Signature Team
Encyclopedia
Signature is a French
auto racing
team that competes in the Formula 3 Euro Series and the Le Mans Series
.
The team won the FIA European Formula Three Cup
in 1999 with Benoît Tréluyer
. They then won the French Formula Three Championship
in 2000 with Jonathan Cochet
as driver, who also won the European Cup and Masters of Formula 3
that year, and won the Korea Super Prix
for the team in 2001. In 2002 Renaud Derlot won the European F3 Cup for the team.
In 2003 Signature won the teams championship in the first Formula Renault V6 Eurocup
, with Tristan Gommendy
and Kosuke Matsuura
as drivers. They moved from the defunct French F3 series to its replacement, the Formula 3 Euro Series, and Nicolas Lapierre
and Fabio Carbone
completed a 1-2 finish for the team at the prestigious Macau Grand Prix
. Edoardo Mortara
and Jean-Karl Vernay repeated this feat in 2009. The team began competing in the Le Mans Series
in 2009 in the LMP1 category.
The 2010 season was an outstanding one for Signature in the F3 Euroseries with Edoardo Mortara and Marco Wittmann finishing first and second in the series, winning eight races between them, and also taking out the teams championship.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
auto racing
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:...
team that competes in the Formula 3 Euro Series and the Le Mans Series
Le Mans Series
The Le Mans Series is a European sports car racing endurance series based around the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and run by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest . The series was originally named the Le Mans Endurance Series, but changed its name prior to the 2006 season...
.
The team won the FIA European Formula Three Cup
FIA European Formula Three Cup
The FIA European Formula Three Cup was a Formula 3 single race held annually at different European circuits from 1985 to 1990, and at the Pau Circuit, France from 1999 to 2002. It became as the official Formula 3 championship in Europe after the European Formula 3 Championship had been cancelled...
in 1999 with Benoît Tréluyer
Benoît Tréluyer
Benoît Tréluyer is a French race car driver.He is currently competing in the Super GT racing series.-Racing career:He was the champion of the European Formula Three Cup 1999 at the Pau Circuit....
. They then won the French Formula Three Championship
French Formula Three Championship
French Formula Three Championship is the name of a former French Formula Three racing competition.Starting in 1964, the series ended in 2003, changed, and became part of the Formula Three Euroseries.-Champions:-External links:*...
in 2000 with Jonathan Cochet
Jonathan Cochet
Jonathan Cochet is a French racing driver. He won the Championnat de France Formule Renault in 1997. He was also a test driver with the Renault Formula One team in 2006.-Career results:...
as driver, who also won the European Cup and Masters of Formula 3
Masters of Formula 3
The Masters of Formula 3 is a Formula Three race held annually, usually at the Circuit Park Zandvoort in the Netherlands. Due to noise restrictions in the Zandvoort area, the 2007 and 2008 races were held in the Belgian circuit of Zolder...
that year, and won the Korea Super Prix
Korea Super Prix
The International Formula 3 Korea Super Prix was a Formula Three race held annually on the streets of Changwon, Republic of Korea between 1999 and 2003...
for the team in 2001. In 2002 Renaud Derlot won the European F3 Cup for the team.
In 2003 Signature won the teams championship in the first Formula Renault V6 Eurocup
Formula Renault V6 Eurocup
Formula Renault V6 Eurocup is a former type of formula racing, active from 2003 to 2004, started by Renault as a support series in Eurosport's Super Racing Weekends...
, with Tristan Gommendy
Tristan Gommendy
Tristan Gommendy is a race car driver. He won the prestigious Macau Grand Prix in 2002. In 2006 Gommendy drove briefly in the GP2 Series for the iSport International team....
and Kosuke Matsuura
Kosuke Matsuura
is a race car driver currently competing in the Formula Nippon series. He previously competed in the IRL IndyCar Series.-Early career:After winning the Japanese Formula Dream Championship in 2001, Kosuke attracted the attention of former Formula One driver Aguri Suzuki as a teenager and was placed...
as drivers. They moved from the defunct French F3 series to its replacement, the Formula 3 Euro Series, and Nicolas Lapierre
Nicolas Lapierre
Nicolas Lapierre is a French race car driver born in Thonon-les-Bains, France. He raced in the first three seasons of the GP2 Series.-Early career:...
and Fabio Carbone
Fabio Carbone
Fabio Carbone is a Brazilian race car driver.-Racing career:Carbone began his career in karting at the age of nine and won the Brazilian national championship at 15 years of age, in 1995....
completed a 1-2 finish for the team at the prestigious Macau Grand Prix
Macau Grand Prix
The Macau Grand Prix is a motor-racing event held annually in Macau, one of China's Special Administrative Regions. It is known for being the only street circuit racing event in which both car and motorcycle races are held...
. Edoardo Mortara
Edoardo Mortara
Edoardo Mortara is a professional Italian racecar driver. He is the reigning Formula Three Euroseries champion and the only man to win the prestigious Macau Grand Prix twice having achieved back-to-back victories in 2009 and 2010...
and Jean-Karl Vernay repeated this feat in 2009. The team began competing in the Le Mans Series
Le Mans Series
The Le Mans Series is a European sports car racing endurance series based around the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and run by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest . The series was originally named the Le Mans Endurance Series, but changed its name prior to the 2006 season...
in 2009 in the LMP1 category.
The 2010 season was an outstanding one for Signature in the F3 Euroseries with Edoardo Mortara and Marco Wittmann finishing first and second in the series, winning eight races between them, and also taking out the teams championship.