Vanwall Grand Prix series

Category	Formula One
Constructor	Vanwall
Designer(s)	Frank Costin
Technical specifications
Chassis	Multi-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 track	1,416 mm (55.7 in) (front), 1,314 mm (51.7 in) (rear)
Wheelbase	2,268 mm (89.3 in)
Engine	Vanwall 2.5 L (150 cu in) straight-4, naturally aspirated, longitudinally mounted, front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout
Transmission	5-speed manual gearbox.
Weight	640 kg (1,410 lb)
Brakes	Disc brakes all-round
Tyres	Dunlop[2] Pirelli
Competition history
Notable drivers	Stirling Moss Mike Hawthorn Maurice Trintignant José Froilán González Tony Brooks Stuart Lewis-Evans Peter Collins Piero Taruffi Harry Schell
Debut	1954 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]}

Gallery

Formula One World Championship results

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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[lower-alpha 1]
				Peter Collins					Ret			7	DNS
1955	Vanwall VW 55	Vanwall L4	P		ARG	MON	500	BEL	NED	GBR	ITA					n/a	n/a[lower-alpha 1]
				Mike Hawthorn		Ret		Ret
				Ken Wharton						9[lower-alpha 2]	Ret
				Harry Schell						9[lower-alpha 2]	Ret
1956	Vanwall VW 2	Vanwall L4	P		ARG	MON	500	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA				n/a	n/a[lower-alpha 1]
				Maurice Trintignant		Ret		Ret		Ret		Ret
				Harry Schell		Ret		4	10[lower-alpha 2]	Ret		Ret
				Mike Hawthorn					10[lower-alpha 2]
				Colin Chapman					DNS
				José Froilán González						Ret
				Piero Taruffi								Ret
1957	Vanwall VW 5	Vanwall L4	P		ARG	MON	500	FRA	GBR	GER	PES	ITA				n/a	n/a[lower-alpha 1]
				Stirling Moss		Ret			1PF[lower-alpha 2]	5	1F	1
				Tony Brooks		2			1[lower-alpha 2]	9	Ret	7F
				Stuart Lewis-Evans				Ret	7	Ret	5	RetP
				Roy Salvadori				Ret
1958	Vanwall VW 5	Vanwall L4	D		ARG	MON	NED	500	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	POR	ITA	MOR	48 (57)	1st
				Stirling Moss		Ret	1F		Ret	2	RetP	RetF	1P	RetP	1F
				Tony Brooks		RetP	Ret		1	Ret	7	1	Ret	1	Ret
				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
				Tony Brooks					Ret
1960	Vanwall VW 11	Vanwall L4	D		ARG	MON	500	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	POR	ITA	USA		0	NC
				Tony Brooks						Ret

Non-championship Formula One results

(key)

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
			Alberto Ascari			DNA
			Alan Brown					Ret
			Peter Collins																		DNA						2
			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
			Mike Hawthorn					DNA		Ret
			Ken Wharton							Ret							2
			Harry Schell												2		1		Ret	1PF
			Desmond Titterington																3
1956	Vanwall VW 1/ VW2	Vanwall L4		BUE	GLV	SYR	AIN	INT	NAP	100	VNW	CAE	SUS	BRH
			Harry Schell				DNA	Ret
			Stirling Moss				DNA	1PF
1957	Vanwall VW 1/ VW3/ VW7/ VW8/ VW10	Vanwall L4		BUE	SYR	PAU	GLV	NAP	RMS	CAE	INT	MOD	MOR
			Stirling Moss		3F		RetP						DNS
			Tony Brooks		Ret		6F				DNA		Ret
			Stuart Lewis-Evans						3				2
			Roy Salvadori						5
1960	Vanwall VW 5	Vanwall L4		GLV	INT	SIL	LOM	OUL
			Tony Brooks	7	DNA
	Lotus 18						DNS

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