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F1 Title Winner Betting Odds (2026)
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The Favourites to Win the 2026 Drivers Championship
- Kimi Antonelli with Bet365 at 1/100
- Max Verstappen with AK Bets at 55/1
- George Russell with AK Bets at 175/1
- Lewis Hamilton with AK Bets at 175/1
- Charles Leclerc with StarSports at 300/1
Probability to Win the 2026 Drivers Championship
| Driver | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
 Kimi Antonelli | 1/100 | 99.01% |
 Max Verstappen | 55/1 | 1.79% |
 George Russell | 175/1 | 0.57% |
 Lewis Hamilton | 175/1 | 0.57% |
 Charles Leclerc | 300/1 | 0.33% |
 Lando Norris | 325/1 | 0.31% |
 Oscar Piastri | 1000/1 | 0.10% |
Who is the Favourite for the 2026 Drivers Championship?
As of 16 October 2026, according to the odds, the favourite to win the Drivers Championship is Kimi Antonelli, best priced at 1/100 with Bet365.
The odds mean that the probability for Kimi Antonelli to win is 99.01%.
F1 Drivers Championship Winners
| Season | Driver | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lando Norris | McLaren |
| 2024 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull |
| 2023 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull |
| 2022 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull |
| 2021 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull |
| 2020 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 2019 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 2018 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 2017 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 2016 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes |
| 2015 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 2014 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 2013 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull |
| 2012 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull |
| 2011 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull |
| 2010 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull |
| 2009 | Jenson Button | Brawn |
| 2008 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren |
| 2007 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari |
| 2006 | Fernando Alonso | Renault |
| 2005 | Fernando Alonso | Renault |
| 2004 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 2003 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 2002 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 2001 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 2000 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 1999 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren |
| 1998 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren |
| 1997 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams |
| 1996 | Damon Hill | Williams |
| 1995 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton |
| 1994 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton |
| 1993 | Alain Prost | Williams |
| 1992 | Nigel Mansell | Williams |
| 1991 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren |
| 1990 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren |
| 1989 | Alain Prost | McLaren |
| 1988 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren |
| 1987 | Nelson Piquet | Williams |
| 1986 | Alain Prost | McLaren |
| 1985 | Alain Prost | McLaren |
| 1984 | Niki Lauda | McLaren |
| 1983 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham |
| 1982 | Keke Rosberg | Williams |
| 1981 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham |
| 1980 | Alan Jones | Williams |
| 1979 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari |
| 1978 | Mario Andretti | Lotus |
| 1977 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 1976 | James Hunt | McLaren |
| 1975 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 1974 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren |
| 1973 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell |
| 1972 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus |
| 1971 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell |
| 1970 | Jochen Rindt | Lotus |
| 1969 | Jackie Stewart | Matra |
| 1968 | Graham Hill | Lotus |
| 1967 | Denny Hulme | Brabham |
| 1966 | Jack Brabham | Brabham |
| 1965 | Jim Clark | Lotus |
| 1964 | John Surtees | Ferrari |
| 1963 | Jim Clark | Lotus |
| 1962 | Graham Hill | BRM |
| 1961 | Phil Hill | Ferrari |
| 1960 | Jack Brabham | Cooper |
| 1959 | Jack Brabham | Cooper |
| 1958 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari |
| 1957 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati |
| 1956 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari |
| 1955 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes |
| 1954 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati / Mercedes |
| 1953 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari |
| 1952 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari |
| 1951 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo |
| 1950 | Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Romeo |