List of Formula One drivers

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List of Formula One drivers

Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body.[1] The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform.[2] Each year, the F1 World Championship season is held. It consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, held usually on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets.[3] Drivers are awarded points based on their finishing position in each race, and the driver who accumulates the most points over each championship is crowned that year's World Drivers' Champion.[4] As of the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, there have been 778 Formula One drivers from 41 different nationalities who have started at least one of the 1,125 FIA World Championship races since the first such event,[5][6][7] the 1950 British Grand Prix.[8]

Seven-time champions Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton hold the record for the most championships.[9][10] Hamilton also holds the record for the most wins with 105,[11] the most pole positions with 104,[12] the most points with 4862.5,[13] and the most podiums with 202.[14] Fernando Alonso has entered more Grands Prix than anyone else (404) and also holds the record for the most Grand Prix starts (401).[15] The United Kingdom is the most represented country, having produced 163 drivers.[16] Ten countries have been represented by just one.[5] China became the latest country to be represented by a driver when Zhou Guanyu made his Formula One debut at the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix driving for Alfa Romeo.[17] The most recent driver to make their Formula One debut is Jack Doohan, who debuted at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.[18]

This list includes all drivers who have entered a World Championship race, including participants of the Indianapolis 500 between 1950 and 1960 when it was part of the World Championship (although not being run according to Formula One rules or sanctioned by the FIA).[19]

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Countries marked in gold are those that have produced Formula 1 World Drivers' Champions. Those in green produced winners of Formula 1 Grands Prix, while those in blue – only Formula 1 race participants. East Germany and West Germany are combined with modern-day Germany into one country, while modern-day Zimbabwe is highlighted as a stand-in for Rhodesia.
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* Driver has competed in 2024 and has not won the World Drivers' Championship
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This list is accurate as of the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Drivers who only participated in Friday practice and who were not actually entered for the race are not included.

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Drivers from 41 countries have entered a World Championship race. The United Kingdom is the most heavily represented with 162 drivers.[al] Second is the United States with 158; between 1950 and 1960 the American Indianapolis 500 race, then rarely contested by drivers from outside the United States, was part of the World Championship (but it was not sanctioned by the FIA and was instead sanctioned by either AAA in 1950–1955 or USAC in 1956–1960). A total of 36 American drivers have started World Championship races sanctioned by the FIA. Third is Italy with 99. Nine of these countries were represented in the very first race, the 1950 British Grand Prix, and the most recent newly represented country is China, with Zhou Guanyu making his debut at the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix. Statistics are accurate as of the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

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List of Formula One drivers by country
Country Total
drivers
Champions Championships Race wins First driver(s) Most recent driver(s)/
Current driver(s)
 Argentina
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26 1
(Fangio [5])
5
(1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957)
38

(Fangio [24], González [2], Reutemann [12])

Juan Manuel Fangio
(1950 British Grand Prix)
Franco Colapinto
(2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix)
 Australia
details
18 2
(Brabham [3], Jones)
4
(1959, 1960, 1966, 1980)
45

(Brabham [14], Jones [12], Webber [9], Ricciardo [8], Piastri [2])

Tony Gaze
(1952 Belgian Grand Prix)
Jack Doohan, Oscar Piastri
(2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix)
 Austria
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16 2
(Rindt, Lauda [3])
4
(1970, 1975, 1977, 1984)
41

(Rindt [6], Lauda [25], Berger [10])

Jochen Rindt
(1964 Austrian Grand Prix)
Christian Klien
(2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix)
 Belgium
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25 0 0 11

(Ickx [8], Boutsen [3])

Johnny Claes
(1950 British Grand Prix)
Stoffel Vandoorne
(2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix)
 Brazil
details
32 3
(Fittipaldi [2], Piquet [3], Senna [3])
8
(1972, 1974, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991)
101

(Fittipaldi [14], Pace [1], Piquet [23], Senna [41], Barrichello [11], Massa [11])

Chico Landi
(1951 German Grand Prix)
Pietro Fittipaldi
(2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix)
 Canada
details
15 1
(J. Villeneuve)
1
(1997)
17

