The Renault R25 was the Formula One car entered by Renault in the 2005 season . The chassis was designed by Bob Bell , James Allison , Tim Densham and Dino Toso with Pat Symonds overseeing the design and production of the car as executive director of Engineering and Bernard Dudot leading the engine design.
32-595: The car won both the Drivers ' and Constructors ' Championships in 2005, the first titles for any car racing with a French licence since the Matra MS80 's triumph in the 1969 season . It also secured the first championship titles for a Formula One car racing with a Renault engine since the Williams FW19 in 1997 and also first Enstone -based Formula One car to won the world constructors' championship since
64-506: A points system based on individual Grand Prix results. The World Championship is won when it is no longer mathematically possible for another competitor to overtake their points total regardless of the outcome of the remaining races, although it is not officially awarded until the FIA Prize Giving Ceremony held in various cities following the conclusion of the season. Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton hold
96-477: A driver who finished second in the championship. Drivers in bold have competed in the 2024 World Championship. Drivers in bold have competed in the 2024 World Championship. Where drivers have won more than one World Drivers' Championship, only their first win is noted here. Drivers in bold have competed in the 2024 World Championship. Drivers in bold have competed in the 2024 World Championship. A total of 11 drivers have achieved consecutive wins in
128-546: A few cases on closed city streets . A points scoring system is used for each Grand Prix held over the course of the F1 season to determine the outcome of two annual championships, one for drivers ( World Drivers' Championship ) since 1950 , and one for constructors ( World Constructors' Championship ) since 1958 . Each driver accumulates championship points individually in the World Drivers' Championship and collectively for
160-439: A race progression was reached (at different times being either 60% or 75% of the scheduled race distance); starting from around 1977 to 1980 until the end of the 2021 season, no points were able to be accumulated should a race conclude early with the leader having completed two or fewer laps. Following the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix in which half points were awarded to the first ten finishers despite no racing laps being completed,
192-501: A specified maximum number of races. Up until 1979 , most years saw only the highest-scoring participant in each Grand Prix for each constructor contributing points towards the Drivers' title. From 1950 to 1959 , the top five finishers of each race plus the fastest lap setter tallied points. The format was expanded to include the first six finishers of each event between 1960 and 2002 but with no point for fastest lap. In 2003 ,
224-568: Is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing series administered by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. The "formula" in the name alludes to a series of rules set by the FIA to which all participants and vehicles are required to conform. The F1 World Championship season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix , usually held on purpose-built circuits , and in
256-414: The 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and the 2019 German Grand Prix ). Fernando Alonso has the longest time between his first and last points-scoring results: he scored his first points in the 2003 Australian Grand Prix and his most recent at the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix , a span of 21 years, 6 months, and 13 days. Hamilton holds the record for most consecutive points-scoring results at 48 Grands Prix: from
288-654: The 2018 British Grand Prix to the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix . Max Verstappen is the youngest driver to score a championship point; he finished seventh at the 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix when he was 17 years and 180 days old. Philippe Étancelin is the oldest driver to score a championship point; he was 53 years and 249 days old when he finished fifth at the 1950 Italian Grand Prix . The points scoring has been changed several times throughout F1 history. Participants in every season until 1990 could only achieve Drivers' Championship points for their best-placed finishes in
320-475: The 2024 season. The title has been won by drivers from the United Kingdom 20 times between 10 drivers, more than any other nation, followed by Brazil, Finland and Germany with three drivers each. The title has been won by drivers from Scuderia Ferrari 15 times between 9 drivers, more than any other team, followed by McLaren with 12 titles between 7 drivers. The Drivers' Championship has been won in
352-652: The Benetton B195 in 1995 . During the season, the car turned out to be slower than the McLaren MP4-20 at numerous points, with the win tally being 8–10. Reliability and consistency prevailed in the end, with Fernando Alonso and Giancarlo Fisichella taking the car to the last win and titles for a V10 powered Formula One car, marking the end of an era. This car also claimed Michelin 's first of only two titles since its return in Formula One, winning
