Russian Time (previously known as RT Russian Time ) was a Russian motor racing team founded by Igor Mazepa to compete in the GP2 Series , a category of open-wheel racing cars designed to prepare drivers for Formula One .
54-479: From 2015 to 2018, the team was managed by Virtuosi Racing . Russian Time was established by former Russian racing driver and manager Igor Mazepa and Motopark Academy team principal Timo Rumpfkeil in 2013. The team had sought an entry to the GP2 Series for two years before finally being accepted in 2013 , replacing iSport International . iSport International withdrew from the series after being unable to secure
108-538: A budget to compete in the upcoming season, and so its management elected to shut the team down in order to avoid bankruptcy. The team won its first race in only its fourth appearance, when Sam Bird won the sprint race of the Bahrain round of the championship. The team took a second win on the streets of Monaco , with Bird finishing ahead of Kevin Ceccon after a fourteen-car pile-up on the opening lap forced nine drivers out of
162-466: A grid penalty for the session. Turbochargers were introduced at the start of the 2018 season . The turbo configuration is single-turbocharged and produces up to 1.5 bar (22 psi ) of boost pressure. Dutch turbocharger company Van Der Lee Turbo Systems currently supplies the turbochargers for all FIA Formula 2 Championship all-new engines using the MT134-50120 model. The turbocharger spin limit
216-480: A partial takeover in 2024. In 2012, Paul Devlin and Andy Roche approached businessman Declan Lohan for financial backing and Virtuosi UK team was founded at Carleton Rode , Norfolk in order to participate in the Auto GP . The team signed GP2 Series driver Pål Varhaug . His team-mates in the first rounds were European F3 Open driver Matteo Beretta and Formula Renault 3.5 Series driver Sten Pentus , before they
270-556: A power steering system (similar to the IndyCar Series , which also has a manual steering actuation system). Since 2011, XAP Technology exclusively provides the XAP single-seater F2 steering wheel as well as the XAP SX steering wheel dash display for all FIA Formula 2 Championship cars. The XAP steering wheel features 6 buttons in the front with 5 paddles (DRS, gear shift, and clutch) in the back of
324-470: A reverse-grid race, it was first win for Virtuosi since 2012. Kiss collected another two wins for the team at Nürburgring and Estoril . The team finished as runner-up in the teams' standings. In 2015 , the team signed German Formula Three driver Nikita Zlobin. In addition the team replaced iSport International in the managing of the Russian Time team in the GP2 Series . On 4 December 2018, it
378-428: Is 130,000 rpm but cannot exceed 125,000 rpm due to lower turbo boost pressure. All Formula 2 cars currently use ordinary unleaded racing gasoline as fuel (similar to commercial vehicle unleaded street gasoline), which has been the de facto standard in second tier single-seater formula racing since the introduction of GP2 Series in 2005. Since the start of the 2005 GP2 Series season, Elf has exclusively continued to be
432-399: Is a 3.4 litres (207 cubic inches ) V6 turbocharged direct injection four-stroke piston Otto cycle 620 hp fuel-efficient engine jointly developed, built, assembled, produced, maintained, and tuned by Mecachrome and Teos Engineering. The engine was unveiled in 2017 along with the new Dallara F2 2018 chassis. Dutch turbocharger company Van Der Lee Turbo Systems currently supplies
486-432: Is a dual overhead camshaft configuration with four valves per cylinder. The crankshaft is made of alloy steel, with five main bearing caps. The pistons are forged aluminium alloy, while the connecting rods are machined alloy steel. The electronic engine management system is supplied by Magneti Marelli, firing a CDI ignition system. The engine lubrication is a dry sump type, cooled by a single water pump. The V634 Turbo engine
540-568: Is a second-tier single-seater championship organized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). Held on racing circuits , the championship was introduced in 2017, following the rebranding of the long-term Formula One feeder series GP2 . The series' original founders were Flavio Briatore and current managing director Bruno Michel. It is the last step on the FIA Global Pathway from Karting to Formula One . While it
