The Greatest F1 Cars and Teams by Era

In Formula 1, the car usually wins the race. That’s why the chassis is your most important pick in 24-0 — and why it pays to know which constructors built the dominant machines of each era.

The all-time constructor leaders

• Ferrari — 223 wins, 16 constructors’ titles. The only team to contest every season since 1950, and the most successful in history.
• McLaren — 185 wins, 9 titles. Defined the late 1980s and returned to the front repeatedly.
• Red Bull — 122 wins, 6 titles. The dominant force of the early 2010s and again in the 2020s.
• Mercedes — 120 wins, 8 titles. The hybrid-era juggernaut, with a record run of consecutive constructors’ championships from 2014.
• Williams — 114 wins, 9 titles. The engineering powerhouse of the late 1980s and 1990s.

The defining car of each era

• 1950s: The front-engined Ferraris and Alfa Romeos, then the rear-engined Cooper-Climax that changed car design forever (two titles).
• 1960s: Lotus, with Colin Chapman’s relentless innovation — Team Lotus won four titles and pioneered aerodynamics and the monocoque.
• 1970s: Lotus again (ground effect), Ferrari’s mid-decade resurgence with Lauda, and Tyrrell.
• 1980s: The turbo era, crowned by the McLaren MP4/4 of 1988 — 15 wins from 16, one of the most dominant cars ever built.
• 1990s: Williams’ active-suspension FW14B/FW15C, then Benetton and the start of Ferrari’s rebuild.
• 2000s: Ferrari’s bulletproof Schumacher-era cars, then Renault’s back-to-back titles.
• 2010s: Red Bull’s Vettel-era run, then the Mercedes hybrid dynasty.
• 2020s: Red Bull’s ground-effect car, the platform for Verstappen’s record-breaking seasons.

How to draft a chassis in 24-0

Because 24-0 rates each chassis for pace, reliability, and development, the dominant cars above tend to score highest. But the perfect chassis pick depends on the era you’re building toward:

• In the 2000s–2020s, reliability is high across the board, so raw pace is king — draft the fastest car you can.
• In the 1950s–1970s, cars broke far more often, so a fast-but-fragile chassis can hand you a double-DNF and cost you the season. Reliability matters more.

A dominant car in the hands of a top driver triggers 24-0’s “Dream Package” chemistry bonus — the combination that, historically, wins championships in a canter. For which decade gives you the best shot, see the best era to draft in.