Charouz Racing System
Charouz Racing System (CHRS, also was known as Lotus in World Series Formula V8 3.5) is a racing team from Czech Republic, created in 1985 by Antonín Charouz.
History
In the 1980s, Charouz participated in the European Championship of Circuit Races' 1600 cc division in a Toyota Corolla. By 1992, they prepared cars for a special cup series for Ford Fiestas, Escort RS 2000s and Pumas.
Since 1998, Charouz has competed in the European Rally Championship, Slovak Championship and European Zone series.[4]
When the A1 Grand Prix series debuted in 2005, Charouz managed the A1 Team Czech Republic.[5] The team later took over management duties for A1 Team Brazil.[6]
New for 2007 was the entrance into endurance racing with the Le Mans Series. Competing with a Lola-Judd prototype, the team finished the year fifth in their class championship, including a second-place finish at Valencia. For 2008 the team entered a cooperation with Aston Martin Racing and Prodrive, running a new Lola B08/60 coupe in the Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The B07/17 from 2007 was entered at Le Mans under the Charouz banner, but the car was run by Greg Pickett's Team Cytosport with help from Sam Hignett's Jota Sport, the same organization who prepared this car for Charouz in 2007.
In 2010 Charouz ran four cars in the Auto GP series.
In 2018, following the collapse of the World Series Formula V8 3.5, Charouz joined the FIA Formula 2 Championship, fielding Antonio Fuoco and Louis Delétraz, and collaborated with Ralf Schumacher's US Racing outfit in the ADAC Formula 4 championship.[7][8] This saw the team claim two wins from Fuoco in Formula 2, including a double podium at the sprint race in Monaco, to finish sixth in the constructors' standings while claiming both the ADAC Formula 4 drivers' and constructors' titles with Lirim Zendeli.[9][10][11]
In November 2018, it was announced that Charouz would serve as a junior team to the Sauber Formula One team from 2019 onwards.[11] For 2019, the team expanded into Italian F4 and the newly created FIA Formula 3 Championship, while continuing its collaboration with US Racing in ADAC Formula 4.[12][13][14]
In December 2019, after a season competing as the Sauber Junior Team, Charouz revealed that it would revert to its former name for 2020. Louis Delétraz and Pedro Piquet were the first drivers to be announced for the squad.[15] Both will drive for the Charouz Racing System in its third consecutive season in the FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Current series results
FIA Formula 2 Championship
Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | T.C. | Pts. |
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2018 | Dallara F2 2018-Mecachrome | 24 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6th | 215 | |
24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
2019 | Dallara F2 2018-Mecachrome | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6th | 110 | |
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2020 | Dallara F2 2018-Mecachrome | 12 | 2 | 7th* | 67* | ||||
12 |
FIA Formula 3 Championship
Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | T.C. | Points |
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2019 | Dallara F3 2019-Mecachrome | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8th | 15 | |
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2020 | Dallara F3 2019-Mecachrome | 12 | 10th* | 1* | |||||
12 | |||||||||
12 |
* Season still in progress
Former series results
Formula 3000
International Formula 3000 results[16] | |||||||||
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Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F.L. | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
2003 | Lola B02/50-Zytek Judd | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7th | 6th | |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12th |
A1 Grand Prix
A1 Grand Prix results[17] | ||||||||
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Year | Car | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | Fast laps | Points | T.C. |
2005–06 | Lola-Zytek | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 12th | |
2006–07 | Lola-Zytek | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 12th | |
22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 18th | |||
2007–08 | Lola-Zytek | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19th |
F3000 International Masters
F3000 International Masters results | |||||||||
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Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | Fast laps | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
2006 | Lola B02/50-Zytek | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 1st | 1st | |
6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 54 | 3rd | ||||
3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 8th | ||||
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12th | ||||
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 16th | ||||
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NC | ||||
- D.C. = Drivers' Championship position, T.C. = Teams' Championship position.
24 Hours of Le Mans
24 Hours of Le Mans results[18] | |||||||||
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Year | Class | Tyres | Car | Drivers | Pole | Fast lap |
Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
2007 | LMP1 | M | Lola B07/17-Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5L V10 | no | no | 338 | 8th | 5th | |
2008 | LMP1 | M | Lola B08/60-Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | no | no | 354 | 9th | 9th | |
LMP1 | M | Lola B07/17-Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5L V10 | no | no | 146 | DNF | DNF | ||
2009 | LMP1 | M | Lola-Aston Martin B09/60-Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | no | no | 373 | 4th | 4th |
Le Mans Series
Le Mans Series results[19] | |||||||||
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Year | Class | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | Fast laps | Points | T.C. |
2007 | LMP1 | Lola B07/17-Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5L V10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5th | |
2008 | LMP1 | Lola B08/60-Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5th | |
2009 | LMP1 | Lola B09/60-Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ? | 39 | 1st |
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
Formula Renault 3.5 Results | ||||||||||
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Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F.L. | Points | D.C. | T.C. | |
2011 | Dallara T08-Renault | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 7th | 7th | ||
17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 25th | |||||
2012 | Dallara FR35/12-Renault | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 6th | 6th | ||
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 10th | |||||
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 19th | |||||
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 22nd | |||||
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30th | |||||
2013 | Dallara FR35/12-Renault | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 113 | 7th | 7th | ||
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18th | |||||
2014 | Dallara FR35/12-Renault | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 8th | 5th | ||
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 9th | |||||
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18th | |||||
2015 | Dallara FR35/12-Renault | 18 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 234 | 2nd | 2nd | ||
9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15th | |||||
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17th | |||||
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20th |
- The team competed as Gravity–Charouz Racing in 2011 and as Lotus in 2012-2015.
