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Aston Martin, a British car manufacturer, first competed in Formula One during the 1959 season with their DBR4 chassis but left after the 1960 season due to poor results. The team returned as Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team in 2021 following a rebranding of the Racing Point F1 Team, using Mercedes engines initially and planning to switch to Honda power units in 2026. Owned by Lawrence Stroll and based in Silverstone, the team features drivers Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll since the 2023 season, with origins tracing back to Jordan Grand Prix in 1991.

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History

David Brown Corporation (1959–1960)

See also: David Brown Ltd.

Aston Martin first entered Formula One with the DBR4, their first open-wheel racing car. The DBR4 was first built and tested in 1957 but did not make its Formula One debut until 1959. This delay was caused by the company prioritising the development of the DBR1 sports car, which went on to win the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans. By the DBR4's world championship debut at the Dutch Grand Prix, it had become outdated and struggled for pace against its competitors, with Carroll Shelby and Roy Salvadori qualifying 10th and 13th respectively out of 15.12 Salvadori retired from the race in the early laps with an engine failure, with Shelby's car suffering the same fate later in the race.3

The team's next entry came at the British Grand Prix where Salvadori surprised by qualifying in 2nd place.4 Early in the race, one of Shelby's ignition magnetos failed, harming his car's pace. The second magneto failed late in the race, causing his retirement. Salvadori could only hold on to 6th place, narrowly missing out on a points finish.5 At the Portuguese Grand Prix, both cars avoided issues to finish 6th and 8th but still failed to score points.6 Aston Martin's final entry of the season was the Italian Grand Prix where both cars continued to struggle, qualifying only 17th and 19th.7 During the race, Salvadori had run as high as 7th before suffering an engine failure whilst Shelby came home to finish 10th.8 The car was significantly outdated by its rivals and failed to score any points.9

Aston Martin built the DBR5 to compete in the 1960 season. The DBR5 was based on its predecessor but was lighter and featured an independent suspension. However, the car had a heavy engine in the front and was regularly outclassed by the more commonplace rear-engined cars.1011 The team's first entry of the season came at the Dutch Grand Prix, but the DBR5 was not yet ready to compete. As a result, only Salvadori entered the race, driving the spare DBR4. He could only qualify 18th.12 Despite being allowed to start the race, Aston Martin were told by the race organisers that they would not be paid. The team, therefore, refused to start the race.13 The DBR5s were ready for the team's next race in Britain, with Salvadori and Maurice Trintignant taking part. Salvadori retired from the race with steering problems, and Trintignant could only finish 11th, five laps behind the leader.14

Following this string of poor results, with the team failing to score a single championship point,15 Aston Martin abandoned Formula One entirely after the British Grand Prix to focus on sports car racing.1617

Potential return and sponsorship (2008, 2010, 2016–2020)

Main article: Prodrive F1

In 2006, David Richards, who leads the consortium that owns Aston Martin, and his tech firm Prodrive were granted a spot as a potential entrant for the 2008 Formula One World Championship.18 Upon speculation of an Aston Martin F1 return, Richards made it clear that Aston Martin had a long way to go until it was ready for an F1 team. He believed the route to being competitive was to partner with an existing team, rather than setting up a new team with Aston Martin and Prodrive.19 In 2009, Richards again announced his intent to return to Formula One in 2010 with the possibility of using the Aston Martin name, however, this did not come to fruition.20 Between 2016 and 2020 Aston Martin served as a sponsor for Red Bull Racing, and as title sponsor of the team between 2018 and 2020.2122

Aston Martin F1 Team (2021–present)

See also: Racing Point F1 Team and AMR GP

Customer Mercedes power units (2021–2025)