594-655: Is an evolution of the GP3 engine, which is the solely supplied engine for the FIA Formula 2 Championship. With the addition of a single turbo, the engine underwent rigorous dyno testing, ahead of its racing debut. The Mecachrome V634 Turbo engines sell for up to €67,000 per unit by leasing and rebuilding. The current second-generation FIA Formula 2 engine allocation is limited to one per season and lasts up to 8,000 kilometres (5,000 miles) after being rebuilt. Mid-season engine changes, including during race weekend, are banned and may result in
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#1732852443444648-579: Is approximately €500,000. This includes the wheels, wings, steering wheel, and other components, but not the engine. The F2 Championship currently uses the Dallara F2 2024 chassis from 2024 to 2029 seasons. The current gearbox is manufactured by Hewland (utilizing the LFSC-200 model) and features an 8-position barrel with ratchet body and software upgrades, as well as a new transverse shaft fixing system designed to facilitate improved gear selection. Currently,
702-600: Is designed to make racing relatively affordable for the teams and to make it an ideal training ground for life in Formula One. The series is a spec series ; all teams are required to use the same chassis, engine, and tire supplier. Formula 2 mainly races on European and Middle Eastern circuits, but has appearances at other international race tracks as well, such as the Albert Park Circuit in Australia. The Formula 2 chassis
756-554: Is developed by Italian manufacturer Dallara . While significantly slower than Formula One cars , the Formula 2 championship cars are faster than most other circuit racing vehicles. All iterations of the Formula 2 chassis aim to closely mirror Formula One cars in terms of safety, aesthetics, system functionalities, performance, sustainability, and cost-effectiveness. In 2024, the series introduced ground effect to align with similar developments shown in Formula One cars, and chassis development
810-461: Is not absolutely necessary to do so, most current F1 drivers have participated in either Formula 2 or GP2 before graduating to Formula One. The aim of F2 is to be the pinnacle of junior motorsport and select the best drivers for F1 , however this has been questioned in 2024 after Oliver Bearman and Kimi Antonelli from 15th and 6th place were both signed by F1 teams while F2 champions like Felipe Drugovich and Pourchaire weren't promoted. Formula 2
864-456: Is set to continue over the 2024, 2025, and 2026 seasons, aligning with the gradual increase in sustainable fuel components, targeting 100% synthetic sustainable fuels by 2027. The numbering system in the FIA Formula 2 Championship is currently based on the previous season's team standings (similar to the Formula One 1996–2013 numbering system) except for the number 13, which has been used since
918-418: Is their cornering and braking capabilities. This is due primarily to the amount of downforce the cars produce. Formula 2 cars can produce as much as 3.9 g of lateral acceleration and 3.6 g of braking force. This compares to around 2.6 lateral G for Formula 3. A Porsche Carrera Cup car, a production-based racing car with large front and rear wings, produces a maximum of around 1.7 lateral g. As an example of
972-472: The 2014 GP2 and GP3 seasons in limbo. The team reunited with iSport International to continue their GP2 programme, signing Mitch Evans and Artem Markelov , but chose to abandon their plans for their GP3 entry, selling it on to Hilmer Motorsport . Evans and Markelov were retained for the 2015 season , the first time a GP2 team has entered back to back seasons with the same lineup since DAMS retained Kamui Kobayashi and Jérôme d'Ambrosio in 2009 . But
1026-419: The 2018 championship , but later confirmed their participation, retaining Markelov and hiring European Formula 3 driver Tadasuke Makino to replace Ghiotto. The team was not able to repeat their success with the new F2 car, finishing the season fourth in the teams' standings, while Markelov downgraded to fifth in the drivers' championship with three wins. Makino won a feature race at Monza, but finished outside
