Gilby Engineering was a British general engineering company and Formula One constructor owned by Syd Greene.

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Gilby

Full name	Gilby Engineering
Founder(s)	Syd Greene
Noted staff	Len Terry
Noted drivers	Roy Salvadori Ivor Bueb Keith Greene
Formula One World Championship career
First entry	1954 French Grand Prix
Races entered	12 (10 starts)
Constructors	Maserati, Cooper, Gilby
Engines	Maserati I6, Climax I4, Maserati I4, BRM V8
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0
Race victories	0
Podiums	0
Points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
Final entry	1962 Italian Grand Prix

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Greene had lost an arm in a bicycle accident at 16 but went on to compete in many UK speed trials very successfully in the early 1950s. After he stopped competing, he fed his enthusiasm for motor racing by founding a motor racing team named after his company and later constructing the Gilby racing car.^[1] The team competed in 12 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, including 6 with cars of their own construction, but scored no World Championship points. The Gilby cars were constructed by Syd Greene for his son Keith to drive, having previously entered a Maserati 250F for Roy Salvadori and Ivor Bueb and also a Cooper for Greene Jr. Keith Greene later became better known as a team manager in Formula One and sports car racing. Gilby made its debut in the 1954 French Grand Prix with the Maserati, for Salvadori, who also drove for the team in 1955 and 1956, and the team's last event was the 1962 Italian Grand Prix. After the team ceased competing in Formula One, the final Gilby car was purchased and entered in three events in 1963 by privateer Ian Raby.^[2] Keith Greene achieved a third-place finish in the non-championship Naples Grand Prix of 1962, with the BRM-engined car, behind the works Ferrari's of Willy Mairesse and Lorenzo Bandini.^[3]