Arrows Grand Prix International were a British Formula One team, founded by Tom Walkinshaw and his crew, billed as one of the best teams to never win a Grand Prix. They came close to a first win in the 1997 Hungarian Grand Prix with defending champion Damon Hill but lost out to Jacques Villeneuve.
The other time they almost won was at the 1985 San Marino Grand Prix, when Thierry Boutsen was briefly promoted to first after Elio de Angelis and Alain Prost were disqualified, but afterwards, de Angelis was reinstated, demoting Boutsen to second.
They competed in Formula One between 1978 and 2002, scoring nine podiums during their existence. Between 1991 and 1996 they were known as Footwork Arrows.
Background[]
The Arrows Grand Prix International team was founded in Milton Keynes, England in 1977, by Italian businessman Franco Ambrosio, Alan Rees, Jackie Oliver, Dave Wass and Tony Southgate (the team deriving its name from the initials of their surnames) when they left the Shadow team.
Arrows initially ran a copy of the Shadow DN9, with the initials of the team's first sponsor, Franco Ambrosio, used in naming the car, the Arrows FA1. However, Ambrosio left the team in early 1978 when jailed in Italy for financial irregularities and main sponsor became Warsteiner. Shadow sued for copyright infringement, and the London High Courts ruled that the FA1 was a direct copy of the Shadow DN9. Arrows knew that they would lose the case and designed a brand new car, the Arrows A1, in 52 days. It was shown the day after the High Court of Justice in London upheld Shadow's claim and banned the team from racing the FA1.
Prior to Formula One World Championship[]
Formula One World Championship[]
Formula One Results[]
Summary[]
Statistics[]
Entries | 296 (592 car entries) |
Starts | 546 |
Pole Positions | 1 |
Sprint Poles | 0 |
Front Row Starts | 1 |
Race Wins | 0 |
Sprint Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 8 |
Sprint Podiums | 0 |
Fastest Laps | 0 |
Sprint Fastest Laps | 0 |
Points | 142 |
Laps Raced | 24509 |
Distance Raced | 114704.934 |
Races Led | 5 |
Laps Led | 128 |
Distance Led | 500.873 |
Complete Formula One Results[]
- Main article: Arrows/Results
Notes[]
V T E | Arrows / Footwork | ||
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Personnel Franco Ambrosio · Alan Jenkins · Jackie Oliver · Alan Rees · Wataru Ohashi · Tony Southgate · Tom Walkinshaw · Dave Wass | |||
Notable Drivers Riccardo Patrese · Rolf Stommelen · Jochen Mass · Alan Jones · Thierry Boutsen · Gerhard Berger · Derek Warwick · Eddie Cheever · Michele Alboreto · Christian Fittipaldi · Gianni Morbidelli · Taki Inoue · Damon Hill · Jos Verstappen · Heinz-Harald Frentzen | |||
Cars Arrows (1978–1990, 1997–2002): FA1 · A1 · A2 · A3 · A4 · A5 · A6 · A7 · A8 · A9 · A10/A10B · A11/A11B · A18 · A19 · A20 · A21 · A22 · A23 Footwork (1991–1996): A11C · FA12/FA12C · FA13/FA13B · FA14 · FA15 · FA16 · FA17 | |||
Season Reports 1978 · 1979 · 1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 | |||
Full Results | |||
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