Racing Engineering
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Racing Engineering is a Spanish racing team
founded in 1999 by Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón
. The team's headquarters are located in Sanlúcar de Barrameda
, near Jerez, in a state-of-the-art factory, where all car preparation and race team organization is based.
, doing so in the GT Class with a Porsche 911 GT3
-R.
In ten years of history, the team has won eleven championship titles, which is a record for any motor racing team in such a brief period of time.
Racing Engineering has participated in categories such as the Spanish GT Championship, Spanish Formula Three
, in which Racing Engineering won all six consecutive championships in which it participated, World Series by Nissan and more recently, in the GP2 Series
, the main feeder championship for Formula 1.
Racing Engineering participated in the Spanish Formula Three
championship between 2001 and 2006 and were team champions in each of those years. The team featured names such as Nicolas Prost
, Sebastian Vettel
, Sébastien Buemi
, Ricardo Mauricio
, Álvaro Parente
and Miguel Molina
among their drivers. They also achieved the drivers’ title with Ander Vilariño
in 2001, Ricardo Mauricio
in 2003 and Borja Garcia
in 2004.
The team also participated in the World Series by Nissan in 2002 and 2003. Winning the team championship in 2002 and were vice-champions in 2003.
In 2005
Racing Engineering embarked in a new adventure and joined the newly created GP2 Series
. Since 2007, all efforts of the Spanish team are solely focused on this championship.
In 2005 Racing Engineering featured the Swiss Neel Jani
and the recently crowned Spanish Formula 3 champion Borja Garcia
. The team finished the season fifth in the teams’ championship.
For 2006
, Racing Engineering signed Briton Adam Carroll
and the young Spanish Javier Villa
. The team finished the year in seventh position.
In 2007
, Racing Engineering continued its GP2 participation with the young Javier Villa
, who once more was the youngest driver in the field. The Spaniard celebrated three victories in the Racing Engineering car.
For the 2008
season, the drivers were Javier Villa
, in his third season in the championship with the team, and Giorgio Pantano
, another veteran. Pantano celebrated an amazing season and claimed the drivers' title, whilst the team finished in fourth position.
For the 2009
season, Racing Engineering signed the young Spaniard Dani Clos
for his debut in the category and Brazilian Lucas di Grassi
, who was also the third driver for the Renault F1 Team. The Spanish rookie achieved his first podium at the Portimao round, whilst Di Grassi was third in the championship and, for the 2010 season, graduated to F1.
For the 2010
season Dani Clos
continued with the team. Whilst continuing with their policy of having an experienced driver and giving a chance to a rookie, Racing Engineering signed the German newcomer Christian Vietoris
, vice-champion of the 2009 F3 Euroseries. Dani Clos
has been in the fight for the drivers’ championship right up until the penultimate round, having achieved pole position in Monaco and having won the sprint race in Istanbul, as well as finishing on the podium several times during the season. Christian Vietoris
achieved his first win in the championship during the sprint race in Monza after a rocket start. For the last round in Abu Dhabi, Vietoris suffered an appendecitis at the last minute, with Racing engineering being able to secure Ho-Pin Tung as a replacement just in time for the practice session. Dani Clos ended the season just one point shy of being third in the championship, whilst Racing Engineering finished the season in fourth position in the teams' table.
For the 2011 GP2 season, Racing Engineering competed in the Asia Series
for the first time, with Nathanaël Berthon
joining Clos on the driving strength. Clos took victory in the final race of the truncated season, elevating the team to ninth in the championship. Vietoris returned for the main series
, replacing Berthon, but was then injured and sat out four races, for which he was replaced by Álvaro Parente
. After Vietoris' return, he won two races and finished ninth in the drivers' championship, ahead of Clos (ninth) and Parente (16th), who also raced for the Carlin
team later in the year. Racing Engineering finished a career-best third in the teams' championship, behind Addax and DAMS
.
† Also competed in 14 races for DAMS
in 2010.
‡ Also competed in 8 races for Carlin
in 2011.
Auto racing
Auto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports.-The beginning of racing:...
founded in 1999 by Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón
Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón, Duke of Galliera
Don Alfonso de Orleans-Borbón y Ferrara-Pignatelli, Duke of Galliera is a Spanish Duke and a racing team owner.He was born at Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain...
