chassis
A chassis (, ; plural ''chassis'' from French châssis ) is the load-bearing framework of an artificial object, which structurally supports the object in its construction and function. An example of a chassis is a vehicle frame, the underpart ...
manufacturer for a series of
formula racing
Formula racing (known as open-wheel racing in North America) is any of several forms of open-wheeled single-seater motorsport. The origin of the term lies in the nomenclature that was adopted by the FIA for all of its post-World War II single- ...
series, being first founded in 1980. The company is known for its association with
Renault Sport
Renault Sport () or Renaultsport, was the motorsport, performance and special vehicles division for Renault-badged cars. Renault Sport was officially established in 1976 as a merger between the Alpine and Gordini competition departments. It wa ...
for its production of the
Formula Renault
Formula Renault are classes of formula racing popular in Europe and elsewhere. Regarded as an entry-level series to motor racing, it was founded in 1971, and was a respected series where drivers can learn advanced racecraft before moving on to hig ...
chassis.
History
The Tatuus company was founded by Artico Sandonà in 1980. The first cars were manufactured for the 500cc and 1000cc
Formula Monza
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championship. Founder Sandona was one of the drivers in the Formula Monza championship. Luca Melgrati won the first championship for Tatuus in 1983 in the Formula Panda Monza championship. Sandona achieved a second place in the championship. Tatuus were the team and chassis to beat. Melgrati won the championship again in 1985 and 1986. For the 1988 season the Italian manufacturer was contracted to build the cars for the new
Formula König
Formula König was an open wheel racing series based in Germany and sponsored by German automobile company König Komfort- und Rennsitze GmbH (König comfort and racing seats GmbH). It ran from 1988 to 2004 as a single-seater feeder series. Its ...
. The car was a tube framed, wings and slicks racecar. The first season was won by seven-time
Formula 1
Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...
champion
Michael Schumacher
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.
Formula 3 team
Although not a
Formula 3
Formula Three, also called Formula 3, abbreviated as F3, is a third-tier class of open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held in Europe, Australia, South America and Asia form an important step for many prospective Formula One driv ...
constructor, Tatuus entered the
Italian Formula Three
The Italian Formula Three Championship was the Formula Three racing competition in Italy.
History
Formula Three has traditionally been regarded as the first major stepping stone for F1 hopefuls - it is typically the first point in a driver's care ...
as a team in 1989. Driver Fabrizio Bettini took the rookie of the year title in their inaugural season. Bettini drove an
Alfa Romeo
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powered
Dallara
Dallara is an Italian race car manufacturer, founded by its current President, Gian Paolo Dallara. After working for Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini and De Tomaso, in 1972 in his native village of Varano de' Melegari (Parma), Italy he created "D ...
389 chassis and achieved two podium finishes in seven races. Niko Palhares represented Tatuus in their 1991 campaign. Palhares scored one pole position and one podium finish in the Italian championship. Tatuus entered the
Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three support race
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for the first time. Palhares achieved a 16th place, he was the last running driver. Their 1992 campaign ended in a second place in the championship for Brazilian driver Niko Palhares. Palhares had less luck in the annual Monaco F3 Grand Prix, he failed to finish. Tatuus made their first appearance in the
Masters of Formula 3
The Masters of Formula 3 was a Formula Three race held annually, usually at the Circuit Park Zandvoort in the Netherlands. Due to noise restrictions in the Zandvoort area, the 2007 and 2008 races were held in the Belgian circuit of Zolder. However ...
. Palhares finished in 14th place during the second edition of this Formula 3 classic. The following year
Fiat
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appointed Tatuus as their official factory team. The team had little success in the Italian championship ( Gianantonio Pacchioni finishing seventh). But Pacchioni achieved a win at the prestigious Monaco F3 Grand Prix. At the Masters of Formula 3 at
Circuit Park Zandvoort
Circuit Zandvoort (), known for sponsorship reasons as CM.com Circuit Zandvoort, and previously known as Circuit Park Zandvoort until 2017, is a motorsport race track located in the dunes north of Zandvoort, the Netherlands, near the North Sea ...
local
Formula Ford
Formula Ford, also known as F1600 and Formula F, is an entry-level class of single seater, open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held across the world form an important step for many prospective Formula One drivers. Formula For ...
