Formula LO

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Formula LO
Category Single seaters
Country Europe
Inaugural season2000
Folded2012
Drivers12 (2011)
Teams5 (2011)
Constructors LO BMW FB02, Mygale
Engine suppliers BMW
Tyre suppliers Michelin
Last Drivers' champion Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Levin Amweg
Last Teams' champion Flag of Germany.svg GU-Racing
Official website listajunior.smk-net.de/

Formula LO, previously known formally as LO Formel Lista Junior, was an open wheel racing series based in mainland Europe, which often ran as a support series to the Formula Renault 2.0 Switzerland. The first season was in 2000 and is based in Switzerland, and governed by the country's National Motorsport Authority. Because motorsports are essentially banned in Switzerland, the racing takes place on circuits in surrounding nations such as France, Italy and Germany. Many of the drivers go on to race in Formula Three and especially to the closely linked Formula BMW series. The series is often considered to be in competition with the German-based ADAC Formel Masters, which formed in 2008. It is named after its primary sponsor, Lista Office, owned by Swiss racing driver Fredy Lienhard.

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Scoring system

Champions

SeasonChampionTeam ChampionChassis
2000 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Neel Jani no data Arcobaleno
2001 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ken Allemann Arcobaleno
2002 Flag of Poland.svg Damian Sawicki Arcobaleno
2003 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Romain Grosjean Formula Monza
2004 Flag of Latvia.svg Harald Schlegelmilch Formula Junior
2005 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rolf Biland Arcobaleno
2006 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Tweraser Flag of Austria.svg Neuhauser Racing Formula Junior
2007 Flag of Austria.svg Klaus Bachler Flag of Austria.svg Neuhauser Racing Formula Junior
2008 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Joël Volluz Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Daltec Racing Mygale FB02
2009 Flag of Italy.svg Kevin Giovesi Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Daltec Racing Mygale FB02
2010 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Lamotte Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Daltec Racing Mygale FB02
2011 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Philip Ellis Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Daltec Racing Mygale FB02
2012 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Levin Amweg Flag of Germany.svg GU-Racing Mygale FB02

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