. The team's headquarters are located in Sanlúcar de Barrameda
Sanlúcar de Barrameda
Sanlúcar de Barrameda is a city in the northwest of Cádiz province, part of the autonomous community of Andalucía in southern Spain. Sanlúcar is located on the left bank at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River opposite the Doñana National Park, 52 km from the provincial capital Cádiz and...
, near Jerez, in a state-of-the-art factory, where all car preparation and race team organization is based.
History
In 2000, Racing Engineering was the first Spanish team to participate in the 24 Hours of Le Mans24 Hours of Le Mans
The 24 Hours of Le Mans is the world's oldest sports car race in endurance racing, held annually since near the town of Le Mans, France. Commonly known as the Grand Prix of Endurance and Efficiency, race teams have to balance speed against the cars' ability to run for 24 hours without sustaining...
, doing so in the GT Class with a Porsche 911 GT3
Porsche 911 GT3
The Porsche 911 GT3 is a higher performance version of the Porsche 911 sports car. It is the latest in a line of high performance models, beginning with the 1973 911 RS...
-R.
In ten years of history, the team has won eleven championship titles, which is a record for any motor racing team in such a brief period of time.
Racing Engineering has participated in categories such as the Spanish GT Championship, Spanish Formula Three
Spanish Formula Three
The European F3 Open Championship is a junior formula racing series based in Spain. It is one of six national and international Formula Three championships in Europe and Scandinavia that together form an important part of the established "career ladder" below Formula One. The championship's first...
, in which Racing Engineering won all six consecutive championships in which it participated, World Series by Nissan and more recently, in the GP2 Series
GP2 Series
The GP2 Series, GP2 for short, is a form of open wheel motor racing introduced in 2005 following the discontinuation of the long-term Formula One feeder series, Formula 3000. The format was conceived by Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore, while Ecclestone also has the rights to the name GP1...
, the main feeder championship for Formula 1.
Racing Engineering participated in the Spanish Formula Three
Spanish Formula Three
The European F3 Open Championship is a junior formula racing series based in Spain. It is one of six national and international Formula Three championships in Europe and Scandinavia that together form an important part of the established "career ladder" below Formula One. The championship's first...
championship between 2001 and 2006 and were team champions in each of those years. The team featured names such as Nicolas Prost
Nicolas Prost
Nicolas Jean Prost is a French-Armenian racing driver currently racing for A1 Team France in the A1 Grand Prix series, and for ELK Motorsport in the Euroseries 3000, which he won in 2008.-Career:...
, Sebastian Vettel
Sebastian Vettel
Sebastian Vettel is a German Formula One racing driver, currently driving for Red Bull Racing. He is the current World Champion, having won the championship in and ....
, Sébastien Buemi
Sébastien Buemi
Sébastien Olivier Buemi is a Swiss racing driver, who competes for Scuderia Toro Rosso in Formula One.-Formula BMW:...
, Ricardo Mauricio
Ricardo Maurício
Ricardo Maurício is a Brazilian racing driver. He currently drives in the Stock Car Brasil series, which he won in 2008...
, Álvaro Parente
Álvaro Parente
Álvaro Parente is a Portuguese racecar driver. Parente's father was also a race driver.-Early career:After winning the Karting European Junior Championship in 1998, Parente made his debut in auto racing in 2001 at the age of 16, driving in the Spanish F3 Championship...
and Miguel Molina
Miguel Molina
Miguel Molina González is a professional racing driver from Spain. He is a member of the Circuit de Catalunya Young Drivers Programme.-Karting:...
among their drivers. They also achieved the drivers’ title with Ander Vilariño
Ander Vilarino
Ander Vilariño Facal is a Spanish professional racecar driver who competed in several national formula championships from 1996 to 2004. Vilariño competed in karting events from 1990 until his 1996 debut in French Formula Campus. In 1997 Vilariño would move to the more prestigious French Formula...
in 2001, Ricardo Mauricio
Ricardo Maurício
Ricardo Maurício is a Brazilian racing driver. He currently drives in the Stock Car Brasil series, which he won in 2008...
in 2003 and Borja Garcia
Borja Garcia
Borja García is a Spanish race car driver. He was the 2004 Spanish Formula Three champion, and raced in the inaugural GP2 Series season.-Career:...
in 2004.
