FIA Masters Historic Formula One Championship

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FIA Masters Historic Formula One
Williams FW07C and Lotus 77.jpg
1982 Williams FW07C and 1976 Lotus 77
Category Single seater
CountryEurope
Inaugural season2013;12 years ago (2013)
Tyre suppliersAvon, Dunlop
Drivers' championNick Padmore (Lotus 77)
Ken Tyrell (Tyrrell 011)
Official website www.mastershistoricracing.com
Motorsport current event.svg Current season

The FIA Masters Historic Formula One Championship is a championship that has old Formula One cars from "the golden era", which caters for 3-litre engine Formula 1 cars, from 1966 to 1985. [1]

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The Historic Formula One Championship, previously known as the Thoroughbred Grand Prix Championship, was a championship for Formula One cars built during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. This championship was sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the motor sport's world governing body. The championship was recognised by the FIA in 1994 as the only official FIA Historic Formula One Championship and its first season was in 1995. In 2013, the series was absorbed by Masters Racing to create the FIA Masters Historic Formula One Championship. [2]

Masters Historic Racing is a United Kingdom based organisation, headed by entrepreneur Ron Maydon, [3] which also operates a number of other historic race categories, including a sister American series open to the same cars as the FIA Masters Historic Formula One Championship. [4]

The 2017 season was marred by the death of 61 year-old French driver David Ferrer at Zandvoort. Ferrer was driving a March 701. [5] [6]

Circuits

The season schedule includes six circuits in 2023: Hockenheimring, Brands Hatch, Zandvoort, Silverstone, Spa-Francorchamps, and Algarve.

Regulations

Before 2013

The championship was split into four classes according to the vehicle's age and technical specification. [7]

ClassVehicle eligibility
A1966–1971 Formula One cars
BPost–1971 non-ground effect Formula One cars
CPost–1971 ground effect Formula One cars
DPost–1971 flat-bottom Formula One cars

The HFO Competition featured classic Grand Prix racing cars from the 20-year period between 1966 and 1985. During that period, there were design innovations and regulatory changes that resulted in significant performance differences and a vast speed differential between the earlier cars such as the Tyrrell 001, and the later machines such as the Tyrrell 012 and Brabham BT49.

Drivers score points within their particular car's class and all have the chance to claim the overall FIA trophy at the end of the season.

Points

Effectively, there are four competitions going on within every race and each provides points for the driver based on his or her placing in the car's class and the number of competing cars in that class.

Number of starters in the classPoints awarded
1st2nd3rd4th5th6th
>3 starters9 points6 points4 points3 points2 points1 point
2–3 starters6 points4 points
1 starter4 points

An additional point will be awarded to the drivers who achieve the fastest lap in each class during the race.

Championship awards

The Champion is the driver who scores the greatest points total, regardless of the class in which he or she competes, and a driver can switch classes during the season. In addition to the overall champion, awards also go to drivers with the highest total of points in each class excluding the overall champion, as follows:

Historic Formula One Historic Cup – The competitor scoring the highest number of points in Class A.

Historic Formula One Classic Cup – The competitor scoring the highest number of points in Class B.

Historic Formula One Cup – The competitor scoring the highest number of points in Class C.

Historic Formula One Sporting Cup – The competitor scoring the highest number of points in Class D.

These are all FIA awards that are presented at an official FIA Historic Awards event.

Additional awards

HFO also presents its own awards at a slightly less formal and usually much more boisterous event as follows:

The Chairman's Trophy – Introduced in 2009 by Tony Smith, this is awarded to the competitor who, in the chairman's opinion, best exhibits the "Spirit of the Championship".

The Geoff Richardson Trophy – Provided by an engine builder, the trophy is awarded to the best newcomer.

The Nicholson McLaren Trophy – Provided by another engine builder. This 'trophy' is awarded to the 'best' team.

The Ensign Trophy – Provided by the former CEO of HFO, Mike Wheatley, who is something of an Ensign fan, having 'raced' an example in HFO very successfully. Although never a winner, the marque was at its peak during the Class B period and this trophy goes to the winner of Class B.

The Colin Chapman Trophy – provided by Clive Chapman and Classic Team Lotus. It is hard to imagine any historic category without a Colin Chapman Trophy but, as in HFO's case, it is equally hard to determine which period it might be applied to since Chapman was responsible for so many 'innovations'.

