Top 10 Ferrari F1 drivers ranked: Schumacher, Lauda, Alonso and more

Ferrari tops all the major Formula 1 statistics, and by some margin. It has more race wins, more drivers’ titles and more constructors’ crowns than any other team.

The legendary Italian squad’s tally of 15 drivers’ titles puts it three clear of second-best McLaren, while 39 drivers have won world championship grands prix for Ferrari.

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That means picking out the top 10 Ferrari F1 drivers is incredibly difficult, with some top drivers and world champions missing the cut. But we’ve given it a go.

For this list, Autosport assessed the amount of success the drivers scored with Ferrari, the impact they had on the team and the circumstances of their time there. We didn’t consider their achievements at other teams.

‘Ferrari starts’ refer to world championship races only.

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Prost took the 1990 title down to the wire in the Ferrari 641/2 but was taken off by Senna in Japan

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Ferrari years: 1990-91

Ferrari starts: 30

Ferrari wins: 5

Ferrari titles: 0

His Ferrari mission ultimately failed and he was fired but Prost’s impact should not be overlooked. Across the four seasons prior to the Frenchman’s arrival, Ferrari had scored just six wins and been a long way from toppling McLaren at the top of F1.

Nigel Mansell had been a plus and was popular with the Tifosi, who christened him, Il Leone, but it was Prost who took the fight to his old team McLaren and arch-rival Ayrton Senna when he joined in 1990. Mansell’s season was hamstrung by appalling reliability, while Prost tended to lead the charge as Ferrari raised its game.

Prost’s first Ferrari win came in round two in Brazil