[1] Maserati was very successful in pre-war Grand Prix racing using a variety of cars with 4, 6, 8 and 16 cylinders (two straight-eights mounted parallel to one another).

Other notable pre-war successes include winning the Indianapolis 500 twice (1939 and 1940), both times with Wilbur Shaw at the wheel of a 8CTF.

Maserati's post-war factory effort in sports car racing began in 1954 for the second season of the World Sportscar Championship.

At the end of 1957 Maserati retired the factory team from racing though they continued to build cars for privateers.

The win at 1956 1000 km Buenos Aires was a Maserati 300S sports car driven by Stirling Moss and Carlos Menditéguy.

This time with wins at Sebring and Rabelöfsbanan In the 1959 World Sportscar Championship Maserati placed fourth.

With a win at the ADAC 1000 km Nürburgring for a Maserati Tipo 61 driven by Stirling Moss and Dan Gurney.

With a repeat win at the ADAC 1000 km Nürburgring for a Maserati Tipo 61 this time driven by Lloyd Casner and Masten Gregory.

The car was driven by Bruno Giacomelli, Armin Hahne, Marcello Gunella, Mario Hytten, Nicola Tesini and Kevin Bartlett.

Its works Formula One programme was broadly successful, providing a total of 9 Grand Prix wins for the factory team.