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|Long_name    = Rosenforth Engineering
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Full Name Rosenforth Engineering
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|Base         = Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
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Base Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
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|Founders      = [[Jimmy Rosenforth]]
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Founder(s) Jimmy Rosenforth
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|Noted_drivers = [[File: Flag of Australia svg.png]] [[Frank Zimmer]]<br>[[File: Flag of Belgium svg.png]] [[Thomas De Bock]]<br>[[File: Flag of Spain svg.png]] [[Phoenix McAllister]]
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Noted Drivers Flag of Australia svg.png Frank Zimmer
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|First_race    = [[2010 F1RWRS German Grand Prix]]
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Flag of Belgium svg.png Thomas De Bock
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|Races         = 14
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Flag of Spain svg.png Phoenix McAllister
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First Race 2010 F1RWRS German Grand Prix
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Races 14
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|Wins         = 1
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Constructors' Championships 0
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|Podiums       = 6
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Drivers' Championships 0
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|Points       = 79
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Race Wins 1
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|Poles        = 3
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Podiums 6
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|Fastest_laps  = 3
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Points 79
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|Last_race    = [[2011 F1RWRS Belgian Grand Prix]]
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Pole Positions 3
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Last Race 2011 F1RWRS Belgian Grand Prix
 
  
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'''Rosenforth Engineering''' is a former racing team that operated in the F1RWRS in 2010 and 2011. The team was well known for being a presence in smaller categories, such as Formula Renault 3.5, the European V6 Touring Car series and the GT Tuning Cup. It was founded by English businessman Jimmy Rosenforth in 1994 and was also an F1-presence from 1997 to 2009.
  
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Rosenforth Engineering is a former racing team that operated in the F1RWRS in 2010 and 2011. The team was well known for being a presence in smaller categories, such as Formula Renault 3.5, the European V6 Touring Car series and the GT Tuning Cup. It was founded by English businessman Jimmy Rosenforth in 1994 and was also an F1-presence from 1997 to 2009.
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== Beginnings ==
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The team was originally created in 1994, operating out of a factory near Milton Keynes, building several open-wheelers for Dallara, for Formula 3. The team actually entered the British F3 competition in 1995, and in 1996 became a works Nissan team both in Britain and Japanese F3, as part of Nissan's global motorsport expansion. Nissan planned to enter the 1997 Formula One season, and approached Jimmy Rosenforth to build a chassis. The car itself was a decent chassis, however it was let down by its engine that was somewhat underpowered. The partnership between them continued for several years, until 2004, when Nissan pulled out after little success and Rosenforth began to take care of the entire operation.
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== F1RWRS ==
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    5 Complete Formula One Constructor Results
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Rosenforth was one of the teams that defected from F1 to the new F1RWRS in [[2010 Formula 1 Rejects World Race Series season|2010]]. Selling the F1 operation to Red Bull, Jimmy Rosenforth signed [[Frank Zimmer]]  and [[Thomas De Bock]] to drive. Zimmer did well, finishing second in the championship and winning the [[2010 Australian Grand Prix|Australian GP]]. De Bock, however, finished second last in the championship and only scored in one race. For [[2011 Formula 1 Rejects World Race Series season|2011]], the team kept Zimmer, but sacked De Bock and replaced him with former Ferrari driver [[Phoenix McAllister]]. The two drivers did not get along well, and after the [[2011 Belgian Grand Prix|Belgian GP]], tensions boiled over and McAllister left the team. Successfully suing the team, Rosenforth had no option but to sell the team. It was bough by [[John Zimmer]], Frank's brother, and he merged the team with his own operation, [[ZimSport]]. They managed to obtain a works deal with Holden, forming [[Holden F1RWRS Racing Team|HRT]].
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    6 Complete F1RWRS Results
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== IRDU Rejects Cup ==
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The Zimmers, now in charge of the team, entered the [[2011 F1Rejects LFS Cup season|2011 LFS Cup]]. Frank drove one car alongside former F1 world champion [[Rhys Davies]], but with Frank focusing more on the F1RWRS, and Davies on his Williams drive in Formula 1, neither had spectacular results. They entered for 2012, but the series collapsed before they can race.
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== ZimSport ==
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John Zimmer has since tried to bring the name back into use, by entering the [[F3RWRS]] as ZimSport-Rosenforth. He also entered the team as such in the [[2014 Rejects of LFS season]], even hiring Rosenforth's former GP2 driver, Mike Stern. The team had mildly successful seasons in both categories, and at the end of the year, Rosenforth spoke to Zimmer about using his name. Rosenforth, after touring his old Milton Keynes base with Zimmer, saw that John hadn't sold anything after buying the team, including old chassis, and even keeping most of Rosenforth's workers. Zimmer asked if he'd be willing to join the team and help with the running of ZimSport's European operations, including their various F3 and Formula Ford teams. Rosenforth agreed, and while ZimSport-Rosenforth continued on into the 2015 [[2015 Formula 3 Rejects World Race Series season|F3RWRS]] and [[2015 Rejects of LFS season|RoLFS]] seasons, Jimmy was allowed to enter the new [[F1RDS]] as Rosenforth Engineering, with their historic yellow/white/red livery. However, Rosenforth decided to continue ZimSport's tradition of looking for young Australaisian talent, hiring Aussie [[Matt Grove]] and Kiwi [[James Douglas]].
  
