Statistics
Statistics for the number of American drivers to have taken part in Formula One are confused by the inclusion of the Indianapolis 500 in the 1950s. 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. Several American drivers only ever competed in that race and, if included in the overall statistics, it means that 233 different drivers have been entered for a Formula One event since 1950. There have been only 19 American racers who contested 10 or more events
The drivers' title has been won twice for the United States, with Phil Hill winning in 1961 and Mario Andretti being victorious in 1978. Tragically both championships were secured at the same race in which the drivers' team mates were killed.
Andretti was the last American driver to win a race in Formula One – the 1978 Dutch Grand Prix. If every Formula One event is taken into consideration there have been 15 different race winners, with five having won more than one race.
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