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The '''Peak Motorsport Group''' (or '''PMG''') | The '''Peak Motorsport Group''' (or '''PMG''') was an international motorsport consortium headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand; though it also had divisions in other countries, most notably Canada. They were the owners of [[AutoReject World Series|ARWS]] team [[Peak Aeroracing Engineering]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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As part of the merger, Ziegler Holdings and the Clark Corporation purchased the shareholdings held by Douglas and Spearman. | As part of the merger, Ziegler Holdings and the Clark Corporation purchased the shareholdings held by Douglas and Spearman. | ||
However, financial issues hit the Peak Motorsport Group in the 2020s, forcing the withdrawal of Peak Aeroracing Engineering from the ARWS and eventually bringing its junior series under. The group collapsed outright in 2022; unable to further bankroll the careers of its junior drivers like [[Aurora Summers]]. | |||
===Ownership=== | ===Ownership=== | ||
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| align=center| High Performance Group (2016-2017)<br><small>Harris Family Trust/Harris Finance (50%)<br> Douglas Media Group (25%)<br>Spearman Industries (25%)<small> | | align=center| High Performance Group (2016-2017)<br><small>Harris Family Trust/Harris Finance (50%)<br> Douglas Media Group (25%)<br>Spearman Industries (25%)<small> | ||
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| colspan=4 align=center| Peak Motorsport Group (2017-)<br><small>Summers Incorporated (50%)<br>Harris Family Trust (25%)<br>Ziegler Holdings AG (12.5%)<br>Clark Corporation Ltd. (12.5%)<small> | | colspan=4 align=center| Peak Motorsport Group (2017-2022)<br><small>Summers Incorporated (50%)<br>Harris Family Trust (25%)<br>Ziegler Holdings AG (12.5%)<br>Clark Corporation Ltd. (12.5%)<small> | ||
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==Operations== | ==Operations== | ||
The headquarters of PMG | The headquarters of PMG was in Auckland, New Zealand along with their main workshop. Other workshops were located in Coventry ([[Peak Aeroracing Engineering]]), Vancouver ([[Peak Motorsport Canada]]), Berlin ([[Ziegler Auto Racing]]) and Grenoble ([[Mont Blanc Racing]]). The Coventry base was purchased by [[Racing Point]] in 2023. | ||
The group | The group ran three primary racing teams - [[Peak Aeroracing Engineering]] in open-wheel series, [[Peak Motorsport Canada]] in lower-level formulae, the [[Mont Blanc Racing]] endurance racing squad, and the [[Ziegler Auto Racing]] touring car operation. They also formerly ran the [[Everest Rally Team]] out of the Auckland workshop. | ||
===Driver management=== | ===Driver management=== | ||
The following | The following was the roster of drivers managed by Peak Driver Talent, the driver management arm of PMG: | ||
* {{VEN}} [[Jorge Agramonte]] | * {{VEN}} [[Jorge Agramonte]] | ||
* {{ | * {{FR}} [[Bernard Beauchene]] | ||
* {{ | * {{US}} [[Joey Bennett]] | ||
* {{NZL}} [[Simon Bourne]] | * {{NZL}} [[Simon Bourne]] | ||
* {{ | * {{TR}} [[Ahmet Burakgazi]] | ||
* {{ | * {{GB}} [[Ryan Carlton]] | ||
* {{POR}} [[Hugo Carvalho]] | * {{POR}} [[Hugo Carvalho]] | ||
* {{KOR}} [[Seong-Jin Cho]] | * {{KOR}} [[Seong-Jin Cho]] | ||
* {{ | * {{CH}} [[Théo Christen]] | ||
* {{ | * {{GB}} [[Julian Clark]] | ||
* {{ | * {{GB}} [[Ross Clark]] | ||
* {{CIV}} [[Akua Cugoano]] | * {{CIV}} [[Akua Cugoano]] | ||
* {{ | * {{GB}} [[Gerallt Davies]] | ||
* {{ | * {{IT}} [[Michelangela Dioli]] | ||
* {{ | * {{AU}} [[Benjamin Foster-Thompson]] | ||
* {{NZL}} [[Kaitlyn Harris]] | * {{NZL}} [[Kaitlyn Harris]] | ||
* {{NZL}} [[Kelly Harris]] | * {{NZL}} [[Kelly Harris]] | ||
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* {{SRB}} [[Iva Janković]] | * {{SRB}} [[Iva Janković]] | ||
* {{TRO}} [[Renaldo Jiménez]] | * {{TRO}} [[Renaldo Jiménez]] | ||
* {{ | * {{BE}} [[Eugenie Joosens]] | ||
