Atlético de Madrid Superleague Formula team was a motor racing team representing Spain's

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in the

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championship. They finished 18th and last in the inaugural championship with driver

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, having missed the first round of the season at

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. They participated in the 2009 season with the Dutch-Chinese driver

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for the first 3 races.

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replaced him for the last races of the season.

Record

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2008

2009

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

2010

finished 12th in race one and retired in 17th from race two at Jarama. She was subsequently disqualified from race two, after the race had finished, for crashing into

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early on after spinning off the track herself. She was also excluded from the race one result and lost the 14 points she would have earned for that finish.

Gallery

File:Silverstone 2010 - Atletico Madrid team truck.JPG, The Atlético de Madrid team truck in

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's paddock (2010) File:Silverstone 2010 - Atlético Madrid Superleague Formula car.jpg, Atlético car on track at

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(2010)

References

External links

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Official Atlético de Madrid football club website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Atletico de Madrid (Superleague Formula team) Atlético Madrid Superleague Formula club teams 2008 establishments in Spain