Team Astromega
Motor racing team
Founded	1995
Country	Belgium
Team Principal(s)	Mikke Van Hool Werner Gillis
Current series	A1 Grand Prix Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium
Former series	Formula 3000
Drivers' titles	2006 FR1.6 Belgium (Dolby) 2007 FR1.6 Belgium (Stala)
Teams' titles	none

Team Astromega is a racing team from Belgium, headquartered in Heist-op-den-Berg and created in 1995 by Mikke Van Hool. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those History The nation-based A1GP concept was founded by Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum of Dubai, initially in 2004 Formula Renault is a class of Formula racing founded in 1971 It is popular in Europe and other countries Formula Renault is a class of Formula racing founded in 1971 It is popular in Europe and other countries Formula Renault is a class of Formula racing founded in 1971 It is popular in Europe and other countries Karlīne Štāla (born March 5, 1986) is a female Race car Driver from Latvia. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Heist-op-den-Berg is a Municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The team is currently competing in A1 Grand Prix and Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium. History The nation-based A1GP concept was founded by Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum of Dubai, initially in 2004 Formula Renault is a class of Formula racing founded in 1971 It is popular in Europe and other countries

Contents 1 History 2 Complete series results 3 Timeline 4 References 5 External links

History

Team Astromega was created in 1995 by Belgian International Formula 3000 driver Mikke Van Hool, who wanted to drive in his own team. Since 1996, Sam Boyle has been the team manager. Sam B Boyle was the head football coach at Penn State University in 1899

In 2003, Werner Gillis, an expert in financial management, became co-team owner. The same year, Robby Arnott joined the team as chief ingineer after working with DAMS racing team. Driot-Arnoux Motorsport ( DAMS) is a racing team from France, involved in many areas of Motorsports.

In 2003, a Belgian Formula Renault 1.6 championship was created and Astromega was selected to organise the technical assistance for the series rookie test with assistance of two drivers from normal and Indoor Karting. Formula Renault is a class of Formula racing founded in 1971 It is popular in Europe and other countries Later, in 2006 championship, Astromega run a car with british driver Craig Dolby who became champion. In 2007, british Jack Piper and latvian Karline Stala who became the first ever woman to win a single seaters championship^[1], were the team drivers. Karlīne Štāla (born March 5, 1986) is a female Race car Driver from Latvia. Open-wheel car (Often single-seater car, in UK English describes cars with the wheels outside the car's main body and in most cases one seat

Astromega has been involved in A1 Grand Prix since the inaugural season in 2005-06, managing A1 Team China^[2] and later A1 Team Portugal^[3]. History The nation-based A1GP concept was founded by Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum of Dubai, initially in 2004 A1 Team China is the Chinese team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series A1 Team Portugal is the Portuguese team for A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series

Complete series results

A1 Grand Prix results[4]
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 China	22	0	0	0	6	22th
2006-07	Lola-Zytek	A1 Team China	22	0	0	0	22	15th
		A1 Team Portugal	8	0	0	0	10	17th
2007-08	Lola-Zytek	A1 Team China
		A1 Team Portugal

• 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 China is the Chinese 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 China is the Chinese team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series A1 Team Portugal is the Portuguese team for 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 China is the Chinese team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series A1 Team Portugal is the Portuguese team for 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)

• † These drivers also drove for other teams during the season and their final positions include all team results.
• D. C. = Drivers' Championship position, T. C. = Teams' Championship position.

Timeline

Type	1990s					2000s
	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08
Formulas	International Formula 3000										Euro F3000
											A1 Grand Prix
												FR 1.6 Belgium

References

External links

• team-astromega.com, official team website.

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