In January 2020, a funding investment from Racing Point owner Lawrence Stroll into Aston Martin saw him take a 16.7% stake in the company.2324 This resulted in the commercial rebranding of Racing Point UK's Racing Point F1 Team into Aston Martin F1 Team for the 2021 season.2526 As part of the rebrand, the team switched their racing colour of BWT pink to a modern iteration of Aston Martin's British racing green.2728 Cognizant was also announced as the team's new title sponsor in January 2021.2930 The Aston Martin AMR21 was unveiled in March 2021 and became the first Aston Martin-branded Formula One car after a 61-year absence.313233 The team competes with Mercedes power units, which it has done under its various names since 2009.34

Sergio Pérez was under contract to drive for them until 2022, but he was replaced by four-time World Drivers' Champion Sebastian Vettel, who previously drove at Ferrari, for the 2021 championship.3536 He teamed up with Lance Stroll, son of owner Lawrence Stroll to complete the driver lineup. The team had also signed Nico Hülkenberg as their reserve and development driver.3738

Vettel earned Aston Martin's first podium by finishing second in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.3940 Vettel finished second again in the Hungarian Grand Prix, but was disqualified due to a fuel sample issue.4142 In June 2021, Team Principal Otmar Szafnauer confirmed that the team will expand its workforce from 535 to 800 employees.4344 In September 2021, Aston Martin confirmed they would compete in 2022 with an unchanged driver lineup.45 In January 2022, Team Principal Otmar Szafnauer left after having spent 12 years with the team.464748 Mike Krack, who had previously worked on BMW and Porsche motorsport teams, was announced as his replacement in the same month.4950 In February 2022, Aramco was announced as the team's joint title sponsor after having secured a long-term partnership deal.5152 In December 2023, Aramco signed a new five-year agreement to become an exclusive title sponsor for the team, while Cognizant would remain as a strategic partner.5354

Vettel missed the opening two races of 2022 after testing positive for COVID-19. He returned on the third race of the season at the 2022 Australian Grand Prix.5556 Vettel retired following the conclusion of the 2022 season.5758 Fernando Alonso, a two-time World Champion, is his replacement for 2023 on a multi-year contract.59 Stoffel Vandoorne joined the team as their new test and reserve driver, a role he shares with Felipe Drugovich.6061 Hülkenberg left Aston Martin, returning as a full-time F1 driver for the Haas F1 Team in 2023.6263

Construction on a new 37,000 m2 (400,000 sq ft) factory at Aston Martin's Silverstone base began in September 2021.646566 The factory features three interconnected buildings and is based in a 40-acre (16 ha) site directly opposite the Silverstone Circuit.67 Building One will serve as the main building housing the team's design, manufacturing, and marketing resources. Building Two will redevelop and repurpose the original factory premises as a central hub with staff amenities and will also serve as a logistics centre. Building Two is set to house the team's wellness centre, auditorium, simulator and heritage facility, while Building Three will contain the new wind tunnel.686970 Building One was completed in July 2023 followed by Building Two a year later and Building Three was completed in the first week of November 2024.71 Commissioning of the wind tunnel was completed by January 2025,72 and it became operational two months later.737475 Aston Martin is the sixth different constructor to operate from the Silverstone base since 1991.76

Aston Martin retained Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll as their drivers for 2025.7778 In January 2025, Andy Cowell replaced Krack as team principal.79

Works Honda power units (2026–)

See also: Honda in Formula One and Honda Racing Corporation

In 2026, Aston Martin will begin a works partnership with Japanese power unit manufacturer Honda, whose F1 programme will be run by its motorsport subsidiary Honda Racing Corporation (HRC).80 The partnership means that the team will receive full factory support from Honda, including bespoke power units designed specifically for their chassis, and the two partners can work together to integrate the chassis and power unit without unwanted compromises.81 The works team status is often seen as necessary for a team to become a genuine title contender.82 By this time, the Silverstone-based team will have used customer Mercedes engines for seventeen seasons from 2009 to 2025.8384 The team previously ran Mugen-Honda engines between 1998 and 2000 and full Honda units in 2001 and 2002, when it was known as Jordan.85 The team had also previously ran with a Japanese-licensed engine manufacturer when Toyota supplied its customer engines to Jordan in 2005,86 and in 2006 when the team was rebranded as Midland.87 In addition, the Silverstone-based team will produce its own transmission gearbox package for the first time.88 Adrian Newey, who left Red Bull Racing in May 2024, signed a deal with Aston Martin in September 2024 and joined the team the following March, in time for the 2026 regulations. Newey also became a major shareholder of Aston Martin.89909192

