User:WilliamF1two/Constructors since 1981

Ferrari
Nationality: 🇮🇹 Italian Base: 🇮🇹 Maranello Founded: 🇮🇹 Enzo Ferrari, 1929

Pre-1981 history

 * Based in 🇮🇹 Modena 1929–43, and has been at Maranello ever since.

Constructors' Champions:, , , , , Drivers' Champions: 🇮🇹 Alberto Ascari, 🇦🇷 Juan Manuel Fangio , 🇬🇧 Mike Hawthorn , 🇺🇸 Phil Hill , 🇬🇧 John Surtees , 🇦🇹 Niki Lauda , Jody Scheckter

Summary
Andretti also drove for Williams in 1982 Johansson also drove for Tyrrell in 1985 Morbidelli also drove for Minardi in 1991 Salo also drove for BAR in 1999 Fisichella also drove for Force India in 2009

Williams
Nationality: 🇬🇧 British Base: 🇬🇧 Grove Founded: 🇬🇧 Patrick Head/🇬🇧 Frank Williams, 1977

Pre-1981 history: Frank Williams Racing Cars

 * Founded by Frank Williams in 1969, based in 🇬🇧 Reading.
 * Entered customer Brabham, De Tomaso and March cars from 1969 to 1971.
 * Began building own chassis in 1972, badged as Politoys.
 * Changed name in 1973 to Iso-Marlboro.
 * Changed name again in 1975 to use the Williams name for the first time.
 * Sold to 🇨🇦 Walter Wolf in 1976 and known as Wolf from 1977 to 1979. This meant the nationality of the team changed to 🇨🇦 Canadian, although they were still based in Reading.
 * Wolf grew tired of F1 at the end of 1979 and sold the team's assets to 🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi, who merged it with his Fittipaldi team (see below).

Best Constructors' Championship: 4th – Best Drivers' Championship: 2nd – Jody Scheckter

Pre-1981 history: Williams Grand Prix Engineering

 * Founded by Frank Williams (along with Patrick Head) in 1977 after he became disillusioned with the Wolf-Williams operation.
 * Entered customer March cars in 1977 before building in-house chassis from 1978.

Constructors' Champions: Drivers' Champions: 🇦🇺 Alan Jones

Summary
Daly also drove for Theodore in 1982 Andretti also drove for Ferrari in 1982 As they changed engine during 1983, Williams were counted as two separate constructors. Williams-Ford placed 4th in the Constructors' Championship, while Williams-Honda placed 11th. If the points were combined, the team would have placed 4th anyway Patrese also drove for Brabham in 1987

McLaren
Nationality: 🇬🇧 British Base: 🇬🇧 Woking Founded: 🇳🇿 Bruce McLaren, 1963

Pre-1981 history

 * Initially based in 🇬🇧 New Malden from 1963-64, then 🇬🇧 Feltham during 1965.
 * Relocated to more permanent facilities in 🇬🇧 Colnbrook in 1966.
 * Entered minor series from 1963-65 before entering F1 in 1966.
 * Merged with Project Four Racing in 1981, which led to the relocation to Woking in the same year.

Constructors' Champions: Drivers' Champions: 🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi, 🇬🇧 James Hunt

Summary
As they changed engine during 1983, McLaren were counted as two separate constructors. McLaren-Ford placed 5th in the Constructors' Championship, but as McLaren-TAG did not score any points, they were not classified. Therefore the team would have placed 5th in any case. Alliot also drove for Larrousse in 1994

Tyrrell/BAR/Honda/Brawn/Mercedes
Nationality: 🇬🇧 British (–2005, 2009), 🇯🇵 Japanese (2006–08) , 🇩🇪 German (2010–) Base: 🇬🇧 Ockham (–1998), 🇬🇧 Brackley (1999–) Founded: 🇬🇧 Ken Tyrrell, 1958

Pre-1981 history: Daimler Mercedes

 * Mercedes-Benz, created by the merger of 🇩🇪 Karl Benz's Benz & Cie. and 🇩🇪 Gottlieb Daimler's Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft companies in 1926, had a long motorsport heritage.
 * Entered Formula One in 1954, under the guidance of 🇦🇹 Alfred Neubauer. They based operations from the main Mercedes HQ in 🇩🇪 Stuttgart.
 * They withdrew from motorsport altogether after the 1955 Le Mans disaster.

