Alta Car and Engineering Company
Foundation
1928/Geoffrey Taylor
| Name | Alta |
| Country | Great Britain |
| First Race | British Grand Prix 13/05/1950 |
| Last Race | British Grand Prix 19/07/1952 |
| Best Qualifying | 12th – (2 times) |
| Best Result | 9th – Grand Prix de Belgique 18/06/1950 |
| Races | 5 |
| Drivers’ Titles | 0 |
| Constructors’ Titles | 0 |
| Victories | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest Laps | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Points | 0 |
| Average Points | 0.00 |
| Points (Drivers) | 0 |
| Laps | 302 |
| One/two finishes | 0 |
| Driver | Races | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Podiums | Poles | Fastest Laps | Laps | Leading Laps | Points | Avg Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Geoffrey Crossley |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Joe Kelly |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Graham Whitehead |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Peter Whitehead |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Alta (1950-1952)
G. Crossley (1950), J. Kelly (1950-1951), P. N. Whitehead (1952), A. G. Whitehead (1952)
| 9th | 1 Time |
| 12th | 2 Times |
| 14th | 1 Time |
| DNF | 2 Times |
| Year | Driver | Engine | Races | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Podiums | Poles | Fastest Laps | Laps | Leading Laps | Points | Avg Pts | Points (Drivers) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 |
Graham Whitehead Peter Whitehead |
Alta Alta |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 1951 |
Joe Kelly |
Alta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 1950 |
Geoffrey Crossley Joe Kelly |
Alta Alta |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Name | Alta |
| Country | Great Britain |
| First Race | Richmond Trophy 10/04/1950 |
| Last Race | Australian Grand Prix 09/10/1961 |
| Best Qualifying | 2nd – Joe Fry Memorial Trophy 04/10/1952 |
| Best Result | 3rd – Ulster Trophy 07/06/1952 |
| First Podium | Ulster Trophy 07/06/1952 |
| Last Podium | Ulster Trophy 07/06/1952 |
| Driver | Races | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Podiums | Poles | Fastest Laps | Laps | Leading Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Kelly |
14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 240 | 0 |
Gordon Watson |
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 0 |
Peter Whitehead |
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 0 |
Torrie Large |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
Louis Manduca |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tony Gaze |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
Oliver Simpson |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 |
Tony Stokes |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Brian Naylor |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
Peter Mould |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Geoffrey Crossley |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
Bill Craig |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 0 |
Sydney Anderson |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Basil de Mattos |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Graham Whitehead |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 |
Murray Trenberth |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
Gib Barrett |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 |
Albert Wake |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Little |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Whitehouse |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Bill Wilcox |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
Rex Woodgate |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Roy Salvadori |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Cowell |
0 | 0 | |||||||
Peter Murdoch |
0 | 0 |
J. Kelly (1950-1953), G. Crossley (1950), G. M. Watson (1950-1952), F. A. O. Gaze (1951-1953), Ecurie Cowell-Stokes (1951), J. H. Webb (1951), Rex Woodgate (1952), A. G. Whitehead (1952), R. York (1952), P. Mould (1952), P. N. Whitehead (1952), Joe Little (1952), Louis Manduca (1952-1953), W. R. Baird (1953), O. E. Simpson (1953), J. B. Naylor (1953), Ormskirk Motor Auctions (1954), W. J. Craig (1955-1956), W. Wilcox (1956), J. St. Q. Barrett (1956), Sydney Anderson Automotives (1957), M. Trenberth (1961)
| 3rd | 1 Time |
| 4th | 4 Times |
| 5th | 3 Times |
| 6th | 2 Times |
| 7th | 4 Times |
| 8th | 3 Times |
| 9th | 2 Times |
| 10th | 2 Times |
| 11th | 2 Times |
| 12th | 2 Times |
| 13th | 3 Times |
| 14th | 2 Times |
| 16th | 1 Time |
| 23rd | 1 Time |
| 24th | 1 Time |
| DNF | 33 Times |
| DNQF | 2 Times |
| DNA | 9 Times |
| DNQ | 2 Times |
| DNS | 6 Times |