1600 driver
Tom Coronel
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joined the team. Pacchioni scored a seventh-place finish while Coronel finished in 20th place. The team improved for the following season. The team fielded Pacchioni, who was considered one of the favorites, and rookie
Simone Rebai
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. Pacchioni didn't take the title but managed to finish third in the standings. For the Masters of Formula 3 Rebai was replaced by
Roberto Colciago
Roberto Colciago (born 4 April 1968) is a racing driver from Saronno, Italy. He has spent most of his career in touring car racing – first in Super Touring and then in Super 2000 – followed by the World Touring Car Championship and cur ...
. Coming over from
RC Motorsport
RC Motorsport was an auto racing team based in Italy
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Colciago managed to beat regular driver Pachioni by placing seventh compared to Pachioni's 25th place. After winning the
Formula Alfa Boxer
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championship in a Tatuus chassis
Tony Kanaan
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joined the Tatuus Formula 3 team. Kanaan scored one win and was the best foreign driver in the Italian championship finishing fifth in the final standings. After this season, Tatuus focused on Formula Renault.
Formula Renault era
In 1993 Gianfranco De Bellis became co-proprietor. Tatuus then-on focused on producing
Formula Renault
Formula Renault are classes of formula racing popular in Europe and elsewhere. Regarded as an entry-level series to motor racing, it was founded in 1971, and was a respected series where drivers can learn advanced racecraft before moving on to hig ...
cars. The Tatuus RC95 was the first Formula Renault car made by Tatuus. The Tatuus factory team fielded three drivers, Italian
Rino Mastronardi
Rino Mastronardi (born 14 November 1969) is an Italian racing driver currently competing in the Asian Le Mans Series for Rinaldi Racing. Mastronardi has previously competed in several international touring car championships, most notably winning ...
, Norwegian
Tommy Rustad
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and Brazilian
Enrique Bernoldi
Enrique Antônio Langue e Silvério de Bernoldi (born 19 October 1978) is a Brazilian professional racing driver who raced for the Arrows Formula One team in 2001 and 2002, and was the test driver for British American Racing (later Honda) be ...
. The team competed in the
Eurocup Formula Renault
Formula Renault Eurocup was a Formula Renault motor racing championship. Eurocup raced only on European circuits.
It served as a support series to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series as part of the World Series by Renault from 2005 to 2015. Renault S ...
, Tommy Rustad won three races during the inaugural season for the team. The first title for the Tatuus factory team and chassis came in 1996.
Enrique Bernoldi
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won six out of ten races and took the title. Teammate Danilo Cascio was places seventh.
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entered a Tatuus customer car in the
British Formula Renault
British Formula Renault Championship referred to one of two Formula Renault championships that were held in the United Kingdom. The main series was Renault Sport UK's Formula Renault 2.0 UK championship which was held from 1989 to 2011 and was g ...
championship. In this very competitive championship Cook beat
Darren Turner
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to the 1996 title. Other customer Tatuus chassis were entered in the
French Formula Renault
The Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup (WEC) was a Formula Renault 2.0 championship that replaced the Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 as of 2008,Antoine Brousseau achieved a second place in the championship. A Tatuus chassis also took the title in the
German Formula Renault
The Formula Renault Northern European Cup (formerly Formula Renault 2.0 NEC) was a Formula Renault 2.0 championship originally held in Northern Europe (Germany, Netherlands and Belgium), but has expanded over the years to the whole of Europe. The ...
with driver Alexander Müller. 1997 was a highly successful for the team and the chassis. The team scored a one-two finish in the European championship.
Jeffrey van Hooydonk
Jeffrey van Hooydonk (born 1 October 1977) is a Belgian racing car driver.
A native of Antwerp, Van Hooydonk began racing karts in 1990 and graduated to open-wheel racing five years later. For the next three seasons, he was successful in Formula ...
and
Max Busnelli
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were a class on their own securing the first and second place in the championship. The top ten were seven Tatuus and three
Martini
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cars. Three Tatuus customer entries filled the podium in the German championship. Robert Lechner won the title in front of
Thomas Mutsch
Thomas Mutsch (born 2 April 1979) is a German racecar driver.
