Connew

Connew
Full nameConnew Racing Team
BaseChadwell Heath, UK
Founder(s)Peter Connew
Noted staffRoger Doran
Barry Boor
Noted driversFrance François Migault
United Kingdom David Purley
Formula One World Championship career
First entry1972 British Grand Prix
Races entered2 (1 start)
EnginesCosworth DFV
Race victories0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
Final entry1972 Austrian Grand Prix

Connew Racing Team, commonly known as Connew (/ˈkɒn.j/), was a short lived British Formula One constructor. Founded in 1971 by Peter Connew, the team constructed a single car, the PC1. The first monococque had to be aborted due to a change in regulations and the second tub was known as PC2.[1] However, record books show the car driven by Migault and others as PC1.[2] The intent was to compete in the Formula One World Championship in 1972, but a lack of financial and technical resources meant that the car only managed to start in one championship race, the 1972 Austrian Grand Prix, with French driver François Migault at the wheel. Following the Austrian race, the car competed in a handful of non-championship races before being converted to meet Formula 5000 specifications for the 1973 season. The chassis was damaged beyond repair during the season finale at Brands Hatch and the team closed.

  1. ^ Lawrence, Mike (August 1986). "The story of the Connew GP car". Motor Sport magazine archive. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
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