The car proved fast but unreliable for the following season, and Andretti's four wins took him up to third in the championship. He signed with Lotus for the remainder of the season and, by the end of the year, was beginning to achieve some good results including a win at the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix. Andretti eventually decided to sign up as a full-time driver with Parnelli in 1975, but after a little over two seasons and no real success the team withdrew from Formula One. His first race with Ferrari brought about his first win – the 1971 South African Grand Prix. Between his debut with Lotus at the 1968 Italian Grand Prix and the end of the 1974 season Andretti started 21 of the 84 races, driving for four teams. He raced in Ind圜ars from 1964 and, from 1968, spent time commuting to Europe to make appearances in Formula One races. Mario Andretti is the most successful Formula One driver to drive as an American, but he did not leave his native Italy until the age of 15. Logan Sargeant made his Formula One debut for Williams at the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix.įormer drivers Notable former drivers Mario Andretti in the Lotus 63 at the 1969 German Grand Prix The most recent driver to have raced as an American is Logan Sargeant, who was signed to Williams Grand Prix Engineering for the 2023 season. If every Formula One event is taken into consideration there have been 15 race winners, with five having won more than one race. Īndretti was the last American driver to win a race in Formula One – the 1978 Dutch Grand Prix. The drivers' title has been won twice for the United States, with Phil Hill winning in 1961 and Mario Andretti being victorious in 1978. There have been only 19 American racers who contested 10 or more events. Several American drivers only ever competed in that race and, if included in the overall statistics, it means that 233 drivers have been entered for a Formula One event since 1950. At the time the race was accepted as being part of the Formula One World Championship, even though very few teams or drivers from Europe participated at the event. Statistics for the number of American drivers to have taken part in Formula One are convoluted by inclusion of the Indianapolis 500 in the 1950s. As of 2023, the most recent American race winner remains Mario Andretti, who won the 1978 Dutch Grand Prix. Another 56 American drivers competed in F1 races other than the Indy 500. While many drivers from the United States have competed in the Formula One World Championship, the vast majority only competed in the Indianapolis 500, which was part of the World Championship from 1950 to 1960. Logan Sargeant is the most recent American, having competed in the 2023 championship. Andretti is the most successful American Formula One driver having won 12 races, and only Eddie Cheever has started more Grands Prix. There have been 58 Formula One drivers from the United States including two World Drivers' Championship winners, Mario Andretti and Phil Hill. List of Formula One drivers who competed as Americansįormula One drivers from the United Statesĭrivers' champion Phil Hill in the Ferrari 156 F1 in 1962
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