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|Team Principals    = {{GB}} [[William Storey]]
|Team Principals    = {{GB}} [[William Storey]]
|Technical Director =  
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|Driver1            = {{NED}} [[Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen]]<br>{{JPN}} [[Takuma Taki]]
|Driver1            = TBA<br>{{FR}} [[Aimée Gauthier]]
|Driver1Series      = [[AutoReject World Series]]
|Driver1Series      = [[AutoReject World Series]]
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'''Racing Point''' is a British racing team. They are active in the [[AutoReject World Series]].
'''Racing Point''' is a British racing team. They are active in the [[AutoReject World Series]].


==AutoReject World Series (2023-)==
==AutoReject World Series (2023-present)==
The reestablishment of the ARWS in 2023 created openings for new teams. Racing Point purchased the Coventry factory of the defunct [[Peak Aeroracing Engineering]] as their base of operations. Team principal William Storey's Rich Energy company provided tremendous backing as title sponsors.
The reestablishment of the ARWS in [[2023 AutoReject World Series season|2023]] created openings for new teams. Racing Point purchased the Coventry factory of the defunct [[Peak Aeroracing Engineering]] as their base of operations. Team principal William Storey's Rich Energy company provided tremendous backing as title sponsors.


===2023===
===2023===
Racing Point-Koenigsegg hired the last recognised ARWS champion, [[Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen]] to lead the team. This granted Racing Point numbers 0 and 2 on the entry list. Filling the second seat would be [[Takuma Taki]].
Racing Point-Koenigsegg hired the last recognised ARWS champion, [[Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen]] to lead the team. This granted Racing Point numbers 0 and 2 on the entry list, with [[Takuma Taki]] filling the second seat. van Nieuwenhuijzen was expected to lead the team through their debut season, and was frequently among the quickest drivers in every session of the season, if not the quickest. However, severe unreliability with the Koenigsegg engines was a constant storyline through the season, and ultimately, he would only finish twice all season - though one of these was a crushingly dominant. This left Taki to collect the bulk of the teams points during the season, and incredibly, the Japanese driver won twice, despite never having qualified for an ARWS race in 20 attempts prior to the 2023 season.
 
Through a combination of Taki's strong performances and van Nieuwenhuijzen collecting a full 100 bonus points for fastest laps through the season, Racing Point emerged from 2023 4th in the Constructors Championship, the best of any team running I3 engines. However, with both championships out of reach pretty much from the start of the season, William Storey took to often venting his frustration through various posts on X (formerly Twitter), notably claiming the series was 'rigged' when [[Ås Fartway]] was announced as not returning to the [[2024 AutoReject World Series season|2024]] schedule - this was due to safety concerns, as two drivers suffered severe concussions in separate incidents during the race.
 
===2024===
Seeking to turn the page on an ultimately disappointing 2023 season, Racing Point made a change to their driving lineup by hiring French rookie [[Aimée Gauthier]], though they would stick with Koenigsegg engines for another season.
 
== ARWS Results ==
{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"
|-
! Year
! Chassis
! Engine
! #
! Driver
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! CC
! Pts
|-
!rowspan=4| [[2023 AutoReject World Series season|2023]]
!rowspan=4| WJS-23
!rowspan=4| Koenigsegg ATFG
!
!
! {{MC}} MON
! {{LU}} LUX
! {{DE}} GER
! {{CZ}} CZE
! {{US}} NUS
! {{GB}} GBR
! {{NO}} SCA
! {{US}} SUS
! {{MY}} MAL
! {{AU}} AUS
! {{JP}} JPN
! {{JP}} KIN
! {{MO}} MAC
!
!
!
!rowspan=4| 4th
!rowspan=4| 521
|-
|rowspan=2| 0
|align=left| {{NL}} [[Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen]]
| bgcolor="#efcfff" | ''Ret''<small>1</small>
| bgcolor="#efcfff" | Ret<small>2</small>
| bgcolor="#efcfff" | Ret<small>3</small>
| bgcolor="#efcfff" | Ret
| bgcolor="#efcfff" | Ret<small>2</small>
| bgcolor="#ffdf9f" | 3<small>2</small>
| bgcolor="#ffffbf" | '''''1'''''<small>1</small>
| bgcolor="#efcfff" | Ret<small>2</small>
| bgcolor="#efcfff" | '''Ret'''<small>2</small>
| bgcolor="#efcfff" | Ret
| EX
| bgcolor="#efcfff" | '''Ret'''
| bgcolor="#efcfff" | Ret<small>3</small>
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|-
|align=left| {{TP}} [[Alberto Cara]]
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| bgcolor="#efcfff" | '''''Ret'''''<small>1</small>
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| 2
|align=left| {{JP}} [[Takuma Taki]]
| bgcolor="#efcfff" | Ret
| bgcolor="#efcfff" | ''Ret''<small>1</small>
| bgcolor="#efcfff" | Ret
| bgcolor="#efcfff" | Ret
| bgcolor="#dfdfdf" | ''2''<small>1</small>
| bgcolor="#efcfff" | Ret
| bgcolor="#efcfff" | Ret
| bgcolor="#ffdf9f" | 3
| bgcolor="#ffffbf" | 1<small>3</small>
| bgcolor="#efcfff" | Ret
| bgcolor="#cfeaff" | 13†
| bgcolor="#efcfff" | ''Ret''<small>1</small>
| bgcolor="#ffffbf" | ''1''<small>1</small>
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!rowspan=3| [[2024 AutoReject World Series season|2024]]
!rowspan=3| WJS-24
!rowspan=3| Koenigsegg ATFG
!
!
! {{MC}} MON
! {{ES}} MED
! {{LU}} LUX
! {{DE}} GER
! {{US}} CRI
! {{US}} GRS
! {{US}} NUS
! {{IT}} ITA
! {{GB}} GBR
! {{CA}} CAN
! {{CA}} RNO
! {{US}} SUS
! {{MY}} MAL
! {{JP}} KIN
! {{JP}} JPN
! {{AU}} AUS
!rowspan=3| NC
!rowspan=3| 0
|-
| 7
|align=left| {{Unknown}} TBC
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| 8
|align=left| {{FR}} [[ Aimée Gauthier]]
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[[Category:ARWS Teams]]
 
