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. Pedro Rodríguez is the most successful Mexican driver being the only one to have won a Grand Prix. Sergio Pérez, the only other Mexican to finish on the podium, is racing with the Racing Point team in the 2019 season and is contracted to do so until the end of the 2022 season.

Formula One drivers from Mexico
Drivers6
Grands Prix299
Entries364
Starts343
Highest season finish6th (1967, 1968)
Wins2
Podiums15
Pole positions0
Fastest laps6
Points675
First entry1961 Italian Grand Prix
First win1967 South African Grand Prix
Latest win1970 Belgian Grand Prix
Latest entry2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
2020 driversSergio Pérez

Race winners

Pedro Rodríguez won 2 races out of the 54 he started and is the only Mexican driver to win a Formula One race.[1]

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 and was retained when Force India was bought out and renamed to Racing Point where he is contracted to continue racing until 2022.[2]

Former drivers

Brothers Pedro and Ricardo Rodríguez raced in the 1960s. Héctor Rebaque raced in the 1970s. Moisés Solana attended races in America and Mexico throughout the 1960s.[1]

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.

Timeline
Current drivers
Sergio Pérez 2011–2020
Former drivers
Ricardo Rodríguez 1961–1962
Moisés Solana 1963–1968
Pedro Rodríguez 1963–1971
Héctor Rebaque 1977–1981
Esteban Gutiérrez 2013–2014, 2016
Source:[3]

See also

References
  1. "Mexico". F1 DataWeb. Object Co., Ltd. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  2. Benson, Andrew (30 August 2019). "Racing Point: Lance Stroll and Sergio Perez confirmed for 2020 season". Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  3. "Mexico - Grands Prix started • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
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