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1977 — 1979
Walter Wolf Racing
Won its first race; championship runner-up in 1977.
Walter Wolf RacingF1 team history & lineage
An Austrian-Canadian oil millionaire's team that won its very first grand prix and finished runner-up in its debut championship.
- Base
- Reading, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1976 by Walter Wolf
- Constructors' titles
- 0
- Drivers' titles
- 0
- Race wins
- 3
- Identities
- 1
Lineage
The Long Version
Walter Wolf bought into Frank Williams's team in 1976, then started afresh with Harvey Postlethwaite's WR1.
Jody Scheckter won in Argentina on debut in 1977 and took two more victories that year.
Scheckter was second in the 1977 drivers' championship behind Niki Lauda.
Form collapsed with the ground-effect era and Wolf's assets were absorbed by Fittipaldi after 1979.
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Sources & citations
Reference material used to compile and verify the Walter Wolf Racing lineage data on this page. GridXTrax is an independent fan archive; follow the links to check any figure at source.
- Wikipedia — Walter Wolf Racing(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 — Walter Wolf Racing 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.
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