Triple Crown of Formula One

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The Triple Crown of Formula One is an event which a prize is given out for the drivers try to win all three races of the crown in order to win the grand prize, usually in a large form of money sent directly to the driver, as opposed to the team like prize money is usually given out. The competition is comparable to winning the Drivers' Championship, and is usually seen as a token to a drivers' resume.

Overview

The competition started in 1950, with the start of the Formula One World Championship. Races with similar regulations had been run but 1950 was the first year in which the regulations faced each other in one big championship. Immediately, the first two races on the calendar would have been the first and the last races of the championship in that year, that being Britain and Italy. The other two countries considered for the third slot was Monaco and Germany, but the Monaco GP organizers wanted to keep the prestige of their race as opposed to having it spread across two other venues, so Germany was selected in the third slot. France was considered as well but Germany won over the organizers.

Race Current Tracks Notes
United Kingdom.png British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit (1950-54, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987-present)
Aintree (1955, 1957, 1959, 1961-62)
Brands Hatch (1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986)
Germany.png German Grand Prix Nurburgring Nordschleife (1950-54, 1956-58, 1961-69, 1971-76)
AVUS Berlin (1959)
Nurburgring Sudschleife (1960)
Hockenheimring (1970, 1977-84, 1986-2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Nurburgring GP-Strecke (1985, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
Red Bull Ring (2015, 2017)
Cancelled in 1955 due to Le Mans disaster
Non-Championship in 1950 and 1960
As European GP in 2007
As Austrian GP in 2015, 2017
Italy.png Italian Grand Prix Monza (1950-1979, 1981-present), Imola (1980) Moved to Imola for safety reasons in 1980

Winners of the Triple Crown

Year Winner Team Chassis Engine
1952 Italy.png Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 Ferrari 500 2.0 L4
1991 United Kingdom.png Nigel Mansell Canon Williams Team Williams FW14 Renault RS3 3.5 V10

Near Misses

Drivers who have won the first two races of the Triple Crown but did not win the third:

Year Driver Italian GP Performance
1956 Argentina.png Juan Manuel Fangio 2nd to Stirling Moss[1]
1965 United Kingdom.png Jim Clark 10th to Jackie Stewart (fuel pump)
1966 Australia.png Jack Brabham DNF to Ludovico Scarfiotti (oil leak)
1970 Austria.png Jochen Rindt Did not start (killed in practice)
1971 United Kingdom.png Jackie Stewart DNF to Peter Gethin (engine)
1988 Brazil.png Ayrton Senna 10th to Gerhard Berger (collision)
1992 United Kingdom.png Nigel Mansell DNF to Ayrton Senna (electrical)
1993 France.png Alain Prost 12th to Damon Hill (engine)
2002 Germany.png Michael Schumacher 2nd to Rubens Barrichello
2004 Germany.png Michael Schumacher 2nd to Rubens Barrichello
2008 United Kingdom.png Lewis Hamilton 7th to Sebastian Vettel
2016 United Kingdom.png Lewis Hamilton 2nd to Nico Rosberg
  1. Shared the car with Peter Collins, so he wouldn't have qualified for the Triple Crown.

Other Misses

Drivers who have won two races of the Triple Crown but did not win either of the first two:

Year Driver Reason unsuccessful
1950 Italy.png Giuseppe Farina Did not start in Germany
1951 Italy.png Alberto Ascari DNF to Jose Froilan Gonzalez, Britain (gearbox)
1954 Argentina.png Juan Manuel Fangio 4th to Jose Froilan Gonzalez, Britain
1957 United Kingdom.png Stirling Moss 5th to Juan Manuel Fangio, Germany
1958 United Kingdom.png Tony Brooks 7th to Peter Collins, Britain
1962 United Kingdom.png Graham Hill 4th to Jim Clark, Britain
1963 United Kingdom.png Jim Clark 2nd to John Surtees, Germany
1964 United Kingdom.png John Surtees 3rd to Jim Clark, Britain
1969 United Kingdom.png Jackie Stewart 2nd to Jacky Ickx, Germany
1972 Brazil.png Emerson Fittipaldi DNF to Jacky Ickx, Germany (gearbox)
1984 Austria.png Niki Lauda 2nd to Alain Prost, Germany
1985 France.png Alain Prost 2nd to Michele Alboreto, Germany
1986 Brazil.png Nelson Piquet 2nd to Nigel Mansell, Britain
1987 Brazil.png Nelson Piquet 2nd to Nigel Mansell, Britain
1989 France.png Alain Prost 2nd to Ayrton Senna, Germany
1990 Brazil.png Ayrton Senna 3rd to Alain Prost, Britain
1994 United Kingdom.png Damon Hill 8th to Gerhard Berger, Germany
1995 United Kingdom.png Johnny Herbert 4th to Michael Schumacher, Germany
1998 Germany.png Michael Schumacher 5th to Mika Hakkinen, Germany
2005 Colombia.png Juan Pablo Montoya 2nd to Fernando Alonso, Germany
2006 Germany.png Michael Schumacher 2nd to Fernando Alonso, Britain
2007 Spain.png Fernando Alonso 2nd to Kimi Raikkonen, Britain
2010 Spain.png Fernando Alonso 14th to Mark Webber, Britain
2013 Germany.png Sebastian Vettel DNF to Nico Rosberg, Britain (gearbox)
2014 United Kingdom.png Lewis Hamilton 3rd to Nico Rosberg, Germany
2015 United Kingdom.png Lewis Hamilton 2nd to Nico Rosberg, Austria[1]
2017 United Kingdom.png Lewis Hamilton 4th to Valtteri Bottas, Austria[1]
  1. 1.0 1.1 Substituted for German GP that year

