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Manor Motorsport
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Founded 1990
Nation
Founder(s)
Folded
Former names
Baase
Team principal(s) John Booth
(Team Principal)
Graeme Lowdon
(President & Sporting Director)
Current series None
Former series Formula One
FIA World Endurance Championship
GP3 Series
Formula 3 Euro Series
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 UK
Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Series
Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup
British F3
Auto GP
Current drivers
Noted drivers
Wins
Podiums
Poles
Fastest Laps
Teams'
Championships
Drivers'
Championships
First entry
Last entry
First win
Last win
Website manorwec.com


Manor Motorsport Ltd, currently trading as Manor Endurance Racing Ltd is a British motor racing company that was formed in 1990 by former single-seater champion John Booth.[1] Manor has participated as a team in many motorsport disciplines since its inception, including Formula One.

Its current sole involvement in motor racing is an entry to compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship since 2016.

The Formula One team most recently known as Manor Racing cut its links with Manor Motorsport following John Booth and his partner Graeme Lowdon's resignation from the Formula One project at the end of the 2015 season.[2]

Historical overview[]

Throughout its history, the team primarily competed in Formula Renault, with past drivers including 2007 Formula One World Champion Kimi Räikkönen, 7 times Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton and other Formula One drivers such as Antônio Pizzonia. In 1994 James Matthews set a record 11 race wins in a season that lasted more than 20 years, on his way to winning both the British and European series for Manor.

They entered Formula Three in 1999,[1] winning successive British titles with Marc Hynes and Pizzonia.[3][4]

In 2007, Manor Motorsport saw a change of ownership when Formula Renault UK team manager, Tony Shaw, bought out John Booth and continued operating under the name of Manor Competition from a completely separate base. In turn, John Booth retained the Manor Motorsport name and continued to race in the Formula 3 Euro Series until 2009.

From 2010 to 2015, Manor Motorsport participated in the Formula One World Championship under many guises.[5]

Manor also had a GP3 Series team from 2010 until 2014, run under the name of "Marussia Manor Racing" with the exception of the 2010 season.

On 5 February 2016, Manor Motorsport announced its entry into the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship.[6]

Partnership with MP Motorsport[]

Main article: MP Motorsport

From 2012 until 2015, Manor Competition competed in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup and Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championships in partnership with MP Motorsport. As well as this, the two teams combined forces in Auto GP in 2012 and 2013.

World Endurance Championship[]

For its participation in the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship, Manor are using two Oreca 05 chassis powered by Nissan engines, racing in the LMP2 class. The No. 44 car – driven by Tor Graves, James Jakes and Will Stevens – was entered for the full season.[7] The No. 45 car was entered on a one-off basis for every race except for Le Mans, as the car was entered too late to gain entry.[8] Richard Bradley, Roberto Merhi and Matt Rao were signed to drive the car.[7]

Formula One[]

Virgin Racing (2010–11)[]

Main article: Virgin Racing
Jerome d'Ambrosio 2010 Japan 1st Free Practice 1

Jérôme d'Ambrosio driving the Virgin VR-01 during the first free practice session at the 2010 Japanese Grand Prix.

On 12 June 2009, it was announced Manor's application to participate in the 2010 Formula One season had been accepted.[1] Their Formula One team was registered as Manor Grand Prix although it raced as Virgin Racing for sponsorship reasons. Powered by Cosworth engine, the team distinguished itself for designing its cars only digitally.[5] This design approach was abandoned in 2011 when the team forged a technical partnership with McLaren.[5]

Marussia F1/Manor Marussia (2012–15)[]

Main article: Marussia F1
Charles Pic 2012 Malaysia Qualify

Charles Pic driving the Marussia MR01 during qualifying for the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix.

The Formula One team was renamed the Marussia F1 Team after Marussia Motors bought a controlling interest in the team.[5] In 2014, coinciding with the team's switch of engine supplier from Cosworth to Ferrari, the team scored its first ever World Championship points thanks to the exploits of their leading Ferrari-sponsored driver, Jules Bianchi, during the Monaco Grand Prix.[9] The team suffered a major blow at the Japanese Grand Prix, when Bianchi was involved in a serious crash and remained in a coma before succumbing to his head injuries in July 2015. At the following race, the inaugural Russian Grand Prix, Marussia fielded only one car out of respect for Bianchi but also as a result of mounting financial pressure, which then saw the team enter administration alongside its rival, Caterham.[10] Marussia would take no further part in the 2014 season. It risked losing its 2014 prize money unless able to further compete in the sport the following year.

