# What is the best debut by a new Formula 1 team?

> A few new teams won straight away; others turned up without having tested their car. Champions and cautionary tales share this grid.

*By YPB Team · Published October 2, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/what-is-the-best-debut-by-a-new-formula-1-team*

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## Current results (1 vote)

1. **Wolf (1977)** — score 1000/1000
   Jody Scheckter won the new team's very first race in Argentina.
2. **Toyota (2002)** — score 1000/1000
   The car giant's expensive entry, which scored a point on debut in Melbourne.
3. **Haas (2016)** — score 930/1000
   The American team scored points in its first race with Romain Grosjean sixth in Australia.
4. **Sauber (1993)** — score 891/1000
   Scored points with JJ Lehto in its very first Grand Prix in South Africa.
5. **Ferrari (1950)** — score 734/1000
   Entered the first world championship season and finished second at Monaco.
6. **Brawn GP (2009)** — score 636/1000
   Rescued from Honda's exit, it won both world titles in its only season.
7. **Mercedes (1954)** — score 636/1000
   Returned with the W196 and won its first race, the French Grand Prix, with Fangio.
8. **HRT (2010)** — score 636/1000
   Turned up in Bahrain having never run its car before the weekend.
9. **Red Bull Racing (2005)** — score 520/1000
   Built from Jaguar's remains, it scored points in its first race and later won eight titles.
10. **Toleman (1981)** — score 520/1000
   Failed to qualify for most of its first season before giving Ayrton Senna his start.
11. **Stewart (1997)** — score 382/1000
   Jackie Stewart's team took second place at Monaco in its first season.
12. **Cadillac (2026)** — score 382/1000
   GM's luxury brand became the 11th team on the 2026 grid, with Ferrari engines and Sergio Pérez and Valtteri Bottas driving.
13. **Alfa Romeo (1950)** — score 0/1000
   Won the first world championship race at Silverstone and the 1950 title with Farina.
14. **Super Aguri (2006)** — score 0/1000
   Assembled in months around a four-year-old Arrows chassis.
15. **Jordan (1991)** — score 0/1000
   The green 7Up car that ran fifth in the championship and gave Michael Schumacher his debut.

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