Swiss Racing Team (SRT) is an auto racing team based in Inwil, Lucerne, Switzerland. Formed by Othmar Welti and Erich Kolb in 2000, Swiss Racing Team initially competed in the German Formula Three Championship before also joining the Formula Three Euroseries from 2003 to 2004. Frédéric Vervisch won the German Championship in 2008 earning SRT their only championship. In 2007 the team also explored grand tourer racing, providing technical aid to Jetalliance Racing and KplusK Motorsport in the FIA GT Championship.[1]
| Founded | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Team principal(s) | Othmar Welti Erich Kolb |
| Former series | German Formula Three Championship Formula 3 Euro Series FIA GT1 World Championship |
| Drivers' Championships | German Formula 3: 2008: Frédéric Vervisch |
In 2010 Swiss Racing Team entered a partnership with Nissan to be one of two teams to race the Nissan GT-R in the inaugural FIA GT1 World Championship.[1] SRT's drivers for the World Championship include Karl Wendlinger, former FIA GT Championship race winner with both Jetalliance and KplusK, former SRT Formula Three driver Max Nilsson, Le Mans winner Seiji Ara, and Henri Moser.
In 2011, the team announced they will be racing a pair of Lamborghini Murciélago's for the upcoming season, replacing the Nissan GT-R's. Karl Wendlinger[2] and Max Nilsson[3] are currently the only confirmed drivers to be signed with SRT for their upcoming 2011 programme.
Former series results edit
Formula 3 Euro Series edit
| Formula 3 Euro Series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Points | D.C. |
| 2003 | Dallara F302-Opel |  Gilles Tinguely
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33rd |
 César Campaniço
|
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16th† | ||
 James Manderson
|
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29th | ||
 Stefano Proetto
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30th | ||
 Marcel Lasée
|
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23rd | ||
| 2004 | Dallara F302-Opel |  Fernando Rees
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Peter Elkmann
|
12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30th | ||
| Dennis Furchheim
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18th | ||
 Alejandro Núñez
|
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st | ||
† Shared results with Signature Plus
German Formula 3 edit
| German Formula 3 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Points | D.C. |
| 2000 | Dallara F399-Opel | Giorgio Mecattaf
|
18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27th |
| Armin Pörnbacher
|
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19th | ||
| 2001 | Dallara F399-Opel |  Andrew Kirkaldy
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27th |
 Kari Mäenpää
|
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 16th | ||
| Gilles Tinguely
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40th | ||
| João Paulo de Oliveira
|
20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 116 | 7th | ||
| 2002 | Dallara F302-Opel |  Norbert Siedler
|
18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6th |
| Marc Benz
|
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd | ||
| Stefano Proetto
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30th | ||
| Gilles Tinguely
|
18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29th | ||
| 2005 | Dallara F302-Opel | Dominik Schraml
|
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13th |
| Radi Müller
|
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37th | ||
| 2006 | Dallara F305-Opel | Dominik Schraml
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16th |
 Max Nilsson
|
12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30th | ||
| Dallara F305-Opel Dallara F302-Opel |
 Hiroyuki Matsumura
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21st | |
| SLC R1-Opel | Marcello Thomaz
|
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12th | |
| Dallara F302-Opel | Michael Klein [T]
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9th [T] | |
| 2007 | Dallara F305-OPC-Challenge | Max Nilsson
|
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8th |
| Patrick Cicchiello
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14th | ||
| Marcello Thomaz
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13th | ||
 Dominick Muermans
|
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10th | ||
| 2008 | Dallara F306-Mercedes |  Karline Stala
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17th† |
| Dallara F305-OPC-Challenge | Max Nilsson
|
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10th | |
 Frédéric Vervisch
|
10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 1st† | ||
| Tomi Limmonen [G]
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC‡ | ||
| 2009 | Dallara F305-OPC-Challenge | Max Nilsson
|
18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10th |
† – Shared results with other teams ‡ – As Limmonen was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
British Formula 3 edit
| British Formula 3 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Points | D.C. |
| 2007 | Dallara F305-OPC-Challenge | Dominick Muermans
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC‡ |
‡ – As Muermans was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
References edit
- ^ a b Marcel ten Caat (2009-11-05). "Swiss Racing Team to run Nissan GT-R". Planet Le Mans. planetlemans.com. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
- ^ "Wendlinger signs for Swiss Racing Lamborghini". gt1world.com. 2011-02-28. Archived from the original on 2011-03-03. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ "Nilsson remains at Swiss Racing Team". gt1world.com. 2011-03-04. Archived from the original on 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2011-03-04.