The team also participated in the World Series by Nissan in 2002 and 2003. Winning the team championship in 2002 and were vice-champions in 2003.
In 2005
2005 GP2 Series season
The 2005 GP2 Series season started in Imola, San Marino on April 23, and ended in Manama, Bahrain on September 30. The season was won by the German Nico Rosberg, with the Finn Heikki Kovalainen finishing second....
Racing Engineering embarked in a new adventure and joined the newly created GP2 Series
GP2 Series
The GP2 Series, GP2 for short, is a form of open wheel motor racing introduced in 2005 following the discontinuation of the long-term Formula One feeder series, Formula 3000. The format was conceived by Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore, while Ecclestone also has the rights to the name GP1...
. Since 2007, all efforts of the Spanish team are solely focused on this championship.
In 2005 Racing Engineering featured the Swiss Neel Jani
Neel Jani
Neel Jani is a Swiss race car driver of Indian origin. He has achieved his greatest success driving for A1 Team Switzerland in A1 Grand Prix, helping them win the 2007-2008 title and finishing runner-up in 2005-06 and 2008-09. He has been also a GP2 Series race-winner and Formula One tester...
and the recently crowned Spanish Formula 3 champion Borja Garcia
Borja Garcia
Borja García is a Spanish race car driver. He was the 2004 Spanish Formula Three champion, and raced in the inaugural GP2 Series season.-Career:...
. The team finished the season fifth in the teams’ championship.
For 2006
2006 GP2 Series season
The 2006 GP2 Series season began at Valencia, Spain on April 8, 2006 and ended in Monza, Italy on September 10, 2006. The season was won by Briton Lewis Hamilton, with Brazilian Nelson Angelo Piquet finishing second.-The chassis:...
, Racing Engineering signed Briton Adam Carroll
Adam Carroll
Adam Carroll is a Northern Irish racing driver. He currently races in the GP2 Series for Super Nova and in Auto GP for Campos Racing, making his debut with pole position at Donington Park...
and the young Spanish Javier Villa
Javier Villa
Javier Villa García is a Spanish racing driver living in Arriondas, Asturias, Spain. He was the most experienced driver in the history of the GP2 Series...
. The team finished the year in seventh position.
In 2007
2007 GP2 Series season
The 2007 GP2 Series season began on April 14 at Bahrain. Timo Glock was crowned series champion on September 30 after winning the final round at Valencia, with Brazilian Lucas di Grassi finishing second.-Season summary:...
, Racing Engineering continued its GP2 participation with the young Javier Villa
Javier Villa
Javier Villa García is a Spanish racing driver living in Arriondas, Asturias, Spain. He was the most experienced driver in the history of the GP2 Series...
, who once more was the youngest driver in the field. The Spaniard celebrated three victories in the Racing Engineering car.
2008 GP2 Series season
The 2008 GP2 Series season was the fourth GP2 Series season. It began on April 26 at Barcelona, Spain and it finished on September 14 at Monza, Italy. This is the first season using a new car design to be used during the following 3 seasons. The series was won by Giorgio Pantano.-Season summary:4th...
season, the drivers were Javier Villa
Javier Villa
Javier Villa García is a Spanish racing driver living in Arriondas, Asturias, Spain. He was the most experienced driver in the history of the GP2 Series...
, in his third season in the championship with the team, and Giorgio Pantano
Giorgio Pantano
Giorgio Pantano is an Italian racing driver who drove for the Jordan Formula One team for much of the 2004 season before being replaced by Timo Glock...
, another veteran. Pantano celebrated an amazing season and claimed the drivers' title, whilst the team finished in fourth position.
For the 2009
2009 GP2 Series season
The 2009 GP2 Series season was the fifth GP2 Series season. The season consisted of twenty races at ten rounds, beginning on May 9 at the Circuit de Catalunya and finishing on September 20 at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve. The Algarve circuit hosted its first GP2 weekend, and was the only...
season, Racing Engineering signed the young Spaniard Dani Clos
Dani Clos
Daniel Clos Álvarez is a Spanish racing driver who is competing in the GP2 Series with Racing Engineering, the team that won the drivers' championship with Giorgio Pantano in 2008.-Karting:...
for his debut in the category and Brazilian Lucas di Grassi
Lucas di Grassi
Lucas Tucci di Grassi is a Brazilian racing driver who drove for Virgin Racing in the 2010 Formula One season...
