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The drivers that drove for three teams in one season!
Nicolás Quarles van Ufford
It's not uncommon for drivers to switch teams during a season, but to do that twice seems a bit much - yet there have been some (legendary) drivers who have done exactly that!
A switch can happen for various reasons. A team could axe a driver they're not happy with, and replace him with another driver on the grid who strikes their fancy. The most recent example of that is Carlos Sainz at Renault, who replaced the slumping Jolyon Palmer, and the same happened for Max Verstappen in 2016, who switched seats with Daniil Kvyat mid-season.
However, there have been 18 drivers who have raced for three different teams in the same season. Though it hasn't happened since 1994 (Johnny Herbert drove for Lotus, Liger and Benetton), Maurice Trintignant even did it twice in his career!
Jacky Ickx is the most famous case. The Belgian racing legend started the 1973 season at Ferrari, but was very unhappy with the way the car was performing. McLaren offered him a third team car on the Nüburgring, where he finished third for the team, better than any of the Ferrari's. After finishing in P8 at Monza, Ickx again decided he wanted to leave the team, switching to Williams this time, where he stayed for a longer period of time.
Full (alphabetical) list
Jo Bonnier 1968
Cooper, McLaren, Honda
Olivier Gendebien 1961
Emeryson, Ferrari, Lotus
Dan Gurney 1968
Eagle, Brabham, McLaren
Mike Hawthorn 1956
Maserati, BRM, Vanvall
Johnny Herbert 1994
Lotus, Ligier, Benetton
Jacky Ickx 1973
Ferrari, McLaren, Williams (Iso-Marlboro)
Jean-Pierre Jarier 1977
Penske, Shadow, Ligier
Geoff Lee's 1980
Shadow, Ensign, Williams
Robert Moreno 1991
Benetton, Jordan, Minardi
Stirling Moss 1952
HWM, ERA, Connaught
Nelson Piquet 1978
Ensign, McLaren, Brabham
Keke Rosberg 1978
Theodore, ATS, Wolf
Roy Salvadori 1957
BRM, Vanwall, Cooper
Harry Schell 1955
Maserati, Ferrari, Vanwall
Maurice Trintignant 1958
Cooper, Maserati, BRM
Maurice Trintignant 1963
Lola, Lotus, BRM
John Watson 1975
Surtees, Lotus, Penske
