2013 Formula One Rejects Microprose Grand Prix Series season
The third season of the Formula One Rejects Microprose Grand Prix Series was held in 2013, on the same circuits as the 1991 Formula One season, although with the Mexican Grand Prix moved to the second race of the season, to save on travel costs. The reigning Drivers' Champion was HWNSNBM, who retired unbeaten from the series at the end of 2012, and the reigning Constructors' Champions were Viking Racing.
Contents
Calendar
Round | Host Country | Circuit | Date |
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1 | United States | Phoenix Street Circuit | 9 March |
2 | Mexico | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City | 23 March |
3 | Brazil | Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo | 6 April |
4 | San Marino | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy | 27 April |
5 | Monaco | Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo | 11 May |
6 | Canada | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal | 1 June |
7 | France | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 29 June |
8 | Great Britain | Silverstone Circuit | 13 July |
9 | Germany | Hockenheimring | 27 July |
10 | Hungary | Hungaroring, Budapest | 10 August |
11 | Belgium | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 24 August |
12 | Italy | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 7 September |
13 | Portugal | Autódromo do Estoril | 21 September |
14 | Spain | Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain | 5 October |
15 | Japan | Suzuka Circuit | 19 October |
16 | Australia | Adelaide Street Circuit | 2 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 20 teams, all entering two cars.
Team and engine changes
- Driot-Arnoux Motorsport (DAMS) joined the series as a new team. No teams dropped out after the 2012 season.
- Cosworth left the series after the end of the 2012 season.
- Five new engine suppliers joined the series for the 2013 season. Isuzu, Neotech and HKS supplied 3.5l V12 engines to Simtek, EuroBrun and Monteverdi respectively. ATS Rial changed to a Volkswagen VR6 engine on a non-works basis, tuned in-house and fitted with a supercharger and turbocharger by the team. Fondmetal Team Malaysia lost their Renault V8 engine to DAMS and took on a supply of triple-turbocharged W9 engines originally conceived back in the mists of time by Renault, developed by Mecachrome, then bought and rebadged by Proton.
- Mastercard Lola, the only team to lose their Cosworth engine and not make an engine deal with a new supplier, used the Dodge engines discarded by Monteverdi, no longer rebadged as Chryslers.
- Forti Corse added a turbocharger to their Ford do Brasil inline-4 engine.
- Toyota increased the size of the engine supplied to Stefan Grand Prix from a 2.4l V8 to a 3.0l V12.
- The F1 Rejects team officially changed their name to Formula One Rejects Motorsport. Their new acronym (F1RM) in conjunction to their previous success and inherent links to the series itself saw them nicknamed "The Firm". They also gained the sponsorship from Scunthorpe United F.C. that had been prominent on last year's Toleman cars. Toleman found new sponsorship from Guinness and are now known as Guinness Team Toleman.
Driver changes
- Chris Dagnall moved from Toleman to F1RM.
- Andrea Montermini moved from FTM to Forti.
- Allan McNish moved from Lola to Toleman.
- Vincenzo Sospiri moved from Lola to DAMS.
- Alex Yoong moved from Minardi to FTM.
- Michael Andretti, Pedro Diniz and Rrrrrmmmnn Grrrrjjjjnnn left the series, as did reigning champion HWNSNBM, which meant that the number 1 would not be used this season.
- Ralph Firman (Toleman), Jimmie Johnson (Team America), Plamen Kralev (Lola), Stéphane Sarrazin (DAMS), Ricardo Teixeira (Lola) and Esteban Tuero (Minardi) joined the series.
Numbering anomaly
With no defending Drivers' Champion, the Series Management refused to issue the number 1 and also disallowed the use of the number 0 - hence Viking Racing, as Constructors' Champions, took numbers 2 and 3, and further teams followed in sequence, resulting in the bizarre absence of car 10 due to Simtek having already banked numbers 11 and 12 to match their 1995 car in Formula One.
Entry List
Note: "All" in the "Rounds" column refers to all the rounds that have taken place in the championship so far. Driver changes mid-season are, however, unlikely.
