Charouz Racing System
Charouz Racing System (CHRS, also was known as Lotus in World Series Formula V8 3.5) is a racing team from Czech Republic, created in 1985 by Antonín Charouz.
History
In the 1980s, Charouz participated in the European Championship of Circuit Races' 1600 cc division in a Toyota Corolla. By 1992, they prepared cars for a special cup series for Ford Fiestas, Escort RS 2000s and Pumas.
Since 1998, Charouz has competed in the European Rally Championship, Slovak Championship and European Zone series.[5]
When the A1 Grand Prix series debuted in 2005, Charouz managed the A1 Team Czech Republic.[6] The team later took over management duties for A1 Team Brazil.[7]
New for 2007 was the entrance into endurance racing with the Le Mans Series. Competing with a Lola-Judd prototype, the team finished the year fifth in their class championship, including a second-place finish at Valencia. For 2008 the team entered a cooperation with Aston Martin Racing and Prodrive, running a new Lola B08/60 coupe in the Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The B07/17 from 2007 was entered at Le Mans under the Charouz banner, but the car was run by Greg Pickett's Team Cytosport with help from Sam Hignett's Jota Sport, the same organization who prepared this car for Charouz in 2007.
In 2010 Charouz ran four cars in the Auto GP series.
In 2018, following the collapse of the World Series Formula V8 3.5, Charouz joined the FIA Formula 2 Championship, fielding Antonio Fuoco and Louis Delétraz, and collaborated with Ralf Schumacher's US Racing outfit in the ADAC Formula 4 championship.[8][9] This saw the team claim two wins from Fuoco in Formula 2, including a double podium at the sprint race in Monaco, to finish sixth in the constructors' standings while claiming both the ADAC Formula 4 drivers' and constructors' titles with Lirim Zendeli.[10][11][12]
In November 2018, it was announced that Charouz would serve as a junior team to the Sauber Formula One team from 2019 onwards.[12] For 2019, the team expanded into the newly created FIA Formula 3 Championship, while continuing its collaboration with US Racing in ADAC Formula 4.[13][14][15]
In December 2019, after a season competing as the Sauber Junior Team, Charouz revealed that it would revert to its former name for 2020. Louis Delétraz and Pedro Piquet were the first drivers to be announced for the squad.[16] Both drove for the Charouz Racing System in its third consecutive season in the FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Current series results
FIA Formula 2 Championship
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | T.C. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Dallara F2 2018-Mecachrome |  Antonio Fuoco |
24 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6th | 215 |
 Louis Delétraz |
24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 2019 | Dallara F2 2018-Mecachrome |  Callum Ilott |
22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6th | 110 |
 Juan Manuel Correa |
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
 Matevos Isaakyan |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | Dallara F2 2018-Mecachrome | Louis Delétraz |
24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7th | 137 |
 Pedro Piquet |
24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FIA Formula 2 Championship
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
FIA Formula 3 Championship
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | T.C. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Dallara F3 2019-Mecachrome | Fabio Scherer |
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8th | 15 |
 Lirim Zendeli |
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Raoul Hyman |
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | Dallara F3 2019-Mecachrome |  Roman Staněk |
18 | 10th | 5 | ||||
| Igor Fraga |
16 | ||||||||
| David Schumacher |
12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Michael Belov |
6 |
FIA Formula 3 Championship
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Chassis Engine Tyres |
Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | T.C. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | F3 2019 Mecachrome P |
CAT FEA |
CAT SPR |
LEC FEA |
LEC SPR |
RBR FEA |
RBR SPR |
SIL FEA |
SIL SPR |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
SPA FEA |
SPA SPR |
MNZ FEA |
MNZ SPR |
SOC FEA |
SOC SPR |
8th | 15 | |||
| Lirim Zendeli |
14 | 11 | Ret | 16 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 9 | Ret | 20 | 22 | 22† | Ret | 18 | WD | WD | ||||||
| Fabio Scherer |
27 | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | 23 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 7 | Ret | Ret | ||||||
 Raoul Hyman |
21 | Ret | 17 | 13 | 19 | 16 | Ret | 18 | 22 | 25 | 26 | Ret | 15 | 17 | 9 | 13 | ||||||
| 2020 | F3 2019 Mecachrome P |
RBR FEA |
RBR SPR |
RBR FEA |
RBR SPR |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
SIL FEA |
SIL SPR |
SIL FEA |
SIL SPR |
CAT FEA |
CAT SPR |
SPA FEA |
SPA SPR |
MNZ FEA |
MNZ SPR |
MUG FEA |
MUG SPR |
10th | 5 | |
| Roman Staněk |
17 | 23 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 26† | 18 | ||||
| Igor Fraga |
16 | 25 | 26 | 14 | 15 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 18 | 10 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 27 | 24 | 17 | ||||||
| David Schumacher |
25 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 25 | 15 | 15 | Ret | 23 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Michael Belov |
20 | Ret | 10 | 13 | 27 | 23 |
Former series results
Formula 3000
