Super Aguri

Base:	Leafield, UK
Drivers:	T Sato A Davidson
Test Drivers:	S Yamamoto
Chassis:	SA07
Engine:	Honda
Tyres:	Bridgestone Potenza
First Season:	2006
World Championships:	0
Highest race finish:	10 (x1)
Pole Positions:	0
Fastest Laps:	0

Race History

2006 Japanese team's first season after being granted late entry by FIA. Fronted by former driver Aguri Suzuki, with engines supplied by Honda. Yuji Ide dropped from second race seat alongside Takuma Sato after poor performances in first four rounds. Ide replaced first by ex-Renault tester Franck Montagny, then by third driver Sakon Yamamoto. Contest first 11 rounds with modified 2002 Arrows chassis. Performance improves with introduction of SA06 car, taking Sato to top-ten finish in Japan.
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Spyker

Base:	Silverstone, UK
Drivers:	C Albers A Sutil
Test Drivers:	M Winkelhock F Fauzy A Valles
Chassis:	F8-VII
Engine:	Ferrari
Tyres:	Bridgestone Potenza
First Season:	2006
World Championships:	0
Highest race finish:	9 (x1)
Pole Positions:	0
Fastest Laps:	0

Race History
2006 Having purchased Jordan at start of 2005 and spent a season in transition, Russian-backed Midland Group rename team MF1 and enter championship with Russian license, a Formula One first. Fail to score a point, despite steady progress. Team sold again in September to Dutch sportscar maker, Spyker, who secure Ferrari engine supply for 2007.

Toro Rosso

Base:	Faenza, Italy
Drivers:	V Liuzzi S Speed
Test Drivers:	TBC
Chassis:	STR2
Engine:	Ferrari
Tyres:	Bridgestone Potenza
First Season:	2006
World Championships:	0
Highest race finish:	8 (x1)
Pole Positions:	0
Fastest Laps:	0

Race History
2006 Positive first season for Red Bull's 'junior' team, born out of the Austrian company's 2005 purchase of Minardi. As only team to retain (restricted) V10 power, increasingly challenge sister RBR cars, with Tonio Liuzzi scoring maiden point at Indianapolis. Former racer Gerhard Berger becomes team principal after buying stake in team.

Williams

Base:	Grove, UK
Drivers:	N Rosberg A Wurz
Test Drivers:	N Karthikeyan K Nakajima
Chassis:	TBC
Engine:	Toyota
Tyres:	Bridgestone Potenza
First Season:	1975
World Championships:	9
Highest race finish:	1 (x113)
Pole Positions:	125
Fastest Laps:	129

Race History

2006	A terrible season by the team's own admission sees them finish eighth in the standings. Cosworth-powered package shows early promise, including fastest lap for Nico Rosberg at season opener in Bahrain, but challenge quickly runs out of steam. Go on to accumulate 20 DNFs, with two sixth places for Mark Webber their best results.
2005	Difficult season sees the former champions finish fifth in the standings before bidding farewell to engine partners BMW and Nick Heidfeld, who, after scoring maiden pole at the Nurburgring, goes on to miss last five races through illness and injury. Best result at Monaco, where both drivers make the podium. Nico Rosberg signed as Mark Webber's team mate for 2006.
2004	Ralf Schumacher misses six races after fracturing his spine in an accident at Indianapolis. Replaced by Marc Gene for the first two and by Antonio Pizzonia for the other four. Team ditch radical 'walrus' front wing after disappointing start to season. End it on a high with victory in Brazil, but only manage fourth in the standings.
2003	Dramatic improvement in form in the second half of the season with four race wins. Finish second to Ferrari in the standings after losing final-race showdown.
2000	- 2002 Despite winning races, the Williams team does not mount a serious Championship challenge to the dominant Ferrari team.
1997	Jacques Villeneuve takes his first and so far only Drivers' Championship and Williams takes the Constructors' Championship for a ninth time.
1996	Damon Hill wins the Drivers' Championship for Williams and the team takes their eighth Constructors' title.
1994	The season sees the Williams team suffer its first fatality when Ayrton Senna is killed at Imola. In a sombre season the team wins the Constructors' Championship.
1993	Alain Prost wins his fourth Drivers' Championship with Williams and announces his retirement from the sport.
1992	Nigel Mansell wins the first five rounds of the season for Williams, the team goes on to take both Drivers' and Constructors' titles. Mansell leaves the sport to compete in IndyCar.
1986	Team owner Frank Williams is seriously injured in a car accident. In typically determined fashion, he continues to lead the team.
1980	Alan Jones wins the Drivers' Championship and Williams takes the Constructors' Championship.
1979	Clay Regazzoni wins the British Grand Prix to give Williams its first ever victory.
1978	Williams Grand Prix Engineering founded. Alan Jones is signed to drive for the team.
1975	Williams team debut season. Six Constructors' Championship points give it ninth position. Stats from http://www.formula1.com