[[Category:ARWS Teams]]
[[Category:ARWS Teams]]

Revision as of 17:41, 8 July 2025

Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Racing Point
Full Name Rich Energy Racing Point ARWS Team
Base Coventry, United Kingdom
Founder(s)
Team Principal(s) Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png William Storey
Technical Director
Current Lineup
TBA
Flag of France svg.png Aimée Gauthier 		AutoReject World Series
Noted Former Drivers
Flag of the Netherlands svg.png Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen


Racing Point is a British racing team. They are active in the AutoReject World Series.

AutoReject World Series (2023-present)

The reestablishment of the ARWS in 2023 created openings for new teams. Racing Point purchased the Coventry factory of the defunct Peak Aeroracing Engineering as their base of operations. Team principal William Storey's Rich Energy company provided tremendous backing as title sponsors.

2023

Racing Point-Koenigsegg hired the last recognised ARWS champion, Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen to lead the team. This granted Racing Point numbers 0 and 2 on the entry list, with Takuma Taki filling the second seat. van Nieuwenhuijzen was expected to lead the team through their debut season, and was frequently among the quickest drivers in every session of the season, if not the quickest. However, severe unreliability with the Koenigsegg engines was a constant storyline through the season, and ultimately, he would only finish twice all season - though one of these was a crushingly dominant. This left Taki to collect the bulk of the teams points during the season, and incredibly, the Japanese driver won twice, despite never having qualified for an ARWS race in 20 attempts prior to the 2023 season.

Through a combination of Taki's strong performances and van Nieuwenhuijzen collecting a full 100 bonus points for fastest laps through the season, Racing Point emerged from 2023 4th in the Constructors Championship, the best of any team running I3 engines. However, with both championships out of reach pretty much from the start of the season, William Storey took to often venting his frustration through various posts on X (formerly Twitter), notably claiming the series was 'rigged' when Ås Fartway was announced as not returning to the 2024 schedule - this was due to safety concerns, as two drivers suffered severe concussions in separate incidents during the race.

2024

Seeking to turn the page on an ultimately disappointing 2023 season, Racing Point made a change to their driving lineup by hiring French rookie Aimée Gauthier, though they would stick with Koenigsegg engines for another season.

ARWS Results

Year Chassis Engine # Driver 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 CC Pts
2023 WJS-23 Koenigsegg ATFG Flag of Monaco svg.png MON Flag of Luxembourg svg.png LUX Flag of Germany svg.png GER Flag of the Czech Republic svg.png CZE Flag of the United States svg.png NUS Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png GBR Flag of Norway svg.png SCA Flag of the United States svg.png SUS Flag of Malaysia svg.png MAL Flag of Australia svg.png AUS Flag of Japan svg.png JPN Flag of Japan svg.png KIN Flag of Macau svg.png MAC 4th 521
0 Flag of the Netherlands svg.png Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen Ret1 Ret2 Ret3 Ret Ret2 32 11 Ret2 Ret2 Ret EX Ret Ret3
Flag of Tropico svg.png Alberto Cara Ret1
2 Flag of Japan svg.png Takuma Taki Ret Ret1 Ret Ret 21 Ret Ret 3 13 Ret 13† Ret1 11
2024 WJS-24 Koenigsegg ATFG Flag of Monaco svg.png MON Flag of Spain svg.png MED Flag of Luxembourg svg.png LUX Flag of Germany svg.png GER Flag of the United States svg.png CRI Flag of the United States svg.png GRS Flag of the United States svg.png NUS Flag of Italy svg.png ITA Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png GBR Flag of Canada svg.png CAN Flag of Canada svg.png RNO Flag of the United States svg.png SUS Flag of Malaysia svg.png MAL Flag of Japan svg.png KIN Flag of Japan svg.png JPN Flag of Australia svg.png AUS NC 0
7 Flag of Unknown svg.png TBC
8 Flag of France svg.png Aimée Gauthier
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