Maserati in Formula One
| Full name | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
|---|---|
| Base | Modena, Italy |
| Founder(s) | Maserati Brothers |
| Noted staff |
Gioacchino Colombo Valerio Colotti |
| Noted drivers |
 Juan Manuel Fangio Stirling Moss
|
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| First entry | 1950 British Grand Prix |
| Races entered | 56 |
| Constructors' Championships |
0 |
| Drivers' Championships |
2 (1954, 1957) |
| Race victories | 9 |
| Pole positions | 8 |
| Fastest laps | 13 |
| Final entry | 1957 Italian Grand Prix |
Throughout its history, the Italian auto manufacturer Maserati has participated in various forms of motorsports including Formula One, sportscar racing and touring car racing, both as a works team and through private entrants.
One of the first Maseratis the Tipo 26 driven by Alfieri Maserati with acting as riding mechanic won the Targa Florio 1,500 cc class in 1926, finishing in ninth place in overall.
Maserati was very successful in pre-war Grand Prix racing using a variety of cars with 4, 6, 8 and 16 cylinders (two straight-eights mounted parallel to one another).
Other notable pre-war successes include winning the Indianapolis 500 twice (1939 and 1940), both times with Wilbur Shaw at the wheel of a 8CTF.
Maserati won the Targa Florio in 1937, 1938, 1939 and 1940. The first two wins were achieved by Giovanni Rocco with a Maserati 6CM and the last two by Luigi Villoresi with a 6CM in 1939 and a 4CL in 1940.
Maserati's post-war factory effort in sports car racing began in 1954 for the second season of the World Sportscar Championship. The factory raced as Officine Alfieri Maserati.
Maserati scored points in all but one year of the first era of the World Sports Car Championship from 1953 to 1961. Both factory-entered and privately-entered cars were eligible to score points for the manufacturer.
In the 1953 World Sportscar Championship Maserati placed thirteenth.
In the 1954 World Sportscar Championship Maserati entered the Maserati A6GCS and placed fifth.
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