Tech 1 Racing

France Tech 1 Racing
Founded2000
Founder(s)Simon Abadie
Sarah Abadie
BaseToulouse, France
Team principal(s)Simon Abadie
Sarah Abadie
Former seriesFrench Formula Renault 2.0
GP3 Series
Eurocup Mégane Trophy
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
European Le Mans Series
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
FIA World Endurance Championship
Teams'
Championships
Eurocup Mégane Trophy:
2006, 2007, 2008
Formula Renault 3.5 Series:
2007, 2008, 2010, 2012
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0:
2010, 2013
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps: 2011, 2013
Drivers'
Championships
Formula Renault 3.5 Series:
2007: Álvaro Parente
Eurocup Mégane Trophy:
2007: Pedro Petiz
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps:
2011: Javier Tarancón
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0:
2013: Pierre Gasly
Websitehttp://www.tech1racing.fr/en

Tech 1 Racing is a racing team based in Toulouse, France. Founded in 2000 by racing driver Simon Abadie and his sister Sarah, it has garnered success in the World Series by Renault, the Eurocup Mégane Trophy and the GP3 Series, most notably winning the 2007 Formula Renault 3.5 Series with Álvaro Parente.[1]

More recently, Tech 1 operated the racing programmes of Panis Racing and its predecessor Panis Barthez Compétition from 2016 to 2023. These included entry to the European Le Mans Series and Asian Le Mans Series's LMP2 class, as well as the GT World Challenge Europe, where they ran a Lexus RC F GT3.[2][3] Ultimate, a small outfit owned by brothers Jean-Baptiste and Matthieu Lahaye, also partnered Tech 1 for their LMP2 efforts in the ELMS in 2021 and the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2022.[4]

Career

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French Formula Renault 2.0

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The team was founded in 2000 by French racing driver Simon Abadie. They joined the French Formula Renault 2.0 championship the same year, with Abadie finishing as runner-up in the standings. They also finished as runner-up in the series in 2003 before leaving the championship at the end of the 2005 season.

Eurocup Mégane Trophy

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In 2005, Tech 1 joined the newly formed Eurocup Mégane Trophy, with Matthieu Lahaye and Simon Abadie finishing ninth and tenth respectively in the championship. The following year they finished second in the Drivers' championship with Lahaye and also claimed the Teams' title, the first of three consecutive Teams' championships. In 2007, they claimed a one-two finish in the drivers' championship, with Portuguese driver Pedro Petiz taking the title ahead of team-mate Dimitri Enjalbert.

World Series by Renault

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2006 saw Tech 1 Racing join the World Series by Renault championship with drivers Jérôme d'Ambrosio and Ryo Fukuda. Tech 1 took over Saulnier Racing's single-seater racing structure and equipment. After a steady first season the team finished twelfth in the Teams' standings, with Fukuda taking their best race result of fourth place at both Donington Park and Le Mans.

In 2007 the team fielded former British Formula 3 champion Álvaro Parente and Frenchman Julien Jousse. Parente took two victories during the season (at Monaco and Spa-Francorchamps) to claim the title ahead of Ben Hanley, with Jousse finishing in tenth position. Tech 1 also secured the Teams' title, ahead of International DracoRacing and Carlin Motorsport.

Jousse remained with the team for the 2008 season, where he was joined by Formula Renault graduate Charles Pic. After taking six podium places – including a win at Barcelona – Jousse finished second in the championship behind Giedo van der Garde, whilst Pic took wins at Monaco and Le Mans to finish in sixth place. The team also won their second consecutive Teams' title.

Pairing the drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Brendon Hartley at the start of the season (the latter would be replaced by 2010 British Formula 3 season champion Jean-Éric Vergne), Tech 1 secured the 2010 season title.

The team claimed just one more team title in 2012 season, with Jules Bianchi finishing vice-champion in the standings, before withdrawing from the sport three seasons later.

Results

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Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0

