Hitech Grand Prix

Hitech Grand Prix (formerly known as Hitech Racing) is a British motor racing team. It was founded in 2002 by Dennis Rushen and David Hayle. The team started racing in the British Formula 3 Championship in 2003. The team also competed in the South American Formula Three Series, namely the Formula 3 Sudamericana.[2] Currently the team competes in FIA Formula 2 Championship, FIA Formula 3 Championship and the F3 Asian Championship. W Series and 2019 FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup currently operated by Hitech GP.

Hitech GP
Founded2002
BaseSilverstone, United Kingdom
Team principal(s)Oliver Oakes
Current seriesFIA Formula 2 Championship
FIA Formula 3 Championship
F3 Asian Championship
W Series
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship
Former seriesBritish F3
GP2 Series
Formula 3 Sudamericana
Brazilian Formula Three Championship
FIA Formula 3 European Championship
Current driversFormula 2
Luca Ghiotto
Nikita Mazepin
Formula 3
Max Fewtrell
Dennis Hauger
Liam Lawson
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship
Reece Ushijima[1]
Teams'
Championships		Formula 3 Sudamericana:
2013

F3 Asian Championship:
2018 2019

F3 Asian Winter series:
2019
Drivers'
Championships		British Formula 3:
2007: Marko Asmer
Formula 3 Sudamericana:
2013: Felipe Guimarães

F3 Asian Championship:
2018: Raoul Hyman
2019: Ukyo Sasahara

F3 Asian Winter series:
2019: Rinus VeeKay
Websitehttp://www.hitechgp.co.uk/

History

Formula Three

In its first season, Hitech scored five pole positions and six podium finishes, with drivers Danny Watts and Eric Salignon. Andrew Thompson also contributed some points finishes. Watts finished the British F3 Championship in 5th place in a season that included a memorable win at Castle Combe. In the Korea Super Prix, guest driver Richard Antinucci achieved Hitech's first international race win.

In the second season, 2004, Thompson was retained and joined by drivers Marko Asmer, James Walker, and Lucas Di Grassi. Di Grassi had two wins and was classified in eighth place overall. Another of that year's highlights was a podium finish on Di Grassi's début at the Macau Grand Prix. Asmer managed to finish the championship closing the top 10.

In 2005, Hitech retained Asmer and brought in Tim Bridgman from Formula BMW. Asmer was the best of the duo, scoring no less than five second places, but missing out on an actual win, even so managing to snatch the fourth place in the championship.

For 2006, Hitech brought back James Walker, alongside James Jakes and Salvador Durán, with Jakes finishing 8th, Walker 9th and Durán 10th in a poor season that only heralded one podium finish (achieved by Walker).

In 2007 Hitech retained the services of Marko Asmer who joined Austrian Walter Grubmuller for an assault on the British F3 Championship. Hitech and Asmer took the title, scoring 11 poles, 11 wins (from 22 races) and 9 fastest laps. Marko Asmer secured the title long before the final round and in the end by a margin of 85 points from Maro Engel.

In 2008, Walter Grubmuller was joined by the youngest driver in the sport, Max Chilton.

For 2012, Brazilian Felipe Guimarães took 4 wins and two poles to end fourth with Hitech Racing Brazil in the Formula Three Sudamericana series.

In 2013, Hitech's Brazilian ace Felipe Guimarães took both the Formula 3 Brazil Open and the Formula Three Sudamericana series titles, winning 13 races and obtaining 7 poles and 12 fastest laps in the process.

In 2014, Brazilian Felipe Guimarães defended his Formula 3 Brazil Open title with Hitech Racing Brazil in January 2014 at the 2014 Formula 3 Brazil Open with his teammate Victor Franzoni finishing second.

