changed to the World Constructors' Championship. The makes of both chassis and an engine are included in the constructor name. [10]
The World Championship rule can be declared invalid if the FIA grants F1 an waiver for its "longâestablished use of the word 'World'." [ 8 ] Each season throughout F1 history has consisted of between 7 and 22 Grands Prix, [ a ] [ 10 ] and the regulations are regularly amended to enable an increase of the maximum number of permitted races each ...
The World Championship of Drivers has been held since 1950.Driver records listed here include all rounds which formed part of the World Championship since 1950: this includes the Indianapolis 500 from 1950–1960 (although it was not run to Formula One rules), and the 1952 and 1953 World Championship Grands Prix (which were run to Formula Two rules).
World championship titles Promoter FIA Formula One World Championship: 1950– Drivers (1950–) Constructors (1981–) Formula One Group: FIA Karting World Championship: 1964– Drivers (1964–) RGMMC Group FIA World Rally Championship: 1973– Manufacturers (1973–) Drivers/Co-drivers (1979–) WRC Promoter GmbH (P) FIA World Endurance ...