Mygale Racing Car Constructor (Mygale SARL) is a French

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manufacturer that specialises in the production of

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for use in

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. It is most notable for its Formula Ford chassis. Mygale also produces the chassis used by in

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and

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. The company was established in 1989 by Bertrand Decoster and its factory is based in the Technopole of

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. Mygale is a contracted chassis supplier for single-marque formulae, including Formula Renault Campus and

. It functions as a manufacturing contractor for BMW's series, with a subsidiary of BMW's US division being responsible for the design. It also produces cars for open formulae. The company has been involved in

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since 1989 and has achieved its best results in that category. More recently, it entered the

market in 2006 and the ''M-06'' and ''M-07'' F3 chassis have appeared in limited numbers in the

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championships. It focussed its efforts on the British series in 2007 in a close partnership with Ultimate Motorsport that yielded fifth place in the teams' standings. In 2012, Mygale supported the SCCA Formula F (Honda and Ford engines) class in the United States with new North American chassis distributor with

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champion organization

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as the importer. Mygale also runs a racing school at the

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near

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. The ''Formula Mygale'' centre was set up in 1991 and provides tuition and "driving experiences" in Mygale's own Formula Ford chassis.

History

Initial Formula Ford success

Mygale SARL was founded by 24-year-old aerodynamics engineer Bertrand Decoster on 31 January 1989. After his study at the

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( French wiki) he decided to build the first French

car. With

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Reynard Motorsports Reynard Motorsport was the world's largest racing car manufacturer in the 1980s. Initially based at Bicester and latterly at Reynard Park, Brackley, England the company built successful cars in Formula Ford 1600, Formula Ford 2000, Formula Vaux ...

and

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dominating the Formula Ford market, Mygale had a hard time breaking through. Mygale started their own racing school at

. The first success came for French-Canadian driver Bertrand Godin. In his factory fielded Mygale he achieved a second place in the championship, scoring two wins. In the 1994 season Godin again was placed second. This time his teammate from the 1993 season, Soheil Ayari won the championship in a

. More success for the Mygale chassis came the following season. Fielded by

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won the French and European championships. A Mygale chassis again won the French Formula Ford championship in 1996 with

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. In 1997 two customer Mygales fielded by

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entered the

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championship. Driver

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and

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achieved a second and third place in the championship. The duo also finished second and third at the prestigious

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. More success at the Formula Ford Festival came the following year with

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winning the title. Button also won the British championship driving a Mygale.

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had a very successful 1999 season. Driving a Mygale he won the British championship, was runner-up in the European championship and ended fourth in the Formula Ford Festival.

Formula Renault

Mygale first entered the

market in 1995. Fielding a factory entry they won their first championship in Formula Renault.

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won the

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. In 1996 Mygale fielded

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and

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in the Formula Renault Eurocup. Saelens ended on the podium four times and secured a second place in the championship. Dufour was Mygales best driver in the Eurocup ending up fourth in the championship. The following season Mygale did not enter the Formula Renault Eurocup which now was dominated by

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and

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. In the French Formula Renault championship Mygale fielded Julien Beltoise whom achieved three wins and a fourth place in the championship. Mygale returned to the Eurocup and the French championship in 1998 with Beltoise and British driver Matthew Davies. It was a highly successful year. Davies and Beltoise finished one-two in the French championship with third driver

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finishing fourth. In the Eurocup Davies finished second and Beltoise third. In the final year of the open chassis Formula Renault era Mygale fielded three drivers in the French championship. Zangarelli returned for another season alongside

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and

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. Zangarelli won six races and was the runner-up in the championship. Gommendy and Abadie were placed fifth and sixth. The Mygale chassis had its first success in the

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, entered by Haywood, achieved a third place in the championship.

Australia

Mygale entered the Australian Formula Ford market in

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. Dugal McDougall entered a Mygale and finished fifth in the championship standings. Mygale won their first

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race in

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. Dugal McDougall won the race at

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, in his third year of Formula Ford, won the 1999 championship, the first Australian Championship win for a Mygale driver. In a close contest, Ritter beat Steve Owen driving a

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and

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driving a

by two points.

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won the championship driving a Mygale in

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. Between 2001 and 2006 Mygale played a marginal role with only a few entries.

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was a strong season when it provided the

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with chassis.

