ISR Racing (also known as Coca-Cola Racing Team in FIA GT) is a racing team from

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, created in 1993 by Igor Salaquarda. The team is currently competing in

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History

The company was created to develop the

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Cup of Peugeot Cup racing. Later, in 1996, ISR started racing in

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with

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and Czech driver Josef Venc. The team won the drivers' title in the Central-European Super Touring Championship in 1998 and 1999. In 1999, ISR started building a 500m² workshop for the preparation of racing cars. In 2001, the team prepared cars for the

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with

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, Justin Wilson and Antonín Charouz. Charouz also won the Czech GT Championship with a

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. The next year, ISR started racing in

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. The team also raced in Formula BMW ADAC in 2003, and the Recaro Formule 3 CUP in 2004. In 2005 and 2006 ISR took part in the

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with

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but they failed to finish any race in a point-scoring position. In 2007, ISR raced in the new

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series. ISR will take over the

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team's entry for the 2010 World Series by Renault season. ISR were not listed on the provisional list of teams for the 2015 World Series by Renault season, and are unlikely to be fielding a team.Allen, Peter
"Carlin set to return to Formula Renault 3.5 in 2015, ISR out"
''Paddock Scout'', 19 November 2014. Retrieved on 24 November 2014.

Complete former series results

Formula Renault 3.5

International Formula Master

Formula 3

Formula 3000

Formula BMW

Euro Formula 3000

Notes: *1. - Nick de Bruijn also scored 3 points for

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in 6 races. *2. - Rossi also scored 5 points in 4 races for Hitech Junior Team. *3. - Charouz also entered in 14 races for Eifelland Racing. *4. - Schroeder also scored 1 point in 4 races for Uboldi Corse.

Timeline

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