Merhi Russia 2015

Roberto Merhi driving the Marussia MR03B at the 2015 Russian Grand Prix.

On 19 February 2015, Manor Motorsport's administrators announced that the team had come out of administration and planned to enter the 2015 Formula One season under the name Manor Marussia F1 Team with John Booth and Graeme Lowdon continuing to run the team.[11] This was possible thanks to businessman Stephen Fitzpatrick buying the team, with Justin King joining as chairman.[12]

Booth and Lowdon left the Formula One team at the end of the 2015 season. The team continued to race for one more season, under the name of Manor Racing, albeit independently of Manor Motorsport.[2]

Driver accidents[]

Two of the Manor team's drivers have sustained fatal head injuries.[13] In July 2012, test driver María de Villota crashed heavily into a team transporter during straight line aerodynamic tests.[14] Among other things, she suffered the loss of her right eye but recovered sufficiently to become a motorsport safety advocate and get married. In October 2013, however, she died following a heart attack believed to have been caused by her underlying brain injuries.[15]

In October 2014, race driver Jules Bianchi suffered severe brain injuries while competing in the Japanese Grand Prix.[16] He succumbed to his injuries in July 2015 after remaining hospitalised and in a coma since the accident.[17] Bianchi had made a significant contribution to the team as recognised by team principal, John Booth who, immediately following the 2015 Australian Grand Prix, attributed the team's 2015 return after failing to complete the prior season to the point-scoring and prize-winning performance of Bianchi at the 2014 Monaco Grand Prix.[18][19] In Bianchi's honour, from the 2014 Russian Grand Prix until the end of their F1 participation, the team cars carried a "JB17" logo,[20] which represent Bianchi's initials and race number.

Results[]

Formula One[]

Year Name Car Engine Tyres No. Drivers Points WCC
Virgin
2010 25px Great Britain Virgin Racing VR-01 Cosworth CA2010 2.4 V8 B 24.
25.
25px Germany Timo Glock
25px Brazil Lucas di Grassi
0 12th
2011 25px The flag of the Russian Federation Marussia Virgin Racing MVR-02 Cosworth CA2011 2.4 V8 P 24.
25.
25px Germany Timo Glock
25px Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio
0 12th
Marussia
2012 25px The flag of the Russian Federation Marussia F1 Team MR01 Cosworth CA2012 2.4 V8 P 24.
25.
25px Germany Timo Glock
25px France Charles Pic
0 11th
2013 25px The flag of the Russian Federation Marussia F1 Team MR02 Cosworth CA2013 2.4 V8 P 22.
23.
25px France Jules Bianchi
25px Great Britain Max Chilton
0 10th
2014 25px The flag of the Russian Federation Marussia F1 Team MR03 Ferrari 059/3 1.6 V6 t P 4.
17.
42.
25px Great Britain Max Chilton
25px France Jules Bianchi
25px USA Alexander Rossi
2 9th
2015 25px Great Britain Manor Marussia F1 Team MR03B Ferrari 059/3 1.6 V6 t P 28.
53.
98.
25px Great Britain Will Stevens
25px USA Alexander Rossi
25px Spain Roberto Merhi
0 10th

F3 Euroseries[]

