By the time it won the Formula 1 Drivers’ title with Fangio in 1957, Maserati was already well established at the very top end of single-seater racing. With entries fielded by privateers and works drivers alike, there were often more Maseratis on the grid than any other marque, especially at national level. That success was repeated internationally, and Maserati remains the only Italian constructor to have won the Indianapolis 500 two years in succession.