Formula One World Championship results

1959–1960

(key)

YearChassisEngineTyresDriver12345678910PointsWCC
1959DBR4Aston Martin RB6 2.5 L6AMON500NEDFRAGBRGERPORITAUSA0NC
Roy SalvadoriRet66Ret
Carroll ShelbyRetRet810
1960DBR4Aston Martin RB6 2.5 L6DARGMON500NEDBELFRAGBRPORITAUSA0NC
Roy SalvadoriDNS
DBR5Ret
Maurice Trintignant11
Source:939495

2021–present

(key)

YearChassisEngineTyresDriver123456789101112131415161718192021222324PointsWCC
2021AMR21Mercedes M12 E Performance 1.6 V6 tPBHREMIPORESPMONAZEFRASTYAUTGBRHUNBELNEDITARUSTURUSAMXCSAPQATSAUABU777th
Lance Stroll10814118Ret108138Ret201271191214Ret61113
Sebastian Vettel1515†13135291217†RetDSQ5‡131212181071110Ret11
2022AMR22Mercedes M13 E Performance 1.6 V6 tPBHRSAUAUSEMIMIAESPMONAZECANGBRAUTFRAHUNBELNEDITASINJPNUSAMXCSAPABU557th
Lance Stroll1213121010151416†10111310111110Ret612Ret15108
Sebastian VettelRet817†11106129171110814Ret868141110
Nico Hülkenberg1712
2023AMR23Mercedes M14 E Performance 1.6 V6 tPBHRSAUAUSAZEMIAMONESPCANAUTGBRHUNBELNEDITASINJPNQATUSAMXCSAPLVGABU2805th
Fernando Alonso333463272557952F915868RetRet397
Lance Stroll6Ret47812Ret6994141091116WDRet11717†5510
2024AMR24Mercedes M15 E Performance 1.6 V6 tPBHRSAUAUSJPNCHNMIAEMIMONCANESPAUTGBRHUNBELNEDITAAZESINUSAMXCSAPLVGQATABU945th
Fernando Alonso95867F9191161218F811810116813Ret141179
Lance Stroll10Ret61215179147141371011131919†141511DNS15Ret14
2025AMR25Mercedes M16 E Performance 1.6 V6 tPAUSCHNJPNBHRSAUMIAEMIMONESPCANAUTGBRBELHUNNEDITAAZESINUSAMXCSAPLVGQATABU22*8th*
Fernando AlonsoRetRet1115111511Ret97
Lance Stroll692017161651515WD17
Source:96
Notes
  • * – Season still in progress.
  • † – Driver did not finish the Grand Prix but was classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
  • ‡ – Half points awarded as less than 75% of the race distance was completed.

Non-championship Formula One results

(key)

YearChassisEngineDriver12345
1959DBR4Aston Martin RB6 2.5 L6GLVAININTOULSIL
Roy Salvadori2
Carroll Shelby6
1960DBR4Aston Martin RB6 2.5 L6GLVINTSILLOMOUL
Roy SalvadoriRet

Driver development programme

Since the team's return to Formula One in 2021, several drivers have been affiliated with Aston Martin F1. These include:

DriverYearsSeries competed
Felipe Drugovich97982022–FIA Formula 2 Championship (2022)European Le Mans Series (2024)
Tina Hausmann992023–Formula 4 UAE Championship (2024) F1 Academy (2024–2025)
Jak Crawford1002024–FIA Formula 2 Championship (2024–2025)
Mari Boya1012025–FIA Formula 3 Championship (2025)

Additionally, former W Series driver Jessica Hawkins has served as a driver ambassador for the team since 2021. Hawkins drove the AMR21 during a test session in 2023.102103

Notes

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