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]

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
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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[a]
  Peter Collins Ret 7 DNS
1955 Vanwall VW 55 Vanwall L4 P ARG MON 500 BEL NED GBR ITA n/a n/a[a]
  Mike Hawthorn Ret Ret
  Ken Wharton 9[b] Ret
  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]
  Maurice Trintignant Ret Ret Ret Ret
  Harry Schell Ret 4 10[b] Ret Ret
  Mike Hawthorn 10[b]
  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[a]
  Stirling Moss Ret 1PF[b] 5 1F 1
  Tony Brooks 2 1[b] 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
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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

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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
  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

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".