FC Porto (Superleague Formula team)

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F.C. Porto SF Racing Team
FC-Porto logo.gif
Founded2008
CountryFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Driver(s) Tristan Gommendy ('08, '09)
Álvaro Parente ('09, '10)
Earl Bamber (2010)
First race 2008 Donington
Last race 2010 Navarra
Rounds24
Ch'ships0
Total points1074 (including Super Finals)
2010 position7th (495 pts)
RacesPolesWinsPodiumsF. Laps
471693
NOTE - Data not including Super Finals
Tristan Gommendy lapping around Donington Park in the wet in 2008 Donington 2008 FC Porto.jpg
Tristan Gommendy lapping around Donington Park in the wet in 2008
Tristan Gommendy driving in the rain during the second 2008 Donington race. SF Donington 3.jpg
Tristan Gommendy driving in the rain during the second 2008 Donington race.

F.C. Porto Superleague Formula team was the racing team of F.C. Porto, a football team that competes in Portugal in the Portuguese Liga. F.C. Porto racing team competed in the Superleague Formula. They were operated by Alan Docking Racing in the 2008 season, by Hitech Junior Team in the 2009 season and by Atech GP/Reid Motorsport in the 2010 season.

Contents

2008 season

In the 2008 Superleague Formula season F.C. Porto finished 7th overall in the table with 277 points. French driver Tristan Gommendy was the F.C. Porto driver for all rounds, winning one race in the 2008 Vallelunga round. [1]

2009 season

For the 2009 Superleague Formula season, Tristan Gommendy was confirmed as the driver once again, but this time together with Álvaro Parente the team finished 5th overall in the table with 302 points.

2010 season

F.C. Porto returned for the 2010 Superleague Formula season with Álvaro Parente and Earl Bamber as the drivers. They finished 7th overall with 495 points.

Record

(key)

2008

Operator(s)Driver(s)123456PointsRank
DON NÜR ZOL EST VAL JER
Alan Docking Racing Flag of France.svg Tristan Gommendy 798561516DN2777th
Hitech Junior Team 81212

2009

Operator(s)Driver(s)123456PointsRank
MAG ZOL DON EST MOZ JAR
Hitech Junior Team Flag of France.svg Tristan Gommendy 167X1278157136553025th
Flag of Portugal.svg Álvaro Parente 161X

2010

Operator(s)Driver(s)12345678910NC11PointsRank
SIL ASS MAG JAR NÜR ZOL BRH ADR POR ORD BEI NAV
Atech/Reid Motorsport Flag of Portugal.svg Álvaro Parente 4551116X511X811X171X1112X1146611X317X151C8164957th
Flag of New Zealand.svg Earl Bamber 3121

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References

  1. "Gommendy to drive FC Porto car". Autosport . Retrieved 2009-07-05.