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Formula One drivers from Uruguay

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Formula One drivers from Uruguay
Drivers4
Grands Prix6
Entries7
Starts6
Best season finishNC
Wins0
Podiums0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
Points0
First entry1952 British Grand Prix
Latest entry1959 French Grand Prix
2024 driversNone
2025 driversNone

There have been 4 Formula One drivers from Uruguay.[1]

Former drivers

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Eitel Cantoni was the first. He entered three races in 1952: Britain, where he failed to finish; Germany, where he again failed to finish; and Italy, where he finished 11th.[2]

Alberto Uría entered the Argentine Grands Prix of 1955 and 1956. He retired from the former and finished 6th in the latter.

Óscar González only race was a shared drive with Uría in the 1956 Argentine Grand Prix. He completed the second half of the race, finishing in 6th place, 10 laps down from the race winner and 3 laps behind the 5th-placed driver.

Asdrúbal Fontes Bayardo is the most recent Uruguayan to enter a Grand Prix. He failed to start the 1959 French Grand Prix, his only attempt at a Grand Prix.

Timeline

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Former drivers
Eitel Cantoni 1952
Alberto Uría 19551956
Óscar González 1956
Asdrúbal Fontes Bayardo 1959
Source:[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Uruguay - Drivers". statsf1.com. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Eitel Cantoni profile". Grandprix.com. Inside F1. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Uruguay - Grands Prix started • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com.