The arrival of the Miami International Autodrome means that the 2022 season will be the first F1 campaign to have two races in North America since 1984. Michael Andretti also hopes to enter F1 with his own American team, to join Haas, but the other piece of the jigsaw would surely be an American driver.
Excluding the Indianapolis 500, which counted for the world championship between 1950 and 1960, few American drivers have forged careers in F1. The strong domestic Indycar and NASCAR scenes have meant many aces have stayed at home, but there have been some notable exceptions.
Here’s our list of the top 10 American drivers in F1. For this ranking, we have focused on what the drivers achieved specifically in F1 and not considered what they achieved elsewhere. This means that there are several drivers – such as Michael Andretti, Bobby Rahal and Bobby Unser – who would be in the debate about the greatest American racing drivers but do not make this top 10.
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