, who was also the third driver for the Renault F1 Team. The Spanish rookie achieved his first podium at the Portimao round, whilst Di Grassi was third in the championship and, for the 2010 season, graduated to F1.
For the 2010
2010 GP2 Series season
The 2010 GP2 Series season was the sixth GP2 Series season. The season began on 8 May at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain and ended on 14 November at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates after 20 races held at ten meetings....
season Dani Clos
Dani Clos
Daniel Clos Álvarez is a Spanish racing driver who is competing in the GP2 Series with Racing Engineering, the team that won the drivers' championship with Giorgio Pantano in 2008.-Karting:...
continued with the team. Whilst continuing with their policy of having an experienced driver and giving a chance to a rookie, Racing Engineering signed the German newcomer Christian Vietoris
Christian Vietoris
Christian Vietoris is a German racing driver.-Karting:Vietoris started his career through karting, the most common entry point and all racing drivers, in 1994...
, vice-champion of the 2009 F3 Euroseries. Dani Clos
Dani Clos
Daniel Clos Álvarez is a Spanish racing driver who is competing in the GP2 Series with Racing Engineering, the team that won the drivers' championship with Giorgio Pantano in 2008.-Karting:...
has been in the fight for the drivers’ championship right up until the penultimate round, having achieved pole position in Monaco and having won the sprint race in Istanbul, as well as finishing on the podium several times during the season. Christian Vietoris
Christian Vietoris
Christian Vietoris is a German racing driver.-Karting:Vietoris started his career through karting, the most common entry point and all racing drivers, in 1994...
achieved his first win in the championship during the sprint race in Monza after a rocket start. For the last round in Abu Dhabi, Vietoris suffered an appendecitis at the last minute, with Racing engineering being able to secure Ho-Pin Tung as a replacement just in time for the practice session. Dani Clos ended the season just one point shy of being third in the championship, whilst Racing Engineering finished the season in fourth position in the teams' table.
For the 2011 GP2 season, Racing Engineering competed in the Asia Series
2011 GP2 Asia Series season
The 2011 GP2 Asia Series was the fourth and final season of the GP2 Asia Series, and the second to be held entirely in a single calendar year. Rather than starting at the end of 2010 and running through the winter as with the previous two seasons of GP2 Asia, the 2011 season did not start until the...
for the first time, with Nathanaël Berthon
Nathanaël Berthon
Nathanaël Berthon is a professional racing driver from France.-Karting:Berthon began his international karting career in 2006, with the highlights being a third place finish in the Copa Campeones Trophy ICA class and fifth in the French Championship Elite category. The following year he again...
joining Clos on the driving strength. Clos took victory in the final race of the truncated season, elevating the team to ninth in the championship. Vietoris returned for the main series
2011 GP2 Series season
The 2011 GP2 Series season was the seventh season of the pan-European motor racing series for single specification open wheel GP2 cars. Thirteen teams competed over a nine event series that run from May 7 at Istanbul Park in Turkey to September 11 at Monza in Italy...
, replacing Berthon, but was then injured and sat out four races, for which he was replaced by Álvaro Parente
Álvaro Parente
Álvaro Parente is a Portuguese racecar driver. Parente's father was also a race driver.-Early career:After winning the Karting European Junior Championship in 1998, Parente made his debut in auto racing in 2001 at the age of 16, driving in the Spanish F3 Championship...
. After Vietoris' return, he won two races and finished ninth in the drivers' championship, ahead of Clos (ninth) and Parente (16th), who also raced for the Carlin
Carlin Motorsport
Carlin, formerly Carlin Motorsport, is a motor racing team based in the United Kingdom. It competes in four championships — British Formula Three Championship, GP3 Series, World Series by Renault and GP2 Series.-History:...
team later in the year. Racing Engineering finished a career-best third in the teams' championship, behind Addax and DAMS
DAMS
Driot-Arnoux Motorsport is a racing team from France, involved in many areas of motorsports. DAMS was founded in 1988 by Jean-Paul Driot and former Formula One driver René Arnoux. It is headquartered near Le Mans, only 2 km from the Bugatti Circuit.- History :The year after its foundation,...
.
