By subh
January 28 2003

Since the Formula 1 World Championship began in 1950, a great many teams have competed against one another. Some have lasted, whilst others haven’t. In absolute terms, which constructors have the most to be proud of, and where do the current teams fit in?

Here is a brief summary of some of the most significant GP teams, and you will see that some of them have been trying for a long time.

Mercedes-Benz
Nine wins in 12 starts; 75.0% success rate

Vanwall
Nine wins in 28 starts; 32.1% success rate

McLaren
135 wins in 536 starts; 25.2% success rate

Williams
108 wins in 448 starts; 24.1% success rate

Ferrari
152 wins in 662 starts; 23.0% success rate

Lotus
79 wins in 491 starts; 16.1% success rate

Matra
Nine wins in 62 starts; 14.5% success rate

Maserati
Nine wins in 68 starts; 13.2% success rate

Cooper
16 wins in 129 starts; 12.4% success rate

Renault
15 wins in 133 starts; 11.3% success rate

Benetton
27 wins in 260 starts; 10.4% success rate

Alfa Romeo
Ten wins in 112 starts; 9.0% success rate

Brabham
35 wins in 394 starts; 8.9% success rate

BRM
17 wins in 197 starts; 8.6% success rate

Wolf
Three wins in 47 starts; 6.4% success rate

Honda
Two wins in 35 starts; 5.7% success rate

Tyrrell
23 wins in 430 starts; 5.3% success rate

Eagle
One win in 25 starts; 4.0% success rate

Porsche
One win in 33 starts; 3.0% success rate

Ligier
Nine wins in 326 starts; 2.8% success rate

Penske
One win in 40 starts; 2.5% success rate

Stewart
One win in 49 starts; 2.0% success rate

Hesketh
One win in 52 starts; 1.9% success rate

Jordan
Three wins in 190 starts; 1.6% success rate

March
Three wins in 227 starts; 1.3% success rate

Shadow
One win in 104 starts; 1.0% success rate

Arrows
No wins in 381 starts; best result of second (five times)

Minardi
No wins in 280 starts; best result of fourth (three times)

Sauber
No wins in 156 starts; best result of third (five times)

Prost
No wins in 83 starts; best result of second (twice)

BAR
No wins in 60 starts; best result of third (twice)

Jaguar
No wins in 44 starts; best result of third (once)

Toyota
No wins in ten starts; best result of sixth (twice)

· all figures up to date following the 2002 British GP