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 (x151) Pole Positions: 127 Fastest Laps: 131

2006	Distant third in championship, despite strong race pace in second half of season. End campaign winless for first time in a decade. Kimi Raikkonen the dominant driver, Juan Pablo Montoya departing mid season for NASCAR.
2005	The MP4-20 proves the quickest car on the grid, but poor reliability means they narrowly miss out on constructors' title, despite 10 wins - two more than champions Renault. Kimi Raikkonen runner-up in drivers' championship.
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	Pushed down to third place in the constructors' championship, behind Ferrari and Williams. David Coulthard takes fifth place in the drivers' championship.
2000	Finish second in both drivers' and constructors' championships two years in a row, with Mika Hakkinen and David Coulthard.
1998	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	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	Alain Prost takes back-to-back drivers' championships for the team.
1984	Niki Lauda joins to partner Alain Prost. The Austrian takes the drivers' championship by half a point from his French team mate .
1976	James Hunt takes the drivers' championship for the team, beating Ferrari's Niki Lauda by one point.
1970	Bruce McLaren is killed at the Goodwood circuit while testing a Can-Am sportscar.
1968	Bruce McLaren wins in Belgium, giving a first Grand Prix victory to his team, who finish second in the constructors' championship.
1963	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd founded.

william

Base: Grove, UK Drivers: N Rosberg A Wurz Test Drivers: N Karthikeyan K Nakajima Chassis: FW29 Engine: Toyota RVX-07 Tyres: Bridgestone Potenza First Season: 1975 World Championships: 9 Highest race finish: 1 (x113) Pole Positions: 125 Fastest Laps: 129

2006	Disappointing season sees team finish eighth in standings. Cosworth-powered package shows early promise, including fastest lap at Bahrain season opener, but challenge quickly fades. Twenty DNFs, with best results two sixth places for Mark Webber.
2005	Finish fifth in standings then bid farewell to engine partners BMW and Nick Heidfeld, who, after scoring his maiden pole, misses last five races through illness/injury. Best result Monaco, with both drivers on podium.
2004	Ralf Schumacher misses six races after fracturing spine in Indy accident. Replaced by Marc Gene and then Antonio Pizzonia. Team ditch radical 'walrus' front wing after disappointing start to season. End it on high with victory in Brazil. Fourth in 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	Despite winning races, unable to mount a serious championship challenge to the dominant Ferrari team.
1997	Jacques Villeneuve takes his first and only drivers' dhampionship and Williams take the constructors' crown for a ninth time.
1996	Damon Hill wins the drivers' championship for Williams and the team take their eighth constructors' title.
1994	Williams suffer their 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 and announces his retirement from the sport.
1992	Nigel Mansell wins the first five rounds of the season and he and the team go on to take both drivers' and constructors' titles. Mansell then leaves the sport to compete in IndyCar.
1986	Team owner Frank Williams is seriously injured in a road-car accident. In typically determined fashion, he continues to lead the team.
1980	Alan Jones wins the drivers' championship and Williams takes the constructors' title.
1979	Clay Regazzoni wins the British Grand Prix to give Williams their first Formula One victory.
1978	Williams Grand Prix Engineering founded. Alan Jones is signed to drive for the team.
1975	Williams team's debut season. Six constructors' championship points give them ninth position overall.

honda

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

2006	After title success as engine suppliers in '80s and '90s, return as works team. Promising start, with pole at round three, but race pace fades mid season, prompting staff reshuffle. Strong recovery with Hungarian victory and fourth in final standings.
1968	Two further podiums for John 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.

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

2006	Erratic season, dropping to sixth in standings with less than half 2005 points total. Struggle to adapt to Bridgestone tyres early on and technical director Mike Gascoyne departs after three races. Ralf Schumacher's third in Australia the only podium.
2005	Breakthrough season, with two poles, five podiums and fourth in constructors' championship. High point Bahrain, with Jarno Trulli second, Ralf Schumacher fourth. Low point Schumacher's high-speed Indianapolis crash, ahead of Michelin withdrawal.
2004	Unexpectedly drop Cristiano da Matta after Germany, replacing him with Ricardo Zonta. 2005 signing Jarno Trulli races in final two rounds, replacing Zonta in Japan and Panis in Brazil. Disappointing eighth overall after scoring points in just three races.
2003	Eighth place in the final standings masks some solid progress. 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. Finish tenth in the constructors' championship having scored two points. Announce 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 Koln, Germany and the company's first Formula One V10 engine is fired up for the first time.

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

2006	Win seven of first nine races, then lose ground to Ferrari in second half of season after controversial mass-damper system 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	Enjoy a strong debut season with a run of points finishes giving them fourth place in the constructors' championship.
2000	Benetton team announce they will become the official Renault works squad from 2002.
1996	After success as an engine supplier, Renault decide 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 withdraw fully from Formula One racing.
1985	The team withdraw from the sport as a manufacturer, but still supply engines to Lotus.
1983	Alain Prost takes four wins and the team finish second in the constructors' championship.
1982	Renault hire Alain Prost to drive for the team.
1979	Jean Pierre Jabouille scores Renault's - and the turbocharger's - first win at the French Grand Prix, and team mate Rene Arnoux finishes third. Team finish the season sixth in the constructors' championship.
1978	Jabouille manages fourth place in the US Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, giving the team their only points of the season.
1977	Renault make their debut at the British Grand Prix, entering a single car driven by Jean Pierre Jabouille. The team enter another four Grands Prix that season, but score no points.

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: 2 (x1) Pole Positions: 0 Fastest Laps: 0

2006	Fifth in standings in first campaign under BMW control, despite early reliability problems. Part company with Jacques Villeneuve mid season, replacement Robert Kubica scoring Italian podium, matching team mate Nick Heidfeld's Hungarian result.
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, with points at only five (mostly wet) races. Best result Indianapolis, with Heinz-Harald Frentzen third, Nick Heidfeld fifth. Also sees team lead a Grand Prix for first time. Both drivers dropped for '04. Sixth in constructors' championship.
2002	Eleven points is enough to give team 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	Finish eighth in the constructors' championship with only six points. The highest finishes are two fifth places in Germany and Monaco. Both cars withdrawn from the Brazilian Grand Prix after spectacular rear wing failures.
1997	Best performance of the season is Johnny Herbert's third in the Hungarian Grand Prix.
1996	Johnny Herbert third for the team at the Monaco Grand Prix, team mate Heinz-Harald Frentzen taking fourth place. Team finish seventh in the constructors' championship.
1995	Team achieve first podium as Heinz-Harald Frentzen finishes third at Monza.
1993	Team manage a scoring finish in their first Grand Prix with J.J. Lehto taking fifth in South Africa. End the season sixth in the constructors' championship with 12 points.

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 (x195) Pole Positions: 190 Fastest Laps: 196

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. Seven podiums, 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 both drivers' and constructors' titles three years in a row.
1999	Michael Schumacher misses six rounds after breaking leg at Silverstone. Team take constructors' championship in the last race but Eddie Irvine just falls short of drivers' title.
1983	Ferrari wins their eighth constructors' championship.
1979	Jody Scheckter wins the drivers' championship - it will be the team's last drivers' title for 21 years.
1975	Niki Lauda takes the 1975 drivers' championship and comes back from his horrific accident in 1976, going on to grab a second title for the team in 1977.
1964	John Surtees, a former world motorcycle champion, takes the drivers' crown. He remains the only man to achieve the feat on two wheels and four.
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 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.