2019 Formula One World Championship — 70th season of Formula One motor racing
Lewis Hamilton won his sixth Formula One drivers' title in 2019, while Mercedes claimed a record-tying sixth consecutive constructors' championship.
Key Facts
- Season races
- 21 Grands Prix contested
- Hamilton title count
- 6th World Drivers' Championship
- Mercedes constructors' titles
- 6 consecutive, tying Ferrari record
- Championship milestone
- 1000th World Championship race (Chinese GP)
- Season span
- March to December 2019
- Championship running
- 70th season of Formula One
By the Numbers
Cause → Event → Consequence
The 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship commenced as the 70th running of the series, with Mercedes and Hamilton entering as defending champions following dominant performances in recent seasons. Twenty teams and their drivers competed across a 21-race calendar spanning multiple continents from March through December.
Lewis Hamilton won his sixth World Drivers' Championship at the United States Grand Prix, successfully defending his title for a second consecutive year. Mercedes secured the World Constructors' Championship at the Japanese Grand Prix for the sixth year in a row, equalling Ferrari's record of six straight titles achieved between 1999 and 2004. The season also featured the 1000th Formula One World Championship race at the Chinese Grand Prix.
Mercedes tied Ferrari's record of six consecutive constructors' titles, cementing the team's dominance in the turbo-hybrid era. The season also introduced future champions and race winners including Lando Norris, George Russell, and Alexander Albon to the Formula One grid, shaping the sport's competitive landscape in subsequent years.