JD Motorsport is an

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team based in

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that competes in

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in Europe.

History

The team was formed in the 1995 by Roberto Cavallari and Alfredo Cappelletti. In 1996 the team started to participate in Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup and had four consecutive titles with

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and

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. In 2000 the team expanded their campaign to the

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, but in 2001 decided to switch in the German Championship. Here the squad had two successive titles with Marcel Lasée and

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. In

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JD Motorsport returned to the Italian championship before joining Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup in 2006. In 2007, the team left

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category to compete in the

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. On the

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the team sealed the drivers' title with

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and teams' titles in 2008 and 2009. But in 2010 International Formula Master was folded and the team joined new-for-2010

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category. In 2011, JD Motorsport expanded their operations into the

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, winning the final season in the history of the championship with

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. In 2013, the team returned to Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup and also had part-time campaign in the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps. But for 2014 it was decided to concentrate on the Alps series. The team with help from Matevos Isaakyan finished third in both the drivers' and teams' championship.

Former series results

Formula Renault Eurocup

† Includes points scored with other teams

Eurocup Formula Renault

† Includes points scored with other teams

Formula Regional European Championship

† Includes points scored with other teams

Timeline

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jd Motorsport Italian auto racing teams Formula Renault Eurocup teams Italian Formula 3 teams International Formula Masters teams Auto racing teams established in 1995