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Fangio's drive at the Nurburgrin in 1957 is the stuff of legend. The Argentine great pulled off an unlikely Grand Prix victory.

The Grand Prix title was decided at the final race of the year, with Ferrari's Mike Hawthorn taking the crown.

Phil Hill won the Formula 1 crown at Monza, but his team-mate and title favourite Wolfgang von Trips was killed in the same race.

The Formula 1 title was decided in Graham Hill and BRM's favour at the final Grand Prix of the year in South Africa.

Clark and Lotus came agonisingly close to winning the World Championship in the final Grand Prix of the year.

The final race of the 1.5 litre formula saw Honda and Richie Ginther both take maiden victories.

Jack Brabham clinched the Formula 1 World Championship with two races still to run. Jim Clark won a Grand Prix in the unloved Lotus-BRM.

The Formula 1 title fight went down to the last race of the season. Hulme beat his employer Brabham to the crown.

The 1968 Formula 1 championship came down to a three way fight at the final Grand Prix between Graham Hill, Jackie Stewart and Denny Hulme.

The Formula 1 season ended with a victory in the Mexican Grand Prix for McLaren driver Denny Hulme.

Ferrari drivers Tambay and Arnoux were fast in qualifying, but Prost was a master at making his way to the front during Grands Prix.

The 1984 F1 season saw the title decided in the final race of the year, the Portuguese Grand Prix. Niki Lauda won his third Grand Prix championship in a McLaren.

A fourth place finish in the European Grand Prix confirmed Alain Prost as the 1985 Formula 1 World Champion.

The 1986 Grand Prix season saw Williams, McLaren, Lotus and Benetton all win Formula 1 races

Piquet and Mansell traded Grand Prix wins during an unforgettable Formula 1 season.

McLaren driver Ayrton Senna embarked on a winning run in F1 during the summer of the 1988 GP racing season.

McLaren driver Prost won his home race, the French Grand Prix at Paul Ricard.

Nigel Mansell had a frustrating year with Ferrari, while his team-mate Alain Prost challenged for the F1 title.

Patrese was initially the faster of the two Williams F1 drivers, until Mansell adapted to the Renault engined racer.

Gerhard Berger benefited from a crash between Mansell and Senna in the Canadian GP.

Despite driving an underpowered McLaren, Ayrton Senna managed to stay in contention for the Formula 1 title.

Coulthard lost his Formula 1 drive at Williams to veteran Mansell. The 1992 World Champion did not come cheaply.

Hill and Schumacher collided again, this time while disputing the lead of the F1 race at Silverstone. The Benetton driver continued to lead the World Championship.

Michael Schumacher drove an inspired race in atrocious conditions to win the Spanish Grand Prix.

The Canadian F1 race was marred by a nasty accident suffered by Olivier Panis, which left the Prost driver with shattered legs.

Michael Schumacher once again demonstrated his brilliance in wet conditions at the British GP, while his title rival Mika Hakkinen struggled to keep up.

Ediie Irvine replaced Michael Schumacher as the Ferrari number after the German crashed heavily at Silverstone.

Mika Hakkinen was all set to win the F1 race at Hockenheim, until the intervention of a disgruntled ex-Mercedes employee.

Britain's Jenson Button is the 2009 Formula 1 World Drivers' Champion after his 5th place at the Brazilian Grand Prix.

The FIA 2009 F1 championship sees new venues, new drivers and many regulation changes.

The inaugural Formula 1 World Championship was dominated by Alfa Romeo. Giuseppe Farina, Luigi Fagioli and Juan-Manuel Fangio battled for the title.

Alfa-Romeo were once again the dominant force at the start of the 1951 Formula One season, but they would taste defeat at the hands of an ex-employee, Enzo Ferrari.

While Ligier and Ferrari continued to win races a third force was emerging in the shape of Alan Jones, Clay Regazzoni and Williams.

Almost three years on from his last Grand Prix F1 legend Michael Schumacher will once again race a Formula 1 car in anger, replacing an injured Felipe Massa at Ferrari.

Moss looked on course to become F1 champion, but retired from the lead of the year's final Grand Prix. The title went to Brabham.

Ayrton Senna drove an inspired race in the Japanese Grand Prix to take the race win and the F1 title.

Brawn GP head to the Malaysian Grand Prix full of confidence after the new team won first time out in the F1 World Championship.

Australia has quickly become an established part of the Formula 1 World Championship. Despite this, the future of the Australian Grand Prix is under serious threat.

Ferrari challenged Alfa's dominance in the second half of the 1951 Formula One season, and the title was decided at the Spanish Grand Prix.

Maserati finally defeated Ferrari in the final race of the 1953 F1 season at Monza, but the year belonged to Alberto Ascari and the team from Maranello.

Ferrari and Maserati were the pace-setters in the early part of the 1954 Formula One season, but that changed with the arrival of Mercedes-Benz.

Fangio and Mercedes dominated the second half of the 1954 Formula One World Championship.

Mercedes drivers Fangio and Moss found themselves without a drive after the German company withdrew in 1955. Fangio went to Ferrari and Moss to Maserati.

No-one expected Stirling Moss's tiny rear-engine Cooper to challenge for victory, but they won the opening Formula 1 race of the season with clever tactics.

The summer of 1958 was a tragic time for Grand Prix racing. Ferrari lost two top drivers in F1 crashes at Reims and the Nurburgring.

As the season progressed the Vanwall emerged as the best car in Formula 1. Stirling Moss won at Zandvoort in one, and Tony Brooks took victory in the Belgian GP.

The F1 community was in mourning over the German Grand Prix weekend when the popular French driver Jean Behra was killed in a support race.

Brabham and Cooper domianted the 1960 F1 season, and the Australian won the World Championship with two races to spare.

Jim Clark and Lotus strolled to the F1 crown in 1963, winning seven out of ten Grand Prix races.

Willy Mairesse saw his Formula 1 career ended in the German Grand Prix, while his Ferrari team-mate scored his first World Championship victory.