List of Formula One driver numbers

Since the start of the 2014 Formula One season, drivers have to choose an available starting number before entering their first Grand Prix.[1] Drivers carry this number throughout their Formula One career.

A permanent number can only be reallocated if the driver associated with that number has not participated in a race for two entire consecutive seasons[2], for example, numbers that were used most recently in the 2016 season can be reallocated at the beginning of 2019, providing that the driver who used the number in 2016 does not return to Formula One in 2017 or 2018. For instance, Jenson Button's number 22 would have been available for re-allocation in 2019 after his departure from full-time racing in 2016, but an appearance in the 2017 Monaco Grand Prix replacing Fernando Alonso, who was participating in the 2017 Indianapolis 500 on that weekend instead, means his number may now not be reassigned until 2020 at the earliest.

The FIA have also issued temporary numbers to drivers that are exceptions to this rule, for example if a driver withdraws from a race and a reserve driver takes their place then they receive a team-allocated number, this is also the case of free-practice-only drivers. Some examples of those numbers are 36 (used by Antonio Giovinazzi in two races), 40 (used by Paul di Resta in one race), 45 (used by André Lotterer in one race), 46 (used by Will Stevens in one race) and 47 (used by Stoffel Vandoorne in one race).

The reigning Formula One World Drivers' Champion can elect to use their allocated permanent number or car number 1 during the year following their title. The number 1 was most recently used by Sebastian Vettel in 2014.

The number 17 was used by Jules Bianchi in 2014 before his crash at the Japanese Grand Prix. Following his death, the number was retired as a mark of respect.[3]

Formula One driver numbers

The following lists all Formula One driver numbers which were claimed as career numbers since the 2014 season:

No. Driver Current team First
used		 Last
used
1 Reserved for Champion[N 1] N/A N/A 2014
2 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne[N 2] United Kingdom McLaren 2017 2018
3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo Austria Red Bull 2014 2018
4 United Kingdom Max Chilton N/A 2014 2014
5 Germany Sebastian Vettel[N 3] Italy Ferrari 2015 2018
6 Germany Nico Rosberg N/A 2014 2016
7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Italy Ferrari 2014 2018
8 France Romain Grosjean United States Haas 2014 2018
9 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Switzerland Sauber 2014 2018
10 Japan Kamui Kobayashi N/A 2014 2014
France Pierre Gasly Italy Toro Rosso 2017 2018
11 Mexico Sergio Pérez United Kingdom Racing Point Force India 2014 2018
12 Brazil Felipe Nasr N/A 2015 2016
13 Venezuela Pastor Maldonado N/A 2014 2015
14 Spain Fernando Alonso United Kingdom McLaren 2014 2018
16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Switzerland Sauber 2018 2018
17 France Jules Bianchi[N 4] N/A 2014 2014
18 Canada Lance Stroll United Kingdom Williams 2017 2018
19 Brazil Felipe Massa N/A 2014 2017
20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen United States Haas 2014 2018
21 Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez N/A 2014 2016
22 United Kingdom Jenson Button N/A 2014 2017
25 France Jean-Éric Vergne N/A 2014 2014
26 Russia Daniil Kvyat N/A 2014 2017
27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg France Renault 2014 2018
28 United Kingdom Will Stevens[N 5] N/A 2015 2015
New Zealand Brendon Hartley[N 6] Italy Toro Rosso 2017 2018
30 United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer N/A 2016 2017
31 France Esteban Ocon United Kingdom Racing Point Force India 2016 2018
33 Netherlands Max Verstappen Austria Red Bull 2015 2018
35 Russia Sergey Sirotkin United Kingdom Williams 2018 2018
44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Mercedes 2014 2018
53 United States Alexander Rossi[N 7] N/A 2015 2015
55 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr. France Renault 2015 2018
77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Germany Mercedes 2014 2018
88 Indonesia Rio Haryanto N/A 2016 2016
94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein N/A 2016 2017
98 Spain Roberto Merhi N/A 2015 2015
99 Germany Adrian Sutil N/A 2014 2014
Sources:[4][5][6]

Notes

  1. ↑ The 2017 World Champion has elected to use their own number for 2018.
  2. ↑ Vandoorne used number 47 while substituting for another driver.
  3. ↑ Vettel used number 1 when he was reigning World Champion in 2014.
  4. ↑ The number 17 was retired by FIA following Bianchi's death in 2015.
  5. ↑ Stevens used number 46 while substituting for another driver.
  6. ↑ Hartley used number 39 while substituting for another driver.
  7. ↑ Rossi used number 42 while substituting for other drivers.

References

  1. ↑ Sam Tremayne. "Formula 1 drivers to get permanent numbers from 2014". Autosport.com. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  2. ↑ https://www.fia.com/file/61679/download/20079?token=EmWuXJe1
  3. ↑ Parkes, Ian (20 July 2015). "The FIA will retire Jules Bianchi's number 17 from Formula 1". Autosport. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "F1 2014: The reasons behind the numbers". GP Update. GP Update. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  5. ↑ Tremayne, Sam (9 December 2013). "Formula 1 drivers to get permanent numbers from 2014". Motorsport. Motorsport.com. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "2015 F1 driver numbers". Crash.net. Crash.net. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
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