Footwork Arrows
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| Full name | Footwork Arrows |
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| Base | Milton Keynes, United Kingdom |
| Noted staff |
Jackie Oliver Alan Jenkins |
| Noted drivers |
 Christian Fittipaldi Gianni Morbidelli Aguri Suzuki
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| First entry | 1991 United States Grand Prix |
| Races entered | 97 |
| Constructors' Championships |
0 |
| Drivers' Championships |
0 |
| Race victories | 0 (Best: 3rd, 1995 Australian Grand Prix) |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Final entry | 1996 Japanese Grand Prix |
Footwork Arrows was the name of a Formula One motor racing team, competing during the mid-1990s. Japanese businessman Wataru Ohashi, who was the president of Footwork Express Co., Ltd., a Japanese logistics company, began investing heavily in the Arrows team in 1990, the deal including requiring the cars to display the Footwork logo prominently. The team was officially renamed Footwork in 1991, and secured a deal to race with Porsche engines. Results were poorer than expected, and after just six races, Footwork dropped the Porsche engines and continued with Hart-built Ford engines. However, that didn't allow Michele Alboreto, Alex Caffi or Stefan Johansson to score any points. In fact, Caffi's 10th from the 1991 Japanese Grand Prix was the best result and the Footworks even had to prequalify in the second half of the season.
For the 1992 season they switched engine supplier to Mugen. Arrows retained the Footwork name until Ohashi withdrew his financial backing before the 1996 season, whereupon the name of the team reverted to Arrows. Regardless, Jackie Oliver had retained operational control throughout the entire period.
Arrows was officially renamed Footwork for 1991. The season began with the A11C chassis with Porsche engines, but after neither Michele Alboreto or Alex Caffi qualified in Brazil there was a reshuffle with Alan Rees being made financial director and John Wickham named team manager. The prototype FA12 appeared but was then destroyed when its suspension failed at the notorious Tamburello turn at Imola. Alboreto suffered a broken foot which required several stitches and Caffi damaged a second new car at Monaco. Caffi was then hurt in a road accident a week later, and was replaced by Stefan Johansson for several races.
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