Formula One drivers from Monaco
Drivers | 5 |
---|---|
Grands Prix | 185 |
Entries | 186 |
Starts | 177 |
Best season finish | 2nd (2022) |
Wins | 8 |
Podiums | 42 |
Pole positions | 26 |
Fastest laps | 10 |
Points | 1397 |
First entry | 1950 British Grand Prix |
First win | 2019 Belgian Grand Prix |
Latest win | 2024 United States Grand Prix |
Latest entry | 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix |
2024 drivers | Charles Leclerc |
There have been five Formula One drivers from Monaco.[1][2]
Current drivers
[edit]Charles Leclerc currently competes for Scuderia Ferrari. He made his Formula One debut for Sauber at the 2018 Australian Grand Prix.[3] In the 2018 season he finished a season high of sixth in Azerbaijan and finished the season on 39 points.[4][5] He is the first Monégasque driver to win a Formula One race, which he achieved at the 2019 Belgian Grand Prix, the first Monégasque to win the Monaco Grand Prix in the Formula One era,[6] and the first Monégasque driver to start a race from pole position, set a fastest lap, or lead the World Drivers' Championship standings. Leclerc signed a new long-term contract with Ferrari in January 2024.[7]
Former drivers
[edit]Louis Chiron was Monaco's first Formula One driver.[8] He is better known for his pre-war efforts in motorsport, having won 21 Grands Prix (including the 1931 Monaco Grand Prix) before the World Championship began in 1950.[9][10] He was 50 when the first World Championship Grand Prix came around. His only points finish was a 3rd at his home race in Monaco in 1950.[11] He did the full 1951 season bar the Indy 500 and only made sporadic appearances after that.[12] He is still the oldest person to take part in a grand prix being 55 years when he competed in the 1955 Monaco Grand Prix, he is also the oldest person to enter a race when he entered the 1958 Monaco Grand Prix.[12][13]
André Testut entered in his home race on 2 occasions – 1958 and 1959. Both times he failed to qualify his privateer Maserati 250F.[14]
35 years after Testut failed to make the grid in 1959, Olivier Beretta was signed by Larrousse for the 1994 season.[15] He competed in 10 Grands Prix with a best result of 7th at the German Grand Prix before his sponsorship money ran out and was replaced with Philippe Alliot.[16] He finished 8th in his only attempt at his home race.[17] He later switched his focus to sports-cars.
Dutch-born Robert Doornbos competed under a Monegasque license due to FIA license regulation in 2005.[2][citation needed] He only competed in the last 8 races of the season with a highest finishing position of thirteenth meaning he finished last in the championship with no points.[18][19][20] He would represent the Netherlands in 2006.
Timeline
[edit]Drivers | Active Years | Entries | Wins | Podiums | Career Points | Poles | Fastest Laps | Championships |
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Louis Chiron | 1950–1951, 1953, 1955–1956, 1958 | 19 (15 starts) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
André Testut | 1958–1959 | 2 (0 starts) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Olivier Beretta | 1994 | 10 (9 starts) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Robert Doornbos | 2005* | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Charles Leclerc | 2018–2024 | 147 (145 starts) | 8 | 41 | 1393 | 26 | 10 | - |
Source:[21] |
* Doornbos competed under a Dutch racing license in 2006
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Monaco - Drivers". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 29 January 2019. - This citation fails to mention Robert Doornbos who competed as a driver from both Monaco and the Netherlands, however StatsF1 only list him as having driven for the Netherlands
- ^ a b "FIA Formula One World Championship Season Guide 2005". FIA. Archived from the original on 8 April 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Charles LECLERC". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Charles LECLERC - Involvement". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "2018". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "F1 – Leclerc takes emotional home win in Monaco ahead of Piastri and Sainz". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ Cleeren, Filip (25 January 2024). "Leclerc signs Ferrari F1 contract extension". Motorsport.com.
- ^ "Monaco - Grands Prix started". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Louis Chiron". www.grandprix.com. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Louis Chiron | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Louis CHIRON - Points". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Louis CHIRON - Involvement". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Statistics Drivers - Grands Prix - By age". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "André TESTUT - Grands Prix not started". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Olivier BERETTA - Seasons". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Olivier BERETTA - Involvement". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Olivier BERETTA - Monaco". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Robert DOORNBOS - Grands Prix started". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "2005". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Monegasque F1 drivers". F1blast.com. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "Monaco – Grands Prix started". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 29 January 2019.