`get_driver`

Pack: f1 · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/get_driver for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

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 — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

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

Connect to just the f1 pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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