Euronova Racing
Euronova Racing (also known as Fortec Italia Motorsport, Euronova Racing by Fortec) is an auto racing team based in Italy.
| Founded | 2001 as Fortec Italia Motorsport[1] 2002 as Euronova Racing[2] |
|---|---|
| Team principal(s) | Vincenzo Sospiri[3] |
| Current series | International GT Open F4 Japanese Championship Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe |
| Former series | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia International Formula Master Italian Formula Three Championship Formula Abarth Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Auto GP Italian F4 Championship |
| Teams' Championships | 2012 Formula Abarth |
| Drivers' Championships | 2011 Formula Abarth Europe (Sirotkin) 2012 Formula Abarth (Costa) 2013 Formula Abarth Trophy (Trofimov) |
History
After retiring from racing, Vincenzo Sospiri decided to collaborate with Fortec Motorsport and Italian investors to create in 2001 Euro Formula 3000 team with Michael Bentwood and Polo Villaamil as racing drivers.[1] In 2002, Sospiri joined forces with David Sears and the team was renamed to Euronova Racing.[4] Euronova entered in Formula Abarth in 2011.[5] The team wanted to return their initial name in 2014, but remained as Euronova.[6]
Timeline
| 2000s | 2010s | |||||||||||||||
| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||
| Formulas | Euro Formula 3000 | Auto GP | Auto GP | |||||||||||||
| 3000 Pro | IFM | IF3 | FR2.0 Alps | FR2.0 NEC | ||||||||||||
| Formula Renault 2.0 Italy | Formula Abarth | Italian F4 | ||||||||||||||
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | EFR2.0 | Japanese F4 | ||||||||||||||
| Sports car | ||||||||||||||||
| Lamborghini Europe | ||||||||||||||||
References
- "Fortec Italia Motorsport to enter Euro F3000". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 19 February 2001. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- "Story". Euronova Racing. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- "Euronova Racing will be on the Auto GP grid". autogp.org. 2010-02-04. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
- "Sospiri and Sears reunite in Euronova venture". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 8 February 2002. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- "Euronova firma con Brena". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 1 April 2011. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- "Nine teams set for 2014 Auto GP". Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
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