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April 16, 2006
2005 World Champion Fernando Alonso practices at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on June 18, 2005. I may be premature with this analysis, but I don't think so. To me, Fernando Alonso looks like the guy who has already knocked Michael Schumacher off the top of the Formula One hill. That isn't to say that Schumacher will not win an eighth World title, nor win numerous F1 races in the future. But I do believe that, race in - race out, season in - season out, the young Spaniard is now the man to beat.
photo by Bob Jennings
Formula One World Champions
| 1950 | Guiseppe Nino Farina | Italy | Alfa Romeo |
| 1951 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Argentina | Alfa Romeo |
| 1952 | Alberto Ascari | Italy | Ferrari |
| 1953 | Alberto Ascari | Italy | Ferrari |
| 1954 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Argentina | Maserati, Mercedes Benz |
| 1955 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Argentina | Mercedes Benz |
| 1956 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Argentina | Ferrari/Lancia |
| 1957 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Argentina | Maserati |
| 1958 | Mike Hawthorn | England | Ferrari |
| 1959 | Jack Brabham | Australia | Cooper - Climax |
| 1960 | Jack Brabham | Australia | Cooper - Climax |
| 1961 | Phil Hill | United States | Ferrari |
| 1962 | Graham Hill | England | BRM |
| 1963 | Jim Clark | Scotland | Lotus - Climax |
| 1964 | John Surtees | England | Ferrari |
| 1965 | Jim Clark | Scotland | Lotus - Climax |
| 1966 | Jack Brabham | Australia | Brabham - Repco |
| 1967 | Denis Hulme | New Zealand | Brabham - Repco |
| 1968 | Graham Hill | England | Lotus - Ford |
| 1969 | Jackie Stewart | Scotland | Matra - Ford |
| 1970 | Jochen Rindt | Austria | Lotus - Ford |
| 1971 | Jackie Stewart | Scotland | Tyrrell - Ford |
| 1972 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Lotus - Ford |
| 1973 | Jackie Stewart | Scotland | Tyrrell - Ford |
| 1974 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | McLaren - Ford |
| 1975 | Niki Lauda | Austria | Ferrari |
| 1976 | James Hunt | England | McLaren - Ford |
| 1977 | Niki Lauda | Austria | Ferrari |
| 1978 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus - Ford |
| 1979 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Ferrari |
| 1980 | Alan Jones | Australia | Williams - Ford |
| 1981 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham - Ford |
| 1982 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Williams - Ford |
| 1983 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham - BMW |
| 1984 | Niki Lauda | Austria | McLaren - TAG Porsche |
| 1985 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren - TAG Porsche |
| 1986 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren - TAG Porsche |
| 1987 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Williams - Honda |
| 1988 | Ayrton Senna | Brazil | McLaren - Honda |
| 1989 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren - Honda |
| 1990 | Ayrton Senna | Brazil | McLaren - Honda |
| 1991 | Ayrton Senna | Brazil | McLaren - Honda |
| 1992 | Nigel Mansell | England | Williams - Renault |
| 1993 | Alain Prost | France | Williams - Renault |
| 1994 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Benetton - Ford |
| 1995 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Benetton - Renault |
| 1996 | Damon Hill | England | Williams - Renault |
| 1997 | Jacques Villeneuve | Canada | Williams - Renault |
| 1998 | Mika Hakkinen | Finland | McLaren - Mercedes |
| 1999 | Mika Hakkinen | Finland | McLaren - Mercedes |
| 2000 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari |
| 2001 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari |
| 2002 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari |
| 2003 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari |
| 2004 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari |
| 2005 | Fernando Alonso | Spain | Renault |