Connaught Engineering

Connaught

Full name	Connaught Engineering
Base	Send, Surrey, United Kingdom
Founder(s)	Rodney Clarke Mike Oliver
Noted staff	Kenneth McAlpine
Noted drivers	Stuart Lewis-Evans Stirling Moss
Formula One World Championship career
Debut	1952 British Grand Prix
Races competed	18
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0
Race victories	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
Final race	1959 United States Grand Prix

Connaught Engineering, often referred to simply as Connaught, was a Formula One and sports car constructor from the United Kingdom. Their cars participated in 18 Grands Prix, entering a total of 52 races with their A, B, and C Type Grand Prix Cars. They achieved 1 podium and scored 17 championship points. The name Connaught is a pun on Continental Autos, the garage in Send, Surrey, which specialised in sales and repair of European sports cars such as Bugatti, and where the cars were built.

Sports cars

In addition they built a small number of road going sports cars developed on the Lea Francis Sports Chassis, which achieved considerable competition success. These were of types L2 and L3, and three examples of the stark Cycle Winged L3/SR Sports Racer. Two sports cars, based on the A Type Formula 2 cars, the ALSRs were also built for competition work. In 1962, Jack Fairman attempted to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 in a Connaught race car, but failed to find the necessary speed to make the field.

In 2004, the Connaught name was revived by Connaught Motor Company for their Type D Syracuse and Type D-H hybrid supercars.

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  An ex-Rob Walker Racing Team Connaught Type A Formula One car.

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  A Connaught Type D Syracuse at the Excel Motor Show, 2006.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Chassis	Engine	Driver	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	WCC	Points
1952					SUI	500	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	NED	ITA				-*	-*
	Connaught Type A	Lea-Francis Straight-4	Eric Thompson	Connaught Engineering					5
			Kenneth McAlpine						16
			Ken Downing						9		Ret
			Stirling Moss									Ret
			Dennis Poore						4
				Connaught Racing Syndicate								12
1953					ARG	500	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	SUI	ITA			-*	-*
	Connaught Type A	Lea-Francis Straight-4	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught Engineering			Ret			Ret	13		NC
			Stirling Moss				9
			Roy Salvadori				Ret		Ret	Ret	Ret		Ret
			Jack Fairman										NC
			Johnny Claes	Ecurie Belge			Ret		12		Ret		Ret
			André Pilette					NC
			Ian Stewart	Ecurie Ecosse						Ret
			Tony Rolt	Rob Walker Racing Team						Ret
1954					ARG	500	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	SUI	ITA	ESP			-*	-*
	Connaught Type A	Lea-Francis Straight-4	Leslie Marr	Leslie Marr					13
			Bill Whitehouse	Bill Whitehouse					Ret
			Don Beauman	Sir Jeremy Boles					11
			Leslie Thorne	Ecurie Ecosse					14
			John Riseley-Prichard	Rob Walker Racing Team					Ret
1955					ARG	MON	500	BEL	NED	GBR	ITA					-*	-*
	Connaught Type B	Alta Straight-4	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught Engineering						Ret
			Jack Fairman							DNS
			Tony Rolt							Ret±
			Peter Walker							Ret±
			Leslie Marr	Leslie Marr						Ret
1956					ARG	MON	500	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA				-*	-*
	Connaught Type B	Alta Straight-4	Archie Scott Brown	Connaught Engineering						Ret
			Desmond Titterington							Ret
			Jack Fairman							4		5
			Ron Flockhart									3
			Les Leston									Ret
			Piero Scotti	Piero Scotti				Ret
1957					ARG	MON	500	FRA	GBR	GER	PSC	ITA				-*	-*
	Connaught Type B	Alta Straight-4	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Connaught Engineering		4
			Ivor Bueb			Ret
1958					ARG	MON	NED	500	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	POR	ITA	MOR	NC	0
	Connaught Type B	Alta Straight-4	Ivor Bueb	Bernie Ecclestone							Ret
			Bruce Kessler			DNQ
			Paul Emery			DNQ					DNQ
			Jack Fairman								Ret
1959					MON	500	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	POR	ITA	USA			NC	0
	Connaught Type C	Alta Straight-4	Bob Said	Connaught Cars / Paul Emery									Ret

*Constructors points not awarded until 1958
± = Indicates a shared drive

External links

• Connaught Motor Company