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Formula One: Top 10 drivers of all-time

By Asher Fair

SPA, BELGIUM - AUGUST 27: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes F1 WO8 leads the field to the first corner at the start during the Formula One Grand Prix of Belgium at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on August 27, 2017 in Spa, Belgium. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
SPA, BELGIUM - AUGUST 27: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes F1 WO8 leads the field to the first corner at the start during the Formula One Grand Prix of Belgium at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on August 27, 2017 in Spa, Belgium. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images) /
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NORTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – JULY 16: Mercedes GP non-executive chairman Niki Lauda (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
NORTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – JULY 16: Mercedes GP non-executive chairman Niki Lauda (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images) /

#10 – Niki Lauda

Niki Lauda earns the 10th and final spot in these all-time Formula One driver rankings thanks to a remarkable 12-year full-time career in the sport during which he won three championships, which is tied for 6th place on the all-time titles list.

The reason that Lauda is not higher in these rankings despite the fact that he won three titles is the fact that his win percentage is not as high as the win percentages of many of the drivers ahead of him. In fact, his win percentage of 14.62% is not even as high as the win percentages of some drivers who weren’t included in these rankings, including a driver who actually won more races than he did but only retired having won one title.

Lauda won 25 races out of the 171 he drove in over the course of his career, which puts him in a 9th place tie on the all-time wins list as one of 10 drivers in the history of the sport who have won 25 or more races throughout their careers.

Lauda is perhaps most well-known for being involved in a near-fatal crash at Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany during the 1976 season. A movie called Rush, which was directed by Ron Howard, was created in 2013 about his championship battle with James Hunt that season, which Lauda ended up losing in large part due to the fact that he was sidelined for two races following the wreck that severely burnt his face and left him in critical condition.

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