THE INAUGURAL CASQUE D’OR
Nominate your three greatest F1 drivers of all time
Seventy-five years of Formula One. Thirty-five World Champions. Choose the three you believe stand above them all — ranked first, second and third — and cast your vote in the inaugural Casque d’Or.
1950 — 2025
The 35 World Champions
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The First
Formula One's first World Champion — an elegant Italian aristocrat who drove with pure...
The Master
Five titles in F1's deadliest era. The benchmark by which all champions are measured.
The Metronome
F1's first back-to-back champion — supernatural consistency and mechanical precision.
The Gentleman Racer
The bow-tie-wearing Englishman who won F1's closest title by a single point.
The Constructor
The only champion to win a World Championship in a car bearing his own name.
The Tortured Artist
America's first F1 champion — a thinking driver who won in the shadow of tragedy.
Mr. Monaco
F1's first media superstar and the only winner of motorsport's Triple Crown.
The Natural
Many consider him the greatest who ever lived — speed so pure it seemed otherworldly.
The Motorcycle King
The only man to win World Championships on both two wheels and four.
The Bear
A gruff New Zealander who won through sheer bloody-minded consistency.
The Safety Crusader
Three titles — and a safety crusade that transformed motorsport forever.
The Posthumous Champion
Formula One's only posthumous World Champion — pure aggression and artistry.
The Brazilian Pioneer
Brazil's first champion, who opened F1's doors to South America.
The Comeback King
Read his last rites, then returned six weeks later. A testament to human resilience.
The Playboy
Formula One's rock star — who won the title in the rain at Fuji by a single point.
The American Dream
Conquered F1, IndyCar, NASCAR and sports cars — motorsport's ultimate all-rounder.
The Wild Child Tamed
From F1's most dangerous driver to World Champion — racing's great redemption story.
The Aussie Battler
The fighting spirit who launched the Williams dynasty.
The Master Tactician
F1's most cerebral champion — three titles won through intelligence and guile.
The Flying Finn
Won F1's most chaotic championship — with just a single race victory.
The Professor
Four titles through tactical brilliance — racing as a chess match, not a cavalry charge.
The Mystic
A spiritual figure whose relationship with speed bordered on the mystical.
Red 5
Record-breaking 1992 dominance — never gave less than everything.
The Perfectionist
Seven titles. Redefined the sport, transforming F1 from sport into science.
Like Father, Like Son
Honoured his father Graham's legacy — proof that talent can bloom at any age.
The Maverick
Indy 500 winner turned F1 champion — fearless and gloriously indifferent to...
The Iceman
Rose from a near-fatal crash to two titles — Schumacher's fiercest rival.
The Matador
Broke Schumacher's dominance as F1's youngest champion — still elite a quarter-century on.
Iceman 2.0
Won F1's most unlikely title — overturning a 17-point deficit with ice-cold nerve.
The Phenom
Seven titles and one of the greatest sustained periods of excellence in sporting history.
The Smooth Operator
Won the title with Brawn GP — a team that barely existed at the season's start.
The Wunderkind
Four consecutive titles — F1's youngest multiple champion and Red Bull's golden boy.
The Tortured Soul
Beat Hamilton in identical machinery — then walked away at the summit.
The New King
Four titles and a complete absence of weakness — Senna's speed, Prost's mind.
The People's Champion
McLaren's return to the summit — a champion forged in the digital age.
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