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Formula One drivers from Uruguay

Drivers	4
Grands Prix	6
Entries	7
Starts	6
Best season finish	NC
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
Points	0
First entry	1952 British Grand Prix
Latest entry	1959 French Grand Prix
2026 drivers	None

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

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.^[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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