Force India were an Indian Formula One team which competed in the Formula One World Championship from 2008 until the 2018 Hungarian Grand Prix, having taken over the Spyker team in 2008. Owned by Indian industrialist, business-mogul and politician, Vijay Mallya, the team were the first Indian outfit to enter the Formula One World Championship.
The team's drivers for 2018 were Sergio Pérez and Esteban Ocon.
In August 2018, the team entered administration following a legal case brought by the team's creditors, including driver Sergio Pérez. The team's assets were purchased by a consortium led by Canadian businessman, Lawrence Stroll named Racing Point UK Limited, however this purchase did not include the team's F1 entry. Hence the new team, Racing Point Force India F1 were granted a new F1 entry as a new constructor which would not inherit the original team's points. Sahara Force India F1 were excluded from the 2018 championship under Regulation 8.2f of the Sporting Regulations.
F1 Summary
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| Year | Entrant | Team | Car | Tyre | Engine | Drivers | Test Drivers | WCC Pts | WCC Pos |
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| 2008 | Force India F1 Team | Force India-Ferrari | VJM01 | B | Ferrari 056 |  Giancarlo Fisichella
| Liuzzi
| 0 | 10th |
 Adrian Sutil
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| 2009 | Force India F1 Team | Force India-Mercedes | VJM02 | B | Mercedes FO 108W | Adrian Sutil
| Liuzzi
| 13 | 9th |
| Giancarlo Fisichella
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| Vitantonio Liuzzi
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| 2010 | Force India F1 Team | Force India-Mercedes | VJM03 | B | Mercedes FO 108X | Adrian Sutil
|  di Resta
| 68 | 7th |
| Vitantonio Liuzzi
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| 2011 | Force India F1 Team | Force India-Mercedes | VJM04 | P | Mercedes FO 108Y | Adrian Sutil
| Hülkenberg
| 69 | 6th |
| Paul di Resta
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| 2012 | Sahara Force India F1 Team | Force India-Mercedes | VJM05 | P | Mercedes FO 108Z | Paul di Resta
|  Bianchi Paffett Daly
| 109 | 7th |
| Nico Hülkenberg
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| 2013 | Sahara Force India F1 Team | Force India-Mercedes | VJM06 | P | Mercedes FO 108Z | Paul di Resta
| Rossiter Daly
| 77 | 6th |
| Adrian Sutil
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| 2014 | Sahara Force India F1 Team | Force India-Mercedes | VJM07 | P | Mercedes PU106A Hybrid |  Sergio Pérez
|  Juncadella
| 155 | 6th |
| Nico Hülkenberg
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| 2015 | Sahara Force India F1 Team | Force India-Mercedes | VJM08 VJM08B | P | Mercedes PU106B Hybrid | Sergio Pérez
| Wehrlein Daruvala
| 136 | 5th |
| Nico Hülkenberg
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| 2016 | Sahara Force India F1 Team | Force India-Mercedes | VJM09 | P | Mercedes PU106C Hybrid | Sergio Pérez
| Celis Mazepin
| 173 | 4th |
| Nico Hülkenberg
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| 2017 | Sahara Force India F1 Team | Force India-Mercedes | VJM10 | P | Mercedes M08 EQ Power+ | Sergio Pérez
| Celis
| 187 | 4th |
| Esteban Ocon
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| 2018 | Sahara Force India F1 Team | Force India-Mercedes | VJM11 | P | Mercedes M09 EQ Power+ | Sergio Pérez
|  Latifi Mazepin
| 0 (59) | EXC |
| Esteban Ocon
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Complete Formula One ResultsEdit
- Main article: Force India/Results
GalleryEdit
Force India Driver Grand Prix CountEdit
| Name | Duration | Grand Prix Starts |
|---|---|---|
| Adrian Sutil
| 2008-2011, 2013 | 92 |
| Sergio Pérez
| 2014-2018 | 90 |
| Nico Hülkenberg
| 2012, 2014-2016 | 78 |
| Paul di Resta
| 2011-2013 | 58 |
| Esteban Ocon
| 2017-2018 | 32 |
| Giancarlo Fisichella
| 2008-2009 | 30 |
| Vitantonio Liuzzi
| 2009-2010 | 24 |
NotesEdit
| V T E |  Force India
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| Drivers 11. Sergio Pérez · 31. Esteban Ocon
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| Personnel Vijay Mallya · Otmar Szafnauer · Andrew Green | |||
| Former drivers Giancarlo Fisichella · Vitantonio Liuzzi · Adrian Sutil · Paul di Resta · Nico Hülkenberg | |||
| Cars Force India VJM01 · VJM02 · VJM03 · VJM04 · VJM05 · VJM06 · VJM07 · VJM08 · VJM09 · VJM10 · VJM11 | |||
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