GP2 Series
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 2005 GP2 Series season The 2005 GP2 Series season started in Imola, San Marino on April 23, and ended in Manama, Bahrain on September 30. The season was won by the German Nico Rosberg, with the Finn Heikki Kovalainen finishing second.... |
Dallara Dallara Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993... -Mecachrome Mecachrome Mecachrome SAS is a precision engineering company involved in aviation, the automotive industry, motor racing and industrial engineering, but is most famous for assembling the engines designed by Renault for the Renault Formula One team.-Formula One:... |
 Neel JaniNeel Jani Neel Jani is a Swiss race car driver of Indian origin. He has achieved his greatest success driving for A1 Team Switzerland in A1 Grand Prix, helping them win the 2007-2008 title and finishing runner-up in 2005-06 and 2008-09. He has been also a GP2 Series race-winner and Formula One tester... |
23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 7th | 5th |
 Borja GarciaBorja Garcia Borja García is a Spanish race car driver. He was the 2004 Spanish Formula Three champion, and raced in the inaugural GP2 Series season.-Career:... |
22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.5 | 14th | |||
| 2006 2006 GP2 Series season The 2006 GP2 Series season began at Valencia, Spain on April 8, 2006 and ended in Monza, Italy on September 10, 2006. The season was won by Briton Lewis Hamilton, with Brazilian Nelson Angelo Piquet finishing second.-The chassis:... |
Dallara Dallara Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993... -Mecachrome Mecachrome Mecachrome SAS is a precision engineering company involved in aviation, the automotive industry, motor racing and industrial engineering, but is most famous for assembling the engines designed by Renault for the Renault Formula One team.-Formula One:... |
 Adam CarrollAdam Carroll Adam Carroll is a Northern Irish racing driver. He currently races in the GP2 Series for Super Nova and in Auto GP for Campos Racing, making his debut with pole position at Donington Park... |
21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 8th | 7th |
| Javier Villa Javier Villa Javier Villa García is a Spanish racing driver living in Arriondas, Asturias, Spain. He was the most experienced driver in the history of the GP2 Series... |
21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26th | |||
| 2007 2007 GP2 Series season The 2007 GP2 Series season began on April 14 at Bahrain. Timo Glock was crowned series champion on September 30 after winning the final round at Valencia, with Brazilian Lucas di Grassi finishing second.-Season summary:... |
Dallara Dallara Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993... -Mecachrome Mecachrome Mecachrome SAS is a precision engineering company involved in aviation, the automotive industry, motor racing and industrial engineering, but is most famous for assembling the engines designed by Renault for the Renault Formula One team.-Formula One:... |
Javier Villa Javier Villa Javier Villa García is a Spanish racing driver living in Arriondas, Asturias, Spain. He was the most experienced driver in the history of the GP2 Series... |
21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 5th | 6th |
 Sérgio JimenezSérgio Jimenez Sérgio Jimenez is a Brazilian racecar driver.-Career:He started his career in 1994 with karting and in 2002 participated in the Formula Renault Brazilian Championship, which he won. In 2006 he participated in the Spanish Formula Three Championship... |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24th | |||
 Ernesto Viso |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29th | |||
 Filipe AlbuquerqueFilipe Albuquerque Filipe Miguel Delgadinho Albuquerque is a Portuguese race car driver, currently driving in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.- Career :... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32nd | |||
| Marcos Martinez Ucha Marcos Martinez Ucha Marcos Martínez Ucha is a professional racecar driver.-Career:Martínez competed in karting events from 1998 until 2002, when he entered Spanish Formula Junior. He would stay there with moderate success for three years, moving to Spanish Formula Three in 2005 with the team Racing Engineering and... |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22nd | |||
| 2008 2008 GP2 Series season The 2008 GP2 Series season was the fourth GP2 Series season. It began on April 26 at Barcelona, Spain and it finished on September 14 at Monza, Italy. This is the first season using a new car design to be used during the following 3 seasons. The series was won by Giorgio Pantano.-Season summary:4th... |
Dallara Dallara Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993... -Mecachrome Mecachrome Mecachrome SAS is a precision engineering company involved in aviation, the automotive industry, motor racing and industrial engineering, but is most famous for assembling the engines designed by Renault for the Renault Formula One team.-Formula One:... |