* {{ | * {{AT}} [[Verna Klien]] | ||
* {{ | * {{DK}} [[Ludvig Kristoffersen]] | ||
* {{SWE}} [[Ragnar Larsen]] | * {{SWE}} [[Ragnar Larsen]] | ||
* {{MEX}} [[Angelica Lopez]] | * {{MEX}} [[Angelica Lopez]] | ||
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* {{RUS}} [[Viktor Pasitchnjuk]] | * {{RUS}} [[Viktor Pasitchnjuk]] | ||
* {{POL}} [[Danuta Popławski]] | * {{POL}} [[Danuta Popławski]] | ||
* {{ | * {{GB}} [[Steven Mackintosh]] | ||
* {{SEN}} [[Mohammed Siki]] | * {{SEN}} [[Mohammed Siki]] | ||
* {{CAN}} [[Arienne Sorel]] | * {{CAN}} [[Arienne Sorel]] | ||
* {{ | * {{US}} [[Tony Scrugham III]] | ||
* {{CAN}} [[Aurora Summers]] | |||
* {{CAN}} [[Dakota Summers]] | * {{CAN}} [[Dakota Summers]] | ||
* {{CAN}} [[Skye Summers]] | * {{CAN}} [[Skye Summers]] | ||
* {{ | * {{GB}} [[Jemma Triggs]] | ||
* {{ | * {{US}} [[Randall Wade]] | ||
* {{CHN}} [[Catalina Zhang]] | * {{CHN}} [[Catalina Zhang]] | ||
* {{GER}} [[Alvin Ziegler]] | * {{GER}} [[Alvin Ziegler]] | ||
* {{JPN}} [[Daisuke Yanagawa]] | * {{JPN}} [[Daisuke Yanagawa]] | ||
* {{ | * {{FR}} [[Lukas Zuber]] | ||
[[Category:Peak Motorsport Group]] | [[Category:Peak Motorsport Group]] |
Latest revision as of 18:06, 16 June 2025
This article is about the group. For the team, see Peak Motorsport.
The Peak Motorsport Group (or PMG) was an international motorsport consortium headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand; though it also had divisions in other countries, most notably Canada. They were the owners of ARWS team Peak Aeroracing Engineering.
History
The Peak Motorsport Group was formed in 2017 when Edward Summers' Peak Motorsport Canada merged with the New Zealand-based High Performance Group. HPG had been 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.
As part of the merger, Ziegler Holdings and the Clark Corporation purchased the shareholdings held by Douglas and Spearman.
However, financial issues hit the Peak Motorsport Group in the 2020s, forcing the withdrawal of Peak Aeroracing Engineering from the ARWS and eventually bringing its junior series under. The group collapsed outright in 2022; unable to further bankroll the careers of its junior drivers like Aurora Summers.
Ownership
The current ownership structure is as follows:
Organisation owner(s) | |||
---|---|---|---|
Peak Motorsport Canada (2006-2017) Summers Incorporated (100%) |
High Performance Group (2016-2017) Harris Family Trust/Harris Finance (50%) Douglas Media Group (25%) Spearman Industries (25%) | ||
Peak Motorsport Group (2017-2022) Summers Incorporated (50%) Harris Family Trust (25%) Ziegler Holdings AG (12.5%) Clark Corporation Ltd. (12.5%) |
Operations
The headquarters of PMG was in Auckland, New Zealand along with their main workshop. Other workshops were located in Coventry (Peak Aeroracing Engineering), Vancouver (Peak Motorsport Canada), Berlin (Ziegler Auto Racing) and Grenoble (Mont Blanc Racing). The Coventry base was purchased by Racing Point in 2023.
The group ran three primary racing teams - Peak Aeroracing Engineering in open-wheel series, Peak Motorsport Canada in lower-level formulae, the Mont Blanc Racing endurance racing squad, and the Ziegler Auto Racing touring car operation. They also formerly ran the Everest Rally Team out of the Auckland workshop.
Driver management
The following was the roster of drivers managed by Peak Driver Talent, the driver management arm of PMG:
Jorge Agramonte
Bernard Beauchene
Joey Bennett
Simon Bourne
Ahmet Burakgazi
Ryan Carlton
Hugo Carvalho
Seong-Jin Cho
Théo Christen
Julian Clark
Ross Clark
Akua Cugoano
Gerallt Davies
Michelangela Dioli
Benjamin Foster-Thompson
Kaitlyn Harris
Kelly Harris
Kristina Harris
Iva Janković
Renaldo Jiménez
Eugenie Joosens
Verna Klien
Ludvig Kristoffersen
Ragnar Larsen
Angelica Lopez
Thi Nhat
Viktor Pasitchnjuk
Danuta Popławski
Steven Mackintosh
Mohammed Siki
Arienne Sorel
Tony Scrugham III
Aurora Summers
Dakota Summers
Skye Summers
Jemma Triggs
Randall Wade
Catalina Zhang
Alvin Ziegler
Daisuke Yanagawa
Lukas Zuber