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Home / Records / Most retirements in a title winning season by an F1 driver

Most retirements in a title winning season by an F1 driver

#DriverYearDNFs
1(AUT) Niki Lauda (McLaren)19846
2(GBR) Graham Hill (Lotus)19685
3(GBR) James Hunt (McLaren)19765
4(BRA) Nelson Piquet (Brabham)19815
5(BRA) Nelson Piquet (Brabham)19835
6(BRA) Ayrton Senna (McLaren)19905
7(DEU) Michael Schumacher (Benetton)19955
8(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve (Williams)19975
9(FIN) Mika Hakkinen (McLaren)19995
10(GBR) John Surtees (Ferrari)19644
11(AUT) Jochen Rindt (Lotus)19704
12(USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus)19784
13(GBR) Nigel Mansell (Williams)19924
14(GBR) Damon Hill (Williams)19964
15(DEU) Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)20004
16(GBR) Jim Clark (Lotus)19653
17(AUS) Jack Brabham (Brabham)19663
18(GBR) Jackie Stewart (Matra)19693
19(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi (Lotus)19723
20(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi (McLaren)19743
21(AUS) Alan Jones (Williams)19803
22(FIN) Keke Rosberg (Williams)19823
23(FRA) Alain Prost (McLaren)19853
24(FRA) Alain Prost (McLaren)19863
25(BRA) Nelson Piquet (Williams)19873
26(FRA) Alain Prost (McLaren)19893
27(BRA) Ayrton Senna (McLaren)19913
28(FIN) Mika Hakkinen (McLaren)19983
29(DEU) Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)20103
30(GBR) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) Current20143
31(NLD) Max Verstappen (Red Bull) Current20213
32(ITA) Giuseppe Farina (Alfa Romeo)19502
33(ITA) Alberto Ascari (Ferrari)19532
34(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio (Ferrari)19562
35(GBR) Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari)19582
36(AUS) Jack Brabham (Cooper)19592
37(GBR) Graham Hill (BRM)19622
38(NZL) Denny Hulme (Brabham)19672
39(GBR) Jackie Stewart (Tyrrell)19712
40(AUT) Niki Lauda (Ferrari)19772
41(ZAF) Jody Scheckter (Ferrari)19792
42(BRA) Ayrton Senna (McLaren)19882
43(FRA) Alain Prost (Williams)19932
44(DEU) Michael Schumacher (Benetton)19942
45(DEU) Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)20012
46(ESP) Fernando Alonso (Renault) Current20062
47(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari)20072
48(DEU) Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)20122
49(NLD) Max Verstappen (Red Bull) Current20222
50(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio (Alfa Romeo)19511
51(ITA) Alberto Ascari (Ferrari)19521
52(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio (Mercedes)19551
53(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio (Maserati)19571
54(AUS) Jack Brabham (Cooper)19601
55(GBR) Jim Clark (Lotus)19631
56(GBR) Jackie Stewart (Tyrrell)19731
57(AUT) Niki Lauda (Ferrari)19751
58(DEU) Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)20031
59(DEU) Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)20041
60(ESP) Fernando Alonso (Renault) Current20051
61(GBR) Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) Current20081
62(GBR) Jenson Button (Brawn GP)20091
63(DEU) Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)20111
64(DEU) Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)20131
65(GBR) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) Current20151
66(DEU) Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)20161
67(GBR) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) Current20181
68(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio (Maserati, Mercedes)19540
69(USA) Phil Hill (Ferrari)19610
70(DEU) Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)20020
71(GBR) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) Current20170
72(GBR) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) Current20190
73(GBR) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) Current20200

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