Vanwall

Vanwall
Full nameUnited Kingdom Vanwall
BaseActon, London, United Kingdom
Founder(s)Tony Vandervell
Noted staffColin Chapman
Frank Costin
Noted driversUnited Kingdom Stirling Moss
France Maurice Trintignant
United States Harry Schell
United Kingdom Stuart Lewis-Evans
United Kingdom Tony Brooks
Formula One World Championship career
First entry1954 British Grand Prix
Races entered29 (28 starts)
EnginesVanwall
Constructors'
Championships
1 (1958)
Drivers'
Championships
0
Race victories9
Podiums13
Points57
Pole positions7
Fastest laps6
Final entry1960 French Grand Prix
Vanwall as a Formula One engine manufacturer
Formula One World Championship career
First entry1954 British Grand Prix
Last entry1960 French Grand Prix
Races entered29 (28 starts)
ChassisVanwall
Constructors' Championships1 (1958)
Drivers'
Championships
0
Race victories9
Podiums13
Points57
Pole positions7
Fastest laps6
The fourth, and last, Thinwall Special. Used between 1952 and 1954.
The winning Vanwall VW5 before the 1957 British Grand Prix.

Vanwall was a British motor racing team and racing car constructor that was active in Formula One during the 1950s. Founded by Tony Vandervell, the Vanwall name was derived by combining the name of the team owner with that of his Thinwall bearings produced at the Vandervell Products factory at Acton, London. Originally entering modified Ferraris in non-championship races, Vanwall constructed their first cars to race in the 1954 Formula One season. The team achieved their first race win in the 1957 British Grand Prix, with Stirling Moss and Tony Brooks sharing a VW 5, earning the team the distinction of constructing the first British-built car to win a World Championship race. Vanwall won the inaugural Constructors' Championship in Formula One in 1958, in the process allowing Moss and Brooks to finish second and third in the Drivers' Championship standings, each winning three races for Vanwall. Vandervell's failing health meant 1958 would be the last full season; the squad ran cars in a handful of races in the following years, but finished racing in 1961.