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Vanwall Grand Prix

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Vanwall Grand Prix series
CategoryFormula One
ConstructorVanwall
Designer(s)Frank Costin
Technical specifications
ChassisMulti-tubular steel spaceframe, aluminium body[1]
Suspension (front)Double wishbones, coil springs over shock absorbers, anti-roll bar
Suspension (rear)De Dion axle, twin trailing arms, coil springs over telescopic shock absorbers
Axle track1,416 mm (55.7 in) (front), 1,314 mm (51.7 in) (rear)
Wheelbase2,268 mm (89.3 in)
EngineVanwall 2.5 L (150 cu in) straight-4, naturally aspirated, longitudinally mounted, front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout
Transmission5-speed manual gearbox.
Weight640 kg (1,410 lb)
BrakesDisc brakes all-round
Tyres
Competition history
Notable drivers
Debut1954 French Grand Prix[3]
Races
20

The Vanwall Grand Prix cars are a series of open-wheel Formula One race cars, designed, developed and built by British manufacturer Vanwall, for Formula One racing, between 1954 and 1960.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

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Formula One World Championship results

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(key)

Year Chassis Engine Tyres Driver 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Points WCC
1954 Vanwall Special Vanwall L4 P ARG 500 BEL FRA GBR GER SUI ITA ESP n/a n/a[a]
United Kingdom Peter Collins Ret 7 DNS
1955 Vanwall VW 55 Vanwall L4 P ARG MON 500 BEL NED GBR ITA n/a n/a[a]
United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Ret Ret
United Kingdom Ken Wharton 9[b] Ret
United States Harry Schell 9[b] Ret
1956 Vanwall VW 2 Vanwall L4 P ARG MON 500 BEL FRA GBR GER ITA n/a n/a[a]
France Maurice Trintignant Ret Ret Ret Ret
United States Harry Schell Ret 4 10[b] Ret Ret
United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn 10[b]
United Kingdom Colin Chapman DNS
Argentina José Froilán González Ret
Italy Piero Taruffi Ret
1957 Vanwall VW 5 Vanwall L4 P ARG MON 500 FRA GBR GER PES ITA n/a n/a[a]
United Kingdom Stirling Moss Ret 1PF[b] 5 1F 1
United Kingdom Tony Brooks 2 1[b] 9 Ret 7F
United Kingdom Stuart Lewis-Evans Ret 7 Ret 5 RetP
United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Ret
1958 Vanwall VW 5 Vanwall L4 D ARG MON NED 500 BEL FRA GBR GER POR ITA MOR 48
(57)
1st
United Kingdom Stirling Moss Ret 1F Ret 2 RetP RetF 1P RetP 1F
United Kingdom Tony Brooks RetP Ret 1 Ret 7 1 Ret 1 Ret
United Kingdom Stuart Lewis-Evans Ret RetP 3 Ret 4 3 Ret Ret
1959 Vanwall VW 59 Vanwall L4 D MON 500 NED FRA GBR GER POR ITA USA 0 NC
United Kingdom Tony Brooks Ret
1960 Vanwall VW 11 Vanwall L4 D ARG MON 500 NED BEL FRA GBR POR ITA USA 0 NC
United Kingdom Tony Brooks Ret

Non-championship Formula One results

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Year Chassis Engine Driver 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
1954 Vanwall Special Vanwall L4 SYR PAU LAV BOR INT BAR CUR ROM FRO COR BRC CRY ROU CAE AUG COR OUL RED PES SAC JOE CAD BER GOO DTT
Italy Alberto Ascari DNA
United Kingdom Alan Brown Ret
United Kingdom Peter Collins DNA 2
United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn 2
1955 Vanwall VW 1/
VW2/
VW3
Vanwall L4 NZL BUE VAL PAU GLO BOR INT NAP ALB CUR COR LON DRT RED DTT OUL AVO SYR
United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn DNA Ret
United Kingdom Ken Wharton Ret 2
United States Harry Schell 2 1 Ret 1PF
United Kingdom Desmond Titterington 3
1956 Vanwall VW 1/
VW2
Vanwall L4 BUE GLV SYR AIN INT NAP 100 VNW CAE SUS BRH
United States Harry Schell DNA Ret
United Kingdom Stirling Moss DNA 1PF
1957 Vanwall VW 1/
VW3/
VW7/
VW8/
VW10
Vanwall L4 BUE SYR PAU GLV NAP RMS CAE INT MOD MOR
United Kingdom Stirling Moss 3F RetP DNS
United Kingdom Tony Brooks Ret 6F DNA Ret
United Kingdom Stuart Lewis-Evans 3 2
United Kingdom Roy Salvadori 5
1960 Vanwall VW 5 Vanwall L4 GLV INT SIL LOM OUL
United Kingdom Tony Brooks 7 DNA
Lotus 18 DNS

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d The Constructors' Championship was not awarded until 1958.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Shared drive

References

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  1. ^ "Vanwall – primotipo…". primotipo...
  2. ^ "Vanwall VW 5 • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com.
  3. ^ "Vanwall Special | STATS F1". www.statsf1.com.
  4. ^ "1958 Vanwall VW5 technical and mechanical specifications". conceptcarz.com.
  5. ^ "1958 Vanwall Formula 1". Revs Institute.
  6. ^ "Vanwall VW5 – primotipo…". primotipo...
  7. ^ "Vanwall Special | STATS F1". www.statsf1.com.
  8. ^ "1954 Vanwall 01 'Special' Formula 1". conceptcarz.com.
  9. ^ "vanwall vw".