Scott Speed | Birthdate: | January 24th 1983 | | | | Country: | USA  | | | | Gender: | M |
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| History: | | 1993 - | First karting race | | 1995 - | First karting national title | | 1996 - | - 2001 Ð Multiple karting national titles and championships | | 2001 - | Russell Racing Champion, Sonoma Ca. | | 2002 - | Barber Dodge National Championship; Formula Mazda Championship; Selected, and won, Red Bull American Driver Search | | 2003 - | British F3 (partial season due to illness) | | 2004 - | Formula Renault German and Eurocup Champion; Testing with Red Bull Cheever Racing IRL team | | 2005 - | GP2 |
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The United States's brightest hope for having a driver in F1. Scott Speed has impressed in the 2005 GP2 series and has been given the opportunity to be a friday driver in Canada and the United States for Red Bull.
A product of the Red Bull Driver Search program, Speed has drawn the interest of American F1 fans, especially due to his more than appropriate name. Speed hopes to land a full-time F1 ride for 2006, but a more realistic estimate is 2007. The United States haven't had a Formula One driver since Michael Andretti's failed attempt with McLaren in 1993 and Scott Speed is leading a new generation of young American open-wheel racers that includes names like Danica Patrick, AJ Allmendinger, Ryan Hunter-Reay, and Sam Hornish Jr. The potential for an American F1 driver is endless, the problem is generating the interest for these young drivers.
With Red Bull's takeover of the Minardi team ahead of 2006, Speed's inclusion on the grid is all but guaranteed. With Red Bull now occupying four Formula 1 seats, surely one of them will belong to their young protege.
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Statistics
| Statistic | # | Percentage | First | Last |
| Number of Grand Prix | 28 | 100% |  2006 |  2007 |
| Number of starts | 28 | 100.00% | 2006 | 2007 |
| Number of finishes | 17 | 60.71% | 2006 | 2007 |
| Number of retirements | 11 | 39.29% |  2006 | 2007 |
