Pacific Racing
Formula One World Championship career | |
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First entry | 1994 Brazilian Grand Prix |
Races entered | 33 (40 starts from 66 entries) |
Constructors' Championships | 0 |
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
Race victories | 0 (best finish: 8th, 1995 German and Australian Grands Prix) |
Pole positions | 0 (best grid position: 19th, 1995 Japanese Grand Prix) |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Final entry | 1995 Australian Grand Prix |
Pacific Racing (later known as Pacific Grand Prix, and finally as Pacific Team Lotus) was a
Origins and success in lower formulae
The team was founded by former mechanic
In 1988, Pacific entered the
Formula One
Pacific Racing had won in every junior category it had participated in, and by 1992 Wiggins was determined that it would make the step up to F1 for the 1993 season, in the process renaming the team as Pacific Grand Prix. Lacking an in-house engineering staff and conscious of how limited his timescale was, Wiggins contacted F3000 constructor Reynard Racing to design and build the new PR01 chassis, hoping to benefit from several years of research and development that Reynard had invested in their recently scrapped in-house F1 project. Unfortunately for Pacific, the Rory Byrne-led design team had gone to
They instead postponed their entry in January 1993[1] because of a recession and resulting failure of investors to pay up.[citation needed]
They were unable to enter F1 until 1994. The year was a disaster. Paul Belmondo and former Jordan driver Bertrand Gachot (who was a shareholder in the team) started the season as drivers, with Oliver Gavin testing. The PR01, designed for the 1993 season, had undergone none of the vital wind tunnel testing required to refine the car's aerodynamics, had seen only a few dozen miles of track testing and its Ilmor 3.5 L V10 engine was underpowered by 1994 standards. That season the team failed to score a point or finish a single race, and from the French Grand Prix onwards, neither car qualified.
Aiming for a fresh start in 1995, Pacific made a deal with the owner of the former
Withdrawal and aftermath
At the end of the 1995 season, the team withdrew from Formula One and Wiggins went back to Formula 3000, resurrecting Pacific Racing with
Wiggins joined Lola and helped the constructor reclaim ground in the Champ Car World Series. With a foothold in the United States, the mechanic-turned-team manager joined up with the Herdez brewery and in 2000 acquired Bettenhausen Motorsports, renaming it HVM Racing. In 2006, Paul Stoddart, former owner of the Minardi F1 team, bought an interest in the team and renamed it Minardi Team USA; the team reverted to the HVM Racing name after American open-wheel reunification two years later, before leaving the sport at the end of 2012 season.
Racing record
Results summary
Year | Championship | Car | # | Driver(s) | Races | Wins | Poles | Fastest laps |
Points | DC/WDC | TC/WCC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1984 | Benelux Formula Ford 1600[3] | Harald Huysman | 1st | ||||||||
European Formula Ford 1600[3] | Harald Huysman | 1st | |||||||||
1985 | British Formula Ford 1600[3] | Reynard | Bertrand Gachot | ||||||||
1986 | British Formula Ford 2000[3] | Reynard | Bertrand Gachot | 1st | |||||||
1987 | British Formula Ford 2000[4] | JJ Lehto | 1st | ||||||||
European Formula Ford[4] | JJ Lehto | 1st | |||||||||
1988 | British Formula Three[4][5][6] | Reynard 883-Toyota | JJ Lehto | 18 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 113 | 1st | n/a | |
John Alcorn | 21* | 7th | |||||||||
Evan Demoulas
|
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |||||
Macau Grand Prix[7] | 2 | JJ Lehto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | Ret | n/a | ||
1989
|
International Formula 3000 | Reynard 89D-Mugen | 24 | Eddie Irvine | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9th | 7th |
25 | JJ Lehto | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13th | ||||
Allan McNish | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |||||
1990
|
International Formula 3000 | Lola T90/50-Mugen | 24 | Stéphane Proulx | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC | NC |
25 | Marco Greco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||||
Claude Bourbonnais | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |||||
1991
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International Formula 3000 | Reynard 91D-Mugen | 29 | Antonio Tamburini | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 4th | 1st |
30 | Christian Fittipaldi | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 1st | ||||
1992
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International Formula 3000 | Reynard 92D-Mugen | 1 | Laurent Aïello | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13th | 4th |
2 | Jordi Gené | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5th | ||||
1993
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International Formula 3000 | Reynard 93D-Cosworth | 8 | David Coulthard | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 3rd | 4th |
9 | Michael Bartels | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | =11th | ||||
Phil Andrews | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |||||
1994
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Formula One | Pacific PR01-Ilmor | 33 | Paul Belmondo | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | NC |
34 | Bertrand Gachot | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||||
1995
|
Formula One | Pacific PR02-Ford | 16 | Bertrand Gachot | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | NC |
Giovanni Lavaggi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |||||
Jean-Denis Délétraz
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |||||
17 | Andrea Montermini | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||||
1996
|
International Formula 3000 | Zytek
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28 | Patrick Lemarié | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | =13th | 7th |
29 | Cristiano da Matta | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | =8th | ||||
1997 | International Formula 3000
|
Zytek
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14 | Oliver Tichy | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14* | 7th | 9th |
15 | Marc Gené | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC | ||||
Intl. Sports Racing Series
|
Nissan
|
14 | Franz Konrad Richard Dean Wido Rössler |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | NC | |
24 Hours of Le Mans | 14 | Eliseo Salazar Harri Toivonen Jesús Pareja |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||
1998 | Intl. Sports Racing Series
|
Nissan
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14 | Tim Sugden Grant Orbell William Hewland |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | NC |
* Including points scored for other teams.