Drivers' Champions: 🇦🇷 Juan Manuel Fangio

Pre-1981 history: Honda R&D

 * Car manufacturer Honda, which was founded in 1946 by 🇯🇵 Soichiro Honda and 🇯🇵 Takeo Fujisawa, first entered Formula One in 1964.
 * Initially based operations in 🇯🇵 Tokyo, but quickly realised they needed to be in Europe, relocating first to Amsterdam in 1965, then 🇬🇧 Slough in 1967.
 * Withdrew from the sport after the death of 🇫🇷 Jo Schlesser in 1968.

Best Constructors' Championship: 4th – Best Drivers' Championship: 4th – 🇬🇧 John Surtees

Pre-1981 history: Tyrrell

 * Entered minor series from 1958-65.
 * Formula Two entries at the German Grand Prix in 1966 and 1967.
 * Entered customer Matra and March cars in 1968 and 1969 before building in-house chassis from 1970.

Constructors' Champions: Drivers' Champions: 🇬🇧 Jackie Stewart

Summary

 * Sold to British American Tobacco in 1998 in a project led by 🇬🇧 Craig Pollock, and became BAR in 1999.
 * 45% share sold to Honda in 2004, and remainding 55% sold in 2005. Consequently became Honda Racing F1 in 2006.
 * Bought out by management, led by 🇬🇧 Ross Brawn, in 2009, and became Brawn.
 * Sold again to Mercedes in late 2009, and resurrected the famous name by becoming Mercedes GP in 2010.

Henton also drove for Arrows in 1982 Johansson also drove for Toleman in 1984 Thackwell also drove for RAM in 1984 As they changed engine during 1985, Tyrrell were counted as two separate constructors. Tyrrell-Ford placed 9th in the Constructors' Championship, while Tyrrell-Renault placed 10th. If the points were combined, the team would have placed 9th anyway Johansson also drove for Ferrari in 1985 Streiff also drove for Ligier in 1985 Alboreto also drove for Larrousse Lola in 1989 Herbert also drove for Benetton in 1989 Salo also drove for Ferrari in 1999

Toleman/Benetton/Renault F1/Lotus F1
Nationality: 🇬🇧 British (1981–95, 2011–15), 🇮🇹 Italian (1996–01) , 🇫🇷 French (2002–10, 2016–) Base: 🇬🇧 Brentwood (1981–84), 🇬🇧 Witney (1985–91) , 🇬🇧 Enstone (1992–) Founded: 🇬🇧 Alex Hawkridge/🇬🇧 Ted Toleman, 1972

Pre-1981 history

 * Toleman Co. was founded by 🇬🇧 Edward Toleman in 🇬🇧 Old Trafford in 1926 as a transport company.
 * Relocated to 🇬🇧 Dagenham in 1928, then to Brentwood in 1939.
 * Ted Toleman, who took over the company from his father in 1966, began entering minor series from 1972-80, with help from Hawkridge.
 * Entered Formula One in 1981.

Summary

 * The Benetton Group, a fashion brand founded by 🇮🇹 Luciano Benetton in 1965, purchased the team in 1986 and renamed it Benetton Formula.
 * Car manufacturer Renault, founded in 1899 by 🇫🇷 Fernand, 🇫🇷 Louis and 🇫🇷 Marcel Renault, bought the team in 2000 and it became Renault F1 in 2002. Renault had previously had a Formula One presence via Equipe Renault (1977-85, see below).
 * Lotus Cars, found by 🇬🇧 Colin Chapman in 1952, bought the team in 2010 and renamed it Lotus F1 in 2012. Lotus had previously had a Formula One presence via Team Lotus (1958-94, see below), and their name had also been used by Lotus Racing (2010-11, see below).
 * The team was sold back to Renault in 2015, and accordingly reverted to its previous name in 2016.

Johansson also drove for Tyrrell in 1984 Ghinzani also drove for Osella in 1985 Herbert also drove for Tyrrell in 1989 Moreno also drove for EuroBrun in 1990 Moreno also drove for Jordan and Minardi in 1991 Schumacher also drove for Jordan in 1991 Lehto also drove for Sauber in 1994 Herbert also drove for Lotus and Ligier in 1994 Trulli also drove for Toyota in 2004

Minardi/Toro Rosso
Nationality: 🇮🇹 Italian Base: 🇮🇹 Faenza Founded: 🇮🇹 Giancarlo Minardi, 1979

Pre-F1 history

 * Entered minor series from 1979-84 before entering F1 in 1985.

