Who is the oldest F1 driver, world champion, winner?

F1 still has only a few surviving drivers who competed in the early days of the sport.

The first World Championship was held in 1950, and Hermano da Silva Ramos, who first raced an F1 car in 1955, is the oldest living driver at 98 years old. Hans Hermann, now 95 years old, made his F1 debut two seasons ago in 1953.

There are only two surviving world champions over the age of 80.The oldest living F1 drivers, including world champions and grand prix winners, are:

At 84 years old, Stewart is the oldest living F1 world champion. He won world championship titles in 1969, 1971 and 1973, and won 27 races during his career. The Scottish driver, who made his debut in 1965, raced for BRM, Matra, March and Tyrrell and is the only living F1 world champion from the 1960s.

At 83 years old, Andretti is the second-oldest living F1 world champion. The American driver won the F1 title racing for Lotus in 1978, but also raced for March, Ferrari, Parnelli, Alfa Romeo and Williams throughout his career. Andretti is just one of three drivers, including Dan Gurney. Juan Pablo Montoya To win a race in F1 or IndyCar, NASCAR and the World Sports Car Championship.

Jones, 77, won the world championship with Williams in 1980, the team’s first championship win. During his 10-year career, the Australian raced for Hesketh, Hill, Surtees, Shadow, Williams, Arrows, Haas and Lola, winning 12 races in 116 starts. Jones became the last Australian driver to win the Australian Grand Prix in 1980.

Fittipaldi is a two-time world champion, winning in 1972 and 1974. For the 77-year-old Fittipaldi, it was his first world championship with Lotus, and only earned him the title of the youngest driver to win the championship at the age of 25. He held this record for 33 years until he was broken by his 24 year old Fernando Alonso in 2005. This Brazilian driver raced for Lotus, McLaren, and his Automotive team of Brazil’s Fittipaldi, founded by his brother Wilson and his Fittipaldi.

Rosberg, 75, won the world championship in 1982. Rosberg, who drove for Theodore, ATS, Wolff, Fittipaldi, Williams and McLaren, won just five races in 114 races. The 1982 season was fraught with problems. There was a driver’s strike at the opening race in South Africa, resulting in the deaths of two drivers (Gilles Villeneuve died during qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix and Riccardo Paletti at the start of the Canadian Grand Prix), and the career of Didier Pironi was brought to an end. Ta. Accident at the German GP. Rosberg secured the championship by five points over Pironi, becoming only the second driver since Mike Hawthorn in 1958 to win the championship with only one win.

Jody Scheckter, 73, won the world championship in 1979, the penultimate season of his F1 career. He raced for McLaren, Tyrrell, Wolff and Ferrari during his nine-season career. Scheckter is the first and only driver of African origin to win a Formula 1 race and a world championship.

Pique, 71, is a three-time world champion, winning the title in 1981, 1983 (against Brabham) and 1987 (against Williams). The Brazilian had 23 wins in 204 starts, racing for Ensign, McLaren, Brabham, Williams, Lotus and Benetton.

Jacques Laffite is the oldest living F1 race winner who did not win a championship title. The 80-year-old has six wins in a 12-year career, including appearances for Iso Marboro, Ligier and Williams. This French driver competed from his 1974 to his 1986, earning 228 career points.

Ickx raced in F1 for 13 years with Cooper, Ferrari, Brabham, McLaren, Williams, Lotus, Wolf Williams, Ensign and Ligier. The Belgian started 116 games, earning eight wins and 181 career points. Ickx, 79, has won the Le Mans 24 Hours six times, as well as the Sportscar World Championship and the Can-Am Championship.

John Watson, 77, won five F1 races during his 12-year career. The Northern Irish driver competed against Brabham, Surtees, Lotus, Penske and McLaren. Watson finished third in the 1982 championship, but he never won the title himself.

Mas, 77, has won just one Grand Prix in his nine-year career. Mas made 105 starts, including races for Surtees, McLaren, ATS, Arrows and March, and achieved 71 podiums. However, the German driver is perhaps best known for his tragic on-track accident with Gilles Villeneuve in 1982, which led to the Canadian driver’s death.

F1 drivers in their 90s