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Spyker

Dutch

Stats shown from 2007 onward

Races

17

Wins

0

Podiums

0

Points

1

Seasons

2007–2007

Driver Lineup

2007

Sakon Yamamoto / Adrian Sutil / Markus Winkelhock / Christijan Albers

Team History & Trivia

History

Dutch sports car manufacturer Spyker Cars acquired the struggling Midland F1 Racing team, itself a continuation of the Jordan lineage, for $106.6 million in September 2006, switching the livery to orange and silver in a nod to the Netherlands' national racing colour and rebranding the team Spyker F1 for the 2007 season, run under a Dutch racing licence with Ferrari engines. Facing severe financial strain, including releasing driver Christijan Albers mid-season due to a sponsorship shortfall, the team was sold after just a single season to Indian businessman Vijay Mallya and entrepreneur Michiel Mol, becoming Force India for 2008.

Notable Achievements

Spyker's sole season produced just one championship point, scored by Adrian Sutil, who finished eighth at the 2007 Japanese Grand Prix after a post-race penalty applied to a Toro Rosso driver promoted him up the order. The team's most memorable on-track moment came when Markus Winkelhock briefly led the 2007 European Grand Prix thanks to a well-timed tyre strategy in changeable conditions, the only time a Spyker driver led a Grand Prix.

Notable People

The team's driver line-up in its single season included Adrian Sutil, Christijan Albers, and later Markus Winkelhock and Sakon Yamamoto, after Albers was released mid-season amid the team's funding troubles. Spyker's ownership passed from the Midland-era management to the Spyker Cars leadership before Vijay Mallya and Michiel Mol took over at season's end.

Fun Facts

Spyker's single 2007 season, though ultimately a financial struggle, produced the improbable spectacle of Markus Winkelhock leading a Grand Prix in only his second F1 start, a fleeting highlight for a team that otherwise scored just one championship point in its brief 17-race history before selling on to become Force India.

Race History

SeasonRaceDriverGridResultPts
2007Brazilian Grand PrixSakon Yamamoto22R0
2007Brazilian Grand PrixAdrian Sutil21R0
2007Chinese Grand PrixAdrian Sutil21R0
2007Chinese Grand PrixSakon Yamamoto22170
2007Japanese Grand PrixSakon Yamamoto22120
2007Japanese Grand PrixAdrian Sutil2081
2007Belgian Grand PrixSakon Yamamoto21170
2007Belgian Grand PrixAdrian Sutil19140
2007Italian Grand PrixSakon Yamamoto22200
2007Italian Grand PrixAdrian Sutil21190
2007Turkish Grand PrixAdrian Sutil19210
2007Turkish Grand PrixSakon Yamamoto20200
2007Hungarian Grand PrixSakon Yamamoto22R0
2007Hungarian Grand PrixAdrian Sutil21170
2007European Grand PrixAdrian Sutil21R0
2007European Grand PrixMarkus Winkelhock22R0
2007British Grand PrixAdrian Sutil20R0
2007British Grand PrixChristijan Albers22150
2007French Grand PrixChristijan Albers20R0
2007French Grand PrixAdrian Sutil21170
2007United States Grand PrixChristijan Albers22150
2007United States Grand PrixAdrian Sutil21140
2007Canadian Grand PrixAdrian Sutil20R0
2007Canadian Grand PrixChristijan Albers21R0
2007Monaco Grand PrixAdrian Sutil19R0
2007Monaco Grand PrixChristijan Albers22190
2007Spanish Grand PrixChristijan Albers21140
2007Spanish Grand PrixAdrian Sutil20130
2007Bahrain Grand PrixAdrian Sutil20150
2007Bahrain Grand PrixChristijan Albers22140
2007Malaysian Grand PrixAdrian Sutil21R0
2007Malaysian Grand PrixChristijan Albers20R0
2007Australian Grand PrixChristijan Albers21R0
2007Australian Grand PrixAdrian Sutil20170