Vanwall

Vanwall

Full name	Vanwall
Base	Acton, London, United Kingdom
Founder(s)	Tony Vandervell
Noted staff	Colin Chapman Frank Costin
Noted drivers	Stirling Moss Maurice Trintignant Harry Schell Stuart Lewis-Evans Tony Brooks
Formula One World Championship career
First entry	1954 British Grand Prix
Races entered	29 (28 starts)
Engines	Vanwall
Constructors' Championships	1 (1958)
Drivers' Championships	0
Race victories	9
Podiums	13
Points	57
Pole positions	7
Fastest laps	6
Final entry	1960 French 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 1958, 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.