There have been 58 Formula One drivers from the United States including two World Drivers' Championship winners, Mario Andretti and Phil Hill. Andretti is the most successful American Formula One driv
Mario Andretti in the Lotus 63 at the 1969 German Grand Prix
Drivers' champion Phil Hill in the Ferrari 156 F1 in 1962
Dan Gurney in 1965
Eddie Cheever in the Alfa Romeo 184 T in 1985
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Edward McKay Cheever Jr. is an American former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1978 to 1989, CART between 1986 and 1995, and IndyCar between 1996 and 2006. In
Formula One drivers from the United States
…Championship winners, Mario Andretti and Phil Hill. Andretti is the most successful American Formula One driver, with one title and 12 race wins. Eddie Cheever has started the most Grands Prix, with 132; Andretti has 128, and no other driver has more than 86 starts. As of 2026, Andretti is the last American…
Cheever at the 2009 Indianapolis 500
Cheever driving for Tyrrell at the 1981 Dutch Grand Prix
Cheever during practice for the 1985 European Grand Prix