| Year | Driver | Engine | Races | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Podiums | Poles | Fastest Laps | Laps | Leading Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 |
Murray Trenberth |
Holden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 1957 |
Sydney Anderson |
Alta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1956 |
Bill Craig Bill Wilcox Gib Barrett |
Holden Alta Alta |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 0 |
| 1955 |
Bill Craig |
Holden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 |
| 1954 |
Albert Wake |
Bristol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 |
Brian Naylor Joe Kelly Louis Manduca Oliver Simpson Peter Murdoch Tony Gaze Torrie Large |
Bristol Bristol Alta Alta Alta Alta Alta |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 |
| 1952 |
Basil de Mattos Gordon Watson Graham Whitehead Joe Kelly Joe Little Louis Manduca Oliver Simpson Peter Mould Peter Whitehead Rex Woodgate Tony Gaze |
Alta Alta Alta Alta Alta Alta Alta Alta Alta Alta Alta |
20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 536 | 0 |
| 1951 |
Bill Whitehouse Bob Cowell Gordon Watson Joe Kelly Roy Salvadori Tony Gaze Tony Stokes |
Alta Alta Alta Alta Alta Alta Alta |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 0 |
| 1950 |
Geoffrey Crossley Gordon Watson Joe Kelly |
Alta Alta Alta |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 0 |
| Name | Alta |
| Country | Great Britain |
| First Race | Donington Grand Prix 03/10/1936 |
| Last Race | Grand Prix du Salon 09/10/1949 |
| Best Qualifying | 2nd – Richmond Trophy 18/04/1949 |
| Best Result | 2nd – Gransden Lodge Trophy 15/06/1946 |
| First Podium | Mountain Championship 16/10/1937 |
| Last Podium | Gransden Lodge Trophy 15/06/1946 |
| Driver | Races | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Podiums | Poles | Fastest Laps | Laps | Leading Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Abecassis |
10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 |
Gordon Watson |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 0 |
Geoffrey Crossley |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 0 |
John Heath |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 |
Anthony Beadle |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philip Jucker |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 |
Lord Avebury |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Bartlett |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
John Wakefield |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Chas Mortimer |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Robin Hanson |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
Alexander Cormack |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
B. Alder |
0 | 0 | |||||||
John Williams |
0 | 0 | |||||||
Austin Dobson |
0 | 0 | |||||||
Alan Sinclair |
0 | 0 |
S (1936-1938, 1946-1947), IFS (1936-1939, 1946-1949), Streamliner (1948), GP (1948-1949)
Alta (1936-1939, 1946-1949)
J. Bartlett (1936-1937), J. Wakefield (1936), P. Jucker (1936-1937), A. Cormack (1936), G. E. Abecassis (1938), (1946), (1948-1949), A. H. Beadle (1938-1939), Lord Avebury (1938), Mrs Hall-Smith (1938), John Williams (1946), Chas Mortimer (1946), R. M. Cowell & G. M. Watson (1947-1948), P. J. Binns (1947), HW Motors (1948), G. Crossley (1949), G. M. Watson (1949), R. C. Rowland (1949)
| 2nd | 1 Time |
| 3rd | 1 Time |
| 6th | 4 Times |
| 7th | 2 Times |
| 10th | 1 Time |
| 14th | 2 Times |
| 15th | 1 Time |
| 16th | 1 Time |
| 20th | 1 Time |
| DNF | 20 Times |
| DNQF | 2 Times |
| DNA | 9 Times |
| DNS | 4 Times |
| Year | Driver | Engine | Races | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Podiums | Poles | Fastest Laps | Laps | Leading Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 |
Geoffrey Crossley George Abecassis Gordon Watson John Heath |
Alta Alta Alta Alta |
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 274 | 0 |
| 1948 |
George Abecassis Gordon Watson John Heath |
Alta Alta Alta |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 |
| 1947 |
Geoffrey Crossley Gordon Watson |
Alta Alta |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 1946 |
Chas Mortimer George Abecassis John Williams |
Alta Alta Alta |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 1939 |
Anthony Beadle |
Alta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 |
Anthony Beadle George Abecassis Lord Avebury Robin Hanson |
Alta Alta Alta Alta |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 1937 |
Alan Sinclair Jack Bartlett Philip Jucker |
Alta Alta Alta |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| 1936 |
Alexander Cormack Austin Dobson B. Alder Jack Bartlett John Wakefield Philip Jucker |
Alta Alta Alta Alta Alta Alta |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |