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Racing Engineering is a Spanish racing team founded in 1999 by Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón that currently competes in the
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. The team's headquarters are located in
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, near
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, where all car preparation and race team organization is based. The team has won 12 championship in many categories including Spanish Formula 3, World Series by Nissan, and GP2 Series. Notable former Racing Engineering drivers include
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,
Lucas di Grassi Lucas Tucci di Grassi (born 11 August 1984) is a Brazilian professional racing driver who competes in the FIA Formula E World Championship for Mahindra Racing. He became the FIA Formula E Champion in 2016–2017, achieved three overall podium ...
,
Alexander Rossi Alexander Michael Rossi (born September 25, 1991) is an American professional racing driver and podcast host. He currently competes full-time in the IndyCar Series, driving the No. 7 Chevrolet for Arrow McLaren SP. Rossi is best known for winning ...
and Justin Wilson.


History

In 2000, Racing Engineering was the first Spanish team to participate in the
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, doing so in the GT Class with a
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-R. In ten years of history, the team has won eleven championship titles, which is a record for any motor racing team in such a brief period of time. Racing Engineering has participated in categories such as the Spanish GT Championship,
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, in which Racing Engineering won all six consecutive championships in which it participated,
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and more recently, in the
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, the main feeder championship for Formula 1. Racing Engineering participated in the
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championship between 2001 and 2006 and were team champions in each of those years. The team featured names such as
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,
Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel (; born 3 July 1987) is a German racing driver who competed in Formula One from 2007 to 2022 for BMW Sauber, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Toro Rosso, Red Bull Racing, Red Bull, Scuderia Ferrari, Ferrari, and Aston Martin in Formula One ...
,
Sébastien Buemi Sébastien Olivier Buemi (born 31 October 1988) is a Swiss professional racing driver, who competes in the FIA Formula E Championship for Envision Racing. He competed for Scuderia Toro Rosso in Formula One from 2009 to 2011. After leaving Formula ...
,
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,
Álvaro Parente Álvaro Parente (born 4 October 1984) is a Portuguese professional racing driver. Career Early career After winning the Karting European Junior Championship in 1998, Porto-born Parente made his debut in auto racing in 2001 at the age of 16, ...
and Miguel Molina among their drivers. They also achieved the drivers’ title with
Ander Vilariño Ander Vilariño Facal (born 6 November 1979 in Hondarribia) is a Spanish auto racing driver that is currently competing in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving the No. 22 Chevrolet Camaro for DF1 Racing. Vilariño is the most successful driver ...
in 2001,
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in 2003 and Borja Garcia in 2004. The team also participated in the
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in 2002 and 2003. Winning the team championship in 2002 and were vice-champions in 2003. In
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Racing Engineering embarked in a new adventure and joined the newly created
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. Since 2007, all efforts of the Spanish team are solely focused on this championship. In 2005 Racing Engineering featured the Swiss
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and the recently crowned Spanish Formula 3 champion Borja Garcia. The team finished the season fifth in the teams’ championship. For
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, Racing Engineering signed Briton
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and the young Spanish
Javier Villa Javier Villa García (born 5 October 1987) is a Spanish racing driver living in Arriondas, Asturias, Spain. He drove in the GP2 Series from 2006 towards 2009. In 2010 he switched to touring cars, driving at the Spanish Mini Challenge and later th ...
. The team finished the year in seventh position. In
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, Racing Engineering continued its GP2 participation with the young
Javier Villa Javier Villa García (born 5 October 1987) is a Spanish racing driver living in Arriondas, Asturias, Spain. He drove in the GP2 Series from 2006 towards 2009. In 2010 he switched to touring cars, driving at the Spanish Mini Challenge and later th ...
