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Most Successful Formula 1 Drivers by Country (Top 7)

There have been 19 countries with 7 or more drivers in Formula 1 series throughout the history. Can you name the top 7 most successful drivers from each of these countries?
Prioritization of merits: World Championships > Grand Prix wins > podiums > points (2020 equalized) > races started
Only includes countries which have had at least 7 drivers start in an F1 Grand Prix
As of Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2022
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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
Onofre Marimón
1951, 1953–1954
2 podiums
Carlos Menditeguy
1953–1958, 1960
1 podium
Roberto Mieres
1953–1955
74 points
Ricardo Zunino
1979-1981
17 points
 
 
 
Australia
Jack Brabham
1955–1970
3 championships
Alan Jones
1975–1981, 1983, 1985–1986
1 championship
Mark Webber
2002–2013
9 wins
Daniel Ricciardo
2011–2022
8 wins
Tim Schenken
1970–1974
1 podium
Vern Schuppan
1972, 1974-1975, 1977
6 points
Larry Perkins
1974, 1976–1977
4 points, 11 starts
 
 
 
Austria
Niki Lauda
1971–1979, 1982–1985
3 championships
Jochen Rindt
1964–1970
1 championship
Gerhard Berger
1984–1997
10 wins
Alexander Wurz
1997–2000, 2005, 2007
3 podiums
Karl Wendlinger
1991–1995
78 points
Christian Klien
2004–2006, 2010
56 points
Harald Ertl
1975–1978, 1980
22 points
 
 
 
Belgium
Jacky Ickx
1967–1979
8 wins
Thierry Boutsen
1983–1993
3 wins
Olivier Gendebien
1956, 1958–1961
2 podiums
Paul Frère
1952–1956
1 podium, 43 points
Lucien Bianchi
1959–1963, 1965, 1968
1 podium, 33 points, 17 starts
Willy Mairesse
1960–1963, 1965
1 podium, 33 points, 12 starts
Bertrand Gachot
1989–1992, 1994–1995
46 points
 
 
 
Brazil
Ayrton Senna
1984–1994
3 championships, 41 wins
Nelson Piquet
1978–1991
3 championships, 23 wins
Emerson Fittipaldi
1970–1980
2 championships
Rubens Barrichello
1993–2011
11 wins, 68 podiums
Felipe Massa
2002, 2004–2017
11 wins, 41 podiums
Carlos Pace
1972–1977
1 win
Maurício Gugelmin
1988–1992
1 podium, 100 points
 
 
 
Canada
Jacques Villeneuve
1996–2006
1 championship
Gilles Villeneuve
1977–1982
6 wins
Lance Stroll
2017-
3 podiums
Nicholas Latifi
2020-2022
9 points
Peter Broeker
1963
6 points
Peter Ryan
1961
2 points
George Eaton
1969–1971
1 point
 
 
 
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
Valtteri Bottas
2013–
10 wins
Heikki Kovalainen
2007–2013
1 win
Mika Salo
1994–2000, 2002
2 podiums
JJ Lehto
1989–1994
1 podium
 
 
 
France
Alain Prost
1980–1991, 1993
4 championships
René Arnoux
1978–1989
7 wins
Jacques Laffite
1974–1986
6 wins
Didier Pironi
1978–1982
3 wins
Patrick Depailler
1972, 1974–1980
2 wins, 19 podiums
Patrick Tambay
1977–1979, 1981–1986
2 wins, 11 podiums
Maurice Trintignant
1950–1964
2 wins, 10 podiums
 
 
 
Germany
Michael Schumacher
1991–2006, 2010–2012
7 championships
Sebastian Vettel
2007–2022
4 championships
Nico Rosberg
2006–2016
1 championship
Ralf Schumacher
1997–2007
6 wins
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
1994–2003
3 wins
Wolfgang von Trips
1956–1961
2 wins
Jochen Mass
1973–1980, 1982
1 win
 
 
 