Formula 3 Euro Series results[21]
Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F.Laps Points D.C. T.C.
2004 Dallara F304-Mercedes HWA 25px Netherlands Charles Zwolsman Jr. 20 0 0 0 9 16th 5th
25px Great Britain Lewis Hamilton 20 1 1 0 68 5th
2005 Dallara F305-Mercedes-HWA 25px Brazil Lucas di Grassi 20 1 1 0 68 3rd 4th
25px Great Britain Paul di Resta 20 0 0 0 32 10th
2006 Dallara F305-Mercedes 25px Japan Kohei Hirate 20 1 0 0 61 3rd 2nd
25px Argentina Esteban Guerrieri 20 2 2 0 58 4th
25px Japan Kazuki Nakajima 20 1 0 0 36 7th
2007 Dallara F305-Mercedes 25px France Franck Mailleux 20 1 0 4 38 7th 2nd
25px Great Britain James Jakes 20 1 0 0 42 5th
25px Switzerland Cyndie Allemann 20 0 0 0 0 N/A
25px Netherlands Yelmer Buurman 20 0 0 0 40 6th
2008 Dallara F308-Mercedes 25px Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi 20 0 0 0 36 7th 5th
25px Great Britain Sam Bird 20 0 0 0 23 11th
25px Flag of Ireland Niall Breen 16 0 0 0 8 16th
25px Japan Kazuya Oshima 20 1 0 0 7 19th
2009 Dallara F308-Mercedes 25px Brazil César Ramos 16 0 0 0 0 25th 4th
25px Brazil Pedro Nunes 20 0 0 0 0 27th
25px Spain Roberto Merhi 20 0 0 0 42 7th

GP3 Series[]

Year Car Entrant Drivers Races Wins Poles Fast laps Points D.C. T.C.
2010 Dallara-Renault 25px Great Britain Manor Racing 25px Great Britain James Jakes 12 0 0 0 21 8th 4th
25px France Adrien Tambay 4 1 0 0 6 20th
25px IDN Rio Haryanto 16 1 0 0 27 5th
25px Great Britain Adrian Quaife-Hobbs 16 0 0 0 10 15th
2011 Dallara-Renault 25px Great Britain Marussia Manor Racing 25px Great Britain Adrian Quaife-Hobbs 16 1 2 2 36 5th 3rd
25px IDN Rio Haryanto 16 2 0 1 31 7th
25px Finland Matias Laine 16 0 0 0 0 31st
2012 Dallara-Renault 25px Great Britain Marussia Manor Racing CYP Tio Ellinas 16 1 0 3 97 8th 5th
25px Brazil Fabiano Machado 16 0 0 0 0 21st
25px The flag of the Russian Federation Dmitry Suranovich 16 0 0 0 0 23rd
2013 Dallara-AER 25px Great Britain Marussia Manor Racing CYP Tio Ellinas 16 2 1 1 116 4th 5th
25px Great Britain Ryan Cullen 16 0 0 0 0 29th
25px Great Britain Dino Zamparelli 16 0 0 0 13 18th
2014 Dallara-AER 25px Great Britain Marussia Manor Racing 25px Finland Patrick Kujala[lower-alpha 1] 18 0 0 0 22 14th 6th
25px Great Britain Ryan Cullen[lower-alpha 2] 16 0 0 0 0 25th
25px Great Britain Dean Stoneman[lower-alpha 3] 18 5 1 2 163 2nd

In detail[]

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

Year Chassis
Engine
Tyres
Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 T.C. Points
2010 GP3/10
Renault
P
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
IST
FEA
IST
SPR
VAL
FEA
VAL
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
HOC
FEA
HOC
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
4th 64
25px Great Britain James Jakes 9 7 2 8 8 3 Ret 11 2 Ret 13 Ret
25px France Adrien Tambay 18 9 Ret 1
25px Template:Country alias INA Rio Haryanto 20 25 8 1 6 4 2 Ret Ret Ret 20 11 18 18 3 23
25px Great Britain Adrian Quaife-Hobbs 21 26 Ret Ret 12 5 Ret Ret DNS 18 12 7 3 5 17 2
2011 GP3/10
Renault
P
IST
FEA
IST
SPR
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
VAL
FEA
VAL
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
NÜR
FEA
NÜR
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
3rd 67
25px Great Britain Adrian Quaife-Hobbs 24 16 11 23 1 8 4 15 5 Ret 3 10 4 Ret Ret 6
25px Template:Country alias INA Rio Haryanto 26 10 20 11 19 22 10 4 1 10 9 1 12 9 3 2
25px Finland Matias Laine 18 Ret 19 24 17 Ret Ret Ret 14 23 14 21 18 Ret 20 Ret
2012 GP3/10
Renault
P
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
MON
FEA
MON
SPR
VAL
FEA
VAL
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
HOC
FEA
HOC
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
5th 97
25px The flag of the Russian Federation Dmitry Suranovich 11 Ret 16 DSQ Ret 15 22 20† 15 14 Ret 16 22 18 22 DNS
25px Brazil Fabiano Machado 16 Ret 15 17 Ret 19 19 9 Ret Ret DNS DNS 25 21 Ret 16
CYP Tio Ellinas 7 15 9 8 4 5 6 4 10 7 13 4 4 Ret 2 1
2013 GP3/13
AER
P
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
VAL
FEA
VAL
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
NÜR
FEA
NÜR
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
5th 129
CYP Tio Ellinas 1 4 6 4 5 6 2 6 11 10 8 Ret Ret 11 7 1
25px Great Britain Ryan Cullen 21 Ret 20 20 21 17 19 25 23 Ret 18 17 20 Ret 20 24
25px Great Britain Dino Zamparelli Ret 15 9 10 10 Ret 9 7 12 20 10 7 Ret EX 9 8
2014 GP3/13
AER
P
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
RBR
FEA
RBR
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
HOC
FEA
HOC
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
SOC
FEA
SOC
SPR
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
6th 117
25px Finland Patrick Kujala 4 Ret 9 7 12 Ret 25 16 13 10 Ret 21 7 Ret
25px Great Britain Ryan Cullen 15 16 17 13 19 Ret 20 19 24 21 14 13 Ret 16
25px Great Britain Dean Stoneman 7 1 Ret 10 10 18 5 4 9 8 1 9 5 1

