get_driver_color

fastf1.plotting.get_driver_color(identifier, session, *, colormap='default', exact_match=False)

Get the color that is associated with a driver based on the driver’s abbreviation or based on a recognizable and identifiable part of the driver’s name.

Note

This will simply return the team color of the team that the driver participated for in this session. Contrary to older versions of FastF1, there are no separate colors for each driver. You should use styling options other than color if you need to differentiate drivers of the same team. The function get_driver_style() can help you to customize the plot styling for each driver.

Parameters:

• identifier (str) – driver abbreviation or recognizable part of the driver name

• session (Session) – the session for which the data should be obtained

• colormap (str) – one of 'default', 'fastf1' or 'official'. The default colormap is 'fastf1'. Use set_default_colormap() to change it.

• exact_match (bool) – match the identifier exactly (case-insensitive, special characters are converted to their nearest ASCII equivalent)

Return type:

str

Returns:

A hexadecimal RGB color code