EPIC Racing

Last updated
Flag of Spain.svg EPIC Racing
Logo epsilon.png
Founded1999
Folded2011
Team principal(s) Joan Villadelprat
Former series Le Mans Series
Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup
World Series by Renault
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Teams'
Championships
2005 World Series by Renault
2006 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Winter Series
2007 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
2009 Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup
Drivers'
Championships
2005 World Series by Renault (Kubica)
2006 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Winter Series (Alguersuari)
2007 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (Hartley)
2009 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (Costa)
2009 Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup (Costa)

EPIC Racing [1] (Euskadi Phil Imanol Claudio Racing), formerly known as Epsilon Euskadi, was a racing team from Spain. The team's headquarters were located in Vitoria within Basque Country. Epsilon Euskadi ran teams within World Series by Renault and Formula Renault before selling the racing division to EPIC Racing in March 2011 in a bid to run the World Series by Renault with both Formula Renault 3.5 and Formula Renault 2.0.

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In 2008 Epsilon Euskadi participated in sports car racing with the Epsilon Euskadi ee1 car.

Bid for Formula One

Although the team announced on 3 June 2009 that it had submitted an entry for the Formula 1 World Championship for 2010, the FIA did not list them amongst the 13 teams in the preliminary entry list released on 12 June 2009. They were however placed on the reserve list in case one of the 13 teams withdrew, but the withdrawal of USF1 took place too late for this contingency to operate. [2]

In March 2010 Epsilon Euskadi announced it applied to enter the 2011 Formula One championship, following the failure of US F1 to use the entry they had been granted. [3] This application was also unsuccessful.

Corruption

Epsilon Euskadi sponsored EPIC Racing with public funding of the Basque Country government.

In 2013 Epsilon Euskadi founder Joan Villadelprat and Mark Phillip Payne were taken to court in Vitoria under allegations of corruption. They were also alleged to have mismanaged public funds granted by the Basque Country government during the presidency of Juan Jose Ibarratxe. [4] [5]

Results

World Series by Renault

(Note: 2011 results are for EPIC Racing)

World Series by Renault results [6]
YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesFLapsPointsD.C.T.C.
2005 Dallara T05-Renault Flag of Spain.svg Félix Porteiro 17341775th1st
Flag of Poland.svg Robert Kubica 174211541st
2006 Dallara T05-Renault Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steven Kane 170011520th10th
Flag of Italy.svg Davide Valsecchi 170104310th
2007 Dallara T05-Renault Flag of Portugal (official).svg Filipe Albuquerque 17101814th4th
Flag of Italy.svg Davide Valsecchi 171003716th
2008 Dallara T08-Renault Flag of France.svg Alexandre Marsoin 170001919th10th
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Filipe Albuquerque 40001221st
Flag of Brazil.svg Mario Romancini 13000329th
2009 Dallara T08-Renault Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Vallés 80101917th8th
Flag of Spain.svg Dani Clos 4000525th
Flag of Japan.svg Keisuke Kunimoto 40000NC
Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris van der Drift 170004111th
2010 Dallara T08-Renault Flag of Spain.svg Albert Costa 17000785th6th
Flag of Japan.svg Keisuke Kunimoto 17000822nd
2011 Dallara T08-Renault Flag of Estonia.svg Sten Pentus 170001124th4th
Flag of Spain.svg Albert Costa 171111514th

24 Hours of Le Mans results

24 Hours of Le Mans results
YearClassNoTyresCarDriversPoleFast
lap
LapsPos.Class
Pos.
2008 LMP120 M Epsilon Euskadi ee1
Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5L V10
Flag of Spain.svg Ángel Burgueño
Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel de Castro
Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Vallés
nono189
(DNF)
41st17th
21 Flag of Japan.svg Shinji Nakano
Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Johansson
Flag of France.svg Jean-Marc Gounon
nono158
(DNF)
43rd19th

References

  1. Mills, Peter (2011-04-08). "Epsilon Euskadi becomes EPIC". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications . Retrieved 2011-04-08.
  2. "Epsilon confirms F1 entry attempt". Autosport.
  3. "Epsilon Euskadi to apply for 2011 F1 debut | F1 News". www.motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06.
  4. "Hiriko, unos números de escándalo". El Correo (in European Spanish). 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  5. "Villadelprat acusa a la crisis y al gobierno de López de la quiebra de Epsilon". El Correo (in European Spanish). 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  6. WSbR&N complete results speedsportmag.com