World Endurance Championship[]

Year Entrant No. Car Driver Races Wins Poles Points D.C. T.C.
2016 25px Great Britain Manor 44 Oreca 05 25px Template:Country alias THA Tor Graves 4 0 0 14 25th 10th
25px Great Britain James Jakes 2 0 0 4 31st
25px Great Britain Will Stevens 2 0 0 4 7th
25px Great Britain Matthew Rao 6 0 1 10 17th
25px Spain Roberto Merhi 3 0 0 6 14th
25px Brazil Antônio Pizzonia 1 0 0 10 27th
25px Great Britain Matthew Howson 1 0 0 10 27th
25px Great Britain Richard Bradley 5 0 1 10 17th
25px Mexico Alfonso Toledano Jr. 1 0 0 0 NC
25px Great Britain Alex Lynn 2 0 1 4 30th
45 25px Great Britain Matthew Rao 3 0 0 23 17th NC[lower-alpha 4]
25px Great Britain Richard Bradley 3 0 0 23 17th
25px Spain Roberto Merhi 4 0 0 29 14th
25px Template:Country alias THA Tor Graves 2 0 0 0.5 25th
25px Great Britain Alex Lynn 1 0 0 0.5 30th
25px Japan Shinji Nakano 1 0 0 0.5 32nd
25px Mexico Roberto González 2 0 0 6 29th
25px Switzerland Mathias Beche 1 0 0 0 NC
25px France Julien Canal 1 0 0 6 29th
2017 25px Template:Country alias CHN CEFC Manor TRS Racing 24 Oreca 07 25px Template:Country alias THA Tor Graves 3 0 0 34 7th 7th
25px Switzerland Jonathan Hirschi 3 0 0 34 7th
25px France Jean-Éric Vergne 3 0 0 34 7th
25 25px Mexico Roberto González 3 0 0 10 13th 13th
25px The flag of the Russian Federation Vitaly Petrov 3 0 0 10 13th
25px Switzerland Simon Trummer 3 0 0 10 13th

24 Hours of Le Mans results[]

Year Entrant No Car Drivers Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2016 25px Great Britain Manor 44 Oreca 05-Nissan 25px Template:Country alias THA Tor Graves
25px Great Britain Matthew Rao
25px Spain Roberto Merhi
LMP2 283 DNF DNF
2017 25px Template:Country alias CHN CEFC Manor TRS Racing 24 Oreca 07-Gibson 25px Template:Country alias THA Tor Graves
25px Switzerland Jonathan Hirschi
25px France Jean-Éric Vergne
LMP2 360 7th 6th
25 Oreca 07-Gibson 25px Mexico Roberto González
25px Switzerland Simon Trummer
25px The flag of the Russian Federation Vitaly Petrov
LMP2 152 DNF DNF

