Most Successful Teams and Drivers at the Belgian Grand Prix

The Belgian Grand Prix has been a part of the fabric of Formula 1 since 1950 and has hosted the race on three different tracks during its history. Drivers and teams always had to be prepared for rain and for twenty years straight a wet track surface was guaranteed.

Spa-Francorchamps is the current home of the GP and has the vast majority of the races held in the country. The two other circuits used in Zolder and Nivelles were nonetheless some great and sad moments were shared with the world.

Let’s take a look at the most successful teams and drivers who have won the Belgian GP.

MOST SUCCESSFUL F1 TEAMS IN BELGIUM

TEAM	COUNTRY	YEAR	WINS
FERRARI	ITALY	1952, 1953, 1956, 1961, 1966, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1984, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2018, 2019	17
MCLAREN	BRITAIN	1968, 1974, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2012	14
LOTUS	BRITAIN	1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1985	8
MERCEDES	GERMANY	1955, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020	5
RED BULL	AUSTRIA	2011, 2013, 2014, 2021	4
WILLIAMS	BRITAIN	1981, 1986, 1993, 1994	4
ALFA ROMEO	ITALY	1950, 1951	2
BENETTON	BRITAIN	1992, 1995	2

MOST SUCCESSFUL F1 DRIVERS IN BELGIUM

DRIVER	COUNTRY	TEAM	YEAR	WINS
MICHAEL SCHUMACHER	GERMANY	FERRARI, BENETTON	1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002	6
AYRTON SENNA	BRAZIL	LOTUS, MCLAREN	1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991	5
KIMI RAIKKONEN	FINLAND	MCLAREN, FERRARI	2004, 2005, 2007, 2009	4
JIM CLARK	BRITAIN	LOTUS	1962, 1963, 1964, 1965	4
LEWIS HAMILTON	BRITAIN	MCLAREN, MERCEDES	2010, 2015, 2017, 2020	4
JUAN MANUEL FANGIO	ARGENTINA	ALFA ROMEO, MASERATI, MERCEDES	1950, 1954, 1955	3
SEBASTIEN VETTEL	GERMANY	RED BULL, FERRARI	2011, 2013, 2018	3
DAMON HILL	BRITAIN	WILLIAMS	1993, 1994, 1998	3
ALBERTO ASCARI	ITALY	FERRARI	1952, 1953	2
NIKI LAUDA	AUSTRIA	FERRARI	1975, 1976	2
ALAIN PROST	FRANCE	RENAULT, MCLAREN	1983, 1987	2
EMERSON FITTIPALDI	BRAZIL	LOTUS, MCLAREN	1972, 1974	2

When looking at the list of drivers who have won in Belgium it is no surprise it contains the who’s who of Formula 1 greats. Legends from nearly every era stand out on the list like Fangio in the fifties, Clark in the sixties, Senna in the eighties, Raikkonen in the early 2000s, and Hamilton leading into today.

Yet there is still one driver who stands on top of the impressive list, Michael Schumacher who displayed his mastery of Belgium be it in the rain or dry temperatures. When it comes to Formula 1 teams Ferrari and McLaren are in a league of their own winning thirty-one races between themselves. Ferrari has claimed the checkered flag the most with seventeen wins and have stood on the podium consistently throughout Belgium’s GP history.