Comtec Racing
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| Founded | 2001 |
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| Founder(s) | Pierre Moncheur |
| Base | Snetterton, Norfolk, England |
| Team principal(s) | Pierre Moncheur |
| Current series | Formula Renault 3.5 Series |
| Former series |
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Formula Ford Auto GP |
| Teams' Championships |
2002 Formula Ford UK |
| Drivers' Championships |
2006 FR 3.5 (Danielsson) 2002 Formula Ford UK (Barber) 2003 Monoposto 2000 (J. Lewis) 2004 Monoposto 2000 (J. Lewis) 2006 750 MC Formula 4 (C. Lewis) |
| Website | http://www.comtecracing.com/ |
Comtec Racing is a motor racing team based in the United Kingdom. It competes in three championships — Formula Renault, World Series by Renault and the Auto GP World Series.
The team started out in Formula Ford from the ashes of the Van Diemens works team. Team Principal Piere Moncheur has guided the team since its formation.
The Formula Ford UK 2003 Championship was a three car assault, Tom Gaymor claimed 5th place, Oliver Jarvis finished 8th and Dan Clarke finished 12th.
For 2004 a 2 car assault on the Formula Renault UK Championship was launched with Westley Barber and Susie Stoddart (now Susie Wolf) as drivers. Westley finished runner up in the championship with Susie achieving 3 podiums and finishing 5th. Susie Wolf is now a test driver for the Williams F1 team.
The team then moved up to compete in the European and French Formula Renault Championships for 2005 with Westley Barber and Pippa Mann. Westley ran out of funds halfway through the year after a promising start which included a 2nd-place finish at the season opener and Pippa was very much on a learning curve with a best finish of 14th.
In 2006, Comtec moved up once more and competed in the World Series by Renault. In there maiden year Alx Danielsson won the championship. Halfway through the year a nightmare weekend at Spa proved the turning point for Alx Danielsson, he wrote his car off twice but after that five podiums which included four wins in 8 races gave Alx the crown in a great comeback. Pippa Mann continued to drive in the Formula Renault Eurocup with a best finish of 15th.
In 2007, the team used several drivers. Alejandro Núñez finished highest with 13th in the standings with one win.
In 2008, Marco Bonanomi and Pasquale Di Sabatino joined the team. Bonanomi won two pole positions but finished 11th. Di Sabatino was replaced for the final four races by Duncan Tappy.
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