| The 50s | The 60s | The 80s | The 90s |
1970
| World-champions: | Driver: | Jochen Rindt (Austria) | Lotus-Ford |
| World-champions: | Team: | Lotus-Ford |
| Rindt became world-champion posthumously after his death in Monza. Bruce McLaren and Pierce Curage died, too |
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1971
| World-champions: | Driver: | Jackie Stewart (Scotland) | Tyrrell-Ford |
| World-champions: | Team: | Tyrrell-Ford |
| Pedro Rodriguez and Jo Siffert found the death on the pist. |
1972
| World-champions: | Driver: | Emerson Fittipaldi (Brazil) | Lotus-Ford |
| World-champions: | Team: | Lotus-Ford |
| "Emo" was the 1st Brazilian Champion, after him many other Brazilian drivers will come into the Formula 1 |
1973
| World-champions: | Driver: | Jackie Stewart (Scotland) | Tyrrell-Ford |
| World-champions: | Team: | Lotus-Ford |
| Zandvoort was a new tragically milestone in the Formula 1. Roger Williamson died in the fire, because the stewards didnt help David Purley, an other driver and friend of Williamson, to free the in his car fanged man. The whole world was shocked. |
1974
| World-champions: | Driver: | Emerson Fittipaldi (Brazil | McLaren-Ford |
| World-champions: | Team: | McLaren-Ford |
| "Emo" and Clay Regazzoni (CH) on Ferrari fought about the title. |
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1975
| World-champions: | Driver: | Niki Lauda (Austria) | Ferrari |
| World-champions: | Team: | Ferrari |
| Lella Lombardi was the first women in the F1-championship and is the only women who won points: 0.5. |
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1976
| World-champions: | Driver: | James Hunt (England) | McLaren-Ford |
| World-champions: | Team: | Ferrari |
| Niki Lauda led the season before the last race, although he had a dramatic fire-accident on the Nürburgring in Germany. The final race in Fuji was stamped by the rain. Lauda gave up and Hunt became World-champion. |
1977
| World-champions: | Driver: | Niki Lauda (Austria) | Ferrari |
| World-champions: | Team: | Ferrari |
| The Turbo-era began. |
1978
| World-champions: | Driver: | Mario Andretti (USA) | Lotus-Ford |
| World-champions: | Team: | Lotus-Ford |
| Colin Chapman evolved an apron with "ground effect". Ronnie Petersen had a deadly accident. |
1979
| World-champions: | Driver: | Jody Scheckter (South Africa) | Ferrari |
| World-champions: | Team: | Ferrari |
| This year is till now the last drivers world-championship for Ferrari. The Williams era began with the victory of Clay Regazzoni in England |