Silverstone 2010 - Liverpool FC Superleague Formula car

Liverpool F.C. Superleague Formula team was the racing team of

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, a football team that competes in

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in the

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. The Liverpool F.C. racing team competed in the

Superleague Formula Superleague Formula was an open wheel single seater motor racing formula, which started in 2008, at Donington Park in the United Kingdom. The league introduced team sponsorship by association football clubs. It used the slogan 'The Beautiful ...

. They have been operated by Hitech Junior Team in all seasons, although the team changed name to

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for 2010.

2008 season

In the

2008 Superleague Formula season The 2008 Superleague Formula season was the inaugural Superleague Formula championship. The season started very late in 2008 with the first round being on August 31 at Donington Park. There were six rounds (twelve races) in total with the succes ...

Liverpool F.C. finished 4th overall in the table with 325 points. Spanish driver

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was the Liverpool driver for all rounds. In the 2008 Zolder round, Liverpool F.C. won their first race, and also had the fastest lap in the first race. Liverpool won their 2nd and last win of the 2008 season at the 2008 Estoril round. Liverpool earned 2 pole positions at the Vallelunga round and the Jerez round.

2009 season

For the

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was confirmed as the driver once again. Liverpool won the opening round of the 2009 season at the Magny-Cours round, and they also won the Super Final. Valles wrapped up the 2009 title with a solid fourth place for Liverpool in the final race of the season in

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2010 season

Liverpool F.C. will defend their crown in the 2010 season after the football club's director Ian Ayre confirmed they were contracted for several years.http://www.superleagueformula.com/superleague/Clubs/Liverpool-FC/News/Ian-Ayre-Liverpool-Commercial-Director-Q-A However, in 2011 they confirmed that they would not be competing in Superleague Formula in the short-term.

Record

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2008

2009

*Super Final results in 2009 did not count for points towards the main championship.

2010

References

External links

Liverpool F.C. Superleague Formula team minisite

Official Liverpool F.C. football club website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Liverpool F.C. (Superleague Formula Team) Liverpool F.C. Superleague Formula club teams