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[edit] Beginnings
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==Complete Formula One Constructor Results==
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!rowspan=4| 1997
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!rowspan=4| Nissan Motorsport
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!rowspan=4| Nissan JR97
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| AUS
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| BRA
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| MEX
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| SMR
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| EUR
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| POR
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| MON
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| CAN
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| FRA
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| JPN
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!rowspan=4| 9th
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|align="left"| [[File:Flag of Germany svg.png]] Heinz-Harald Frentzen
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 14
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|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
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|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 11
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 7
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 9
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 10
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 10
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|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 10
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 8
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 13
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 11
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 8
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|align="left"| [[File:Flag of Japan svg.png]] Toranosuke Takagi
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 15
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 11
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"| DNQ
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|align="left"| [[File:Flag of Argentina svg.png]] Norberto Fontana
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|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5
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|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
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|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 8
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|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
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|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 13
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|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
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|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 10
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!rowspan=3| 1998
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!rowspan=3| Nissan Motorsport
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!rowspan=3| Nissan JR98
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|align="left"| [[File:Flag of Argentina svg.png]] Norberto Fontana
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 11
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 9
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|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
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|align="left"| [[File:Flag of Australia svg.png]] Craig Lowndes
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 16
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 13
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 13
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|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 10
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The team was originally created in 1994, operating out of a factory near Milton Keynes, building several open-wheelers for Dallara, for Formula 3. The team actually entered the British F3 competition in 1995, and in 1996 became a works Nissan team both in Britain and Japanese F3, as part of Nissan's global motorsport expansion. Nissan planned to enter the 1997 Formula One season, and approached Jimmy Rosenforth to build a chassis. The car itself was a decent chassis, however it was let down by its engine that was somewhat underpowered. The partnership between them continued for several years, until 2004, when Nissan pulled out after little success and Rosenforth began to take care of the entire operation.
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==Complete F1RWRS Results==
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{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"
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!rowspan=3| [[2010 F1RWRS season|2010]]
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!rowspan=3| Rosenforth Engineering
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!rowspan=3| Rosenforth RF10
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!rowspan=3| Jaguar AJ-V8
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| [[2010 F1RWRS German Grand Prix|GER]]
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| [[2010 F1RWRS Luxembourg Grand Prix|LUX]]
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| [[2010 F1RWRS Saxon Grand Prix|SAX]]
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| [[2010 F1RWRS Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]
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| [[2010 F1RWRS Tasman Grand Prix|TAS]]
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| [[2010 F1RWRS Bahrain Grand Prix|BHR]]
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| [[2010 F1RWRS Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
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| [[2010 F1RWRS British Grand Prix|GBR]]
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| [[2010 F1RWRS Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]
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|align="left"| [[File:Flag of Belgium svg.png]] [[Thomas De Bock]]
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 18
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|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 18
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 17
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 19
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 13
