2011 Formula One Rejects Microprose Grand Prix Series season

The first season of the Formula One Rejects Microprose Grand Prix Series was held in 2011, on the same circuits as the 1991 Formula One season.

Calendar

Round	Host Country	Circuit	Date
1	United States	Phoenix Street Circuit	12 March
2	Brazil	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	26 March
3	San Marino	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy	30 April
4	Monaco	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	14 May
5	Canada	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	4 June
6	Mexico	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	18 June
7	France	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	9 July
8	Great Britain	Silverstone Circuit	16 July
9	Germany	Hockenheimring	30 July
10	Hungary	Hungaroring, Budapest	13 August
11	Belgium	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	27 August
12	Italy	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	10 September
13	Portugal	Autódromo do Estoril	24 September
14	Spain	Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain	1 October
15	Japan	Suzuka Circuit	22 October
16	Australia	Adelaide Street Circuit	5 November

Points system

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

Entrants

The field consisted of 18 teams, 16 of them entering two cars. Osella and Coloni were the only teams to enter a single car.

Team	Chassis	Engine	No.	Driver	Rounds
Formula One Rejects	F1R-11	Life 3.5l arrow-W12, normally aspirated	1	HWNSNBM	All
			2	Jean-Denis Délétraz	All
Super Aguri Formula One	SA11	Honda 2.4l V8, normally aspirated	3	Kazuki Nakajima	All
			4	Yuji Ide	All
United States Grand Prix Engineering	USA=#1	Dodge 5.7l V8, OHV, normally aspirated	5	Michael Andretti	All
			6	Scott Speed	All
Monteverdi Onyx Grand Prix	ORE-3	Monteverdi 3.5l V8, normally aspirated	7	Gregor Foitek	All
			8	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	All
EuroBrun Racing	ER211	Judd 3.5l V8, normally aspirated	9	Enrico Bertaggia	All
			10	Claudio Langes	All
Forti Corse	FG04	Ford do Brasil 2.3l inline-4, normally aspirated	11	Luca Badoer	All
			12	Emanuele Naspetti	All
Osella Squadra Corse	FA1L mk.II	Alfa Romeo 3.5l flat-12, normally aspirated	14	Piercarlo Ghinzani	All
Pacific Racing	PR03	Ford Cosworth 3.5l V8, normally aspirated	15	Andrea Montermini	All
			16	Paul Belmondo	All
Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives	JH28	Ford Cosworth 3.5l V8, normally aspirated	17	François Hesnault	All
			18	Fabrizio Barbazza	All
Team Toleman	TG211	Hart 1.5l inline-4, turbocharged	19	Ralf Schumacher	All
			20	Nelson Piquet Jr.	All
Life Racing Engines	L211	Life 3.5l arrow-W12, normally aspirated	21	Gary Brabham	All
			22	Bruno Giacomelli	All
Minardi Formula One Team	PS06	Motori Moderni 1.5l V6, twin turbocharged	23	Pierluigi Martini	All
			24	Johnny Carwash	All
Allez Les Bleus! Prost Formule Un	AP06	Peugeot 3.0l V10, normally aspirated	25	Olivier Grouillard	All
			26	Philippe Alliot	All
Scuderia Ferrari	312T6	Ferrari 3.5l V12, normally aspirated	27	Gilles Villeneuve	All
			28	James Hunt	All
Mastercard Lola	T11/30	Ford Cosworth 3.5l V8, normally aspirated	29	Vincenzo Sospiri	All
			30	Ricardo Rosset	All
Scuderia Coloni	C5	Subaru 3.5l flat-12, normally aspirated	31	Pedro Chaves	All
Simtek Research Formula One	S111	Ford Cosworth 3.5l V8, normally aspirated	32	Taki Inoue	All
			33	Slim Borgudd	All
Andrea Moda Formula	who knows...	Judd 3.5l V8, normally aspirated	34	Roberto Moreno	All
			35	Perry McCarthy	All

