Ferrari Drivers With the Most F1 Championships Ahead of Lewis Hamilton’s Move: Schumacher Leads List

• Lewis Hamilton sent shockwaves around the sporting world with his move to Ferrari
• He recently signed a two-year extension with Mercedes but will make a switch in 2025
• Michael Schumacher holds a record for most F1 Drivers' Championships won with Ferrari

The 2025 Formula 1 season can't come soon enough.

Ferrari confirmed on Thursday that they are signing seven-time F1 Drivers' Champion, Lewis Hamilton, with his lucrative deal set to start next year.

Sports Brief looks at the drivers with the most F1 championships won with the Prancing Horse ahead of Hamilton's dream move to Ferrari.

Ferrari drivers with most F1 championships

1. Michael Schumacher (5 titles)

The German legend holds the record for most F1 championships won with Ferrari, capturing five titles in a row from 2000 to 2004.

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Schumacher started his dominance in 2000, becoming Ferrari's first World Drivers' Champion in 21 years, per Sports Illustrated.

He clinched the prestigious Drivers' title at the penultimate race of the season, beating McLaren-Mercedes' Mika Hakkinen by 19 points.

He successfully defended his title in 2001, winning the Drivers' Championship with a record margin of 58 points.

Schumacher's reign continued in 2002 and he did so in style. He captured a then-record 11 Grands Prix, finishing the season with a 67-point win over teammate, Rubens Barrichello.

He won his fourth consecutive World Drivers' title for Ferrari and sixth overall in 2003, beating Kimi Raikkonen by just two points.

Schumacher won his last Drivers' Championship for Ferrari in 2004. He finished his dominant run in style, winning 13 races to break his record of 11 race wins in a single season.

2. Niki Lauda (2 titles)

Lauda won his first Drivers' Championship with Ferrari in 1975, beating Brazilian, Emerson Fittipaldi by 19.5 points. He won five races that season to claim the title in just his second year with Ferrari, per Motor Sport Magazine.

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He picked up right where he left off in the 1976 season, starting the year with four wins in the first six races.

A crash in Nurburgring which caused his car to burst into flames, derailed his bid to win back-to-back titles. Lauda lost the Drivers' Championship to James Hunt by one point.

Lauda bounced back the following year despite his injuries, winning his second and last Drivers' Championship with Ferrari. He captured just three race wins that year but still won the title by 17 points over Jody Scheckter.

2. Alberto Ascari (2 titles)

Ascari was the first Ferrari driver to win two F1 Drivers' Championships. He first captured the title in 1952, with the Italian driver winning the season's final six races.

He successfully defended his title in 1953, beating Argentine driver, Juan Manuel Fangio, who finished in second place. Ascari also dominated that season, winning five out of the nine F1 races staged.

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Ferrari's one-time Drivers' champions

Six other Ferrari drivers won the F1 Drivers' Championship one time. They are Juan Manuel Fangio (1956), Mike Hawthorn (1958), Phil Hill (1961), John Surtees (1964), Jody Scheckter (1979), and Kimi Raikkonen (2007).

Hamilton makes dream Ferrari move

Sports Brief previously reported on Hamilton's surprise move to Ferrari.

The seven-time world champ has been racing for Mercedes since 2013.

He will partner Charles Leclerc next season, with Carlos Sainz left out.