, who once more was the youngest driver in the field. The Spaniard celebrated three victories in the Racing Engineering car. For the
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season, the drivers were
Javier Villa Javier Villa García (born 5 October 1987) is a Spanish racing driver living in Arriondas, Asturias, Spain. He drove in the GP2 Series from 2006 towards 2009. In 2010 he switched to touring cars, driving at the Spanish Mini Challenge and later th ...
, in his third season in the championship with the team, and
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, another veteran. Pantano celebrated an amazing season and claimed the drivers' title, whilst the team finished in fourth position. For the
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season, Racing Engineering signed the young Spaniard
Dani Clos Daniel Clos Álvarez (born 23 October 1988) is a Spanish professional racecar driver who was, in 2012, the test driver for the now defunct HRT Formula One team. Career Karting Born in Barcelona, Clos was a fairly successful karter at the IC ...
for his debut in the category and Brazilian
Lucas di Grassi Lucas Tucci di Grassi (born 11 August 1984) is a Brazilian professional racing driver who competes in the FIA Formula E World Championship for Mahindra Racing. He became the FIA Formula E Champion in 2016–2017, achieved three overall podium ...
, who was also the third driver for the Renault F1 Team. The Spanish rookie achieved his first podium at the Portimao round, whilst Di Grassi was third in the championship and, for the 2010 season, graduated to F1. For the
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season
Dani Clos Daniel Clos Álvarez (born 23 October 1988) is a Spanish professional racecar driver who was, in 2012, the test driver for the now defunct HRT Formula One team. Career Karting Born in Barcelona, Clos was a fairly successful karter at the IC ...
continued with the team. Whilst continuing with their policy of having an experienced driver and giving a chance to a rookie, Racing Engineering signed the German newcomer
Christian Vietoris Christian Vietoris (; ; born 1 April 1989) is a German racing driver. He competed in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, most recently for HWA Team. Vietoris has also been a part of the revitalized Mercedes-Benz Junior Team, together with Robert Wi ...
, vice-champion of the 2009 F3 Euroseries.
Dani Clos Daniel Clos Álvarez (born 23 October 1988) is a Spanish professional racecar driver who was, in 2012, the test driver for the now defunct HRT Formula One team. Career Karting Born in Barcelona, Clos was a fairly successful karter at the IC ...
has been in the fight for the drivers’ championship right up until the penultimate round, having achieved pole position in Monaco and having won the sprint race in Istanbul, as well as finishing on the podium several times during the season.
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achieved his first win in the championship during the sprint race in Monza after a rocket start. For the last round in Abu Dhabi, Vietoris suffered an appendicitis at the last minute, with Racing engineering being able to secure Ho-Pin Tung as a replacement just in time for the practice session. Dani Clos ended the season just one point shy of being third in the championship, whilst Racing Engineering finished the season in fourth position in the teams' table.
For the 2011 GP2 season, Racing Engineering competed in the
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for the first time, with
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joining Clos on the driving strength. Clos took victory in the final race of the truncated season, elevating the team to ninth in the championship. Vietoris returned for the main series, replacing Berthon, but was then injured and sat out four races, for which he was replaced by
Álvaro Parente Álvaro Parente (born 4 October 1984) is a Portuguese professional racing driver. Career Early career After winning the Karting European Junior Championship in 1998, Porto-born Parente made his debut in auto racing in 2001 at the age of 16, ...
. After Vietoris' return, he won two races and finished ninth in the drivers' championship, ahead of Clos (ninth) and Parente (16th), who also raced for the Carlin team later in the year. Racing Engineering finished a career-best third in the teams' championship, behind
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and
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. In 2012, Racing Engineering signed
Fabio Leimer Fabio Leimer (born 17 April 1989) is a former professional racing driver from Switzerland. He is best known for winning the 2013 GP2 Series. Career Karting Like many of today's racing drivers, Rothrist-born Leimer started his career in karting ...
and rookie
Nathanaël Berthon Nathanaël Berthon (born 1 July 1989 in Romagnat) is a professional racing driver from France. Career Karting Berthon began his international karting career in 2006, with the highlights being a third-place finish in the Copa Campeones Trophy I ...
