78
1978 — 1990
Arrows Grand Prix
Ran second in only its second race; BMW turbo years.
Arrows Grand Prix InternationalF1 team history & lineage
The most persistent nearly-team in Formula One: 382 starts across 24 seasons and not a single victory.
- Base
- Leafield, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1977 by Rees, Oliver, Southgate, Wass and Dennis
- Constructors' titles
- 0
- Drivers' titles
- 0
- Race wins
- 0
- Identities
- 3
Lineage
91
1991 — 1996
Footwork Arrows
Japanese ownership; the ill-fated Porsche V12.
97
1997 — 2002
Arrows
Walkinshaw era; Hill's near-win in Hungary 1997.
The Long Version
Arrows led its second ever race in 1978 before a court ruled its car a copy of the Shadow DN9.
Footwork's Japanese money brought a Porsche V12 in 1991 that was too heavy to qualify well.
Damon Hill nearly won the 1997 Hungarian Grand Prix before a hydraulic failure on the last lap.
Tom Walkinshaw's ownership ended in collapse and the team disappeared mid-2002.