using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.IO;

using System.Xml.Serialization;

using System.Linq;

​

namespace ConsoleApplication1

{

    public class Program

    {

        public static void Main(string[] args)

        {

            string xml =

                @"<MRData xmlns=""http://ergast.com/mrd/1.4"" series=""f1"" url=""http://ergast.com/api/f1/drivers"" limit=""30"" offset=""0"" total=""833"">

    <DriverTable>

        <Driver driverId=""abate"" url=""http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Mario_Abate"">

            <GivenName>Carlo</GivenName>

            <FamilyName>Abate</FamilyName>

            <DateOfBirth>1932-07-10</DateOfBirth>

            <Nationality>Italian</Nationality>

        </Driver>

        <Driver driverId=""abecassis"" url=""http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Abecassis"">

            <GivenName>George</GivenName>

            <FamilyName>Abecassis</FamilyName>

            <DateOfBirth>1913-03-21</DateOfBirth>

            <Nationality>British</Nationality>

        </Driver>

        <Driver driverId=""acheson"" url=""http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Acheson"">

            <GivenName>Kenny</GivenName>

            <FamilyName>Acheson</FamilyName>

            <DateOfBirth>1957-11-27</DateOfBirth>

            <Nationality>British</Nationality>

        </Driver>

        <Driver driverId=""adams"" url=""http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Adams"">

            <GivenName>Philippe</GivenName>

            <FamilyName>Adams</FamilyName>

            <DateOfBirth>1960-11-19</DateOfBirth>

            <Nationality>Belgian</Nationality>

        </Driver>

        <Driver driverId=""ader"" url=""http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Ader"">

            <GivenName>Walt</GivenName>

            <FamilyName>Ader</FamilyName>

            <DateOfBirth>1912-12-15</DateOfBirth>

            <Nationality>American</Nationality>

        </Driver>

        <Driver driverId=""adolff"" url=""http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Adolff"">

            <GivenName>Kurt</GivenName>

            <FamilyName>Adolff</FamilyName>

            <DateOfBirth>1921-11-05</DateOfBirth>

            <Nationality>German</Nationality>

        </Driver>

        <Driver driverId=""agabashian"" url=""http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Agabashian"">

            <GivenName>Fred</GivenName>

            <FamilyName>Agabashian</FamilyName>

            <DateOfBirth>1913-08-21</DateOfBirth>

            <Nationality>American</Nationality>

        </Driver>

        <Driver driverId=""ahrens"" url=""http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Ahrens,_Jr."">

            <GivenName>Kurt</GivenName>

            <FamilyName>Ahrens</FamilyName>

            <DateOfBirth>1940-04-19</DateOfBirth>

            <Nationality>German</Nationality>

        </Driver>

        <Driver driverId=""albers"" code=""ALB"" url=""http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christijan_Albers"">

            <GivenName>Christijan</GivenName>

            <FamilyName>Albers</FamilyName>

            <DateOfBirth>1979-04-16</DateOfBirth>

            <Nationality>Dutch</Nationality>

        </Driver>

        <Driver driverId=""alboreto"" url=""http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michele_Alboreto"">

            <GivenName>Michele</GivenName>

            <FamilyName>Alboreto</FamilyName>

            <DateOfBirth>1956-12-23</DateOfBirth>

            <Nationality>Italian</Nationality>

        </Driver>

        <Driver driverId=""alesi"" url=""http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Alesi"">

            <GivenName>Jean</GivenName>

            <FamilyName>Alesi</FamilyName>

            <DateOfBirth>1964-06-11</DateOfBirth>

            <Nationality>French</Nationality>

        </Driver>

        <Driver driverId=""alguersuari"" code=""ALG"" url=""http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaime_Alguersuari"">

            <GivenName>Jaime</GivenName>

            <FamilyName>Alguersuari</FamilyName>

            <DateOfBirth>1990-03-23</DateOfBirth>

            <Nationality>Spanish</Nationality>

        </Driver>

        <Driver driverId=""alliot"" url=""http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Alliot"">

            <GivenName>Philippe</GivenName>

            <FamilyName>Alliot</FamilyName>

            <DateOfBirth>1954-07-27</DateOfBirth>

            <Nationality>French</Nationality>

        </Driver>

        <Driver driverId=""allison"" url=""http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Allison"">

            <GivenName>Cliff</GivenName>

            <FamilyName>Allison</FamilyName>

            <DateOfBirth>1932-02-08</DateOfBirth>

            <Nationality>British</Nationality>

        </Driver>

        <Driver driverId=""alonso"" code=""ALO"" url=""http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Alonso"">

            <PermanentNumber>14</PermanentNumber>

            <GivenName>Fernando</GivenName>

            <FamilyName>Alonso</FamilyName>

            <DateOfBirth>1981-07-29</DateOfBirth>

            <Nationality>Spanish</Nationality>

        </Driver>

        <Driver driverId=""amati"" url=""http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanna_Amati"">

            <GivenName>Giovanna</GivenName>

            <FamilyName>Amati</FamilyName>

            <DateOfBirth>1962-07-20</DateOfBirth>

            <Nationality>Italian</Nationality>

        </Driver>

        <Driver driverId=""amick"" url=""http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Amick"">

