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Piquet Sports
2001 Piquet Sports (founded in late 2000 by 3 times F1 champion, Nelson Piquet) starts competing in South American competitions. The South American F3 Championship is the place where it all starts for Piquest Sports. Team's début season is very promising, especially since it has one f the best racing engineers in ...
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Team membersTeam Director: Felipe Vargas
Data Engineer: Paul Davison
Logistics: Simon Cayzer
Mechanics: Mark Bennett / Roy Kingston / Julian Greehalgh
Data Engineer: Paul Davison
Logistics: Simon Cayzer
Mechanics: Mark Bennett / Roy Kingston / Julian Greehalgh
Drivers History2001 Piquet Sports (founded in late 2000 by 3 times F1 champion, Nelson Piquet) starts competing in South American competitions. The South American F3 Championship is the place where it all starts for Piquest Sports. Team's début season is very promising, especially since it has one f the best racing engineers in South America in the pits: Felipe Vargas.
2002 Piquet Sports conquers the South American F3 title through young Nelson Piquet Jr. The Brazilian takes 14 wins in the season to become South American champion of the F3 Series.
2003 The team moves to England to take on another big challenge: competing in the British F3 Championship. The début season was very helpful for Piquet Sports to get used to European racing. One year later, the team would pick up in style.
2004 Truly a remarkable season for Piquet Sports. Nelson Piquet Jr. clinches the British title in F3 Championship, while Alexandre Negrão becomes new South American champion in F3 also. The team manages a total of 12 wins, 24 podiums and 13 pole-positions in only 2 British F3 seasons. It was the right time to step up to a bigger challenge: the GP2 Series.
2005 Hi Tech/Piquet Sports is created especially for GP2 Series racing. The team has a pretty promising start in the championship, taking one win and 4 podiums en route to a 6th place in overall teams' standings (début season). Nelson Piquet Jr. ranks 8th in the championship, while fellow Brazilian Alexandre Negrão barely makes the Top 20 (19th overall, with only 4 points).
2006 Much better season for Piquet Racing, who aims for the GP2 Series title. Still, the team fails to beat ART Grand Prix in both Drivers' and Teams' overall standings. Nelson Piquet Jr and Piquet Sports finish the season runner-ups in the championship. Alexandre Negrão betters his previous performance and ranks 13th in the season, scoring a total of 13 points. At the end of the season, Nelson Piquet signs a deal with Renault F1 team for a testing job.
2007 Minardi Piquet Sports finishes 11th overall in the teams' standings, with both Roldan Rodriguez and Alexandre Negrao outside the Top 10 at the end of the season (17th and 20th respectively).
2008 The team brings in some newcomers for the inaugural GP2 Asia Series, Marcelo Puglisi and Marco Bonanomi. Only the latter gets to score points in the overall classification (9) finishing the season in 12th place. The team upper their game in the Main Series, putting both drivers - Pastor Maldonado and Andreas Zuber - inside the overall Top 10. Piquet Sports ends the season 3rd overall in the teams' classification, only 3 points behind 2007 champions iSport International.
2002 Piquet Sports conquers the South American F3 title through young Nelson Piquet Jr. The Brazilian takes 14 wins in the season to become South American champion of the F3 Series.
2003 The team moves to England to take on another big challenge: competing in the British F3 Championship. The début season was very helpful for Piquet Sports to get used to European racing. One year later, the team would pick up in style.
2004 Truly a remarkable season for Piquet Sports. Nelson Piquet Jr. clinches the British title in F3 Championship, while Alexandre Negrão becomes new South American champion in F3 also. The team manages a total of 12 wins, 24 podiums and 13 pole-positions in only 2 British F3 seasons. It was the right time to step up to a bigger challenge: the GP2 Series.
2005 Hi Tech/Piquet Sports is created especially for GP2 Series racing. The team has a pretty promising start in the championship, taking one win and 4 podiums en route to a 6th place in overall teams' standings (début season). Nelson Piquet Jr. ranks 8th in the championship, while fellow Brazilian Alexandre Negrão barely makes the Top 20 (19th overall, with only 4 points).
