Formula One

motorsport championship held worldwide

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Formula One, abbreviated to F1 (and also known unofficially as Grand Prix racing), is the highest class of single-seat open-wheel auto racing. It is a worldwide sport, with two annual championships running in parallel: World Drivers' Championship and World Constructors' Championship. It is the 8th most expensive sport in the world, as annual team budgets average in the hundreds of millions of US dollars. The championship is run over a series of races (21 in 2019), known as Grands Prix (plural of Grand Prix), on custom-constructed road courses or closed-off street circuits.

See also: Formula One (on English wiki), Category:Formula One, Category:Formula One drivers

General

Drivers

Main gallery: Formula One drivers.

Drivers' parade

Drivers Parade

Other F1 people

Main category: Formula One people

Executives of the series

Bernie Ecclestone, Former CEO of FOM and FOA
Bernie Ecclestone

Team principals

Bruce McLaren, McLaren: the founder and team principal/owner (1966–1970)
Ron Dennis, McLaren: team principal/owner (1980–2009)
Flavio Briatore, Benetton/Renault: team principal/managing director (1988–1997, 2000–2009), in 2006
Eddie Jordan, Jordan Grand Prix: the founder and team principal/owner (1991–2005)
Peter Sauber, Sauber: the founder and team principal/owner (1993–2005, 2010–)
Jean Todt, Scuderia Ferrari: team principal (1993–2007)
David Richards, Benetton Formula: team principal (1997), British American Racing: team principal (2001–2004), in 2005
Paul Stoddart, Minardi: team principal/owner (2001–2005), in 2005
Nick Fry, British American Racing/Honda: team principal/managing director (2005–2007), in 2006
Aguri Suzuki, Super Aguri: the founder and team principal/owner (2006–2008), in 2008
Martin Whitmarsh, McLaren: team principal (2009–), in 2006

Team personnel

Mauro Forghieri, a car designer in 1970s
John Barnard, a car designer in 1980s–1990s
Mario Illien, co-founder of Ilmor
Adrian Newey, a car designer
Hirohide Hamashima, Bridgestone (1997–2010), Scuderia Ferrari: Vehicle and tyre development director (2012–2014)
Ross Brawn, Scuderia Ferrari: technical director (1997–2006)
Rory Byrne, Scuderia Ferrari: chief designer (1997–2006)
Gil de Ferran, BAR: Sporting director (2005)

Other racing personnel

Charlie Whiting, Race Director and Technical Delegate (1997–2018)
Bernd Mayländer, safety car driver (2000–)

Media people

Murray Walker, ex-commentator for the BBC and ITV.
Speed commentators Bob Varsha (left) and David Hobbs in the plaza area
Speed commentator Steve Matchett in the pitlane
Speed commentator Peter Windsor speaking
BBC Pitlane reporter Ted Kravitz, pictured when he filled the same role for ITV
Pedro de la Rosa and Antonio Lobato, comentators of F1 for Spain in La Sexta.

Teams

Main category: Formula One constructors

Current teams

Red Bull (2005–)
Ferrari (1950–)
McLaren (1966–)
Renault (1977–1985, 2002–2011, 2016–)
Mercedes (1954–1955, 2010–)
Sauber (1993–2005, 2010–)
Racing Point F1 Team (2019–)
Williams (1978–)
Toro Rosso (2006–)
Haas (2016–)

Former teams

Force India (two separate teams: one in 2008–2018, another in 2018)
Manor (2016)
Marussia F1 (2012–2015)
Hispania (2010–2012)
Virgin (2010–2011)
Honda (1964–1968, 2006–2008)
Lotus F1 Team (1958–94, 2010–11 (Team Lotus), 2012–2015)
Arrows (1977–2002)
Minardi (1985–2005)
Benetton (1986–2001)
Jordan (1991–2005)
BMW (1952, 2006–2009)
Prost (1997–2001)
Stewart (1997–1999)
British American Racing (BAR) (1999–2005)
Jaguar (2000–2004)
MF1 Racing (2006)
Spyker F1 (2007)
Super Aguri (2006–2008)
Brawn GP (2009)

Cars

Main categories: Formula One cars and Formula One engines

Main galleries: Formula One car and Formula One engine.

Fans

Main category: Formula One supporters

2001 United States Grand Prix
Biggest F1 flag of the world at Brazilian GP 2004.
Disgruntled fans with a "Blame Mosley" banner during the race at the United States GP 2005.
The fans who supports Fernando Alonso at Brazilian GP 2005.
2005 Brazilian GP.
2018 Spanish GP.

In circuit

Main categories: Formula One circuits and Formula One races

map
At the United States GP 2005
A stand selling Foster's Lager, F1's official beer
Flagsmen with a yellow flag and safety car sign
A flagsman with a green flag
Pit crew
The helmet-shaped Red Bull clothing vendor

Support vehicles

Main category: Formula One support vehicles

Team garages

BAR garage
BAR pitwall control center
McLaren garage
Renault garage
Sauber garage undergoing FIA scrutiny
Red Bull garage
Minardi garage
Jordan noses and front wings

Helmets

Main category: Helmets of Formula One drivers

Main gallery: Helmets of Formula One drivers.

1950s
Alberto Ascari
1960s
John Surtees
1970s
Niki Lauda
1980s
Ayrton Senna
1990s
Michael Schumacher
2000s
Michael Schumacher
2010s
Fernando Alonso

Trophies

Main category: Formula One trophies

World Drivers' Championship trophies

Fernando Alonso (2005)
Michael Schumacher (2002), Nigel Mansell (1992) and Keke Rosberg (1982)
Michael Schumacher (2000) and Ayrton Senna (1990)
Ayrton Senna (1990) and Alan Jones (1980)
Juan Manuel Fangio (1954)
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Grands Prix trophies

2003 Malaysian Grand Prix
(3rd, Fernando Alonso)
2003 Hungarian Grand Prix
(1st, Fernando Alonso)
2006 Bahrain Grand Prix
(1st, Fernando Alonso)
2006 Spanish Grand Prix
(1st, Fernando Alonso)
2006 Japanese Grand Prix
(1st, Fernando Alonso)

Logos

Main category: Formula One logos

1987-1992
1993-2017
2018--

F1 initiatives and associations

70th anniversary season logo (2020)
"We Race as One" COVID-19 and anti-racism initiative (est. 2020)

Other

Places

The grave of Ayrton Senna
The Morumbi Cemetery where Senna is buried

Documents

June 2005

Part 1 of a letter from Mosley to Dupasquier
Part 2 of the same letter
Part 1 of a letter from Mosley to Edouard Michelin
Part 2 of the same letter

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