Racing Point F1 Team, known officially as the SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team, are a British constructor and entrant, who compete in the 2020 FIA Formula One World Championship as the entry of Racing Point UK Limited, based at Silverstone.[1] Founded ahead of the 2018 Belgian Grand Prix, Racing Point were formed after a consortium headed by Canadian businessman Lawrence Stroll bought Force India out of administration midway through the 2018 season.[2]
After completing the 2018 season as a new entry despite using all of Force India's staff, facilities and car, the VJM11, Racing Point would start afresh in 2019.[3] The team duly replaced Esteban Ocon with owner Lawrence Stroll's son Lance Stroll to partner Sergio Pérez, with the duo going on to secure seventh in the Championship.[3]
Stroll and Pérez were subsequently re-signed for the 2020 season, with a deal to use Mercedes engines also renewed[1], although the engines were rebadged for the team's title sponsor BWT. The team scored their first pole position at the Turkish Grand Prix. and their first victory at the Sakhir Grand Prix.
From the 2021 season Racing Point were to become Aston Martin Racing, after Stroll invested heavily in the British automotive manufacturer in January 2020.[4]
Background[]
Formula One World Championship[]
F1 Summary[]
Formula One Record[]
The table below gives an overview of Racing Point's entries in Formula One:
| Season | Official name | No. | Drivers | DC Pos. | DC Pts. | Car/Engine | TC Pos. | TC Pts. | Report |
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| 2019 |  SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team[3]
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11 |  Sergio Pérez
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10th | 52 | Racing Point RP19 BWT Mercedes |
7th | 73 | Report |
| 18 |  Lance Stroll
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15th | 21 | ||||||
| 2020 | BWT Racing Point F1 Team[3]
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11 | Sergio Pérez
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4th | 125 | Racing Point RP20 BWT Mercedes |
4th | 195 (210) | Report |
| 18 | Lance Stroll
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11th | 75 | ||||||
| 27 |  Nico Hülkenberg
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15th | 10 |
List of race wins[]
| Win Number | Event | Driver | Notes |
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| 1 | 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix | Sergio Pérez
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Statistics[]
Correct as of the 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
| Entries | 38 (78 car entries) |
| Starts | 38 (75 car starts) |
| Pole Positions | 1 |
| Front Row Starts | 1 |
| Race Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 4 |
| Fastest Laps | 0 |
| Points | 268 |
| Laps Raced | 4156 |
| Distance Raced | 20948 |
| Races Led | 2 |
| Laps Led | 58 |
| Distance Led | 267 |
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Complete Formula One Results[]
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Racing Point Grand Prix Driver Count[]
| Name | Duration | Grand Prix Starts |
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| Lance Stroll
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2019-2020 | 37 |
| Sergio Pérez
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2019-2020 | 36 |
| Nico Hülkenberg
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2020 | 2 |
References[]
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References:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedRP20A - ↑ 'FIA APPROVES MID-SEASON ENTRY FROM RACING POINT FORCE INDIA', fia.com, (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, 23/08/2018), https://www.fia.com/news/fia-approves-mid-season-entry-racing-point-force-india, (Accessed 31/01/2020)
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedRP19A - ↑ James Attwood, 'Billionaire Stroll takes major stake in Aston Martin', autocar.com, (Haymarket Media Group, 31/01/2020), https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/billionaire-stroll-takes-major-stake-aston-martin, (Accessed 31/01/2020)
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| Drivers Sergio Pérez · Lance Stroll · Nico Hülkenberg
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| Cars F1 · Racing Point RP19 BWT Mercedes · Racing Point RP20 BWT Mercedes |
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