Formula 1 Champions Car by Car: Every F1 World Championship Car Since 1950

By Stuart Codling

Meet the champions of Formula 1 and explore the cars that propelled them to victory in this comprehensive history featuring exhilarating photography.

Formula 1 is the pinnacle of motorsports. Its competitors are the best drivers in the racing world. Its world champions constitute an even more elite cadre, numbering only thirty-four men (to date), arguably the greatest race drivers of all time.

Each of these world-class racer-athletes depends on an unbelievably complex F1 race car developed and supported by an extensive team including designers, engineers, aerodynamicists, and more. Formula 1 Champions Car by Car examines not only the men who have captured the top prize, but as importantly, the race car that carried them to their elite status.

Written by top F1 journalist Stuart Codling, Formula 1 Champions Car by Car takes a detailed look across 75-plus years of engineering development and the cars that helped make the historic wins:

A full history of the world champion drivers and their cars, from the return of pre-World War II greats like Alfa Romeo and Mercedes-Benz to the rise of new specialists like Ferrari, Lotus, and Cooper up through today's top competitors like Red Bull, Williams, and McLarenLegendary drivers, including Juan Manuel Fangio, Jim Clark, Jackie Stewart, Niki Lauda, Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, and moreTechnical specifications for each championship carStunning historic and contemporary photography
Formula 1 Champions Car by Car offers a unique history of the world's greatest motorsport, emphasizing both its world-champion drivers as well as the race cars that made their legends possible. It is a must-have for every F1 fan's collection.

Motorbooks' Car By Car series offers a year-by-year review of the greatest cars ever to compete in motorsports. A detailed profile and technical specifications accompany historic race and contemporary studio photography to present each car in a handsome book package. Explore other milestone racers in Ferrari Formula 1 Car By Car and McLaren Formula 1 Car By Car, with additional titles to come.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1577157443
• ISBN13: 9781577157441
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Motorbooks International
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 3.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 12.3" x 10.0"