List of Formula One constructors

The following is a list of constructors which have competed or plan to compete in the FIA World Championship.

This list is accurate as of December 30, 2007. For a list of currently active constructors, see 2024 Formula One season.

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Constructors and teams

In Formula One racing the terms "constructor" and "entrant" have specific and differing meanings. An entrant is the person or corporate entity that registers a car and driver for a race, and is then responsible for preparing and maintaining that car during the race weekend. As a result of this preparation role and active involvement in the running of the race, the term "team" has become commonly applied to an entrant organisation.

Under Article 6.3 of the FIA Sporting Regulations, "the constructor of an engine or chassis is the person (including any corporate or unincorporated body) which owns the intellectual rights to such engine or chassis." The title of Formula One World Champion Constructor is awarded to the car "make" that has scored the most points during the course of the season, where a car's make takes into account both engine and chassis. Hence, if a car's chassis and engine constructor are the same entity (e.g. Ferrari, Toyota, BRM etc.) then the make is simply the name of that one constructor. However, where the chassis and engine are constructed by different entities the car's make comprises both (e.g. McLaren-Mercedes, Lotus-Climax etc.), with the name of the chassis constructor being placed before that of the engine constructor. As both engine and chassis are included in the make name, chassis run with different engines (e.g. Lotus-Ford, Lotus-BRM) are counted as two separate makes. In these cases, the World Champion title is awarded to the constructor of the chassis. For this reason, this list only considers chassis constructors. For more information on engines, see Formula One engines.

Since the early 1980s the FIA have required that Formula One entrants own the intellectual rights to the chassis that they enter, and so the terms "entrant" and "constructor", and hence also "team", have become synonymous. Before this time constructors were free to sell their chassis to as many other teams as they liked. Brabham and Lotus chassis were used extensively by other teams during the 1960s and 1970s and several quite competitive teams never built their own chassis. Rob Walker Racing Team was the most successful example, being responsible for the first victories in Formula One for both Cooper and Lotus. The concept of a "works" or "factory" team (i.e. the official team of the company producing the cars, as opposed to a customer team which buys them off the shelf) therefore applied to chassis in the same way as it does to engines in modern Formula One.

There have been some recent exceptions where a specialist company, not itself entered in the championship, has been commissioned to design and build a chassis for a team; Lola built cars for Larrousse and Scuderia Italia in the late 1980s and early 1990s, for example. Larousse had their points from the 1990 season erased after the FIA decided that they had falsely nominated themselves and not Lola as the chassis constructor. In 1978, the new Arrows team which had been established by former Shadow personnel was sued by Shadow on the grounds that the Arrows FA/1 car was a copy of Shadow's DN9 - a view upheld by the UK High Court, which placed a ban on Arrows racing the FA/1. There have been more recent cases with Ligier (1995), Sauber (2004), Scuderia Toro Rosso (2006 & 2007) and Super Aguri (2007 & 2008) where teams have been accused of using a chassis produced by another constructor (respectively Benetton, Ferrari, Red Bull Racing and Honda). No action was taken against any of these teams, the sporting authorities being satisfied in each case that the team owned the intellectual property to the chassis they raced.

2008 Formula One Season constructors

Name	Nationality	Base
BMW Sauber		Template:Country data SUI Hinwil, Switzerland (Sauber) Template:Country data GER Munich, Germany (BMW)
Ferrari		Template:Country data ITA Maranello, Italy
Force India	Template:IND	Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
Honda	Template:JPN	Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
McLaren-Mercedes		Surrey, United Kingdom
Red Bull-Renault	Template:AUT	Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Renault		Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Super Aguri-Honda	Template:JPN	Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Toro Rosso-Ferrari		Template:Country data ITA Faenza, Italy
Toyota	Template:JPN	Template:Country data GER Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Williams-Toyota		Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Defunct constructors

Key: Races = Number of individual races entered; Drv. = Number of drivers; Entr. = Total number of race entries; Wins = Number of races won; Pts. = Number of Constructors' Championship points scored; PP = Number of pole positions; FL = Number of fastest laps; Pod. = Number of podium finishes; WCC = Constructors Championships won; WDC = Drivers' Championships won.

