`get_driver`

Pack: f1 · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/f1/mcp

Look up F1 driver profile by ID. Returns name, car number, nationality, and date of birth.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`driverId`	string	yes	Ergast driver ID (e.g., “hamilton”, “verstappen”, “leclerc”)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "driverId": "hamilton"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/f1/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_driver","arguments":{"driverId":"hamilton"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_driver', {
  "driverId": "hamilton"
});

More examples

{
  "driverId": "verstappen"
}

Response shape

Always returns: driver_id, number, code, name, date_of_birth, nationality, url

Field	Type	Description
`driver_id`	string	Ergast driver ID
`number`	string \| null	Permanent car number
`code`	string \| null	Three-letter driver code
`name`	string	Full driver name
`date_of_birth`	string \| null	Date of birth (ISO format)
`nationality`	string \| null	Driver nationality
`url`	string \| null	Wikipedia URL for driver

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "driver_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Ergast driver ID"
    },
    "number": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Permanent car number"
    },
    "code": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Three-letter driver code"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Full driver name"
    },
    "date_of_birth": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Date of birth (ISO format)"
    },
    "nationality": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Driver nationality"
    },
    "url": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Wikipedia URL for driver"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "driver_id",
    "number",
    "code",
    "name",
    "date_of_birth",
    "nationality",
    "url"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "f1": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/f1/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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