Formula One drivers from France

There have been 71 Formula One drivers from France, the most successful of them being Alain Prost who won the World Drivers' Championship four times.

The title has been won by a French driver on four occasions, all of which were victories for Alain Prost. Eleven other drivers have won at least one race, though they are all far behind Prost's tally of 51 wins.

In the 2016 Formula One season there are two French drivers.

Romain Grosjean was born in Geneva, Switzerland but races as a French driver. He came through the Renault driver development programme, becoming a test driver for the team in 2008. When Nelson Piquet, Jr. was dropped in 2009 Grosjean was promoted into the racing seat but failed to impress, being dropped for the following year. He was brought back into the team (now named Lotus F1) for the 2012 season. For 2016, he moved to the Haas F1 Team.

Mercedes AMG Petronas protege and Renault reserve driver Esteban Ocon replaced Rio Haryanto, who only has sponsorship until 2016 German Grand Prix, for the rest of the 2016 Formula 1 Season at Manor Racing, thus making a debut at the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix.

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