Vincenzo Sospiri Racing Srl (also known as Fortec Italia Motorsport, Euronova Racing by Fortec, Euronova Racing, VS Racing) is an
auto racing
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Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organise ...
team based in
Italy
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.
History
After retiring from racing,
Vincenzo Sospiri
Vincenzo Sospiri (born 7 October 1966) is an Italian former racing driver.
Early career
In 1981, at the age of 15, Sospiri started racing in the Italian 100cc karting championship. In a karting career described by Michael Schumacher as 'dominati ...
decided to collaborate with
Fortec Motorsport
Fortec Motorsport Ltd. is a motor-racing team that races in the GB3 Championship. The team was bought in 1995 by current owner Richard Dutton.
Past drivers for the team include Juan Pablo Montoya, Gianmaria Bruni, Danny Watts, Jamie Green, ...
and Italian investors to create in 2001
Euro Formula 3000
Auto GP, sometimes referred to as the Auto GP World Series and formerly known as both Euro Formula 3000 and the Euroseries 3000, was a European formula racing series.
The series' roots can be traced back to 1999 and the Italian Formula 3000 serie ...
team with
Michael Bentwood
Michael Bentwood (born 10 January 1978 and based in Altrincham) is a British auto racing driver. After starting racing in Karting, he entered the 1994 Formula First Winter Series, finishing the season in tenth. In 1995 he finished fifth in the For ...
and
Polo Villaamil as racing drivers.
In 2002, Sospiri joined forces with
David Sears and the team was renamed to Euronova Racing. Euronova entered in
Formula Abarth
Formula Abarth was an open wheel racing series based in Italy and Europe aimed at karting graduates. The inaugural season was in 2010, effectively replacing the Formula Azzurra.
Abarth have taken over the supporting Project Youth initiative, th ...
in 2011. The team wanted to return their initial name in 2014, but remained as Euronova.
Former Series Results
F4 Japanese Championship
Italian F4 Championship
† Italian F4 Trophy
Timeline
References
External links
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2001 establishments in Italy
Italian auto racing teams
Formula Renault Eurocup teams
Italian Formula 3 teams
International Formula Masters teams
Auto GP teams
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International GT Open teams
Auto racing teams established in 2001