F1ABY — CONSTRUCTOR ARCHIVE — CURRENT AND HISTORICAL
From Colin Chapman's Norfolk shed to the Red Bull factory in Milton Keynes. Every team that shaped Formula One, with the history, the drivers, the controversies, and what Barry, Gary, and Kat actually think about them.
2026 Constructors
10
Mercedes lead, Ferrari and McLaren in contention. Red Bull searching for what worked in 2023.
Most titles
Ferrari
16 Constructors’ Championships. 243 race wins. 75 years without missing a round.
Most innovative
Lotus
Monocoque. Stressed engine. Ground effect. Active suspension. Chapman changed the sport seven times.
Most dramatic
Everyone
Every team on this page has a controversy worth knowing about. Some are worse than others.
2026 GRID — CURRENT CONSTRUCTORS
BRACKLEY · 8 CONSTRUCTORS’ TITLES
Eight years they ran away with it. Then the regulations changed. They found another edge anyway. Antonelli leads the 2026 championship.
MARANELLO · 16 CONSTRUCTORS’ TITLES
The oldest team. The most wins. The most championships. The most drama. Hamilton’s Barcelona 2026 win was their first since Räikkönen 2007.
WOKING · 8 CONSTRUCTORS’ TITLES
Built by a Kiwi who died testing. Won 15 from 16 with Senna and Prost. Norris won the 2025 championship. Papaya is not a colour, it’s a philosophy.
MILTON KEYNES · 6 CONSTRUCTORS’ TITLES
From a £1 Jaguar purchase to 21 wins from 22 races in 2023. Verstappen is still the fastest driver on the grid. The car is no longer the RB19.
GROVE · 9 CONSTRUCTORS’ TITLES
Built from nothing. Won more than almost everyone. Then the money stopped. Frank Williams built a dynasty from a shed with Patrick Head. Currently rebuilding under new ownership.
ENSTONE · TOLEMAN–BENETTON–RENAULT
Six identities. One factory. Senna’s Monaco 1984 audition. Schumacher’s first two championships. Alonso’s two championships. And Crashgate.
SILVERSTONE · JORDAN–FORCE INDIA–RACING POINT
Eddie Jordan found Schumacher in 1991. Force India punched above its weight for a decade. Now Lawrence Stroll is spending serious money at the new AMR Campus.
KANNAPOLIS / BANBURY · FIRST AMERICAN TEAM SINCE 1986
The Ferrari B-team with American branding. No wins yet. Bearman’s 50G Suzuka crash made headlines in 2026. He was back four weeks later.
HINWIL · BECOMING AUDI IN 2026
The Swiss privateer that survived 30 years by being quietly excellent. Launched Räikkönen, discovered Kubica, endured BMW’s exit. Now it becomes an Audi works team.
FAENZA · MINARDI–TORO ROSSO–ALPHATAURI
Minardi survived on passion. Toro Rosso survived on Red Bull money. The team has produced Vettel, Ricciardo, Sainz, Gasly. Four names. One purpose: finding tomorrow’s champion.
HISTORICAL TEAMS — THE ONES WHO BUILT THE SPORT
1958–1994 · 7 CHAMPIONSHIPS · COLIN CHAPMAN
Colin Chapman reinvented Formula One seven times. Monocoque. Stressed engine. Aerofoils. Ground effect. Active suspension. The most influential constructor in the sport’s history.
1962–1992 · 2 CHAMPIONSHIPS · GORDON MURRAY
Jack Brabham is the only driver-constructor world champion in history. Gordon Murray’s BT52 is the most beautiful Formula One car ever built. The fan car won one race and was never raced again.
1970–1998 · STEWART · CEVERT · THE SIX-WHEELER
Ken Tyrrell ran a lumber yard and found Jackie Stewart. The Tyrrell P34 had six wheels and won a race. The regulatory identity became BAR, then Honda, then Brawn, then Mercedes.