Drivers' Championship

Pos	Driver	Team	USA	BRA	SMR	MON	CAN	MEX	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	POR	ESP	JPN	AUS	Points	DNQ	Best result
1	HWNSNBM	F1 Rejects	5	3	3	4	1	2	5	1	2	5	1	3	9	3	1	4	252	0	1st × 4
2	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1	2	9	1	4	8	6	2	3	2	5	7	7	1	4	3	219	0	1st × 3
3	Michael Andretti	USGP	2	1	4	5	2	1	3	5	1	4	8	5	3	6	5	11	217	0	1st × 3
4	Scott Speed	USGP	4	6	6	2	8	3	1	3	4	1	2	6	13	10	2	2	205	0	1st × 2
5	Jean-Denis Délétraz	F1 Rejects	8	9	Ret	10	3	Ret	4	4	5	3	3	2	1	2	6	1	180	0	1st × 2
6	James Hunt	Ferrari	3	11	2	7	5	13	2	10	8	10	7	1	5	4	13	Ret	126	0	1st × 1
7	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Toleman	7	5	7	9	11	6	8	6	15	18	4	4	2	9	16	8	92	0	2nd × 1
8	Slim Borgudd	Simtek	18	4	1	11	13	11	9	14	7	6	11	9	10	5	3	9	83	0	1st × 1
9	Taki Inoue	Simtek	6	7	5	18	6	4	14	7	11	15	14	13	11	7	11	6	64	0	4th × 1
10	Yuji Ide	Super Aguri	14	10	10	3	12	5	11	8	9	9	9	8	4	14	12	5	63	0	3rd × 1
11	Ralf Schumacher	Toleman	DNQ	Ret	Ret	8	7	15	7	9	6	11	6	10	12	15	14	7	41	1	6th × 2
12	Paul Belmondo	Pacific	12	14	8	13	9	7	19	12	17	8	17	12	6	22	17	12	24	0	6th × 1
13	Andrea Montermini	Pacific	11	15	13	6	14	10	15	21	16	19	13	16	8	8	9	13	19	0	6th × 1
14	Kazuki Nakajima	Super Aguri	19	12	11	15	17	16	17	17	18	21	15	15	17	11	7	16	6	0	7th × 1, 11th × 2
15	Bruno Giacomelli	Life	13	18	19	19	21	17	18	19	13	7	12	22	23	12	22	17	6	0	7th × 1, 12th × 2
16	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	10	20	14	12	10	14	10	16	12	13	10	11	14	13	10	10	6	0	10th × 6
17	Johnny Carwash	Minardi	16	8	12	16	19	12	16	Ret	10	14	18	14	21	20	21	15	5	0	8th × 1
18	Gregor Foitek	Monteverdi	22	13	15	23	18	20	13	11	14	16	20	20	19	17	8	20	4	0	8th × 1
19	Gary Brabham	Life	9	19	23	17	20	9	12	13	21	12	21	19	24	25	23	14	4	0	9th × 2
NC	Olivier Grouillard	Prost	20	16	17	20	15	23	20	23	20	DNQ	23	18	16	18	13	19	0	1	13th × 1
NC	Vincenzo Sospiri	Lola	15	22	16	14	16	22	21	22	22	17	16	17	DNQ	26	19	18	0	1	14th × 1
NC	Philippe Alliot	Prost	24	21	DNQ	25	22	21	24	25	23	DNQ	22	23	15	23	20	24	0	2	15th × 1
NC	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Monteverdi	23	17	18	21	25	19	22	15	19	22	DNQ	21	DNQ	16	24	DNQ	0	3	15th × 1
NC	Ricardo Rosset	Lola	21	Ret	22	22	24	DNQ	23	24	DNQ	23	24	DNQ	22	19	18	21	0	3	18th × 1
NC	Luca Badoer	Forti	17	DNQ	DNQ	24	NC	DNQ	25	20	DNQ	20	19	25	20	24	25	DNQ	0	5	17th × 1
NC	Enrico Bertaggia	EuroBrun	DNQ	DNQ	20	DNQ	DNQ	18	26	18	25	24	DNQ	DNQ	26	21	DNQ	23	0	7	18th × 2
NC	François Hesnault	AGS	26	DNQ	21	26	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	25	26	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	0	11	21st × 1
NC	Emanuele Naspetti	Forti	DNQ	23	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	24	DNQ	DNQ	24	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	25	0	12	23rd × 1
NC	Claudio Langes	EuroBrun	DNQ	DNQ	24	DNQ	DNQ	24	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	25	DNQ	25	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	0	12	24th × 2
NC	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	23	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	18	DNQ	DNQ	22	0	13	18th × 1
NC	Roberto Moreno	Andrea Moda	DNQ	24	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	25	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	26	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	0	13	24th × 1
NC	Fabrizio Barbazza	AGS	25	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	26	DNQ	0	14	25th × 1
NC	Pedro Chaves	Coloni	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	26	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	0	15	26th × 1
NC	Perry McCarthy	Andrea Moda	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	26	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	0	15	26th × 1
Pos	Driver	Team	USA	BRA	SMR	MON	CAN	MEX	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	POR	ESP	JPN	AUS	Points	DNQ	Best result