Italy
Alberto Ascari
1950–1955
2 championships
Giuseppe Farina
1950–1955
1 championship
Riccardo Patrese
1977–1993
6 wins
Michele Alboreto
1981–1994
5 wins
Giancarlo Fisichella
1996–2009
3 wins
Elio de Angelis
1979–1986
2 wins
Jarno Trulli
1997–2011
1 win, 11 podiums
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
Satoru Nakajima
1987–1991
155 points
Ukyo Katayama
1992–1997
65 points
Shinji Nakano
1997–1998
45 points
Yuki Tsunoda
2021-
44 points
 
 
 
Netherlands
Max Verstappen
2015–
2 championships
Jos Verstappen
1994–1998, 2000–2001, 2003
2 podiums
Carel Godin de Beaufort
1957–1964
57 points
Gijs van Lennep
1971, 1973-1975
23 points
Huub Rothengatter
1984–1986
18 points
Christijan Albers
2005–2007
11 points
Jan Lammers
1979–1982, 1992
4 points
 
 
 
New Zealand
Denny Hulme
1965–1974
1 championship
Bruce McLaren
1958–1970
4 wins
Chris Amon
1963–1976
11 podiums
Howden Ganley
1971–1974
84 points
Brendon Hartley
2017-2018
4 points
Mike Thackwell
1980, 1984
2 races started
Tony Shelly
1962
1 race started, 3 races entered
 
 
 
South Africa
Jody Scheckter
1972–1980
1 championship
Tony Maggs
1961–1965
3 podiums
Neville Lederle
1962, 1965
8 points
Bruce Johnstone
1962
2 points
Ian Scheckter
1974–1977
1 point, 18 starts
Peter de Klerk
1963, 1965, 1969–1970
1 point. 4 starts
Ernie Pieterse
1962-1963,1965
1 point, 2 starts
 
 
 
Spain
Fernando Alonso
2001, 2003–2018, 2021-
2 championships
Carlos Sainz
2015–
1 win
Pedro de la Rosa
1999–2002, 2005–2006, 2010–2012
1 podium, 128 points
Alfonso de Portago
1956–1957
1 podium, 14.5 points
Paco Godia
1951, 1954, 1956-1958
49 points
Marc Gené
1999–2000, 2003–2004
41 points
Jaime Alguersuari
2009–2011
31 points
 
 
 
Sweden
Ronnie Peterson
1970–1978
10 wins
Gunnar Nilsson
1976–1977
1 win, 4 podiums
Jo Bonnier
1956–1971
1 win, 1 podium
Stefan Johansson
1980, 1983–1991
12 podiums
Reine Wisell
1970–1974
1 podium
Marcus Ericsson
2014–2018
18 points
Slim Borgudd
1981–1982
16 points
 
 
 
Switzerland
Clay Regazzoni
1970–1980
5 wins
Jo Siffert
1962–1971
2 wins
Rudi Fischer
1951–1952
2 podiums
Marc Surer
1979–1986
186 points
Toulo de Graffenried
1950–1954, 1956
90 points
Sébastian Buemi
2009–2011
43 points
Silvio Moser
1967–1971
24 points
 
 
 
United Kingdom
Lewis Hamilton
2007–
7 championships
Jackie Stewart
1965–1973
3 championships
Jim Clark
1960–1968
2 championships, 25 wins
Graham Hill
1958–1975
2 championships, 14 wins
Nigel Mansell
1980–1992, 1994–1995
1 championship, 31 wins
Damon Hill
1992–1999
1 championship, 22 wins
Jenson Button
2000–2017
1 championship, 15 wins
 
 
 
United States
Mario Andretti
1968–1972, 1974–1982
1 championship, 12 wins
Phil Hill
1958–1964, 1966
1 championship, 3 wins
Dan Gurney
1959–1968, 1970
4 wins
Peter Revson
1964, 1971–1974
2 wins, 8 podiums
Bill Vukovich
1951–1955
2 wins, 2 podiums
Richie Ginther
1960–1967
1 win, 14 podiums
Jim Rathmann
1950, 1952–1960
1 win, 4 podiums, 94 points
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