F.C. Porto Superleague Formula team was the racing team of F.C. Porto, a football team that competes in

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in the

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. F.C. Porto racing team competed in the Superleague Formula. They were operated by

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in the 2008 season, by Hitech Junior Team in the 2009 season and by Atech GP/

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in the 2010 season.

2008 season

In the

2008 Superleague Formula season The 2008 Superleague Formula season was the inaugural Superleague Formula championship. The season started very late in 2008 with the first round being on August 31 at Donington Park. There were six rounds (twelve races) in total with the succes ...

F.C. Porto finished 7th overall in the table with 277 points. French driver

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was the F.C. Porto driver for all rounds, winning one race in the 2008 Vallelunga round.

2009 season

For the

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was confirmed as the driver once again, but this time together with

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the team finished 5th overall in the table with 302 points.

2010 season

F.C. Porto returned for the

2010 Superleague Formula season The 2010 Superleague Formula season was the third Superleague Formula championship. The series was rebranded "Superleague Formula by Sonangol", due to a two-year deal that began in the previous season. The first race of the season was on 4 Apri ...

with

and

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as the drivers. They finished 7th overall with 495 points.

Record

( key)

2008

2009

*Super Final results in 2009 did not count for points towards the main championship.

2010

References

External links

F.C. Porto Superleague Formula team minisite

Official F.C. Porto football club website
{{FC Porto FC Porto Superleague Formula club teams 2008 establishments in Portugal