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|series category = Single-make open-wheeler | |series category = Single-make open-wheeler | ||
|country/region = Worldwide, mostly Europe | |country/region = Worldwide, mostly Europe | ||
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| Inaugural Season | 1991 |
| Engine supplier(s) | Life Racing Engines |
| Tyre supplier(s) | Goodyear |
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Life Grand Prix Series is a single-make racing series using an updated version of the Life L190 and its F35 W12 engine, a notoriously slow and unreliable car which took part in the 1990 Formula One season but never even got past pre-qualifying as it was often tens of seconds slower than the next-slowest car. The inaugural season was in 1991. The series is owned and managed by Finanz-Sichereit Konglomerat, a Swiss investment company rumored to have connections to Jean-Pierre van Rossem, famous for his Moneytron fraud scheme. However, most of the names of the people running the series are unknown, Dieter Oktor (Chief Medical Officer), Dietrich Anger (Chief Safety Officer) and Walther Rench (Chief Technical Officer) being the only exceptions.
The series has been criticized for it's dangerousness, with the Life chassis being perceived as unsafe and crucial parts such as brakes failing too often, sometimes with serious consequences. Additionally, the capability of some of the drivers has been questioned. However, the series management has replied to these accusations by constantly researching for new ways to make the chassis more durable and introducing new safety measures, such as speed limits on the pitlane.
A majority of the races take place on circuits which are no longer or have never been used by Formula One, and only a few races are located outside of Europe to save travel costs. While there's a strict limit of 30 regular entries, some tracks have additional capacity which allows for non-championship guest drives.
