European was a brand of Formula One engines. European sponsored Minardi in the 2001 season and acted as the engine supplier to the team. The engines were Ford-built engines, branded as European.[1]
| Founder(s) | Paul Stoddart |
|---|---|
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| First entry | 2001 Australian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2001 Japanese Grand Prix |
| Races entered | 17 (17 starts) |
| Chassis | Minardi |
| Constructors' Championships | 0 |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Race victories | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
History
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European Aviation was a regular sponsor across Formula One and Formula 3000 during the late 1990s and early 2000s, initially with the Tyrrell team, and later with Jordan Grand Prix and Arrows Grand Prix.[2][3][4]
In 2001, European Aviation owner Paul Stoddart acquired the Minardi team. It became known as European Minardi, and ran with European branding on the cars alongside the engines being branded as "European".[5][6]
Complete Formula One results
edit(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Points | WCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | European Minardi F1 | Minardi PS01 | European 3.0 V10 | M | AUS | MAL | BRA | SMR | ESP | AUT | MON | CAN | EUR | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | USA | JPN | 0 | 11th | |
 Tarso Marques
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Ret | 14 | 9 | Ret | 16 | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | 15 | DNQ | Ret | Ret | 13 | ||||||||||
 Alex Yoong
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Ret | Ret | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Fernando Alonso
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12 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 14 | 17† | 16 | 10 | Ret | DNS | 13 | Ret | 11 | |||||||
| Source:[7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "European". StatsF1. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "Paul Stoddart Attempts To Enter The F1 Before Minardi". Unraced F1. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "Exclusive: Paul Stoddart talks to pitpass - Part One". Pit Pass. 6 July 2003. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "European Confirmed As Arrows Juniors". Crash.net. 9 December 1999. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "Minardi's miraculous F1 rebirth: 'Even Fernando Alonso was building the car!'". Motorsport. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "Stoddart starts his race against time". Drive. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "European". StatsF1. Retrieved 31 August 2022.