Tech 1 Racing
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| Founded | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Simon Abadie |
| Base | Toulouse, France |
| Team principal(s) | Simon Abadie |
| Current series |
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC |
| Former series |
French Formula Renault 2.0 GP3 Series Eurocup Mégane Trophy Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Formula Renault 3.5 Series |
| Current drivers |
 Gabriel Aubry Sacha Fenestraz Hugo de Sadeleer |
| Teams' Championships |
Eurocup Mégane Trophy: 2006, 2007, 2008 Formula Renault 3.5 Series: 2007, 2008, 2010,2012 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0: 2010, 2013 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps: 2011, 2013 |
| Drivers' Championships |
Formula Renault 3.5 Series: 2007: Álvaro Parente Eurocup Mégane Trophy: 2007: Pedro Petiz Formula Renault 2.0 Alps: 2011: Javier Tarancón Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0: 2013: Pierre Gasly |
| Website | http://www.tech1racing.fr/en |
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 | |||
| 2015 | Dallara-Zytek |  Roy Nissany |
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13th | 7th |
| Aurélien Panis |
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 12th | |||
† 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 | |
|---|---|
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 2010–2016 |
| Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | 2016 |
| Former series | |
| French Formula Renault Championship | 2000–2005 |
| Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup | 2001, 2003-2004 |
| Eurocup Mégane Trophy | 2005-2009 |
| Formula Renault 3.5 Series | 2006–2015 |
| GP3 Series | 2010–2011 |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | 2011–2015 |
External links
| Achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Azerti Motorsport |
Eurocup Mégane Trophy Teams' Champion 2006-2008 |
Succeeded by TDS Racing |
| Preceded by Interwetten Racing |
Formula Renault 3.5 Series Teams' Champion 2007-2008 |
Succeeded by Draco Racing |
| Preceded by Draco Racing |
Formula Renault 3.5 Series Teams' Champion 2010 |
Succeeded by Carlin |
| Preceded by Epsilon Euskadi |
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Teams' Champion 2010 |
Succeeded by Koiranen GP |
| Preceded by none |
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Teams' Champion 2011-2012 |
Succeeded by Prema Powerteam |
| Preceded by Carlin |
Formula Renault 3.5 Series Teams' Champion 2012 |
Succeeded by DAMS |
| Preceded by Josef Kaufmann Racing |
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Teams' Champion 2013 |
Succeeded by Koiranen GP |