F1 WDC since 1980 - Who won it, who should've?

[chunterer]

I mentioned breifly on the Prost v Senna thread and another one some time ago that perhaps a decent topic of discussion would be the Drivers title over the last 20 odd years.

I've had a quick look to see if this has been done beofre, but i couldn't find one?

Anyway listed below is the WDC's since 1980, and IMO (sure to be contentious, or obvious? the drivers who should've won it that years and then those who would have if they had been in the right car, situation

The first column (THE CHAMP) is fact, the second column (THE GUY WHO SHOULD'VE WON IT) is contentious, and the third column is pure fantasy and conjecture on my part I.E, if they had right car, hadn't had an accident, hadn't missed races, not ceded to team orders at certain races etc...

Where i've left a column blank, is where i feel there is no obvious candidate or solution.

Year Champ Who should've Who would've
1980 Jones Piquet Gilles ?
1981 Piquet Reutemann Gilles ?
82 Rosberg Pironi Gilles ?
83 Piquet Prost Would Gilles have taken it again?
84 Lauda Prost Alboreto (car let him down)
85 Prost Prost
86 Prost Mansell
87 Piquet Piquet
88 Senna Prost
89 Prost Senna
90 Senna Prost Mansell (led loads didn't he?)
91 Senna Senna
92 Mansell Mansell
93 Prost Prost
94 Schuey Hill Senna?
95 Schuey Hill If still alive Senna
96 Hill JV ditto above
97 JV JV ditto above
98 Hakkinen DC DC
99 Hakkinen Schuey Schuey?
2000 Schuey Hakkinen Hakkinen/DC
01 Schuey Schuey
02 Schuey Schuey
03 Schuey JPM JPM/Kimi
04 Schuey Schuey
05 Alonso Kimi Kimi


This may not make complete sense but i figured that it was the simplest method of following form displayed in a given season and answering questions we always raise about who won titles without the quickest car or who won titles because their rivals broke down too many times or made mistakes that cost them.

Some of you may want to delve further back than i have but this pretty much covers the period since i first got into motorsport and don't feel my knowledge is sufficient enough prior to that.

So come on folks discuss!!