
Mercedes-Benz is a German automotive brand that has competed in Formula 1 since the 1950s. After Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz is the second team in the sport's history to enter as both the owner and the engine manufacturer. For the current 2025 season, the team is known as the Mercedes Petronas Formula 1 team. The team started its first Formula 1 season at the French Grand Prix in 1954. With eight constructors' titles and nine drivers' championships, Mercedes has been one of the fourth-largest successful teams in the history of Formula 1.
The team has been home to many legendary drivers like Juan Manuel Fangio, Nico Rosberg, Michael Schumacher, and Lewis Hamilton. Also known as the Silver Arrows, Mercedes entered into the sport in 1954 with Fangio as the team’s driver and dominated until 1955. After a 55-year hiatus, Mercedes was back in F1, and it dominated in the hybrid era from 2014 to 2020.
Mercedes Formula 1 Drivers List
Mercedes has had 13 drivers who have competed in Formula 1 as of April 2025. Legends like Juan Manuel Fangio and Lewis Hamilton won the championship title more than once with the team. The table listed below shows the different national drivers who have raced for the team or are still racing in Formula 1.
Years | Driver 1 | Driver 2 |
2025 | George Russell | Andrea Kimi Antonelli |
2024 | Lewis Hamilton | George Russell |
2023 | Lewis Hamilton | George Russell |
2022 | Lewis Hamilton | George Russell |
2021 | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas |
2020 | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas, George Russell |
2019 | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas |
2018 | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas |
2017 | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas |
2016 | Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton |
2015 | Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
2014 | Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
2013 | Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
2012 | Michael Schumacher | Nico Rosberg |
2011 | Michael Schumacher | Nico Rosberg |
2010 | Nico Rosberg | Michael Schumacher |
2009-1956 | Not Participated | Not Participated |
1955 | Juan Manuel Fangio, Karl Kling, Hans Hermann | Stirling Moss, Andrew Simon, Piero Taruffi |
1954 | Juan Manuel Fangio, Karl Kling | Hans Hermann, Hermann Lang |
Mercedes F1 Drivers 2025
George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli are the Mercedes drivers for the 2025 Formula 1 season. Mercedes appointed a new rookie for the first time in the team's history. He was appointed as a full-time professional F1 driver after Lewis Hamilton decided to leave the team at the end of the 2024 F1 season.
F1 Reserve Drivers of Mercedes Year-by-Year
The concept of reserve drivers did not exist in the early 1950s. After a 55-year hiatus, Mercedes was back on the grid in 2010. From the early 2010s, the Silver Arrows has elected many reserve and development drivers. The following list summarizes the known as the team's reserve drivers.
Years | Reserve/Development Drivers |
2010 | No reserve drivers |
2011-2013 | No reserve drivers |
2014 | Pascal Wehrlein |
2015 | Pascal Wehrlein |
2016 | Pascal Wehrlein |
2017 | Esteban Ocon |
2018 | Esteban Ocon |
2019-2021 | Esteban Ocon |
2022 | Mick Schumacher |
2023 | Mick Schumacher (also serves as a simulation driver) |
2024 | Mick Schumacher |
2025 | Valtteri Bottas, Frederik Vesti |
FAQs on List Of F1 Drivers Of Mercedes Year By Year
A. Juan Manuel Fangio was the first driver of the Mercedes F1 team.
A. Lewis Hamilton won the most driver's titles with the Mercedes F1 team. He won it 6 times along with 7 constructor's titles with the team.
A. George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli are the driver lineup for the 2025 season of Mercedes F1.
A. Valtteri Bottas and Frederick Vesti are the reserve drivers of the 2025 F1 season.