Most Successful Formula 1 Drivers by Country (Top 3)

There have been 29 countries that have had at least three drivers in Formula 1 series throughout the history. Can you guess the top 3 from each of these countries?

Prioritization of merits: World Championships > Grand Prix wins > podiums > points gathered (adjusted to 2020 system)

Only includes countries that have had at least three drivers score points (as per 2020 point system)

As of Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024

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Argentina
Juan Manuel Fangio	1950-1951, 1953-1958	5 championships
Carlos Reutemann	1972-1982	12 wins
José Froilán Gonzalez	1950-1957, 1960	2 wins

Australia
Jack Brabham	1955-1970	3 championsips
Alan Jones	1975-1981, 1983, 1985-1986	1 championship
Mark Webber	2002-2013	9 wins

Austria
Niki Lauda	1971-1979, 1982-1985	3 championships
Jochen Rindt	1964-1970	1 championship
Gerhard Berger	1984-1997	10 wins

Brazil
Ayrton Senna	1984-1994	3 championships, 41 wins
Nelson Piquet	1978-1991	3 championships, 23 wins
Emerson Fittipaldi	1970-1980	2 championships

Belgium
Jacky Ickx	1967-1979	8 wins
Thierry Boutsen	1983-1993	3 wins
Olivier Gendebien	1956, 1958-1961	2 podiums

Canada
Jacques Villeneuve	1996-2006	1 championship
Gilles Villeneuve	1977-1982	6 wins
Lance Stroll	2017-	3 podiums

Denmark
Kevin Magnussen	2014-2020, 2022-	1 podium
Jan Magnussen	1995, 1997-1998	19 points
Tom Belsø	1973-1974	4 points

Finland
Mika Häkkinen	1991-2001	2 championships
Kimi Räikkönen	2001-2009, 2012-2021	1 championship, 21 wins
Keke Rosberg	1978-1986	1 championship, 5 wins

France
Alain Prost	1980-1991, 1993	4 championships
René Arnoux	1978-1989	7 wins
Jacques Laffite	1974-1986	6 wins

Germany
Michael Schumacher	1996-2006, 2010-2012	7 championships
Sebastian Vettel	2007-2022	4 championships
Nico Rosberg	2006-2016	1 championship

Italy
Alberto Ascari	1950-1955	2 championships
Nino Farina	1950-1955	1 championship
Riccardo Patrese	1977-1993	6 wins

Japan
Takuma Sato	2002-2008	1 podium, 137 points
Kamui Kobayashi	2009-2012, 2014	1 podium, 133 points
Aguri Suzuki	1988-1995	1 podium, 88 points

Mexico
Sergio Pérez	2011-	6 wins
Pedro Rodriguez	1963-1971	1 win
Hector Rebaque	1977-1981	80 points

Monaco
Charles Leclerc	2018-	8 wins
Louis Chiron	1950-1951, 1953, 1955-1956, 1958	1 podium
Olivier Beretta	1994	12 points

Netherlands
Max Verstappen	2015-	4 championships
Jos Verstappen	1994–1998, 2000–2001, 2003	2 podiums
Carel Godin de Beaufort	1958-1964	57 points

New Zealand
Denny Hulme	1965-1974	1 championship
Bruce McLaren	1958-1970	4 wins
Chris Amon	1963-1976	11 podiums

Portugal
Tiago Monteiro	2005-2006	1 podium
Pedro Lamy	1993-1996	22 points
Mário de Araújo Cabral	1959-1960, 1963-1964	1 point

South Africa
Jody Scheckter	1972-1980	1 championship
Tony Maggs	1961-1965	3 podiums
Neville Lederle	1962, 1965	8 points

Spain
Fernando Alonso	2001, 2003-2018, 2021-	2 championships
Carlos Sainz	2015-	4 wins
Pedro de la Rosa	1999-2002, 2005-2006, 2010-2012	1 podium, 128 points

Sweden
Ronnie Peterson	1970-1978	10 wins
Gunnar Nilsson	1976-1977	1 win, 4 podiums
Jo Bonnier	1956-1971	1 win, 1 podium

Switzerland
Clay Regazzoni	1970-1980	5 wins
Jo Siffert	1962-1971	2 wins
Rudi Fischer	1951-1952	2 podiums

United Kingdom
Lewis Hamilton	2007-	7 championships
Jackie Stewart	1965-1973	3 championships
Jim Clark	1960-1968	2 championships, 25 wins

United States
Mario Andretti	1963-1972, 1974-1982	1 championship, 12 wins
Phil Hill	1958-1964, 1966	1 championship, 3 wins
Dan Gurney	1959-1968, 1970	4 wins

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