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| − | Lotto Racing, also | + | '''Lotto Racing''', also known as '''Lotto''', is a Belgian racing team currently owned by Portuguese entrepreneur and racing driver [[Miguel Rocha]]. The team was formed in 1994 as a joint effort between Lotto president, Jean Luc Van Rossem, and Miguel's father, Carlos. The team first entered the 2nd season of the [[Rejects-1 World Championship]] and are currently competing in the [[Le Mans Cup]]. |
| − | =History= | + | ==History== |
| − | + | At the end of 1993, with the demise of the [[Life Grand Prix Series]], Jean Luc Van Rossem, wanted to create a racing team to compete in the newly formed Rejects-1 World Champioship. However, due to a breakdown in communication between van Rossem and the series organisers, Lotto Racing were not entered for the 1994 season. After being told that the entry would be postponed, van Rossem decided to focus the team's efforts on a [[1995 Rejects-1 World Championship season|1995]] entry. Initially, there was trouble attracting personnel to manage the team, but eventually a Team Principle was secured in the shape of Carlos Rocha - a business partner of van Rossem with a passion for motorsport. | |
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| − | + | Lotto were granted an entry into the [[1995 Rejects-1 World Championship season]]. The team secured a single Osella FA1ME chassis for the season, along with Cameroonian [[Cameron Maroon|Cameron 'Cam' Maroon]], who brought much-needed previous experience to the team. | |
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| − | =Complete Motorsport Results= | + | ===Le Mans Cup (2015)=== |
| − | ==Complete Rejects-1 World Champioship Results== | + | Lotto Racing had ceased operations by the early 2000's, a poor run of form leading to the evaporation of funding. However, in the mid 2010's, the son of original team founder Carlos Rocha, [[Miguel Rocha]], ressurected the team. Rocha followed in his father's footsteps in becoming an entrepreneur, eventually finding his fortune in the IT industry. He also shared his father's passion for motorsport, and had previously used his fortune to buy his way into several GT events in the late 2000's and early 2010's. When the possibility of an entry into the [[2017 Le Mans Cup]] became apparent, Rocha thought it apt to revive the old Lotto Racing name previously used by his father 20 years ago. |
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| + | Driving alongside Rocha for 2017 in the team's Porsche 991 were Italian [[Kevin Gioresi]] and North Korean [[Kim Sung Ri]]. | ||
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| + | ===Complete Rejects-1 World Champioship Results=== | ||
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Revision as of 20:57, 29 August 2014
Lotto Racing, also known as Lotto, is a Belgian racing team currently owned by Portuguese entrepreneur and racing driver Miguel Rocha. The team was formed in 1994 as a joint effort between Lotto president, Jean Luc Van Rossem, and Miguel's father, Carlos. The team first entered the 2nd season of the Rejects-1 World Championship and are currently competing in the Le Mans Cup.
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History
At the end of 1993, with the demise of the Life Grand Prix Series, Jean Luc Van Rossem, wanted to create a racing team to compete in the newly formed Rejects-1 World Champioship. However, due to a breakdown in communication between van Rossem and the series organisers, Lotto Racing were not entered for the 1994 season. After being told that the entry would be postponed, van Rossem decided to focus the team's efforts on a 1995 entry. Initially, there was trouble attracting personnel to manage the team, but eventually a Team Principle was secured in the shape of Carlos Rocha - a business partner of van Rossem with a passion for motorsport.
Rejects-1 World Championship (1995-
Lotto were granted an entry into the 1995 Rejects-1 World Championship season. The team secured a single Osella FA1ME chassis for the season, along with Cameroonian Cameron 'Cam' Maroon, who brought much-needed previous experience to the team.
Le Mans Cup (2015)
Lotto Racing had ceased operations by the early 2000's, a poor run of form leading to the evaporation of funding. However, in the mid 2010's, the son of original team founder Carlos Rocha, Miguel Rocha, ressurected the team. Rocha followed in his father's footsteps in becoming an entrepreneur, eventually finding his fortune in the IT industry. He also shared his father's passion for motorsport, and had previously used his fortune to buy his way into several GT events in the late 2000's and early 2010's. When the possibility of an entry into the 2017 Le Mans Cup became apparent, Rocha thought it apt to revive the old Lotto Racing name previously used by his father 20 years ago.
Driving alongside Rocha for 2017 in the team's Porsche 991 were Italian Kevin Gioresi and North Korean Kim Sung Ri.
Complete Motorsport Results
Complete Rejects-1 World Champioship Results
| Year | Driver | Chassis | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | POS | Points |
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| 1995 |  Cameron Maroon
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Osella FA1ME | 70 |
