Porsche (Germany) 1957-1964

Principal: Ferry Porsche. Base: Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen. Founded: 1948.
The company''s vast racing success has been built upon sports car racing and it was through this medium that the Porsche name appeared as modified two seaters in Formula 2 racing. A true Formula 1 entry didn''t materialise until 1961 and the team soon withdrew and concentrated on the racing it knew best. The TAG-backed turbo engine of the mid eighties was a great success but this was tempered by the disastrous V12 produced for Footwork in 1991.