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|align="left"| [[File:Flag of Australia svg.png]] [[Frank Zimmer]]
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 15
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|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| '''''4'''''
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|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| '''2'''
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|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
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|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
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|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8
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!rowspan=3| [[2011 F1RWRS season|2011]]
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!rowspan=3| Rosenforth Engineering
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!rowspan=3| Rosenforth RF11
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!rowspan=3| Jaguar AJ-V8
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| [[2011 F1RWRS Bavarian Grand Prix|BAV]]
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| [[2011 F1RWRS Luxembourg Grand Prix|LUX]]
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| [[2011 F1RWRS Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
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| [[2011 F1RWRS British Grand Prix|GBR]]
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| [[2011 F1RWRS English Grand Prix|ENG]]
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| [[2011 F1RWRS Kent Grand Prix|KEN]]
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| [[2011 F1RWRS Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
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| [[2011 F1RWRS Tasman Grand Prix|TAS]]
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| [[2011 F1RWRS Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]
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| [[2011 F1RWRS New South Wales Grand Prix|NSW]]
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| [[2011 F1RWRS Surfers SuperPrix|SUR]]
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| [[2011 F1RWRS Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]
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!rowspan=3| 24
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!rowspan=3| 13th
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|align="left"| [[File:Flag of Australia svg.png]] [[Frank Zimmer]]
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|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| ''6''
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| ''9''
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|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
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|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 14
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|align="left"| [[File:Flag of Spain svg.png]] [[Phoenix McAllister]]
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|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8
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|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 9
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|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 12
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Rosenforth was one of the teams that defected from F1 to the new F1RWRS in 2010. Selling the F1 operation to Red Bull, Jimmy Rosenforth signed Frank Zimmer and Thomas De Bock to drive. Zimmer did well, finishing second in the championship and winning the Australian GP. De Bock, however, finished second last in the championship and only scored in one race. For 2011, the team kept Zimmer, but sacked De Bock and replaced him with former Ferrari driver Phoenix McAllister. The two drivers did not get along well, and after the Belgian GP, tensions boiled over and McAllister left the team. Successfully suing the team, Rosenforth had no option but to sell the team. It was bough by John Zimmer, Frank's brother, and he merged the team with his own operation, ZimSport. They managed to obtain a works deal with Holden, forming HRT.
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==Complete IRDU Rejects Cup Results==
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{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"
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! Engine
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! #
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! Drivers
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! 1
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! 3
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! 5
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!rowspan=4| [[2011 F1Rejects LFS Cup season|2011]]
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!rowspan=4| Scaven
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!rowspan=4| 10th
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|align="left"| [[File:Flag of Australia svg.png]] [[Rhys Davies]]
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|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| ''4''
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 11
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 20
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 13
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 15
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|align="left"| [[File:Flag of Australia svg.png]] [[John Zimmer]]
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|bgcolor="#f0f8ff"| TD
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|bgcolor="#f0f8ff"| TD
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|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6
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|bgcolor="#f0f8ff"| TD
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|bgcolor="#f0f8ff"| TD
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|bgcolor="#f0f8ff"| TD
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|bgcolor="#f0f8ff"| TD
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|align="left"| [[File:Flag of Australia svg.png]] [[Frank Zimmer]]
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 19
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| '''10'''
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The Zimmers, now in charge of the team, entered the 2011 LFS Cup. Frank drove one car alongside former F1 world champion Rhys Davies, but with Frank focusing more on the F1RWRS, and Davies on his Williams drive in Formula 1, neither had spectacular results. They entered for 2012, but the series collapsed before they can race.
 
