Alta was a British dispensary of construction of cars of automobile race founded by Geoffrey Taylor. Alta begins in Formule 1 in 1950 and disputes 5 GP until in 1952. Alta also designed engines of race used by many British private stables like Connaught, Emeryson, HWM or Cooper.
History
Geoffrey Taylor founds its dispensary of race in the end of the year 1920 and launches out in the design of its own single-seaters in 1937. If Alta disputes yet only races of carriers, the long-term objective remains engagement in Grand Prix of Formula 1. The first Alta de F1, model GP is designed in 1948 and is mû by an engine house, the Alta 1.5 L4C.For the beginnings of the championship of the World of Formula 1 in 1950, to Silverstone, Alta provides two models GP for Joseph Kelly and Geoffrey Crossley who run on a purely private basis. The car has a tubular frame and very advanced independent suspensions. The pilots qualify themselves in bottom of grid and do not shine for their national GP since Crossley gives up with the 43e turn on a problem of transmission while Kelly finishes with 13 turns of the winner Giuseppe Farina. At the time of the GP of Belgium, Crossley engages its Alta and finishes in honourable a 9th place after a qualification with the 12th rank. The Alta took the departure with three recoveries only in GP in 1950.
the following year, always on a purely private basis, Joseph Kelly again takes the departure of its national GP at the wheel of Alta GP, but, as in 1950, it will not be classified because it finishes too much far from the winner. It is the last race in championship of the world of model GP.
In 1952, Alta designs its new single-seater, F2, lighter than its devancière and always driven by an engine house (4 cylinders on line of 1970 Cm3 for 150 ch). F2 is committed on a purely basis deprived by Peter and George Whitehead with the GP of France and Great Britain. Peter makes a success of a beautiful qualification (13th) but must give up in France while his/her half-brother qualifies himself in 12th position and will not progress at the time of its national GP (it finishes 12th, his starting position). These two departures are only season and will be the last of Alta, which leaves the championship of the world, quasi-bloodless after having tried to produce a new single-seater intended to accommodate an engine customer.
Results in F1
See also: Alta (driving)
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