for the 2012 season, the Asia Series having been discontinued. Leimer finished seventh in the drivers' championship with six podium finishes, a pole position and two fastest laps; Berthon was twelfth with two second-placed finishes. The team manage to get to fourth place in the teams' championship. In 2013 Racing Engineering finished the GP2 Team’s Championship in third with
Fabio Leimer Fabio Leimer (born 17 April 1989) is a former professional racing driver from Switzerland. He is best known for winning the 2013 GP2 Series. Career Karting Like many of today's racing drivers, Rothrist-born Leimer started his career in karting ...
and
Julián Leal Ómar Julián Leal Covelli, commonly known as Julián Leal, (born May 11, 1990 in Bucaramanga) is a professional racing driver from Colombia. He has also competed with an Italian licence in the GP2 Series. Career Formula Renault 2.0 Leal began ...
behind the wheels of the Spanish team’s cars. The young Swiss Fabio Leimer was crowned 2013 GP2 Champion at the
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in Abu Dhabi, while his teammate Julián Leal finished the season as 12th in the overall standings. In 2014, the team signed Stefano Coletti and Ferrari junior
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as their drivers for the 2014 season. The team achieved three victories and finished fourth in the teams' championship, with Coletti finishing 6th and Marciello 8th in the drivers' championship. For 2015, Racing Engineering signed
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as one of their drivers. On February 27, the team confirmed
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for a drive in the 2015 season. The team finished second in the standings with Rossi scoring three wins and finishing runner-up. The team retained King for the 2016 season whilst signing
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and retained second in the championship with four wins from the pair. For the 2017 season,
Nyck de Vries Hendrik Johannes Nicasius "Nyck" de Vries (; born 6 February 1995) is a Dutch racing driver who is currently serving as the reserve driver for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team. He is confirmed to be driving full-time in Formula 1 at Scuderia A ...
and
Gustav Malja Gustav Malja (born 4 November 1995) is a Swedish racing driver. Career Karting Born in Malmö, Sweden, Malja began his karting career in Formula Micro in 2006, winning the Gunnar Nilsson Memorial trophy the following year. By 2009 he had pro ...
were signed to the team. The 2018 season sees the Spanish team compete in the European Le Mans Series, which means a return to endurance racing for Racing Engineering. The team will compete with an LMP2 car. For the 2019 season, Racing Engineering will compete in the
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. Three-time Euro Series champion
Ander Vilariño Ander Vilariño Facal (born 6 November 1979 in Hondarribia) is a Spanish auto racing driver that is currently competing in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving the No. 22 Chevrolet Camaro for DF1 Racing. Vilariño is the most successful driver ...
, who won the
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championship with the team in 2001, returns to the team to compete in the No. 48
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in the Elite 1 class. He will be partnered by 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Rookie of the Year
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in the Elite 2 class. The team would also field
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and Eric Clément in the No. 88
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in the Elite 1 and Elite 2 class respectively.


Results


NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1

Season still in progress.


NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 2

Season still in progress.


European Le Mans Series


FIA Formula 2 Championship

† Delétraz and De Vries exchanged their seats at Racing Engineering and Rapax, respectively.


GP2 Series

† Tung also competed in 14 races for
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in 2010.
‡ Parente also competed in 8 races for Carlin in 2011.


World Series by Nissan


Spanish Formula 3

Reference
GP2 and Formula 3000 entrylist and complete results
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Results in detail


GP2 Series

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)


GP2 Asia Series


FIA Formula 2 Championship


Timeline


References

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External links


Official website

GP2 Series Official website
Spanish auto racing teams GP2 Series teams Euroformula Open Championship teams Auto racing teams established in 1999 1999 establishments in Spain FIA Formula 2 Championship teams NASCAR teams European Le Mans Series teams 24 Hours of Le Mans teams