Formula One grid contains spots for only 20 drivers at the moment, but it is still quite diverse. Here is a summary of all drivers' nationalities.
In total, there are currently 20 drivers on the grid representing 15 different countries. Most of the drivers come from European countries because that's where F1 is the most popular.
The Championship winner from the last three Formula One seasons,
Max Verstappen, comes from the Netherlands; it is also partially thanks to him that F1 has now the
Dutch Grand Prix again in its calendar.
Mexican fans go mad over their hometown hero,
Sergio Perez, each year during the
Mexico City Grand Prix, even though it
wasn't the best race for Checo in 2023.
Great Britain has a great motorsport tradition, and three of the current drivers race under the British flag -
Lando Norris,
George Russell, and the seven-time World Champion
Lewis Hamilton.
Williams driver
Alex Albon is Thai-British but competes under the Thailand flag. His teammate Logan Sargent, representing the United States, joined F1 in 2023.
In 2022, the first Chinese driver entered a Formula One race. It was the
Alfa Romeo driver
Zhou Guanyu, and he managed to score points right away.
His teammate
Valtteri Bottas comes from Northern Europe - Finland. Another driver representing the northern European country is
Kevin Magnussen, who races under the Danish flag.
Staying in Europe,
Ferrari driver
Charles Leclerc is a Monegasque while his teammate
Carlos Sainz is Spanish. The oldest driver on the grid currently,
Fernando Alonso, is also Spanish.
Alonso's teammate
Lance Stroll is Canadian and can speak French, similar to the
Alpine drivers who come from France,
Pierre Gasly and
Esteban Ocon.
Lastly, both
Daniel Ricciardo and 2023 Rookie of the Year,
Oscar Piastri come from Australia. See the full list of drivers and their nationalities below.
All F1 Drivers' Nationalities In 2024:
Driver | Team | Nationality |
Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 🇳🇱 Dutch |
Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 🇲🇽 Mexican |
Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 🇬🇧 British |
Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 🇲🇨 Monegasque |
Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 🇪🇸 Spanish |
Lando Norris | McLaren | 🇬🇧 British |
Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 🇪🇸 Spanish |
George Russell | Mercedes | 🇬🇧 British |
Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 🇦🇺 Australian |
Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 🇨🇦 Canadian |
Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 🇫🇷 French |
Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 🇫🇷 French |
Alex Albon | Williams | 🇹🇠Thai-British 🇬🇧 |
Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 🇯🇵 Japanese |
Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 🇫🇮 Finnish |
Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | 🇩🇪 German |
Daniel Ricciardo | AlphaTauri | 🇦🇺 Australian |
Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | 🇨🇳 Chinese |
Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 🇩🇰 Danish |
Logan Sargeant | Wiliams | 🇺🇸 American |