Summary

 * Drinks company Red Bull GmbH, which was founded by 🇦🇹 Dietrich Mateschitz and 🇹🇭 Chaleo Yoovidhya in 1987, bought the team in 2005 to act as a B team for Red Bull Racing (see below).
 * The team was accordingly renamed Scuderia Toro Rosso, which is Italian for Red Bull Racing, in 2006.

As they changed engine during 1985, Minardi were counted as two separate constructors. However, as neither Minardi-Ford nor Minardi-Motori Moderni scored any points, they would not have been classified in the Constructors' Championship in any case Morbidelli also drove for Dallara Scuderia Italia in 1990 Moreno also drove for Benetton and Jordan in 1991 Morbidelli also drove for Ferrari in 1991 Gounon was scheduled to drive for March in 1993, but they did not ultimately contest any races Trulli also drove for Prost in 1997 Wilson also drove for Jaguar in 2003 Vettel also drove for BMW Sauber in 2007 Verstappen and Kvyat both also drove for Red Bull in 2016

Jordan/Midland/Spyker/Force India
Nationality: 🇮🇪 Irish (1991–05), 🇷🇺 Russian (2006) , Dutch (2007) , 🇮🇳 Indian (2008–) Base: 🇬🇧 Silverstone Founded: 🇮🇪 Eddie Jordan, 1981

Summary

 * Entered minor series from 1981-90 before entering F1 in 1991.
 * The Midland Group, a trading and investment company founded by 🇨🇦 Alex Shnaider and 🇺🇦 Eduard Shifrin in 1994, purchased the team in 2005. Shnaider renamed it Midland F1 Racing in 2006.
 * The team was sold again in 2006, this time to Spyker Cars, which was founded by Maarten de Bruijn and  Victor Muller in 1999. They renamed it Spyker F1 in 2007.
 * The team was sold for the third time in as many years in 2007, this time to the Orange India Consortium, led by 🇮🇳 Vijay Mallya and Michiel Mol. It was renamed yet again to Force India in 2008.

Moreno also drove for Benetton and Minardi in 1991 Gachot also drove for Larrousse Lola in 1991 Schumacher also drove for Benetton in 1991 de Cesaris also drove for Sauber in 1994 Frentzen and Alesi both also drove for Prost in 2001 Fisichella also drove for Ferrari in 2009

Sauber/BMW Sauber
Nationality: Swiss (1993–05, 2010–), 🇩🇪 German (2006–09) Base: Hinwil Founded: Peter Sauber, 1975

Pre-F1 history

 * Competed in sports cars from 1975-92 before entering F1 in 1993.

Summary

 * BMW, founded by 🇦🇹 Franz Josef Popp, 🇩🇪 Karl Rapp and 🇦🇹 Camillo Castiglioni in 1916, bought the team in 2005, and it was renamed BMW Sauber in 2006.
 * The team was sold back to Peter Sauber in 2009, and accordingly reverted to its previous name in 2011.

de Cesaris also drove for Jordan in 1994 Lehto also drove for Benetton in 1994 Frentzen also drove for Arrows in 2002 Vettel also drove for Toro Rosso in 2007

Stewart/Jaguar/Red Bull
Nationality: 🇬🇧 British (1997–04), 🇦🇹 Austrian (2005–) Base: 🇬🇧 Milton Keynes Founded: 🇬🇧 Jackie Stewart/🇬🇧 Paul Stewart, 1996

Summary

 * Founded in 1996 as a pseudo-Ford factory team, and entered F1 in 1997.
 * Ford, which was founded by 🇺🇸 Henry Ford in 1903, bought the team outright in 1999. They renamed it Jaguar Racing, after their Jaguar Cars subdivision, in 2000.
 * The team was sold again in 2004, this time to drinks company Red Bull GmbH, which was founded by 🇦🇹 Dietrich Mateschitz and 🇹🇭 Chaleo Yoovidhya in 1987. Mateschitz assumed control and renamed the team Red Bull Racing in 2005.