Individual Race Winners

Denotes drivers who won two races of the Triple Crown
Denotes winners of the Triple Crown
Year British GP German GP Italian GP
1950 Italy.png Giuseppe Farina Italy.png Alberto Ascari Italy.png Giuseppe Farina
1951 Argentina.png Jose Froilan Gonzalez Italy.png Alberto Ascari Italy.png Alberto Ascari
1952 Italy.png Alberto Ascari Italy.png Alberto Ascari Italy.png Alberto Ascari
1953 Italy.png Alberto Ascari Italy.png Giuseppe Farina Argentina.png Juan Manuel Fangio
1954 Argentina.png Jose Froilan Gonzalez Argentina.png Juan Manuel Fangio Argentina.png Juan Manuel Fangio
1955 United Kingdom.png Stirling Moss Argentina.png Juan Manuel Fangio
1956 Argentina.png Juan Manuel Fangio Argentina.png Juan Manuel Fangio United Kingdom.png Stirling Moss
1957 United Kingdom.png Stirling Moss Argentina.png Juan Manuel Fangio United Kingdom.png Stirling Moss
1958 United Kingdom.png Peter Collins United Kingdom.png Tony Brooks United Kingdom.png Tony Brooks
1959 Australia.png Jack Brabham United Kingdom.png Tony Brooks United Kingdom.png Stirling Moss
1960 Australia.png Jack Brabham Sweden.png Joakim Bonnier USA.png Phil Hill
1961 Germany.png Wolfgang von Trips United Kingdom.png Stirling Moss USA.png Phil Hill
1962 United Kingdom.png Jim Clark United Kingdom.png Graham Hill United Kingdom.png Graham Hill
1963 United Kingdom.png Jim Clark United Kingdom.png John Surtees United Kingdom.png Jim Clark
1964 United Kingdom.png Jim Clark United Kingdom.png John Surtees United Kingdom.png John Surtees
1965 United Kingdom.png Jim Clark United Kingdom.png Jim Clark United Kingdom.png Jackie Stewart
1966 Australia.png Jack Brabham Australia.png Jack Brabham Italy.png Ludovico Scarfiotti
1967 United Kingdom.png Jim Clark New Zealand.png Denny Hulme United Kingdom.png John Surtees
1968 Switzerland.png Jo Siffert United Kingdom.png Jackie Stewart New Zealand.png Denny Hulme
1969 United Kingdom.png Jackie Stewart Belgium.png Jacky Ickx United Kingdom.png Jackie Stewart
1970 Austria.png Jochen Rindt Austria.png Jochen Rindt Switzerland.png Clay Regazzoni
1971 United Kingdom.png Jackie Stewart United Kingdom.png Jackie Stewart United Kingdom.png Peter Gethin
1972 Brazil.png Emerson Fittipaldi Belgium.png Jacky Ickx Brazil.png Emerson Fittipaldi
1973 USA.png Peter Revson United Kingdom.png Jackie Stewart Sweden.png Ronnie Peterson
1974 RSA old.png Jody Scheckter Switzerland.png Clay Regazzoni Sweden.png Ronnie Peterson
1975 Brazil.png Emerson Fittipaldi Argentina.png Carlos Reutemann Switzerland.png Clay Regazzoni
1976 Austria.png Niki Lauda United Kingdom.png James Hunt Sweden.png Ronnie Peterson
1977 United Kingdom.png James Hunt Austria.png Niki Lauda USA.png Mario Andretti
1978 Argentina.png Carlos Reutemann USA.png Mario Andretti Austria.png Niki Lauda
1979 Switzerland.png Clay Regazzoni Australia.png Alan Jones RSA old.png Jody Scheckter
1980 Australia.png Alan Jones France.png Jacques Laffite Brazil.png Nelson Piquet
1981 United Kingdom.png John Watson Brazil.png Nelson Piquet France.png Alain Prost
1982 Austria.png Niki Lauda France.png Patrick Tambay France.png Rene Arnoux
1983 France.png Alain Prost France.png Rene Arnoux Brazil.png Nelson Piquet