Javier Villa Javier Villa Javier Villa García is a Spanish racing driver living in Arriondas, Asturias, Spain. He was the most experienced driver in the history of the GP2 Series... |
20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17th | 4th |
 Giorgio PantanoGiorgio Pantano Giorgio Pantano is an Italian racing driver who drove for the Jordan Formula One team for much of the 2004 season before being replaced by Timo Glock... |
20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 76 | 1st | |||
| 2009 2009 GP2 Series season The 2009 GP2 Series season was the fifth GP2 Series season. The season consisted of twenty races at ten rounds, beginning on May 9 at the Circuit de Catalunya and finishing on September 20 at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve. The Algarve circuit hosted its first GP2 weekend, and was the only... |
Dallara Dallara Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993... -Mecachrome Mecachrome Mecachrome SAS is a precision engineering company involved in aviation, the automotive industry, motor racing and industrial engineering, but is most famous for assembling the engines designed by Renault for the Renault Formula One team.-Formula One:... |
Lucas di Grassi Lucas di Grassi Lucas Tucci di Grassi is a Brazilian racing driver who drove for Virgin Racing in the 2010 Formula One season... |
20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 3rd | 4th |
| Dani Clos Dani Clos Daniel Clos Álvarez is a Spanish racing driver who is competing in the GP2 Series with Racing Engineering, the team that won the drivers' championship with Giorgio Pantano in 2008.-Karting:... |
20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21st | |||
| 2010 2010 GP2 Series season The 2010 GP2 Series season was the sixth GP2 Series season. The season began on 8 May at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain and ended on 14 November at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates after 20 races held at ten meetings.... |
Dallara Dallara Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993... -Mecachrome Mecachrome Mecachrome SAS is a precision engineering company involved in aviation, the automotive industry, motor racing and industrial engineering, but is most famous for assembling the engines designed by Renault for the Renault Formula One team.-Formula One:... |
Dani Clos Dani Clos Daniel Clos Álvarez is a Spanish racing driver who is competing in the GP2 Series with Racing Engineering, the team that won the drivers' championship with Giorgio Pantano in 2008.-Karting:... |
20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 4th | 4th |
 Christian VietorisChristian Vietoris Christian Vietoris is a German racing driver.-Karting:Vietoris started his career through karting, the most common entry point and all racing drivers, in 1994... |
18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9th | |||
 Ho-Pin TungHo-Pin Tung Ho-Pin Tung is a Chinese-Dutch auto-racing driver who races with a Chinese license.-Career:Tung started kart racing in the Netherlands in 1997 before graduating to single-seaters. He won the 2003 Formula BMW Asia series and was rewarded with a test drive with the Williams F1 team.In 2004 he joined... † |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th | |||
| 2011 2011 GP2 Series season The 2011 GP2 Series season was the seventh season of the pan-European motor racing series for single specification open wheel GP2 cars. Thirteen teams competed over a nine event series that run from May 7 at Istanbul Park in Turkey to September 11 at Monza in Italy... |
Dallara Dallara Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993... -Mecachrome Mecachrome Mecachrome SAS is a precision engineering company involved in aviation, the automotive industry, motor racing and industrial engineering, but is most famous for assembling the engines designed by Renault for the Renault Formula One team.-Formula One:... |
Dani Clos Dani Clos Daniel Clos Álvarez is a Spanish racing driver who is competing in the GP2 Series with Racing Engineering, the team that won the drivers' championship with Giorgio Pantano in 2008.-Karting:... |
18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9th | 3rd |
| Christian Vietoris Christian Vietoris Christian Vietoris is a German racing driver.-Karting:Vietoris started his career through karting, the most common entry point and all racing drivers, in 1994... |
14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 7th | |||
| Álvaro Parente Álvaro Parente Álvaro Parente is a Portuguese racecar driver. Parente's father was also a race driver.-Early career:After winning the Karting European Junior Championship in 1998, Parente made his debut in auto racing in 2001 at the age of 16, driving in the Spanish F3 Championship... ‡ |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16th |
† Also competed in 14 races for DAMS
DAMS
Driot-Arnoux Motorsport is a racing team from France, involved in many areas of motorsports. DAMS was founded in 1988 by Jean-Paul Driot and former Formula One driver René Arnoux. It is headquartered near Le Mans, only 2 km from the Bugatti Circuit.- History :The year after its foundation,...
in 2010.
