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Toleman

British · raced 1981–1985

57Races
0Wins
3Podiums
1Poles
20Top 10s
7.73Avg Position
13.9Avg Grid Pos

Toleman was a British team founded by Ted Toleman, a haulage businessman, which raced in Formula 1 from 1981 to 1985. It was where Ayrton Senna made his debut in 1984, and he took second place at the Monaco Grand Prix in the rain, as well as third place at the British and Portuguese Grands Prix. Derek Warwick, Teo Fabi and Bruno Giacomelli also drove for the team, which started 57 Grands Prix. It was bought by Benetton and renamed for 1986.

Top Drivers

Driver
Wins
Pod.
Pts
Ayrton Senna0313
Derek Warwick009
Stefan Johansson003
Bruno Giacomelli001
Brian Henton000
Johnny Cecotto000
Teo Fabi000
Piercarlo Ghinzani000

Points are Grand Prix points as awarded at the time (sprints excluded); average points are per race started.

Most wins for the team, then most races.

Toleman season-by-season championship record
SeasonConstructors' positionWinsPoints
1985—00
198472 places higher than 1983016
19839010
1982—00
1981—00
Drivers who have raced for Toleman
DriverSeasonsRacesWins
D. Warwick1981–1983270
T. Fabi1982–1985200
A. Senna1984140
B. Giacomelli1983140
J. Cecotto198490
P. Ghinzani198570
S. Johansson198430
B. Henton198110

How Toleman did in every Grand Prix it started: the best grid slot and finish of its cars, the points it scored and each car’s result. Races in which no car took the start are left out unless the team scored sprint points.

198513 races, 1 pole▾

Drivers: T. Fabi, P. Ghinzani

Toleman race results in 1985
Grand PrixResultPts
16Australian Grand PrixDNF0
15South African Grand PrixDNF0
14European Grand PrixDNF0
13Belgian Grand PrixDNF0
12Italian Grand PrixP120
11Dutch Grand PrixDNF0
10Austrian Grand PrixDNF0
9German Grand PrixDNF★0
8British Grand PrixDNF0
7French Grand PrixP140
6Detroit Grand PrixDNF0
5Canadian Grand PrixDNF0
4Monaco Grand PrixDNF0
Earlier seasons1981–1984 (4 seasons)▾
198416 races, 3 podiumsConstructors’ P7 · 16 pts▾

Drivers: A. Senna, J. Cecotto, S. Johansson

Toleman race results in 1984
Grand PrixResultPts
16Portuguese Grand PrixP34
15European Grand PrixDNF0
14Italian Grand PrixP43
13Dutch Grand PrixDNF0
12Austrian Grand PrixDNF0
11German Grand PrixDNF0
10British Grand PrixP34
9Dallas Grand PrixDNF0
8Detroit Grand PrixDNF0
7Canadian Grand PrixP70
6Monaco Grand PrixP23
5French Grand PrixDNF0
4San Marino Grand PrixDNF0
3Belgian Grand PrixP61
2South African Grand PrixP61
1Brazilian Grand PrixDNF0
198315 racesConstructors’ P9 · 10 pts▾

Drivers: D. Warwick, B. Giacomelli

Toleman race results in 1983
Grand PrixResultPts
15South African Grand PrixP43
14European Grand PrixP53
13Italian Grand PrixP61
12Dutch Grand PrixP43
11Austrian Grand PrixDNF0
10German Grand PrixDNF0
9British Grand PrixDNF0
8Canadian Grand PrixDNF0
7Detroit Grand PrixP90
6Belgian Grand PrixP70
5Monaco Grand PrixDNF0
4San Marino Grand PrixDNF0
3French Grand PrixP136 places worse than the team’s season average (P6.9)0
2United States Grand Prix WestDNF0
1Brazilian Grand PrixP70
198211 races▾

Drivers: D. Warwick, T. Fabi

Toleman race results in 1982
Grand PrixResultPts
16Caesars Palace Grand PrixDNF0
15Italian Grand PrixDNF0
14Swiss Grand PrixDNF0
13Austrian Grand PrixDNF0
12German Grand PrixP100
11French Grand PrixP150
10British Grand PrixDNF0
9Dutch Grand PrixDNF0
5Belgian Grand PrixDNF0
4San Marino Grand PrixDNF0
1South African Grand PrixDNF0
19812 races▾

Drivers: B. Henton, D. Warwick

Toleman race results in 1981
Grand PrixResultPts
15Caesars Palace Grand PrixDNF0
13Italian Grand PrixP100