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Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles Fast laps Points D.C. T.C.
2010 Barazi-Epsilon FR2.0-10 France Arthur Pic 16 4 7 4 123 3rd 1st
France Hugo Valente 16 0 0 0 28 12th
Finland Aaro Vainio 16 0 2 2 101 4th
Spain Carlos Sainz, Jr. 4 0 0 2 0 NC[a]
2011 Barazi-Epsilon FR2.0-10 Spain Javier Tarancón 14 1 0 2 78 8th 4th
France Paul-Loup Chatin 14 1 1 0 75 9th
France Grégoire Demoustier 4 0 0 0 0 41st
Australia Mitchell Gilbert 2 0 0 0 0 30th
Finland Miki Weckström 14 0 0 0 11 18th
2012 Barazi-Epsilon FR2.0-10 France Paul-Loup Chatin 14 0 0 1 77 6th 4th
France Matthieu Vaxivière 14 0 0 0 1 29th
Colombia Óscar Tunjo 14 1 1 0 73 7th
Russia Roman Mavlanov 14 0 0 0 0 33rd
Brazil Felipe Fraga 8 0 0 0 21 18th
2013 Barazi-Epsilon FR2.0-10 France Pierre Gasly 14 3 4 2 195 1st 1st
Russia Egor Orudzhev 14 0 0 0 78 7th
France Matthieu Vaxivière 14 2 2 2 57 10th
2014 Tatuus FR 2.0-13 France Anthoine Hubert 14 0 0 0 30 15th 8th
Russia Vasily Romanov 10 0 0 0 0 25th
United Kingdom George Russell 4 1 0 0 0 NC[a]
Russia Egor Orudzhev 14 0 0 3 83 8th
Canada Luke Chudleigh 6 0 0 0 0 NC[a]
Switzerland Hugo de Sadeleer 2 0 0 0 0 NC[a]
Malaysia Akash Nandy 2 0 0 0 0 NC[a]
Indonesia Philo Paz Armand 4 0 0 0 0 NC[a]
2015 Renault FR 2.0-10 Switzerland Hugo de Sadeleer 17 0 0 0 0 24th 5th
France Simon Gachet 17 0 0 1 19 16th
France Anthoine Hubert 17 2 2 2 172 5th
2016 Renault FR 2.0-10 France Dorian Boccolacci 15 2 1 3 200 2nd 2nd
Switzerland Hugo de Sadeleer 15 1 0 0 89 6th
France Sacha Fenestraz 15 2 2 1 119.5 5th
France Gabriel Aubry 15 0 0 0 35 12th
2017 Renault FR 2.0-10 France Gabriel Aubry 13 2 2 1 128 5th 3rd
United Kingdom Max Fewtrell 13 0 0 0 72 7th
Australia Thomas Maxwell 13 0 0 0 14 14th
France Thomas Neubauer 13 0 0 0 0 25th

Formula Renault 2.0 NEC

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Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles Fast laps Points D.C. T.C.
2016 Renault FR 2.0-10 France Dorian Boccolacci 15 1 0 0 226 3rd 3rd
Switzerland Hugo de Sadeleer 15 0 0 2 162 9th
France Sacha Fenestraz 15 1 1 0 207 5th
France Gabriel Aubry 9 0 0 0 76 18th
2017 Renault FR 2.0-10 France Gabriel Aubry 9 2 2 2 115 5th 4th
France Thomas Neubauer 9 0 0 0 52 11th
United Kingdom Max Fewtrell 5 0 0 0 48 12th
Australia Thomas Maxwell 7 0 0 0 36 17th

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

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Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles Fast laps Points D.C. T.C.
2006 Dallara T05-Renault Japan Ryō Fukuda 17 0 0 0 25 16th 12th
France Patrick Pilet 6 0 0 0 14[b] 21st
Italy Marco Bonanomi 4 0 0 0 5 31st
Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio 7 0 0 0 0 36th
2007 Dallara T05-Renault Portugal Álvaro Parente 17 2 2 1 129 1st 1st
France Julien Jousse 17 0 1 1 62 10th
2008 Dallara T08-Renault France Julien Jousse 17 1 0 2 106 2nd 1st
France Charles Pic 17 2 1 2 69 6th
2009 Dallara T08-Renault New Zealand Brendon Hartley 13 0 1 3 26 15th 4th
Italy Edoardo Mortara 2 0 0 0 6 24th
Australia Daniel Ricciardo 2 0 0 0 0 34th
France Charles Pic 17 2 2 3 94 3rd
2010 Dallara T08-Renault Australia Daniel Ricciardo 17 4 8 5 136 2nd 1st
France Jean-Éric Vergne 6 1 0 0 53 8th
New Zealand Brendon Hartley 13 0 0 2 50[b] 10th
2011 Dallara T08-Renault Estonia Kevin Korjus 17 3 0 1 120 6th 6th
France Arthur Pic 17 1 0 0 16 23rd
2012 Dallara T12-Zytek France Jules Bianchi 17 3 5 7 185 2nd 1st
Estonia Kevin Korjus 16 0 0 0 69[b] 10th
Germany Daniel Abt 6 0 0 0 0 34th
2013 Dallara T12-Zytek Netherlands Nigel Melker 17 0 0 2 136 6th 5th
Russia Mikhail Aleshin 17 0 0 0 33 12th
2014 Dallara T12-Zytek Denmark Marco Sørensen 17 0 0 0 44 12th 9th
Canada Nicholas Latifi 6 0 0 0 20 20th
Mexico Alfonso Celis Jr. 2 0 0 0 0 27th
2015 Dallara T12-Zytek Israel Roy Nissany 17 0 0 0 27 13th 7th
France Aurélien Panis 17 0 0 0 42 12th

