π¬π§ British Drivers
22 British drivers profiled β discover the stories beyond the stats.
Current
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Arvid Lindblad
British
Red Bull's teenage prodigy with a Swedish name and a pace that made the junior categories feel too small
2026βpresent π¬π§
George Russell
British
The GPDA director who is obsessive about data and once won a race in someone else's car
2019βpresent π¬π§
Lando Norris
British
The gaming streamer who turned up to a race dehydrated after playing video games all night
2019βpresent π¬π§
Lewis Hamilton
British
The fashion-forward vegan who gave his bulldog a social media empire
2007βpresent π¬π§
Oliver Bearman
British
The teenager who stepped into a Ferrari with 30 minutes' notice and finished seventh
2024βpresent Past Drivers
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Barry Sheene
British
The two-time 500cc champion who became one of Britain's biggest sporting celebrities of the 1970s
1970β1984 π¬π§
Cal Crutchlow
British
The first British rider to win a MotoGP premier-class race in a generation, known for a hard-charging, all-or-nothing riding style
2011β2020 π¬π§
Damon Hill
British
The world champion who moonlights as a rock guitarist and rides motorcycles across remote continents
1992β1999 π¬π§
David Coulthard
British
The quiet Scot who won thirteen Grands Prix and survived a plane crash
1994β2008 π¬π§
Eddie Irvine
British
Michael Schumacher's Ferrari teammate who came within two points of the 1999 world title, then became a shrewd property investor
1993β2002 π¬π§
Geoff Duke
British
The rider whose tucked riding position changed how every motorcycle racer since has approached aerodynamics
1948β1959 π¬π§
Graham Hill
British
The only driver to win motorsport's Triple Crown β and the only World Champion whose son also became one
1958β1975 π¬π§
Jackie Stewart
British
The safety crusader in a tartan cap who changed Formula 1 forever
1965β1973 π¬π§
James Hunt
British
The shaggy playboy world champion who kept a pet fox named Humbert
1973β1979 π¬π§
Jenson Button
British
The triathlete model-racer who moved to LA and became a property developer
2000β2017 π¬π§
Jim Clark
British
The sheep farmer widely considered the fastest driver who ever lived β and who never seemed to notice
1960β1968 π¬π§
John Surtees
British
The only person ever to win world championships on both two wheels and four
1960β1972 π¬π§
Johnny Herbert
British
The driver who won Le Mans outright the year after a crash doctors feared would end his ability to walk
1989β2000 π¬π§
Mike Hailwood
British
'Mike the Bike' β nine world championships across four classes, and the most celebrated Isle of Man TT comeback in the sport's history
1958β1979 π¬π§
Nigel Mansell
British
The walrus-moustached golfing world champion who became an American legend overnight
1980β1995 π¬π§
Phil Read
British
A seven-time world champion whose defiance of team orders in 1968 remains one of the sport's most famous controversies
1961β1976 π¬π§
Stirling Moss
British
The greatest driver never to win the world championship
1951β1962