Burti also drove for Prost in 2001 Wilson also drove for Minardi in 2003 Verstappen and Kvyat both also drove for Toro Rosso in 2016

Arrows/Footwork
Nationality: 🇬🇧 British Base: 🇬🇧 Milton Keynes (–1995), 🇬🇧 Leafield (1996–02) Founded: 🇮🇹 Franco Ambrosio/🇬🇧 Jackie Oliver/🇬🇧 Alan Rees/🇬🇧 Tony Southgate/🇬🇧 Dave Wass, 1977

Pre-1981 history

 * Founded in 1977 as a break-away from the Shadow team, and entered F1 in 1978.

Best Constructors' Championship: 7th – Best Drivers' Championship: 9th – 🇮🇹 Riccardo Patrese

Summary

 * The team was sold to 🇯🇵 Wataru Ohashi, president of logistics company Footwork Express, in 1990, and was renamed Footwork in 1991.
 * The team was sold again in 1996, this time to 🇬🇧 Tom Walkinshaw. He returned it to its previous name in 1997.
 * The team ran out of money in mid-2002, and did not appear in the second half of the season. They formally went into liquidation at the end of the year.
 * A consortium lead by Phoenix Finance, founded by 🇬🇧 Charles Nickerson in 2002, purchased Arrows' remaining assets, and those of the Prost team (see below), and attempted to enter F1 in 2003 under the Arrows name. Their application was rejected by the FIA, and the Arrows name was gone for good.

Henton also drove for Tyrrell in 1982 As they changed engine during 1984, Arrows were counted as two separate constructors. Arrows-Ford placed 10th in the Constructors' Championship, while Arrows-BMW placed 11th. If the points were combined, the team would have placed 9th Danner also drove for Osella in 1986 As they changed engine during 1991, Footwork were counted as two seperate constructors. However, as neither Footwork-Ford nor Footwork-Porsche scored any points, they would not have been classified in the Constructors' Championship in any case Johansson also drove for AGS in 1991 Frentzen also drove for Sauber in 2002

Ligier/Prost
Nationality: 🇫🇷 French Base: 🇫🇷 Vichy (–1988), 🇫🇷 Magny-Cours (1989–96) , 🇫🇷 Guyancourt (1997–01) Founded: 🇫🇷 Guy Ligier, 1968

Pre-1981 history

 * Entered minor series from 1968-75 before entering F1 in 1976.

Best Constructors' Championship: 2nd – Best Drivers' Championship: 4th – 🇫🇷 Jacques Laffite

Summary

 * The team was sold to 🇫🇷 Alain Prost and renamed Prost Grand Prix in 1997.
 * The team went bankrupt in 2002, and did not make the grid for that season.
 * A consortium lead by Phoenix Finance, founded by 🇬🇧 Charles Nickerson in 2002, purchased Prost's remaining assets, and those of the Arrows team (see above), and attempted to enter F1 in 2003. Their application was rejected by the FIA, and the team was finished for good.

Tambay also drove for Theodore in 1981 Jarier also drove for Osella in 1981 Streiff also drove for Tyrrell in 1985 Bernard also drove for Lotus in 1994 Herbert also drove for Lotus and Benetton in 1994 Trulli also drove for Minardi in 1997 Frentzen and Alesi both also drove for Jordan in 2001 Burti also drove for Jaguar in 2001

Team Lotus
Nationality: 🇬🇧 British Base: 🇬🇧 Hethel Founded: 🇬🇧 Colin Chapman, 1952

Pre-1981 history

 * Initially based in 🇬🇧 Hornsey.
 * Entered minor series from 1952-57 before entering F1 in 1958.
 * Moved to new premises in 🇬🇧 Cheshunt in 1959 before settling in Hethel in 1968.

Constructors' Champions:, , , , , , Drivers' Champions: 🇬🇧 Jim Clark, 🇬🇧 Graham Hill , 🇦🇹 Jochen Rindt , 🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi , 🇺🇸 Mario Andretti

Summary

 * For financial reasons, the team was merged with the Pacific team (see below) in early 1995, and competed thereafter under that name.
 * The Lotus name later resurfaced in F1, first with Lotus Racing (2010-11, see below) and then Lotus F1 (2012-15, see above).

