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Minardi

The Faenza team's original identity; a proving ground for Alonso, Trulli, Fisichella and Webber. Sold to Red Bull in 2005.

Rosso corsaItaly's international racing colour, under the convention that painted a car for the country that entered it until sponsor liveries took over around 1968. Not this team's own livery.

Seasons
1985–200521 seasons
Entries
676
Wins
0
Podiums
0
Poles
0
Drivers
37

Season by season

The same on all 21 rows: Wins — 0; Podiums — 0; Poles — 0.

Season by season
SeasonEntriesDriversBestPoints scoredChampionship
2005383P5710
2004362P8110
2003323P9010
2002343P529
2001343P9011
2000342P8010
1999323P6110
1998322P70—
1997343P90—
1996324P80—
1995343P6110
1994322P5510
1993324P478
1992323P6111
1991323P467
1990323P70—
1989323P5611
1988323P6110
1987322P110—
1986322P80—
1985161P80—
The constructors' championship is contested by a chassis–engine pair, so a season can carry more than one entry for the same name. Open the season to see both.

Cars built

Cars built
ChassisYearsEnginePower (bhp)RacesWins
M1851985Motori Moderni 615-90—160
M185B1986Motori Moderni 615-90—00
M1861986Motori Moderni 615-90—00
M1871987mid-engine, longitudinally mounted, 1499 cc, Motori Moderni 615–90, 90° V6, turbo—160
M1881988Ford Cosworth DFZ—160
M188B1989Ford Cosworth DFZ—00
M1891989–1990Ford Cosworth DFR—00
M1901990Ford Cosworth DFR—00
M19119911991: Ferrari Tipo 037, 65° V12, 3493 cc, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted. ; 1992: Lamborghini LE3512, 80° V12, 3493 cc, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted.—160
M191B19921991: Ferrari Tipo 037, 65° V12, 3493 cc, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted. ; 1992: Lamborghini LE3512, 80° V12, 3493 cc, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted.—00
M1921992Lamborghini LE3512—00
M1931993Ford HBD6—160
M193B1994Ford HBD6—00
M1941994Ford HBC7 / Ford HBC8—00
M19519951995: mid-engine, longitudinally mounted, 2994 cc, Ford-Cosworth EDM1, 75° V8, NA; 1996: mid-engine, longitudinally-mounted, 2994 cc, Ford-Cosworth EDM2 / Ford-Cosworth EDM3, 75° V8, NA630170
M195B19961995: mid-engine, longitudinally mounted, 2994 cc, Ford-Cosworth EDM1, 75° V8, NA; 1996: mid-engine, longitudinally-mounted, 2994 cc, Ford-Cosworth EDM2 / Ford-Cosworth EDM3, 75° V8, NA630160
M1971997Hart 830680170
M1981998Ford JD Zetec-R, 3.0-litre, 72-degree V10, mid-engined710160
M011999Ford VJM Zetec-R, 72-degree V10, NA735160
M0220001998-spec Ford Zetec-R (badged as Fondmetal)770170
PS012001Ford VJ Zetec-R (badged as European)73500
PS01B2001Ford VJ Zetec-R (badged as European)73500
PS022002Asiatech AT02800170
PS032003Cosworth CR-3805160
PS042004——180
PS04B2005Cosworth CR-3L (updated 2002 specifications)80000
PS052005Cosworth TJ200586000
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Photographs

From Wikimedia Commons, each shown with the photographer and licence its terms require.

Minardi M185
Minardi M185
1985 European GP Martini · Jerry Lewis-Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Minardi M189
Minardi M189
Minardi M189 - Pierluigi Martini · GTHO · CC BY-SA 4.0
Minardi M191
Minardi M191
Minardi M191 Musée Lamborghini · Arnaud 25 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Minardi M193
Minardi M193
Pierluigi Martini - Minardi M193 during practice for the 1993 British Grand Prix (33645875476) · Martin Lee from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
Minardi M194
Minardi M194
Pierluigi Martini - Minardi M194 at the 1994 British Grand Prix (32162211640) · Martin Lee from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
Minardi M195
Minardi M195
Pierluigi Martini 1995 Britain · Fox 1 from Beta Quadrant, England · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked

A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.

8 more photographs
Minardi M197
Minardi M197
Minardi M197 · Andrea borsari · CC BY-SA 4.0
Minardi M198
Minardi M198
Minardi M198 2025-09-06 Italian Grand Prix mod · Quelle: Eustace Bagge / Bildbearbeitung & Retusche von Auge=mit · CC BY-SA 4.0
Minardi M01
Minardi M01
Minardi M01 · Andrea borsari · CC BY-SA 4.0
Minardi M02
Minardi M02
Mazzacane en Minardi F1 2000 · Anibaln · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Minardi PS01
Minardi PS01
Mobil Alonso - Minardi PS01 2001 · María Isabel Gómez Bravo · CC BY 3.0
Minardi PS02
Minardi PS02
Webber 2002 · Mathieu Felten · CC BY 2.5 · unchecked
Minardi PS03
Minardi PS03
Justin Wilson 2003 Silverstone · Martin Lee · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Minardi PS04B
Minardi PS04B
Minardi usgp 2004 · Rick Dikeman · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked

Where this comes from

Full name
Minardi F1 Team
Country
Italy
Base
Faenza, Italy
Wins
0 derived · 0 published
Poles
0 derived · 0 published
Confidence
high