Stats By Request

Q. Which region of England can claim the most F1 success since 1954?
(Matty A)

A. It depends...

Number of drivers from each region
	North West	1154
	East Midlands	973
	Yorkshire Humber	780
	South East	667
	West Midlands	645
	East	627
	London	446
	South West	367
	Scotland	184
	North East	149
	Wales	55
	Isle Of Man	1
	Isle Of Wight	1

There are probably going to be a few anomalies with drivers that have moved location during their career. e.g. Tom Harris was from the South East when he started racing but is now North West.

Number of drivers from each region to have won a major championship
East Midlands	Wilf Davies, Fred Ball, Aubrey Leighton, Doug Harvey, Dave Berresford, Dan Clarke, Dave Mellor, Murray Harrison, Keith Chambers, Paul Hines, Dan Johnson, Ryan Harrison, Nigel Green, Finn Sargent	14
Yorkshire Humber	Willie Harrison, Jerzy Wójtowicz, Tony Neal, Stu Bamforth, Frankie Wainman, Mike Close, Phil Smith, Ian Smith, Peter Falding, Paul Harrison, Frankie Wainman	11
East	Doug Wardropper, Bob Reeve, Trevor Frost, George Ansell, Alan Wardropper, John Cayzer, Dave Chisholm, Glyn Pursey, Nick Smith, Mick Sworder, Charlie Sworder	11
North West	Stu Smith, Doug Cronshaw, Len Wolfenden, John Lund, Ray Tyldesley, Rob Speak, Andy Smith, Stuart Smith, Luke Davidson, Lee Fairhurst	10
West Midlands	Ron Rogers, Ellis Ford, Bert Finnikin, Nigel Whorton, Craig Finnikin, James Neachell	6
South East	Fred Mitchell, Mac McDonnell, Johnny Brise, Ted Pankhurst, Don Evans, Tom Harris	6
London	Jock Lloyd, Harry Foot, Pat Driscoll, Ray Pearce, Jim Esau	5
South West	Mike James	1
North East	Gerald Taylor	1

World Finals won by drivers from each region
North West	Stu Smith 6, Doug Cronshaw 1, Len Wolfenden 1, John Lund 8, Ray Tyldesley 1, Rob Speak 2, Andy Smith 5, Stuart Smith 2, Lee Fairhurst 1	27
Yorkshire Humber	Willie Harrison 1, Jerzy Wójtowicz 1, Tony Neal 1, Stu Bamforth 1, Frankie Wainman 1, Mike Close 1, Peter Falding 4, Paul Harrison 1, Frankie Wainman 3	14
South East	Fred Mitchell 2, Mac McDonnell 1, Johnny Brise 3, Tom Harris 5	11
East	Doug Wardropper 1, Bob Reeve 1, Trevor Frost 1, George Ansell 1, Dave Chisholm 3, Charlie Sworder 1	8
East Midlands	Aubrey Leighton 1, Dave Mellor 1, Murray Harrison 1, Keith Chambers 1, Nigel Green 1	5
West Midlands	Ellis Ford 1, Bert Finnikin 1, Craig Finnikin 1	3
London	Jock Lloyd 1, Jim Esau 1	2

Number of finals won by drivers from each region
North West	1437
Yorkshire Humber	1300
East Midlands	783
East	679
West Midlands	582
South East	559
London	251
South West	125
North East	90
Scotland	34
Wales	7

Q. Is it technically possible to calculate, for example, whether more final trophies went back to Yorkshire in the 1980s than the North West?
(Matty A)

A. Yes it is

Number of finals won by drivers from each region 1954-1959
South East	204
East	116
East Midlands	103
South West	79
Yorkshire Humber	68
London	63
West Midlands	38
North West	35
Scotland	28
North East	8
Wales	4

Number of finals won by drivers from each region 1960-1969
East	180
South East	167
London	116
West Midlands	106
East Midlands	73
Yorkshire Humber	57
North West	29
South West	15
North East	15

Number of finals won by drivers from each region 1970-1979
North West	480
Yorkshire Humber	247
East	109
West Midlands	99
East Midlands	46
London	44
South East	30
North East	9
South West	6

Number of finals won by drivers from each region 1980-1989
North West	319
Yorkshire Humber	280
East Midlands	150
West Midlands	117
East	67
North East	35
South East	1
London	1

Number of finals won by drivers from each region 1990-1999
Yorkshire Humber	253
North West	150
East Midlands	119
West Midlands	70
East	29
North East	9
South East	6
South West	3
Wales	2

Number of finals won by drivers from each region 2000-2009
Yorkshire Humber	179
North West	141
East Midlands	86
West Midlands	47
East	33
South East	10
South West	4
Wales	1

Number of finals won by drivers from each region 2010-2019
North West	106
East Midlands	104
Yorkshire Humber	71
South East	51
West Midlands	45
East	41
South West	8
Scotland	6
North East	4