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Maki (constructor)

Maki
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Full name Maki Engineering
Base Tokyo, Japan
Founder(s) Kenji Mimura
Noted drivers New Zealand Howden Ganley
Japan Hiroshi Fushida
United Kingdom Tony Trimmer
Formula One World Championship career
First entry 1974 British Grand Prix
Races entered 8 (0 starts)
Engines Cosworth DFV
Race victories 0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
Final entry 1976 Japanese Grand Prix

Maki Engineering was a Formula One constructor from Japan. A small team founded by Kenji Mimura, their entry into the 1974 Formula One World Championship was Japan's first since Honda had withdrawn at the end of the 1968 season. They first entered the 1974 British Grand Prix, with New Zealand driver Howden Ganley driving a single Maki F101, powered by the ubiquitous Cosworth DFV V8 engine. He failed to qualify, and then badly injured his legs at the following German Grand Prix. The team then withdrew to Japan to repair and modify the car.

That seemed to be it, but then the small team re-emerged at the 1975 Dutch Grand Prix, with successful domestic driver Hiroshi Fushida driving the updated Maki F101C, and sponsorship from Citizen Watches. With only 25 entrants, he was guaranteed a starting place, but the DFV broke in practice and he was unable to start as the team had no spares. They missed the French Grand Prix, and then Fushida failed to qualify for the British Grand Prix. For the German Grand Prix, British club driver Tony Trimmer replaced Fushida, but was unable to qualify either there, or for the Austrian Grand Prix. The Maki made its first and only race start in the non-championship Swiss Grand Prix, where Trimmer finished last of the finishers in 13th place, six laps behind the winner Clay Regazzoni's Ferrari.


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