List of Formula One World Drivers' Championship runners-up

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This is a list of drivers who finished runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship.

Alain Prost and Stirling Moss have each finished as runner-up four times, Prost in 1983 for Renault, 1984 and 1988 for McLaren and 1990 for Ferrari, and Moss in 1955 for Mercedes, 1956 and 1957 for Maserati and 1958 for Vanwall. This also makes Moss the driver with the most runner-up spots without ever taking the title.

The United Kingdom has taken the most runner-up spots among the countries, with 22. These are Moss in 1955–1958, Tony Brooks for Ferrari in 1959, Jim Clark for Lotus in 1962, Graham Hill for BRM in 1963, 1964 and 1965, John Surtees for Ferrari in 1966, Jackie Stewart for Matra in 1968 and Tyrrell in 1972, Nigel Mansell for Williams in 1986, 1987 and 1991, Damon Hill for Williams in 1994 and 1995, Eddie Irvine for Ferrari in 1999, David Coulthard for McLaren in 2001, Jenson Button for McLaren in 2011, and Lewis Hamilton for McLaren in 2007 and in 2016 for Mercedes.

Ferrari team has had the most drivers in the runner-up spot over the years, with 22. These are Alberto Ascari in 1951, Giuseppe Farina in 1952, José Froilán González in 1954, Tony Brooks in 1959, Wolfgang von Trips in 1961, John Surtees in 1966, Jacky Ickx in 1970, Clay Regazzoni in 1974, Niki Lauda in 1976, Gilles Villeneuve in 1979, Didier Pironi in 1982, Michele Alboreto in 1985, Alain Prost in 1990, Michael Schumacher in 1998 and 2006, Eddie Irvine in 1999, Rubens Barrichello in 2002 and 2004, Felipe Massa in 2008, and Fernando Alonso in 2010, 2012 and 2013.

The smallest ever margin between 1st and 2nd was in 1984, when just 0.5 points separated McLaren teammates Alain Prost and champion Niki Lauda. The largest margin was in 2013, when (under a new scoring system) 155 points separated Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso and Red Bull's champion Sebastian Vettel.

The most ever wins by a runner-up is 10, by Lewis Hamilton for Mercedes in 2016. Two drivers have become runner-up without winning any races – Giuseppe Farina for Ferrari in 1952 and Ronnie Peterson for March in 1971.

Lewis Hamilton, driving for Mercedes in 2016, holds the record for the most points scored by a runner-up, with 380 (under a new scoring system). Stirling Moss, driving for Mercedes in 1955, had the least, with 23.

Two drivers have claimed the runner-up spot posthumously – Wolfgang von Trips for Ferrari in 1961 and Ronnie Peterson for Lotus in 1978.

By season

Alain Prost was runner-up four times, which equals the number of his champion titles

Stirling Moss was also runner-up four times, the most for any driver who never became a world champion

