EuroInternational

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Formula BMW car from EuroInternational in the Red Bull colors (2010)

Euro International is an Italian - American auto racing team that primarily in single-seater racing is active and its two divisions Euro International Inc. (founded in 1992) and Euro International Srl (2002 est.) Their headquarters in Indianapolis and Novara have. In 2012 it will compete in the Formula Abarth , the Formula Pilota China Series, the JK Racing Asia Series and for the first time in the German Formula 3 Cup .

history

The team was founded in 1989 by the Italian Antonio Ferrari as Euromotorsport Racing in the USA and from that year took part in the Indy Car World Series . It remained in the series up to and including 1994, where it was able to achieve solid results, especially with rookies. In 1994 and 1995 the team competed in the IMSA World Sports Cars series, the successor to the IMSA GTP series , and achieved victory in its first race in Road Atlanta . In 1995 it also achieved second place in the championship at the Daytona 24 Hours and also contested the Le Mans 24 Hours . In 1997 it competed in the Indy Racing League for the races in Phoenix and the Indianapolis 500 , which meant the 100th race participation at the highest level of American monoposto sports for the stable . After the team provided services for the NASCAR , the Indy Racing League, the FIA International Sports Racing Series and the American Le Mans Series in 1998 and 1999 , it returned to the racetrack the following year under the name "Eurointernational" and took part in 2000 and In 2001 it took part in the US Formula 3 championship, in which it was the champion in 2001 with the Brazilian Luciano Gomide . In 2002 it completed the Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup and the winter series of the Italian Formula Renault, before switching to the Formula Renault V6 Eurocup in 2003 and 2004 and then contesting the Formula Renault 3.5 from 2005 to 2007 - in 2004 with Giorgio Mondini the driver's and team championship. In 2003 and 2004, the team also took part in the North American Fran-Am-2000 and Formula Renault 2000 series, in which the Argentine Juan Martín Ponte triumphed in 2004 . From 2005 onwards, it competed in Formula BMW USA and Americas , where it won four drivers 'and four teams' titles. Since 2009, it has also competed irregularly and mostly with guest starters in the Formula BMW Pacific and also participates in its successor JK Racing Asia Series - but now full-time. In 2008 EuroInternational also entered Formula BMW Europe, in 2009 took first and second place in the drivers' championship with Felipe Nasr and Daniel Juncadella and remained loyal to the series until the end of 2010. In 2008, the team contested the Superleague Formula and the Atlantic Championship with moderate success, and the Italian Formula 3 Championship in 2010 . In addition, the racing team has been involved in the European and Italian Formula Abarth and their Asian offshoot Formula Pilota China since 2011 .

At the end of the 2011 season, the team's own statistics showed 105 wins, 109 pole positions and 147 podium positions in 486 races.

master

  • Luciano Gomide : United States Formula Three Championship (2001, including team championship)
  • Giorgio Mondini : Formula Renault V6 Eurocup (2004, including team championship)
  • Juan Martín Ponte : North American Formula Renault 2000 Championship (2004)
  • Robert Wickens : Formula BMW USA (2006, including team championship)
  • Daniel Morad : Formula BMW USA (2007, including team championship)
  • Alexander Rossi : Formula BMW Americas (2008, including team championship) + Formula BMW world finals
  • Felipe Nasr : Formula BMW Europe (2009, including team championship)
  • Gabby Chaves : Formula BMW Americas (2009, including team championship)
  • Lucas Auer : JK Racing Asia Series (2011, including team championship)

Individual evidence

  1. Formula 3 Cup 2012: Many new features at the start of the season. motorsport-total.com, June 22, 2011, accessed February 14, 2012 .
  2. USF3: Champion decided at Watkins Glen. motorsport.com, October 24, 2001, accessed February 14, 2012 .
  3. Gelles Racing rakes in the honors. (No longer available online.) Racefan.com, October 25, 2004, formerly in the original ; Retrieved February 14, 2012 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.racefan.com

Web links

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