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won the championship and James Moffat was placed second. Both drove 2007 model Mygale Formula Fords. The following years Mygale and Spectrum were the only chassis with full-time entries. Van Diemen played a marginal role. Mygale drivers won the championship in

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and

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. After the 2013 season the national championship was cancelled to be replaced by the

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USF2000

In 1999 Mygale produced a

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car for the American market. DSTP Motorsports fielded two Mygales, for

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. Oergel achieved three podium finishes and Lacy one. The first half of the season was particularly strong. Oergel finished sixth and Lacy 17th in the championship. In 2000 the Mygale chassis were entered in the American Continental Championship class, for cars built before 2000.

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drove a Mygale at

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, here he captured a podium finish in class in the second race. Another Mygale was entered by

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. At Homestead-Miami Speedway was an unsuccessful season for Mygale in the USF2000.

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and

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were fielded by DSTP Motorsports. But after a disappointing opening race the team switched to Van Diemen. For 2002

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was fielded by

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in a new Mygale. It was Mygales most successful season in USF2000 yet, Urlin scored two pole-positions and four podium finishes. The Canadian driver finished behind Sellers and

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third in the standings. Sakowicz drove a Mygale car at

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in 2002 and 2003 but without success.

Further Formula Ford success

After Mygale's departure from Formula Renault Mygale continued in Formula Ford. Mygale scored a one-two finish at the Formula Ford Festival in 2000 with

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and

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. Mygale chassis filled the podium in the French championship with

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winning the title. By now

and Mygale dominated the Formula Ford market. In 2001 Mygale chassis again won the French championship and the Formula Ford Festival. Mygale even become more successful in the

after 2004. Mygale won nine consecutive championships in the world's oldest Formula Ford class. When the British Formula Ford switched to the

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Mygale was the sole chassis supplier during the

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. For the 2013, when the British Formula Ford was introduced to aerodynamic aids, Mygale was joined by

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entering Sinter LA12 chassis. This season was dominated by Mygale.

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Formula Ford team started the season in Sinter chassis but due to poor results they switched to Mygale after three rounds.

Spec racing cars

In 2000 Mygale was contracted to build the cars for the Portuguese

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. For 2001 Mygale was contracted by BMW to build the cars for the spec

. The chassis was used between 2001 and 2012 in various official BMW championships. In total 38 Formula BMW champions were crowned throughout the world. The Spider THP is a sportscar produced by Mygale in 2007. This open sportscar was built for

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for the

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. Later came a French and a Danish variant of this European series. The car was a sportscar version of the

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engine. The Danish championship ran until 2011 and the European series until 2012.

Formula 3

Mygale constructed their first

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car in 2006, the M-06. Its successor the M-07 was used in at the

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and Michael Devaney without success. They also entered select races of the

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in 2007 and 2008. More success came in the

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in 2009. Mexican driver

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, fielded by

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, scored four wins and secured the third place in the championship. For the 2010 season more teams switched to the Mygale chassis. But after a disappointing season with no wins for the Mygale chassis most teams returned to the Van Diemen chassis. The height of success for Mygale in Formula 3 was achieved in 2012.

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driving the only Mygale chassis won the Italian championship winning 5 races. As the European market diminished Mygale began to export cars to Australia. In

a Mygale was driven by

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and

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. The Mygales were found in the rear of the field. The following year more Mygales were entered. A Mygale was entered by Harvest Motorsport with Erebus Academy for

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in the first two rounds and

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in round three.

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drove for

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. Foster achieved two wins and a third place in the

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season. Mygale will construct a new chassis for the Formula 3 ranks in 2016.

F1600 Championship Series

With some modifications Mygale entered the American

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. The Mygales were fitted with Honda L15A7 engines.

was appointed as the official importer for Mygale North America and fielded a factory supported team. In their inaugural season,

, BHA driver

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achieved four wins and a second place in the championship. BHA repeated this achievement in 2013 with

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. For 2014 BHA was joined by

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team

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to run factory supported Mygales. Mygale chassis were also raced in the Canadian

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and

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Formula 4

The Mygale M14-F4 was launched in 2014 under

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rules. It is used in several national championships, including the

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, China Formula 4 Championship,

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and

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. Additionally, the car was used in folded

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. Next

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car conforming to the second generation rules, named Mygale M21-F4, is in development.

Racing cars

References

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