The Racing Steps Foundation , abbreviated as RSF , was an organisation founded by Graham Sharp running from 2008 to 2017 with former Formula One driver, the late John Surtees as the ambassador for the organization. RSF aided young British racing drivers in the junior categories of Formula Three , Formula Renault 2.0 , Formula Renault 3.5 , Indy Lights and karting . The Racing Steps foundation also ran a number of riders in the Moto GP Moto3 Class . Two drivers have graduated from RSF, and are now racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship .
49-550: At one time it had five drivers in five different formula racing categories being backed by the RSF. They were: Motorcycle racers included: RSF Graduates: As well as drivers, a number of teams were affiliated with the organisation, they included: Formula racing Formula racing , also known as open-wheel racing in North America, is any of several forms of open-wheeled single-seater motorsport . The origin of
98-421: A Dallara GP2/11 chassis, using a Mecachrome GP2 V8 engine and Pirelli tyres. After six seasons in the series, Carlin withdrew to concentrate on their Indy Lights programme. German entry Hilmer Motorsport were due to return to the series while it was still known as GP2, however, this never came to fruition. Prema Racing drivers Antonio Giovinazzi and reigning GP2 champion Pierre Gasly both left
147-410: A 250 hp Honda K20A engine . A1 Grand Prix ( A1GP ) was unique in its field in that competitors solely represented their nation as opposed to themselves or a team, the usual format in most formula racing series. As such, it was often promoted as the "World Cup of Motorsport". Also, the series attracted equal numbers of (former or future) Formula One drivers and IndyCar Series drivers. The concept
196-411: A driver to earn up to €2.2 million over the course of the season. This was all done to give drivers a chance to earn a living from motorsport. By 2011, the link with football was fading with more than half the teams no longer associated with football teams, The later races of the season did not take place, and no further seasons were organised. See: Formula Challenge Japan Formula Asia V6 (Renault)
245-422: A further eleven points behind. Champion Charles Leclerc took 7 wins, while runner-up Artem Markelov took 5 victories, Oliver Rowland took 2 wins, Luca Ghiotto , who finished fourth in the championship, took 1 win, Nobuharu Matsushita took 2 victories, Norman Nato , Nicholas Latifi , Antonio Fuoco , Nyck de Vries and Sérgio Sette Câmara each took one race win. All FIA Formula 2 drivers competed in
294-481: A much more important role. Occasionally the term “wings and slicks racing” is used to distinguish the faster categories. In the process of reviving Grand Prix racing after the end of World War II, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 's Commission Sportive Internationale was responsible for defining the standardised regulations of Formula One (F1) in 1946. The first race to be run to
343-678: A new addition to the Road to Indy pathway, sanctioned by USAC in 2022, it is the equivalent to Formula 4. Super Formula , previously known as Formula Nippon , is the premier level of Japanese formula racing. It began as the Japanese Formula 2000 series in 1973 and continued to use Formula Two regulations after European Formula Two had ended in 1984. In 1987 the series switched to the Formula 3000 standard so that Japanese and European regulations paralleled one another again. However, in 1996,
392-461: A number of controversial rule changes that brought the series out of alignment with similar SCCA classes, which led to a reduction in participation and the end of the series in 2006. In 2010, the series returned under the leadership of Andersen with the intent to return F2000 to its status as a feeder formula for higher open wheel racing classes in the United States . The USF Juniors is
441-582: Is an open-wheel racing car category intended for junior drivers. There is no global championship, but rather individual nations or regions can host their own championships in compliance with a universal set of rules and specifications. The category was created by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)—the International sanctioning and administrative body for motorsport—as an entry-level category for young drivers, bridging
490-616: Is the most expensive form of motorsport in the world, not all formula series are high-cost professional events. Some formulas are intended for juniors and amateurs, including categories such as Formula 1000 and Formula Vee are among the least expensive forms of circuit racing. Most contemporary formula categories allow the use of racing slicks , and extensive use of wings and Ground effects to increase cornering speeds. However, there are popular amateur categories such as Formula Ford and Formula Vee which do not, and consequently have much slower cornering speeds and in which “drafting” plays
539-530: Is the top feeder series for the IndyCar Series , similar to F1 's relationship with Formula 2 . The original Indy Lights (known as "American Racing Series") acted as a developmental circuit for CART from 1986 to 2001 . The current series was founded in 2002 by IndyCar. The USF Pro 2000 Championship formally known as Indy Pro 2000 Championship has been an officially sanctioned development series since 2011, when it became governed by IndyCar, although