Graham Hill has three runner-up spots to accompany his two titles

Nigel Mansell's three runner-up spots outnumber his solitary title

Season	Driver	Team	Engine	Tyres	Poles	Wins	Podiums	Points	Margin of defeat	Percentage
1950	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	P	4	3	3	27	3	33.3%
1951	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	Ferrari	P E	2	2	3	25	6	66.7%
1952	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari	Ferrari	P E	2	0	4	24	12	133.3%
1953	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	Maserati	P	1	1	4	28	6.5	72.2%
1954	José Froilán González	Ferrari	Ferrari	P	1	1	4	25.14	16.86	187.3%
1955	Stirling Moss	Mercedes	Mercedes	C	1	1	3	23	17	188.8%
1956	Stirling Moss	Maserati	Maserati	P	1	2	3	27	3	33.3%
1957	Stirling Moss	Maserati Vanwall	Maserati Vanwall	P	1	3	3	25	15	166.7%
1958	Stirling Moss	Cooper Vanwall	Climax Vanwall	C D	3	4	5	41	1	11.1%
1959	Tony Brooks	Ferrari	Ferrari	D	2	2	4	27	4	44.4%
1960	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	Climax	D	0	1	6	34	9	112.5%
1961	Wolfgang von Trips†	Ferrari	Ferrari	D	1	2	4	33	1	11.1%
1962	Jim Clark	Lotus	Climax	D	5	3	3	30	12	133.3%
1963	Graham Hill	BRM	BRM	D	2	2	5	29	25	277.8%
1964	Graham Hill‡	BRM	BRM	D	1	2	5	39	1	11.1%
1965	Graham Hill	BRM	BRM	D	4	2	6	40	14	155.6%
1966	John Surtees	Ferrari Cooper	Ferrari Maserati	F D	2	2	4	28	14	155.6%
1967	Jack Brabham	Brabham	Repco	G	2	2	6	46	5	55.6%
1968	Jackie Stewart	Matra	Ford	D	0	3	4	36	12	133.3%
1969	Jacky Ickx	Brabham	Ford	G	2	2	5	37	26	288.9%
1970	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	Ferrari	F	4	3	5	40	5	55.6%
1971	Ronnie Peterson	March	Ford	F	0	0	5	33	29	322.2%
1972	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell	Ford	G	2	4	5	45	16	177.8%
1973	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus	Ford	G	1	3	8	55	16	177.8%
1974	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	Ferrari	G	1	1	7	52	3	33.3%
1975	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren	Ford	G	0	2	6	45	19.5	216.7%
1976	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	Ferrari	G	3	5	9	68	1	11.1%
1977	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	Ford	G	1	3	9	55	17	188.9%
1978	Ronnie Peterson†	Lotus	Ford	G	3	2	7	51	14	155.6%
1979	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	Ferrari	M	1	3	7	47	4	44.4%
1980	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	Ford	G	2	3	6	54	13	144.4%
1981	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	Ford	M G	2	2	7	49	1	11.1%
1982	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	Ferrari	G	2	2	6	39	5	55.6%
1983	Alain Prost	Renault	Renault	M	3	4	7	57	2	22.2%
1984	Alain Prost	McLaren	TAG	M	3	7	9	71.5	0.5	5.6%
1985	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	Ferrari	G	1	2	8	53	20	222.2%
1986	Nigel Mansell	Williams	Honda	G	2	5	9	70	2	22.2%
1987	Nigel Mansell	Williams	Honda	G	8	6	7	61	15	166.7%
1988	Alain Prost‡	McLaren	Honda	G	2	7	14	87	3	33.3%
1989	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	Honda	G	13	6	7	60	16	177.8%
1990	Alain Prost	Ferrari	Ferrari	G	0	5	9	71	7	77.8%
1991	Nigel Mansell	Williams	Renault	G	2	5	9	72	24	240%
1992	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	Renault	G	1	1	9	56	52	520%
1993	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	Ford	G	1	5	9	73	26	260%
1994	Damon Hill	Williams	Renault	G	2	6	11	91	1	10%
1995	Damon Hill	Williams	Renault	G	7	4	9	69	33	330%
1996	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	Renault	G	3	4	11	78	19	190%
1997	Heinz-Harald Frentzen*	Williams	Renault	G	1	1	7	42	39	390%
1998	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Ferrari	G	3	6	11	86	14	140%
1999	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Ferrari	B	0	4	9	74	2	20%
2000	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Mercedes	B	5	4	11	89	19	190%
2001	David Coulthard	McLaren	Mercedes	B	2	2	10	65	58	580%
2002	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	Ferrari	B	3	4	10	77	67	670%
2003	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	Mercedes	M	2	1	10	91	2	20%
2004	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	Ferrari	B	4	2	14	114	34	340%
2005	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	Mercedes	M	6	7	12	112	21	210%
2006	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Ferrari	B	4	7	12	121	13	130%
2007	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Mercedes	B	6	4	12	109	1	10%
2008	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Ferrari	B	6	6	10	97	1	10%
2009	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Renault	B	4	4	8	84	11	110%
2010	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Ferrari	B	2	5	10	252	4	16%
2011	Jenson Button	McLaren	Mercedes	P	0	3	12	270	122	488%
2012	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Ferrari	P	2	3	13	278	3	12%
2013	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Ferrari	P	0	2	9	242	155	620%
2014	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	11	5	15	317	67	268%
2015	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	7	6	15	322	59	236%
2016	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	12	10	17	380	5	20%
2017	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Ferrari	P	4	5	13	317	46	184%

† Von Trips died after a crash at the 1961 Italian Grand Prix; the accident also killed 14 spectators. Peterson similarly died after a crash at the 1978 Italian Grand Prix. These two fatal incidents mark their runner-up statuses in the championship as posthumous awards.
‡ Graham Hill (1964) and Alain Prost (1988) both scored the most points in the respective seasons, but were forced to drop points due to the rules with only the best 6 of 10 (1964) and best 11 of 16 (1988) results counting towards the championship.
* In 1997, Michael Schumacher initially finished second in the Championship, three points behind Jacques Villeneuve, but was subsequently disqualified from the Championship, as punishment for causing an avoidable accident with Villeneuve at the season's final race.

By driver

Below is a list of the drivers that have finished in the second place on multiple occasions. Added are the number of championships that the driver won, if any.

Driver	Runner-up	Titles
Stirling Moss	4	0
Alain Prost	4	4
Graham Hill	3	2
Nigel Mansell	3	1
Fernando Alonso	3	2
Juan Manuel Fangio	2	5
Jacky Ickx	2	0
Jackie Stewart	2	3
Emerson Fittipaldi	2	2
Ronnie Peterson	2	0
Ayrton Senna	2	3
Damon Hill	2	1
Rubens Barrichello	2	0
Kimi Räikkönen	2	1
Michael Schumacher	2	7
Nico Rosberg	2	1
Lewis Hamilton	2	4
Sebastian Vettel	2	4

See also

• Formula One
• List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions
• List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems

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