| Year | Champion | Car # | Sponsor | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | WCC |
| 1950 | Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | Pirelli | |||
| 1951 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | Pirelli | |||
| 1952 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | Ferrari | Pirelli/Firestone | |||
| 1953 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | Ferrari | Pirelli | |||
| 1954 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | Maserati | Pirelli/Continental | |||
| 1955 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes-Benz | Mercedes-Benz | Continental | |||
| 1956 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | Ferrari | Englebert | |||
| 1957 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | Maserati | Pirelli | |||
| 1958 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | Ferrari | Englebert | Vanwall | ||
| 1959 | Jack Brabham | Cooper | Climax | Dunlop | Cooper | ||
| 1960 | Jack Brabham | Cooper | Climax | Dunlop | Cooper | ||
| 1961 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | Ferrari | Dunlop | Ferrari | ||
| 1962 | Graham Hill | BRM | BRM | Dunlop | BRM | ||
| 1963 | Jim Clark | Lotus | Climax | Dunlop | Lotus | ||
| 1964 | John Surtees | Ferrari | Ferrari | Dunlop | Ferrari | ||
| 1965 | Jim Clark | Lotus | Climax | Dunlop | Lotus | ||
| 1966 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | Repco | Goodyear | Brabham | ||
| 1967 | Denny Hulme | Brabham | Climax | Goodyear | Brabham | ||
| 1968 | Graham Hill | JPS | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | Firestone | Lotus | |
| 1969 | Jackie Stewart | Matra | Ford Cosworth | Dunlop | Matra | ||
| 1970 | Jochen Rindt | JPS | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | Firestone | Lotus | |
| 1971 | Jacckie Stewart | Elf | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | Goodyear | Tyrrell | |
| 1972 | Emerson Fittipaldi | JPS | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | Firestone | Lotus | |
| 1973 | Jacckie Stewart | 5 | Elf | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | Goodyear | Lotus |
| 1974 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 5 | Marlboro | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | Goodyear | McLaren |
| 1975 | Niki Lauda | 12 | Ferrari | Ferrari | Goodyear | Ferrari | |
| 1976 | James Hunt | 11 | Marlboro | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | Goodyear | Ferrari |
| 1977 | Niki Lauda | 11 | Ferrari | Ferrari | Goodyear | Ferrari | |
| 1978 | Mario Andretti | 5 | JPS | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | Goodyear | Lotus |
| 1979 | Jody Scheckter | 11 | Ferrari | Ferrari | Michelin | Ferrari | |
| 1980 | Alan Jones | 27 | Albilad | Williams | Ford Cosworth | Goodyear | Williams |
| 1981 | Nelson Piquet | 5 | Parmalat | Brabham | Ford Cosworth | Michelin/Goodyear | Williams |
| 1982 | Keke Rosberg | 6 | TAG | Williams | Ford Cosworth | Goodyear | Ferrari |
| 1983 | Nelson Piquet | 5 | Fila | Brabham | BMW | Michelin | Ferrari |
| 1984 | Niki Lauda | 8 | Marlboro | McLaren | TAG Porsche | Michelin | McLaren |
| 1985 | Alain Prost | 2 | Marlboro | McLaren | TAG Porsche | Michelin | McLaren |
| 1986 | Alain Prost | 1 | Marlboro | McLaren | TAG Porsche | Goodyear | Williams |
| 1987 | Nelson Piquet | 6 | Canon | Williams | Honda | Goodyear | Williams |
| 1988 | Ayrton Senna | 12 | Marlboro | McLaren | Honda | Goodyear | McLaren |
| 1989 | Alain Prost | 2 | Marlboro | McLaren | Honda | Goodyear | McLaren |
| 1990 | Ayrton Senna | 27 | Marlboro | McLaren | Honda | Goodyear | McLaren |
| 1991 | Ayrton Senna | 1 | Marlboro | McLaren | Honda | Goodyear | McLaren |
| 1992 | Nigel Mansel | 5 | Canon | Williams | Renault | Goodyear | Williams |
| 1993 | Alain Prost | 2 | Canon | Williams | Renault | Goodyear | Williams |
| 1994 | Michael Schumacher | 5 | Mild Seven | Benetton | Ford | Goodyear | Williams |
