API DOCUMENTATION

The Data Driver API

The most comprehensive motorsport data API. Historical data since 1950, real-time telemetry, and ML predictions. Fully independent — zero third-party dependencies.

90 endpointsREST + WebSocketJSON responses
01 / QUICK START
bash
curl https://api.thedatadriver.app/v1/f1/drivers/russell

Base URL: https://api.thedatadriver.app/v1

02 / ENDPOINTS

Endpoint Categories

18 categories, 90 endpoints total

Calendar

4

Race weekends, sessions, schedule sync

Drivers

6

Profiles, career stats, contracts, headshots

Teams

5

Constructor data, personnel, livery assets

Races & Results

7

Classification, gaps, fastest laps, DNFs

Qualifying & Sprint

3

Q1/Q2/Q3 times, sprint shootout, grid

Practice

2

FP1/FP2/FP3 times, long runs, setup hints

Laps & Sectors

4

Lap-by-lap data, sector splits, speed traps

Tyres & Strategy

6

Compound choices, stint length, degradation

Telemetry

6

Throttle, brake, DRS, speed traces, GPS

Safety & Incidents

6

Safety car, VSC, red flags, incident logs

Weather

2

Track temperature, air temp, rain probability

Standings

4

Drivers and constructors championship tables

Penalties

6

Time penalties, grid drops, licence points

Circuits

4

Track layouts, sectors, DRS zones, records

Records

4

All-time stats, season records, milestones

Predictions ML

10

Race winner, pole, safety car, tyre strategy

Live WebSocket

5

Real-time timing, position, pit events

News & Social

6

Breaking news, team statements, social feed

03 / MULTI-SERIES

One API. Every motorsport series.

Unified schema across all series. Switch from F1 to Formula E by changing a single path segment.

/v1/{series}/...

Formula 1

Live

Formula E

Coming soon

WEC

Coming soon

IndyCar

Coming soon

WRC

Coming soon
04 / PRICING

Pricing

Free

Free
  • 100 requests per day
  • Basic driver and team data
  • Historical results since 1950
  • JSON response format

Pro

€19/month
  • 10,000 requests per day
  • Full telemetry access
  • ML predictions endpoints
  • News and social feed
  • Priority support

Enterprise

€99/month
  • 100,000 requests per day
  • WebSocket live streams
  • SHAP explanations
  • Monte Carlo simulations
  • 99.9% SLA guarantee
  • Dedicated support
05 / RESPONSE FORMAT

Standard response structure

Every endpoint returns a consistent envelope. The meta object includes source attribution, series context, and cache information.

json
{
  "status": "ok",
  "data": { ... },
  "meta": {
    "source": "tdd",
    "series": "f1",
    "timestamp": "2026-03-15T12:00:00Z",
    "cache_ttl": 300
  }
}
06 / DATA INDEPENDENCE

Fully independent infrastructure

Unlike other motorsport APIs, we connect directly to primary sources. Our data infrastructure is fully independent — zero dependency on third-party APIs.

01

F1 Live Timing

Real-time session data, lap times, telemetry streams

02

formula1.com

Official race results, classifications, standings

03

FIA

Regulations, steward decisions, technical directives, penalties

04

Historical archive

Complete race data from 1950 to present, digitised and normalised