Constructors' Championship

Pos	Team	Car no.	USA	BRA	SMR	MON	CAN	MEX	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	POR	ESP	JPN	AUS	Points	DNQ	Best result
1	Formula One Rejects	1	5	3	3	4	1	2	5	1	2	5	1	3	9	3	1	4	432	0	1st × 6
		2	8	9	Ret	10	3	Ret	4	4	5	3	3	2	1	2	6	1
2	United States Grand Prix Engineering	5	2	1	4	5	2	1	3	5	1	4	8	5	3	6	5	11	422	0	1st × 5
		6	4	6	6	2	8	3	1	3	4	1	2	6	13	10	2	2
3	Scuderia Ferrari	27	1	2	9	1	4	8	6	2	3	2	5	7	7	1	4	3	345	0	1st × 4
		28	3	11	2	7	5	13	2	10	8	10	7	1	5	4	13	Ret
4	Simtek Research Formula One	32	6	7	5	18	6	4	14	7	11	15	14	13	11	7	11	6	147	0	1st × 1
		33	18	4	1	11	13	11	9	14	7	6	11	9	10	5	3	9
5	Team Toleman	19	DNQ	Ret	Ret	8	7	15	7	9	6	11	6	10	12	15	14	7	133	1	2nd × 1
		20	7	5	7	9	11	6	8	6	15	18	4	4	2	9	16	8
6	Super Aguri Formula One	3	19	12	11	15	17	16	17	17	18	21	15	15	17	11	7	16	69	0	3rd × 1
		4	14	10	10	3	12	5	11	8	9	9	9	8	4	14	12	5
7	Pacific Racing	15	11	15	13	6	14	10	15	21	16	19	13	16	8	8	9	13	43	0	6th × 2
		16	12	14	8	13	9	7	19	12	17	8	17	12	6	22	17	12
8	Minardi Formula One Team	23	10	20	14	12	10	14	10	16	12	13	10	11	14	13	10	10	11	0	8th × 1
		24	16	8	12	16	19	12	16	Ret	10	14	18	14	21	20	21	15
9	Life Racing Engines	21	9	19	23	17	20	9	12	13	21	12	21	19	24	25	23	14	10	0	7th × 1
		22	13	18	19	19	21	17	18	19	13	7	12	22	23	12	22	17
10	Monteverdi Onyx Grand Prix	7	22	13	15	23	18	20	13	11	14	16	20	20	19	17	8	20	4	3	8th × 1
		8	23	17	18	21	25	19	22	15	19	22	DNQ	21	DNQ	16	24	DNQ
NC	Allez Les Bleus! Prost Formule Un	25	20	16	17	20	15	23	20	23	20	DNQ	23	18	16	18	13	19	0	3	13th × 1
		26	24	21	DNQ	25	22	21	24	25	23	DNQ	22	23	15	23	20	24
NC	Mastercard Lola	29	15	22	16	14	16	22	21	22	22	17	16	17	DNQ	26	19	18	0	4	14th × 1
		30	21	Ret	22	22	24	DNQ	23	24	DNQ	23	24	DNQ	22	19	18	21
NC	Forti Corse	11	17	DNQ	DNQ	24	NC	DNQ	25	20	DNQ	20	19	25	20	24	25	DNQ	0	17	17th × 1
		12	DNQ	23	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	24	DNQ	DNQ	24	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	25
NC	EuroBrun Racing	9	DNQ	DNQ	20	DNQ	DNQ	18	26	18	25	24	DNQ	DNQ	26	21	DNQ	23	0	19	18th × 2
		10	DNQ	DNQ	24	DNQ	DNQ	24	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	25	DNQ	25	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
NC	Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives	17	26	DNQ	21	26	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	25	26	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	0	25	21st × 1
		18	25	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	26	DNQ
NC	Osella Squadra Corse	14	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	23	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	18	DNQ	DNQ	22	0	13 (26)	18th × 1
NC	Andrea Moda Formula	34	DNQ	24	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	25	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	26	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	0	28	24th × 1
		35	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	26	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
NC	Scuderia Coloni	31	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	26	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	0	15 (30)	26th × 1
Pos	Team	Car no.	USA	BRA	SMR	MON	CAN	MEX	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	POR	ESP	JPN	AUS	Points	DNQ	Best result

