Scuderia Ferrari
Full Name | Scuderia Ferrari Vodafone |
Base | Maranello, Italy |
Founder(s) | Enzo Ferrari |
Team Principal(s) | Giovanni Roda |
Technical Director | Aldo Costa |
Current Lineup | |
Template:USA Dave Cassidy | Formula 1 |
Template:AUS Daniel Melrose | Formula 1 |
Charles Leclerc | Formula 2 (at Trueba) |
Antonio Fuoco | Formula 2 (at Trueba) |
Noted Former Drivers | |
Template:AUT Niki Lauda | F1 1975 |
Jody Scheckter | F1 1976 |
Michael Schumacher | F1 1999, 2000 |
Robert Kubica | F1 2011 |
Template:GBR James James Davies | F1 2013 |
Scuderia Ferrari is the racing division of Ferrari, competing in Formula One. Based in Maranello, Ferrari is the longest-running constructor in Formula One history, having competed in every season since the category's inception in 1950.
Ferrari has won the Formula One world championship six times as a constructor and once as an engine supplier to Sauber.
History
Early years
Scuderia Ferrari was founded in 1929 by Enzo Ferrari, initially as a vehicle to enter amateurs into various championships, before coming Alfa Romeo's de-facto factory team in 1933 - following an economic crisis for the Italian manufacturer. After changing ownership several times throughout the thirties, the company had a brief run manufacturing machine tools for the Italian war effort - whilst simultaneously designing a race car of their own, the A.V.C. Tipo 815. The team moved to their famous Maranello home in 1943, which was subsequently bombed in 1944.
Following the end of WWII, Ferrari revealed their first car of their own - the Tipo 125 S - which was successful in non-championship Grands Prix.
1950s
Ferrari were among the first manufacturers to commit to the new Formula One world championship in 1950, boasting an impressive lineup of drivers including Toulo de Graffenried, Dorino Serafini and Peter Whitehead. Serafini took the Scuderia's first world championship win in the Belgian Grand Prix and finished the season in equal first on points with Alfa Romeo's Giuseppe Farina, but was relegated to second once the dropped scores came into play.
1951 saw Ferrari take more wins than any other manufacturer, with de Graffenried taking a pair on his way to second place in the championship as well as Serafini and Reg Parnell each taking a win apiece. These victories meant that Ferrari were the inaugural World Constructors Champions, being well ahead of Alfa Romeo and Gordini. Ferrari continued their good form into 1952, taking another four wins - this time with Serafini taking two wins to Parnell and de Graffenried's one each. 1952 also saw the first win for a Ferrari in private hands, with Troy Ruttman taking victory in the Dutch Grand Prix for dealer team Ferrari America.
Scuderia Ferrari Driving Personnel by year
A '?' indicates a season in progress