Drivers' Championship
Pos | Driver | Team | USA |
MEX |
BRA |
SMR |
MON |
CAN |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
HUN |
BEL |
ITA |
POR |
ESP |
JPN |
AUS |
Points | DNQ | Best result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chris Dagnall | F1RM | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 224 | 0 | 1st × 3 |
2 | Jan Magnussen | Viking | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 9 | 1 | 223 | 0 | 1st × 4 |
3 | Þorvaldur Einarsson | Viking | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 191 | 0 | 1st × 2 |
4 | Jean-Denis Délétraz | F1RM | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 143 | 0 | 1st × 3 |
5 | Luca Badoer | Forti | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 142 | 0 | 1st × 1 |
6 | Yuji Ide | Super Aguri | Ret | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 5 | 1 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 19 | 5 | 15 | 86 | 1 | 1st × 1 |
7 | Andrea Montermini | Forti | Ret | 14 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 4 | Ret | 10 | 12 | Ret | 71 | 0 | 1st × 1 |
8 | Marco Apicella | Super Aguri | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 7 | DNQ | 10 | 6 | DNQ | 6 | 3 | Ret | 71 | 2 | 3rd × 1 |
9 | Pedro Chaves | SAC | 14 | 13 | DNQ | 15 | 1 | Ret | DNQ | 23 | 14 | DNQ | DNQ | 8 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 63 | 4 | 1st × 1 |
10 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 5 | 5 | 14 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 19 | 6 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 11 | 19 | 7 | 59 | 0 | 3rd × 1 |
11 | Ralph Firman | Toleman | 12 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 8 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 15 | Ret | 55 | 0 | 3rd × 1 |
12 | Allan McNish | Toleman | Ret | 12 | DNQ | 11 | Ret | 9 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 41 | 1 | 3rd × 1 |
13 | Claudio Langes | EuroBrun | 6 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 15 | DNQ | 6 | DNQ | 16 | 4 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 16 | 38 | 2 | 4th × 1 |
14 | Philippe Alliot | Prost | 8 | Ret | 5 | DNQ | 5 | Ret | DNQ | 5 | 11 | 14 | Ret | 9 | 14 | 20 | Ret | 20 | 36 | 2 | 5th × 3 |
15 | Fabrizio Barbazza | Monteverdi | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 12 | Ret | 9 | 14 | 21 | 5 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 5 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 5th × 2 |
16 | Perry McCarthy | SAC | 19 | Ret | 10 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 4th × 1 |
17 | Scott Speed | Team America | 3 | 15 | 13 | 12 | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 22 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 16 | Ret | 8 | 25 | 1 | 3rd × 1 |
18 | Joachim Winkelhock | AGS | Ret | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | 7 | Ret | 20 | 9 | 17 | Ret | 14 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 17 | DNQ | 22 | 3 | 6th × 1 |
19 | Paul Belmondo | Simtek | 9 | 22 | 12 | 18 | DNQ | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 12 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 1 | 8th × 2 |
20 | Enrico Bertaggia | EuroBrun | 16 | 6 | DNQ | 14 | DNQ | 8 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 16 | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 18 | 12 | 3 | 6th × 1 |
21 | Taki Inoue | Simtek | 13 | DNQ | 21 | DNQ | 6 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 17 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | 9 | 6 | 6th × 1 |
22 | Jimmie Johnson | Team America | 15 | 16 | 8 | DNS | 8 | DNQ | 15 | 18 | 15 | DNQ | 18 | 17 | DNQ | 17 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 8th × 2 |
23 | Olivier Grouillard | Prost | 10 | DNQ | 16 | 7 | DNQ | Ret | 17 | 11 | DNQ | 10 | 16 | Ret | 13 | 18 | DNQ | DNQ | 8 | 5 | 7th × 1 |
24 | Gregor Foitek | Monteverdi | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 17 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 16 | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | 20 | DNQ | 8 | 6 | 6th × 1 |
25 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | ATS Rial | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 18 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 23 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 8 | DNQ | DNQ | 13 | 4 | 12 | 8th × 1 |
