Formula One drivers from Uruguay
{{Short description|List of Formula One drivers who competed as Uruguayian}}
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|Drivers = 4
|Grands Prix = 6
|Entries = 7
|Starts = 6
|Highest season finish = {{abbr|NC|Not classified}}
|Wins = 0
|Podiums = 0
|Pole positions = 0
|Fastest laps = 0
|Points = 0
|First entry = 1952 British Grand Prix
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|Last entry = 1959 French Grand Prix
|2025 = None
|2024 = None
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There have been 4 Formula One drivers from Uruguay.{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/uruguay/pilote.aspx|title=Uruguay - Drivers|website=statsf1.com|access-date=26 August 2019}}
Former drivers
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.{{cite web|title=Eitel Cantoni profile|url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-caneit.html|work=Grandprix.com|publisher=Inside F1|accessdate=21 March 2017}}
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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!colspan=2| Former drivers |
Eitel Cantoni
|{{F1|1952}} |
Alberto Uría
|{{F1|1955}}–{{F1|1956}} |
Óscar González
|{{F1|1956}} |
Asdrúbal Fontes Bayardo
|{{F1|1959}} |
colspan=2|Source:{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/uruguay/grand-prix.aspx|title=Uruguay - Grands Prix started • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com}} |
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