‡ Also competed in 8 races for Carlin
Carlin Motorsport
Carlin, formerly Carlin Motorsport, is a motor racing team based in the United Kingdom. It competes in four championships — British Formula Three Championship, GP3 Series, World Series by Renault and GP2 Series.-History:...
in 2011.
World Series by Nissan
| World Series by Nissan results | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | Fast laps | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
| 2002 2002 World Series by Nissan season The 2002 Telefónica World Series by Nissan season was contested over 9 race weekends/18 rounds. In this one-make formula all drivers had to utilize Dallara chassis and Nissan engines... |
Dallara SN01-Nissan |  Franck MontagnyFranck Montagny Franck Montagny is a French motor racing driver. He briefly raced for the Super Aguri Formula One team in 2006.-Early career:... |
18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 222 | 2nd | 1st |
| Justin Wilson |
18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 173 | 4th | |||
| 2003 2003 World Series by Nissan season The 2003 Telefónica World Series by Nissan season was contested over 9 race weekends/18 rounds. In this one-make formula all drivers had to utilize Dallara chassis and Nissan engines... |
Dallara SN01-Nissan | Stéphane Sarrazin Stéphane Sarrazin Stéphane Sarrazin is a Peugeot factory racing driver from France. He participated in 1 Formula One Grand Prix for Minardi, debuting on April 11, 1999 at the Brazilian Grand Prix. He was a replacement for Luca Badoer, who had injured his wrist. He suffered a big spin in the race coming up to the... |
18 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 110 | 7th | 2nd |
 Bas LeindersBas Leinders Bas Leinders is a racing driver from Belgium. He was a Formula One test and reserve driver in for the Minardi F1 team, taking part in the Friday practice sessions during Grand Prix weekends, making 17 appearances in all... |
18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 128 | 3rd |
Spanish Formula 3
| Spanish Formula Three Spanish Formula Three The European F3 Open Championship is a junior formula racing series based in Spain. It is one of six national and international Formula Three championships in Europe and Scandinavia that together form an important part of the established "career ladder" below Formula One. The championship's first... results |
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| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | Fast laps | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
| 2001 2001 Spanish Formula Three season The 2001 Spanish Formula Three season was the first Spanish Formula Three season. It began on May 27 at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia and ended on November 11 at Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló after seven rounds... |
Dallara F300-Toyota | Ander Vilariño Ander Vilarino Ander Vilariño Facal is a Spanish professional racecar driver who competed in several national formula championships from 1996 to 2004. Vilariño competed in karting events from 1990 until his 1996 debut in French Formula Campus. In 1997 Vilariño would move to the more prestigious French Formula... |
13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 196 | 1st | 1st |
| Benjamin Poron |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 18th | |||
| Daniel Martin Daniel Martin Daniel Martin may refer to:*Daniel Martin , Irish road bicycle racer*Dan Martin , , Carnegie Mellon University*Dan Martin , American actor*Daniel Martín, Spanish footballer... |
8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 157 | 2nd | |||
| 2002 | Dallara F300-Toyota | Álvaro Parente Álvaro Parente Álvaro Parente is a Portuguese racecar driver. Parente's father was also a race driver.-Early career:After winning the Karting European Junior Championship in 1998, Parente made his debut in auto racing in 2001 at the age of 16, driving in the Spanish F3 Championship... |
13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 139 | 4th | 1st |
| Andy Soucek Andy Soucek Andy Christian Soucek, aka Souček is a professional racecar driver.-Career:Soucek's father is Austrian, and he has Austrian and Spanish nationality, although he was born in Spain and has spent his life there. He races under the Spanish flag because he "feels Spanish"... |
13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 118 | 8th | |||
| Lucas Lasserre |
13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 183 | 2nd | |||
| 2003 | Dallara F300-Toyota | Pedro Barral |
13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 8th | 1st |
| Ricardo Mauricio Ricardo Maurício Ricardo Maurício is a Brazilian racing driver. He currently drives in the Stock Car Brasil series, which he won in 2008... |
13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 192 | 1st | |||
| Dennis Furchheim |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 16th | |||
| Juan Antonio del Pino |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 10th | |||
| Jan Heylen Jan Heylen Jan Heylen is a Belgian racing driver who most notably competed in the Champ Car World Series.-Early career and F3000:... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Lourenço da Veiga |
12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 9th | |||
