Supertec

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Super Performance Competition Engineering BV
Supertec
Company typeBesloten Vennootschap
Industry Automotive
automobile racing (motorsport)
Founded Netherlands 1998(27 years ago) (1998)
Defunct2001(24 years ago) (2001)
FateAssets bought by Renault Sport
Headquarters Netherlands
Key people
Bruno Michel and Flavio Briatore
Products Internal combustion engines and car engine assembly
Services Performance engineering, Precision manufacturing

Supertec was a brand of Formula One engines supplied by Dutch company Super Performance Competition Engineering BV, [1] managed by Flavio Briatore and Bruno Michel. [2] Supertec engines were updated 1997 Renault RS9 units, built by Mecachrome.

In May 1998 Super Performance Competition Engineering signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Mecachrome to begin in the 1999 season. The engines were purchased and rebadged as Supertec. Supertecs powered Williams, Benetton and BAR in 1999, and Benetton and Arrows in 2000. The Benetton team rebadged the engines as Playlife.

After the 2000 season, Supertec collapsed due to financial problems and Renault Sport F1 bought back Supertec's assets in 2001.[ citation needed ]

Complete Formula One World Championship results

Supertec as a Formula One engine manufacturer
Formula One World Championship career
First entry 1999 Australian Grand Prix
Last entry 2000 Malaysian Grand Prix
Races entered82
Chassis British American Racing, Benetton, Williams, Arrows
Constructors' Championships 0
Drivers'
Championships
0
Race victories0
Podiums7
Points78
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 1

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantChassisEngineTyresDrivers1234567891011121314151617PointsWCC
1999 British American Racing BAR 01 FB01 3.0 V10 B AUS BRA SMR MON ESP CAN FRA GBR AUT GER HUN BEL ITA EUR MAL JPN 0NC
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacques Villeneuve RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRet15810Ret9
Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Zonta RetDNQRet9Ret15Ret13RetRet8Ret12
Flag of Finland.svg Mika Salo 7Ret8
Mild Seven Benetton Playlife Benetton B199 Playlife FB01 3.0 V10 B Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Fisichella 4Ret5592Ret712RetRet11RetRet1114166th
Flag of Austria.svg Alexander Wurz Ret7Ret610RetRet1057714RetRet810
Winfield Williams Williams FW21 FB01 3.0 V10 B Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Schumacher 34RetRet5443Ret49524Ret5355th
Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Zanardi RetRet118RetRetRet11RetRetRet87Ret10Ret
2000 Arrows F1 Team Arrows A21 FB02 3.0 V10 B AUS BRA SMR GBR ESP EUR MON CAN FRA AUT GER HUN BEL ITA USA JPN MAL 77th
Flag of Spain.svg Pedro de la Rosa Ret8RetRetRet6DNSRetRetRet61616RetRet12Ret
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jos Verstappen Ret714RetRetRetRet5RetRetRet13154RetRet10
Mild Seven Benetton Playlife Benetton B200 Playlife FB02 3.0 V10 B Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Fisichella 5211795339RetRetRetRet11Ret149204th
Flag of Austria.svg Alexander Wurz 7Ret991012Ret9Ret10Ret1113510Ret7

References

  1. "Trademarks owned by Super Performance Competition Engineering BV". Inventively Inc. Retrieved 9 February 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. "Who owns Mecachrome?". Grandprix.com. Inside F1, Inc. 25 May 1998. Retrieved 10 February 2016.