Sunred (short for ''Sun Race Engineering Development S.L.'') is a
Spanish-based
auto racing
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team and constructor. They are best known for competing in the
World Touring Car Championship.
Racing History
While in the past Sunred had participated in GT races with the
SEAT Cupra GT, in the WTCC they made their debut with another
SEAT
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car at the start of the
2008 season, running
Tom Coronel in a
SEAT León TFSI for the full season. They also ran an additional car for the highest points-scorer in the WTCC-supporting
SEAT León Eurocup at the previous weekend. One of these drivers in 2008 was
Tom Boardman, who in 2009 Sunred signed to drive full-time alongside Coronel in their WTCC team.
In
2010
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, they ran the
SEAT
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factory supported SR-Sport team, with ex-SEAT drivers
Gabriele Tarquini,
Tiago Monteiro and
Jordi Gené driving León TDIs alongside Coronel. They also ran two TDIs under the Sunred banner for rookies
Michel Nykjær and
Fredy Barth.
In
2012
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, Sunred was announced to field
Ford GTs in the
FIA GT1 World Championship.
They also run cars in the SEAT León Eurocup and Spanish equivalent, the León Supercopa.
Sunred also build and run the
SunRed SR21 in the
International GT Open and
Spanish GT Championship.
Gallery
File:SEAT Cupra GT.jpg, G. Vivancos and J. Vinyes in a SEAT Cupra GT in the Spanish GT Championship 2006.
File:Tom Coronel and Augusto Farfus 2008 Japan.jpg, Tom Coronel and Augusto Farfus at the 2008 WTCC Race of Japan.
File:Tom Coronel 2009 WTCC Marrakech.jpg, Tom Coronel driving for Sunred at the 2009 WTCC Race of Morocco.
File:Tom Coronel 2009 WTCC Race of Japan (Free Practice).jpg, Tom Coronel at the 2009 WTCC Race of Japan.
File:Gabriele Tarquini 2011 WTCC Race of Japan (Practice 1).jpg, Gabriele Tarquini at the 2011 WTCC Race of Japan.
References
External links
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Spanish auto racing teams
World Touring Car Championship teams
FIA GT1 World Championship teams
International GT Open teams
Auto racing teams established in 2004
Spanish racecar constructors
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