Motorsport
It has been estimated that there are about 4,000 companies in the UK involved in the manufacturing industry related to motorsport.
Formula One motor racing has made its home in the UK, the following eight of the twelve teams competing in the 2012 season are based there:
- Caterham F1 - Hingham, Norfolk
- Lotus F1 Team - Enstone, Oxfordshire
- Sahara Force India F1 Team - Silverstone, Northamptonshire
- Vodafone McLaren Mercedes - Woking, Surrey
- Marussia F1 Team - Banbury, Oxfordshire
- Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team - Brackley, Northamptonshire
- Red Bull Racing - Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
- AT&T Williams F1 - Grove, Oxfordshire
Formula One engine suppliers:
- Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains - Brixworth, Northamptonshire
- Cosworth - Northampton, Northamptonshire
Other major motorsports teams and organisations:
- Ford World Rally Team - Cumbria, England
- Stobart VK WRC Team - Cumbria, England
- Munchi's Ford - Cumbria, England
- M-Sport - Cockermouth, Cumbria (Run's All 3 Ford WRC Teams)
- Prodrive - Banbury, Oxfordshire (Runs Aston Martin Racing, formerley Subaru's WRC Team and Ford Performance Vehicles)
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