Lees also drove for Theodore in 1982 As they changed engine during 1983, Lotus were counted as two separate constructors. Lotus-Renault placed 8th in the Constructors' Championship, while Lotus-Ford placed 12th. If the points were combined, the team would have placed 8th anyway Bernard also drove for Ligier in 1994 Herbert also drove for Ligier and Benetton in 1994

Larrousse Lola/Venturi/Larrousse
Nationality: 🇬🇧 British (1987–91), 🇫🇷 French (1992–94) Base: 🇫🇷 Antony (1987–89), 🇫🇷 Signes (1990–94) Founded: 🇫🇷 Didier Calmels/🇫🇷 Gérard Larrousse, 1987

From 1987-91, the team, Larrousse, was French, but the constructor, Lola, entered under a British licence

Summary

 * From 1987-91, the Larrousse chassis was built by Lola and the entry was known as Larrousse Lola.
 * Lola had previously been involved in F1 as a chassis builder for a series of different teams: Yeoman Credit Lola/Reg Parnell Lola (1962-63, see below), Hill Lola (1974-75, see below) and Haas Lola (1985-86, see below). They reappeared as the chassis builder for Lola Scuderia Italia (1993, see below), and finally became a team in their own right as MasterCard Lola (1997, see below).
 * Venturi Automobiles, founded by 🇫🇷 Gérard Godfroy and 🇫🇷 Claude Poiraud in 1984, bought the team in 1991 and began constructing in-house chassis under the Venturi name in 1992.
 * The team was sold again in 1992, this time to 🇩🇪 Rainer Walldorf. However, it turned out Walldorf was a wanted murderer who was ultimately killed in a gun battle with German police. Gérard Larrousse repurchased his team and returned it to the Larrousse name in 1993, whilst continuing to build in-house chassis.
 * The team was on the entry list for 1995, but elected to miss the first two races due to difficulty getting hold of a legal chassis. They ultimately withdrew from the season due to financial pressures before the San Marino Grand Prix, and despite plans to return in 1996 the team collapsed later that year.

Alboreto also drove for Tyrrell in 1989 Dalmas also drove for AGS in 1989 Gachot also drove for Jordan in 1991 Alliot also drove for McLaren in 1994 Despite being on the entry list, Larrousse did not ultimately contest any races in 1995

Brabham
Nationality: 🇬🇧 British Base: 🇬🇧 Chessington (–1989), 🇬🇧 Milton Keynes (1990–92) Founded: 🇦🇺 Jack Brabham/🇦🇺 Ron Tauranac, 1961

Pre-1981 history

 * Produced customer chassis for minor series in 1961 before entering F1 as a manufacturer in 1961.

Constructors' Champions: , Drivers' Champions: 🇦🇺 Jack Brabham, 🇳🇿 Denny Hulme

Summary

 * Due to problems finding an engine supplier, the team missed the entry deadline for the 1988 season and officially withdrew from the sport later that year.
 * The team was resurrected by new owner Joachim Luhti, and returned to F1 in 1989.
 * The team finally ran out of funds and collapsed in mid-1992. Despite plans to return in the following season, the team's assets were auctioned off in early 1993.

As they changed engine during 1982, Brabham were counted as two separate constructors. Brabham-BMW placed 7th in the Constructors' Championship, while Brabham-Ford placed 9th. If the points were combined, the team would have placed 5th Winkelhock also drove for ATS in 1984 Hesnault also drove for Renault in 1985 Patrese also drove for Williams in 1987 Foitek also drove for Onyx in 1990 van de Poele also drove for Fondmetal in 1992

Osella/Fondmetal
Nationality: 🇮🇹 Italian Base: 🇮🇹 Volpiano (–1990), 🇮🇹 Bergamo (1991–92) Founded: 🇮🇹 Enzo Osella, 1965

Pre-1981 history

 * Entered minor series from 1965-79 before entering F1 in 1980.
 * They were not classified in the Constructors' or Drivers' Championships before 1981.

Summary

 * The team was sold in 1990 to 🇮🇹 Gabriele Rumi, who founded alloy wheel manufacturer Fondmetal in 1991. They competed under the Fondmetal name from 1991.
 * The global recession put a big financial strain on the team, and they withdrew from F1 in mid-1992.