1984 Austria.png Niki Lauda France.png Alain Prost Austria.png Niki Lauda
1985 France.png Alain Prost Italy.png Michele Alboreto France.png Alain Prost
1986 United Kingdom.png Nigel Mansell Brazil.png Nelson Piquet Brazil.png Nelson Piquet
1987 United Kingdom.png Nigel Mansell Brazil.png Nelson Piquet Brazil.png Nelson Piquet
1988 Brazil.png Ayrton Senna Brazil.png Ayrton Senna Austria.png Gerhard Berger
1989 France.png Alain Prost Brazil.png Ayrton Senna France.png Alain Prost
1990 France.png Alain Prost Brazil.png Ayrton Senna Brazil.png Ayrton Senna
1991 United Kingdom.png Nigel Mansell United Kingdom.png Nigel Mansell United Kingdom.png Nigel Mansell
1992 United Kingdom.png Nigel Mansell United Kingdom.png Nigel Mansell Brazil.png Ayrton Senna
1993 France.png Alain Prost France.png Alain Prost United Kingdom.png Damon Hill
1994 United Kingdom.png Damon Hill Austria.png Gerhard Berger United Kingdom.png Damon Hill
1995 United Kingdom.png Johnny Herbert Germany.png Michael Schumacher United Kingdom.png Johnny Herbert
1996 Canada.png Jacques Villeneuve United Kingdom.png Damon Hill Germany.png Michael Schumacher
1997 Canada.png Jacques Villeneuve Austria.png Gerhard Berger United Kingdom.png David Coulthard
1998 Germany.png Michael Schumacher Finland.png Mika Hakkinen Germany.png Michael Schumacher
1999 United Kingdom.png David Coulthard United Kingdom.png Eddie Irvine Germany.png Heinz-Harald Frentzen
2000 United Kingdom.png David Coulthard Brazil.png Rubens Barrichello Germany.png Michael Schumacher
2001 United Kingdom.png Mika Hakkinen Germany.png Ralf Schumacher Colombia.png Juan Pablo Montoya
2002 Germany.png Michael Schumacher Germany.png Michael Schumacher Brazil.png Rubens Barrichello
2003 Brazil.png Rubens Barrichello Colombia.png Juan Pablo Montoya Germany.png Michael Schumacher
2004 Germany.png Michael Schumacher Germany.png Michael Schumacher Brazil.png Rubens Barrichello
2005 Colombia.png Juan Pablo Montoya Spain.png Fernando Alonso Colombia.png Juan Pablo Montoya
2006 Spain.png Fernando Alonso Germany.png Michael Schumacher Germany.png Michael Schumacher
2007 Finland.png Kimi Raikkonen Spain.png Fernando Alonso Spain.png Fernando Alonso
2008 United Kingdom.png Lewis Hamilton United Kingdom.png Lewis Hamilton Germany.png Sebastian Vettel
2009 Germany.png Sebastian Vettel Australia.png Mark Webber Brazil.png Rubens Barrichello
2010 Australia.png Mark Webber Spain.png Fernando Alonso Spain.png Fernando Alonso
2011 Spain.png Fernando Alonso United Kingdom.png Lewis Hamilton Germany.png Sebastian Vettel
2012 Australia.png Mark Webber Spain.png Fernando Alonso United Kingdom.png Lewis Hamilton
2013 Germany.png Nico Rosberg Germany.png Sebastian Vettel Germany.png Sebastian Vettel
2014 United Kingdom.png Lewis Hamilton Germany.png Nico Rosberg United Kingdom.png Lewis Hamilton
2015 United Kingdom.png Lewis Hamilton Germany.png Nico Rosberg[1] United Kingdom.png Lewis Hamilton
2016 United Kingdom.png Lewis Hamilton United Kingdom.png Lewis Hamilton Germany.png Nico Rosberg
2017 United Kingdom.png Lewis Hamilton Finland.png Valtteri Bottas [1] United Kingdom.png Lewis Hamilton
  1. 1.0 1.1 Held before the British GP.