![]() ![]() ![]() The first driver to exercise that right under the new regulations was Sebastian Vettel in 2014. The reigning Formula One World Drivers' Champion can elect to use their allocated permanent number or car number 1 during the year following their title. ![]() Yuki Tsunoda subsequently picked that number (22) for the 2021 Formula One World Championship. For instance, Jenson Button's number 22 would have been available for re-allocation in 2019 after his departure from full-time racing in 2016, but an appearance in the 2017 Monaco Grand Prix replacing Fernando Alonso (who was participating in the 2017 Indianapolis 500 on that weekend instead), meant that his number could not be reassigned until 2020 at the earliest. ![]() Some examples of those numbers are 36 (used by Antonio Giovinazzi in two races), 40 (used by Paul di Resta in one race), 45 (used by André Lotterer and Nyck de Vries in one race each), 46 (used by Will Stevens in one race), 47 (used by Stoffel Vandoorne in one race) and 51 (used by Pietro Fittipaldi in two races).Ī permanent number can only be reallocated if the driver associated with that number has not participated in a race for two entire consecutive seasons for example, a driver picking their number for 2023 can not choose numbers which were last used in 2021 or 2022, unless the number was issued temporarily by the FIA. The FIA have also issued temporary numbers to drivers that are exceptions to this rule, for example if a driver withdraws from a race and a reserve driver takes their place then they receive a team-allocated number, this is also the case of free-practice-only drivers. Drivers carry this number throughout their Formula One career. Since the start of the 2014 Formula One season, drivers have to choose an available starting number before entering their first Grand Prix. ![]()
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