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Zakspeed

German · raced 1985–1989

54Races
0Wins
0Podiums
14Top 10s
10.16Avg Position
20.45Avg Grid Pos

Zakspeed was a German constructor founded by Erich Zakowski that raced in Formula 1 from 1985 to 1989, building its own turbo engines. Its drivers included Jonathan Palmer, Christian Danner and Martin Brundle, who took fifth place at the 1987 San Marino Grand Prix, the team's best result. Zakspeed started 54 Grands Prix and scored two championship points before it withdrew after 1989.

Top Drivers

Driver
Wins
Podiums
Points (as awarded)
Races
Martin Brundle00216
Huub Rothengatter00012
Piercarlo Ghinzani0009
Christian Danner00018
Jonathan Palmer00024
Bernd Schneider0008
Aguri Suzuki0000
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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.

Zakspeed season-by-season championship record
SeasonConstructors' positionWinsPoints
1989—00
1988—00
19871002
1986—00
1985—00
Teammate head-to-head battles at Zakspeed
SeasonMatchupRace
1988Piercarlo Ghinzani vs Bernd Schneider1–3
1987Martin Brundle vs Christian Danner9–6
1986Jonathan Palmer vs Huub Rothengatter9–3
Drivers who have raced for Zakspeed
DriverSeasonsRacesWins
B. Schneider1988–1989300
J. Palmer1985–1986240
C. Danner1985–1987180
A. Suzuki1989160
P. Ghinzani1988160
M. Brundle1987160
H. Rothengatter1986130