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British American Racing (BAR)

Nationality
British
Previous teams
Tyrrell
1970 - 1998

Statistics

0/7
Driver championships
0/7
Constructor championships
118
Races
0/118
Wins
2/118
Pole positions
15/118
Podiums
First race
Last race
First podium
Last podium
First pole
Last pole
0
Wins
0
Sprint wins
15
Podiums
12.71%
Podium percentage
11
Most podiums in a season
4
Longest podium streak
88
DNF
4
DNS
0
Fastest laps
11153
Race laps
227
Points

Seasons

Year Pos. Points Wins Podiums Pole positions Drivers
2005 6th 38 0 2 1 Takuma Sato, Jenson Button & Anthony Davidson
2004 2nd 119 0 11 1 Takuma Sato & Jenson Button
2003 5th 26 0 0 0 Takuma Sato, Jenson Button & Jacques Villeneuve
2002 8th 7 0 0 0 Olivier Panis & Jacques Villeneuve
2001 6th 17 0 2 0 Olivier Panis & Jacques Villeneuve
2000 5th 20 0 0 0 Jacques Villeneuve & Ricardo Zonta
1999 - - 0 0 0 Mika Salo, Jacques Villeneuve & Ricardo Zonta

Drivers

Driver Season(s) Races Wins Podiums
Anthony Davidson 2005 1 0 0
Jenson Button 2003, 2004, 2005 51 0 12
Takuma Sato 2003, 2004, 2005 35 0 1
Olivier Panis 2001, 2002 34 0 0
Jacques Villeneuve 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 82 0 2
Ricardo Zonta 1999, 2000 30 0 0
Mika Salo 1999 3 0 0

British American Racing: Formula 1 journey

BAR entered Formula 1 in 1999 and competed across 7 seasons. While the team did not achieve a race victory, it reached a best race finish of 2nd and scored 227 points, earning respect for its efforts on the grid.

Team highlights

  • First season: 1999
  • Seasons active: 7
  • Best race finish: 2nd
  • Best qualifying result: 1st
  • Total points scored: 227

Determination and progress

Although BAR did not secure a race win, the team showed determination and progress during its time in Formula 1. Its best performance came in 2004, achieving 2nd in the 2004 San Marino Grand Prix.

Drivers who represented the team

BAR gave opportunities to drivers such as Jacques Villeneuve, Jenson Button and Takuma Sato who contributed to the team's growth and development. Learn more about Jacques Villeneuve on his profile page.