His first success was a third place in the 1993 German karting championship. Two years later, in 1995, Mutsch finished second in the Formula Renault 1800. In 1999, Mutsch reached seco ...
Marc Hynes
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He won the 1995 British Formula Vauxhall Junior tit ...
, driving a customer Tatuus, won the British title. The French championship, however, was a different story. France, home of
Mygale
Mygale Racing Car Constructor (Mygale SARL) is a French racing car manufacturer that specialises in the production of single seater chassis for use in formula racing. It is most notable for its Formula Ford chassis. Mygale also produces the cha ...
, Martini and
Renault
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, had the most competitive Formula Renault championship.
Benoît Tréluyer
Benoît Tréluyer (; born 7 December 1976) is a French professional racing driver.
Early career
Beginning his motorsport career in motocross and karting, Alençon-born Tréluyer switched to single-seaters in Formula Renault Campus for 1995. He w ...
driving a Tatuus was placed sixth in the championship standings, scoring one win and four podium finishes out of 17 races. Tatuus again was the chassis to beat in the European, British and German championships.
Lucas Lasserre
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Racing career
Lasserre started racing karts in Fran ...
managed to achieve a third place in the French championship, behind two factory entered
Mygale
Mygale Racing Car Constructor (Mygale SARL) is a French racing car manufacturer that specialises in the production of single seater chassis for use in formula racing. It is most notable for its Formula Ford chassis. Mygale also produces the cha ...
s. Tatuus again dominated the British championship in 1999 with Tatuus chassis winning 12 out of 13 races,
Antônio Pizzonia
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took the title. Tatuus customer entries also won the European and German championships.
Lucas Lasserre
Lucas Lasserre (born March 9, 1978) is a French racing driver who competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series. He is currently driving the No. 64 Ford Mustang as the owner-driver of SpeedHouse.
Racing career
Lasserre started racing karts in Fran ...
now took the title in the prestigious French championship. In heavy competition between Mygale, Martini and Tatuus, Tatuus prevailed winning 14 out of 21 races.
USF2000
For the 1997 racing season Tatuus made its debut in the
USF2000
The USF2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires is an American racing series using the American variation of the Formula Ford formula, "F2000", that resumed operation for the 2010 season. As of 2022, it is sanctioned by the United States Auto ...
, fielding a factory team. Rino Mastronardi won the second race of the season in the
streets of St. Petersburg
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. Starting third, Mastronardi managed to finish in front of Matt Sielsky and
Buddy Rice
Buddy Rice (born January 31, 1976) is an American former race car driver. He is best known for winning the 2004 Indianapolis 500 while driving for Rahal Letterman Racing, and the 2009 24 Hours of Daytona for Brumos Racing.
Career
Early years
...
. This, however, was the only outing of Mastronardi. The rest of the season the team fielded Steven Rikert and
Giuliano Losacco
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who scored 93 points. For the following season Tatuus supplied other teams with race cars as well as running the factory team. Factory driver Ryan Hampton finished second in the standings.
Robby McGehee
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was the best placed customer Tatuus, fielded by RM Racing finished he third in the season standings. For the 1999 season Tatuus didn't field a factory team. Although some teams chose to run a Tatuus chassis, among them
A. J. Foyt Enterprises
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fielding
Larry Foyt
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. There were no full-time Tatuus entries, thus Tatuus could not compete for the title. Various Tatuus RC98 chassis are still being raced in the
SCCA
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Formula Continental
Formula Continental is a single seater, open wheel racing class in motorsport. It replaced Formula C as an SCCA racing class.
Most Formula Continental's are Formula Ford 2000 (FF2000) models, which is a flat bottomed, steel tube frame open wh ...
class. The car achieved various successes in the club racing scene. The cars were also entered in SCCA's most prestigious races the
SCCA National Championship Runoffs
The SCCA National Championship Runoffs is the end-of-year championship race meeting for Sports Car Club of America Club Racing competitors. Divisional champions and other top drivers from the SCCA's 116 regions are invited to participate at the ...
and the
June Sprints
The June Sprints are amateur sports car racing, sp ...
.
