Maserati in motorsport
| 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 in 1954 for the second season of the World Sportscar Championship. The factory raced as Officine Alfieri Maserati.
In the 1954 World Sportscar Championship season Maserati entered the Maserati A6GCS finishing 5th in the Manufacturers Championship.
In the 1955 World Sportscar Championship season Maserati finished 4th in the Manufacturers Championship.
In the 1956 World Sportscar Championship season Maserati finished 2nd in the Manufacturers Championship including a win at the 1000 km Buenos Aires and the 1000 km at the Nürburgring. The win at 1956 1000 km Buenos Aires was a Maserati 300S sports car driven by Stirling Moss and Carlos Menditéguy.
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