The best F1 cars never to win a GP

For all the undeserving Formula 1 cars to have somehow managed to muster a GP win, there are many more promising machines that were denied the glory they deserved. Here is Autosport's definitive ranking of those cars

Published Apr 7, 2020, 3:02 PM

Many good Formula 1 cars got their day in the sun, even if they weren't the benchmarks in a given season. But sometimes bad luck, poor timing or unusual circumstances combine to stop deserving machines crossing the line first.

There have been some very good F1 cars that failed to win a world championship grand prix, which made finalising this top 10 a challenge.

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Author Kevin Turner

Kevin Turner is Autosport’s Chief Editor. While studying History at the University of York, Kevin began covering UK club events as a freelance reporter for Autosport and Motorsport News. He joined the Autosport staff as Editorial Assistant on the magazine in 2006, winning what is now known as the Motorsport UK Young Journalist of the Year Award. He became National Editor in 2008 and over the next few seasons covered a range of international events, including the Le Mans 24 Hours, as well as the British Touring Car Championship and British GT. Kevin became Features Editor before switching to edit Motorsport News in 2014.

He returned to Autosport in 2016 to become editor of the magazine, a dream job that is still part of his role.

He became Chief Editor in 2020, helping to plan content for autosport.com and Autosport’s podcast as well as seeing the magazine through the coronavirus pandemic. Kevin also led work on the special publication celebrating 70 years of Autosport and has been a judge on the Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver Award, formerly known as the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award, since 2008. He lives in Warboys with his wife and two children.