Force India
Formula One racing team
Force India Formula One Team Limited or Force India F1 Team, often called Force India was a Formula One motor racing team. The racing team was formed by Indian businessman Vijay Mallya. Mallya bought the Spyker F1 racing team in October 2007, and changed the name to Force India.[1] In 2018, the team had no money left. It entered administration and the name of the team got changed into Racing Point in 2019.[2][3]
| Full name | Force India F1 Team |
|---|---|
| Base | Silverstone, England, UK |
| Team principal(s) | Vijay Mallya |
| Technical director | Mark Smith |
| Formula One World Championship Career | |
| Debut | 2008 Australian Grand Prix |
| Latest race | 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
| Races competed | 65 |
| Constructors' Championships | 0 |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Race victories | 0 |
| Pole positions | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| 2010 position | 7th (68 points) |
Force India was based in Silverstone, UK. Their first season was 2008. They use Mercedes-Benz engines and Bridgestone Potenza tyres. In the 2009 season, they won their first pole and scored their first championship points.[4]
Complete Formula One results
change(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Points | WCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Force India VJM01 | Ferrari 056 2.4 L V8 | B | AUS | MAL | BHR | ESP | TUR | MON | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | EUR | BEL | ITA | SIN | JPN | CHN | BRA | 0 | 10th | |||
 Adrian Sutil
|
Ret | Ret | 19 | Ret | 16 | Ret | Ret | 19 | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 19 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 16 | ||||||||
 Giancarlo Fisichella
|
Ret | 12 | 12 | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 18 | Ret | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 17 | 18 | ||||||||
| 2009 | Force India VJM02 | Mercedes FO 108W 2.4 L V8 | B | AUS | MAL | CHN | BHR | ESP | MON | TUR | GBR | GER | HUN | EUR | BEL | ITA | SIN | JPN | BRA | ABU | 13 | 9th | ||||
| Adrian Sutil
|
9 | 17 | 17 | 16 | Ret | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | Ret | 10 | 11 | 4 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 17 | |||||||||
| Giancarlo Fisichella
|
11 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Vitantonio Liuzzi
|
Ret | 14 | 14 | 11 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Force India VJM03 | Mercedes FO 108X 2.4 L V8 | B | BHR | AUS | MAL | CHN | ESP | MON | TUR | CAN | EUR | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | SIN | JPN | KOR | BRA | ABU | 68 | 7th | ||
| Adrian Sutil
|
12 | Ret | 5 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 17 | Ret | 5 | 16 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 13 | |||||||
| Vitantonio Liuzzi
|
9 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | |||||||
| 2011 | Force India VJM04 | Mercedes FO 108Y 2.4 L V8 | P | AUS | MAL | CHN | TUR | ESP | MON | CAN | EUR | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | SIN | JPN | KOR | IND | ABU | BRA | 26* | 7th* | ||
| Adrian Sutil
|
9 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 11 | 6 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
 Paul di Resta
|
10 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 18† | 14 | 15 | 13 | 7 |
* Season in progress.
References
change- ↑ "F1 News - Grandprix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Constructors > Force India F1". grandprix.com. Inside F1, Inc. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ↑ "Force India set to exit administration". Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website. Archived from the original on 2018-08-07. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- ↑ Tripathi, Gunaditya (2023-05-17). "What happened to the Force India F1 team? Looking back at the history of Fernando Alonso's team". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- ↑ "Formula 1™ - The Official F1™ Website (Force India)". formula1.com. Formula One Administration Ltd. Archived from the original on 2008-06-13. Retrieved 2010-05-21.