Born in 1917, the 35-year-old Rob Walker founded his team in 1953, debuting in the

Lavant Cup Formula 2 race, entering a Connaught for driver Tony Rolt, where he
achieved a third place. The next race, at Snetterton, Eric Thompson was the first
winner with a Rob Walker car. Between Rolt and Thompson, the Rob Walker Racing Team
had an auspicious debut season, with eight wins in British club racing series.
Their international debut was at the Rouen Grand Prix, a mixed F1/F2 race, with
Stirling Moss's Cooper-Alta, who managed to take 4th place among the F2 cars. The
1953 British Grand Prix was Walker's first World Championship outing, but Rolt's
Connaught did not last the full distance.

Walker, who entered his cars in Scottish national colours (blue with a white
stripe, instead of the more common British racing green), continued to race in
British club events in the following years. From 1954 to 1956, Walker made a few
scattered appearances, only winning a Formula 2 race at Brands Hatch in 1956 with
Tony Brooks. Walker returned full-time in 1957 with an F2 Cooper-Climax. Tony
Brooks, who shared driving duties during the season with Jack Brabham and Noel
Cunningham-Reid, won the Lavant Cup, but the team failed to finish most of its
races.

Internationalization
In 1958, Rob Walker abandoned club racing and concentrated only on the large
international events. Pre-WWII veteran Maurice Trintignant was signed full-time,
with Moss and Brooks racing when they were free from their Vanwall commitments. The
season started well enough for the team, with Moss and Trintignant winning at
Argentina and Monaco, the first wins for a Cooper chassis. Those would be the only
World Championship victories, but Trintignant also triumphed at Pau and Auvergne,
while Moss took the victory at the BARC 200, Caen Grand Prix and Kentish 100.

Moss and Trintignant remained with the team for 1959, with the British driver
winning at the Glover Trophy in Goodwood, but for the French and British GP races,
he left Walker for his father's British Racing Partnership outfit, where he failed
to score. Moss returned in the German Grand Prix, where he retired, but returned to
winning form in Portugal, Italy and International Gold Cup. Trintignant's best
score was second place at the US Grand Prix.