26 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | Ret | 19 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | 11 | 19 | Ret | DNQ | Ret | 18 | 12 | DNQ | 22 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 9th × 1 |
27 | Stéphane Sarrazin | DAMS | DNQ | 20 | 15 | 10 | 11 | DNQ | DNQ | 15 | DNQ | Ret | 20 | 15 | 10 | DNQ | DNQ | 12 | 2 | 6 | 10th × 2 |
28 | Vincenzo Sospiri | DAMS | 17 | DNQ | 18 | 16 | DNQ | 10 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 19 | Ret | 15 | 15 | DNQ | 19 | 1 | 7 | 10th × 1 |
29 | Volker Weidler | ATS Rial | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 10 | 1 | 14 | 10th × 1 |
NC | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | Ret | Ret | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | 18 | 20 | DNQ | 19 | DNQ | 22 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 14th × 1 |
NC | Jacques Villeneuve | Stefan | DNQ | 23 | DNQ | DNQ | 13 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 16 | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | 21 | 18 | DNQ | 0 | 10 | 13th × 1 |
NC | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNS | Ret | Ret | 24 | DNQ | 15 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | 11 | 15th × 1 |
NC | Alex Yoong | FTM | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | 20 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | 12 | 20th × 1 |
NC | Fairuz Fauzy | FTM | DNQ | 21 | 19 | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | 13 | 19th × 1 |
NC | Plamen Kralev | Lola | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | 13 | DNF × 3 |
NC | Ricardo Teixeira | Lola | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 19 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 13 | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | 14 | 13th × 1 |
NC | Kazuki Nakajima | Stefan | DNQ | DNQ | 17 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | 15 | 17th × 1 |
NC | Bruno Giacomelli | Life | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 18 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | 15 | 18th × 1 |
NC | Andrea Chiesa | Osella | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 21 | DNQ | 0 | 15 | 21st × 1 |
NC | Gary Brabham | Life | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | 16 | n/a |
Pos | Driver | Team | USA |
MEX |
BRA |
SMR |
MON |
CAN |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
HUN |
BEL |
ITA |
POR |
ESP |
JPN |
AUS |
Points | DNQ | Best result |
Constructors' Championship
Pos | Team | Car no. |
USA |
MEX |
BRA |
SMR |
MON |
CAN |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
HUN |
BEL |
ITA |
POR |
ESP |
JPN |
AUS |
Points | DNQ | Best result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Viking Racing | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 9 | 1 | 414 | 0 | 1st × 6 |
3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | |||||
2 | Formula One Rejects Motorsport | 8 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 367 | 0 | 1st × 6 |
9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||||
3 | Forti Corse... do Brasil! | 27 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 213 | 0 | 1st × 2 |
28 | Ret | 14 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 4 | Ret | 10 | 12 | Ret | |||||
4 | Super Aguri Formula One | 4 | Ret | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 5 | 1 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 19 | 5 | 15 | 157 | 3 | 1st × 1 |
5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 7 | DNQ | 10 | 6 | DNQ | 6 | 3 | Ret | |||||
5 | Guinness Team Toleman | 19 | Ret | 12 | DNQ | 11 | Ret | 9 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 96 | 1 | 3rd × 2 |
20 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 8 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 15 | Ret | |||||
6 | Scuderia Andrea Coloni | 31 | 14 | 13 | DNQ | 15 | 1 | Ret | DNQ | 23 | 14 | DNQ | DNQ | 8 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 90 | 4 | 1st × 1 |
32 | 19 | Ret | 10 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 16 | 11 | |||||
7 | Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives | 17 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 19 | 6 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 11 | 19 | 7 | 81 | 3 | 3rd × 1 |
18 | Ret | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | 7 | Ret | 20 | 9 | 17 | Ret | 14 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 17 | DNQ | |||||