1080-599: The Drag Reduction Systems (DRS) were introduced with the purpose of overtaking maneuver assist by tilting the upper-element rear wing while approaching the opponent less than a second away by activating the DRS paddle behind the steering wheel. The upper-element rear wing angle is the same as a Formula One car , which has over 40 degrees of angle. In the event of rainy conditions, Drag Reduction Systems are automatically deactivated for safety reasons. Starting in 2005 (under
1134-659: The F4 British Championship from the 2022 season onwards. With Zhou graduating to Formula 1 in 2022 with Alfa Romeo, his seat was filled by Jack Doohan , with Marino Sato replacing Drugovich. Despite Doohan taking three wins in his rookie season the team could only finish in seventh place in the Teams' Championship. The 2023 season saw Doohan remain with the team, this time joined by Belgian Amaury Cordeel . ( key ) * Season still in progress. FIA Formula 2 Championship The FIA Formula 2 Championship
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#17328524434441188-416: The F4 British Championship . The team previously raced in the Auto GP series, in addition to running the Russian Time outfit in Formula 2 and its predecessor GP2 Series from 2015 to 2018. With the withdrawal of Russian Time, the team assumed its new name UNI-Virtuosi Racing for the 2019 Formula 2 season . A partnership with watch company Invicta resulted in a further name change for 2023 , followed by
1242-465: The GP2 Series name), Formula 2 cars were powered by 4.0 litres (244 cubic inches ) V8, four-stroke piston, Otto cycle unleaded gasoline-burning, prototype production-based, naturally-aspirated engines, produced by Mecachrome . Per Formula 2 rules, the engines sold for no more than €70,000 and were rev-limited to 10,000 rpm. They produced around 612 hp (456 kW ; 620 PS ) and weighed up to 148 kg (326 lb ). The valve train
1296-433: The 2011 change for Formula 1, Pirelli is now the sole tyre supplier for the series. The FIA Formula 2 Championship runs different compounds and sizes as F1 since 2017 (due to the fact that Formula 1's 2017–present tyres are wider, the FIA Formula 2 Championship carried over the pre-2017 Pirelli F1 tyres). The front tyre size is 245/660-R13 (9.6/26-R13) and the rear tyre size is 325/660-R13 (12.8/26-R13) and would be used until
1350-437: The 2018 season (previously Sabelt ) with a 6-point seat belt configuration similar to Formula One . From 2018 onwards, the " halo " cockpit protection system has been introduced to protect the drivers in crashes. All FIA Formula 2 cars carry a Marelli-provided electronic control unit (Marvel SRG 480 model) as well as a Marelli PDU 12-42 power supply management unit. Live telemetry is used only for television broadcasts, but
1404-575: The 2018 season and beyond. The Mecachrome V634 Turbo engine is rev limited down to 8,750 rpm and weighs up to 132 kg (291 lb ) including turbocharger. The firing ignition of the Mecachrome V634 Turbo engine is revolutionary digital inductive. The fuel-mass flow restrictor rate of the second-generation FIA Formula 2 Championship engine is roughly rated at 105 kg / h (231 lb /h). The Mecachrome V634 Turbo 3.4-litre single-turbocharged direct-injected Mecachrome V6 engine
1458-448: The 2021 season. The same FIA Formula 2 Championship car is used by all of the teams and features a carbon-fiber monocoque Dallara chassis, powered by a single-turbocharged direct-injected Mecachrome V6 engine (both respectively until 2029) and mounted on dry-slick and rain-tread Pirelli tyres. Overall weight is 755 kg, including the driver. The first-generation (third-generation overall) 2011–17 spec GP2/11 car that
1512-488: The FIA safety standards. All cars include front and rear roll hoops, impact structures, and monocoque push tests. Anti-intrusion survival cell protection panels have been used since 2011. Wheel retainer safety cables are also featured to avoid wheels flying similar to Formula One , IndyCar Series (known as SWEMS), and other single-seater Formula racing series. The seat belts of all FIA Formula 2 cars are supplied by OMP Racing since
1566-550: The FIA standard Premier FT5 tank with the capacity up to 125 litres. Refuelling during a race is currently banned due to safety and cost. The suspension of all FIA Formula 2 Championship cars is upper and lower steel wishbones, pushrod operated, coupled with twin Koni dampers and torsion bars suspension (front) and spring suspension (rear), similar to current Formula One car suspension. The steering actuation system of all FIA Formula 2 Championship cars are manual, rack and pinion without
