Formula One drivers from other nations

This article comprises of the nine Formula One drivers who have been the only drivers to race for their nation in a Grand Prix and the five drivers to race for a country which no longer exists.
Former drivers
Chile
Eliseo Salazar entered Formula One with March for the 1981 season. Having failed to qualify for 5 of the first 6 races and retiring from the other, he moved to Ensign for the duration of the season, with a points finish in the Netherlands. ATS signed him for 1982, making the finish only five times in the sixteen race season, with a best result of 5th at Imola. He notably took Nelson Piquet out of the lead in Germany that season, with the Brazilian promptly assaulting him. He entered the first six races of the 1983 season with RAM, failing to qualify for four and retiring from another, before the Chilean economic crisis forced him out of the sport.
Czech Republic/Czechia
Tomáš Enge drove in three races for Prost Grand Prix at the end of the 2001 season after their regular driver Luciano Burti was injured in an accident. He debuted at the 2001 Italian Grand Prix, finishing in 12th place. He also finished 14th in the 2001 United States Grand Prix and retired with brake problems at the 2001 Japanese Grand Prix.
Hungary
Zsolt Baumgartner debuted for Jordan in 2003 as a substitute for the injured Ralph Firman. He retired from his home race in Hungary and finished 11th in Italy. Having acquired sponsorship from the MOL Group, he raced the full 2004 season with Minardi, scoring a point for the team in the United States. He did not return for 2005.
Indonesia
Rio Haryanto made his debut with Manor in 2016. For most of the 12 races he started, he finished last of the classified finishers, with a best result of 15th in Monaco, despite being 4 laps down. He was replaced with Esteban Ocon for Belgium as his sponsor Pertamina had only paid enough money for his participation in the first half of the season.
Liechtenstein
Rikky von Opel, grandson of Adam Opel of Opel cars, entered 14 Grands Prix between 1973 and 1974. He qualified for 10 and finished 4, with a best result of 9th at the Swedish and Dutch rounds of the 1974 season with Brabham.
Malaysia
Alex Yoong made his debut with Minardi at the 2001 Italian Grand Prix. He had come to a deal with the team to provide up to (US)$5 million in sponsorship from the Malaysian government to race the final three Grands Prix of the season. He retired from his first two races, and finished 16th and three laps down at the season ending Japanese Grand Prix. With Minardi's financial situation ever-worsening, Yoong stayed on for 2002 alongside debutant Mark Webber. He finished a best of 7th at the chaotic season opener in Australia but only finished 4 other races in the 15 he competed in that season. Having failed to qualify three times, he was replaced with Anthony Davidson for two rounds before leaving Formula One at seasons' end.
Morocco
Robert La Caze raced in only one Grand Prix, the sole Moroccan Grand Prix. He qualified 23rd out of 25 entrants and finished 14th and five laps down on race winner Stirling Moss.
Poland
Robert Kubica debuted for BMW Sauber at the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix, following Jacques Villeneuve's surprise retirement. In only his 3rd Grand Prix, in Italy, Kubica made the podium. Despite scoring no other points, he was retained for the following season. He suffered a dramatic crash in the 2007 Canadian Grand Prix, rolling following contact with Jarno Trulli. Kubica became a prominent mid-field runner over his three full seasons with the Sauber team, scoring a win in the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix and seven other podiums, before moving to Renault in 2010. With a further three podiums that year, Kubica career was on the rise until a crash at the Ronde di Andora rally prior to the start of the 2011 season left him seriously injured and unable to compete in Formula One.
Rhodesia
Gary Hocking, the 1961 Motorcycle Grand Prix Champion, entered himself in the 1962 South African Grand Prix, however was killed in a non-championship Grand Prix a week before the race.
John Love participated in 10 Grands Prix between 1962 and 1972. Nine of these were the South African Grand Prix, finishing all but three times including a surprise 2nd place in 1967. His only attempt to race outside South Africa, the 1964 Italian Grand Prix, saw him fail to qualify.
Clive Puzey entered one race, the 1965 South African Grand Prix. He failed to pre-qualify his privateer Lotus-Climax.
Ray Reed was also only entered for the 1965 South African Grand Prix, but was killed when the plane taking him to the event crashed.
Sam Tingle entered 5 South African Grands Prix across a seven-year period. He started all but finished only twice, with 13th in 1965 and 8th in 1969.
Thailand
Prince Bira entered nineteen Grands Prix between 1950 and 1955. He started all but two, retired from nine and finished in the points in three - 5th at the 1950 Monaco Grand Prix, 4th at the 1950 Swiss Grand Prix and 4th again at the 1954 French Grand Prix.

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