| DAMS | |
|---|---|
| Motor racing team | |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Country |  France |
| Team Principal(s) | Jean-Paul Driot |
| Current series | GP2 Series A1 Grand Prix |
| Former series | Formula 3000 World Series by Renault Formula Renault V6 Eurocup ALMS FIA GT Championship Le Mans 24 Hours FIA Sportscar Championship |
| Drivers' titles | 1990 Formula 3000 (Comas) 1993 Formula 3000 (Panis) 1994 Formula 3000 (Boullion) 2003 FR V6 Eurocup (López) |
| Teams' titles | 1989 Formula 3000 1990 Formula 3000 1993 Formula 3000 1994 Formula 3000 2005-06 A1 GP (France) |
Driot-Arnoux Motorsport (DAMS) is a racing team from France, involved in many areas of motorsports. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. For the article about the Asian version of the GP2 series see GP2 Asia Series. History The nation-based A1GP concept was founded by Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum of Dubai, initially in 2004 Renault_World_Series_Donington_2007jpg|left|thumb|World Series by Renault at Donington Park in 2007 Formula Renault V6 Eurocup is a former type of Formula racing, active from 2003 to 2004 started by Renault as a support series in Eurosport's Super Racing Weekends The American Le Mans Series ( ALMS) is a Sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. The FIA GT Championship is a Sports car racing series organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO at the behest of the Fédération Internationale de The 24 Hours of Le Mans ( 24 Heures du Mans) is a sports car endurance race held annually since near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe, The FIA Sportscar Championship was a Sports car racing series created by John Mangoletsi and was eventually taken control of by the Fédération Internationale Érik Comas (born September 28, 1963 in Romans) is a former Formula One driver from France. Olivier Panis, born in Oullins Lyon, 2 September, 1966, is a French Racing driver. Complete Formula One results ( key The 2003 Formula Renault V6 Eurocup season began on April 5 at Circuit de Catalunya. Formula Renault V6 Eurocup is a former type of Formula racing, active from 2003 to 2004 started by Renault as a support series in Eurosport's Super Racing Weekends José María López (born April 26 1983 in Río Tercero, Argentina) is a Race car driver. History The nation-based A1GP concept was founded by Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum of Dubai, initially in 2004 A1 Team France is the French team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. DAMS was founded in 1988 by Jean-Paul Driot and former Formula One driver René Arnoux. René Alexandre Arnoux (born July 4, 1948, in Grenoble) is a retired French Racing driver who is a veteran of 12 Formula One [1] It is headquartered near Le Mans, only 2 km from the Bugatti Circuit. Le Mans (ləmɑ̃ in French) is a city in France, located on the Sarthe River. The Bugatti Circuit is a race track located in Le Mans, France, named after Ettore Bugatti.
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History
The year after its foundation, DAMS joined the International Formula 3000 Championship. They stayed in F3000 until 2001. DAMS were one of many French teams that were part of the Elf young driver sponsorship program. Elf Aquitaine was a French Oil company which merged with TotalFina to form TotalFinaElf.
Aside from F3000, DAMS tried joining the F1 World Championship in 1995, with a car developed by Reynard, but lack of funds prevented the team from advancing. "F1 1995" redirects here For the video games based on the 1995 Formula One season see F1 95. Reynard Motorsport was at one time the world's largest racing car manufacturer [1]
DAMS enter in sports car racing since 1997 until 2002 where it helped the Michel Vaillant movie, preparing and racing cars in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Sports car racing is a form of circuit Auto racing with Automobiles that have two seats and enclosed wheels Michel Valliant (Need for Speed is a French 2003 movie starring Sagamore Stévenin and Diane Kruger. The 2002 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 70th Grand Prix of Endurance and took place on June 15 and 16, 2002.
Actually, the team is involved in GP2 Series and A1 Grand Prix. For the article about the Asian version of the GP2 series see GP2 Asia Series. History The nation-based A1GP concept was founded by Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum of Dubai, initially in 2004 Since 2006, DAMS is associate with the Toyota Drivers Program to race their drivers in GP2 Series.
GP2 Series and Formula 3000
Right from its inception, the French team entered the FIA International Formula 3000 Championship, which they won in 1990 with Érik Comas, 1992 with Olivier Panis and 1994 with Jean-Christophe Boullion. Érik Comas (born September 28, 1963 in Romans) is a former Formula One driver from France. Olivier Panis, born in Oullins Lyon, 2 September, 1966, is a French Racing driver. Complete Formula One results ( key
In 13 years, 1989 to 2001, DAMS won 4 team titles, 3 drivers titles, 21 wins, 19 pole positions and 19 fastest laps, making DAMS one of the most successful Formula 3000 teams with Super Nova Racing and Arden International. Super Nova Racing is a British racing team that has competed in Formula 3000 / GP2 and the A1 Grand Prix series Arden International is an international Formula 3000 / GP2 Series team created by Christian Horner.