In 2015, the team changed its name to Hitech GP, and made guest appearances in the two final rounds of the European Formula 3 Championship with Alex Sims.[3][4]

In 2016, Hitech joined forces with ART Grand Prix, to make a full season in the FIA F3 European Championship. George Russell and rookies Ben Barnicoat and Nikita Mazepin will race for the team.

For 2018 the team signed Enaam Ahmed, Ben Hingeley, Álex Palou[5][6][7]

In 2019 the team was represented by Jüri Vips in the new FIA Formula 3 Championship.[8] He was joined by Leonardo Pulcini, who raced in the GP3 Series, and 2016 French F4 champion Ye Yifei. The team saw four wins coming from Vips and Pulcini that ultimately resulted in the outfit finishing second behind Prema Racing in the teams' standings.

In 2019 Hitech GP, will provide a full race operation package to W Series, including preparation, shipping and all trackside requirements. Hitech GP will also supply race engineers and pit crew for each of the cars.[9]

2019 FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup all drivers will utilize KCMG KC MG-01 cars, which will be operated by Hitech GP. It will be the first Formula 4 car to feature Halo safety device.[10]

GP2/GP3 Series

In 2004, Hitech partnered with Piquet Sports to enter the GP2 Series. As of 2007, the team enters the competition as Minardi Piquet Sports.

FIA Formula 2 Championship

In January 2020, Hitech announced it would expand into the championship for the 2020 season.[11]

Current series results

FIA Formula 2 Championship
Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums T.C. Points
2020 Dallara F2 2018-Mecachrome Nikita Mazepin 12 1 1 2 4th* 43*
Luca Ghiotto 11 1 1 2

* Season still in progress.

FIA Formula 3 Championship
Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums T.C. Points
2019 Dallara F3 2019-Mecachrome Jüri Vips 16 3 1 2 4 2nd 223
Leonardo Pulcini 16 1 0 0 2
Ye Yifei 16 0 0 0 0
2020 Dallara F3 2019-Mecachrome Liam Lawson 12 2 1 4 4th* 118*
Dennis Hauger 12 1
Max Fewtrell 12

* Season still in progress

F3 Asian Championship
Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles FLaps Points D.C. T.C.
2018 Tatuus-Autotecnica Raoul Hyman 15 1 0 2 227 1st 1st
Jake Hughes 9 9 6 8 225 2nd
Charles Leong 15 0 0 0 145 4th
Ben Hingeley 3 1 0 0 43 10th
Harrison Scott 3 0 0 0 26 14th
2019 Tatuus-Autotecnica Ukyo Sasahara 15 8 7 7 301 1st 1st
Jack Doohan[note 1] 15 5 1 4 276 2nd
Jackson Walls 9 0 0 0 90 6th
2019-20 Tatuus-Autotecnica Nikita Mazepin 15 0 0 0 186 3rd 4th
Jake Hughes 6 0 0 1 24 14th
Alessio Deledda 15 0 0 0 21 15th
Ukyo Sasahara 15 3 4 1 - NC†

† As Sasahara was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

F3 Asian Winter Series
Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles FLaps Points D.C. T.C.
2019 Tatuus-Autotecnica Rinus VeeKay 9 4 2 4 184 1st 1st
Alessandro Ghiretti 9 0 0 0 106 3rd
Pavan Ravishankar 9 0 0 0 73 5th
Dan Ticktum 6 0 2 0 38 9th
Max Fewtrell 3 0 0 0 20 11th
Jack Doohan 3 0 0 0 32 NC


Former series results

FIA European Formula 3 Championship
Year Car Drivers Starts Wins Poles F.Laps Points D.C. T.C.
2016 Dallara F312-Mercedes HWA Ben Barnicoat 30 2 0 0 117 7th 2nd
George Russell 30 2 3 3 194 3rd
Nikita Mazepin 30 0 0 0 5 19th
2017 Dallara F317-Mercedes HWA Jake Hughes 30 1 2 2 207 5th 4th
Ralf Aron 30 0 1 1 123 9th
Nikita Mazepin 30 0 0 1 108 10th
Tadasuke Makino 27 0 0 0 57 15th
2018 Dallara F317-Mercedes HWA Álex Palou 30 0 0 1 204 7th 3rd
Enaam Ahmed 30 2 2 1 174 9th
Ben Hingeley 30 0 0 0 22 17th
Charles Leong 3 0 0 0 0 26th

