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 one of the most successful Mexican drivers along Sergio Pérez, both have won podiums and a Grand Prix. Sergio Pérez has raced with the Racing Point team since the 2019 season and is due to move to Red Bull for 2021.

Formula One drivers from Mexico
Drivers6
Grands Prix315
Entries380
Starts358
Highest season finish4th (2020)
Wins3
Podiums17
Pole positions0
Fastest laps6
Points800
First entry1961 Italian Grand Prix
First win1967 South African Grand Prix
Latest win2020 Sakhir Grand Prix
Latest entry2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
2021 driversSergio Pérez

Race winners

Pedro Rodríguez won 2 races out of the 54 he started. Sergio Pérez is the only other Mexican driver to win a Grand Prix. [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 was contracted to continue racing until 2022 but he is due to leave the team at the end of 2020, moving to Red Bull for 2021.[2][3][4]

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.[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:[5]

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. "Sergio Perez reveals he is leaving Racing Point at the end of 2020 in shock announcement | Formula 1®". www.formula1.com.
  4. "Perez to partner Verstappen at Red Bull in 2021, as Albon becomes reserve driver". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  5. "Mexico - Grands Prix started • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
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