1620-460: The Feature race during Friday's qualifying session receives an additional 2 points. In each race, one point will be awarded to the driver who achieves the fastest lap time, provided they were in the top 10 positions of the final race classification. The maximum number of points a driver can score at any round will be 39. A count-back system is used to decide the places of drivers with equal points in
1674-415: The championship, with the driver with the most wins ranking highest of those with equal points totals. If there is still a tie, the most second-place finishes, then the most third-place finishes, etc., would be used to split the tied drivers. This count-back system is applied at all stages of the championship. One estimate puts the cost of running a Formula Two car at $ US 3 million per season. In most cases,
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1728-588: The data can be recorded from the ECU to the computer if the car is in the garage and not on the track. Rear-view mirrors for all FIA Formula 2 cars are fully mandated to easily view opponents behind. The aerodynamics of current Formula 2 cars are currently resembling the Formula One 2017-style aerodynamics with wider and curved front wings and also lower rear wings with parallelogram rear wing plates. Side winglets are also banned. The undertrays of all cars have ground effect features similar to 2022 Formula One cars. Since 2015,
1782-473: The differences between the FIA formula categories, at the Albert Park circuit , the Formula 2 lap record is 1:28.989, set in practice in 2023. The Formula One lap record is considerably faster, at 1.19.813. The Formula 3 lap record is 1.33.025. Direct comparison between IndyCar and F2 is more difficult given that they rarely compete at the same circuit, but Christian Lundgaard stated, after racing both, that
1836-469: The end of the 2019 season. The compounds of Pirelli Formula 2 tyres are currently four dry compounds: purple supersoft, red soft, yellow medium, and white hard. They all carry the P Zero brand. And only one wet compound is blue wet. These carry the Cinturato brand. The new tyres were unveiled during the 2019 Monza FIA Formula 2 round with 18-inch wheel rims mounted. The tyre sizes will slightly differ from
1890-547: The exclusive provider of the LMS 102 RON unleaded fuel and also Elf HTX 840 0W-40 lubricants for all competitors in the FIA Formula 2 Championship until 2022. In 2023, Aramco became the official fuel partner and supplier of all FIA Formula 2 Championship entrants. The car also features internal cooling upgrades, a new water radiator, radiator duct, oil/water heat exchanger, modified oil degasser, new oil and water pipes, and new heat exchanger fixing brackets. Formula 2 cars are among
1944-581: The fastest circuit racing cars in the world, beaten only by Formula One , and possibly IndyCar and the Japanese Super Formula Championship , but faster than most other categories. While Formula 2 cars can accelerate extremely quickly and have a high top speed of around 335 km/h (in their lowest-downforce configuration), the key difference between F2 cars and road-registerable Supercars or production-based touring car racing vehicles and lower-tier feeder categories such as Formula 3
1998-475: The feature race takes place ahead of the Formula 1 Grand Prix, consisting of 170 kilometres or 60 minutes, whichever comes first. The feature race had earlier taken place on Saturday instead of the sprint race from 2017 to 2020 . The top 8 finishers in the sprint race receive points as follows: The top 10 finishers in the Feature Race receive points as follows: The driver who qualified in pole position for
2052-463: The feature race, they must use at least one set of each specification of dry-weather tyres during the feature race. On Friday, there is one free practice session of 45 minutes and one qualifying session of 30 minutes. On Saturday one Sprint Race (two in 2021) takes place, consisting of 120 kilometres or 45 minutes, whichever comes first. The starting grid will be determined by reversing the top 10 finishers of Friday's qualifying session. On Sunday,