British Formula 3 International Series
Year Car Drivers Starts Wins Poles F.Laps Points D.C.
2003 Dallara F303-Renault Andrew Thompson 24 0 0 0 18 19th
Danny Watts 24 1 3 2 125 5th
Eric Salignon 22 0 1 1 43 12th
Fabio Carbone 2 0 0 0 1 25th
2004 Dallara F304-Renault Andrew Thompson 23 0 0 0 36 15th
Marko Asmer 23 0 0 2 87 10th
Lucas di Grassi 23 2 2 0 130 8th
James Walker 23 0 0 0 20 18th
2005 Dallara F305-Mercedes HWA Tim Bridgman 18 0 0 0 16 15th
Marko Asmer 20 0 2 1 163 4th
2006 Dallara F306-Mercedes HWA Salvador Durán 20 0 0 0 54 10th
James Jakes 22 0 0 1 96 8th
James Walker 22 0 0 0 92 9th
2007 Dallara F307-Mercedes HWA Walter Grubmüller 22 0 0 0 7 16th
Marko Asmer 22 11 11 9 293 1st
2008 Dallara F308-Mercedes HWA Max Chilton 22 0 2 1 72 10th
Walter Grubmüller 22 0 0 0 44 14th
2009 Dallara F309-Mercedes HWA Walter Grubmüller 20 2 2 1 188 2nd
Renger van der Zande 16 3 4 7 178 3rd
2010 Dallara F310-Volkswagen William Buller 30 0 0 0 111 8th
Gabriel Dias 30 2 0 1 135 6th
2011 Dallara F308-Volkswagen
Dallara F310-Volkswagen		 Pietro Fantin 30 1 2 2 119 8th
Riki Christodoulou 9 1 0 0 51 12th
Max Snegirev 9 0 0 0 2 24th
António Félix da Costa 6 0 0 1 51 13th
Bruno Méndez 3 0 0 0 1 25th
Pedro Nunes 3 0 0 0 10 19th

Timeline
Current series
F3 Asian Championship 2018–2020
FIA Formula 3 Championship 2019
W Series 2019
FIA Formula 2 Championship 2020
Former series
British Formula 3 International Series 2003-2011
GP2 Series 2005
Formula 3 Sudamericana 2009–2013
Brazilian Formula Three Championship 2014–2017
FIA European Formula 3 Championship 2016–2018

Footnotes
  1. Doohan is an Australian driver who raced under a British license.
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See also

References
  1. "Reece Ushijima joins Hitech for 2020 BRDC British F3". 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. http://www.hitechracing.com.br/
  3. "Hitech GP - TheSportsDB.com". www.thesportsdb.com. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  4. Simmons, Marcus. "Hitech name to return to F3 with Alexander Sims driving at Algarve". Autosport.com. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  5. Simmons, Marcus. "Ahmed secures European F3 graduation with Hitech". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  6. Simmons, Marcus. "Hitech adds Hingeley to 2018 F3 line-up". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  7. Allen, Peter (5 January 2018). "Alex Palou to race in European F3 with Hitech". formulascout.com. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  8. Allen, Peter (5 December 2018). "Red Bull finalises Dan Ticktum's Super Formula move, Honda junior tie-up". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  9. "Hitech GP to operate W Series' 2019 operations". RACER. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  10. Watkins, Gary (25 July 2019). "Cars revealed for Olympics-style Motorsport Games". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  11. "HITECH GRAND PRIX GIVEN 2020 FIA FORMULA 2 ENTRY". 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
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