Constructor	Country	Seasons	Races	Drv.	Entr.	Wins	Pts.	PP	FL	Pod.	WCC	WDC	First Grand Prix	Last Grand Prix
AFM (Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau)	Template:Country data Germany	1952-1953	4	6	9	0	n/a	0	0	0	n/a	0	1952 Swiss	1953 Italian
AGS (Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives)	Template:Country data France	1986-1991	80	10	124	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1986 Italian	1991 Monaco
Alfa Romeo	Template:Country flagicon2	1950-1951 1979-1985	110	18	237	10	50	12	14	26	0	2	1950 British	1985 Australian
Alta		1950-1952	5	4	6	0	n/a	0	0	0	n/a	0	1950 British	1952 British
Amon	Template:Country data New Zealand	1974	4	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1974 Spanish	1974 Italian
Andrea Moda	Template:Country flagicon2	1992	9	4	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1992 S. African	1992 Italian
Apollon	Template:Country data Switzerland	1977	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1977 Italian	1977 Italian
Arrows a	Template:Country data United Kingdom	1978-2002	393	36	783	0	167	1	0	8	0	0	1978 Brazilian	2002 German
Arzani-Volpini	Template:Country flagicon2	1955	1	1	1	0	n/a	0	0	0	n/a	0	1956 Italian	1956 Italian
Aston Butterworth		1953	4	2	4	0	n/a	0	0	0	n/a	0	1952 Belgian	1952 Italian
Aston Martin		1959-1960	6	3	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1959 Dutch	1960 British
ATS (Automobili Turismo e Sport)	Template:Country flagicon2	1963	5	2	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1963 Belgian	1964 Italian
ATS (Auto Technisches Spezialzubehör)	Template:Country data Germany	1977-1984	107	15	146	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1978 Argentine	1984 Portuguese
BAR (British American Racing) b	Template:Country data GBR	1999-2005	118	7	236	0	227	2	0	15	0	0	1999 Australian	2005 Chinese
Behra-Porsche	Template:Country data DEU	1960	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1960 Argentine	1960 Monaco
Bellasi	Template:Country data SUI	1970-1971	6	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1970 Dutch	1971 Italian
Benetton	/Template:Country data ITA	1986-2001	260	17	520	27	851.5	15	36	102	1	2	1986 Brazilian	2001 Japanese
Boro	Template:Country data NED	1976-1977	8	2	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1976 Spanish	1977 Italian
Brabham	Template:Country data GBR	1962-1987, 1989-1992	402	39	995	35	843	39	42	124	2	4	1962 German	1992 Hungarian
BRM (British Racing Motors)	Template:Country data GBR	1951, 1956-1977	208	71	559	17	385	11	15	61	1	1	1951 British	1977 Italian
BRP (British Racing Partnership)	Template:Country data GBR	1963-1964	13	2	19	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	1963 Belgian	1964 Mexican
Bugatti	Template:Country data FRA	1956	1	1	1	0	n/a	0	0	0	n/a	0	1956 French	1956 French
Cisitalia	Template:Country data ITA	1952	1	1	1	0	n/a	0	0	0	n/a	0	1952 Italian	1952 Italian
Coloni c	Template:Country data ITA	1987-1991	65	8	81	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1987 Italian	1991 Australian
Connaught	Template:Country data GBR	1952-1959	18	29	52	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1952 British	1959 United States
Connew	Template:Country data GBR	1972	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1972 Austrian	1972 Austrian
Cooper		1950, 1952-1969	129	111	528	16	301	11	14	58	2	2	1950 Monaco	1969 Monaco
Dallara	Template:Country data ITA	1988-1992	80	6	144	0	15	0	0	2	0	0	1988 Brazilian	1992 Australian
Derrington-Francis		1964	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1964 Italian	1964 Italian
De Klerk	Template:Country data South Africa	1963, 1965	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1963 South African	1965 South African
De Tomaso	Template:Country data ITA	1961-1963, 1970	15	8	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1961 French	1970 United States
Eagle (Anglo American Racers)	Template:Country data USA	1966-1969	26	7	35	1	17	0	0	4	0	0	1966 Belgian	1969 Canadian
Eifelland	Template:Country data DEU	1972	8	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1972 South African	1972 Austrian
Emeryson		1956, 1961-1962	6	6	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1956 British	1962 Italian
EMW (Eisenacher Motorenwerk)	Template:Country data DDR	1953	1	1	1	0	n/a	0	0	0	n/a	0	1953 German	1953 German
ENB (Ecurie Nationale Belge)	Template:Country data BEL	1962	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1962 German	1962 German