The team competed in the GP2 Series since its beginning in 2005,[2] winning races with drivers José María López and Nicolas Lapierre. For the article about the Asian version of the GP2 series see GP2 Asia Series. The 2005 GP2 Series season started in Imola, San Marino on April 23, 2005 and ended in Manama, Bahrain on José María López (born April 26 1983 in Río Tercero, Argentina) is a Race car driver. Nicolas Lapierre (born April 2, 1984) is a French Race car driver born in Thonon-les-Bains, France.
Since 2006, DAMS is associate with the Toyota Drivers Program (TDP) to ran their drivers in GP2 Series. In 2006, it was Franck Perera and Kazuki Nakajima in 2007, who finish 5th in the GP2 championship and race the last Formula 1 2007 Grand Prix in Brazil with AT&T Williams. Franck Perera (born 21 June, 1984, Montpellier, France) is a Race car driver who has competed in a number of international is a Formula One driver from Japan for the Williams - Toyota team The 2007 Brazilian Grand Prix was the seventeenth and last race of the 2007 Formula One season. Not to be confused with Frank Williams Racing Cars, formed by Frank Williams 1967 In 2007, Kamui Kobayashi replace Nakajima at DAMS GP2 and became the Toyota F1 test driver. Kamui Kobayashi (full Kanji: 小林可夢偉 (born September 13, 1986) is a Japanese driver currently competing in the GP2 Series [3]
A1 Grand Prix and Formula Renault
In the 2003 and 2004 seasons, DAMS took part in the Formula Renault V6 Eurocup, which they won that same year with Argentinian José María López. Formula Renault V6 Eurocup is a former type of Formula racing, active from 2003 to 2004 started by Renault as a support series in Eurosport's Super Racing Weekends José María López (born April 26 1983 in Río Tercero, Argentina) is a Race car driver. In 2005 their entered in the World Series by Renault. Renault_World_Series_Donington_2007jpg|left|thumb|World Series by Renault at Donington Park in 2007 [4] Since 2005, DAMS joined the GP2 Series but also the A1 Grand Prix where it serviced three teams. For the article about the Asian version of the GP2 series see GP2 Asia Series. History The nation-based A1GP concept was founded by Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum of Dubai, initially in 2004
Driot is one of the owners of the A1 Team France. A1 Team France is the French team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series [5][6] DAMS also managed A1 Team Switzerland,[7] A1 Team Mexico[8] and later A1 Team South Africa[9] in the A1 Grand Prix championships. A1 Team Switzerland is the Swiss team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series A1 Team Mexico is the Mexican team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series A1 Team South Africa is the South African team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series With A1 Team France, DAMS was the first winner of the series winning 13 of the 22 races including in the 2005-06 season.
For the 2007-08 season, A1 Team France and South Africa collaborated closely to finalize the car like it was previously done with A1 Team Switzerland. Teams All teams used same A1 Grand Prix car including chassis ( Lola) engine ( Zytek) and tyre ( Cooper Avon) [10]
Sports car racing
Starting from 1997, Driot's team diversified into sports car racing, entering the FIA GT Championship in partnership with Panoz. Sports car racing is a form of circuit Auto racing with Automobiles that have two seats and enclosed wheels The FIA GT Championship is a Sports car racing series organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO at the behest of the Fédération Internationale de Panoz Auto Development is an American manufacturer of high-performance automobiles founded in 1989 by Dan Panoz, son of pharmaceutical and motorsport mogul Don Panoz Splitting up in the following year, DAMS ran a Lola B98/10 with a Judd engine in the SportsRacing World Cup, winning four races, as well as participating in the American Le Mans Series and Le Mans 24 Hours. The Lola B98/10 was a Le Mans Prototype built by Lola Cars International for use in the International Sports Racing Series, American Le Mans Series Judd is a name brand of engines produced by Engine Developments Ltd The FIA Sportscar Championship was a Sports car racing series created by John Mangoletsi and was eventually taken control of by the Fédération Internationale The American Le Mans Series ( ALMS) is a Sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. The 24 Hours of Le Mans ( 24 Heures du Mans) is a sports car endurance race held annually since near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe,
