Ensign Racing
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Ensign was a Formula One constructor from Britain. They participated in 133 grands prix, entering a total of 155 cars. Ensign scored 19 championship points and no podium finishes. The best result was a 4th place at the 1981 Brazilian Grand Prix by Marc Surer, who also took fastest lap of the race.
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Full name | Ensign Racing Team |
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Base | Burntwood, United Kingdom |
Founder(s) | Mo Nunn |
Noted drivers | Clay Regazzoni Chris Amon Marc Surer Jacky Ickx Nelson Piquet Jan Lammers Rikky von Opel Gijs van Lennep Roelof Wunderink Tiff Needell |
Formula One World Championship career | |
First entry | 1973 French Grand Prix |
Races entered | 134 (98 starts) |
Constructors' Championships | 0 |
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
Race victories | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 1 |
Final entry | 1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix |
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Ensign was founded by Morris Nunn who also carried out design duties during the first two seasons of the team's existence. Nunn would later go on to be a prominent chief engineer in the American-based Champ Car series, winning championships with drivers Alex Zanardi and Juan Pablo Montoya in the late 1990s.