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==History== | ==History== | ||
The Peak Motorsport Group was | The origins of the Peak Motorsport Group was in early 2006, when Canadian native Edward Summers, a prominent businessman entered "Peak Motorsport Canada" in the [[2007 Alternate GP2 season]]. The team's workshop was located in Vancouver. | ||
The High Performance Group was formed at the beginning of 2016 by Raymond Douglas (head of the Douglas Media Group), Dominic Spearman (CEO of Spearman Industries) and Craig Harris (founder | The High Performance Group was formed at the beginning of 2016 by Raymond Douglas (head of the Douglas Media Group), Dominic Spearman (CEO of Spearman Industries) and Craig Harris (founder & CEO of Harris Finance). They ran a number of teams in various series during 2016, most notably High Performance Racing in F1RSTC and RRC and Harris Finance Racing in Lupo GTI. | ||
PMC and HPG merged at the beginning of [[2017 Canon Motorsport Calendar|2017]], with Ziegler Holdings (the Ziegler family) and the Clark Corporation (the Clark family) purchasing the shareholdings held by Douglas and Spearman. | |||
===Ownership=== | ===Ownership=== | ||
Peak Motorsport | Peak Motorsport Canada | ||
* 2006-2017: | * 2006-2017: | ||
** {{CAN}} Summers Group LLC. (Edward Summers) - 100% | ** {{CAN}} Summers Group LLC. (Edward Summers) - 100% | ||
High Performance Group | High Performance Group | ||
* 2006-2017: | * 2006-2017: | ||
** {{NZL}} Harris Family Trust (Craig Harris) - 33.3% | ** {{NZL}} Harris Family Trust (Craig Harris, Kristina Harris, Kaitlyn Harris, Kelly Harris) - 33.3% | ||
** {{USA}} Douglas Media Group Inc. (Raymond Douglas) - 33.3% | ** {{USA}} Douglas Media Group Inc. (Raymond Douglas) - 33.3% | ||
** {{USA}} Spearman Industries (Dominic Spearman) - 33.3% | ** {{USA}} Spearman Industries (Dominic Spearman) - 33.3% | ||
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* 2017-: | * 2017-: | ||
** {{CAN}} Summers Group LLC. (Edward Summers) - 50% | ** {{CAN}} Summers Group LLC. (Edward Summers) - 50% | ||
** {{NZL}} Harris Family Trust (Craig Harris) - 25% | ** {{NZL}} Harris Family Trust (Craig Harris, Kristina Harris, Kaitlyn Harris, Kelly Harris) - 25% | ||
** {{GER}} Ziegler Holdings AG (Alvin Ziegler) - 12.5% | ** {{GER}} Ziegler Holdings AG (Alvin Ziegler, Kurtis Ziegler) - 12.5% | ||
** {{GBR}} Clark Corporation Ltd. (Roger Clark) - 12.5% | ** {{GBR}} Clark Corporation Ltd. (Roger Clark) - 12.5% | ||
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The headquarters of PMG is in Auckland, New Zealand along with their main workshop. This is also the workshop for the [[Everest Rally Team]]. Other workshops are located in Coventry ([[Peak Aeroracing Engineering]]), Berlin ([[Ziegler Auto Racing]]) and Grenoble ([[Mont Blanc Racing]]). | The headquarters of PMG is in Auckland, New Zealand along with their main workshop. This is also the workshop for the [[Everest Rally Team]]. Other workshops are located in Coventry ([[Peak Aeroracing Engineering]]), Berlin ([[Ziegler Auto Racing]]) and Grenoble ([[Mont Blanc Racing]]). | ||
The group currently run four racing teams - [[Peak Aeroracing Engineering]], the [[Mont Blanc Racing]] endurance racing squad; the [[Everest Rally Team]]; and the [[Ziegler Auto Racing]] touring car operation. They also are part-owners of [[Far East Associates Racing]] in IPC. | The group currently run four racing teams - [[Peak Aeroracing Engineering]] in open-wheel series, the [[Mont Blanc Racing]] endurance racing squad; the [[Everest Rally Team]]; and the [[Ziegler Auto Racing]] touring car operation. They also are part-owners of [[Far East Associates Racing]] in IPC. | ||
===Driver management=== | ===Driver management=== | ||
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* {{GBR}} [[Julian Clark]] | * {{GBR}} [[Julian Clark]] | ||
* {{GBR}} [[Ross Clark]] | * {{GBR}} [[Ross Clark]] | ||
* {{GBR}} [[ | * {{GBR}} [[Gerrallt Davies]] | ||
* {{AUS}} [[Benjamin Foster-Thompson]] | * {{AUS}} [[Benjamin Foster-Thompson]] | ||
* {{NZL}} [[Kaitlyn Harris]] | * {{NZL}} [[Kaitlyn Harris]] | ||
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{{CHN}} [[Far East Associates Racing]] (part-owned) | {{CHN}} [[Far East Associates Racing]] (part-owned) | ||
* [[2018 International Pro Car | * [[2018 International Pro Car season]] | ||
{{USA}} Peak Motorsport USA | {{USA}} Peak Motorsport USA |
Revision as of 22:59, 15 August 2016
This article is about the group itself. For the team, see Peak Motorsport Canada.
