Formula One constructors

Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau (AFM) was a Formula One constructor. The team was started by Alex von Falkenhausen, who was in the 1930s an important engineer in the development of BMW's model 328, along with Alfred Boning, Ernst Loof and Fritz Fiedler. The 328 was a dominant sports car in late 1930s Europe and winner of the 1940 Mille Miglia race in Brescia, Italy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau"

Alfa Romeo is an Italian automobile manufacturer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alfa Romeo"

Alta was a Formula One constructor from Britain. By 1945 Geoffrey Taylor, builder of lesser race cars, began to plan a car of Formula One dimensions. Three years later he completed his first car which debuted at the Swiss GP in 1948 driven by John Heath and unfortunately, lasting for just seven laps. For 1950, three Alta Formula 1 cars and a strong supply of HWM engines were in the GP series with drivers such as Joe Kelly and Stirling Moss, this last one managing a third place at Bari and second place at Mettet. Johnny Claes won a race in Formula 2 with the Alta. During 1952 the Altas scored a 1-2-3 finish at Goodwood and victories other F2 minor races. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alta auto racing team"

Amon was a Formula One team that competed in 1974. ...more on Wikipedia about "Amon (Formula One team)"

Andrea Moda was a Formula 1 team from Italy, which was founded when shoe designer Andrea Sassetti bought the Coloni team in late 1991. ...more on Wikipedia about "Andrea Moda"

Andrea Moda was a Formula One team, created by Andrea Sassetti, a shoe manufacturer from Italy. In September 1991 he bought the Coloni F1 team after Pedro Chaves had failed to pre-qualify a car for every single race that year. ...more on Wikipedia about "Andrea Moda Formula"

Anglo American Racers was a Formula One constructor from the USA. They participated in 25 Grands Prix, entering a total of 34 cars. The team was originally named All American Racers, established in Santa Ana, California in 1964, by Dan Gurney, to run sportscars for him to drive in the United States between his Formula 1 commitment with the Brabham team. In that same year, Carroll Shelby, who was running Goodyear tires on his Cobra sportscars, introduced Gurney to the tiremaker because Goodyear wanted to take on Firestone at Indianapolis. A deal was struck and work began on an Indycar for 1966. Gurney hired Len Terry, the designer of the Indianapolis-winning Lotus in 1965 and he laid out a mid-engined chassis, baptized Eagle, which would serve for both Formula 1 and Indycar racing. The result was the Eagle-Ford T2G for the US and the Eagle- Climax T1G for Formula 1. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anglo American Racers"

Apollon was a Formula One constructor from Switzerland. They participated in one Grand Prix. In 1977 the Jolly Club of Switzerland bought a 1973 Williams FW03 built. The car was renamed Apollon and was driven by Loris Kessel at the Italian Grand Prix. The car was hopelessly off the pace and crashed while qualifying. ...more on Wikipedia about "Apollon (Formula One)"

The Arrows Racing Team team was founded in 1977, by Italian financier Franco Ambrosio (A), Alan Rees (R), Jackie Oliver (O), Dave Wass (W) and Tony Southgate (S) when Rees, Oliver, Wass and Southgate left the Shadow team. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arrows"

Aston Butterworth was a Formula One constructor from the United Kingdom. They participated in 4 grands prix, entering a total of 4 cars. The team was created by racers Archie Butterworth and Bill Aston, who decided to build a car for Formula 2; they did so and raced it in April, 1952 in the Lavant Cup at Goodwood, where they arrived in eighth position, with Aston at the wheel. In May a second car was added, driven by Robert Montgomerie-Charrington and driven at Chimay in June, where Montgomerie-Charrington achieved the team's best finish: third place. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aston Butterworth"

ATS was a German Formula One team, named after German alloy wheel brand Auto Technisches Spezialzubehör. The company is based in Bad Dürkheim near the Hockenheimring, its team was active in Formula One from 1977 to 1984. ...more on Wikipedia about "ATS (wheels)"

Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives (AGS) was a Formula One constructor from 1986 through 1991. ...more on Wikipedia about "Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives"

ATS (Automobili Turismo e Sport) was an Italian automotive constructor and racing team that operated between 1963 and 1965, formed after the famous " Palace Revolution" at Ferrari. ...more on Wikipedia about "Automobili Turismo e Sport"

Behra-Porsche was a Formula One constructor competing briefly in 1960. ...more on Wikipedia about "Behra-Porsche"

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Bellasi was a Formula One constructor from Italy. They participated in 6 grands prix, entering a total of 6 cars. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bellasi"

Benetton Formula Ltd., commonly referred to simply as Benetton, was a Formula One constructor that participated from 1986 to 2001. The team was owned by the Benetton family who ran a worldwide chain of clothing stores of the same name. ...more on Wikipedia about "Benetton Formula"

BMW Sauber F1 Team, founded by Peter Sauber, is a Formula One team based in Hinwil, Switzerland and Munich, Germany. The team used to be Sauber which had competed in the sport since 1993. The team was renamed BMW Sauber until it was acquired by German carmaker in 2005. The team's official name for the next five years is BMW Sauber F1 Team. Peter Sauber remains as consultant. ...more on Wikipedia about "BMW Sauber"

Boro was a Formula One team from Netherlands. The car were actually built by the Ensign team, but was renamed Boro after their main sponsor HB Bewaking ended up as proprietors of the car. They entered a total of 8 Grand Prixs between 1976 and 1977, but failed to cause a lasting impression. ...more on Wikipedia about "Boro (Formula One)"

The Brabham Racing Organisation was a Formula One racing team founded by Jack Brabham and Ron Tauranac. It was the only Australian team ever to carry a World Champion to victory, and the last team run by the driver to win a Formula One world championship. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brabham Racing Organisation"

British American Racing is a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. BAR began by acquiring Tyrrell, and by using Supertec engines, but eventually partnered with Honda in the next six years. ...more on Wikipedia about "British American Racing"

British Racing Motors (generally known as BRM) was a British Formula 1 motor racing team. Founded in 1945, it raced from 1950 to 1977, competing in 197 Grand Prix and winning 17. In 1962, BRM won the Constructors' Title. At the same time, its driver, Graham Hill became World Champion. In 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1971, BRM came second in the Constructors' Competition. ...more on Wikipedia about "British Racing Motors"

(British Racing Partnership) BRP was a Formula One constructor from the United Kingdom, established by Alfred Moss, Stirling Moss's father, in the late 1950's to run cars for Stirling, when not under contract with other firms. They ran a Cooper-Borgwards F2 car and BRM F1 car in 1959, the latter being demolished in a spectacular Avus crash. BRP later changing to run Lotus 24's and tried to acquire the more modern, monococque Lotus 25 from Lotus without success. This caused chief designer, Tony Robinson, to design his own monocoque car, patterned very closely after the Lotus 25, but with a thicker skin and running a BRM V8 rather than the typical Coventry Climax engine run in the Lotus 25. This car is commonly refered to as the BRP-BRM and was raced by Innes Ireland and Trevor Taylor. ...more on Wikipedia about "British Racing Partnership"

Bromme was a Formula One constructor ( Indy 500 only) from 1951 to 1954. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bromme"

Bugatti is one of the most celebrated marques of automobile and the one of the most exclusive Italian car producers of all time. The company is legendary for producing some of the best sports cars in the world. The original Bugatti failed with the advent of World War II, but has been resurrected twice, most recently under the Volkswagen Group. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bugatti"

Christensen was a Formula One constructor ( Indy 500 only) in 1959 and 1960. ...more on Wikipedia about "Christensen"

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