F1
Every time the F1 title has been decided in the last race
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Since the creation of the world championship of Formula 1In 1950, some seasons were more suspenseful than others. Among them, around thirty world titles were awarded at the end of the championship final, crowning more than 25 different drivers at the final event of the calendar.
This year, three drivers competed for the world championship trophy: Max Verstappen, titled in this way in the face of Lewis Hamilton In 2021, who could well relive that this year? Lando Norris, leader upon arriving in Abu Dhabi, and Oscar piastri, the British teammate at McLaren, who were both fighting for their first title. F1 has seen a number of three-way finals: eleven in total. This was notably the case during the inaugural 1950 and 1951 seasons.
It is also in this context thatAlain ProstIn 1986, he secured his second world title, ahead of Nigel Mansell and Nelson Piquet. This scenario has already played out in Abu Dhabi in the past. During the first decisive final held at the Yas Marina circuit in 2010, a quartet of drivers were in contention for the title: Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso, Mark Webber and Lewis Hamilton.
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Formula 1
Seasons where the title was decided in the final:
- 1950 (Giuseppe Farina, Luigi Fagioli, Juan Manuel Fangio)
- 1951 (Juan Manuel Fangio, Alberto Ascari, Giuseppe Farina)
- 1956 (Juan Manuel Fangio, Peter Collins)
- 1958 (Mike Hawthorn, Sitrling Moss)
- 1959 (Jack Brabham, Sitrling Moss)
- 1962 (Graham Hill, Jim Clark)
- 1964 (John Surtees, Graham Hill, Jim Clark)
- 1967 (Denny Hulme, Jack Brabham)
- 1968 (Graham Hill, Jackie Stewart, Denny Hulme)
- 1974 (Emmerson Fittipaldi, Clay Regazzoni, Jody Scheckter)
- 1976 (James Hunt, Niki Lauda)
- 1981 (Nelson Piquet, Carlos Reutemann, Jacques Laffite)
- 1982 (Keke Rosberg, Didier Pironi)
- 1983 (Nelson Piquet, Alain Prost, Rene Arnoux)
- 1984 (Niki Lauda, Alain Prost)
- 1986 (Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell, Nelson Piquet)
- 1988 (Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost)
- 1994 (Michael Schumacher(Damon Hill)
- 1997 (Michael Schumacher, Jacques Villeneuve)
- 1998 (Mika Häkkinen, Michael Schumacher)
- 1999 (Mika Häkkinen, Eddie Irvine)
- 2003 (Michael Schumacher, Kimi Raikkonen)
- 2006 (Fernando Alonso, Michael Schumacher)
- 2007 (Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso)
- 2008 (Lewis Hamilton, Felipe Massa)
- 2010 (Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso, Mark Webber, Lewis Hamilton)
- 2012 (Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso)
- 2014 (Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg)
- 2016 (Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton)
- 2021 (Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton)
- 2025 (Lando Norris, Max Verstappen, Oscar Piastri)
The drivers are listed according to their ranking at the end of the last round.
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vincent moyet
05/12/2025 at 11:45 a.m.
At the first corner, Norris and Verstappen should be cautious to avoid handing the title to Piastri, and Norris has no interest in pushing too hard. By sticking to Verstappen like glue, he's already champion. On the other hand, for Piastri, even if he improves in qualifying tomorrow, the task is almost impossible and, in fact, doesn't depend on him.
Alain Féguenne (🇱🇺 Luxembourg)
05/12/2025 at 09:50 a.m.
It's likely to be very close... 👍👍 But watch out... ⚠️ at the first corner ‼️ If Lando & Max are on the front row then... it's going to be intense 🥵 up front... Max will take all the risks!!!!!!! 👍. And let's not forget... Oscar... on paper it looks complicated. And what about the drivers... in between... the Mercedes boys, Carlos...? and Isack? First... qualifying... tomorrow!!!!!! 🚥🚥🚥🚥🚥🚥 😎👍👍👍😎
BLU83120
05/12/2025 at 08:40 a.m.
This is Alain Prost's second title in 1986, the first being at Brands Hatch in 1985.........
Aurlien
05/12/2025 at 06:58 a.m.
2007, okay, but you all seem to have forgotten that Kimi was 7 points behind while Piastri was 16. Lewis had a minor mechanical issue this year.
Michael Duforest
06/12/2025 at 09:20 a.m.
The points system was different; the Grand Prix winner scored 10 points, whereas today they score 25.
Yves-Henri RANDIER
05/12/2025 at 06:33 a.m.
2007 was a painful experience for the McLaren duo of Alonso and Hamilton at the time! It looks like history is about to repeat itself for the Woking-based team...
vincent moyet
05/12/2025 at 05:25 a.m.
Correction: In 82, if Rosberg hadn't scored points in the final Grand Prix, Pironi could have been crowned champion without competing in the race. But Watson was also in contention in the final Grand Prix.
vincent moyet
05/12/2025 at 05:21 a.m.
For Prost, this was his second title, not his first. In 1982, Pironi (injured since the German GP) would have struggled to defend his chances in the final GP.