# Räikkönen became the 3rd driver to win the World Championship from being third in the drivers standings before the final race. Giuseppe Farina, the first F1 World Champion, was the first to do this in 1950, beating Juan Manuel Fangio by three points and Luigi Fagioli by six points. Alain Prost was the second, beating Nigel Mansell and Nelson Piquet in Adelaide in 1986.
# Räikkönen is the third Ferrari driver after Juan Manuel Fangio and Jody Scheckter to win the world title in their first year with the team. |