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#1732801167395588-442: The 2005 GP2 Series was used, as a brand new chassis and engine package was introduced for the 2018 season. The season was dominated by Charles Leclerc , who secured the drivers' championship with three races to go. Second place went to Artem Markelov with Oliver Rowland finishing third. The teams' championship was decided in the final race, with Russian Time winning by fifteen points over Prema Racing and DAMS in third,
637-595: The 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship . The championship is sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and is open to teams and drivers competing in cars complying with Formula 2 regulations. 2017 was the final season that the Dallara GP2/11 chassis package—which débuted in the 2011 GP2 Series —was used in competition. It was also the final season that the Mecachrome 4.0 litre V8 naturally-aspirated engine package that débuted in
686-565: The Arden and Carlin teams respectively. Rapax retained Johnny Cecotto Jr. , who raced with the team in the final two rounds of the previous season in place of Arthur Pic . He was joined by GP3 sixth-placed finisher and McLaren junior driver Nyck de Vries in place of the departing Gustav Malja. Pertamina Arden did not retain Emil Bernstorff , who debuted with the team in the final round of 2016. Norman Nato and Sean Gelael joined
735-825: The Campos Racing seat vacated by Ralph Boschung. The following eleven rounds took place as part of the 2017 championship: The series returned to the Bahrain International Circuit in support of the Bahrain Grand Prix , while the rounds at the Hockenheimring and the Sepang International Circuit were discontinued. The series made its début at the Circuito de Jerez , with a stand-alone event that
784-596: The Euroseries 3000. In 2010, the first-generation A1 Grand Prix cars replaced the Lola F3000 chassis and the Auto GP name was adopted. 2017 Formula 2 Championship The 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship was the fifty-first season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also the first season under the moniker of FIA Formula 2 Championship , a motor racing championship run in support of
833-505: The F1 events format. It was created to take over from the various F3 championships around the world after the FIA deemed that the title "Formula 3" would be exclusively used by the series that runs on F1 weekends known previously as GP3. Each championship corresponds to one specific region: Asia, Americas, Europe, India, Japan, Middle East and Oceania (New Zealand). FIA Formula 4 , also called FIA F4,
882-473: The International Formula 3000 series became a one-make format to reduce costs and the Japanese Formula broke away, changing the series' name to Formula Nippon. Formula Nippon featured chassis supplied by Lola , Reynard and G-Force until 2001 and 2002 when G-Force and Reynard withdrew, while Mugen - Honda supplied most engines. In 2006, the regulations were changed drastically – the chassis
931-620: The Italian Formula 3000 series. At first, nearly all races were held in Italy, but the series expanded throughout Europe quickly. In 2001 the series became European Formula 3000 and in 2004 Superfund became the title sponsor, planning to set up the Formula Superfund series. However, the funding was pulled and the series was cancelled. Therefore, Coloni Motorsport re-established the Italian Formula 3000 and expanded this in 2006 to
980-462: The cars, although many cars ran with smaller engines. International Formula Master , a.k.a. Formula Super 2000 , was conceived as a competitor for Formula Three . It started in 2005 as the 3000 Pro Series , organised by Peroni Promotion. MTC Organisation took over in 2006 and turned it into a support series for the WTCC . Drivers used second-hand Formula 2000 cars made by Tatuus that were powered by
1029-418: The category for sportscar racing. Jordan King joined the team from Racing Engineering and was partnered by Sérgio Sette Câmara , who graduated to Formula 2 having placed 11th in the 2016 FIA Formula 3 European Championship . Trident drivers Luca Ghiotto and Philo Paz Armand departed the team, with Armand leaving racing entirely. The team signed Nabil Jeffri and Sergio Canamasas , who moved across from
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#17328011673951078-746: The championship was intended by the FIA to serve as an R&D platform for the electric vehicle and promote interest in EVs and sustainability. The series races predominately on temporary circuits in cities such as New York , Hong Kong , Zürich , Berlin , Rome , and Paris in events known as "ePrix". In order to cap costs but maintain technological development, the series uses a spec chassis and battery that must be used by all entrants, with competing teams permitted to design and build their own motors, inverter and rear suspension. The series has gained significant traction in recent years. The FIA Formula 2 Championship
1127-580: The early Formula One regulations was a non-championship Grand Prix in Turin in September 1946. The first officially recognised Formula One season was held in 1947 and the World Championship for Drivers was inaugurated in 1950 . Formula E is the highest class of competition for single-seat, electrically powered racing cars , which held its inaugural season in 2014–15 . Conceived in 2012,
1176-463: The final GP2 round the previous year — and Gustav Malja , who moved across from Rapax. Russian Time driver Raffaele Marciello left the series to begin a career in GT racing . He was replaced by Luca Ghiotto , who moved from Trident to join the retained Artem Markelov . ART Grand Prix continued with Nobuharu Matsushita and hired GP3 runner-up Alex Albon to replace Sergey Sirotkin , who left
