The last British driver to win the Formula 1 drivers championship was Jenson Button in 2009. Lewis Hamilton won in 2008. The last British winner before that was Damon Hill in 1996. See http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/hall_of_fame/ for the complete history.
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Mike Hawthorn was the first Brit to win a Formula One Grand Prix; he won the 1953 French Grand Prix driving a Ferrari.
In 1958, he also became the first Brit to win the Formula One World Championship.
Mike Hawthorn was the first British Driver to win a formula one race. He did it in 1953 French Grand Prix. Also, he was the first British Driver to win the formula one drivers world championship title. He did it in the year 1958.
If you ment by the Drivers Championship then it is Jackie Stewart when he won the 1973 Drivers Championship. If you ment by last F1 Driver to win a F1 GP, then it is David Coulthard when he won the 2003 Australian GP.
The last coltish man to win a F1 race would be David Coulthard. His last win was back in 2003 at the Australian GP.