Ensign was founded by Morris Nunn who also carried out design duties during the first two seasons of the team's existence.

Nunn would later go on to be a prominent chief engineer in the American-based Champ Car series, winning championships with drivers Alex Zanardi and Juan Pablo Montoya in the late 1990s.

[2] However, the partnership continued into 1974, but von Opel left after the first race of the season, having been offered a works Brabham drive.

Gijs van Lennep qualified for all his races and took sixth place in Germany, securing the first points for Ensign in Formula One.

Also in 1978 Nelson Piquet made his debut in Formula 1 at the German Grand Prix at the Hockenheimring driving an Ensign.

In 1979 Daly stayed with Ensign but he left after the Monaco Grand Prix and was replaced by Patrick Gaillard.

During many seasons, the connection between Ensign and Theodore was so great that in some years they used almost the same car, much as Red Bull Racing has a second but separate team, Toro Rosso, in more recent times.

[5] (key) * Includes five points scored by Patrick Tambay in an Ensign N177 entered by Theodore Racing (see below).