World Series Formula V8 3.5
World Series Formula V8 3.5 Results | ||||||||||
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Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F.L. | Points | D.C. | T.C. | |
2016 | Dallara T12-Zytek | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 7th | 2nd | ||
18 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 189 | 4th | |||||
2017 | Dallara T12-Zytek | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 201 | 4th | 1st | ||
18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 259 | 1st |
- The team competed as Lotus.
Auto GP
Auto GP Results | ||||||||||
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Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F.L. | Points | D.C. | T.C. | |
2010 | Dallara T12-Zytek | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th | 2nd | ||
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20th | |||||
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21st | |||||
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18th | |||||
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19th | |||||
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25th | |||||
12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4th | |||||
12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 6th |
- The team competed as Gravity–Charouz Racing.
ADAC Formula 4
Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | Fast laps | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
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2018 | Tatuus F4-T014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | 1st | |
21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 9th | ||||
21 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 160 | 6th | ||||
21 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 348 | 1st | ||||
21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21st | ||||
2019 | Tatuus F4-T014 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 165 | 4th | 1st | |
20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 202 | 3rd | ||||
20 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 258 | 1st | ||||
20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 6th |
- Charouz Racing System competed under the name US Racing - CHRS.
Timeline
Current series | |
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FIA Formula 2 Championship | 2018- |
FIA Formula 3 Championship | 2019- |
Former series | |
International Formula 3000 | 2003 |
A1 Grand Prix | 2005-2008 |
F3000 International Masters | 2006 |
Le Mans Series | 2007-2009 |
Auto GP | 2010 |
FIA GT3 European Championship | 2011-2012 |
Formula Renault 3.5 Series | 2011-2017 |
ADAC GT Masters | 2012 |
FIA GT Series | 2013 |
Formula 4 UAE Championship | 2017-2018 |
ADAC Formula 4 | 2018-2019 |
Italian F4 Championship | 2019 |
Notes
- Kevin Korjus joined Charouz for the last three rounds of 2012 season. At that point he had collected 49 points with Tech 1 Racing.
References
- "Delétraz and Piquet sign with Charouz Racing System". December 18, 2019. Archived from the original on December 18, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- "Charouz sign Kari, Schumacher and Fraga for 2020". February 5, 2020. Archived from the original on February 5, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- "Stanek replaces Kari at Charouz Racing System". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
- Rally Archived 2009-02-28 at the Wayback Machine racing.charouz.cz
- A1 Team Czech Republic informations Archived 2007-12-30 at the Wayback Machine a1podium.com
- A1 Team Brazil informations Archived 2007-12-30 at the Wayback Machine a1podium.com
- Allen, Peter (December 14, 2017). "Fuoco and Deletraz to drive for new F2 team Charouz in 2018". FormulaScout. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- Chalupa, Martin (May 8, 2018). "Schumacher a Charouz: Spojení těchto dvou má logiku (Schumacher and Charouz: The combination of these two has logic)". Motorsport Monday CZ. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- Esler, William (December 11, 2018). "Antonio Fuoco wins F2 Sprint Race in Monaco to give Charouz first win". Sky Sports F1. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- Gillard, Aaron (November 25, 2018). "FUOCO ROUNDS OFF F2 SEASON WITH SPRINT RACE VICTORY IN YAS MARINA". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- "Sauber establish junior team with Charouz Racing System". November 15, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- "CHAROUZ RACING SYSTEM ESTABLISH UNIQUE JUNIOR TEAM PARTNERSHIP WITH SAUBER MOTORSPORT". November 14, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- Simmons, Marcus (October 12, 2018). "FIA Formula 3 2019 team list revealed, including Mercedes ally HWA". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- "Charouz Racing System představil plány na rok 2019. Nechyběl u toho ani Ralf Schumacher (The Charouz Racing System introduced plans for 2019. Ralf Schumacher was also there)". December 18, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- "Deletraz and Piquet sign for Charouz in F2". December 18, 2019.
- GP2 and Formula 3000 entrylist and complete results Archived 2008-01-19 at the Wayback Machine speedsportmag.com
- A1GP complete Archived December 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine resultsresults.a1gp.com
- 24h of Le Mans complete results Archived 2011-02-22 at the Wayback Machine wsrp.ic.cz
- LMS complete results Archived 2008-09-19 at the Wayback Machine wsrp.ic.cz
External links
Achievements | ||
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Preceded by Arden International |
World Series Formula V8 3.5 Teams' Champion 2017 |
Succeeded by None (Series ended) |