Vettel je do naslova došao na dramatičan način jer se već u prvom krugu izvrtio na stazi i pao na posljednje mjesto, no 25-godišnji Nijemac iz kruga u krug je pretjecao ostale i došao do dovoljno bodova za obranu naslova.
Svi svjetski prvaci u Formuli 1:
1950 Giuseppe Farina (Ita/Alfa Romeo) –
1951 Juan Manuel Fangio (Arg/Alfa Romeo) -
1952 Alberto Ascari (Ita/Ferrari) -
1953 Alberto Ascari (Ita/Ferrari) -
1954 Juan Manuel Fangio (Arg/Mercedes, Maserati) –
1955 Juan Manuel Fangio (Arg/Mercedes) –
1956 Juan Manuel Fangio (Arg/Lancia, Ferrari) -
1957 Juan Manuel Fangio (Arg/Maserati) –
1958 Mike Hawthorn (VBr/Ferrari) Vanwall
1959 Jack Brabham (Aus/Cooper-Climax) Cooper
1960 Jack Brabham (Aus/Cooper-Climax) Cooper
1961 Phil Hill (USA/Ferrari) Ferrari
1962 Graham Hill (VBr/BRM) BRM
1963 Jim Clark (VBr/Lotus-Climax) Lotus
1964 John Surtees (VBr/Ferrari) Ferrari
1965 Jim Clark (VBr/Lotus-Climax) Lotus
1966 Jack Brabham (Aus/Brabham-Repco) Brabham
1967 Dennis Hulme (NZ/Brabham-Repco) Brabham
1968 Graham Hill (VBr/Lotus-Ford) Lotus
1969 Jackie Stewart (VBr/Matra-Ford) Matra
1970 Jochen Rindt (Aut/Lotus-Ford) Lotus
1971 Jackie Stewart (VBr/Tyrrell-Ford) Tyrrell
1972 Emerson Fittipaldi (Bra/Lotus-Ford) Lotus
1973 Jackie Stewart (VBr/Tyrrell-Ford) Lotus
1974 Emerson Fittipaldi (Bra/McLaren-Ford) McLaren
1975 Niki Lauda (Aut/Ferrari) Ferrari
1976 James Hunt (VBr/McLaren-Ford) Ferrari
1977 Niki Lauda (Aut/Ferrari) Ferrari
1978 Mario Andretti (USA/Lotus-Ford) Lotus
1979 Jody Scheckter (JA/Ferrari) Ferrari
1980 Alan Jones (Aus/Williams-Ford) Williams
1981 Nelson Piquet (Bra/Brabham-Ford) Williams
1982 Keke Rosberg (Fin/Williams-Ford) Ferrari
1983 Nelson Piquet (Bra/Brabham-BMW Turbo) Ferrari
1984 Niki Lauda (Aut/McLaren-Porsche Turbo) McLaren
1985 Alain Prost (Fra/McLaren-Porsche Turbo) McLaren
1986 Alain Prost (Fra/McLaren-Porsche Turbo) Williams
1987 Nelson Piquet (Bra/Williams-Honda Turbo) Williams
1988 Ayrton Senna (Bra/McLaren-Honda Turbo) McLaren
1989 Alain Prost (Fra/McLaren-Honda) McLaren
1990 Ayrton Senna (Bra/McLaren-Honda) McLaren
1991 Ayrton Senna (Bra/McLaren-Honda) McLaren
1992 Nigel Mansell (VBr/Williams-Renault) Williams
1993 Alain Prost (Fra/Williams-Renault) Williams
1994 Michael Schumacher* (Njem/Benetton-Ford) Williams
1995 Michael Schumacher* (Njem/Benetton-Renault) Benetton
1996 Damon Hill (VBr/Williams-Renault) Williams
1997 Jacques Villeneuve (Kan/Williams-Renault) Williams
1998 Mika Häkkinen (Fin/McLaren-Mercedes) McLaren
1999 Mika Häkkinen (Fin/McLaren-Mercedes) Ferrari
2000 Michael Schumacher* (Njem/Ferrari) Ferrari
2001 Michael Schumacher* (Njem/Ferrari) Ferrari
2002 Michael Schumacher* (Njem/Ferrari) Ferrari
2003 Michael Schumacher*(Njem/Ferrari) Ferrari
2004 Michael Schumacher* (Njem/Ferrari) Ferrari
2005 Fernando Alonso* (Špa/Renault) Renault
2006 Fernando Alonso* (Špa/Renault) Renault
2007 Kimi Räikkönen* (Fin/Ferrari) Ferrari
2008 Lewis Hamilton* (VBr/McLaren-Mercedes) Ferrari
2009 Jenson Button* (VBr/Brawn-Mercedes) Brawn
2010 Sebastian Vettel* (Njem/Red Bull) Red Bull
2011 Sebastian Vettel* (Njem/Red Bull) Red Bull
2012 Sebastian Vettel* Red Bull
UKUPNO
Michael Schumacher (Njem)* 7 (1994, 1995, 2000-04)
Juan Manuel Fangio (Arg) 5 (1951, 1954-57)
Alain Prost (Fra) 4 (1985-86, 1989, 1993)
Jack Brabham (Aus) 3 (1959-60, 1966)
Jackie Stewart (VBr) 3 (1969, 1971, 1973)
Niki Lauda (Aut) 3 (1975, 1977, 1984)
Nelson Piquet (Bra) 3 (1981, 1983, 1987)
Ayrton Senna (Bra) 3 (1988, 1990-91)
Sebastian Vettel (Njem)* 2 (2010-12)
Fernando Alonso (Špa)* 2 (2005-06)
Alberto Ascari (Ita) 2 (1952-53)
Graham Hill (VBr) 2 (1962, 1968)
Jim Clark (VBr) 2 (1963, 1965)
Emerson Fittipaldi (Bra) 2 (1972, 1974)
Mika Häkkinen (Fin) 2 (1998-99)