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John Zimmer has since tried to bring the name back into use, by entering the F3RWRS as ZimSport-Rosenforth. He also entered the team as such in the 2014 Rejects of LFS season, even hiring Rosenforth's former GP2 driver, Mike Stern. The team had mildly successful seasons in both categories, and at the end of the year, Rosenforth spoke to Zimmer about using his name. Rosenforth, after touring his old Milton Keynes base with Zimmer, saw that John hadn't sold anything after buying the team, including old chassis, and even keeping most of Rosenforth's workers. Zimmer asked if he'd be willing to join the team and help with the running of ZimSport's European operations, including their various F3 and Formula Ford teams. Rosenforth agreed, and while ZimSport-Rosenforth continued on into the 2015 F3RWRS and RoLFS seasons, Jimmy was allowed to enter the new F1RDS as Rosenforth Engineering, with their historic yellow/white/red livery. However, Rosenforth decided to continue ZimSport's tradition of looking for young Australaisian talent, hiring Aussie Matt Grove and Kiwi James Douglas.
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[edit] Complete Formula One Constructor Results
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[[Category:Defunct teams]]
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Year Entrant Chassis Engine # Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Points CC
 
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1997 Nissan Motorsport Nissan JR97 Nissan VK97F1 AUS BRA MEX SMR EUR POR MON CAN FRA GBR GER BEL ITA ESP JPN PAC 5 9th
 
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9 Flag of Germany svg.png Heinz-Harald Frentzen 14 Ret Ret 11 7 9 10 10 Ret 6 10 8 13 11 Ret 8
 
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10 Flag of Japan svg.png Toranosuke Takagi 15 11 DNQ DNQ
 
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Flag of Argentina svg.png Norberto Fontana 5 Ret 6 8 Ret Ret 13 Ret 6 7 10 Ret
 
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1998 Nissan Motorsport Nissan JR98 Nissan VK98F1 AUS BRA EUR SMR ESP POR MON CAN USA FRA GBR GER BEL ITA JPN PAC 0 NC
 
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18 Flag of Argentina svg.png Norberto Fontana 11 9 Ret
 
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19 Flag of Australia svg.png Craig Lowndes 16 13 13
 
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2010 Rosenforth Engineering Rosenforth RF10 Jaguar AJ-V8 GER LUX SAX CHN TAS BHR BEL GBR AUS 55 4th
 
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4 Flag of Belgium svg.png Thomas De Bock 18 7 18 17 19 13 16 17 19
 
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5 Flag of Australia svg.png Frank Zimmer 15 4 2 3 3 8 10 6 1
 
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2011 Rosenforth Engineering Rosenforth RF11 Jaguar AJ-V8 BAV GER SAX LUX BEL GBR ENG KEN NED TAS AUS NSW SUR CHN USA 24 13th
 
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6 Flag of Australia svg.png Frank Zimmer 6 9 3 Ret 14
 
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7 Flag of Spain svg.png Phoenix McAllister 8 2 9 Ret 12
 
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2011 Scaven Hart 830 SOU KYO ASC WES AST BLA FER 9 10th
 
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5 Flag of Australia svg.png Rhys Davies 4 Ret 11 20 13 15
 
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Flag of Australia svg.png John Zimmer TD TD 6 TD TD TD TD
 
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6 Flag of Australia svg.png Frank Zimmer 19 7 19 11 10 17
 

Revision as of 03:11, 13 November 2012

Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Rosenforth
RosenforthLogo.png
Full Name Rosenforth Engineering
Base Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Founder(s) Jimmy Rosenforth
Noted Drivers Flag of Australia svg.png Frank Zimmer
Flag of Belgium svg.png Thomas De Bock
Flag of Spain svg.png Phoenix McAllister
First Race 2010 F1RWRS German Grand Prix
Races 14
Constructors' Championships 0
Drivers' Championships 0
Race Wins 1
Podiums 6
Points 79
Pole Positions 3
Fastest Laps 3
Last Race 2011 F1RWRS Belgian Grand Prix


Rosenforth Engineering is a former racing team that operated in the F1RWRS in 2010 and 2011. The team was well known for being a presence in smaller categories, such as Formula Renault 3.5, the European V6 Touring Car series and the GT Tuning Cup. It was founded by English businessman Jimmy Rosenforth in 1994 and was also an F1-presence from 1997 to 2009.

Beginnings

The team was originally created in 1994, operating out of a factory near Milton Keynes, building several open-wheelers for Dallara, for Formula 3. The team actually entered the British F3 competition in 1995, and in 1996 became a works Nissan team both in Britain and Japanese F3, as part of Nissan's global motorsport expansion. Nissan planned to enter the 1997 Formula One season, and approached Jimmy Rosenforth to build a chassis. The car itself was a decent chassis, however it was let down by its engine that was somewhat underpowered. The partnership between them continued for several years, until 2004, when Nissan pulled out after little success and Rosenforth began to take care of the entire operation.

