US Formula 1 teams and drivers- How many American drivers and teams have taken part in F1 over the years?

Formula 1 as a sport has gained massive popularity in the US over the last few years, but how many people have represented them in the sport?

Over the years, we’ve seen several F1 teams from the US take part. There have also been a fair share of American drivers who have driven in Formula 1. However, most of these teams don’t exist on today’s date, and as of now, there aren’t any active American drivers on the grid.

The first two American Constructors in F1 fielded their cars in 1959. They were the Kurtis and Tec-mec teams, among which the former took part  in just one race. Since then, we’ve had a handful more teams from the US. The most recent one is Haas, who entered the sport in 2016 and remain there.

F1 Constructors from the United States

No.	Team Name	Active Years	Podiums
1	All American Racers	1966-1969	2
2	Kurtis	1959	0
3	Parnelli	1974-1976	0
4	Penske	1974-1977	3
5	Scarab	1960	0
6	Shadow	1973-1980	7
7	Tec Mec	1959	0
8	Haas	2016- present	0

The most successful American team in terms of results till date has been the Shadow team, which was there in F1 from 1973 till 1980. They’ve earned seven podium finishes, more than any other constructor from their own country. However, since the points scoring system has changed over the years, Haas are the team with the most points.

There were some other independent teams who competed in F1 from the US as well. These teams only took part in the Indianapolis 500, which was part of the World Championship until 1960.

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How many American drivers have taken part in Formula 1?

In recent years, the American audience has taken interest in F1 once again. There have been talks of a new team from the States in the form of Andretti racing, joining the grid. Young up and coming drivers like Colton Herta are also linked to full-time seats in Formula 1.

There have been a number of drivers from America taking part in F1 since the sport’s inception. The country has produced two F1 World Champions, Mario Andretti and Phil Hill. These two aside, there are 55 other drivers from the country who’ve been in F1.

No.	Name of Driver	Years Active	State of origin
1	Mario Andretti	1968-1982	Montona (Italy)
2	Michael Andretti	1993	Pennsylvania
3	Skip Barber	1971-1972	Pennsylvania
4	Harry Blanchard	1959	Vermont
5	Fred Gamble	1960	Pennsylvania
6	George Follmer	1973	Arizona
7	Roger Penske	1961-1962	Ohio
8	Sam Posey	1971-1972	New York
9	Bob Bondurant	1965-1966	Illinois
10	Ronnie Bucknum	1964-1966	California
11	Richi Ginther	1960-1967	California
12	Masten Gregory	1957-1965	Missouri
13	Dan Gurney	1959-1970	New York
14	Tom Jones	1967	Texas
15	Jim Hall	1960-1963	Texas
16	Phil Cade	1959	Iowa
17	Lloyd Casner	1961	Florida
18	Jay Chamberlain	1962	California
19	Eddie Cheever	1978-1989	Arizona
20	Kevin Cogan	1980-1981	California
21	George Constantine	1959	Massachusetts
22	Walt Hangsen	1961, 1964	New Jersey
23	Phil Hill	1958-1966	Florida
24	Gus Hutchinson	1970	Georgia
25	Pete Lovely	1959-1971	Montana
26	Brett Lunger	1975-1978	Delaware
27	Bruce Kessler	1958	Washington
28	Chuck Daigh	1960	California
29	John Edwarad Dellane	1962	Texas
30	Frank Dochnal	1963	Missouri
31	Mark Donohue	1971-1975	New Jersey
32	Bob Drake	1960	California
33	Roger Ward	1951-1963	Kansas
34	Fred Wacker	1953-1954	Illinois
35	Robert O’Brien	1952	New Jersey
36	Danny Ongais	1977-1978	Hawaii
37	Alfonso Thiele	1960	Istanbul (Turkey)
38	Bobby Unser	1968	Colorado
39	Mike Fisher	1967	California
40	John Fitch	1953, 1955	Indiana
41	Timmy Mayer	1962	Pennsylvania
42	Herbert MacKay-Fraser	1957	Recife (Brazil)
43	Danny Sullivan	1983	Kentucky
44	Bob Said	1959	New York
45	Harry Schell	1950-1960	Paris (France)
46	Rob Schroeder	1962	Arkansas
47	Tony Settember	1962-1963	Manila (Philippines)
48	Hap Sharp	1961-1964	Oklahoma
49	Carroll Shelby	1958-1959	Texas
50	Gordon Smiley	1979	Nebraska
51	Scott Speed	2006-2007	California
52	Bobby Rahal	1978	Ohio
53	Lance Reventlow	1960	London (England)
54	Peter Revson	1964-1974	New York
55	Alexander Rossi	2014-2015	California
56	Lloyd Ruby	1960-1961	Texas
57	Troy Ruttman	1950-1960	Oklahoma

The last American driver to win a race was Mario Andretti at the 1978 Dutch GP. There have been a total of 15 race winners from the country, out of which five are multiple time winners.

Alexander Rossi was the most recent American driver to have driven in F1. He drove for Marussia in the 2015 season.

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