Red Bull

Base:	Milton Keynes, UK
Drivers:	D Coulthard M Webber
Test Drivers:	R Doornbos M Ammermuller
Chassis:	RB3
Engine:	Renault RS27
Tyres:	Bridgestone Potenza
First Season:	2005
World Championships:	0
Highest race finish:	3 (x1)
Pole Positions:	0
Fastest Laps:	0

Race History

2006	Second season proves more difficult than the first, despite arrival of Ferrari power. David Coulthard scores team's first podium in Monaco, but overall amass 18 points less than in 2005 and face growing challenge from junior sister team, Toro Rosso. Christian Klien replaced by third driver Robert Doornbos for final three rounds.
2005	Austrian-owned team's first campaign, following 2004 purchase of Jaguar squad, proves highly successful. Amass more points in the first two races than Jaguar managed the entire previous season. Go on to finish a clear seventh in the standings, just four points shy of BAR. Switch from Cosworth to Ferrari power for 2006. Stats From http://www.formula1.com

Toyota

Base:	Koln, Germany
Drivers:	R Schumacher J Trulli
Test Drivers:	F Montagny
Chassis:	TF107
Engine:	RVX-07
Tyres:	Bridgestone Potenza
First Season:	2002
World Championships:	0
Highest race finish:	2 (x2)
Pole Positions:	2
Fastest Laps:	1

Race History

2006	Erratic season sees Toyota drop to sixth in the standings with less than half the points they scored in 2005. Struggle to adapt to Bridgestone tyres in early rounds and technical director Mike Gascoyne departs after just three races. Ralf Schumacher's third place in Australia the team's only podium.
2005	Breakthrough season sees team score two poles and five podiums en route to fourth in constructors' championship, just behind Ferrari. High point is Bahrain, where Jarno Trulli second and Ralf Schumacher fourth. Low point is Schumacher's high-speed crash at Indianapolis, ahead of Michelin's race withdrawal.
2004	Team unexpectedly drop Cristiano da Matta from his race seat after Germany, replacing him with Ricardo Zonta. 2005 signing Jarno Trulli races in the final two rounds, replacing Zonta in Japan and Panis in Brazil. Finish a disappointing eighth after scoring points in just three races.
2003	Eighth place in the final standings masks some solid progress by the Japanese team. Lead the British Grand Prix for 18 laps, finish fifth and sixth in Germany and qualify third and fourth at Suzuka.
2002	The team's debut year. The team finishes in tenth position in the Constructors' Championship having scored two points. The team announces that drivers Mika Salo and Allan McNish are to be replaced for the 2003 season.
2001	The test car is launched at the Paul Ricard Circuit in France. An extensive test programme commences.
2000	Creation of the Toyota team. New R&D facility opens in Cologne and the company's first V10 engine is fired up for the first time. Stats from http://www.formula1.com

BMW Sauber

Base:	Munich, Germany / Hinwil, Switzerland
Drivers:	N Heidfeld R Kubica
Test Drivers:	T Glock S Vettel
Chassis:	F1.07
Engine:	BMW P86/7
Tyres:	Bridgestone Potenza
First Season:	1993
World Championships:	0
Highest race finish:	3 (x8)
Pole Positions:	0
Fastest Laps:	0

Race History

2006	Recover from early reliability problems to finish a well-deserved fifth in standings in first campaign under BMW control. Part company with Jacques Villeneuve mid season, with replacement Robert Kubica scoring podium in Italy to match that achieved by team mate Nick Heidfeld in Hungary.
2005	In June, Peter Sauber announces he is to step down as team principal after negotatiating takeover by BMW for 2006.
2004	Major wind tunnel investment pays off handsomely with impressively consistent season. Score points in 12 races to finish a lonely sixth in the constructors' table. Sign former champion Jacques Villeneuve for 2005.
2003	Difficult season, scoring points at only five races, usually in wet conditions. Best result at Indianapolis, with Heinz-Harald Frentzen third and Nick Heidfeld fifth. US race also sees team lead a Grand Prix for the first time. Both drivers dropped for 2004. Finish sixth in constructors' championship.
2002	11 points is enough to give Sauber fifth place in the Constructors' Championship. The best result of the season is fourth and fifth in the Spanish Grand Prix.
2001	The team's best ever season with fourth place in the Constructors' Championship.
2000	Sauber finishes eighth in the Constructors' Championship with only six points. The highest finishes were two fifth places in Germany and Monaco. Both cars are withdrawn from the Brazilian Grand Prix after spectacular rear wing failures.
1997	The team's best performance of the season is Herbert's third in the Hungarian Grand Prix.
1996	Johnny Herbert finishes third for the team at the Monaco Grand Prix, team mate Frentzen taking fourth place. The team finishes seventh in the Constructors' Championship.
1995	The team achieves its first podium as Heinz-Harald Frentzen finishes third at Monza.
1993	The Sauber team manages a scoring finish in its first Grand Prix with J. J. Lehto taking fifth in South Africa. The team end the season sixth in the Constructors' Championship with 12 points. Stats from http://www.formula1.com