In 2000 and 2001, DAMS associated themselves with General Motors, preparing the works Cadillac Northstar LMP prototypes for the American Le Mans Series, FIA Sportscar Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans, but failed to get any competitive results. General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. The Cadillac Northstar LMP was a series of Le Mans Prototypes built by General Motors ' Cadillac brand for use in the American Le Mans Series as The American Le Mans Series ( ALMS) is a Sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. The FIA Sportscar Championship was a Sports car racing series created by John Mangoletsi and was eventually taken control of by the Fédération Internationale The 24 Hours of Le Mans ( 24 Heures du Mans) is a sports car endurance race held annually since near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe,
DAMS (running the Bob Berridge Racing Lola) helped the Michel Vaillant movie crew in the 2002, 24 Hours of Le Mans entering with a Lola B98/10-Judd as Vaillante and a Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S-Élan as Leader. Michel Valliant (Need for Speed is a French 2003 movie starring Sagamore Stévenin and Diane Kruger. The 2002 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 70th Grand Prix of Endurance and took place on June 15 and 16, 2002. The Lola B98/10 was a Le Mans Prototype built by Lola Cars International for use in the International Sports Racing Series, American Le Mans Series Judd is a name brand of engines produced by Engine Developments Ltd The Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S (sometimes referred to as simply the Panoz LMP-1) was a Le Mans Prototype built for Panoz in 1999. Élan Corporation plc () is a major drugs firm based in Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland which has major interests in the United States. [11]
They then switched their effort to an FIA GT return. In 2003, they tried entering two Nissan 350Z, but once again funds prevented the French team from developing the Japanese car. The Nissan 350Z is a two seat Sports car manufactured by Nissan Motor Co LTD. In 2004, they teamed with Lamborghini and entered two Murciélago R-GT cars in the final rounds of the FIA GT Championship. Automobili Lamborghini SpA, commonly referred to as Lamborghini, is an Italian manufacturer of Sports cars based in the small Italian Village The name The name Murciélago (pronounced moor-thee-EH-la-goh in traditional Castilian Spanish and moor-see-EH-la-goh in Spanish of Latin America means "
Results
GP2 Series and Formula 3000
| GP2 Series Results[12] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | Fast laps | Points | D. For the article about the Asian version of the GP2 series see GP2 Asia Series. C. | T. C. |
| 2005 | Dallara-Mecachrome |  José María López |
22 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 9th | 7th | |
 Fairuz Fauzy |
22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24th | ||||
| 2006 | Dallara-Mecachrome | Franck Perera |
21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17th | 12th |
 Ferdinando Monfardini |
20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21th | |||
| 2007 | Dallara-Mecachrome |  Kazuki Nakajima |
21 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 5th | 5th |
| Nicolas Lapierre |
20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12th | |||
- D. The 2005 GP2 Series season started in Imola, San Marino on April 23, 2005 and ended in Manama, Bahrain on Dallara Automobili is an Italian Chassis manufacturer for various Motor racing series being most notable for its near- Monopoly in Formula 3 Mecachrome SAS is a precision engineering company involved in Aviation, the Automotive industry, Motor racing and industrial engineering José María López (born April 26 1983 in Río Tercero, Argentina) is a Race car driver. The 2006 GP2 Series season began at Valencia, Spain on April 8, 2006 and ended in Monza, Italy on September Dallara Automobili is an Italian Chassis manufacturer for various Motor racing series being most notable for its near- Monopoly in Formula 3 Mecachrome SAS is a precision engineering company involved in Aviation, the Automotive industry, Motor racing and industrial engineering Franck Perera (born 21 June, 1984, Montpellier, France) is a Race car driver who has competed in a number of international Ferdinando Monfardini is a Race car driver born in Isola della Scala, Italy on November 20 1984. The 2007 GP2 Series season began on April 14 at Bahrain. Timo Glock was crowned series champion on September 30 after winning the Dallara Automobili is an Italian Chassis manufacturer for various Motor racing series being most notable for its near- Monopoly in Formula 3 Mecachrome SAS is a precision engineering company involved in Aviation, the Automotive industry, Motor racing and industrial engineering is a Formula One driver from Japan for the Williams - Toyota team Nicolas Lapierre (born April 2, 1984) is a French Race car driver born in Thonon-les-Bains, France. C. = Drivers' Championship position, T. C. = Teams' Championship position.
