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F1 World Champion trophy

2006 Malaysian Grand Prix

pit stop

Formula One, abbreviated to F1 and also known as Grand Prix racing, is the highest class of single-seat open-wheel auto racing. It is a worldwide sport, involving an annual World Drivers Championship and World Constructors Championship, and is the most expensive sport in the world, as annual team budgets average in the hundreds of millions of US dollars. It is based around a series of races (17 in 2007), known as grands prix, on custom-constructed road courses or closed-off street circuits.

[edit] Drivers

See: Formula One drivers

[edit] Other F1 people

[edit] Executives of the series

Bernie Ecclestone, CEO of FOM and FOA

Bernie Ecclestone in Pit Line of Silverstone Circuit. 2007.

[edit] Team principals

Bruce McLaren, McLaren: the founder and team principal/owner (1966 - 1970), in 1966	Ron Dennis, McLaren: team principal/owner (1980 - ), in 2000	Flavio Briatore, Benetton/Renault: team principal/managing director (1988 - 1997, 2000 - ), in 2006	Eddie Jordan, Jordan Grand Prix: the founder and team principal/owner (1991 - 2005), in 1996
Peter Sauber, Sauber: the founder and team principal/owner (1993 - 2005), in 2004	Jean Todt, Scuderia Ferrari: team principal (1993 - 2007), in 2001	Alain Prost, Prost Grand Prix: the founder and team principal/owner (1997 - 2001), in 2000	David Richards, Benetton Formula: team principal (1997), British American Racing: team principal (2001 - 2004), in 2005
Paul Stoddart, Minardi: team principal/owner (2001 - 2005), in 2005	Nick Fry, British American Racing/Honda: team principal/managing director (2005 - 2007), in 2006

[edit] Team personnel

Mauro Forghieri, a car designer in 1970s	Gordon Murray, a car designer in 1970s - 1980s	John Barnard, a car designer in 1980s - 1990s	Martin Whitmarsh, McLaren (1989 - )
Mario Illien, co-founder of Ilmor	Adrian Newey, a car designer	Ross Brawn, Scuderia Ferrari: technical director (1997 - 2006)	Rory Byrne, Scuderia Ferrari: chief designer (1997 - 2006)
Gil de Ferran, BAR: Sporting director (2005)

[edit] Other racing personnel

Hirohide Hamashima, Bridgestone (1997 - )

[edit] Media people

SPEED commentators Bob Varsha and David Hobbs in the plaza area

SPEED commentator Steve Matchett in the pitlane

SPEED commentator Peter Windsor speaking

ITV commentator Ted Kravitz in the pitlane

[edit] Teams

[edit] Current teams

Ferrari (1950 - )
Honda (1964 - 1968, 2006 - )
McLaren (1966 - )
Williams (1975 - )
Renault (1977 - 1985, 2002 - )
Toyota (2002 - )
Red Bull (2005 - )
BMW Sauber (2006 - )
Toro Rosso (2006 - )
Super Aguri (2006 - )
Force India F1 (2008)

[edit] Former teams

Lotus (1958 - 1994)
Minardi (1985 - 2005)
Benetton (1986 - 2001)
Jordan (1991 - 2005)
Sauber (1993 - 2005)
Prost (1997 - 2001)
Stewart (1997 - 1999)
British American Racing (B.A.R) (1999 - 2005)
Jaguar (2000 - 2004)
MF1 Racing (2006)
Spyker F1 (2007)

[edit] Cars

See: Formula One car and Formula One engine

[edit] Fans

2001 United States Grand Prix	Biggest F1 flag of the world at Brazilian GP 2004.	Disgruntled fans with a "Blame Mosley" banner during the race at the United States GP 2005.	The fans who supports Fernando Alonso at Brazilian GP 2005.
2005 Brazilian GP.

[edit] In circuit

At the United States GP 2005	A stand selling Foster's Lager, F1's official beer	Flagsmen with a yellow flag and safety car sign	A flagsman with a green flag
The helmet-shaped Red Bull clothing vendor	The Safety Car (with driver Bernd Maylander behind the door)

[edit] Team garages

BAR garage	BAR pitwall control center	McLaren garage	Renault garage
Sauber garage undergoing FIA scrutiny	Red Bull garage	Minardi garage	Jordan noses and front wings

[edit] Helmets

Ayrton Senna Helmet	Mark Webber Helmet	Fernando Alonso´s helmet in McLaren (2007)	Fernando Alonso´s helmet in Renault (2005-2006)
Fernando Alonso´s helmet in Minardi

[edit] Trophies

World Drivers' Championship trophies

2006 World Champion trophy	2006 World Champion trophy	Fernando Alonso (2005)	Michael Schumacher (2002), Nigel Mansell (1992) and Keke Rosberg (1982)
Michael Schumacher (2000) and Ayrton Senna (1990)	Ayrton Senna (1990) and Alan Jones (1980)	Juan Manuel Fangio (1954)	detail
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Grand Prixs' Trophies

2003 Malaysian Grand Prix (3rd, Fernando Alonso)	2003 Hungarian Grand Prix (1st, Fernando Alonso)	2004 Australian Grand Prix (right) and 2004 Hungarian Grand Prix (left) (two 3rd, Fernando Alonso)	2006 Bahrain Grand Prix (1st, Fernando Alonso)
2006 Spanisha Grand Prix (1st, Fernando Alonso)	2006 Japanese Grand Prix (1st, Fernando Alonso)