Panam GP Series

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Panam GP Series
Category Formula Abarth
Country Flag of Mexico.svg Latin America
Inaugural season2002
Constructors Tatuus
Engine suppliers Fiat
Tyre suppliers Hankook [1]
Drivers' champion Flag of Mexico.svg Alain Fernández
Official website panamgpseries.com

The Panam GP Series is the replacement of the Mexican Formula Three Championship. [2] In 2002 began as Mexican Formula Renault, but in 2005 started an internationalization process in Central America and North of South America. In 2008, the series fell in hiatus. Some people started the LATAM Challenge Series with the same cars. In 2012, the revival ran with Formula Abarth cars.

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Venues

VenueLocationRaces
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Flag of Mexico.svg México City 2
Autódromo Miguel E. Abed Flag of Mexico.svg Puebla 2
Autódromo del Águila Flag of Mexico.svg Morelia 3
Autódromo Guadalajara Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara 2
Autódromo Monterrey Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey 2
Autódromo San Luis 400 Flag of Mexico.svg San Luis Potosí 1
Autódromo Internacional de Zacatecas Flag of Mexico.svg Zacatecas 1
Autódromo Los Volcanes Flag of Guatemala.svg Escuintla 3
Autódromo La Guácima  [ es ] Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuela 3
Autodromo Internacional de Yahuarcocha Flag of Ecuador.svg Ibarra 2
Autódromo de Tocancipá Flag of Colombia.svg Tocancipá 2
Caribbean International Motorsports Park Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Ponce 1
Autódromo de Turagua Flag of Venezuela.svg Aragua 1

Champions

2000 Series

SeasonChampionTeam ChampionChassisTyres
Mexican Formula Renault Championship
2002 Flag of Mexico.svg David Martínez Flag placeholder.svg Tatuus M
2003 Flag of Mexico.svg Homero Richards Flag placeholder.svg Tatuus M
2004 Flag of Mexico.svg Homero Richards Flag of Mexico.svg Nextel Tatuus M
Formula Renault 2.0 Panam GP Series
2005 Flag of Mexico.svg Germán Quiroga Flag placeholder.svg Tatuus M
2006 Flag of Mexico.svg Homero Richards Flag of Mexico.svg Estral Tatuus M
2007 Flag of Mexico.svg Hugo Oliveras Flag of Mexico.svg Fedex-Citizen Tatuus K
2008 Flag of Mexico.svg Xavier Razo (cancelled mid-season)

1600 Series

SeasonChampionTeam ChampionChassisTyres
2005 Flag of Mexico.svg Picho ToledanoNextel Tatuus M
2006 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan E. JacoboRoshfrans Colombia Tatuus M
2007 Flag of Mexico.svg Gerardo Nieto Tatuus K

Panam GP Series

SeasonFull series nameChampionTeam ChampionChassisTyres
2012 Formula Panam GP Series – Fórmula Abarth Flag of Ecuador.svg Sebastián Merchán Flag of Costa Rica.svg Team Costa Rica Tatuus Kenda
2013 Santander Panam GP Series Flag of Mexico.svg Rudy Camarillo Flag of Mexico.svg Team ROCA ACERO Tatuus H
2014 F3Panam powered by ABARTH Spring Series Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Alejandro Pérez Flag placeholder.svg ? Tatuus H
2014 F3Panam powered by ABARTHCancelled
2015 Fórmula Panam Flag of Mexico.svg Giancarlo Vecchi Tatuus H
2016 Fórmula Panam Flag of Mexico.svg Axel Matus Tatuus H
2017 Fórmula Panam Flag of Mexico.svg Manuel Cabrera Tatuus H
2018 Fórmula Panam Flag of Mexico.svg Alain Fernández Tatuus H

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References

  1. "Hankook Neumático Oficial del Panam GP Series". Panam GP Series. 6 February 2013.
  2. "Toledano acerca la Fórmula 1 con su Fórmula Renault". Sportcar.net. October 5, 2001.