Ayrton Senna won his first of three championships in 1988 before his death at Imola in 1994 [GALLO/GETTY]
Published On 27 May 201027 May 2010
Senna made way for McLaren teammate Alain Prost in 1989 as the Frenchman clinched his third of four titles won between 1985 and 1993 [GALLO/GETTY]
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Nigel Mansell of Great Britain won his only title in 1992 as the Prost-Senna hegemony was broken - until Prost won again a year later [GALLO/GETTY]
Michael Schumacher is informed he has won his first title in Melbourne after his crash with Damon Hill retains his points lead over the Briton in 1994 [GALLO/GETTY]
Hill wins his only title in 1996 after Schumacher leaves Benetton for the once-mighty Ferrari team [GALLO/GETTY]
Canadian Jacques Villeneuve celebrates the 1997 championship at Jerez in Spain [GALLO/GETTY]
In 1998 and 1999, Finnish racer Mika Hakkinen has his turn [GALLO/GETTY]
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Schumacher bags the next five titles as he gives Ferrari its first drivers championship since 1979 and first constructors cup since 1983 [GALLO/GETTY]
Spaniard Fernando Alonso takes over as champ in 2005 and 2006 with Renault [GALLO/GETTY]
The title goes down to the wire in 2007 as Kimi Raikonnen denies Lewis Hamilton a debut-season title by one point [GALLO/GETTY]
But Hamilton has his hour a year later as he steals the championship from Felipe Massa by moving up the points on the final turn in Brazil [GALLO/GETTY]
Jenson Button takes the 2009 title with the short-lived Brawn GP team before joining Hamilton at McLaren [GALLO/GETTY]