Tatuus was selected by the series promoter as the new spec chassis for the
U.S. F2000 National Championship
The USF2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires is an American racing series using the American variation of the Formula Ford formula, "F2000", that resumed operation for the 2010 season. As of 2022, it is sanctioned by the United States Auto ...
beginning in
2017
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. A derivative of the same chassis but with more power, downforce, and adjustments will be the spec chassis for the
Pro Mazda Championship
The USF Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires, formerly known as the Star Mazda Championship, Pro Mazda Championship, and later Indy Pro 2000 Championship, is an Open-wheel car, open-wheel racing series serving as the third step on th ...
beginning in 2018.
Formula Ford Zetec
In 1998 Tatuus entered the
Formula Ford
Formula Ford, also known as F1600 and Formula F, is an entry-level class of single seater, open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held across the world form an important step for many prospective Formula One drivers. Formula For ...
Zetec
Ford Motor Company used the Zetec name on a variety of inline 4-cylinder automobile engines. It was coined to replace "Zeta" on a range of 1.6 L to 2.0 L multi-valve engines introduced in 1991 because Ford was threatened with legal acti ...
market. In 1999 the chassis achieved success with German driver
Timo Bernhard
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driving for
Jenzer Motorsport
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. The German driver achieved four podium finishes and a third place in the German Formula Ford championship. After 1999 Tatuus did not update their Formula Ford Zetec chassis. In the current French Formula Ford Zetec championship, the Tatuus chassis achieved various wins and championships.
Formula Renault
Tatuus was contracted to design and manufacture the new spec Formula Renault cars. The
Tatuus FR2000
Tatuus is an Italian chassis manufacturer for a series of formula racing series, being first founded in 1980. The company is known for its association with Renault Sport for its production of the Formula Renault chassis.
History
The Tatuus c ...
debuted in 2000 in various Formula Renault championships. This racecar was used until 2010 when it was replaced by
Barazi-Epsilon
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. In 2002 the
Tatuus FR1600
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History
The Tatuus ...
was introduced to run in the Formula Renault 1.6. With the introduction of the spec formula classes the racing team ceased to exist. For the
2003 Formula Renault V6 Eurocup season
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the Tatuus FRV6 was introduced. After the European championship folded, the car was raced in the
Formula V6 Asia
Formula Asia V6 Renault, renamed Formula V6 Asia in 2007 by Motorsport Asia, was launched in 2006 and regulated by Motorsport Asia. It was a Formula Renault 3.5 that include also World Series by Renault and the former Formula Renault V6 Eurocup. ...
between 2006 and 2009.
Toyota Racing Series
Tatuus was contracted by
Toyota New Zealand
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Until 1998 it also assembled a va ...
to design the new
Formula Toyota
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Toyota Racing Series
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in
2005
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. After ten seasons the car was retired at the end of the
2014 Toyota Racing Series
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season. The cars last race, the
New Zealand Grand Prix
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, was won by
Nick Cassidy
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. For the 2015 Toyota Racing Series the Tatuus built Toyota FT50 was introduced. On 20 July 2014 the FT50 was tested by former series champion
Nick Cassidy
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at
Adria International Raceway
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. The car features the same engine as its predecessor but the gearbox was be different. The five speed
Sadev
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Precision machining subcontractor and motorsports enthusiast Benoît Vincendeau established Sadev in 1974. By the early 1980 ...
gearbox was be upgraded to a six speed gearbox.
Other racing series
For 2006 Tatuus introduced the Tatuus FC106 for the
Formula Challenge Japan
Formula Challenge Japan was an open wheel racing series based in Japan. The first season was in 2006 and carried on from the defunct Formula Dream series. It is promoted as a young driver development project jointly by Honda, Toyota and Nissan a ...
. The car was used during the entire running of the series between 2006 and 2013.
Another junior formula car designed and manufactured by Tatuus is the
Tatuus N.T07
The Tatuus N.T07 (also known as the Formula S2000, Tatuus IFM or Formula N.T07) is a formula racecar designed by Tatuus for the International Formula Master.
Technical
The car is designed by joined effort of Tatuus and N.Technology. N.Technology ...
. This car was the sole car for the
2007
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,
2008
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and
2009
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International Formula Master
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seasons.