GP3

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Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles Fast laps Points D.C. T.C.
2010 Dallara GP3/10-Renault Romania Doru Sechelariu 16 0 0 0 0 29th 6th
Spain Daniel Juncadella 10 0 0 0 10 14th
Monaco Stefano Coletti 14 0 0 0 18 9th
France Jean-Éric Vergne 4 0 0 0 9 17th
France Jim Pla 2 0 0 0 0 36th
2011 Dallara GP3/10-Renault Finland Aaro Vainio 16 0 0 0 12 15th 6th
Italy Andrea Caldarelli 4 0 0 2 20 10th
Netherlands Thomas Hylkema 12 0 0 0 0 34th
Hungary Tamás Pál Kiss 16 1 0 0 11 16th

In detail

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(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 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
6th 36
Romania Doru Sechelariu 22 Ret 9 9 Ret 20 Ret 17 10 DSQ 14 21 Ret 20 21 18
Spain Daniel Juncadella 11 11
Monaco Stefano Coletti 24 14 10 6 10 Ret 5 3 3 4 Ret 24 16 20
France Jean-Éric Vergne 5 21 4 17
France Jim Pla Ret 20
Spain Daniel Juncadella Ret Ret 8 2 5 DSQ 22 Ret
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
6th 43
Finland Aaro Vainio 15 Ret 3 20 Ret Ret 11 18 7 13 5 7 13 Ret 22 8
Italy Andrea Caldarelli 2 5 4 4
Netherlands Thomas Hylkema Ret Ret 20 21 18 24 27 Ret 22 21 14 Ret
Hungary Tamás Pál Kiss 16 18 8 1 16 13 Ret 20 8 4 10 20 17 14 Ret 12

24 Hours of Le Mans

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Year Entrant No. Car Drivers Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2016 France Panis Barthez Compétition 23 Ligier JS P2-Nissan France Fabien Barthez
France Timothé Buret
France Paul-Loup Chatin
LMP2 347 12th 8th
2017 France Panis Barthez Compétition 23 Ligier JS P217-Gibson France Fabien Barthez
France Nathanaël Berthon
France Timothé Buret
LMP2 296 DNF DNF
2018 France Panis Barthez Compétition 23 Ligier JS P217-Gibson France Timothé Buret
France Julien Canal
United Kingdom Will Stevens
LMP2 352 13th 9th
2019 France Panis Barthez Compétition 23 Ligier JS P217-Gibson Austria René Binder
France Julien Canal
United Kingdom Will Stevens
LMP2 362 13th 8th
2020 France Panis Racing 31 Oreca 07-Gibson France Julien Canal
France Nico Jamin
France Matthieu Vaxivière
LMP2 368 7th 3rd
2021 United States PR1 Motorsports Mathiasen[5] 24 Oreca 07-Gibson France Gabriel Aubry
United States Patrick Kelly
Switzerland Simon Trummer
LMP2 (Pro-Am) 261 DNF DNF
France Panis Racing 65 Australia James Allen
France Julien Canal
United Kingdom Will Stevens
LMP2 362 8th 3rd
2022 France Ultimate 35 Oreca 07-Gibson France Jean-Baptiste Lahaye
France Matthieu Lahaye
France François Heriau
LMP2 (Pro-Am) 335 48th 8th
France Panis Racing 65 France Julien Canal
France Nico Jamin
Netherlands Job van Uitert
LMP2 366 16th 12th
2023 France Panis Racing 65 Oreca 07-Gibson Netherlands Tijmen van der Helm
Venezuela Manuel Maldonado
Netherlands Job van Uitert
LMP2 316 25th 14th

Timeline

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Former series
French Formula Renault Championship 2000–2005
Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup 2001, 2003-2004
Eurocup Mégane Trophy 2005-2009
Formula Renault 3.5 Series 2006–2015
GP3 Series 2010–2011
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 2010–2018
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 2011–2015
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2016–2018
European Le Mans Series 2016–2023
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 2019–2020
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 2019–2020
FIA World Endurance Championship 2022

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Guest driver (ineligible for points).
  2. ^ a b c Includes points scored for other teams.

References

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  1. ^ "OUR FAMILY STORY". Tech 1 Racing. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Panis-Barthez Compétition: champions with ambitions!". 24 Hours of Le Mans. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  3. ^ Watkins, Gary (12 February 2019). "Panis-Barthez ties up with Lexus for Blancpain effort". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  4. ^ Dagys, John (22 November 2021). "French LMP2 Squad Ultimate Plotting WEC Debut". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  5. ^ Klein, Jamie (21 April 2021). "PR1/Mathiasen enters Tech1 alliance for WEC debut". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
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Achievements
Preceded by Eurocup Mégane Trophy Teams' Champion
2006-2008
Succeeded by
Preceded by Formula Renault 3.5 Series Teams' Champion
2007-2008
Succeeded by
Preceded by Formula Renault 3.5 Series Teams' Champion
2010
Succeeded by
Preceded by Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Teams' Champion
2010
Succeeded by
Preceded by
none
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Teams' Champion
2011-2012
Succeeded by
Preceded by Formula Renault 3.5 Series Teams' Champion
2012
Succeeded by
Preceded by Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Teams' Champion
2013
Succeeded by