A1 Grand Prix and Formulas Renault
| A1 Grand Prix Results[13] | ||||||||
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| Year | Car | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | Fast laps | Points | T. History The nation-based A1GP concept was founded by Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum of Dubai, initially in 2004 C. |
| 2005-06 | Lola-Zytek | A1 Team France |
11 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 127 | 1st |
 A1 Team Switzerland |
11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 121 | 2nd | ||
 A1 Team Mexico |
11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 10th | ||
| 2006-07 | Lola-Zytek | A1 Team France |
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 4th |
| A1 Team Mexico |
11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 10th | ||
 A1 Team South Africa |
11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 14th | ||
| 2007-08 | Lola-Zytek | A1 Team France |
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| A1 Team Mexico |
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| A1 Team South Africa |
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- 2007-08 is the current season. Lola Racing Cars (also Lola Cars International) is a Racing car Engineering company founded in 1961 by Eric Broadley and based in Huntingdon Zytek Group Ltd is a British Automotive Engineering company founded in 1981 in Fradley, United Kingdom. A1 Team France is the French team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series A1 Team Switzerland is the Swiss team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series A1 Team Mexico is the Mexican team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series Teams 24 teams each representing a different country signed up for the second A1 Grand Prix season Lola Racing Cars (also Lola Cars International) is a Racing car Engineering company founded in 1961 by Eric Broadley and based in Huntingdon Zytek Group Ltd is a British Automotive Engineering company founded in 1981 in Fradley, United Kingdom. A1 Team France is the French team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series A1 Team Mexico is the Mexican team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series A1 Team South Africa is the South African team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series Teams All teams used same A1 Grand Prix car including chassis ( Lola) engine ( Zytek) and tyre ( Cooper Avon) Lola Racing Cars (also Lola Cars International) is a Racing car Engineering company founded in 1961 by Eric Broadley and based in Huntingdon Zytek Group Ltd is a British Automotive Engineering company founded in 1981 in Fradley, United Kingdom. A1 Team France is the French team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series A1 Team Mexico is the Mexican team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series A1 Team South Africa is the South African team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series Teams All teams used same A1 Grand Prix car including chassis ( Lola) engine ( Zytek) and tyre ( Cooper Avon)
- † Davide di Benedetto drive only the last round for DAMS. He drive also for Guidare Formula this season and is final 9th place take both team results.
- D. C. = Drivers' Championship position, T. C. = Teams' Championship position.
Sports car racing
- D. C. = Drivers' Championship position, T. C. = Teams' Championship position.
Timeline
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| Sports car | 24 Hours of Le Mans | ||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- ^ a b Team history dams. Formula racing is a term that refers to various forms of open wheeled single seater motorsport. For the article about the Asian version of the GP2 series see GP2 Asia Series. Formula Renault V6 Eurocup is a former type of Formula racing, active from 2003 to 2004 started by Renault as a support series in Eurosport's Super Racing Weekends Renault_World_Series_Donington_2007jpg|left|thumb|World Series by Renault at Donington Park in 2007 History The nation-based A1GP concept was founded by Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum of Dubai, initially in 2004 Sports car racing is a form of circuit Auto racing with Automobiles that have two seats and enclosed wheels The 24 Hours of Le Mans ( 24 Heures du Mans) is a sports car endurance race held annually since near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe, The American Le Mans Series ( ALMS) is a Sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. The FIA Sportscar Championship was a Sports car racing series created by John Mangoletsi and was eventually taken control of by the Fédération Internationale fr
- ^ DAMS presentation at gp2series.com gp2series. com
- ^ DAMS signs Kobayashi for 2008 season automobilsport. com (23rd November 2007)
- ^ Renault World Series claims 30 cars grandprix. com
- ^ Driot, directeur principal france. a1gp. com
- ^ A1 Team France informations a1podium. com
- ^ A1 Team Switzerland informations a1podium. com
- ^ A1 Team Mexico informations a1podium. com
- ^ A1 Team Switzerland informations a1podium. com
- ^ Team France and RSA to continue to work together a1. gpupdate. net, 2007-Aug-14
- ^ Preliminary practice Lola Cars notes motorsport. com, 2002-05-07
- ^ a b GP2 and Formula 3000 entry list and complete results speedsportmag. com
- ^ A1GP complete resultsresults. a1gp. com
- ^ WSbR complete results speedsportmag. com
- ^ FRV6 Eurocup complete results speedsportmag. com
- ^ 24h of Le Mans complete results wsrp. ic. cz
- ^ ALMS complete results wsrp. ic. cz
- ^ FIA Sportscar complete results wsrp. ic. cz
- ^ FIA GT complete results wsrp. ic. cz
External links
- DAMS official site dams. fr
- DAMS at gp2series.com gp2series. com
- A1 Team France at a1gp.com france. a1gp. com
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