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Full name | Racing Point Force India Formula One Team |
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Base | Silverstone, United Kingdom |
Founder(s) | Lawrence Stroll |
Noted staff | Steve Curnow Andrew Green Andy Stevenson Otmar Szafnauer |
Noted drivers | ![]() ![]() |
Previous name | Sahara Force India |
Next name | Racing Point F1 Team |
Formula One World Championship career | |
First entry | 2018 Belgian Grand Prix |
Races entered | 9 |
Engines | BWT Mercedes |
Constructors' Championships | 0 (best finish: 7th) |
Drivers' Championships | 0 (best finish: 8th, by Sergio Pérez) |
Race victories | 0 (best finish: 5th, 2018 Belgian Grand Prix) |
Podiums | 0 |
Points | 52 |
Pole positions | 0 (best grid position: 3rd, 2018 Belgian Grand Prix) |
Fastest laps | 0 |
2018 position | 7th |
Final entry | 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
Racing Point Force India Formula One Team was the title under which Racing Point UK made a late entry into the 2018 Formula One World Championship. The team used the constructor name "Force India", competed under a British licence[1] and was based in Silverstone, United Kingdom.
The team was formed in August 2018 when investors purchased the assets of Sahara Force India F1 team, which was operating under administration.[2] The consortium of investors included André Desmarais, Jonathan Dudman, John D. Idol, John McCaw Jr., Michael de Picciotto and Silas Chou named Racing Point UK Ltd.[3] and were led by Lawrence Stroll, the father of then-Williams F1 driver Lance Stroll. The team made its competitive debut at the 2018 Belgian Grand Prix.
The team was renamed in February 2019 as Racing Point F1 Team.[4][5]
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