Italian racing class
Formula Abarth
Formula Abarth was an open wheel racing series based in Italy and Europe aimed at karting graduates. The inaugural season was in 2010, effectively replacing the Formula Azzurra.
Abarth have taken over the supporting Project Youth initiative, tha ...
introduced the
Tatuus FA010
The Tatuus FA010 is an open-wheel race car, designed, developed, and built by Italian chassis manufacturer Tatuus, for the Formula Abarth series, and later the Formula Masters China
Formula Masters China, FMCS () (previously known as Formula ...
powered by a 1.4L
Fiat
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Formula Masters China
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Florida Winter Series
The Florida Winter Series was a single-seater racing category organised by the Ferrari Driver Academy. The series was launched on October 18, 2013 and held its inaugural and only season in 2014.
The series
The series held all its races in the sta ...
, set up by the
Ferrari Driver Academy
Ferrari Driver Academy is an initiative from Formula One team Scuderia Ferrari to promote young talent inside its own organisation, with several drivers being selected and funded by the team, being under long-term contracts. Some notable former ...
, will use an updated version of the Tatuus FA010. For 2014 Tatuus was contracted to build all the cars for the Formula 4 Italian Championship, a new class under the rules of the
FIA Formula 4
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. The Tatuus F4-T014 is powered by a detuned Formula Abarth engine, limited to 160 hp. In 2015, the new
ADAC Formula 4
ADAC Formula 4 (german: ADAC Formel 4) is a racing series regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The inaugural season was the 2015 ADAC Formula 4. It replaced the ADAC Formel Masters, held from 2008 to 2014.
History
Gerhard Berger and ...
adopted the Tatuus car. The
BRDC Formula 4 Championship
The GB3 Championship is a single seater motorsport series based in the United Kingdom. The championship is the UK's premier single-seater category, and is aimed at young racing drivers moving up from FIA Formula 4 championships or Karting. H ...
announced in September 2014 that it would use a Tatuus chassis from the
2015 BRDC Formula 4 Autumn Trophy The 2015 Duo BRDC Formula 4 Autumn Trophy was a two-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across England, as an off-season trophy to the BRDC Formula 4 Championship
The GB3 Championship is a single seater m ...
.
Group CN
In 2012 Tatuus announced their first
Group CN
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V de V Proto Endurance
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and the Speed Euro Series, fielded by the revived factory team. Factory driver
Davide Rigon
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drove the car to a second place during the Speed Euro Series round at
Imola
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Raffaele Giammaria
Raffaele Giammaria (born 1 September 1977 in Civitavecchia) is an Italian racing car driver.
He was runner-up in the Formula Renault 2000 Italy series in 2000, then progressed through German and Italian Formula Three and Italian Formula 3000 to In ...
achieved three podium finishes and a fifth place in the Italian Prototype championship. For the 2013 season the Tatuus PY012 was entered by various teams in various racing series. The factory team ran partial schedule in the V de V Proto Endurance. Brandon Maïsano and Sebastián Merchán won the 6 hour race at
Magny-Cours
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It is the home of the ''Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours'', a famous Motorsport#Motor racing, motor racing circuit (whose name is of ...
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W Series
The inaugural
2019
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season of the all-female W Series championship used Alfa Romeo powered F3-specification T-318s, all operated by
Hitech Racing
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Corporate structure
Tatuus Racing SpA was founded in 1980 by Gianfranco De Bellis and Artico Sandonà as its shareholders. On 16 February 2017 De Bellis and Sandonà sold a majority of the shares to Wisequity IV. Wisequity IV is a
closed-ended fund
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managed by
private equity
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firm Wise Sgr S.p.A. Wisequity IV has an investment value of €215,000,000. The private equite fund manages five companies, Tatuus Racing, Corob, Imprima Group, Tapì Group and Aleph Team. De Bellis and Sandonà kept a minority stake in the company.
Under the ownership of Wise Sgr Tatuus expanded its operations. In November 2017 Tatuus purchased racing engine producer Autotecnica Motori. Autotecnica Motori founder Giovanni Delfino retained his role as CEO of the company besides a senior management role at Tatuus. Another purchase was done in November 2018. Tatuus Racing SpA purchased a 75% stake in Breda Racing, a producer of autosport related equipment.