1225-468: The gap between karting and Formula 3. The series is a part of the FIA Global Pathway. The IndyCar Series is the premier level of formula racing in North America . The sport, in general, traces its roots as far back as 1905. The current series, founded by then- Indianapolis Motor Speedway CEO Tony George , began in 1996 as the "Indy Racing League" (IRL). In 2008 , the series merged with
1274-508: The name change, it will retain the GP2 regulations as originally scheduled, making the 2017 season the thirteenth to use GP2 regulations. It will be the first time that a series has been run under the name of Formula 2 since Jonathan Palmer 's unrelated series collapsed in 2012 . Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in the Feature race, and to the top 8 classified finishers in
1323-419: The open formula that allows a choice of chassis or engines and the control or "spec" formula that relies on a single supplier for chassis and engines. Formula Three is an example of an open formula, while Formula BMW is a control formula. There are also some exceptions on these two forms like Formula Ford where there is an open chassis formula but a restricted single brand engine formula. While Formula One
1372-556: The original series started in 1991 as the Star Mazda Championship . Drivers currently use Tatuus IP-22 cars. The USF2000 Championship formally known as U.S. F2000 National Championship is an American variation of the Formula Ford . The series was initially founded by Dan Andersen and Mike Foschi in 1990 and regularly fielded over 60 entries per race. In 2001, the series was sold to Jon Baytos who introduced
1421-509: The rest of the season. Sergio Canamasas left the series before the round and his Rapax seat was taken by Roberto Merhi, who returned to the championship. Canamasas later revealed he had left motorsport entirely due to an incident involving security at the Hungaroring round during which he "almost lost [his] father". Robert Vișoiu left the series for "personal reasons" before the tenth round at Circuito de Jerez . His seat at Campos Racing
1470-466: The rival Champ Car World Series , formerly known as CART, to form the IndyCar Series. A typical IndyCar season contains races on a mixture of natural terrain road courses, temporary street circuits, small ovals (also known as short tracks ), and larger, high-speed ovals (also known as superspeedways ); including the historic Indianapolis 500 . Indy NXT , previously known as Indy Lights ,
1519-596: The same way that GP2 was rebranded as Formula 2 in 2017. The series' first drivers' champion was Robert Shwartzman driving for Prema Racing , who also won the Constructors' Championship for that year. At the end of the year, the FIA Formula 3 World Cup takes place during the Macau Grand Prix as a non-championship, season-ending event. Formula Regional is the last category that takes place outside
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1568-523: The series to begin a Formula One test and reserve driver role with Renault . DAMS driver Alex Lynn left the championship to serve as a Formula E reserve driver with DS Virgin Racing . He was replaced by Renault Sport Academy driver Oliver Rowland , who switched from MP Motorsport to join Nicholas Latifi at the team. Campos Racing drivers Sean Gelael and Mitch Evans both departed
1617-580: The series; Giovinazzi began a role in Formula One as Ferrari reserve driver and Gasly moved to Super Formula . They were replaced by Ferrari Driver Academy members Charles Leclerc and Antonio Fuoco , who finished first and third respectively in the 2016 GP3 Series Racing Engineering drivers Norman Nato and Jordan King both switched teams. Their seats were taken by Renault Sport Academy member and Formula V8 3.5 Series runner-up Louis Delétraz — who had made an appearance for Carlin at
1666-466: The team from Racing Engineering and Campos respectively, in place of Bernstorff and Nabil Jeffri. Campos Racing initially stated that Stefano Coletti would continue to race with them for the second round at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya , but he was replaced with former Formula One driver Roberto Merhi shortly before the event. Merhi was then replaced by former Rapax driver Robert Vișoiu before
1715-733: The team, with Evans leaving the series after four years to join Jaguar Racing in Formula E. Ralph Boschung , who finished 11th in the previous two GP3 seasons, graduated to Formula 2 with Campos. Stefano Coletti , who previously raced in GP2 between 2009 and 2014 and had since raced in IndyCar and the European Le Mans Series , joined Boschung for the opening round. MP Motorsport changed both drivers, with Oliver Rowland switching teams and Daniël de Jong leaving
1764-816: The term lies in the nomenclature that was adopted by the FIA for all of its post- World War II single-seater regulations, or formulae. The best known of these formulae are Formula One , Formula E , Formula Two , Formula Three , regional Formula Three and Formula Four . Common usage of "formula racing" encompasses other single-seater series, including the IndyCar Series and the Super Formula Championship . Lower categories such as Formula Three and Formula Two are described as junior formulae , lower formulae or feeder formulae , referring to their position below top-level series like Formula One on their respective career ladders of single-seater motor racing. There are two primary forms of racing formula:
