The following are the F1 Drivers’ Champions if points were awarded for FP1 rather than the race, since ‘Practice 1’ came into existence in 1988.
All points are awarded as per the system in place for the respective year (aside from points for fastest lap, obviously).
1988 | Alain Prost
1989 | Ayrton Senna
1990 | Ayrton Senna
1991 | Ayrton Senna
1992 | Nigel Mansell
1993 | Alain Prost
1994 | Michael Schumacher
1995 | Michael Schumacher
1996 | Damon Hill
1997 | Jacques Villeneuve
1998 | Mika Häkkinen
1999 | Mika Häkkinen
2000 | Michael Schumacher
2001 | Mika Häkkinen
2002 | Michael Schumacher
2003 | David Coulthard
2004 | Michael Schumacher
2005 | Pedro de la Rosa
2006 | Anthony Davidson
2007 | Kimi Räikkönen
2008 | Felipe Massa
2009 | Jenson Button
2010 | Lewis Hamilton
2011 | Mark Webber
2012 | Lewis Hamilton
2013 | Lewis Hamilton
2014 | Lewis Hamilton
2015 | Nico Rosberg
2016 | Lewis Hamilton
2017 | Lewis Hamilton
2018 | Lewis Hamilton
2019 | Lewis Hamilton
2020 | Valtteri Bottas
2021 | Max Verstappen
2022 | Charles Leclerc
2023 | Max Verstappen
