Hamilton is still active in the sport; he has won the most races (105), recorded the most pole positions (104) and amassed the most points (4862.5) of any driver representing the UK.

There have been ten Formula One World Drivers' Champions representing the United Kingdom, winning a total of 20 titles between them including the 2020 season.

In the 15 seasons between 1962 and 1976 the title was won by a driver representing the UK nine times: Graham Hill (1962, 1968), Jim Clark (1963, 1965), John Surtees (1964), Jackie Stewart (1969, 1971, 1973), and James Hunt (1976).

Despite these successes, it wasn't until 2015 that a champion representing the UK retained their title, when Lewis Hamilton achieved this, following on from his victory in 2014.

Graham Hill's son Damon won in 1996 before another lengthy period without a world champion representing the UK.

The British Grand Prix has been won by eleven drivers representing the UK: Stirling Moss, Peter Collins, Clark, Stewart, Hunt, John Watson, Mansell, Damon Hill, Johnny Herbert, David Coulthard, and Hamilton who have won the event 25 times between them.

These are Hawthorn, Tony Brooks, Innes Ireland, Graham Hill, Surtees, Peter Gethin, Eddie Irvine, Button, George Russell[4] and Lando Norris.

He moved to Mercedes for the 2013 season and broke what had been Nigel Mansell's national record, with a total of 105 Grand Prix wins, the most in Formula One.

[12][13] Lando Norris and George Russell made their Formula One debuts at the 2019 Australian Grand Prix for McLaren and Williams respectively.

Oliver Bearman made his Formula One debut at the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix for Ferrari, deputising for Carlos Sainz Jr.

Stewart remained highly active with the sport, running his own team and being one of the most vocal proponents for the improvement of safety standards in Formula One.

[17][18] Stirling Moss has been called the "greatest all-round racing driver" for his successes in sportscars, touring cars, and rallying as well as Formula One.

[21] Nigel Mansell has won 31 Grands Prix, placing him seventh in the overall race winners' list and making him, by that measure, the second most successful British driver after Lewis Hamilton.

[27] Having been part of Formula One when the series was consolidating its global popularity, Hunt's image was the epitome of the unruly, playboy driver, with a touch of English eccentricity.

[29] Brooks retired from Formula One in 1961 over safety concerns saying "I felt I had a moral responsibility to take reasonable care of my life".

[31] Compared to other British drivers, Coulthard had competed in the most races (246) and amassed the highest points total (535) at the time of his retirement at the end of the 2008 season.