Aston Martin in Formula One

United Kingdom Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes
Full nameAston Martin Aramco F1 Team[1]
BaseSilverstone, England, UK
(2021–)
Newport Pagnell, England, UK
(1959–1960)
Team principal(s)Lawrence Stroll
(Chairman)
Mike Krack
(Team Principal)[2][3]
Martin Whitmarsh
(Group CEO)[4][5]
Andrew Alessi
(Head of Technical Operations)[6][7]
Bob Bell
(Technical Executive Director)[8][9]
Engineering directorLuca Furbatto[10][11]
Technical directorDan Fallows[12][13]
Websitewww.astonmartinf1.com
Previous nameRacing Point F1 Team
2024 Formula One World Championship
Race drivers14. Spain Fernando Alonso[14]
18. Canada Lance Stroll[15]
Test driversBrazil Felipe Drugovich[16]
Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne[17]
ChassisAMR24[18]
EngineMercedes M15 E Performance
TyresPirelli
Formula One World Championship career
First entry1959 Dutch Grand Prix
Last entry2024 British Grand Prix
Races entered84 (83 starts)
EnginesAston Martin, Mercedes
Constructors'
Championships
0
Drivers'
Championships
0
Race victories0
Podiums9
Points480
Pole positions0
Fastest laps3
2023 position5th (280 pts)
Aston Martin as a Formula One engine manufacturer
Formula One World Championship career
First entry1959 Dutch Grand Prix
Last entry1960 British Grand Prix
Races entered6 (5 starts)
ChassisAston Martin
Constructors' Championships0
Drivers'
Championships
0
Race victories0
Podiums0
Points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0

Aston Martin is a British car manufacturer that has participated in Formula One in various forms and is currently represented by a team named as Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team. The company first participated in Formula One during the 1959 season, where they debuted the DBR4 chassis using their own engine, but it failed to score any points. They continued to perform poorly through the 1960 season, once again failing to score any points. As a result, Aston Martin decided to leave Formula One after 1960.

A commercial rebranding of the Racing Point F1 Team resulted in the team's return as Aston Martin in 2021, utilising customer Mercedes power units. In 2026, the team will begin using Honda power units as part of a works partnership with the Japanese manufacturer. The team, owned by Lawrence Stroll, has Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll as their race drivers beginning with the 2023 season. The team is headquartered in Silverstone and has previously raced under various different names, starting with Jordan Grand Prix in 1991.

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  2. ^ "Former BMW motorsports head Mike Krack appointed Aston Martin Team Principal". Formula 1. 14 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Krack joins Aston Martin as F1 team principal". Reuters. 14 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Former McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh returns to F1 with Aston Martin". Formula 1. 21 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Aston Martin hire Martin Whitmarsh: Former McLaren boss returns to F1 in newly-created role". Sky Sports. 21 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Aston Martin announce second technical hire from Red Bull within a week, as restructure continues". Formula 1. 1 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Motor racing-Aston Martin sign another aero expert from Red Bull". Reuters. 2 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Engineer Bob Bell departs Alpine to join Aston Martin as Executive Director". Formula 1. 6 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Alpine: Engineer Bob Bell leaves and joins Aston Martin". BBC Sport. 6 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Aston Martin sign Alfa Romeo's Luca Furbatto as engineering director". BBC Sport. 17 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Aston Martin headhunts Alfa F1 designer for engineering role". Motorsport.com. 17 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Red Bull aero chief Fallows to join Aston Martin in April after agreement on early release". Formula 1. 19 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Red Bull's Dan Fallows to join Aston Martin in April". BBC Sport. 19 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Fernando Alonso signs to Aston Martin for 2023 on multi-year contract". formula1.com. 1 August 2022. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  15. ^ Cooper, Adam (31 August 2023). "Aston Martin: No doubts about Stroll's F1 future at the team". autosport.com. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Felipe to continue as team test & reserve driver". Aston Martin. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  17. ^ "Our driver squad". Aston Martin. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  18. ^ Cooper, Adam (12 September 2023). "Alonso promised more aero efficient 2024 Aston Martin F1 car". Motorsport.com Australia. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 30 September 2023.

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