Leyton House Racing
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Leyton House Racing was a Formula One constructor that raced in the 1990 and 1991 seasons.
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Full name | Leyton House Formula One Racing Team |
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Base | Bicester, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom |
Founder(s) | Akira Akagi |
Noted staff | Adrian Newey Gustav Brunner |
Noted drivers | Maurício Gugelmin Ivan Capelli Karl Wendlinger |
Formula One World Championship career | |
First entry | 1990 United States Grand Prix |
Races entered | 32 |
Constructors' Championships | 0 |
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
Race victories | 0 (best finish: 2nd, 1990 French Grand Prix) |
Pole positions | 0 (best grid position: 7th, 1990 French Grand Prix and 1991 Portuguese Grand Prix) |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Final entry | 1991 Australian Grand Prix |
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It was, in essence, a rebranding of the March team which had returned to F1 in 1987. Leyton House, a Japanese real estate company, had been the team's marquee sponsor since that year, and went on to buy the team in 1989. Drivers Ivan Capelli and Maurício Gugelmin, who had been with March since 1987 and 1988 respectively, continued with the team under its new guise.