Full name | Sahara Force India Formula One Team |
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Base |
Silverstone, United Kingdom |
Team principal(s) |
Subrata Roy (Chairman) Vijay Mallya (Managing Director) Robert Fernley (Deputy Team Principal) Otmar Szafnauer (Chief Operating Officer) |
Director(s) | Andrew Green (Technical Director) Andy Stevenson (Sporting Director) Steve Curnow (Commercial Director) |
Website | www |
Previous name | Spyker F1 Team |
2017 Formula One season | |
Race drivers | 11. Sergio Pérez 31. Esteban Ocon |
Test drivers |
Lucas Auer Alfonso Celis Jr. Nikita Mazepin |
Chassis | VJM10 |
Engine | Mercedes M08 EQ Power+ |
Tyres | Pirelli |
Formula One World Championship career | |
First entry | 2008 Australian Grand Prix |
Latest entry | 2017 Hungarian Grand Prix |
Races entered | 182 |
Constructors' Championships |
0 |
Drivers' Championships |
0 |
Race victories | 0 |
Podiums | 5 |
Points | 901 |
Pole positions | 1 |
Fastest laps | 5 |
2016 position | 4th (173 pts) |
Coordinates: 52°04′33″N 1°01′46″W / 52.07583°N 1.02944°W
Force India Formula One Team Limited, competing as Sahara Force India F1 Team is a Formula One racing team based in Silverstone, United Kingdom, with an Indian licence. The team was formed in October 2007 when a consortium led by Indian businessman Vijay Mallya and Dutch businessman Michiel Mol bought the Spyker F1 team for €90 million.
After going through 29 races without scoring points, Force India won their first Formula One world championship points and podium place when Giancarlo Fisichella finished second in the 2009 Belgian Grand Prix. Force India scored points again in the following race when Adrian Sutil finished fourth, and set the team's first fastest lap, at the Italian Grand Prix. The team's other podium finishes to date are four third-places, in the 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix, 2015 Russian Grand Prix, 2016 Monaco Grand Prix and the 2016 European Grand Prix, all achieved by Sergio Pérez.