8 | EuroBrun Racing | 33 | 16 | 6 | DNQ | 14 | DNQ | 8 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 16 | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 18 | 50 | 5 | 4th × 1 |
34 | 6 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 15 | DNQ | 6 | DNQ | 16 | 4 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 16 | |||||
9 | Allez Les Bleus! Prost Formule Un | 25 | 10 | DNQ | 16 | 7 | DNQ | Ret | 17 | 11 | DNQ | 10 | 16 | Ret | 13 | 18 | DNQ | DNQ | 44 | 7 | 5th × 3 |
26 | 8 | Ret | 5 | DNQ | 5 | Ret | DNQ | 5 | 11 | 14 | Ret | 9 | 14 | 20 | Ret | 20 | |||||
10 | Monteverdi Onyx Grand Prix | 35 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 12 | Ret | 9 | 14 | 21 | 5 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 5 | 10 | 6 | 40 | 6 | 5th × 2 |
36 | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 17 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 16 | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | 20 | DNQ | |||||
11 | Team America Formula One | 6 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 12 | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 22 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 16 | Ret | 8 | 33 | 4 | 3rd × 1 |
7 | 15 | 16 | 8 | DNS | 8 | DNQ | 15 | 18 | 15 | DNQ | 18 | 17 | DNQ | 17 | 13 | 14 | |||||
12 | Simtek Research Formula One | 11 | 9 | 22 | 12 | 18 | DNQ | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 12 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 21 | 7 | 6th × 1 |
12 | 13 | DNQ | 21 | DNQ | 6 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 17 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | |||||
13 | ATS Rial Racing | 37 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 18 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 23 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 8 | DNQ | DNQ | 13 | 5 | 26 | 8th × 1 |
38 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 10 | |||||
14 | Driot-Arnoux Motorsport | 41 | 17 | DNQ | 18 | 16 | DNQ | 10 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 19 | Ret | 15 | 15 | DNQ | 19 | 3 | 13 | 10th × 3 |
42 | DNQ | 20 | 15 | 10 | 11 | DNQ | DNQ | 15 | DNQ | Ret | 20 | 15 | 10 | DNQ | DNQ | 12 | |||||
15 | Minardi Formula One Team | 23 | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | Ret | Ret | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | 18 | 20 | DNQ | 19 | DNQ | 22 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 9th × 1 |
24 | Ret | 19 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | 11 | 19 | Ret | DNQ | Ret | 18 | 12 | DNQ | 22 | 9 | |||||
NC | Stefan Grand Prix | 13 | DNQ | DNQ | 17 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | 25 | 13th × 1 |
14 | DNQ | 23 | DNQ | DNQ | 13 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 16 | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | 21 | 18 | DNQ | |||||
NC | Fondmetal Team Malaysia | 15 | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | 20 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | 25 | 19th × 1 |
16 | DNQ | 21 | 19 | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||
NC | Osella Squadra Corse | 21 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNS | Ret | Ret | 24 | DNQ | 15 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | 26 | 15th × 1 |
22 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 21 | DNQ | |||||
NC | Mastercard Lola | 29 | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | 27 | 13th × 1 |
30 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 19 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 13 | DNQ | DNQ | |||||
NC | Life Racing Engines | 39 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 18 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | 31 | 18th × 1 |
40 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||
Pos | Team | Car no. |
USA |
MEX |
BRA |
SMR |
MON |
CAN |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
HUN |
BEL |
ITA |
POR |
ESP |
JPN |
AUS |
Points | DNQ | Best result |
Gallery
Fondmetal Team Malaysia's plans to use the Lotus T127 from the 2010 F1 season, in an attempt to beat the other teams who would still be running what appeared to be a GP2 car, were suddenly thwarted when someone posing as a potential new employee at the team managed to steal the blueprints. This turned out to be HWNSNBM, who sold the blueprints to Sir Bernard Shekelslike, who in turn sold them on again to the other teams, thus ensuring another F1RMGP season in which the cars all looked strangely alike.