Supertec

Supertec
Manufacturer Information
Years Active	1998–2001
Founder	Flavio Briatore Bruno Michel
Formula One World ChampionshipCareer Statistics
Seasons Active	1999–2000
Races	82 (82 starts)
Constructors	Williams (1999) Benetton (1999–2000) BAR (1999) Arrows (2000)
Wins	0
Podiums	7
Poles	0
Fastest Lap	1
Points	78
Constructor Titles	0
Driver Titles	0
First Race	1999 Australian Grand Prix
Last Race	2000 Malaysian Grand Prix

Supertec was a brand of Formula One engines supplied by Dutch company Super Performance Competition Engineering BV, managed by Flavio Briatore and Bruno Michel. Supertec engines were updated 1998 Renault RS9 units, built by Mecachrome.

In May 1998 Super Performance Competition Engineering signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Mecachrome to begin in the 1999 season. The engines were purchased and rebadged as Supertec. Supertecs powered Williams, Benetton and BAR in 1999, and Benetton and Arrows in 2000. The Benetton team rebadged the engines as Playlife.

After the 2000 season, Supertec collapsed due to financial problems and thus Renault bought Supertec's assets in 2001.

Formula One Summary

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	No.	Driver	Rounds	WCC Pts.	WCC Pos.	Report
1999	Winfield Williams	Williams FW21	FB01 3.0 V10	B	5	Alex Zanardi	All	35	5th	Report
					6	Ralf Schumacher	All
	Mild Seven Benetton Playlife	Benetton B199	Playlife FB01 3.0 V10	B	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	All	16	6th
					10	Alexander Wurz	All
	British American Racing	BAR 01	FB01 3.0 V10	B	22	Jacques Villeneuve	All	0	—
					23	Ricardo Zonta	1–2, 6–16
						Mika Salo	3–5
2000	Mild Seven Benetton Playlife	Benetton B200	Playlife FB02 3.0 V10	B	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	All	20	4th	Report
					12	Alexander Wurz	All
	Arrows F1 Team	Arrows A21	FB02 3.0 V10	B	18	Pedro de la Rosa	All	7	7th
					19	Jos Verstappen	All

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Points	WCC
1999	Williams	Williams FW21	FB01 3.0 V10	B		AUS	BRA	SMR	MON	ESP	CAN	FRA	GBR	AUT	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	EUR	MAL	JPN
					Ralf Schumacher	3	4	Ret	Ret	5	4	4	3	Ret	4	9	5	2	4	Ret	5		35	5th
					Alex Zanardi	Ret	Ret	11	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	7	Ret	10	Ret
	BAR	BAR 01	FB01 3.0 V10	B
					Jacques Villeneuve	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	15	8	10	Ret	9		0	NC
					Ricardo Zonta	Ret	DNQ	Inj	Inj	Inj	Ret	9	Ret	15	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	12
					Mika Salo			7	Ret	8
2000	Arrows	Arrows A21	FB02 3.0 V10	B		AUS	BRA	SMR	GBR	ESP	EUR	MON	CAN	FRA	AUT	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	USA	JPN	MAL	7	7th
					Pedro de la Rosa	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	DNS	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	16	16	Ret	Ret	12	Ret
					Jos Verstappen	Ret	7	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	15	4	Ret	Ret	10