Jarier also drove for Ligier in 1981 As they changed engine during 1983, Osella were counted as two separate constructors. However, as neither Osella-Alfa Romeo nor Osella-Ford scored any points, they would not have been classified in the Constructors' Championship in any case Ghinzani also drove for Toleman in 1985 Danner also drove for Arrows in 1986 Tarquini and Grouillard both also drove for AGS in 1991 van de Poele also drove for Brabham in 1992

Toyota
Nationality: 🇯🇵 Japanese Base: 🇩🇪 Cologne Founded: 🇸🇪 Ove Andersson, 1999

As the team was founded by the Toyota Corporation, it did not have a founder as such. Andersson is listed here as he was head of Toyota Motorsport at the time

Summary

 * Toyota, founded in 1937 by 🇯🇵 Kiichiro Toyoda, announced their intention to enter F1 in 1999, and after much preparation, they finally did so in 2002 (deferred from 2001).
 * As the Toyota Corporation made their first ever financial loss in 2009, they decided to withdraw the team from F1. Their assets were sold to Stefan Grand Prix, who attempted to enter F1 in 2010, but their entry was refused.

Trulli also drove for Renault in 2004

Virgin/Marussia/Manor
Nationality: 🇬🇧 British (2010, 2015–16), 🇷🇺 Russian (2011–14) Base: 🇬🇧 Dinnington (2010–11), 🇬🇧 Banbury (2012–16) Founded: 🇬🇧 John Booth/🇬🇧 Nick Wirth, 2009

Summary

 * Founded in 2009 as Manor Grand Prix, a collaboration between Booth's Manor Motorsport and Wirth's Wirth Research companies, with the intention of entering F1 in 2010.
 * The Virgin Group, founded by 🇬🇧 Richard Branson and 🇬🇧 Nik Powell in 1970, purchased the team in late 2009 it was renamed Virgin Racing before entering its first race in 2010.
 * Marussia Motors, founded in 2007 by 🇷🇺 Andrey Cheglakov, 🇷🇺 Nikolai Fomenko and 🇷🇺 Libor Haluza, bought the team in late 2010 and renamed it Marussia F1 in 2012.
 * Due to financial pressures, the team did not compete in the United States and Brazilian Grands Prix towards the end of 2014, and finally folded prior to the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
 * However, in early the following year the team was bought by 🇬🇧 Stephen Fitzpatrick, who managed to resurrect the team to compete in F1 in 2015. He returned the team to its original Manor name in 2016.
 * In early 2017, the team went into administration again, and collapsed for good before the start of that year's championship.

Lotus Racing/Caterham
Nationality: Malaysian Base: 🇬🇧 Hingham (2010–11), 🇬🇧 Leafield (2012–14) Founded: Tony Fernandes, 2009

Summary*

 * Founded in 2009 as a joint project, led by Fernandes and partly funded by the Tune Group, the Naza Group, Proton and even the Malaysian Government, with the intention of entering F1 in 2010.
 * As Proton were the owners of Lotus Cars, founded by 🇬🇧 Colin Chapman in 1952, the team was named Lotus Racing. The Lotus name had previously been used in F1 by Team Lotus (1958-94, see above), and would later be used by Lotus F1 (2012-15, see above).
 * In 2011, Fernandes purchased Caterham Cars, which had been founded by 🇬🇧 Graham Nearn in 1973. Due to a dispute over the use of the Lotus name, the team was renamed Caterham F1 in 2012.
 * The team went into administration in late 2014, and missed that year's United States and Brazilian Grands Prix. They managed to return for the season finale in Abu Dhabi, raising hopes of continuing in 2015, but their assets were sold off in March of that year and the team folded.

March F1/Leyton House
93

Dallara Scuderia Italia/Lola Scuderia Italia
92

Alfa Romeo
78

Equipe Renault
77

HRT
56

ATS
53

Team March/RAM March/RAM
53

Zakspeed
53

AGS
47

Super Aguri
39

Haas
32

Theodore Racing
32

Forti
23

Spirit
23

Ensign
22

Pacific
22

Simtek
21

Rial
20

Haas Lola
19

Fittipaldi
18

Onyx/Monteverdi
17

EuroBrun
14

Coloni
13

Lamborghini
6

Andrea Moda
1

Life
0

MasterCard Lola
0