Ferrari F1 History

Everything you need to know about Ferrari's F1 history from 1951 on.
Follow your favourite Ferrari drivers through the years and celebrate top
moments.
1951
Jose Froilan Gonzalez records Ferrari's first victory at the British Grand Prix.
1952
Alberto Ascari wins first of two back-to-back drivers' championships in a Ferrari.
1956
Juan Manuel Fangio wins his fourth drivers' championship with the Scuderia.
1958
Mike Hawthorn becomes the third Ferrari driver to win the drivers' championship.
1961
Phil Hill leads Ferrari to the double of both drivers' and constructors' championships.
1964
John Surtees, a former world motorcycle champion, takes the drivers' crown. He
remains the only man to achieve the feat on two wheels and four.
1975 - 1977
Niki Lauda takes the 1975 drivers' championship and comes back from his horrific
accident in 1976, going on to grab a second title for the team in 1977.
1979
Jody Scheckter wins the drivers' championship - it will be the team's last drivers'
title for 21 years.
1983
Ferrari win their eighth constructors' championship.
1999
Michael Schumacher misses six rounds after breaking leg at Silverstone. Team take
constructors' championship in the last race but Eddie Irvine just falls short of
drivers' title.
2000 - 2002
Ferrari enter a period of total domination, winning both drivers' and constructors'
titles three years in a row.
2003
A much tougher season, but still ultimately unbeatable. A record fifth successive
constructors' title, with Michael Schumacher the first man to take six drivers'
crowns.
2004
Lose just three times in 18 races to take the constructors' crown for the sixth year in
a row. An incredible 13 victories for Michael Schumacher sees him take
championship number seven.
2005
Struggle with new regulations, in particular those requiring tyres to last through
qualifying and race. Seven podiums, including one victory at Indianapolis, where
Michelin withdrawal leaves six-car field. Finish third in constructors' standings.
2006
Initially play second fiddle to Renault, but Michael Schumacher leads fightback with
seven victories. Team move ahead of Renault with just three rounds to go, but rare
reliability issues see them beaten to title by just five points.
2007
Win intense battle with McLaren, on track and in court. Kimi Raikkonen takes
drivers' title after late-season surge in form. Also wrap up constructors'
championship after McLaren found guilty of benefitting from possession of
confidential Ferrari data.
2008
Eight wins help power them to their 16th constructors' title, beating McLaren by 21
points. Felipe Massa misses out on drivers' championship by a single point to Lewis
Hamilton, despite winning more races.
2009
Never in title contention due to rivals' superior progress, Massa's life-threatening
accident (and stand-ins' dearth of pace), and lack of development as they opt to
focus early on 2010. More competitive mid-year, with Spa win for Raikkonen, who's
dropped for Alonso for 2010.
2010
Strong start with Bahrain win, but soon playing catch-up to Red Bull & McLaren. Mid-
season revival brings title boost, but Hockenheim team orders overshadow success.
Miss out on constructors' glory and Alonso beaten to drivers' title, despite starting
final race as favourite.
2011
Slow start, trailing McLaren and Red Bull and struggling with new Pirelli tyres. Form
steadily improves and some spectacular drives from Alonso, including victory at
Silverstone, keep him in title hunt for longer than expected. Massa disappoints,
failing to finish on the podium once.
2012
Initially recalcitrant F2012 well off pace in opening rounds, but improves rapidly in
hands of Alonso, who leads the championship for much of the year. Vettel pips
Alonso to drivers' crown but Massa's improved form helps the team to second in the
constructors' standings.
2013
Stronger start than in recent years, with Alonso able to compete at front from the
off, despite F138 struggling for qualifying pace. Spaniard wins in China and Spain,
before mid-season tyre revisions hurt team's form, dropping them to third overall
behind RBR and Mercedes.
2014
Drop to fourth in standings, failing to win for first time since 1993, as F14 T proves
uncompetitive even in hands of Alonso and Raikkonen. Domenicali departs as team
principal in April, replaced by Mattiaci and then - the day after the season ends -
Arrivabene.
2015
Fernando Alonso makes way for Sebastian Vettel and the restructured team improve
to become the only serious rivals to reigning champions Mercedes. Thanks to Vettel
they achieve their target of three Grand Prix wins, while Kimi Raikkonen struggles to
match his new team mate's results.
2016
The promise of the previous season quickly evaporates as the team find themselves
unable to live with Mercedes or Red Bull. Vettel and Raikkonen finish on the podium
seven and four times respectively, but poor strategy calls prevent them taking the
rare victory opportunities that do present themselves.
2017
An innovative car reinvigorates the team and puts them back on par with world
champions Mercedes, at least for the first half of the season. But infuriating
technical niggles (plus the odd driver error) in the second drop them out of title
contention, with an eventual total of five race wins to their rivals’ 12.
2018
A case of déjà vu, as Ferrari produce what is for much of the year the fastest
package on the grid, and yet are somehow out-raced, out-strategized and out-
developed by reigning champions Mercedes. Sebastian Vettel supplies their five
season victories – but also some rather costly mistakes.
2019
The pattern of recent years continues, as they fail to win a race until August’s
Belgian GP, despite being clear pre-season favourites and often having the quickest
car. A tense (and at times expensive) rivalry sees newcomer Charles Leclerc out-
score veteran team mate Sebastian Vettel, with two victories to the four-time
champion’s one.
2020
Sink to their worst performance in four decades, failing to win a race, scoring just
three podiums and falling to sixth in the standings. Sebastian Vettel is told early on
that his contract will not be renewed for 2021, and it’s Charles Leclerc who secures
98 of the team’s 131 points.
2021
Still no sign of a title challenge, but strong year-on-year improvement lifts them
clear of McLaren for P3 overall, with more than double their 2020 points tally. New
arrival Carlos Sainz outscores Charles Leclerc, the Spaniard taking four podiums to
his team mate’s one.
2022
Head title race early season, with Charles Leclerc winning two of the three opening
races. However, mix of driver error, reliability issues and strategy missteps
ultimately consign them to distant runners-up spot behind Red Bull. Carlos Sainz
scores first career win, at Silverstone.
Only team other than Red Bull to win a race – Carlos Sainz in Singapore – but an
otherwise frustrating campaign of mixed fortunes sees team narrowly lose out to
Mercedes for P2 in the constructors’ table, despite six pole positions and nine
podiums.
2023
Only team other than Red Bull to win a race – Carlos Sainz in Singapore – but an
otherwise frustrating campaign of mixed fortunes sees team narrowly lose out to
Mercedes for P2 in the constructors’ table, despite six pole positions and nine
podiums.
2024
Team Principal Fred Vasseur’s leadership starts to gel and strong campaign sees
Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz take five wins between them. Runners-up in the
constructors’ standings, losing out to McLaren at the final round. Lewis Hamilton
signed to replace Sainz for 2025.