Complete International Formula 3000 results
(key)
Year | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Points | TC |
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1989
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Reynard 89D | Mugen V8 | A
|
SIL | VAL
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PAU | JER
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PER | BRH | BIR | SPA | BUG
|
DIJ | 17 | 7th | ||
Eddie Irvine | DNS | Ret | DSQ | Ret | 3 | Ret | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | |||||||
JJ Lehto | DSQ | Ret | 4 | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | ||||||||
Allan McNish | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
1990
|
Lola T90/50 | Mugen V8 | A
|
DON | SIL | PAU | JER
|
MNZ
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PER | HOC | BRH | BIR | BUG
|
NOG | 0 | NC | |
Stéphane Proulx | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | ||||||
Marco Greco | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||
Claude Bourbonnais | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||
1991
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Reynard 91D | Mugen V8 | A
|
VAL
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PAU | JER
|
MUG | PER | HOC | BRH | SPA | BUG
|
NOG | 69 | 1st | ||
Antonio Tamburini | 3 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 1 | Ret | |||||||
Christian Fittipaldi | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | DSQ | 4 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 1 | |||||||
1992
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Reynard 92D | Mugen V8 | A
|
SIL | PAU | CAT
|
PER | HOC | NUR | SPA | ALB | NOG | MAG | 24 | 4th | ||
Laurent Aïello | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 10 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 7 | Ret | |||||||
Jordi Gené | 1 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 5 | 8 | 2 | Ret | 8 | 10 | |||||||
1993
|
Reynard 93D | Cosworth V8 | A
|
DON | SIL | PAU | PER | HOC | NUR | SPA | MAG | NOG | 29 | 4th | |||
David Coulthard | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 7 | 3 | Ret | Ret | ||||||||
Michael Bartels | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | ||||||||||
Phil Andrews | DSQ | 13 | |||||||||||||||
1996
|
Lola T96/50 | Zytek V8
|
A
|
NUR | PAU | PER | HOC | SIL | SPA | MAG | EST
|
MUG | HOC | 9 | 7th | ||
Patrick Lemarié | 12 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 15 | Ret | 8 | |||||||
Cristiano da Matta | 9 | 4 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 5 | 7 | 20 | Ret | |||||||
1997
|
Lola T96/50 | Zytek V8
|
A
|
SIL | PAU | HEL | NUR | PER | HOC | A1R
|
SPA | MUG | JER
|
8 | 9th | ||
Oliver Tichy | 8 | 8 | 2 | 9 | Ret | 7 | 5 | Ret | |||||||||
Marc Gené | 13 | DNQ |
Complete Formula One results
(key)
Year | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Points | WCC |
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1994
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PR01 | Ilmor 2175A 3.5 V10 | G | BRA | PAC | SMR | MON | ESP | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | EUR | JPN | AUS | 0 | NC | ||
Paul Belmondo | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||
Bertrand Gachot | Ret | DNQ | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||
1995
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PR02 | Ford EDC 3.0 V8 | G | BRA | ARG | SMR | ESP | MON | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | EUR | PAC | JPN | AUS | 0 | NC | |
Bertrand Gachot | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | 8 | ||||||||||||
Giovanni Lavaggi | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||
Jean-Denis Délétraz
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Ret | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Andrea Montermini | 9 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DSQ | Ret | NC | Ret | 8 | 12 | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret |
References
- ^ "January & February 1993 Information". Teamdan.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "F1 News > Pacific forms alliance with Lotus". Grandprix.com. 28 February 1995. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Constructors: Pacific Grand Prix". GrandPrix.com. Retrieved 3 January 2008.
- ^ a b c "Jyrki Järvilehto career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 1 January 2008.
- ^ "Evan Demoulas career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 1 January 2008.
- ^ Pitkänen, Seppo. "F3 British Championships 1988 (GB)". Driver Database. Archived from the original on 17 February 2001. Retrieved 1 January 2008.
- ^ "1988 Macau Grand Prix" (PDF). Formel3Guide.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
- ^ "GP2 & F3000". Speedsport Magazine. Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2008.
- ^ "Formula 3000 results, 1989-1997". Racing Database. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2008.