Ensign		1973-1982	134	25	154	0	19	0	1	0	0	0	1973 French	1982 Las Vegas
ERA (English Racing Automobiles)		1950-1952	7	7	12	0	n/a	0	0	0	n/a	0	1950 British	1952 Dutch
EuroBrun	Template:Country data ITA/Template:Country data SUI	1988-1990	46	5	76	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1988 Brazilian	1990 Spanish
Ferguson		1961	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1961 British	1961 British
FIRST	Template:Country data ITA	1989	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-
Fittipaldi (Copersucar)	Template:Country data BRA	1975-1982	120	8	156	0	44	0	0	3	0	0	1975 Argentine	1982 Las Vegas
Fondmetal	Template:Country data ITA	1991-1992	29	4	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1991 United States	1992 Italian
Forti	Template:Country data ITA	1995-1996	27	4	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1995 Brazilian	1996 British
Frank Williams Racing Cars d		1972-1976	61	25	112	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1972 British	1976 Japanese
Frazer-Nash		1952	4	2	4	0	n/a	0	0	0	n/a	0	1952 Swiss	1952 Dutch
Fry		1959	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1959 British	1959 British
Gilby		1961-1963	6	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1961 British	1963 Italian
Gordini	Template:Country data FRA	1952-1956	33	23	101	0	n/a	0	1	2	n/a	0	1952 Swiss	1956 Italian
Greifzu	Template:Country data DDR	1952	1	1	1	0	n/a	0	0	0	n/a	0	1952 German	1952 German
Hesketh		1974-1978	60	15	97	1	48	0	1	7	0	0	1974 South African	1978 Belgian
Hill		1975	12	6	21	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1975 South African	1975 United States
HWM (Hersham and Walton Motors)		1951-1955	16	15	48	0	n/a	0	0	0	n/a	0	1951 Swiss	1955 Monaco
Jaguar e		2000-2004	85	8	170	0	49	0	0	2	0	0	2000 Australian	2004 Brazilian
JBW		1959-1961	6	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1959 British	1961 Italian
Jordan f		1991-2005	250	30	500	4	291	2	2	19	0	0	1991 United States	2005 Chinese
Kauhsen	Template:Country data GER	1979	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1979 Spanish	1979 Belgian
Klenk	Template:Country data GER	1954	1	1	1	0	n/a	0	0	0	n/a	0	1954 German	1954 German
Kojima	Template:Country data JPN	1976-1977	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1976 Japanese	1977 Japanese
Kurtis g	Template:Country data USA	1959	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1959 United States	1959 United States
Lambo (Modena Team)	Template:Country data ITA	1991	16	2	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1991 United States	1991 Australian
Lancia	Template:Country data ITA	1954-1955	4	4	10	0	n/a	2	1	1	n/a	0	1954 Spanish	1955 Belgian
Larrousse	Template:Country data FRA	1993-1994	32	7	64	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1993 South African	1994 Australian
LDS	Template:Country data South Africa	1962-1963, 1965, 1967-1968	5	3	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1962 South African	1968 South African
LEC		1977	5	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1977 Spanish	1977 British
Leyton House h		1990-1991	32	3	64	0	8	0	0	1	0	0	1990 United States	1991 Australian
Life	Template:Country data ITA	1990	14	2	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1990 United States	1990 Spanish
Ligier i	Template:Country data FRA	1976-1996	330	28	612	9	388	9	9	50	0	0	1976 Brazilian	1996 Japanese
Lola j		1962-1963, 1967-1968, 1974-1975, 1985-1991, 1997	152	27	280	0	45	1	0	3	0	0	1962 Dutch	1997 Australian
Lotus		1958-1994	493	122	1332	79	1332	107	70	172	7	6	1958 Monaco	1994 Australian
Lyncar		1974-1975	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1974 British	1975 British
Maki	Template:Country data JPN	1974-1976	8	3	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1974 British	1976 Japanese
March k		1970-1978, 1981-1982, 1987-1989, 1992	208	54	579	3	172.5	5	7	21	0	0	1970 South African	1992 Australian
Martini	Template:Country data FRA	1978	7	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1978 South African	1978 Dutch
Maserati	Template:Country data ITA	1950-1960	73	93	407	9	9	10	17	37	0	2	1950 British	1960 United States
Matra	Template:Country data FRA	1967-1972	61	5	117	9	163	4	12	21	1	1	1967 Monaco	1972 United States
McGuire	Template:Country data AUS	1977	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1977 British	1977 British
Mercedes-Benz	Template:Country data GER	1954-1955	12	7	32	9	n/a	8	9	17	n/a	2	1954 French	1955 Italian