(G. Villeneuve [6], J. Villeneuve [11])

Peter Ryan
(1961 United States Grand Prix)
Lance Stroll
(2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix)
 Chile 1 0 0 0 Eliseo Salazar
(1981 USA West Grand Prix)
Eliseo Salazar
(1983 Belgian Grand Prix)
 China 1 0 0 0 Zhou Guanyu
(2022 Bahrain Grand Prix)
Zhou Guanyu
(2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix)
 Colombia
details
3 0 0 7

(Montoya [7])

Ricardo Londoño
(1981 Brazilian Grand Prix)
Juan Pablo Montoya
(2006 United States Grand Prix)
 Czech Republic 1 0 0 0 Tomáš Enge
(2001 Italian Grand Prix)
Tomáš Enge
(2001 Japanese Grand Prix)
 Denmark
details
5 0 0 0 Tom Belsø
(1973 Swedish Grand Prix)
Kevin Magnussen
(2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix)
 East Germany
details
4 0 0 0 Ernst Klodwig, Rudolf Krause
(1952 German Grand Prix)
Edgar Barth, Theo Fitzau,
Ernst Klodwig, Rudolf Krause
(1953 German Grand Prix)
 Finland
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9 3
(K. Rosberg, Häkkinen [2], Räikkönen)
4
(1982, 1998, 1999, 2007)
57

(K. Rosberg [5], Häkkinen [20], Kovalainen [1], Räikkönen [21], Bottas [10])

Leo Kinnunen
(1974 Belgian Grand Prix)
Valtteri Bottas
(2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix)
 France
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74 1
(Prost [4])
4
(1985, 1986, 1989, 1993)
81

(Trintignant [2], Cevert [1], Beltoise [2], Depailler [2], Jabouille [2], Pironi [3], Tambay [2], Laffite [6], Arnoux [7], Prost [51], Alesi [1], Panis [1], Gasly [1], Ocon [1])

Philippe Étancelin, Yves Giraud-Cabantous, Eugène Martin,
Louis Rosier
(1950 British Grand Prix)
Pierre Gasly
(2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix)
 Germany / West Germany
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54 3
(Michael Schumacher [7], Vettel [4], N. Rosberg)
12
(1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016)
179

(von Trips [2], Mass [1], M. Schumacher [91], Frentzen [3], R. Schumacher [6], N. Rosberg [23], Vettel [53])

Paul Pietsch
(1950 Italian Grand Prix)
Nico Hülkenberg
(2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix)
 Hungary 1 0 0 0 Zsolt Baumgartner
(2003 Hungarian Grand Prix)
Zsolt Baumgartner
(2004 Brazilian Grand Prix)
 India
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2 0 0 0 Narain Karthikeyan
(2005 Australian Grand Prix)
Narain Karthikeyan
(2012 Brazilian Grand Prix)
 Indonesia 1 0 0 0 Rio Haryanto
(2016 Australian Grand Prix)
Rio Haryanto
(2016 German Grand Prix)
 Ireland
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5 0 0 0 Joe Kelly
(1950 British Grand Prix)
Ralph Firman
(2003 Japanese Grand Prix)
 Italy
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99 2
(Farina, Ascari [2])
3
(1950, 1952, 1953)
43

(Farina [5], Ascari [13], Fagioli [1], Musso [1], Taruffi [1], Baghetti [1], Bandini [1], Scarfiotti [1], Brambilla [1], de Angelis [2], Patrese [6], Nannini [1], Alboreto [5], Fisichella [3], Trulli [1])

Luigi Fagioli, Nino Farina
(1950 British Grand Prix)
Antonio Giovinazzi
(2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix)
 Japan
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21 0 0 0 Hiroshi Fushida
(1975 Dutch Grand Prix)
Yuki Tsunoda
(2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix)
 Liechtenstein 1 0 0 0 Rikky von Opel
(1973 French Grand Prix)
Rikky von Opel
(1974 French Grand Prix)
 Malaysia 1 0 0 0 Alex Yoong
(2001 Italian Grand Prix)
Alex Yoong
(2002 Japanese Grand Prix)
 Mexico
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6 0 0 8