Honda

Base:	Brackley, UK
Drivers:	J Button R Barrichello
Test Drivers:	C Klien J Rossiter
Chassis:	RA107
Engine:	RA807E
Tyres:	Bridgestone Potenza
First Season:	1964
World Championships:	0
Highest race finish:	1 (x3)
Pole Positions:	2
Fastest Laps:	2

Race History

2006	Having enjoyed championship success as engine suppliers to Williams and McLaren in 1980s and '90s, Honda return as works team following buyout of British American Racing. Promising start to year, with pole position at round three in Australia. However, race pace fades mid season, prompting staff reshuffle and departure of technical director Geoff Willis. Strong recovery culminates in victory at Hungaroring and fourth place in final standings.
1968	Two further podiums for Surtees in France and US. Also scores Honda's maiden pole in Italy. Team bow out at end of season after Jo Schlesser is killed in innovative RA302 machine during French Grand Prix.
1967	Return to the podium when John Surtees finishes third at season opener in South Africa. Surtees goes on to take debut win for new RA300 car in Italy, helping team to fourth place in constructors' championship.
1966	Appear in just three races, as team work to adapt to new three-litre engine formula. Fourth place in Mexico their best result.
1965	Team base switches from Tokyo to Europe. Two-car entry in latter part of season. Score first Formula One point at Spa and maiden Grand Prix win in Mexico, both courtesy of American Richie Ginther.
1964	Make Formula One debut with a single car in the German, Italian and US Grands Prix.

Stats from http://www.formula1.com

Ferrari

Base:	Maranello - Italy
Drivers:	F Massa K Räikkönen
Test Drivers:	L Badoer
Chassis:	F2007
Engine:	056
Tyres:	Bridgestone Potenza
First Season:	1950
World Championships:	14
Highest race finish:	1 (x192)
Pole Positions:	186
Fastest Laps:	193

Race History

2006	Initially play second fiddle to Renault, but Michael Schumacher leads fightback with seven victories in his final Formula One season. Team move ahead of Renault with just three rounds to go, but rare reliability issues see them beaten to title by just five points.
2005	Struggle with new regulations, in particular those requiring tyres to last through qualifying and race. Make the podium at seven events, including one victory at Indianapolis, where Michelin withdrawal leaves six-car field. Finish third in constructors' standings.
2004	Lose just three times in 18 races to take the constructors' crown for the sixth year in a row. An incredible 13 victories for Michael Schumacher sees him take championship number seven.
2003	A much tougher season, but still ultimately unbeatable. A record fifth successive constructors' title, with Michael Schumacher the first man to take six drivers' crowns.
2000	Ferrari enter a period of total domination, winning Drivers' and Constructors' titles three years in a row.
1999	Ferrari takes the Constructors' Championship in the last race but Eddie Irvine just falls short of the Drivers' Championship.
1983	Ferrari wins its eighth Constructors' Championship.
1979	Jody Scheckter wins the Drivers' Championship driving a Ferrari. It will be the last Drivers' title for the team for 21 years.
1975	Niki Lauda takes the Drivers' Championship with the team and comes back from his horrific accident in 1976 to grab a second title for the team in 1977.
1964	John Surtees, a former world motorbike champion, takes the Drivers' Championship driving for Ferrari. He remains the only man to achieve both titles.
1961	Phil Hill leads Ferrari to the 'double' of both Drivers' and Constructors' Championships.
1958	Mike Hawthorn becomes the third Ferrari driver to win the Drivers' Championship.
1956	Juan-Manuel Fangio wins the his fourth Drivers' Championship with the Scuderia.
1952	Alberto Ascari wins first of two back to back Drivers' Championships in a Ferrari.
1951	Jose Froilan Gonzalez records Ferrari's first victory at the British Grand Prix.

