Most Seasons to the Last Driver Champion

A list of records for the most number of seasons from the debut to the last driver champion by drivers. This list includes drivers, numbers of seasons, debut races, and races that achieved the last driver champion.
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#	Driver	Debut	Last Champion	Seasons
1	Michael Schumacher	1991 Belgian Grand Prix	2004 Belgian Grand Prix	14
2	Lewis Hamilton	2007 Australian Grand Prix	2020 Turkish Grand Prix	14
3	Nigel Mansell	1980 Austrian Grand Prix	1992 Hungarian Grand Prix	13
4	Alain Prost	1980 Argentine Grand Prix	1993 Portuguese Grand Prix	13
5	Jack Brabham	1955 British Grand Prix	1966 Italian Grand Prix	12
6	Niki Lauda	1971 Austrian Grand Prix	1984 Portuguese Grand Prix	12
7	Graham Hill	1958 Monaco Grand Prix	1968 Mexican Grand Prix	11
8	Nico Rosberg	2006 Bahrain Grand Prix	2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	11
9	Mario Andretti	1968 Italian Grand Prix	1978 Italian Grand Prix	10
10	Nelson Piquet	1978 German Grand Prix	1987 Japanese Grand Prix	10
11	Jenson Button	2000 Australian Grand Prix	2009 Brazilian Grand Prix	10
12	Jackie Stewart	1965 South African Grand Prix	1973 Italian Grand Prix	9
13	Mika Häkkinen	1991 United States Grand Prix	1999 Japanese Grand Prix	9
14	Max Verstappen	2015 Australian Grand Prix	2023 Qatar Grand Prix	9
15	Jody Scheckter	1972 United States Grand Prix	1979 Italian Grand Prix	8
16	Ayrton Senna	1984 Brazilian Grand Prix	1991 Japanese Grand Prix	8
17	Juan Manuel Fangio	1950 British Grand Prix	1957 German Grand Prix	7
18	Mike Hawthorn	1952 Belgian Grand Prix	1958 Moroccan Grand Prix	7
19	Jochen Rindt	1964 Austrian Grand Prix	1970 United States Grand Prix	7
20	Kimi Räikkönen	2001 Australian Grand Prix	2007 Brazilian Grand Prix	7
21	Sebastian Vettel	2007 United States Grand Prix	2013 Indian Grand Prix	7
22	Jim Clark	1960 Dutch Grand Prix	1965 German Grand Prix	6
23	Alan Jones	1975 Spanish Grand Prix	1980 Canadian Grand Prix	6
24	John Surtees	1960 Monaco Grand Prix	1964 Mexican Grand Prix	5
25	Emerson Fittipaldi	1970 British Grand Prix	1974 United States Grand Prix	5
26	Keke Rosberg	1978 South African Grand Prix	1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix	5
27	Damon Hill	1992 Spanish Grand Prix	1996 Japanese Grand Prix	5
28	Fernando Alonso	2001 Australian Grand Prix	2006 Brazilian Grand Prix	5
29	Alberto Ascari	1950 Monaco Grand Prix	1953 Swiss Grand Prix	4
30	Phil Hill	1958 French Grand Prix	1961 Italian Grand Prix	4
31	James Hunt	1973 Monaco Grand Prix	1976 Japanese Grand Prix	4
32	Denny Hulme	1965 Monaco Grand Prix	1967 Mexican Grand Prix	3
33	Jacques Villeneuve	1996 Australian Grand Prix	1997 European Grand Prix	2
34	Giuseppe Farina	1950 British Grand Prix	1950 Italian Grand Prix	1