Tech 1 Racing
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| Founded | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Base | Toulouse, France |
| Team principal(s) | Simon Abadie |
| Founder(s) | Simon Abadie |
| Current series |
World Series by Renault Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 |
| Former series |
French Formula Renault 2.0 GP3 Series Eurocup Mégane Trophy Formula Renault 2.0 Alps |
| Current drivers |
 Gabriel Aubry Sacha Fenestraz Hugo de Sadeleer |
| Website | http://www.tech1racing.fr/en |
| Teams' Championships |
2006 Eurocup Mégane 2007 Eurocup Mégane 2007 Formula Renault 3.5 2008 Formula Renault 3.5 2008 Eurocup Mégane 2010 Eurocup FR 2.0 2010 Formula Renault 3.5 2012 Formula Renault 3.5 2013 Eurocup FR 2.0 |
| Drivers' Championships |
2007 Formula Renault 3.5 (Parente) 2007 Eurocup Mégane (Petiz) 2013 Eurocup FR 2.0 (Gasly) |
Tech 1 Racing is a racing team based in Toulouse, France. They currently compete in the World Series by Renault and Eurocup Mégane Trophy.
Career
French Formula Renault 2.0
The team was founded in 2000 by French racing driver Simon Abadie. They joined the French Formula Renault 2.0 championship the same year, with Abadie finishing as runner-up in the standings. They also finished as runner-up in the series in 2003 before leaving the championship at the end of the 2005 season.
Eurocup Mégane Trophy
In 2005, Tech 1 joined the newly formed Eurocup Mégane Trophy, with Matthieu Lahaye and Simon Abadie finishing ninth and tenth respectively in the championship. The following year they finished second in the Drivers' championship with Lahaye and also claimed the Teams' title, the first of three consecutive Teams' championships. In 2007, they claimed a one-two finish in the drivers' championship, with Portuguese driver Pedro Petiz taking the title ahead of team-mate Dimitri Enjalbert.
World Series by Renault
2006 saw Tech 1 Racing join the World Series by Renault championship with drivers Jérôme d'Ambrosio and Ryo Fukuda. Tech 1 took over Saulnier Racing's single-seater racing structure and equipment. After a steady first season the team finished twelfth in the Teams' standings, with Fukuda taking their best race result of fourth place at both Donington Park and Le Mans.
In 2007 the team fielded former British Formula 3 champion Álvaro Parente and Frenchman Julien Jousse. Parente took two victories during the season (at Monaco and Spa-Francorchamps) to claim the title ahead of Ben Hanley, with Jousse finishing in tenth position. Tech 1 also secured the Teams' title, ahead of International DracoRacing and Carlin Motorsport.
Jousse remained with the team for the 2008 season, where he was joined by Formula Renault graduate Charles Pic. After taking six podium places – including a win at Barcelona – Jousse finished second in the championship behind Giedo van der Garde, whilst Pic took wins at Monaco and Le Mans to finish in sixth place. The team also won their second consecutive Teams' title.
Pairing the drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Brendon Hartley at the start of the season (the latter would be replaced by 2010 British Formula 3 season champion Jean-Éric Vergne), Tech 1 secured the 2010 season title.
Results
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | Fast laps | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Dallara-Renault |  Ryō Fukuda |
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16th | 12th |
| Patrick Pilet |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21st | |||
 Marco Bonanomi |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 31st | |||
.svg.png){kind=small} Jérôme d'Ambrosio |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36th | |||
| 2007 | Dallara-Renault |  Álvaro Parente |
17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 129 | 1st | 1st |
| Julien Jousse |
17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 10th | |||
| 2008 | Dallara-Renault | Julien Jousse |
17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 106 | 2nd | 1st |
| Charles Pic |
17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 69 | 6th | |||
| 2009 | Dallara-Renault |  Brendon Hartley |
13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 15th | 4th |
| Edoardo Mortara |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 24th | |||
 Daniel Ricciardo |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34th | |||
| Charles Pic |
17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 94 | 3rd | |||
| 2010 | Dallara-Renault | Daniel Ricciardo |
18 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 136 | 2nd | 1st |
| Jean-Éric Vergne |
6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 8th | |||
| Brendon Hartley |
13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50† | 10th | |||
| 2011 | Dallara-Renault |  Kevin Korjus |
17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 6th | 6th |
| Arthur Pic |
17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 23rd | |||
| 2012 | Dallara-Zytek | Jules Bianchi |
17 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 185 | 2nd | 1st |
| Kevin Korjus |
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69† | 10th | |||
 Daniel Abt |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34th | |||
| 2013 | Dallara-Zytek |  Nigel Melker |
17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 136 | 6th | 5th |
 Mikhail Aleshin |
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 12th | |||
| 2014 | Dallara-Zytek |  Marco Sørensen |
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 12th | 9th |
 Nicholas Latifi |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20th | |||
 Alfonso Celis Jr. |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th |
† Includes points scored for other teams.
GP3
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | Fast laps | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Dallara-Renault |  Doru Sechelariu |
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29th | 6th |
 Daniel Juncadella |
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14th | |||
 Stefano Coletti |
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9th | |||
| Jean-Éric Vergne |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17th | |||
| Jim Pla |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36th | |||
| 2011 | Dallara-Renault |  Aaro Vainio |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6* | 17th* | 4th* |
| Andrea Caldarelli |
4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20* | 5th* | |||
| Thomas Hylkema |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 31st* | |||
 Tamás Pál Kiss |
8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7* | 13th* |
D.C. = Drivers' Championship position, T.C. = Teams' Championship position.
Timeline
| Current series | |
|---|---|
| Formula Renault 3.5 Series | 2006–2015 |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 2010–2015 |
| Former series | |
| French Formula Renault Championship | 2000–2005 |
| Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup | 2001, 2003-2004 |
| Eurocup Mégane Trophy | 2005-2009 |
| GP3 Series | 2010–2011 |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | 2011–2015 |
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