2006 Much better season for Piquet Racing, who aims for the GP2 Series title. Still, the team fails to beat ART Grand Prix in both Drivers' and Teams' overall standings. Nelson Piquet Jr and Piquet Sports finish the season runner-ups in the championship. Alexandre Negrão betters his previous performance and ranks 13th in the season, scoring a total of 13 points. At the end of the season, Nelson Piquet signs a deal with Renault F1 team for a testing job.
2007 Minardi Piquet Sports finishes 11th overall in the teams' standings, with both Roldan Rodriguez and Alexandre Negrao outside the Top 10 at the end of the season (17th and 20th respectively).
2008 The team brings in some newcomers for the inaugural GP2 Asia Series, Marcelo Puglisi and Marco Bonanomi. Only the latter gets to score points in the overall classification (9) finishing the season in 12th place. The team upper their game in the Main Series, putting both drivers - Pastor Maldonado and Andreas Zuber - inside the overall Top 10. Piquet Sports ends the season 3rd overall in the teams' classification, only 3 points behind 2007 champions iSport International.
Technical detailsEngine: 4L Renault V8, rebuild after 4000 to 4500 km
Output: 600 HP @ 10,000 rpm
Exhaust: 8 in 1
Acceleration System: Fly by wire
Gearbox: 6-speed longitudinal sequential, electro-hydraulic command via paddle shift on steering wheel; no on-board starter, anti-stall system, non hydraulic ramp differential
Steering: Non assisted rack and pinion steering system; carbon steering wheel with dashboard, gear change and clutch paddle
Data Acquisition: Wiring loom, connection boxes, beacon receiver
Electronic System: Magneti Marelli ECU/GCU including data logging system
Camera Equipment: Roll hoop and nose cone camera pre-equipment
Suspension: Front/Rear double wishbone, pushrod operated, twin dampers and springs suspension; adjustable ride height, camber and toe; four-way adjustable dampers; adjustable front and rear roll bars
Brakes: Carbon brake discs, carbon pads
Wheels/Tires: Bridgestone Potenza slick tires (F1 standard wheel dimensions)
Chassis: Carbon with aluminium honeycomb
Bodywork: Carbon pre-impregnated with NOMEX honeycomb
Composites: DALLARA with DELTA TECH materials
Differential: HEWLAND
Dimensions:
Springs: EIBACH 36mm ID Front, 57mm ID Rear
Dampers: KONI 4 way adjustable, bump and rebound
Fuel Cell: PREMIER - FT5 (FIA Specification)
Radiator/Heat Exchanger: DALLARA
Rims: O.Z. Racing 13"x12" front, 13"x13.7" rear
Battery: ODISSEY PC 545
Seatbelt: TRW-SABELT harness
Steering Wheel: EM Motorsport Design
Overall Weight: 680 kg (driver included)
Output: 600 HP @ 10,000 rpm
Exhaust: 8 in 1
Acceleration System: Fly by wire
Gearbox: 6-speed longitudinal sequential, electro-hydraulic command via paddle shift on steering wheel; no on-board starter, anti-stall system, non hydraulic ramp differential
Steering: Non assisted rack and pinion steering system; carbon steering wheel with dashboard, gear change and clutch paddle
Data Acquisition: Wiring loom, connection boxes, beacon receiver
Electronic System: Magneti Marelli ECU/GCU including data logging system
Camera Equipment: Roll hoop and nose cone camera pre-equipment
Suspension: Front/Rear double wishbone, pushrod operated, twin dampers and springs suspension; adjustable ride height, camber and toe; four-way adjustable dampers; adjustable front and rear roll bars
Brakes: Carbon brake discs, carbon pads
Wheels/Tires: Bridgestone Potenza slick tires (F1 standard wheel dimensions)
Chassis: Carbon with aluminium honeycomb
Bodywork: Carbon pre-impregnated with NOMEX honeycomb
Composites: DALLARA with DELTA TECH materials
Differential: HEWLAND
Dimensions:
Springs: EIBACH 36mm ID Front, 57mm ID Rear
Dampers: KONI 4 way adjustable, bump and rebound
Fuel Cell: PREMIER - FT5 (FIA Specification)
Radiator/Heat Exchanger: DALLARA
Rims: O.Z. Racing 13"x12" front, 13"x13.7" rear
Battery: ODISSEY PC 545
Seatbelt: TRW-SABELT harness
Steering Wheel: EM Motorsport Design
Overall Weight: 680 kg (driver included)
Debut2005
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