Timeline[]

Former series
British Formula Renault Championship 1990–2011
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 1991–2003, 2010, 2012–2015
British Formula 3 Championship 1999–2003, 2010
Formula 3 Euro Series 2004–2009
GP3 Series 2010–2014
Formula One 2010–2015
Auto GP 2012–2013
Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup 2012–2015
FIA World Endurance Championship 2016-2018

Notes[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Manor – History". Manor F1 Team. Manor Motorsport. http://manorf1team.com/#history. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 DiZinno, Tony (1 December 2015). "Is there a new adventure for Lowdon, Booth? @RealManor Twitter launches today". MotorSportsTalk (NBC Sports). http://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2015/12/01/is-there-a-new-adventure-for-lowdon-booth-realmanor-twitter-launches-today/. 
  3. "Pizzonia flies in Snetterton test". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). 19 February 2000. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/8107. 
  4. "Pizzonia's title, Monteiro's race". Crash.net (Crash Media Group). 24 September 2000. http://www.crash.net/f3/news/28003/1/pizzonias-title-monteiros-race.html. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "FIA – Marussia team". Formula1.com. Formula One Administration. http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/teams/Marussia.html. 
  6. DiZinno, Tony (5 February 2016). "Manor Confirms WEC Entry with Oreca 05 Nissan". Sportscar365 (John Dagys Media, LLC). http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/manor-confirms-wec-entry-with-oreca-05-nissan/. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Ex-Manor F1 driver Roberto Merhi joins reborn team in WEC LMP2". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). 30 March 2016. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/123492. 
  8. Dagys, John (27 March 2016). "Manor Takes Delivery of Second Oreca 05 Nissan". Sportscar365 (John Dagys Media, LLC). http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/manor-takes-delivery-of-second-oreca-05-nissan/. 
  9. Straw, Edd; Noble, Jonathan (25 May 2014). "Jules Bianchi says Marussia's first F1 points not luck". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/114141. 
  10. "Marussia F1 team goes into administration". BBC News. 27 October 2014. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-29784602. 
  11. Esler, William (4 February 2015). "Marussia's administrators say the team will exit administration on February 19". Sky Sports (BSkyB). http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/17581/9698920/marussia8217s-administrators-say-the-team-will-exit-administration-on-february-19. 
  12. Benson, Andrew (5 March 2015). "Manor Marussia aim to be ready for start of F1 season". BBC. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/31723471. 
  13. "Maledizione Marussia: il tragico filo che unisce la de Villota e Bianchi" (in it). Il portale di Ticino. 5 October 2014. http://www.tio.ch/News/Sport/812687/Maledizione-Marussia-il-tragico-filo-che-unisce-la-de-Villota-e-Bianchi/. 
  14. "F1 test driver De Villota loses eye after accident". Yahoo! Eurosport. TF1 Group. 4 July 2012. http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/female-f1-driver-hurt-smash-094023353.html. 
  15. "Hallan el cuerpo sin vida de María de Villota en un hotel de Sevilla". ABC (Catalina Luca de Tena, Grupo Vocento). 11 October 2013. http://www.abc.es/deportes/20131011/abci-maria-villota-muerta-hotel-201310110812.html. 
  16. Smith, Luke (5 October 2014). "Bianchi suffers severe head injuries at Suzuka, requiring surgery". MotorSportsTalk (NBC Sports). http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2014/10/05/jules-bianchi-taken-to-hospital-unconscious-following-crash/. 
  17. DiZinno, Tony (17 July 2015). "Jules Bianchi dies at age 25, his family confirms". NBC Sports. http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2015/07/17/jules-bianchi-dies-at-age-25-his-family-confirms/. 
  18. "Booth: Bianchi made Manor return possible". GP Update. 19 March 2015. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/323373/booth-bianchi-made-manor-return-possible. 
  19. Walker, Kate (21 May 2015). "How Jules Bianchi saved an F1 team". Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com, Inc.. http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/how-jules-bianchi-saved-an-f1-team/. 
  20. "Booth anticipating 'tough' Monaco weekend". GP Update. 18 May 2015. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/325671/booth-anticipating-tough-monaco-weekend. 
  21. F3 Euroseries complete results speedsportmag.com

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