Matech Concepts

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Matech Concepts
legal form Société Anonyme
founding 2006
Seat Geneva
management Martin Bartek
Branch Motorsport

The Ford GT of the GT1 group at the Hungaroring 2009
A Ford GT from Matech Competition during test drives on the Circuit Paul Ricard 2010
Ford GT of Romain Grosjean and Thomas Mutsch at Silverstone 2010
The Ford GT from Matech Competition in the 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship

Matech Concepts was a Swiss automobile sport company founded in 2006 that exclusively developed racing vehicles of the Ford brand . Matech also used Gran Turismo vehicles in various championships under different names .

history

development

Matech Concepts was founded in 2006 by Martin Bartek. The company was based in Geneva , while the vehicles were assembled in a workshop in Mayen . From 2007, the GT3 version of the Ford GT supercar was built and used. According to the regulations of the GT1 group , Matech also developed a racing version of the Ford GT from 2009. During the development of the racing versions of the Ford GT, Matech was supported by Ford and equipped the cars with engines supplied by Ford partner Roush Yates.

In addition, Matech was the official dealer for the Ford Mustang FR500 of the GT3 group produced by Multimatic Motorsports . A planned racing version of the Ford GT according to the technical regulations of the LM GTE category was announced, but not implemented. After Bartek's death, Matech ended his activities. The unclear situation of the company led to delivery problems for spare parts. The German company Lambda Performance took over the further development and spare parts supply of the GT3 version of the Ford GT.

Motorsport history

From 2007 up to and including 2009, Matech used the self-developed Ford GT in the FIA GT3 European Championship . After the debut year as Matech Racing with up to three vehicles, the team won the team title of the European Championship as Matech GT Racing in 2008 and came third in the drivers' championship with Thomas Mutsch and Ian Khan. In 2009 the newly developed Ford GT was used in the FIA GT championship to test the vehicle for the coming year in racing.

With the introduction of the modified GT1 group regulations in 2010, Matech Competition took part in the newly announced FIA GT1 World Championship with two Ford GTs . The former Formula 1 -Pilot Enrique Bernoldi was initially presented as a driver, but changed before the first race Vitaphone Racing . Matech then started the season with the driver pairings Thomas Mutsch and Romain Grosjean as well as Natacha Gachnang and Cyndie Allemann . After Gachnang suffered a serious accident while qualifying for the race in Abu Dhabi , the second car was not used again until the next but one event. In the following races, different drivers shared the cockpit of this Ford GT. Mutsch became vice world champion after Grosjean left the team in the middle of the season and was signed to Richard Westbrook instead . Matech Competition reached fifth place in the team ranking.

At the 24-hour race of Le Mans in the same year, Matech Competition was able to compete with two Ford GTs - including an all-women team with Natacha Gachnang, Cyndie Allemann and Rahel Frey . Both Ford GTs didn't finish the race.

In 2011 Matech Competition did not undertake any racing activities and sold the GT1 versions of the Ford GT to Belgian Racing or Marc van der Straten, whose Marc VDS Racing Team had already fielded two Ford GTs in the FIA ​​GT1 World Championship in 2010.

Results

FIA GT1 World Championship

year Team name Make No.
1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 14th 15th 16 17th 18th 19th 20th Total Item
2010 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Matech Competition ford 5 2 1 21st Ret 6th 1 7th 7th 6th 3 6th 13 5 2 10 Ret Ret 14th 2 2 135 5
6th DNS DNS 22nd 18th 18th Ret 20th 14th 8th 16 20th 12 4th 7th 7th 8th 17th 8th
Legend
colour abbreviation meaning
gold - victory
silver - 2nd place
bronze - 3rd place
green - Placement in the points
blue - Classified outside the point ranks
violet DNF Race not finished (did not finish)
NC not classified
red DNQ did not qualify
DNPQ failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black DSQ disqualified
White DNS not at the start (did not start)
WD withdrawn
Light Blue PO only participated in the training (practiced only)
TD Friday test driver
without DNP did not participate in the training (did not practice)
INJ injured or sick
EX excluded
DNA did not arrive
C. Race canceled
  no participation in the World Cup
other P / bold Pole position
SR / italic Fastest race lap
* not at the finish,
but counted due to the distance covered
() Streak results
underlined Leader in the overall standings

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b The Cars. A brief history of the Matech Ford GT ( EN ) In: matech-competition.ch . Matech Concepts. Archived from the original on August 30, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  2. ↑ a b Team Biography: Matech GT Racing . In: gt3europe.com . Stéphane Ratel Organization. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  3. ^ A b Roman Wittemeier: Matech prepares GTE vehicle . In: Motorsport-Total.com , Motorsport-Total.com GmbH, March 15, 2011. Accessed February 6, 2013. 
  4. ↑ Matech Ford GT: 'Swiss Kracher' . In: Motorsport-Total.com , Motorsport-Total.com GmbH, April 29, 2007. Retrieved on February 6, 2013. 
  5. ↑ David Pergler: Matech: The GT1 is coming . In: Motorsport-Total.com , Motorsport-Total.com GmbH, December 17, 2008. Accessed February 6, 2013. 
  6. ^ A b Harald Gallinnis: Ford teams in distress: spare parts are missing . In: gt-eins.at , gt-eins.at, November 27, 2011. Retrieved on February 7, 2013. 
  7. ^ Roman Wittemeier: GT scene mourns Martin Bartek . In: Motorsport-Total.com , Motorsport-Total.com GmbH, April 7, 2011. Accessed February 6, 2013. 
  8. ^ Roman Wittemeier: Ford teams in need: spare parts are missing . In: Motorsport-Total.com , Motorsport-Total.com GmbH, May 10, 2011. Accessed February 6, 2013. 
  9. ↑ Results: 2007 Round 5 - Dubai ( EN ) In: gt3europe.com . Stéphane Ratel Organization. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  10. ↑ Matech GT Racing ( EN ) In: gt3europe.com . Stéphane Ratel Organization. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  11. ↑ Team Biography: Matech GT Racing ( EN ) In: fiagt.com . Stéphane Ratel Organization. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  12. ↑ Matech Competition ( EN ) In: media.gt1world.com . Stéphane Ratel Organization. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  13. ↑ FIA GT World Series - Matech signs Enrique Bernoldi . In: motorsport-magazin.com , adrivo Sportpresse GmbH, March 2, 2010. Accessed February 9, 2013. 
  14. ↑ Britta Weddige: The fight for the new World Cup crown begins . In: Motorsport-Total.com , Motorsport-Total.com GmbH, April 16, 2010. Accessed February 6, 2013. 
  15. ↑ Stefan Ziegler: Serious accident overshadows GT1 World Championship qualification . In: Motorsport-Total.com , Motorsport-Total.com GmbH, April 16, 2010. Accessed February 6, 2013. 
  16. ↑ About Matech. A story of young independents conquering giants ( EN ) In: matech-competition.ch . Matech Concepts. Archived from the original on August 30, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  17. ↑ Eduard Einberger: Michael Bartels brings the second world championship to Germany . In: motorsport-magazin.com , adrivo Sportpresse GmbH, December 26, 2010. Accessed February 9, 2013. 
  18. ^ Matech Competition . In: gt-eins.at . gt-eins.at. June 6, 2010. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  19. ↑ Ralf Kieven: New team: Belgian Racing takes over Matech-Boliden . In: sportscar-info.de , sportscar-info.de, March 1, 2011. Accessed on February 9, 2013.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) @1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.sportscar-info.de

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