            <GivenName>Red</GivenName>

            <FamilyName>Amick</FamilyName>

            <DateOfBirth>1929-01-19</DateOfBirth>

            <Nationality>American</Nationality>

        </Driver>

        <Driver driverId=""george_amick"" url=""http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Amick"">

            <GivenName>George</GivenName>

            <FamilyName>Amick</FamilyName>

            <DateOfBirth>1924-10-24</DateOfBirth>

            <Nationality>American</Nationality>

        </Driver>

        <Driver driverId=""amon"" url=""http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Amon"">

            <GivenName>Chris</GivenName>

            <FamilyName>Amon</FamilyName>

            <DateOfBirth>1943-07-20</DateOfBirth>

            <Nationality>New Zealander</Nationality>

        </Driver>

        <Driver driverId=""anderson"" url=""http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Anderson_(racing_driver)"">

            <GivenName>Bob</GivenName>

            <FamilyName>Anderson</FamilyName>

            <DateOfBirth>1931-05-19</DateOfBirth>

            <Nationality>British</Nationality>

        </Driver>

        <Driver driverId=""andersson"" url=""http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conny_Andersson"">

            <GivenName>Conny</GivenName>

            <FamilyName>Andersson</FamilyName>

            <DateOfBirth>1939-12-28</DateOfBirth>

            <Nationality>Swedish</Nationality>

        </Driver>

        <Driver driverId=""andretti"" url=""http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Andretti"">

            <GivenName>Michael</GivenName>

            <FamilyName>Andretti</FamilyName>

            <DateOfBirth>1962-10-02</DateOfBirth>

            <Nationality>American</Nationality>

        </Driver>

        <Driver driverId=""mario_andretti"" url=""http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Andretti"">

            <GivenName>Mario</GivenName>

            <FamilyName>Andretti</FamilyName>

            <DateOfBirth>1940-02-28</DateOfBirth>

            <Nationality>American</Nationality>

        </Driver>

        <Driver driverId=""andrews"" url=""http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Andrews_(driver)"">

            <GivenName>Keith</GivenName>

            <FamilyName>Andrews</FamilyName>

            <DateOfBirth>1920-06-15</DateOfBirth>

            <Nationality>American</Nationality>

        </Driver>

        <Driver driverId=""apicella"" url=""http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Apicella"">

            <GivenName>Marco</GivenName>

            <FamilyName>Apicella</FamilyName>

            <DateOfBirth>1965-10-07</DateOfBirth>

            <Nationality>Italian</Nationality>

        </Driver>

        <Driver driverId=""armi"" url=""http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Armi"">

            <GivenName>Frank</GivenName>

            <FamilyName>Armi</FamilyName>

            <DateOfBirth>1918-10-12</DateOfBirth>

            <Nationality>American</Nationality>

        </Driver>

        <Driver driverId=""arnold"" url=""http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Arnold"">

            <GivenName>Chuck</GivenName>

            <FamilyName>Arnold</FamilyName>

            <DateOfBirth>1926-05-30</DateOfBirth>

            <Nationality>American</Nationality>

        </Driver>

        <Driver driverId=""arnoux"" url=""http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Arnoux"">

            <GivenName>René</GivenName>

            <FamilyName>Arnoux</FamilyName>

            <DateOfBirth>1948-07-04</DateOfBirth>

            <Nationality>French</Nationality>

        </Driver>

        <Driver driverId=""arundell"" url=""http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Arundell"">

            <GivenName>Peter</GivenName>

            <FamilyName>Arundell</FamilyName>

            <DateOfBirth>1933-11-08</DateOfBirth>

            <Nationality>British</Nationality>

        </Driver>

        <Driver driverId=""ascari"" url=""http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Ascari"">

            <GivenName>Alberto</GivenName>

            <FamilyName>Ascari</FamilyName>

            <DateOfBirth>1918-07-13</DateOfBirth>

            <Nationality>Italian</Nationality>

        </Driver>

    </DriverTable>

</MRData>";

​

            var serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(DriverData));

​

            using (TextReader reader = new StringReader(xml))

            {

                var result = ((DriverData)serializer.Deserialize(reader));

                Console.WriteLine(result.DriverTable.Drivers.Count());

            }                       

        }

    }

​

    [XmlRoot("MRData", Namespace = "http://ergast.com/mrd/1.4")]

    public class DriverData

    {

        [XmlAttribute("series")]

        public string series { get; set; }

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        [XmlAttribute("url")]

        public string url { get; set; }

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        [XmlAttribute("limit")]

        public int limit { get; set; }

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        [XmlAttribute("offset")]

        public int offset { get; set; }

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        [XmlAttribute("total")]

        public int total { get; set; }

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        [XmlElement("DriverTable")]

        public DriverTable DriverTable { get; set; }

    }

​

    [XmlRoot("DriverTable")]

    public class DriverTable

    {

        [XmlElement("Driver")]

        public List<Driver> Drivers { get; set; }

    }

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    public class Driver

    {

        [XmlAttribute("driverId")]

        public string driverId { get; set; }

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        [XmlAttribute("url")]

        public string url { get; set; }

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        [XmlElement("GivenName")]

        public string GivenName { get; set; }

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        [XmlElement("FamilyName")]

        public string FamilyName { get; set; }

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        [XmlElement("DateOfBirth")]

        public DateTime DateOfBirth { get; set; }

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        [XmlElement("Nationality")]

        public string Nationality { get; set; }

    }

}

​

​