After considering that Class C covers the period when ground effects, carbon fibre chassis and the controversial twin chassis Lotus Type 88 all emerged from Chapman's expertise, it was agreed that this trophy would go to the winner of Class C.

From 2013

The regulations from 2013 are: [1]

Champions

Before 2013

The parc ferme of the Thoroughbred Grand Prix Championship at DAMC 05-Oldtimer Festival Nurburgring in June 1995. ThoroughbredGP-Nuerburgring-OldtimerFestival-Parkferme.jpg
The parc fermé of the Thoroughbred Grand Prix Championship at DAMC 05-Oldtimer Festival Nürburgring in June 1995.
Brabham BT49D driven by Christian Glasel at a Thoroughbred Grand Prix race at Brands Hatch in September 2005. 2005 Brands Hatch A1GP 25 Sept Christian Glaesel Brabham BT49D.jpg
Brabham BT49D driven by Christian Gläsel at a Thoroughbred Grand Prix race at Brands Hatch in September 2005.
SeasonChampionCar
1995 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Stretton Tyrrell 005
1996 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Schryver Lotus 72
1997 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Berridge RAM 01
1998 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Berridge Williams FW08
1999 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Berridge Williams FW08
2000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Stretton Tyrrell P34
2001 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Bladon Surtees TS9
2002 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Whatley Ensign N175
2003 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Wrigley Tyrrell 012
2004 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Rodrigo Gallego March 761
2005 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Gläsel Brabham BT49
2006 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Hartley Arrows A6
2007 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Hartley Arrows A6
2008 Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Pane Tyrrell P34
2009 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bobby Verdon-Roe McLaren M26
2010 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Meyrick March 761
2011 Flag of the United States.svg John Delane Tyrrell 002
2012 Flag of Spain.svg Joaquin Folch Brabham BT49C

After 2013

2023 Head/Lauda class champion, Ken Tyrrell (Tyrrell 011) Ken Tyrrell in a Tyrrell.jpg
2023 Head/Lauda class champion, Ken Tyrrell (Tyrrell 011)
2023 Fittipaldi/Stewart class champion Nick Padmore (Lotus 77) Nick Padmore Lotus 77 2023.jpg
2023 Fittipaldi/Stewart class champion Nick Padmore (Lotus 77)
2022 Head/Lauda class champion Steve Hartley (McLaren MP4/1) in front of 2021 Head/Lauda class champion Mike Cantillon (Williams FW07C) McLaren MP4 1 in front of a Williams FW07C.jpg
2022 Head/Lauda class champion Steve Hartley (McLaren MP4/1) in front of 2021 Head/Lauda class champion Mike Cantillon (Williams FW07C)
SeasonChampionCar
2013 [8] Fittipaldi/Stewart: Flag of the United States.svg John Delane Tyrrell 002
Head/Lauda: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Greg Thornton Lotus 92
2014Fittipaldi/Stewart: Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Manfredo Rossi di MonteleraBrabham BT42
Head/Lauda: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Hartley Arrows A4
2015Fittipaldi/Stewart: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Padmore Surtees TS9B / Lotus 77
Head/Lauda: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Wolfe Tyrrell 011
2016Fittipaldi/Stewart: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Lyons Hesketh 308E / McLaren M26
Head/Lauda: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Padmore Williams FW07C
2017Fittipaldi/Stewart: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Smith-Hilliard Shadow DN5 / Fittipaldi F5A
Head/Lauda: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Lyons Williams FW07B
2018 [9] Fittipaldi/Stewart: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Greg Thornton Lotus 77 / March 761
Head/Lauda: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Padmore Williams FW07C
2019Fittipaldi/Stewart: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Henry Fletcher March 761
Head/Lauda: Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Ferrer-Aza Ligier JS11/15
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 [10] Fittipaldi/Stewart: Flag of Austria.svg Lukas Halusa McLaren M23
Head/Lauda: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Cantillon Williams FW07C
2022 [11] Fittipaldi/Stewart: Flag of France.svg Patrick d’Aubreby March 761
Head/Lauda: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Hartley McLaren MP4/1
2023 [12] Fittipaldi/Stewart: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Padmore Lotus 77
Head/Lauda: Flag of the United States.svg Ken Tyrrell Tyrrell 011

See also

References

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