54
1954 — 1960
Vanwall
First constructors' champion, 1958.
Vandervell Products (Vanwall)F1 team history & lineage
A bearing manufacturer's private crusade to beat the Italians — and the winner of the first ever constructors' championship in 1958.
- Base
- Acton, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1954 by Tony Vandervell
- Constructors' titles
- 1
- Drivers' titles
- 0
- Race wins
- 9
- Identities
- 1
Lineage
The Long Version
Tony Vandervell built the car to prove his Thinwall bearings and to end Italian dominance.
Chapman and Costin gave the 1957 car its aerodynamic body and space-frame chassis.
Stirling Moss and Tony Brooks won six races in 1958, taking the inaugural constructors' title.
Vandervell's health collapsed and the team effectively withdrew after 1958.
Share this page
Shared links show the GridXTrax preview card for this page.
Sources & citations
Reference material used to compile and verify the Vandervell Products (Vanwall) lineage data on this page. GridXTrax is an independent fan archive; follow the links to check any figure at source.
- Wikipedia — Vandervell Products (Vanwall)(opens in a new tab)
Team history and the takeovers or rebrands that shaped this lineage.
- Wikipedia — List of Formula One constructors(opens in a new tab)
Used to confirm each constructor entity in the lineage and its active seasons.
- StatsF1 — Vandervell Products (Vanwall) lineage(opens in a new tab)
Season records for the predecessor and successor entries in this lineage.
- Ergast / Jolpica Formula One results archive(opens in a new tab)
Primary dataset for race results, starts, wins, podiums, poles and points from 1950 onwards.
- FIA — Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile(opens in a new tab)
Governing body: official regulations, entry lists and classifications.
- Formula1.com results archive(opens in a new tab)
Official championship results and standings by season.
Team names, driver names and trademarks belong to their respective owners. See the disclaimer for how this archive uses them.