There have been six Formula One drivers from Mexico who have taken part in races since the championship began in 1950.

Sergio Pérez Sergio Michel "Checo" Pérez Mendoza (; born 26 January 1990), is a Mexican Auto racing, racing driver who races in Formula One for Red Bull Racing, having previously driven for Sauber, McLaren, Force India, and Racing Point. He won his first ...

is the most successful, having won Grands Prix. Since , Pérez drives for the

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team.

Pole winner

Pérez is the only Mexican F1 driver to achieve a pole position. He took his first pole position at the

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, in his 219th Grand Prix meeting (a record for the most Grands Prix before a pole).

Race winners

Pedro Rodríguez and Pérez are the only Mexican drivers to have won an F1 race, with two wins for Rodríguez and wins for Pérez.

Current drivers

began his career in with Sauber before moving to

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in and then

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in . Pérez continued to race with Force India till their collapse in 2018. He was retained when Force India was bought out and renamed to

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where he was contracted to continue racing until but was pushed out of the team at the end of by the incoming

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, and moved to

for .

Former drivers

Brothers Pedro and Ricardo Rodríguez raced in the 1960s. Héctor Rebaque raced in the 1970s.

Moisés Solana Moisés Solana Arciniega (December 26, 1935 – July 27, 1969) was a Mexican racing driver. He participated in eight Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on October 27, 1963, and scoring no championship points. He also participat ...

attended races in the United States and Mexico throughout the 1960s. Esteban Gutiérrez drove for Sauber in and and after a one-year gap in which he was a Ferrari test driver, came back to drive for

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in 2016.

Timeline

Summary of results

*Current driver

References

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