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List of Formula One drivers
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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 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix, there have been 781 Formula One drivers from 41 different nationalities who have started at least one of the 1,139 FIA World Championship races since the first such event,[5][6][7] the 1950 British Grand Prix.[8]

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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.

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 4971.5,[13] and the most podiums with 202.[14] Fernando Alonso has entered more Grands Prix than anyone else (418) and also holds the record for the most Grand Prix starts (415).[15] The United Kingdom is the most represented country, having produced 163 drivers.[16] Nine 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 drivers to make their Formula One debuts are Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Gabriel Bortoleto and Isack Hadjar, who debuted at the 2025 Australian Grand Prix.[18]

This list includes all drivers who have entered a World Championship race, including 104 participants of the Indianapolis 500 between 1950 and 1960 when it formed a round of the World Championship (although not being run according to Formula One rules or sanctioned by the FIA).[19]

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This list is accurate as of the 2025 Hungarian 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 163 drivers.[al] Second is the United States with 160; 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 58 American drivers have started World Championship races sanctioned by the FIA. Third is Italy with 100. 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 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix.

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  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. Ascari shared podium positions with Dorino Serafini (2nd, 1950 Italian Grand Prix) and José Froilán González (2nd, 1951 French Grand Prix).[22][23]
  4. 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 1⁄7 (~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]
  5. Ayulo shared a podium with Jack McGrath (3rd, 1951 Indianapolis 500).[24]
  6. 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.
  7. Bechem competed in the 1952 German Grand Prix under the pseudonym Bernd Nacke.[25]
  8. Behra shared a podium with Cesare Perdisa (3rd, 1955 Monaco Grand Prix).[26]
  9. Bettenhausen shared a podium with Paul Russo (2nd, 1955 Indianapolis 500).[27]
  10. Bonetto shared podiums with Nino Farina (3rd, 1951 Italian Grand Prix) and José Froilán González (3rd, 1953 Dutch Grand Prix).[28][29]
  11. Brooks shared a win with Stirling Moss (1957 British Grand Prix).[30]
  12. Carter shared a podium with Sam Hanks (3rd, 1953 Indianapolis 500).[31]
  13. Collins shared podiums with Juan Manuel Fangio (2nd, 1956 Monaco Grand Prix & 1956 Italian Grand Prix) and Alfonso de Portago (2nd, 1956 British Grand Prix).[32][33][34]
  14. Fagioli shared a win with Juan Manuel Fangio (1951 French Grand Prix).[23]
  15. Fangio shared wins with Luigi Fagioli (1951 French Grand Prix) and Luigi Musso (1956 Argentine Grand Prix).[23][35]
  16. Fangio shared podiums with Peter Collins (2nd, 1956 Monaco Grand Prix & 1956 Italian Grand Prix.[32][33]
  17. Farina shared podiums with José Froilán González/Maurice Trintignant (2nd, 1955 Argentine Grand Prix), Felice Bonetto (3rd, 1951 Italian Grand Prix) and Maurice Trintignant/Umberto Maglioli (3rd, 1955 Argentine Grand Prix).[28][36]
  18. González shared podiums with Alberto Ascari (2nd, 1951 French Grand Prix), Mike Hawthorn (2nd, 1954 German Grand Prix), Nino Farina/Maurice Trintignant (2nd, 1955 Argentine Grand Prix, Felice Bonetto (3rd, 1953 Dutch Grand Prix) and Umberto Maglioli (3rd, 1954 Italian Grand Prix).[23][36][37][38]
  19. Hanks shared a podium with Duane Carter (3rd, 1953 Indianapolis 500).[31]
  20. 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.
  21. Hawthorn shared a podium with José Froilán González (2nd, 1954 German Grand Prix).[37]
  22. Hans Heyer illegally started the race, despite the fact he did not qualify.[42]
  23. Jean's name was incorrectly recorded on an entry list as "Jean Max", and this error is often repeated in record books.
  24. Lombardi is the only female Formula One driver ever to score World Championship points.[44]
  25. Maglioli shared podiums with José Froilán González (3rd, 1954 Italian Grand Prix) and Nino Farina/Maurice Trintignant (3rd, 1955 Argentine Grand Prix).[36][38]
  26. 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]
  27. McGrath shared a podium with Manny Ayulo (3rd, 1951 Indianapolis 500).[24]
  28. Moss shared a win with Tony Brooks (1957 British Grand Prix).[30]
  29. Moss shared podiums with Cesare Perdisa (3rd, 1956 Belgian Grand Prix) and Maurice Trintignant (3rd, 1960 Argentine Grand Prix).[46][47]
  30. Musso shared a win with Juan Manuel Fangio (1956 Argentine Grand Prix).[35]
  31. 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]
  32. Perdisa shared podiums with Jean Behra (3rd, 1955 Monaco Grand Prix) and Stirling Moss (3rd, 1956 Belgian Grand Prix).[26][46]
  33. 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]
  34. Russo shared a podium with Tony Bettenhausen (2nd, 1955 Indianapolis 500).[27]
  35. Schumacher was disqualified from the 1997 World Championship with 78 points, these points are included in the total.[49]
  36. Serafini shared a podium with Alberto Ascari (2nd, 1950 Italian Grand Prix).[22]
  37. Trintignant shared podiums with José Froilán González/Nino Farina (2nd, 1955 Argentine Grand Prix), Nino Farina/Umberto Maglioli (3rd, 1955 Argentine Grand Prix) and Stirling Moss (3rd, 1960 Argentine Grand Prix).[36][47]
  38. 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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