Merzario	Template:Country data ITA	1978-1979	31	3	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1978 Argentine	1979 United States
Midland l	Template:Country data RUS	2006	18	2	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2006 Bahrain	2006 Brazilian
Milano	Template:Country data ITA	1950	1	1	1	0	n/a	0	0	0	n/a	0	1950 Italian	1950 Italian
Minardi m	Template:Country data ITA	1985-2005	346	42	676	0	38	0	0	0	0	0	1985 Brazilian	2005 Chinese
Monteverdi n	Template:Country data SUI	1990	2	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1990 German	1990 Hungarian
Onyx o	Template:Country data ITA	1989-1990	24	4	48	0	6	0	0	1	0	0	1989 Brazilian	1990 British
OSCA (Officine Specializate Costruzione Automobili)	Template:Country data ITA	1951-1953, 1958	7	5	11	0	0	0	0	0	0		1951 Italian	1958 Monaco
Osella p	Template:Country data ITA	1980-1990	172	17	253	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1980 Argentine	1990 Australian
Pacific		1994-1995	33	5	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1994 Brazilian	1995 Australian
Parnelli	Template:Country data USA	1974-1976	16	1	16	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	1974 Canadian	1976 US West
Penske	Template:Country data USA	1974-1977	41	7	46	1	23	0	0	0	0	0	1974 Canadian	1977 Canadian
Porsche	Template:Country data GER	1957-1964	35	13	75	1	46	1	0	5	0	0	1957 German	1964 German
Prost q	Template:Country data FRA	1997-2001	83	9	166	0	35	0	0	3	0	0	1997 Australian	2001 Japanese
RAM		1983-1985	44	8	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1983 Brazilian	1985 European
Rebaque	Template:Country data MEX	1979	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1979 Italian	1979 United States
Rial	Template:Country data GER	1988-1989	32	6	48	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1988 Brazilian	1989 Australian
Sauber r	Template:Country data SUI	1993-2005	218	17	435	0	195	0	0	6	0	0	1993 South African	2005 Chinese
Scarab	Template:Country data USA	1960	5	4	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1960 Monaco	1960 United States
Scirocco		1963-1964	7	3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1963 Belgian	1964 German
Shadow		1973-1980	112	21	240	1	67.5	3	2	7	0	0	1973 South African	1980 French
Shannon		1966	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1966 British	1966 British
Simca-Gordini	Template:Country data FRA	1950-1953	15	11	29	0	n/a	0	0	0	n/a	0	1950 Monaco	1953 Belgian
Simtek		1994-1995	21	7	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1994 Brazilian	1995 Monaco
Spirit		1983-1985	25	3	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1983 British	1985 San Marino
Spyker s	Template:Country data NED	2007	17	4	34	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2007 Australian	2007 Brazilian
Stebro	Template:Country data CAN	1963	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1963 United States	1963 United States
Stewart t		1997-1999	49	47	98	1	47	1	0	5	0	0	1997 Australian	1999 Japanese
Surtees		1970-1978	119	38	260	0	53	0	3	2	0	0	1970 British	1978 Canadian
Talbot-Lago	Template:Country data FRA	1950-1951	13	18	81	0	n/a	0	0	2	n/a	0	1950 British	1951 Spanish
Tec-Mec	Template:Country data USA	1959	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1959 United States	1959 United States
Tecno	Template:Country data ITA	1972-1973	13	3	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1972 Belgian	1973 Austrian
Theodore	Template:Country data Hong Kong	1978, 1981-1983	51	10	64	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1978 Argentine	1983 European
Token		1974	4	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1974 Belgian	1974 Austrian
Toleman u		1981-1985	70	9	131	0	26	1	2	3	0	0	1981 San Marino	1985 Australian
Trojan		1974	8	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1974 Spanish	1974 Italian
Tyrrell v		1970-1998	433	47	884	23	617	14	20	77	1	2	1970 Canadian	1998 Japanese
Vanwall		1954-1960	29	12	66	9	48	7	6	13	1	0	1954 British	1960 French
Venturi	Template:Country data FRA	1992	16	2	32	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1992 South African	1992 Australian
Veritas	Template:Country data GER	1951-1953	6	15	18	0	n/a	0	0	0	n/a	0	1951 Swiss	1953 German
Wolf w		1977-1979	48	4	54	3	79	1	2	13	0	0	1977 Argentine	1979 United States
Zakspeed	Template:Country data GER	1985-1989	74	7	136	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1985 Portuguese	1989 Australian