| International Formula 3000 results[17] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F.L. | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
| 2003 | Lola B02/50-Zytek Judd | Jaroslav Janiš |
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7th | 6th |
 Yannick Schroeder |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12th | |||
A1 Grand Prix
| A1 Grand Prix results[18] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Car | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | Fast laps | Points | T.C. |
| 2005–06 | Lola-Zytek | A1 Team Czech Republic |
22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 12th |
| 2006–07 | Lola-Zytek | A1 Team Czech Republic |
22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 12th |
| A1 Team Brazil |
22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 18th | ||
| 2007–08 | Lola-Zytek | A1 Team Czech Republic |
20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19th |
F3000 International Masters
| F3000 International Masters results | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | Fast laps | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
| 2006 | Lola B02/50-Zytek | Jan Charouz |
15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 1st | 1st |
| Jaroslav Janiš |
6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 54 | 3rd | |||
| Luiz Razia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 8th | |||
| Filip Salaquarda |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12th | |||
| Tomáš Kostka |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 16th | |||
| Vitaly Petrov |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NC | |||
- D.C. = Drivers' Championship position, T.C. = Teams' Championship position.
24 Hours of Le Mans
| 24 Hours of Le Mans results[19] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Class | Tyres | Car | Drivers | Pole | Fast lap |
Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 2007 | LMP1 | M | Lola B07/17-Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5L V10 | Jan Charouz Stefan Mücke Alex Yoong |
no | no | 338 | 8th | 5th |
| 2008 | LMP1 | M | Lola B08/60-Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | Jan Charouz Tomáš Enge Stefan Mücke |
no | no | 354 | 9th | 9th |
| LMP1 | M | Lola B07/17-Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5L V10 | Greg Pickett Klaus Graf Jan Lammers |
no | no | 146 | DNF | DNF | |
| 2009 | LMP1 | M | Lola-Aston Martin B09/60-Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | Jan Charouz Tomáš Enge Stefan Mücke |
no | no | 373 | 4th | 4th |
Le Mans Series
| Le Mans Series results[20] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Class | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | Fast laps | Points | T.C. |
| 2007 | LMP1 | Lola B07/17-Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5L V10 | Jan Charouz Stefan Mücke Alex Yoong |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5th |
| 2008 | LMP1 | Lola B08/60-Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | Jan Charouz Stefan Mücke |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5th |
| 2009 | LMP1 | Lola B09/60-Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | Tomáš Enge Jan Charouz Stefan Mücke |
5 | 2 | 1 | ? | 39 | 1st |
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
| Formula Renault 3.5 Results | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F.L. | Points | D.C. | T.C. | |
| 2011 | Dallara T08-Renault |  Brendon Hartley |
17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 7th | 7th | |
| Jan Charouz |
17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 25th | ||||
| 2012 | Dallara FR35/12-Renault |  Marco Sørensen |
17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 6th | 6th | |
 Kevin Korjus[N 1] |
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 10th | ||||
| Nigel Melker |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 19th | ||||
| Richie Stanaway |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 22nd | ||||
| César Ramos |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30th | ||||
| 2013 | Dallara FR35/12-Renault | Marco Sørensen |
17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 113 | 7th | 7th | |
 Marlon Stöckinger |
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18th | ||||
| 2014 | Dallara FR35/12-Renault | Matthieu Vaxivière |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 8th | 5th | |
| Marlon Stöckinger |
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 9th | ||||
| Richie Stanaway |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18th | ||||
| 2015 | Dallara FR35/12-Renault | Matthieu Vaxivière |
18 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 234 | 2nd | 2nd | |
| Meindert van Buuren |
9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15th | ||||
| Marlon Stöckinger |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17th | ||||
| Nick Yelloly |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20th | ||||
- The team competed as Gravity–Charouz Racing in 2011 and as Lotus in 2012-2015.
World Series Formula V8 3.5
| World Series Formula V8 3.5 Results | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F.L. | Points | D.C. | T.C. | |
| 2016 | Dallara T12-Zytek |  René Binder |
18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 7th | 2nd | |
 Roy Nissany |
18 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 189 | 4th | ||||
| 2017 | Dallara T12-Zytek | René Binder |
18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 201 | 4th | 1st | |
| Pietro Fittipaldi |
18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 259 | 1st | ||||
- The team competed as Lotus.
