Connaught Model History

United Kingdom · founded 1949

Surrey-built British racing cars (1949–1959) — the Type B's 1955 Syracuse victory, driven by Tony Brooks, was the first win in a Continental European Grand Prix by a British car since 1924.

Models

L Series

Connaught's tiny run of aluminium-bodied road sports cars — just 14 built across the L2 and L3 variants on a Lea-Francis chassis.

Sports car · 1949–1953
Type A

Connaught's Formula 2 single-seater — nine built, the Lea-Francis-derived engine developed to 165 bhp, accumulating 21 race wins by 1953.

Racing car · 1950–1954
Type B

Connaught's Formula 1 challenger — the 'Syracuse' car that gave Tony Brooks a historic 1955 Grand Prix victory, the first by a British car in a Continental European race since 1924.

Racing car · 1954–1958
Type C

Connaught's final single-seater — a further development of the B-Type Alta-engined car, making a single appearance at the 1959 United States Grand Prix.

Racing car · 1959–1959

Other makes