Lewis Hamilton won it but Fernando Alonso a spanish driver was 1 point from coming 1st so you might be thinking of him. (THIS WAS IN 2008)
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Fernando Alonso won the FIA Formula 1 World Championship in 2005 and 2006
Mark Webber is the only Australian Born Formula One Driver who is currently actively racing in F1. He is currently racing for the Red Bull Racing team and he finished 3rd in the overall drivers' championship standings.
As of July 2014, Sebastian Vettel is the current Formula One World Champion driver, having won the championship 4 years in a row: in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Fernando Alonso is the first and the only Spanish Formula 1 driver to win the F1 world racing championships. He is a double world champion and won the title consecutively in the years 2005 and 2006 during which he had a great rivalry with the all time great of F1 Michael Schumacher.
A British formula 1 racing driver who drives for the vodafone Mclaren Mercedes f1 team. He won the world championship in 2008 by 1 point.
Schumacher, Michael.
Jacques Villeneuve has won a few awards as a professional race car driver. Jacques has won the 1995 CART Championship, the 1995 Indianapolis 500, and the 1997 Formula One World Championship. He was the third driver to accomplish those feats.
No. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing) won the final race (Abu Dhabi) and consequently the driver's championship. Alonso finished in 7th place and finished 2nd in the driver's championship.
To see who is the fastest driver.
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The Red Bull Racing team has won the constructors championship. This was from 2010 to 2013.
The 2007 F1 racing drivers championship was won by Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari. He won it in the last race in Brazil by beating Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes by one point.
Ferrari with Micheal Schumacher.