Formula One Drivers From Mexico
There have been six Formula One drivers from Mexico who have taken part in races since the championship began in 1950.
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Sergio Pérez is the most successful, having won six Grands Prix. Since 2021, Pérez drives for the Red Bull team.
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| Drivers | 6 |
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| Grands Prix | 387 |
| Entries | 452 |
| Starts | 430 |
| Best season finish | 2nd (2023) |
| Wins | 8 |
| Podiums | 46 |
| Pole positions | 3 |
| Fastest laps | 13 |
| Points | 1683 |
| First entry | 1961 Italian Grand Prix |
| First win | 1967 South African Grand Prix |
| Latest win | 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix |
| Latest entry | 2024 Miami Grand Prix |
| 2024 drivers | Sergio Pérez |
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Race winners
Pedro Rodríguez and Pérez are the only Mexican drivers to have won an F1 race, with two wins for Rodríguez and six wins for Pérez.
Polesitters
Pérez is the only Mexican F1 driver to achieve a pole position. He took his first pole position at the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, in his 219th Grand Prix meeting (a record for the most Grands Prix before a pole). He took his second pole position at the same track, one year later, at the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Current drivers
Sergio Pérez began his career in 2011 with Sauber before moving to McLaren in 2013 and then Force India in 2014. Pérez continued to race with Force India till their collapse in 2018. He was retained when Force India was bought out and renamed to Racing Point where he was contracted to continue racing until 2022 but was pushed out of the team at the end of 2020 by the incoming Sebastian Vettel, and moved to Red Bull for 2021.
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Former drivers
Brothers Pedro and Ricardo Rodríguez raced in the 1960s. Héctor Rebaque raced in the 1970s. Moisés Solana attended races in the United States and Mexico throughout the 1960s.
Esteban Gutiérrez drove for Sauber in 2013 and 2014 and after a one-year gap in which he was a Ferrari test driver, came back to drive for Haas F1 Team in 2016.
Summary
| Driver | Seasons | Race Starts | Wins | Podiums | Pole Positions | Fastest Laps | Career Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esteban Gutiérrez | 2013–2014, 2016 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Sergio Pérez * | 2011–2024 | 263 | 6 | 39 | 3 | 11 | 1589 |
| Héctor Rebaque | 1977–1981 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Pedro Rodríguez | 1963–1971 | 55 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 71 |
| Ricardo Rodríguez | 1961–1962 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Moisés Solana | 1963–1968 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals: | 430 | 8 | 46 | 3 | 13 | 1683 | |
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* Current driver
See also
References
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