(Rodriguez [2], Pérez [6])

Ricardo Rodríguez
(1961 Italian Grand Prix)
Sergio Pérez
(2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix)
 Monaco
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5 0 0 8

(Leclerc [8])

Louis Chiron
(1950 British Grand Prix)
Charles Leclerc
(2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix)
 Morocco 1 0 0 0 Robert La Caze
(1958 Moroccan Grand Prix)
Robert La Caze
(1958 Moroccan Grand Prix)
 Netherlands
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17 1
(M. Verstappen [4])
4
(2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
63

(M. Verstappen [63])

Jan Flinterman, Dries van der Lof
(1952 Dutch Grand Prix)
Max Verstappen
(2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix)
 New Zealand
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10 1
(Hulme)
1
(1967)
12

(McLaren [4], Hulme [8])

Bruce McLaren
(1958 German Grand Prix)
Liam Lawson
(2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix)
 Poland 1 0 0 1

(Kubica [1])

Robert Kubica
(2006 Hungarian Grand Prix)
Robert Kubica
(2021 Italian Grand Prix)
 Portugal
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5 0 0 0 Mário Araújo de Cabral
(1959 Portuguese Grand Prix)
Tiago Monteiro
(2006 Brazilian Grand Prix)
 Rhodesia
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6 0 0 0 John Love
(1962 South African Grand Prix)
John Love
(1972 South African Grand Prix)
 Russia / Russian Automobile Federation[z]
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4 0 0 0 Vitaly Petrov
(2010 Bahrain Grand Prix)
Nikita Mazepin
(2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix)
 South Africa
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23 1
(Scheckter)
1
(1979)
10

(Scheckter [10])

Tony Maggs
(1961 British Grand Prix)
Jody Scheckter
(1980 United States Grand Prix)
 Spain
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15 1
(Alonso [2])
2
(2005, 2006)
36

(Alonso [32], Sainz [4])

Paco Godia, Juan Jover
(1951 Spanish Grand Prix)
Fernando Alonso, Carlos Sainz Jr.
(2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix)
 Sweden
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11 0 0 12

(Bonnier [1], Peterson [10], Nilsson [1])

Erik Lundgren
(1951 German Grand Prix)
Marcus Ericsson
(2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix)
  Switzerland
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29 0 0 7

(Siffert [2], Regazzoni [5])

Toulo de Graffenried
(1950 British Grand Prix)
Sébastien Buemi
(2011 Brazilian Grand Prix)
 Thailand
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2 0 0 0 Prince Bira
(1950 British Grand Prix)
Alexander Albon
(2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix)
 United Kingdom
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163[al] 10
(Hawthorn, G. Hill [2], Clark [2], Surtees, Stewart [3], Hunt, Mansell, D. Hill, Hamilton [7], Button)
20
(1958, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1992, 1996, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
316

(Moss [16], Collins [3], Hawthorn [3], Ireland [1], Brooks [6], Clark [25], Surtees [6], G. Hill [14], Stewart [27], Gethin [1], Hunt [10], Watson [5], Mansell [31], D. Hill [22], Herbert [3], Irvine [4], Coulthard [13], Button [15], Hamilton [105], Russell [3], Norris [4])

Geoffrey Crossley, Joe Fry, Bob Gerard, David Hampshire, Cuth Harrison, Leslie Johnson, David Murray, Reg Parnell, Peter Walker
(1950 British Grand Prix)
Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris, George Russell
(2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix)
 United States
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58 (+104 Indianapolis 500 1950-1960 only) 2
(P. Hill, Andretti)
2
(1961, 1978)
33

(Parsons [1], Wallard [1], Ruttman [1], Vukovich [2], Sweikert [1], Flaherty [1], Hanks [1], Bryan [1], Ward [1], Rathmann [1], P. Hill [3], Gurney [4], Ginther [1], Revson [2], Andretti [12])

