1 (Formula One)

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The number 1 in Formula One is one of the most well known, having been used by the defending champion since 1974. Juan Manuel Fangio drove this number at the first ever Grand Prix, at Silverstone, England, on May 13, 1950. He later scored the number's first win at the same race in 1956.

It wasn't used in 1993 or 1994 (Nigel Mansell had moved to CART and Alain Prost had retired from F1). Instead, Damon Hill drove the number 0 in both seasons.

List of drivers of #1[edit | edit source]

Season Driver Constructor Races
1950 Flag of Argentina svg.png Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 1
US flag 48 stars.svg.png Jonnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 3
1951 US flag 48 stars.svg.png Henry Banks Moore-Offenhauser 2
Flag of Italy svg.png Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 5
1952 US flag 48 stars.svg.png Duane Carter Lesovsky-Offenhauser 2
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Graham Whitehead Alta 5
1953 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Lance Macklin HWM-Alta 6
Flag of Italy svg.png Alberto Ascari* Ferrari 7
1954 US flag 48 stars.svg.png Sam Hanks** Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 2
Flag of Argentina svg.png Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes 5
Flag of Argentina svg.png José Froilán González*** Ferrari 6
1955 US flag 48 stars.svg.png Jimmy Bryan Kuzma-Offenhauser 3
1956 US flag 48 stars.svg.png Bob Sweikert Kuzma-Offenhauser 3
Flag of Argentina svg.png Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari 6-7
2009 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes All
2010 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes All
2011 Flag of Germany svg.png Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault All
2012 Flag of Germany svg.png Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault All
2013 Flag of Germany svg.png Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault All
  • *Ascari shared the car with Luigi Villoresi.
  • **Hanks shared the car with Jimmy Davies and Jim Rathmann.
  • ***González shared the car with Mike Hawthorn.