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Revision as of 15:40, 26 April 2020

Formula One drivers from Thailand
Drivers2
Grands Prix125
Entries125
Starts123
Best season finish8th (1950, 2019)
Wins0
Podiums2
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
Points248
First entry1950 British Grand Prix
Latest entry2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

There have been two Formula One drivers from Thailand.[1][2][3]

Current drivers

Alexander Albon is the second Formula One driver to race with a Thai licence and made his debut at the 2019 Australian Grand Prix for Toro Rosso and received a graduation to Red Bull ahead of the 2019 Belgian Grand Prix.[2][4][5]

Former drivers

The first Thai Formula One driver was Prince Bira who took part in 19 World Championship races between 1950 and 1954.[6] He scored 8 points and had a highest finishing position of fourth place which he achieved twice: in the 1950 Swiss Grand Prix and the 1954 French Grand Prix.[6][7] His highest finishing position at the end of a season was 8th in 1950.[6]

All-time table

(Drivers in bold and marked with * are due to compete in the 2020 season)

Driver Active years Championships Wins Podiums Pole positions Career points Fastest laps Entries Starts
Alexander Albon* 2019-2020 0 0 2 0 240 0 106 104
Birabongse Bhanudej 19501954 0 0 0 0 8 0 19 19
Source: [8]

References

  1. ^ "Thailand – Drivers". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "The Prince And I: The story of the last Thai F1 driver". BBC Sport. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Thailand – Grand Prix started". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Alexander Albon". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Albon to replace Gasly at Red Bull from Belgium". formula1. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
  6. ^ a b c "Prince Bira". StatsF1.com (in French). Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Prince Bira – Result 4th". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 5 January 2019. {{cite web}}: no-break space character in |title= at position 21 (help)
  8. ^ "Thailand – Drivers". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 7 June 2019.