Auto GP
| Auto GP Results | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F.L. | Points | D.C. | T.C. | |
| 2010 | Dallara T12-Zytek | Tomáš Kostka |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th | 2nd | |
 Stefano Coletti |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20th | ||||
| Natacha Gachnang |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21st | ||||
 Esteban Guerrieri |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18th | ||||
| Walter Grubmüller |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19th | ||||
| Alexander Sims |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25th | ||||
| Jan Charouz |
12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4th | ||||
| Adrien Tambay |
12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 6th | ||||
- The team competed as Gravity–Charouz Racing.
ADAC Formula 4
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | Fast laps | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Tatuus F4-T014 | Petr Ptáček |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | 1st |
| David Schumacher |
21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 9th | |||
| Mick Wishofer |
21 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 160 | 6th | |||
| Lirim Zendeli |
21 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 348 | 1st | |||
| Tom Beckhäuser |
21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21st | |||
| 2019 | Tatuus F4-T014 | Roman Staněk |
20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 165 | 4th | 1st |
| Arthur Leclerc |
20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 202 | 3rd | |||
| Théo Pourchaire |
20 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 258 | 1st | |||
| Alessandro Ghiretti |
20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 6th |
- Charouz Racing System competed under the name US Racing - CHRS.
Timeline
| Current series | |
|---|---|
| FIA Formula 2 Championship | 2018-2020 |
| FIA Formula 3 Championship | 2019-2020 |
| Former series | |
| International Formula 3000 | 2003 |
| A1 Grand Prix | 2005-2008 |
| F3000 International Masters | 2006 |
| Le Mans Series | 2007-2009 |
| Auto GP | 2010 |
| FIA GT3 European Championship | 2011-2012 |
| Formula Renault 3.5 Series | 2011-2017 |
| ADAC GT Masters | 2012 |
| FIA GT Series | 2013 |
| Formula 4 UAE Championship | 2017-2018 |
| ADAC Formula 4 | 2018-2019 |
| Italian F4 Championship | 2019 |
Notes
- Kevin Korjus joined Charouz for the last three rounds of 2012 season. At that point he had collected 49 points with Tech 1 Racing.
References
- "Delétraz and Piquet sign with Charouz Racing System". December 18, 2019. Archived from the original on December 18, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- "Charouz sign Kari, Schumacher and Fraga for 2020". February 5, 2020. Archived from the original on February 5, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- "Stanek replaces Kari at Charouz Racing System". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
- "Belov teams up with Charouz Racing System in Spa". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- Rally Archived 2009-02-28 at the Wayback Machine racing.charouz.cz
- A1 Team Czech Republic informations Archived 2007-12-30 at the Wayback Machine a1podium.com
- A1 Team Brazil informations Archived 2007-12-30 at the Wayback Machine a1podium.com
- Allen, Peter (December 14, 2017). "Fuoco and Deletraz to drive for new F2 team Charouz in 2018". FormulaScout. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- Chalupa, Martin (May 8, 2018). "Schumacher a Charouz: Spojení těchto dvou má logiku (Schumacher and Charouz: The combination of these two has logic)". Motorsport Monday CZ. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- Esler, William (December 11, 2018). "Antonio Fuoco wins F2 Sprint Race in Monaco to give Charouz first win". Sky Sports F1. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- Gillard, Aaron (November 25, 2018). "FUOCO ROUNDS OFF F2 SEASON WITH SPRINT RACE VICTORY IN YAS MARINA". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- "Sauber establish junior team with Charouz Racing System". November 15, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- "CHAROUZ RACING SYSTEM ESTABLISH UNIQUE JUNIOR TEAM PARTNERSHIP WITH SAUBER MOTORSPORT". November 14, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- Simmons, Marcus (October 12, 2018). "FIA Formula 3 2019 team list revealed, including Mercedes ally HWA". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- "Charouz Racing System představil plány na rok 2019. Nechyběl u toho ani Ralf Schumacher (The Charouz Racing System introduced plans for 2019. Ralf Schumacher was also there)". December 18, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- "Deletraz and Piquet sign for Charouz in F2". December 18, 2019.
- GP2 and Formula 3000 entrylist and complete results Archived 2008-01-19 at the Wayback Machine speedsportmag.com
- A1GP complete Archived December 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine resultsresults.a1gp.com
- 24h of Le Mans complete results Archived 2011-02-22 at the Wayback Machine wsrp.ic.cz
- LMS complete results Archived 2008-09-19 at the Wayback Machine wsrp.ic.cz
External links
| Achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Arden International |
World Series Formula V8 3.5 Teams' Champion 2017 |
Succeeded by None (Series ended) |