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#1732765437588384-2409: The 2024 World Championship. Tyre manufacturers in bold have competed in the 2024 World Championship. Numbers in parentheses indicate championships won as the sole tyre supplier. 1950 G. Farina 1951 J. M. Fangio 1952 A. Ascari 1953 A. Ascari 1954 J. M. Fangio 1955 J. M. Fangio 1956 J. M. Fangio 1957 J. M. Fangio 1958 M. Hawthorn 1959 J. Brabham 1960 J. Brabham 1961 P. Hill 1962 G. Hill 1963 J. Clark 1964 J. Surtees 1965 J. Clark 1966 J. Brabham 1967 D. Hulme 1968 G. Hill 1969 J. Stewart 1970 J. Rindt 1971 J. Stewart 1972 E. Fittipaldi 1973 J. Stewart 1974 E. Fittipaldi 1975 N. Lauda 1976 J. Hunt 1977 N. Lauda 1978 M. Andretti 1979 J. Scheckter 1980 A. Jones 1981 N. Piquet 1982 K. Rosberg 1983 N. Piquet 1984 N. Lauda 1985 A. Prost 1986 A. Prost 1987 N. Piquet 1988 A. Senna 1989 A. Prost 1990 A. Senna 1991 A. Senna 1992 N. Mansell 1993 A. Prost 1994 M. Schumacher 1995 M. Schumacher 1996 D. Hill 1997 J. Villeneuve 1998 M. Häkkinen 1999 M. Häkkinen 2000 M. Schumacher 2001 M. Schumacher 2002 M. Schumacher 2003 M. Schumacher 2004 M. Schumacher 2005 F. Alonso 2006 F. Alonso 2007 K. Räikkönen 2008 L. Hamilton 2009 J. Button 2010 S. Vettel 2011 S. Vettel 2012 S. Vettel 2013 S. Vettel 2014 L. Hamilton 2015 L. Hamilton 2016 N. Rosberg 2017 L. Hamilton 2018 L. Hamilton 2019 L. Hamilton 2020 L. Hamilton 2021 M. Verstappen 2022 M. Verstappen 2023 M. Verstappen 2024 M. Verstappen List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems Formula One , abbreviated to F1,
416-406: The FIA revised the structure to the top eight finishers of each race. The FIA extended the system again to include the first ten Grand Prix finishers in 2010 . Each Grand Prix winner tallied 8 points from 1950 to 1960 , 9 from 1961 to 1990 , 10 between 1991 and 2009 , and 25 since 2010 . Half points were awarded for six Grands Prix that were red-flagged before a certain threshold in
448-408: The World Drivers' Championship. Of those, only Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton have won two sets of consecutive Formula One Drivers' Championships. Drivers in bold have competed in the 2024 World Championship. Drivers in bold have competed in the 2024 World Championship. Constructors in bold have competed in the 2024 World Championship. Engine manufacturers in bold have competed in
480-410: The World Drivers' Championship; he was 46 years and 41 days old when he won the 1957 title. As of the 2024 season, out of the 777 drivers who have started a Formula One Grand Prix, the 75 titles awarded have been won by a total of 34 different drivers. The first Formula One World Drivers' Champion was Giuseppe Farina in the 1950 championship and the current title holder is Max Verstappen in
512-427: The final race of the season 30 times in the 75 seasons it has been awarded. Schumacher holds the record of earning the championship with most Grands Prix left to run in a season with six when he won the 2002 title at that year's French Grand Prix . Due to the points system , on two occasions ( John Surtees in the 1964 season and Ayrton Senna in the 1988 season) a world champion scored fewer points overall than
544-418: The highest Drivers' Championship points total with 4847.5, Sebastian Vettel is second with 3098 and Max Verstappen is third with 2989.5. Scuderia Ferrari holds the record for the highest Constructors' Championship points total with 10256, Red Bull Racing is second with 7803, and Mercedes is third with 7647.5. Drivers received an equal points distribution share if they shared a car with another or set
576-406: The name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform. 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 . The World Drivers' Championship is presented by the FIA to the most successful Formula One driver over the course of the season through
608-437: The original Michelin grooved tyres. ( key ) (results in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest laps) Italics indicate factory team. List of Formula One World Drivers%27 Champions Formula One , abbreviated to F1, is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. The "formula" in
640-452: The podium in every race in the 2002 season, earning 144 of a possible 170 points. The most dominant Constructors' Champion in recent times was McLaren in 1988 , scoring 199 of a maximum 240 points and finishing 134 points ahead of its nearest rival. In 2002, Ferrari scored 221 points, as many as all the other teams combined. Robert Kubica has the longest time between two successive points-scoring results: 8 years and 256 days (between
672-430: The race distance from the start signal to the end-of-session signal is less than the scheduled race distance." Sprint qualifying was introduced in 2021 to set the starting order at three Grands Prix that season and the top three finishers of each of these mini-races received points. The first eight drivers were awarded points in three sprint races in 2022, and in six sprint races in 2023. The fastest lap bonus point
