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Earlier this week, Daniel Ricciardo stated that the world championship in 2020 would be “legit” if there were 10 or more races.
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But what if every F1 season had just 10 races? How different would F1 history be discussed, and how would drivers stack up over the test of time?
Below, we've gone through the process of outlining each champion if the season had just 10 races, decade-by-decade.
1950s/1960s
In the early years of F1, the calendar was nowhere near as large as it is now. 1958 was the first season to feature more than 10 races, however it was not done again until 1967. In those years, no championship would have ended differently.
undefined Year |
undefined Actual champion |
undefined Champion after 10 races |
undefined 1958 |
undefined Mike Hawthorn |
undefined Mike Hawthorn |
undefined 1959 |
undefined Jack Brabham |
undefined (Only 9 races) |
undefined 1960 |
undefined Jack Brabham |
undefined (Exactly 10 races) |
undefined 1961 |
undefined Phil Hill |
undefined (Only 8 races) |
undefined 1962 |
undefined Graham Hill |
undefined (Only 9 races) |
undefined 1963 |
undefined Jim Clark |
undefined (Exactly 10 races) |
undefined 1964 |
undefined John Surtees |
undefined (Exactly 10 races) |
undefined 1965 |
undefined Jim Clark |
undefined (Exactly 10 races) |
undefined 1966 |
undefined Jack Brabham |
undefined (Only 9 races) |
undefined 1967 |
undefined Denny Hulme |
undefined Denny Hulme |
undefined 1968 |
undefined Graham Hill |
undefined Graham Hill |
undefined 1969 |
undefined Jackie Stewart |
undefined Jackie Stewart |
1970s
Although Niki Lauda was recognised as one of the best drivers of this decade, his reputation could have been boosted further if there were only 10 races a year. From 1974 to 1977, he would have emerged as a four-time champion, while Emerson Fittipaldi would miss out on one title.
undefined Year |
undefined Actual champion |
undefined Champion after 10 races |
undefined 1970 |
undefined Jochen Rindt |
undefined Jochen Rindt |
undefined 1971 |
undefined Jackie Stewart |
undefined Jackie Stewart (2) |
undefined 1972 |
undefined Emerson Fittipaldi |
undefined Emerson Fittipaldi |
undefined 1973 |
undefined Jackie Stewart |
undefined Jackie Stewart (3) |
undefined 1974 |
undefined Emerson Fittipaldi |
undefined Niki Lauda |
undefined 1975 |
undefined Niki Lauda |
undefined Niki Lauda (2) |
undefined 1976 |
undefined James Hunt |
undefined Niki Lauda (3) |
undefined 1977 |
undefined Niki Lauda |
undefined Niki Lauda (4) |
undefined 1978 |
undefined Mario Andretti |
undefined Mario Andretti |
undefined 1979 |
undefined Jody Scheckter |
undefined Jody Scheckter |
1980s
The 1980s would have seen multiple new champions if the season was ended early. Carlos Reutemann, Didier Peroni and Michele Alboreto would all join the champions list, while Nelson Piquet would be reduced to just a single title.
undefined Year |
undefined Actual champion |
undefined Champion after 10 races |
undefined 1980 |
undefined Alan Jones |
undefined Alan Jones |
undefined 1981 |
undefined Nelson Piquet |
undefined Carlos Reutemann |
undefined 1982 |
undefined Keke Rosberg |
undefined Didier Peroni |
undefined 1983 |
undefined Nelson Piquet |
undefined Alain Prost |
undefined 1984 |
undefined Niki Lauda |
undefined Alain Prost (2) |
undefined 1985 |
undefined Alain Prost |
undefined Michele Alboreto |
undefined 1986 |
undefined Alain Prost |
undefined Nigel Mansell |
undefined 1987 |
undefined Nelson Piquet |
undefined Nelson Piquet |
undefined 1988 |
undefined Ayrton Senna |
undefined Ayrton Senna |
undefined 1989 |
undefined Alain Prost |
undefined Alain Prost (3) |
1990s
This decade would have seen Nigel Mansell win a second world title, while Michael Schumacher secured three championships. In 1999, Eddie Irvine would have taken the crown rather than Mika Hakkinen.
undefined Year |
undefined Actual champion |
undefined Champion after 10 races |
undefined 1990 |
undefined Ayrton Senna |
undefined Ayrton Senna (2) |
undefined 1991 |
undefined Ayrton Senna |
undefined Ayrton Senna (3) |
undefined 1992 |
undefined Nigel Mansell |
undefined Nigel Mansell (2) |
undefined 1993 |
undefined Alain Prost |
undefined Alain Prost (4) |
undefined 1994 |
undefined Michael Schumacher |
undefined Michael Schumacher |
undefined 1995 |
undefined Michael Schumacher |
undefined Michael Schumacher (2) |
undefined 1996 |
undefined Damon Hill |
undefined Damon Hill |
undefined 1997 |
undefined Jacques Villeneuve |
undefined Michael Schumacher (3) |
undefined 1998 |
undefined Mika Hakkinen |
undefined Mika Hakkinen |
undefined 1999 |
undefined Mika Hakkinen |
undefined Eddie Irvine |
2000s
Due to his extra championship in the 1990s, Schumacher would have ended the 2000s as an eight-time world champion. Lewis Hamilton would have picked up two titles with McLaren, meaning none for Kimi Raikkonen.
undefined Year |
undefined Actual champion |
undefined Champion after 10 races |
undefined 2000 |
undefined Michael Schumacher |
undefined Michael Schumacher (4) |
undefined 2001 |
undefined Michael Schumacher |
undefined Michael Schumacher (5) |
undefined 2002 |
undefined Michael Schumacher |
undefined Michael Schumacher (6) |
undefined 2003 |
undefined Michael Schumacher |
undefined Michael Schumacher (7) |
undefined 2004 |
undefined Michael Schumacher |
undefined Michael Schumacher (8) |
undefined 2005 |
undefined Fernando Alonso |
undefined Fernando Alonso |
undefined 2006 |
undefined Fernando Alonso |
undefined Fernando Alonso (2) |
undefined 2007 |
undefined Kimi Raikkonen |
undefined Lewis Hamilton |
undefined 2008 |
undefined Lewis Hamilton |
undefined Lewis Hamilton (2) |
undefined 2009 |
undefined Jenson Button |
undefined Jenson Button |
2010s
Lewis Hamilton would only have to world titles with Mercedes if the season was shortened. Nico Rosberg would be a two-time champion, Sebastian Vettel would have picked up two titles with Ferrari and Fernando Alonso would have ended the 2012 campaign on top.
undefined Year |
undefined Actual champion |
undefined Champion after 10 races |
undefined 2010 |
undefined Sebastian Vettel |
undefined Lewis Hamilton (3) |
undefined 2011 |
undefined Sebastian Vettel |
undefined Sebastian Vettel |
undefined 2012 |
undefined Sebastian Vettel |
undefined Fernando Alonso (3) |
undefined 2013 |
undefined Sebastian Vettel |
undefined Sebastian Vettel (2) |
undefined 2014 |
undefined Lewis Hamilton |
undefined Nico Rosberg |
undefined 2015 |
undefined Lewis Hamilton |
undefined Lewis Hamilton (4) |
undefined 2016 |
undefined Nico Rosberg |
undefined Nico Rosberg (2) |
undefined 2017 |
undefined Lewis Hamilton |
undefined Sebastian Vettel (3) |
undefined 2018 |
undefined Lewis Hamilton |
undefined Sebastian Vettel (4) |
undefined 2019 |
undefined Lewis Hamilton |
undefined Lewis Hamilton (5) |
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