| 2004 | Dallara F300-Toyota | Borja Garcia Borja Garcia Borja García is a Spanish race car driver. He was the 2004 Spanish Formula Three champion, and raced in the inaugural GP2 Series season.-Career:... |
13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 149 | 1st | 1st |
| Steven Kane Steven Kane Steven Kane is a Northern Irish racing driver who currently competes in the American Le Mans Series .-Career:Kane, who was born in Newtownards, County Down was voted McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year in 2001 , after winning the Junior Formula Ford Zetec championship by taking 8 wins... |
12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 100 | 3rd | |||
| Maria de Villota María de Villota María de Villota Comba is a Spanish race car driver. She is the daughter of former Formula One driver Emilio de Villota, and sister of Emilio de Villota, Jr., who like his sister competed in Formula Palmer Audi.-Career:... |
12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12th | |||
| Emilio de Villota, Jr. Emilio de Villota, Jr. Emilio de Villota, Jr. is a Spanish racing driver, son of former Aurora champion Emilio de Villota and younger brother of Maria de Villota. He has competed in such series as Euroseries 3000, F3000 International Masters, Porsche Supercup and the Spanish Formula Three Championship.-External links:*... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2005 | Dallara F305-Toyota | Javier Villa Javier Villa Javier Villa García is a Spanish racing driver living in Arriondas, Asturias, Spain. He was the most experienced driver in the history of the GP2 Series... |
15 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 96 | 4th | 1st |
 Ricardo RisattiRicardo Risatti Ricardo Caíto Risatti is an Argentine racing driver who has progressed through the ranks of formula single-seater racing in South America and Europe. He was the 2006 Spanish Formula Three champion and now competes in the Argentine touring car series, TC 2000.-Career history:Risatti began his... |
15 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 96 | 3rd | |||
| Filipe Albuquerque Filipe Albuquerque Filipe Miguel Delgadinho Albuquerque is a Portuguese race car driver, currently driving in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.- Career :... |
12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 6th | |||
| Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel is a German Formula One racing driver, currently driving for Red Bull Racing. He is the current World Champion, having won the championship in and .... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15th | |||
| Sébastien Buemi Sébastien Buemi Sébastien Olivier Buemi is a Swiss racing driver, who competes for Scuderia Toro Rosso in Formula One.-Formula BMW:... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2006 | Dallara F305-Toyota | Marcos Martinez Ucha Marcos Martinez Ucha Marcos Martínez Ucha is a professional racecar driver.-Career:Martínez competed in karting events from 1998 until 2002, when he entered Spanish Formula Junior. He would stay there with moderate success for three years, moving to Spanish Formula Three in 2005 with the team Racing Engineering and... |
14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10th | 1st |
| Javier Villa Javier Villa Javier Villa García is a Spanish racing driver living in Arriondas, Asturias, Spain. He was the most experienced driver in the history of the GP2 Series... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15th | |||
| Nicolas Prost Nicolas Prost Nicolas Jean Prost is a French-Armenian racing driver currently racing for A1 Team France in the A1 Grand Prix series, and for ELK Motorsport in the Euroseries 3000, which he won in 2008.-Career:... |
16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 4th | |||
| Miguel Molina Miguel Molina Miguel Molina González is a professional racing driver from Spain. He is a member of the Circuit de Catalunya Young Drivers Programme.-Karting:... |
15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 6th | |||
| Sérgio Jimenez Sérgio Jimenez Sérgio Jimenez is a Brazilian racecar driver.-Career:He started his career in 1994 with karting and in 2002 participated in the Formula Renault Brazilian Championship, which he won. In 2006 he participated in the Spanish Formula Three Championship... |
16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 74 | 5th |
- D.C. = Drivers' Championship position, T.C. = Teams' Championship position.
- Reference: GP2 and Formula 3000 entrylist and complete results
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| Formulas Formula racing Formula racing is a term that refers to various forms of open wheeled single seater motorsport. Its origin lies in the nomenclature that was adopted by the FIA for all of its post-World War II single seater regulations, or formulae. The best known of these formulæ are Formula One, Formula Two, and... |
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| GP2 Series GP2 Series The GP2 Series, GP2 for short, is a form of open wheel motor racing introduced in 2005 following the discontinuation of the long-term Formula One feeder series, Formula 3000. The format was conceived by Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore, while Ecclestone also has the rights to the name GP1... |
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