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#1732765437588704-419: The race leader completes more than two racing laps but covers less than 25% of the race distance. That switches to the top nine places should the race leader complete between 25% and 50% of race distance. If the race leader covers between 50% and 75% of race distance then participants finishing in the top ten positions tally points. Full championship points are tallied should the race leader complete 75% or more of
736-645: The random text "Team Spirit". In Episode 8 of Series 10 of the BBC show Top Gear , in 2007, presenter Richard Hammond drove the R25 around the Stowe Circuit at Silverstone , completing two laps. On 11 December 2020 Alonso drove the car for the first time in 15 years, hours before the start of the first practice session shown on Sky Sports , and after the qualifying session for the 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix . The car used Pirelli demo slick tyres , rather than
768-509: The record for the most World Drivers' Championships, both having won the title on seven occasions. Juan Manuel Fangio is third with five titles. Schumacher also holds the record for the most consecutive drivers' titles with five between the 2000 and the 2004 seasons. Nigel Mansell holds the record of competing in the highest number of seasons before winning the World Championship, entering Formula One in 1980 and achieving
800-399: The same fastest lap as another between 1950 and 1957 . Second drivers of teams who officially entered only one car were ineligible for points on two occasions involving three drivers. Jim Clark is the most dominant Drivers' Champion in terms of points scored, with a maximum of 54 points (7 and 6 wins, respectively) in both 1963 and 1965 . More recently, Michael Schumacher finished on
832-418: The scheduled race distance. Following initial confusion over how points were awarded at the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix , the FIA clarified the drivers are also eligible for full points if the race finishes under green flag conditions regardless of the percentage of the scheduled race distance that has been covered. In 2023 , the FIA clarified that shortened races would be subject to the gradual scale system "if
864-423: The standards by which a driver can tally championship points should a Grand Prix be suspended before full distance is covered and not be restarted, were changed to a gradual scale system beginning in 2022 . No points are awarded unless the race leader completes two or more racing laps without the intervention of a safety car or virtual safety car . Only the top five finishers are eligible for championship points if
896-499: The team they compete for in the World Constructors' Championship. Both championships are formally awarded at the end-of-season FIA Prize Giving Ceremony to the driver and team with the most points. As of the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix , 353 drivers have scored Drivers' Championship points, and 70 out of 170 teams have scored Constructors' Championship points, in 1,123 World Championship races. Lewis Hamilton has
928-710: The title again with Renault (the R26 2006-spec car) in the 2006 season, the last for the French tyre maker. The R25 was the first Constructors' Championship winning car since 1991 not to have been designed by either Adrian Newey or Rory Byrne . Over 19 races, it scored 191 points, 8 wins, 15 podiums and was fully out of the points just twice in 18 starts (not counting the United States Grand Prix where both Renault drivers, in common with all their fellow Michelin tyre runners, withdrew prior to starting). The R25
960-408: The title in 1992 , a span of 13 seasons. Nico Rosberg has the highest number of Grand Prix starts before winning his first title, a period of 206 Grands Prix between the 2006 Bahrain and the 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix . Sebastian Vettel is the youngest winner of the World Drivers' Championship; he was 23 years and 134 days old when he won the 2010 championship. Fangio is the oldest winner of
992-478: Was also the last Renault Formula One car to use a 6-speed gearbox before the switch to a mandatory 7-speed gearbox in the following season . Renault used the ' Mild Seven ' logos, except at the Canadian, United States, French, British, Turkish, Italian, and Belgian Grands Prix due to the banning of tobacco advertising. At these races, the team replaced the logos with flowers, tribals and flame graphics as well with
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1024-422: Was re-introduced in 2019 , however only drivers and constructors who finished in the top ten are eligible to score the point. From 2022, the fastest lap point is only awarded if 50% or more of the scheduled race distance is completed. The FIA is set to abolish the fastest lap point rule for the 2025 season onwards. Unlike various other motor racing series, F1 has never awarded bonus points to drivers for leading
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