Q: I don't think they are all straight. Do you think the same?
A: Of the modern lot, the name "Sutil" is the one which comes up the most often in this context. There has only been one OPENLY gay F1 driver, Mike Beuttler. He drove 28 championship races in a March (for both the factory team and his own private entries) in 1971-73, with a best finish of 7th in the 1973 Spanish GP. He was a teammate of Peterson and Lauda (and Nanni Galli) in F1. His best result in racing was coming fourth in the non-Championship F1 "Grand Prix of the Italian Republic" at Vallelunga in 1972 (although only 8 drivers were entered, one failed to start, two others failed to finish and another was not classified, 21 laps behind...so he in fact finished last of the drivers who had a trouble-free afternoon...).