RuSPORT
RuSPORT was an
Team history
Russo drove for the team then known as Performance Development and Racing (PDR) based in Fort Collins, Colorado (USA) which was owned by Steve Wulff. Russo competed in the
RuSPORT competed in the 2003 Toyota Atlantic Championship Series with drivers Aaron Justus and A. J. Allmendinger. Allmendinger won the championship with seven victories from 11 starts.
RuSPORT and Allmendinger moved to
In 2005, Justin Wilson was signed as a replacement for 2005 for Jourdain, leading the team to their first wins. Wilson scored two victories (Toronto and Mexico City) and finished third in the championship. Allmendinger came close to victory, with four runner-up finishes during the season. For 2006 they were expected to be challengers to Newman/Haas Racing. Mid-way through the season & after 3 straight top 10 finishes, the team surprisingly replaced Allmendinger with 2002 CART champion Cristiano da Matta who moved over from Dale Coyne Racing. Allmendinger would win the next 3 races in a row for his new team. Cristiano da Matta was injured in a freak collision with a deer during testing at Road America on August 3, 2006.
On September 17, 2006, the team announced that it had selected Australian Ryan Briscoe, to fill in for the final two races of the 2006 season, Surfers Paradise, Australia and Mexico City.
At the conclusion of the 2006 season, Russo's time and energy were being increasingly directed toward his rapidly growing company,
On January 22, 2007, RuSPORT confirmed the return of Justin Wilson and title sponsor,
Past drivers
- A. J. Allmendinger (2003–2006)
- Ryan Briscoe (2006)
- Cristiano da Matta (2006)
- Michel Jourdain Jr. (2004)
- Aaron Justus (2003)
- Justin Wilson (2005–2007)
Racing results
Complete Champ Car World Series results
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position) (results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Chassis | Engine | Drivers | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pts Pos | Pts |
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2004 | LBH | MTY | MIL | POR | CLE | TOR | VAN | ROA | DEN | MTL | LAG | LSV | SFR | MXC | ||||||
Lola B02/00
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Ford XFE V8t | Michel Jourdain Jr. | 9 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 12th | 185 | |
A. J. Allmendinger | 10 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6th | 229 | |||
2005 | LBH | MTY | MIL | POR | CLE | TOR | EDM | SJO | DEN | MTL | LSV | SRF | MXC | |||||||
Lola B02/00
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Ford XFE V8t | Justin Wilson | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 1* | 3rd | 265 | ||
A. J. Allmendinger | 10 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 14* | 17 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 5th | 227 | ||||
2006 | LBH | HOU | MTY | MIL | POR | CLE | TOR | EDM | SJO | DEN | MTL | ROA | SRF | MXC | ||||||
Lola B02/00
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Ford XFE V8t | Justin Wilson | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 5 | Wth | 2* | 2nd | 298 | |
A. J. Allmendinger | 10 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3rd | 285 | |||||||||||||
Cristiano da Matta | 5 | 14 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 15th | 134 | |||||||||||||
Ryan Briscoe | 11 | 14 | 21st | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
2007 | LSV
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LBH | HOU | POR | CLE
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MTT
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TOR | EDM | SJO | ROA | ZOL | ASN
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SFR | MXC | ||||||
Panoz DP01 | Cosworth XFE V8t | Justin Wilson1 | 9 | 5 | 1* | 2 | 10 | 2nd | 281 |
References
- ^ RuSPORT News, January 22, 2007
- ^ Oreovicz, John. It's adios and au revoir as Champ Car season closes in Mexico City, ESPN.com, November 8, 2007
- ^ Malsher, David. Pettit joins Forsythe as RuSPORT close, autosport.com, November 26, 2007
2008 Champ Car season | |||||||||
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NHL
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Forsythe/Pettit
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Minardi
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Australia | Rocketsports
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Coyne | PKV
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PCM | Conquest | |
1 Wilson 2 Rahal |
3 Tracy 7 TBA |
4 TBA 14 Doornbos |
5 Power 15 TBA |
8 Bernoldi | 11 TBA 19 TBA |
21 TBA 22 Servià |
28 TBA 29 Figge |
24 Perera 34 TBA | |
Mexico City
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