Notes:

^a Formally known as Footwork from 1991 to 1996.

^b Formerly Tyrrell; subsequently Honda Racing F1.

^c Later Andrea Moda.

^d Includes Politoys (1972), Iso Marlboro (1973-1974) and Wolf-Williams (1976) cars. Prior to 1972 FWRC ran customer chassis. Subsequently became Wolf.

^e Formerly Stewart Grand Prix. Subsequently became Red Bull Racing.

^f Subsequently became Midland F1 Racing.

^g Does not include Kurtis' Indianapolis 500 (1950-1960) entries.

ⁱ Formerly March Engineering.

ⁱ Subsequently became Prost Grand Prix.

^j Includes Larrousse (1990) and Mastercard Lola (1997) entries.

^k Subsequenty became Leyton House Racing, later reappearing as March for one final season.

^l Formerly Jordan Grand Prix; subsequently became Spyker F1.

^m Subsequently Scuderia Toro Rosso.

ⁿ Formerly Onyx Grand Prix.

^o Subsequently became Monteverdi.

^p Subsequently became Fondmetal.

^q Formerly Ligier.

^r Subsequently became BMW Sauber.

^s Formerly Midland F1 Racing; subsequently became Force India.

^t Subsequently became Jaguar Racing.

^u Subsequently became Benetton Formula.

^v Subsequently became British American Racing.

^w Formerly Frank Williams Racing Cars.

Indianapolis 500 only

Constructors whose only World Championship participation was in the Indianapolis 500 from 1950 to 1960. All were American-based. Template:Columns

Privateer teams

The following are teams which never built their own chassis, and thus were not "constructors": Template:Columns

See also

• List of Formula One World Constructors' Champions
  • List of Formula One World Constructors' Runners-up
• List of Grand Prix winners (constructors)
• List of automobile manufacturers

References

All statistics and other data drawn from:

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