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Drivers | 74 |
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Grands Prix | 994 |
Entries | 3193 |
Starts | 2962 |
Best season finish | 1st (1985, 1986, 1989, 1993) |
Wins | 81 |
Podiums | 312 |
Pole positions | 79 |
Fastest laps | 92 |
Points | 3656.47 [a] |
First entry | 1950 British Grand Prix |
First win | 1955 Monaco Grand Prix |
Latest win | 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix |
Latest entry | 2025 Australian Grand Prix |
2025 drivers | Pierre Gasly Isack Hadjar Esteban Ocon |
There have been 74 Formula One drivers from France, the most successful of them being Alain Prost, who won the World Drivers' Championship four times.
The title has been won by a French driver on four occasions, all of which were victories for Alain Prost. [3] Thirteen other drivers have won at least one race, though they are all far behind Prost's tally of 51 wins. [4]
In the 2025 Formula One season there are three French drivers.
Pierre Gasly made his debut for Scuderia Toro Rosso at the 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix. He was then promoted to Red Bull Racing for 2019 after Daniel Ricciardo left the team, before being demoted back to Toro Rosso mid-season. At the 2020 Italian Grand Prix, Gasly became the first French driver to win an F1 race since Olivier Panis in 1996.
Esteban Ocon made his debut at the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix. As of 2024 [update] he is the most recent race winner, having won the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix.
Isack Hadjar is set to make his debut for Racing Bulls in the 2025 season.