Gallery

No official photos or drawings of the 2011 cars exist, but many of them are known to be 1991 models bought on eBay for varying amounts of cash or bartered equivalent, ranging from two pints of mild and a ball of string to the national debt of Paraguay. Some cars had engines supplied, others didn't, and these also had to be sourced from the racing underground. F1 Rejects were the only team to have their chassis built from scratch; they commissioned a Chinese designer from Geely to clone the Dallara 191 (itself a customer car built for Scuderia Italia, who never built their own F1 cars), then fitted it with a Life W12 engine that they tweaked in-house (in much the same way AMG do for Mercedes-Benz), actually making it work in the process. (The F1RM cars are, reportedly, use a livery similar to 1991 McLaren] livery, only with changed decals) The Life team themselves dropped their own engine into a Dallara 190, figuring it was a better bet than the 1989 FIRST chassis they used to comical non-effect in F1 in 1990. USGP took all the best bits of the Williams FW14 and threw them away, crudely shoving in leaf-sprung rear suspension, a live rear axle and a 5.7-litre pushrod V8. They justified calling their car "All-American" by painting it in the most eye-wateringly nationalistic stars and stripes livery ever seen that would make even Abraham Lincoln cringe, and conveniently forgot that most of it was designed and built in Britain. Despite its obvious crudity, the polar opposite of what its source chassis had been, the car still worked and won races as it was damn near unbeatable on the straights.

Other teams displayed varying levels of innovation; the turbo-powered teams, Toleman and Minardi, had to devise a way to adapt the overhead airbox to route the airflow to where it would have been expected on a 1980s turbo F1 car; the results were inelegant, but the tradition of keeping the overhead airbox irrespective of where the air is needed continues to this day, and the resultant bodywork in later seasons has been immensely improved. Some teams did little other than tweak the livery; Super Aguri's SA11 was little more than a Tyrrell 020 with the black stripes repainted red. And then there were the truly lazy teams; Ferrari ran a 1991-spec 643, and despite Simtek's claim to have obtained the services of a 2010-spec F1 car, they were lying and bought themselves a Jordan 191 which they couldn't be bothered to repaint.

How Andrea Moda even made it to the start of the season, let alone the end, is still a continuing mystery, but the formation of Scuderia Andrea Coloni for the 2012 season gave them long-term stability.

Seasons of the Formula One Rejects Microprose Grand Prix Series
Main series:	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
WEC:				2014	2015