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Renault

Base:	Enstone, UK
Drivers:	G Fisichella H Kovalainen
Test Drivers:	R Zonta N Piquet
Chassis:	R27
Engine:	RS27
Tyres:	Bridgestone Potenza
First Season:	1977
World Championships:	2
Highest race finish:	1 (x33)
Pole Positions:	50
Fastest Laps:	27

Race History

2006	Win seven of the first nine races, but then lose ground to rivals Ferrari in the second half of the season after controversial mass-damper system is declared illegal. Nevertheless hold on to retain both drivers' and constructors' titles, before Fernando Alonso departs for McLaren.
2005	Dominate early part of season and go on to win both titles, despite superior pace of McLaren in later races. Fernando Alonso crowned youngest-ever champion, while Renault become first mainstream automaker to take constructors' honours.
2004	Win the Monaco Grand Prix with Jarno Trulli, but then part company with the Italian with three races to go after a run of poor performances. Draft in Jacques Villeneuve as his replacement. Not enough to prevent BAR edging them for second in the championship.
2003	Emerge as a regular, if not quite constant, threat to the big three teams. Fernando Alonso takes two pole positions, plus victory in Hungary. Finish a lonely fourth in the constructors' championship.
2002	Renault enjoys a strong debut season with a run of points finishes giving it fourth place in the Constructors' Championship.
2000	Benetton announces that it will be renamed Renault from 2002.
1996	Renault decides to withdraw from the sport again, although the company begins negotiations to buy-out an existing team.
1992	Renault engines dominate the Championships of the mid 1990s, powering Williams and Benetton to all Constructors' Championships between 1992 and 1997.
1989	Renault returns as an engine supplier with the Williams team.
1986	Renault withdraws fully from the sport.
1985	The team withdraws from the sport as a manufacturer, but still supplies engines to Lotus.
1983	Prost takes four wins and the team finishes second in the Constructors' Championship.
1982	Renault hire Alain Prost to drive for the team.
1979	Jabouille scores Renault's first win at the French Grand Prix, and team mate Rene Arnoux finishes third. The team finishes the season sixth in the Constructors' Championship.
1978	Jabouille manages fourth place in the US Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, giving the team its only points of the season.
1977	Renault makes its debut at the British Grand Prix, entering a single car driven by Jean Pierre Jabouille. The team enters another four Grands Prix that season, but scores no points.

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McLaren

Base:	Woking, UK
Drivers:	F Alonso L Hamilton
Test Drivers:	P de la Rosa G Paffett
Chassis:	MP4-22
Engine:	Mercedes-Benz FO 108T
Tyres:	Bridgestone Potenza
First Season:	1966
World Championships:	8
Highest race finish:	1 (x148)
Pole Positions:	125
Fastest Laps:	128

Race History

2006	Finish a distant third in the championship, despite strong race pace in second half of season. Let down by qualifying and reliability issues, and end a campaign winless for the first time in a decade. Kimi Raikkonen the dominant driver, with Juan Pablo Montoya departing mid season to head to NASCAR.
2005	The MP4-20 proves the quickest car on the grid, but poor reliability means they narrowly miss out on constructors' title, despite winning 10 races - two more than champions Renault. Kimi Raikkonen is runner-up in drivers' championship, dominating team mate Juan Pablo Montoya, who finishes fourth in standings after missing two rounds through a shoulder injury.
2004	Worst start to a season in years with just five points from the first seven races. Stage strong recovery, including victory for Kimi Raikkonen in Belgium, to end the year fifth in the table.
2003	Third in the constructors' standings, just behind Williams. Kimi Raikkonen emerges as the team's key contender for the drivers' championship, losing out to Michael Schumacher at the final race in Japan.
2002	McLaren are pushed down to third place in the Constructors' Championship, behind Ferrari and Williams. David Coulthard takes fifth place in the Drivers' Championship.
2000	/ 2001 McLaren finish second in both Drivers' and Constructors' Championships, two years in a row.
1998	/ 1999 McLaren dominate after successfully adapting to rule changes. Mika Hakkinen takes the Drivers' Championship in both seasons with McLaren taking the Constructors' Championship in 1998.
1988	- 1991 A period of total McLaren dominance. In 1988 Ayrton Senna takes the title from his team mate Alain Prost, with honours reversed in 1989. In 1990 Senna takes back the title and retains it in 1991.
1985	/ 1986 Alain Prost takes back to back Drivers' Championships for McLaren.
1984	Niki Lauda, now driving for McLaren, takes the Drivers' Championship by half a point from team mate Alain Prost.
1976	McLaren's James Hunt takes the Drivers' Championship by a single point from Niki Lauda.
1970	Bruce McLaren is killed at the Goodwood circuit while testing a Can-Am sportscar.
1968	Bruce McLaren wins in Belgium, giving his own team its first Grand Prix victory. McLaren finishes second in the Constructors' Championship.
1963	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd founded. Stats from http://www.formula1.com