RAM Racing
| Full name | RAM Racing Team |
|---|---|
| Base | United Kingdom |
| Founder(s) | Mike Ralph, John Macdonald |
| Noted drivers |
 Manfred Winkelhock Jonathan Palmer Philippe Alliot Kenny Acheson Eliseo Salazar Mike Thackwell Jean-Louis Schlesser Jacques Villeneuve, Sr.
|
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| First entry | 1976 Spanish Grand Prix |
| Races entered | 65 |
| Constructors |
Williams-Ford March-Ford Brabham-Ford RAM-Ford RAM-Hart |
| Drivers' Championships |
0 |
| Race victories | 0 (best finish: 8th, 1984 Brazilian Grand Prix) |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Final entry | 1985 European Grand Prix |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
|---|---|
| Entrants | RAM Racing Team |
| First entry | 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1985 European Grand Prix |
| Races entered | 44 |
| Race victories | 0 |
| Constructors' Championships | 0 |
| Drivers' Championships |
0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
RAM Racing was a Formula One racing team which competed during the racing seasons of 1976 to 1985. The team entered other manufacturers' chassis from 1976 to 1980, then ran March's team from 1981 to 1983, only entering a car entirely their own in 1984 and 1985.
The team was formed in 1975 by Mike Ralph and John Macdonald, with RAM derived from their names. After running Macdonald in a GRD in British Formula Three, they entered Alan Jones in a Formula 5000 March for 1976. They also bought a pair of Brabham BT44B Formula One cars, and entered the 1976 World Championship, running Loris Kessel and Emilio de Villota for the Spanish Grand Prix, where neither qualified. However, both Kessel and another pay-driver, Patrick Nève, qualified for the Belgian Grand Prix, with Jac Nellemann, Damien Magee, Lella Lombardi and Bob Evans all making appearances in the cars. There were few finishes, and the pay-drivers meant the team were frequent non-qualifiers.
For 1977, Boy Hayje drove a RAM-entered March with little success, and a second "rent-a-car" did no better later in the year when driven by Andy Sutcliffe, Mikko Kozarowitzky or Michael Bleekemolen. However, they had some success running Guy Edwards in the Shellsport Group 8 Championship in Britain, finishing 2nd overall. For 1978 the team switched to the British Aurora Formula One series, with Edwards placing 4th overall that year in a March, and 5th overall the following season in a Fittipaldi F5A. For 1980, RAM made an investment in a pair of 1979-spec Williams FW07s, with Emilio de Villota winning the title. Sponsorship included American men's magazine Penthouse. They then entered one of these cars for Rupert Keegan in the British Grand Prix. Kevin Cogan and Geoff Lees would guest in another car in the last two rounds, but their best finish was Keegan's 9th place at the United States Grand Prix.
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