Most Seasons between the First and Last Driver Champion

A list of records for the most number of seasons between the first and last driver champions by drivers. This list includes drivers, numbers of seasons, and the first or last seasons in which the driver made a driver champion.
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#	Driver	First Champion	Last Champion	Seasons
1	Lewis Hamilton	2008	2020	12
2	Michael Schumacher	1994	2004	10
3	Niki Lauda	1975	1984	9
4	Alain Prost	1985	1993	8
5	Jack Brabham	1959	1966	7
6	Juan Manuel Fangio	1951	1957	6
7	Graham Hill	1962	1968	6
8	Nelson Piquet	1981	1987	6
9	Jackie Stewart	1969	1973	4
10	Ayrton Senna	1988	1991	3
11	Sebastian Vettel	2010	2013	3
12	Jim Clark	1963	1965	2
13	Emerson Fittipaldi	1972	1974	2
14	Max Verstappen	2021	2023	2
15	Alberto Ascari	1952	1953	1
16	Mika Häkkinen	1998	1999	1
17	Fernando Alonso	2005	2006	1