The Peak Motorsport Group (or PMG) is an international motorsport consortium headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand; though it also has divisions in other countries, most notably Canada. They are the owners of ARWS team Peak Aeroracing Engineering.
History
The origins of the Peak Motorsport Group was in early 2006, when Canadian native Edward Summers, a prominent businessman entered "Peak Motorsport Canada" in the 2007 Alternate GP2 season. The team's workshop was located in Vancouver.
The High Performance Group was formed at the beginning of 2016 by Raymond Douglas (head of the Douglas Media Group), Dominic Spearman (CEO of Spearman Industries) and Craig Harris (founder & CEO of Harris Finance). They ran a number of teams in various series during 2016, most notably High Performance Racing in F1RSTC and RRC and Harris Finance Racing in Lupo GTI.
PMC and HPG merged at the beginning of 2017, with Ziegler Holdings (the Ziegler family) and the Clark Corporation (the Clark family) purchasing the shareholdings held by Douglas and Spearman.
Ownership
Peak Motorsport Canada
High Performance Group
- 2006-2017:
Harris Family Trust (Craig Harris, Kristina Harris, Kaitlyn Harris, Kelly Harris) - 33.3%
- Template:USA Douglas Media Group Inc. (Raymond Douglas) - 33.3%
- Template:USA Spearman Industries (Dominic Spearman) - 33.3%
Peak Motorsport Group (merged)
- 2017-:
Summers Group LLC. (Edward Summers) - 50%
Harris Family Trust (Craig Harris, Kristina Harris, Kaitlyn Harris, Kelly Harris) - 25%
Ziegler Holdings AG (Alvin Ziegler, Kurtis Ziegler) - 12.5%
- Template:GBR Clark Corporation Ltd. (Roger Clark) - 12.5%
Operations
The headquarters of PMG is in Auckland, New Zealand along with their main workshop. This is also the workshop for the Everest Rally Team. Other workshops are located in Coventry (Peak Aeroracing Engineering), Berlin (Ziegler Auto Racing) and Grenoble (Mont Blanc Racing).
The group currently run four racing teams - Peak Aeroracing Engineering in open-wheel series, the Mont Blanc Racing endurance racing squad; the Everest Rally Team; and the Ziegler Auto Racing touring car operation. They also are part-owners of Far East Associates Racing in IPC.
Driver management
The following is the roster of drivers managed by Peak Driver Talent, the driver management arm of PMG:
- Template:FRA Bernard Beauchene
- Template:TUR Ahmet Burakgazi
Hugo Carvalho
- Template:GBR Julian Clark
- Template:GBR Ross Clark
- Template:GBR Gerrallt Davies
- Template:AUS Benjamin Foster-Thompson
Kaitlyn Harris
Kelly Harris
Kristina Harris
Renaldo Jiménez
- Template:AUT Verna Klien
- Template:DEN Ludvig Kristoffersen
Ragnar Larsen
Angelica Lopez
Viktor Pasitchnjuk
Danuta Popławski
- Template:GBR Steven Mackintosh
- Template:USA Tony Scrugham III
Dakota Summers
Skye Summers
- Template:GBR Jemma Triggs
- Template:USA Randall Wade
Catalina Zhang
Alvin Ziegler
- Template:FRA Lukas Zuber
Current series
Teams run by PMG in 2018.
Open wheel
Template:GBR Peak Aeroracing Engineering
- 2018 AutoReject World Series season
- 2018 FIA Formula 2 World Championship season
- 2018 AutoReject 3.5 season
- 2018 Anglo-Irish Formula 4 season
Touring car/trucks
Ziegler Auto Racing
- 2018 International Pro Car season
- 2018 SEAT Leon Supercopa season (ZAR Junior Team)
Far East Associates Racing (part-owned)
Template:USA Peak Motorsport USA
Endurance racing
Template:FRA Mont Blanc Racing
Rally and rallycross
Everest Rally Team