The following are the F1 Drivers’ Champions if points were awarded for fastest laps rather than the race result, since all drivers’ fastest laps started being recorded in 1983.
All points are awarded as per the system in place for the respective year (aside from points for fastest lap, obviously).
1983 | Nelson Piquet

1984 | Niki Lauda

1985 | Alain Prost

1986 | Nelson Piquet

1987 | Nelson Piquet

1988 | Alain Prost

1989 | Alain Prost

1990 | Gerhard Berger

1991 | Nigel Mansell

1992 | Nigel Mansell

1993 | Alain Prost

1994 | Michael Schumacher

1995 | Michael Schumacher

1996 | Damon Hill

1997 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen

1998 | Mika Häkkinen

1999 | David Coulthard

2000 | Mika Häkkinen

2001 | Ralf Schumacher

2002 | Michael Schumacher

2003 | Michael Schumacher

2004 | Michael Schumacher

2005 | Kimi Räikkönen

2006 | Michael Schumacher

2007 | Fernando Alonso

2008 | Kimi Räikkönen

2009 | Sebastian Vettel

2010 | Mark Webber

2011 | Mark Webber

2012 | Sebastian Vettel

2013 | Sebastian Vettel

2014 | Lewis Hamilton

2015 | Lewis Hamilton

2016 | Nico Rosberg

2017 | Lewis Hamilton

2018 | Valtteri Bottas

2019 | Lewis Hamilton

2020 | Lewis Hamilton

2021 | Lewis Hamilton

2022 | Max Verstappen

2023 | Max Verstappen