F1RWRS

Rosenforth was one of the teams that defected from F1 to the new F1RWRS in 2010. Selling the F1 operation to Red Bull, Jimmy Rosenforth signed Frank Zimmer and Thomas De Bock to drive. Zimmer did well, finishing second in the championship and winning the Australian GP. De Bock, however, finished second last in the championship and only scored in one race. For 2011, the team kept Zimmer, but sacked De Bock and replaced him with former Ferrari driver Phoenix McAllister. The two drivers did not get along well, and after the Belgian GP, tensions boiled over and McAllister left the team. Successfully suing the team, Rosenforth had no option but to sell the team. It was bough by John Zimmer, Frank's brother, and he merged the team with his own operation, ZimSport. They managed to obtain a works deal with Holden, forming HRT.

IRDU Rejects Cup

The Zimmers, now in charge of the team, entered the 2011 LFS Cup. Frank drove one car alongside former F1 world champion Rhys Davies, but with Frank focusing more on the F1RWRS, and Davies on his Williams drive in Formula 1, neither had spectacular results. They entered for 2012, but the series collapsed before they can race.

ZimSport

John Zimmer has since tried to bring the name back into use, by entering the F3RWRS as ZimSport-Rosenforth. He also entered the team as such in the 2014 Rejects of LFS season, even hiring Rosenforth's former GP2 driver, Mike Stern. The team had mildly successful seasons in both categories, and at the end of the year, Rosenforth spoke to Zimmer about using his name. Rosenforth, after touring his old Milton Keynes base with Zimmer, saw that John hadn't sold anything after buying the team, including old chassis, and even keeping most of Rosenforth's workers. Zimmer asked if he'd be willing to join the team and help with the running of ZimSport's European operations, including their various F3 and Formula Ford teams. Rosenforth agreed, and while ZimSport-Rosenforth continued on into the 2015 F3RWRS and RoLFS seasons, Jimmy was allowed to enter the new F1RDS as Rosenforth Engineering, with their historic yellow/white/red livery. However, Rosenforth decided to continue ZimSport's tradition of looking for young Australaisian talent, hiring Aussie Matt Grove and Kiwi James Douglas.

Complete Formula One Constructor Results

Year Entrant Chassis Engine # Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Points CC
1997 Nissan Motorsport Nissan JR97 Nissan VK97F1 AUS BRA MEX SMR EUR POR MON CAN FRA GBR GER BEL ITA ESP JPN PAC 5 9th
9 Flag of Germany svg.png Heinz-Harald Frentzen 14 Ret Ret 11 7 9 10 10 Ret 6 10 8 13 11 Ret 8
10 Flag of Japan svg.png Toranosuke Takagi 15 11 DNQ DNQ
Flag of Argentina svg.png Norberto Fontana 5 Ret 6 8 Ret Ret 13 Ret 6 7 10 Ret
1998 Nissan Motorsport Nissan JR98 Nissan VK98F1 AUS BRA EUR SMR ESP POR MON CAN USA FRA GBR GER BEL ITA JPN PAC 0 NC
18 Flag of Argentina svg.png Norberto Fontana 11 9 Ret Ret 12
19 Flag of Australia svg.png Craig Lowndes 16 13 13 Ret 10

Complete F1RWRS Results

Year Entrant Chassis Engine # Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Points CC
2010 Rosenforth Engineering Rosenforth RF10 Jaguar AJ-V8 GER LUX SAX CHN TAS BHR BEL GBR AUS 55 4th
4 Flag of Belgium svg.png Thomas De Bock 18 7 18 17 19 13 16 17 19
5 Flag of Australia svg.png Frank Zimmer 15 4 2 3 3 8 10 6 1
2011 Rosenforth Engineering Rosenforth RF11 Jaguar AJ-V8 BAV GER SAX LUX BEL GBR ENG KEN NED TAS AUS NSW SUR CHN USA 24 13th
6 Flag of Australia svg.png Frank Zimmer 6 9 3 Ret 14
7 Flag of Spain svg.png Phoenix McAllister 8 2 9 Ret 12

Complete IRDU Rejects Cup Results

Year Chassis Engine # Drivers 1 2 NC 3 4 5 6 Points TC
2011 Scaven Hart 830 SOU KYO ASC WES AST BLA FER 9 10th
5 Flag of Australia svg.png Rhys Davies 4 Ret 11 20 13 15
Flag of Australia svg.png John Zimmer TD TD 6 TD TD TD TD
6 Flag of Australia svg.png Frank Zimmer 19 7 19 11 10 17
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