Vanwall
Sign in to saveAlso known as Vandervell Engineering, Vandervell Products Ltd, Vandervell Products Ltd., Vanwall F1 team, Vanwall Formula One team
thumb|right|The fourth, and last, Thinwall Special. Used between and . thumb|right|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 t
Key facts
- F1 engine manufacturer.name
- Vanwall
- F1 engine manufacturer.debut
- 1954 British Grand Prix
- F1 engine manufacturer.final_race
- 1960 French Grand Prix
- F1 engine manufacturer.races
- 29 (28 starts)
- F1 engine manufacturer.chassis
- Vanwall
- F1 engine manufacturer.cons_champ
- 1 ()
- F1 engine manufacturer.drivers_champ
- 0
- F1 engine manufacturer.wins
- 9
- F1 engine manufacturer.podiums
- 13
- F1 engine manufacturer.points
- 57
- F1 engine manufacturer.poles
- 7
- F1 engine manufacturer.fastest_laps
- 6
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- Thinwall special.jpg
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- Vanwall F1 cars
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- Vanwall
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 71
- number of wins
- 9
- points for
- 111
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8 sectionsContents
- History
- Formula One World Championship results
- Non-championship Formula One results
- Notes
- References
- Notes
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|right|The fourth, and last, Thinwall Special. Used between and . thumb|right|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 , 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.
==History== Tony Vandervell's Vanwall Company made Babbit bearings (UK White Metal bearings) under licence from the Cleveland Graphite Bronze Company; W. A. Robotham of Rolls-Royce said that "it was an exceedingly difficult task ... knowing the American company well".