ARROWS

http://www.arrowsf1.com/

First Grand prix: 1978 Brazil
Total Grands Prix entered: 337

Constructors Points scored:  157

Best Grand Prix finish: Second (1978 Sweden; 1980 USA; 1981/1985 San Marino; 1997 Hungary)

Constructors' World Championship:    0 - best result fourth (1988)

 
 

1977
ARROWS RACING TEAM, founded, based in Milton Keynes, UK

 
 

1978
Formula One debut at the Brazilian Grand Prix

Cosworth DFV-engined FA/1 chassis, after seven races A1 chassis

Drivers: Riccardo Patrese (Second Sweden)/Rolf Stommelen

Constructors' Championship: Ninth

 
 

1979
Cosworth engine/A1 & A2 chassis

Drivers: Riccardo Patrese/Jochen Mass

Constructors' Championship: Ninth

 
 

1980
Cosworth engine/A3 chassis

Drivers: Riccardo Patrese/Jochen Mass

Constructors' Championship: Ninth

 

1981
Cosworth engine/A3 chassis

Drivers: Riccardo Patrese/Siegfried Stohr/Jacques Villeneuve

Constructors' Championship: Eighth

 
 

1982
Cosworth engine/A4 & A5 chassis

Drivers: Marc Surer/Mauro Baldi

Constructors' Championship: Tenth

 
 

1983
Cosworth engine/A6 chassis

Drivers: Marc Surer/Chico Serra/Alan Jones/Thierry Boutsen

Constructors' Championship: Tenth

 
 

1984
BMW turbo engine/A7 chassis

Drivers: Marc Surer/Thierry Boutsen

Constructors' Championship: Ninth

 
 

1985
BMW engine/A8 chassis

Drivers: Thierry Boutsen/Gerhard Berger

Constructors' Championship: Eighth

 
 

1986
BMW engine/A8 & A9 chassis

Drivers: Thierry Boutsen/Marc Surer/Christian Danner

Constructors' Championship: Tenth

* Designer Dave Wass leaves Arrows, replaced by Ross Brawn

 
 

1987
BMW engine/A10 chassis

Drivers: Derek Warwick/Eddie Cheever

Constructors' Championship: Sixth

* BMW pulls out of Formula One but USF&G-owned Megatron buys the rights to

the engine

 
 

1988
BMW engine/A10B chassis

Drivers: Derek Warwick(seventh World Championship)/Eddie Cheever

Constructors' Championship: Fourth

 
 

1989
Cosworth DFR V8s engine/A11 chassis

Drivers: Derek Warwick/Eddie Cheever

Constructors' Championship: Seventhv

* Arrows Formula One Technical Centre opens at Milton Keynes

* November '87: Team bought by Wataru Ohashi's Footwork Corporation

 
 

1990
Cosworth DFR V8s engine/A11B chassis

Drivers: Michele Alboreto/Alex Caffi

Constructors' Championship: Ninth

* Ross Brawn replaced by James Robinson

* Alan Jenkins appointed Technical Director

 
 

1991
Porsche engine/A11C chassis

Drivers: Michele Alboreto/Alex Caffi

Constructors' Championship: Ninth

* In June, Porsche engine replaced by Hart DFR V8s

* The 0.4 scale wind tunnel opens at Arrows Technical Centre

 
 

1992
Mugen V10 engine/Footwork FA13

Drivers: Michele Alboreto/Aguri Suzuki

Constructors' Championship: Seventh

 
 

1993
Mugen V10 engine/Footwork FA14

Drivers: Derek Warwick/Aguri Suzuki

Constructors' Championship: Ninth

 
 

1994
Mugen V10 engine/Footwork FA15

Drivers: Christian Fittipaldi/Gianni Morbidelli

Constructors' Championship: Ninth

* Previous owners Jackie Oliver and Alan Rees take over the running of the

team under its former name of Arrows Grand Prix International Limited

 
 

1995
Hart V8 engine/Footwork FA16

Drivers: Gianni Morbidelli/Taki Inoue/Max Papis

Constructors' Championship: Eighth

* Jackie Oliver and Alan Rees regained ownership of the team with no

further involvement from Footwork other than the designation of the chassis

 
 

1996
Hart Type 830 F1 engine/Footwork FA17

Drivers: Ricardo Rosset/Jos Verstappen

Livery: blue/red/white

Constructors' Championship: Ninth

* Tom Walkinshaw takes control of Arrows team and moves to TWR Group

Headquarters in Leafield, Oxon

 
 

1997
Yamaha OX11A engine/Danka Arrows Yamaha A18

Drivers: Damon Hill (second in Hungary) Pedro Diniz (fifth in Luxembourg)

Livery: blue/white

Constructors' Championship: Eighth

* John Barnard appointed Technical Director on 1 May

 
 

1998
Arrows F1 V10 engine/Danka Zepter Arrows A19

Drivers: Mika Salo (fourth in Monaco) Pedro Diniz (fifth in Spa)

Livery: black/white

Constructors' Championship: seventh (ahead of Peugeot and Ford)

* Arrows develop and race its own F1 V10 engine

 
 

1999
Arrows F1 V10 engine/Repsol Zepter Arrows A19

Drivers: Pedro de la Rosa (sixth in Australia) Toranosuke Takagi

Livery: black/orange

Constructors' Championship: ninth

 
 

2000
Supertec V10 engine/

Drivers: Pedro de la Rosa/Jos Verstappen

Livery: black/ orange

Constructors Championship:  seven points, no wins.

 

2001
 
 

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