1813-531: The third round at the Circuit de Monaco . A broken collarbone from a bicycle accident forced ART Grand Prix driver Alex Albon to miss the fourth round at the Baku City Circuit . Sergey Sirotkin returned to the team to deputise. Trident driver Sergio Canamasas switched to Rapax for the fifth round at the Red Bull Ring in place of Johnny Cecotto Jr., who left the series. His Trident seat
1862-524: Was also present as the series employed a system based on a group stage to knock-out format used in some football tournaments. Another unique feature of Superleague Formula was the Super Final, a five-lap shootout between the six best drivers of a weekend. In 2010, the series offered the biggest prize fund in European motorsport with the champion set to earn €1 million. In theory, it would be possible for
1911-445: Was created by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile in 1985 to become the final step for drivers before entering Formula One . Formula Two had become too expensive and was dominated by works-run cars with factory engines. Formula 3000 offered quicker, cheaper, more open racing. The series began as an open formula, but in 1986 tyres were standardized, followed by engines and chassis in 1996 . The series ran until 2004 and
1960-538: Was filled by Japanese Formula 3 driver Álex Palou for the final two rounds. World Series Formula V8 3.5 driver René Binder , who had raced in GP2 between 2012 and 2016 , joined Rapax in place of Roberto Merhi for the Jerez round. Merhi returned to the Rapax seat for the final round at Yas Marina Circuit . Reigning FIA Formula 3 European champion Lando Norris made his debut in the category at Yas Marina, taking
2009-415: Was filled firstly by series returnee Raffaele Marciello, then by FIA Formula 3 European Championship title contender Callum Ilott at Silverstone Circuit , and finally by GP3 racer and Haas Formula One test driver Santino Ferrucci for the remainder of the season. The eighth round at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps saw Rapax driver Nyck de Vries and Racing Engineering's Louis Delétraz swap seats for
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2058-405: Was founded by Sheikh Al Maktoum of Dubai in 2004, but sold to the FIA in 2005. The races were held in the traditional Formula One off-season, the northern hemisphere winter. Between 2005 and 2009 29 countries from five continents participated. Using 750 hp V12 engines , Superleague Formula introduced team sponsorship by association football clubs. In qualifying, the link with football
2107-472: Was introduced in 2017 by Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore following the rebranding of the long-term F1 feeder series – GP2 Series . Designed to make racing affordable and to make it the perfect training ground for life in F1, F2 has made it mandatory for all of the teams to use the same chassis, engine, and tyre supplier. In 2019, the GP3 Series was replaced by international Formula 3, just in
2156-447: Was launched in 2006 to give Southeast Asian -based drivers a chance to progress from karting through junior single-seaters to international motorsport. Karun Chandhok , for example, won the 2006 championship and was rewarded with a test in a World Series by Renault car at Paul Ricard . Drivers ran with Tatuus chassis, a Renault 3.5L V6 engine and Michelin tyres. The Auto GP World Series' roots can be traced back to 1999 and
2205-561: Was not unusual for some Formula One events to include a number of F2 entries in the same field and the entries in the World Championship seasons of 1952–53 comprised exclusively F2 cars for reasons of cost. F2 had a patchy history until the inauguration of the European Formula Two Championship in 1967. F2 was an open formula that allowed the use of any chassis that met the prescribed regulations; it
2254-406: Was replaced and engines were now provided by Toyota and Honda . The engines had the same specifications as those used in the 2005 IndyCar Series . Formula series from the 21st century that could be categorised between Tier 1 and Tier 5 (see top of page), but are now defunct, are described below. The Formula Two regulations were first defined in 1947 as a form of B-class below Formula One. It
2303-480: Was replaced in 2005 by the GP2 Series . Formula 5000 (or F5000 ) was an open wheel, single seater auto-racing formula that ran in different series in various regions around the world from 1968 to 1982. It was originally intended as a low-cost series aimed at open-wheel racing cars that no longer fit into any particular formula. The '5000' denomination comes from the maximum 5.0 litre engine capacity allowed in
2352-538: Was run as the penultimate round of the championship. The series was originally intended to be run as the GP2 Series before it was rebranded as the FIA Formula 2 Championship in March 2017. The decision to rebrand the series brings it in line with the FIA Global Pathway , which aims to create a linear path of feeder series from domestic Formula 4 to the top tier of open-wheel racing, Formula One . Despite
2401-506: Was well supported during the 1970s, with chassis from Tecno , March Engineering , Toleman , Ralt , Matra and others. The European championship ran continually until the creation of its successor, Formula 3000 , in 1985. In 2008 it was announced by the FIA that Formula Two would return in 2009 in the form of the FIA Formula Two Championship . This series was discontinued after the 2012 season. The Formula 3000
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