ATS Wheels

ATS
Full nameATS Wheels
BaseGermany
Founder(s)Günter Schmid
Noted staffRobin Herd
Giacomo Caliri
Gustav Brunner
Jo Ramírez[1]
Vic Elford[1]
Peter Collins[1]
Fred Opert[1][2]
Alistair Caldwell[1]
Noted driversFrance Jean-Pierre Jarier
Finland Keke Rosberg
Germany Manfred Winkelhock
Chile Eliseo Salazar
Austria Gerhard Berger
Formula One World Championship career
First entry1977 United States Grand Prix West
Races entered116 (99 starts)
Constructors'
Championships
0
Drivers'
Championships
0
Race victories0 (best finish: 5th, 1979 United States Grand Prix and 1982 Brazilian and San Marino Grands Prix)
Pole positions0 (best grid position: 4th, 1980 United States Grand Prix West)
Fastest laps0
Final entry1984 Portuguese Grand Prix

ATS (Auto Technisches Spezialzubehör) is a German company that manufactures alloy wheels for road and racing cars. It is based in Bad Dürkheim near the Hockenheimring race circuit. ATS had a Formula One racing team that was active from 1977 to 1984.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e Cooper, Adam (January 1998). "Wheel nut". Motor Sport. p. 57.
  2. ^ Roebuck, Nigel (2 July 2012). "Grand Prix Gold: 1979 British GP". autosport.com.
  3. ^ Daily Express page 40 Saturday 18 March 1978