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