Harry Schell
(1950 Monaco Grand Prix)
Logan Sargeant (2024 Dutch Grand Prix)
 Uruguay
details
4 0 0 0 Eitel Cantoni
(1952 British Grand Prix)
Asdrúbal Fontes Bayardo
(1959 French Grand Prix)
 Venezuela
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3 0 0 1

(Maldonado [1])

Ettore Chimeri
(1960 Argentine Grand Prix)
Pastor Maldonado
(2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix)
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drivers
Champions Championships Race wins First driver(s) Most recent driver(s)/
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Notes

  1. The number of points awarded for each finishing position has varied over the years. Also, up until 1990, not all points scored by a driver contributed to their final World Championship tally. Numbers without parentheses are points that counted towards championships; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. See list of points scoring systems for more information.[20]
  2. Competed only in Indianapolis 500 events, which were included as rounds of the World Championship from 1950 to 1960.[21]
  3. Seven drivers (Alberto Ascari, Jean Behra, Juan Manuel Fangio, José Froilán González, Mike Hawthorn, Onofre Marimón and Stirling Moss) were all credited with the same fastest lap time in the 1954 British Grand Prix, which was worth 1 championship point at the time. Each was credited with 17 (~0.14) of a point, although this is not shown in Fangio's total as it did not contribute to his World Championship tally.[20]
  4. Ayulo shared a podium with Jack McGrath (3rd, 1951 Indianapolis 500).[24]
  5. East German until 1957, then West German. Only the flag of West Germany is used here, because until 1959, the flag of East Germany looked exactly the same.
  6. Bechem competed in the 1952 German Grand Prix under the pseudonym Bernd Nacke.[25]
  7. Behra shared a podium with Cesare Perdisa (3rd, 1955 Monaco Grand Prix).[26]
  8. Bettenhausen shared a podium with Paul Russo (2nd, 1955 Indianapolis 500).[27]
  9. Brooks shared a win with Stirling Moss (1957 British Grand Prix).[30]
  10. Carter shared a podium with Sam Hanks (3rd, 1953 Indianapolis 500).[31]
  11. Fagioli shared a win with Juan Manuel Fangio (1951 French Grand Prix).[23]
  12. Hanks shared a podium with Duane Carter (3rd, 1953 Indianapolis 500).[31]
  13. It was initially announced that Masahiro Hasemi set the fastest lap at the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix, but it was a measurement mistake, and, several days later, the circuit issued a press release to correct the fastest lap holder of the race to Jacques Laffite.[39] This press release was promptly made known in Japan, and the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) and Japanese media corrected the record.[40][41] But this correction was not made well known outside Japan, thus, Hasemi is credited with the fastest lap of the race in many record books.
  14. Hawthorn shared a podium with José Froilán González (2nd, 1954 German Grand Prix).[37]
  15. Hans Heyer illegally started the race, despite the fact he did not qualify.[42]
  16. Jean's name was incorrectly recorded on an entry list as "Jean Max", and this error is often repeated in record books.
  17. Lombardi is the only female Formula One driver ever to score World Championship points.[44]
  18. Nikita Mazepin is Russian, but he competed as a neutral competitor as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.[45]
  19. McGrath shared a podium with Manny Ayulo (3rd, 1951 Indianapolis 500).[24]
  20. Moss shared a win with Tony Brooks (1957 British Grand Prix).[30]
  21. Oppitzhauser entered the 1976 Austrian Grand Prix, but was refused the necessary clearances to start practice as he did not have enough racing experience.[48]
  22. Richardson qualified 10th for the 1951 Italian Grand Prix, but was not allowed to enter the race as he did not have the correct licence.[28]
  23. Russo shared a podium with Tony Bettenhausen (2nd, 1955 Indianapolis 500).[27]
  24. Schumacher was disqualified from the 1997 World Championship with 78 points, these points are included in the total.[49]
  25. Serafini shared a podium with Alberto Ascari (2nd, 1950 Italian Grand Prix).[22]
  26. Three of these drivers participated in World Championship events, but as Formula Two entries only: Tom Bridger, Dick Gibson, and Brian Hart (some sources omit these drivers as a result[51]). They were ineligible for points (see list of points scoring systems for more information).

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