Record · SEASON · ALL_TIME

Widest title margin

Seasons with the largest points gap between P1 and P2 after the final round — scoring differs by era, so raw gaps are not directly comparable.
PosSeasonRecordsNotes
1 2023 Season 290pts gap Max Verstappen ↔ Sergio Pérez
2 2013 Season 155pts gap Sebastian Vettel ↔ Fernando Alonso
3 2022 Season 146pts gap Max Verstappen ↔ Charles Leclerc
4 2020 Season 124pts gap Lewis Hamilton ↔ Valtteri Bottas
5 2011 Season 122pts gap Sebastian Vettel ↔ Jenson Button
6 2018 Season 88pts gap Lewis Hamilton ↔ Sebastian Vettel
7 2019 Season 87pts gap Lewis Hamilton ↔ Valtteri Bottas
8 2002 Season 67pts gap Michael Schumacher ↔ Rubens Barrichello
8 2014 Season 67pts gap Lewis Hamilton ↔ Nico Rosberg
10 2024 Season 63pts gap Max Verstappen ↔ Lando Norris
11 2015 Season 59pts gap Lewis Hamilton ↔ Nico Rosberg
12 2001 Season 58pts gap Michael Schumacher ↔ David Coulthard
13 1992 Season 52pts gap Nigel Mansell ↔ Riccardo Patrese
14 2017 Season 46pts gap Lewis Hamilton ↔ Sebastian Vettel
15 1997 Season 39pts gap Jacques Villeneuve ↔ Heinz-Harald Frentzen
16 2004 Season 34pts gap Michael Schumacher ↔ Rubens Barrichello
17 1995 Season 33pts gap Michael Schumacher ↔ Damon Hill
18 1971 Season 29pts gap Jackie Stewart ↔ Ronnie Peterson
19 1969 Season 26pts gap Jackie Stewart ↔ Jacky Ickx
19 1993 Season 26pts gap Alain Prost ↔ Ayrton Senna
21 1963 Season 25pts gap Jim Clark ↔ Graham Hill
22 1991 Season 24pts gap Ayrton Senna ↔ Nigel Mansell
23 2005 Season 21pts gap Fernando Alonso ↔ Kimi Räikkönen
24 1985 Season 20pts gap Alain Prost ↔ Michele Alboreto
25 1975 Season 19.5pts gap Niki Lauda ↔ Emerson Fittipaldi
26 1996 Season 19pts gap Damon Hill ↔ Jacques Villeneuve
26 2000 Season 19pts gap Michael Schumacher ↔ Mika Häkkinen
28 1955 Season 17pts gap Juan Fangio ↔ Stirling Moss
29 1954 Season 16.86pts gap Juan Fangio ↔ José Froilán González
30 1972 Season 16pts gap Emerson Fittipaldi ↔ Jackie Stewart
30 1973 Season 16pts gap Jackie Stewart ↔ Emerson Fittipaldi
30 1989 Season 16pts gap Alain Prost ↔ Ayrton Senna
33 1957 Season 15pts gap Juan Fangio ↔ Stirling Moss
33 1977 Season 15pts gap Niki Lauda ↔ Jody Scheckter
35 1965 Season 14pts gap Jim Clark ↔ Graham Hill
35 1966 Season 14pts gap Jack Brabham ↔ John Surtees
35 1998 Season 14pts gap Mika Häkkinen ↔ Michael Schumacher
38 1978 Season 13pts gap Mario Andretti ↔ Ronnie Peterson
38 1980 Season 13pts gap Alan Jones ↔ Nelson Piquet
38 2006 Season 13pts gap Fernando Alonso ↔ Michael Schumacher
41 1952 Season 12pts gap Alberto Ascari ↔ Nino Farina
41 1962 Season 12pts gap Graham Hill ↔ Jim Clark
41 1968 Season 12pts gap Graham Hill ↔ Jackie Stewart
41 1987 Season 12pts gap Nelson Piquet ↔ Nigel Mansell
45 2009 Season 11pts gap Jenson Button ↔ Sebastian Vettel
46 1960 Season 9pts gap Jack Brabham ↔ Bruce McLaren
47 2021 Season 8pts gap Max Verstappen ↔ Lewis Hamilton
48 1990 Season 7pts gap Ayrton Senna ↔ Alain Prost
49 1953 Season 6.5pts gap Alberto Ascari ↔ Juan Fangio
50 1951 Season 6pts gap Juan Fangio ↔ Alberto Ascari
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Seasons with the largest points gap between P1 and P2 after the final round — scoring differs by era, so raw gaps are not directly comparable. · Sprint excluded · post-race decisions (penalties applied) included
Data range: 1950–2026 · Last updated: 2026-07-27 12:01 · calc version: 1 · Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible)