James Hunt won the 1976 season for Mclaren, only one point ahead of Niki Lauda for Ferrari.
Peter Collins (England)
The 1976 PRCA Bareback Champion was Chris LeDoux (October 2, 1948 - March 9, 2005). it was an awesome ride !
The 2008 season F1 drivers world champion was Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes Team. In 2009 Jenson Button if Brawn GP won the title and is the current world champion.
James Hunt. He was world champion in 1976 whilst Nigel Mansell was world champion in 1992. They raced in different eras.
The defending Formula One World Champion heading into the 2012 season is Sebastien Vettel of the Red Bull Racingchassis.
Lewis Hamilton won the champion ship in only his second season racing making him the youngest world champion.
2 pre season games were played in Philadelphia between the world champion Philadelphia Phillies and the AL champion Tampa Bay Rays before The Phillies and The Atlanta Braves opened the season.
Hunt was the F1 World Champion in 1976.
Edwin V. Champion died in 1976.
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Through the 2009 season, that was Kimi Räikkönen in 2007.
The first Formula 1 race was in 1947, but the first World Championship season was in 1950.