American Grand Prix Participants

Fifty-one American drivers have participated in the Formula One World Championship (excluding the Indianapolis 500), beginning with Harry Schell at Monaco in 1950. Eddie Cheever made the most appearances (143) and also drove for the most teams (9).

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Driver GPs Years Teams

Mario Andretti 131 1968-82 Lotus, March, Ferrari, Parnelli, Alfa Romeo, Williams
Michael Andretti 13 1993 McLaren-Ford
Skip Barber 5 1971-72 March
Harry Blanchard 1 1959 Porsche
Bob Bondurant 9 1965-66 Ferrari, Lotus, BRM, Eagle
Ronnie Bucknum 11 1964-66 Honda
Phil Cade+ 1 1959 Maserati
Eddie Cheever 143 1978, 1980-89 Theodore, Hesketh, Osella, Tyrrell, Ligier, Renault, Alfa Romeo, Lola, Arrows
Kevin Cogan* 2 1980-81 Williams, Tyrrell
George Constantine 1 1959 Cooper
Chuck Daigh 3 1960 Scarab
Frank Dochnal* 1 1963 Cooper
Mark Donahue 14 1971, 1974-75 Lola, Penske-McLaren, Penske-March
Bob Drake 1 1960 Maserati
Mike Fisher 1 1967 Lotus
John Fitch 2 1953, 1955 Cooper, Maserati
George Follmer 12 1973 Shadow
Fred Gamble 1 1960 Porsche
Richie Ginther 52 1960-66 Ferrari, BRM, Honda, Cooper
Masten Gregory 38 1957-65 Ferrari, Maserati, Cooper, Porsche, Lotus, Lola, BRM
Dan Gurney 86 1959-68, 1970 Ferrari, BRM, Cooper, Porsche, Brabham, Eagle, McLaren
Jim Hall 11 1960-61, 1963 Lotus
Walt Hansgen 3 1961-62, 1964 Cooper, Lotus
Phil Hill 51 1958-66 Maserati, Ferrari, Cooper, Porsche, ATS, Lotus
Gus Hutchison 1 1970 Brabham
Bruce Kessler* 1 1958 Connaught
Pete Lovely 7 1960, 1969-71 Cooper, Lotus
Brett Lunger 34 1975-78 Hesketh, Surtees, March, McLaren
Herbert Mackay-Fraser 1 1957 BRM
Tim Mayer 1 1962 Cooper
Robert O'Brien 1 1952 Gordini
Danny Ongais 4 1977-78 Penske, Ensign
Roger Penske 2 1961-62 Cooper, Lotus
Sam Posey 2 1971-72 Surtees
Bobby Rahal 2 1978 Wolf
Lance Reventlow 1 1960 Scarab
Peter Revson 30 1964, 1971-74 Lotus, Tyrrell, McLaren, Shadow
Lloyd Ruby 1 1961 Lotus
Troy Ruttman 1 1958 Maserati
Bob Said 1 1959 Connaught
Harry Schell 55 1950-60 Cooper, Talbot, Maserati, Gordini, Ferrari, Vanwall, BRM
Rob Schroeder 1 1962 Lotus
Tony Settember 7 1962-63 Emeryson, Scirocco
Hap Sharp 6 1961-64 Cooper, Lotus, Brabham
Carroll Shelby 8 1958-59 Maserati, Aston Martin
Scott Speed 28 2006-07 Toro Rosso
Danny Sullivan 15 1983 Tyrrell
Alfonso Thiele 1 1960 Cooper
Bobby Unser 1 1968 BRM
Fred Wacker 3 1953-54 Gordini
Rodger Ward 2 1959, 1963 Kurtis Kraft, Lotus
+ - Did not start; * - Did not qualify
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