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There have been 58 Formula One drivers from the United States including two World Drivers' Championship winners, Mario Andretti and Phil Hill. Andretti is the most successful American Formula One driver having won 12 races, and only Eddie Cheever has started more Grands Prix. Logan Sargeant is the most recent American, having competed in 2023 ...
Lewis Hamilton holds the record for the most race wins in Formula One history, with 105 wins to date. Michael Schumacher, the previous record holder, is second with 91 wins, and Max Verstappen is third with 63 victories. [6] [7] Hamilton also holds the distinction of having the longest time between his first win and his last.
The starting grid included seven American drivers, but New Zealand's Bruce McLaren, in a Cooper, took his first win in F1 and was, at the time, the youngest driver ever to win a Grand Prix. McLaren took the lead on the last lap of the race when his team-mate, Jack Brabham , ran out of fuel.
Driver name Nationality Seasons competed Drivers' Championships Race entries Race starts Pole positions Race wins Podiums Fastest laps Points [a] Carlo Abate Italy 1962–1963: 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 George Abecassis United Kingdom 1951–1952: 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 Kenny Acheson United Kingdom 1983, 1985: 0 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 Andrea de Adamich Italy 1968, 1970 ...
Formula 1 begins a five-week, four-race tour of North and South America this weekend with the United States Grand Prix, just outside of Austin, Texas.
As of the 2024 season, out of the 777 drivers who have started a Formula One Grand Prix, [16] the 75 titles awarded have been won by a total of 34 different drivers. [8] [9] The first Formula One World Drivers' Champion was Giuseppe Farina in the 1950 championship and the current title holder is Max Verstappen in the 2024 season.
The 2023 season has hosted three of the four most-watched F1 telecasts in U.S. history, according to ESPN, which airs the races along with ABC. ... a record 19 race wins out of the 22 this season ...
Drivers are considered to be entered into a race if they attempt to compete in at least one official practice session with the intent of participating in the race. These drivers are noted on the entry list for that race. A driver is considered to have started a race if they line up on the grid or at the pit lane exit for the start of the race.