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Vanwall

British · raced 1954–1960 · 1 constructors' title

28Races
9Winsjoint 16th all-time
13Podiums
7Polesjoint 18th all-time
24Top 10s
4.19Avg Position
6.43Avg Grid Pos
1Constructor Titlesjoint 11th all-time

Vanwall was a British constructor founded by Tony Vandervell that won the first official constructors' championship in 1958. Stirling Moss and Tony Brooks won races for the team, which took 9 Grands Prix, and Moss was runner-up for the drivers' title that year. Vanwall started 28 Grands Prix, and it withdrew after the 1958 season, though it raced again in 1959 and 1960.

All-time records

Where Vanwall ranks in the all-time Formula 1 record books.

Top Drivers

Driver
Wins
Pod.
Pts
Stirling Moss6757
Tony Brooks4535
Stuart Lewis-Evans0213
Harry Schell003
Ken Wharton000
Piero Taruffi000
Colin Chapman000
Peter Collins000
Mike Hawthorn000
José Froilán González000

Top Circuits

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.

Vanwall season-by-season championship record
SeasonConstructors' positionWinsPoints
1960—00
1959—00
19581648
1957—337
1956—03
1955—00
1954—00
Drivers who have raced for Vanwall
DriverSeasonsRacesWins
T. Brooks1957–1960164
S. Moss1957–1958146
S. Lewis-Evans1957–1958130
H. Schell1955–195670
M. Trintignant195640
M. Hawthorn1955–195630
P. Collins195430
K. Wharton195520
R. Salvadori195710
C. Chapman195610
J. González195610
P. Taruffi195610

How Vanwall 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.

19601 race▾

Drivers: T. Brooks

Vanwall race results in 1960
Grand PrixResultPts
6French Grand PrixDNF0
Earlier seasons1954–1959 (6 seasons)▾
19591 race▾

Drivers: T. Brooks

Vanwall race results in 1959
Grand PrixResultPts
5British Grand PrixDNF0
19589 races, 6 wins, 9 podiums, 5 polesConstructors’ P1 · 48 pts▾

Drivers: S. Moss, T. Brooks, S. Lewis-Evans

Vanwall race results in 1958
Grand PrixResultPts
11Moroccan Grand PrixP19
10Italian Grand PrixP1★8
9Portuguese Grand PrixP1★12
8German Grand PrixP19
7British Grand PrixP4★3
6French Grand PrixP26
5Belgian Grand PrixP112
3Dutch Grand PrixP1★9
2Monaco Grand PrixDNF★0
19576 races, 3 wins, 4 podiums, 2 poles▾

Drivers: S. Lewis-Evans, S. Moss, T. Brooks, R. Salvadori

Vanwall race results in 1957
Grand PrixResultPts
8Italian Grand PrixP1★9
7Pescara Grand PrixP111
6German Grand PrixP52
5British Grand PrixP1★9
4French Grand PrixDNF0
2Monaco Grand PrixP26
19565 races▾

Drivers: H. Schell, M. Trintignant, J. González, M. Hawthorn, P. Taruffi

Vanwall race results in 1956
Grand PrixResultPts
8Italian Grand PrixDNF0
6British Grand PrixDNF0
5French Grand PrixP100
4Belgian Grand PrixP43
2Monaco Grand PrixDNF0
19554 races▾

Drivers: H. Schell, K. Wharton, M. Hawthorn

Vanwall race results in 1955
Grand PrixResultPts
7Italian Grand PrixDNF0
6British Grand PrixP90
4Belgian Grand PrixDNF0
2Monaco Grand PrixDNF0
19542 races▾

Drivers: P. Collins

Vanwall race results in 1954
Grand PrixResultPts
8Italian Grand PrixP70
5British Grand PrixDNF0