| Season | Champion | Team | Points | |
| 2020 |  | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 347 |
| 2019 | | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 413 |
| 2018 | | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 408 |
| 2017 | | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 363 |
| 2016 |  | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 385 |
| 2015 | | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 381 |
| 2014 | | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 384 |
| 2013 | | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 397 |
| 2012 | | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 281 |
| 2011 | | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 392 |
| 2010 | | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 256 |
| 2009 | | Jenson Button | Brawn | 95 |
| 2008 | | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 98 |
| 2007 |  | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 110 |
| 2006 |  | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 134 |
| 2005 | | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 133 |
| 2004 | | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 148 |
| 2003 | | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 93 |
| 2002 | | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 144 |
| 2001 | | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 123 |
| 2000 | | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 108 |
| 1999 | | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren | 76 |
| 1998 | | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren | 100 |
| 1997 |  | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 81 |
| 1996 | | Damon Hill | Williams | 97 |
| 1995 | | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 102 |
| 1994 | | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 92 |
| 1993 |  | Alain Prost | Williams | 99 |
| 1992 | | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 108 |
| 1991 |  | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 96 |
| 1990 | | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 78 |
| 1989 | | Alain Prost | McLaren | 76 |
| 1988 | | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 90 |
| 1987 | | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 73 |
| 1986 | | Alain Prost | McLaren | 72 |
| 1985 | | Alain Prost | McLaren | 73 |
| 1984 |  | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 72 |
| 1983 | | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 59 |
| 1982 | | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 44 |
| 1981 | | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 50 |
| 1980 |  | Alan Jones | Williams | 67 |
| 1979 |  | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 51 |
| 1978 |  | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 64 |
| 1977 | | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 72 |
| 1976 | | James Hunt | McLaren | 69 |
| 1975 | | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 64.5 |
| 1974 | | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren | 55 |
| 1973 | | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 71 |
| 1972 | | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 61 |
| 1971 | | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 62 |
| 1970 | | Jochen Rindt | Team Lotus | 45 |
| 1969 | | Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford | 63 |
| 1968 | | Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford | 48 |
| 1967 |  | Denny Hulme | Brabham-Repco | 51 |
| 1966 | | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | 42 |
| 1965 | | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 54 |
| 1964 | | John Surtees | Ferrari | 40 |
| 1963 | | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 54 |
| 1962 | | Graham Hill | BRM | 42 |
| 1961 | | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 34 |
| 1960 | | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 43 |
| 1959 | | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 31 |
| 1958 | | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 42 |
| 1957 |  | Juan Fangio | Maserati | 40 |
| 1956 | | Juan Fangio | Ferrari | 30 |
| 1955 | | Juan Fangio | Mercedes | 40 |
| 1954 | | Juan Fangio | Maserati | 42 |
| 1954 | | Juan Fangio | Mercedes | 42 |
| 1953 |  | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 34.5 |
| 1952 | | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 36 |
| 1951 | | Juan Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 31 |
| 1950 | | Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo | 30 |