2106-465: The formation of the GP2 Series in 2005 until present. Additionally, since the 2020 season, the number 19 (and later the number 18) has been retired to honor Anthoine Hubert , who sustained fatal injuries during one of the 2019 Belgian Grand Prix 's support races. The feature race includes a compulsory pit-stop, in which all four tyres must be changed. Unless the driver has used wet-weather tyres during
2160-406: The majority of costs must be paid by the drivers themselves. This may be through personal sponsorship or personal or family wealth. These costs, as well as the costs of competing in more junior categories, represent a major barrier to drivers reaching Formula One. A number of cost control measures, including freezing car specifications and reducing the number of venues, were introduced by the FIA for
2214-448: The previous season Virtuosi drivers even failed to achieve podium finish and downgraded to seventh in the teams' standings. The squad prolonged Andrea Roda for 2014 campaign. Also the team expanded to three cars for two opening rounds, fielding Richard Gonda and Sam Dejonghe. At Imola , second car was occupied by returnee Varhaug but he was replaced at Spielberg by Tamás Pál Kiss , who left Zele Racing . Also at Spielberg Roda won
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2268-572: The race. In 2014, the team made their debut in GP3 Series , taking Bamboo Engineering 's slot and continue to participate in GP2, German Formula Three and ADAC Formel Masters. The team's preparations for the 2014 season were disrupted by the death of Mazepa from complications relating to thrombosis in February 2014. Following this, Motopark Academy ended their partnership with team, leaving their participation in
2322-416: The series uses a 6-speed sequential gearbox configuration with electro-hydraulic operation via paddle-shifters with reverse operated by a button on the steering wheel. The clutches of all cars are supplied by ZF Sachs , with the multi-plate clutch operated by a hand-paddle lever. O.Z. Racing has exclusively supplied wheel rims for all cars since 2005. Until 2019, the wheel size of O.Z. Racing F2 wheels
2376-529: The sizes compared to 2011–2019, but the only changes are the wheel rim diameter increase (275/705-R18 (10.8/27.7-R18) on the fronts and 325/705-R18 (12.8/27.7-R18) on the rears). Brembo supplies monoblock brake calipers and disc bells, which are exclusive to Formula 2. Carbone Industrie also supplies carbon brake discs and pads for the FIA Formula 2 Championship. The brake discs are 278 mm × 28 mm (10.94 in × 1.10 in) in size. The current Dallara F2 2018 's fuel tank carried over
2430-411: The steering wheel. From the 2018 season, all FIA Formula 2 Championship cars will utilize the all-new XAP single-seat Formula 2451 S3 steering wheel with a larger dash screen and also three new rotary switches (similar to the current Formula E steering wheel). The most current safety innovations are a top priority of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. Front, side, rear, and steering column impact tests are
2484-483: The team changed the management from iSport to Virtuosi Racing . The team finished fifth in the team's championship, with two sprint race wins for Evans. For the 2016 season , Markelov was retained for a third season with Raffaele Marciello joining the team. Markelov achieved his maiden victory at the Monaco feature race, having started fifteenth on the grid. Marciello finished fourth in the standings and Markelov tenth with
2538-552: The team retained Zhou as its first driver, whilst replacing the outgoing Ghiotto with Callum Ilott . The team repeated its runners-up finish in Teams' Championship from the previous year, again with four wins. In 2021 , Zhou was once again retained by the team, this time joined by Felipe Drugovich in the other car. For the third year in a row the team finished in second place in the Teams' Championship, once again with four wins, all scored by Zhou. On 20 October, Virtuosi Racing announced its expansion to Formula 4 racing by entering
2592-399: The team taking third in the constructor's championship. In 2017 , Markelov remained with the team for a fourth season with Luca Ghiotto joining the team, moving from Trident . Their combination brought six wins—five for Markelov and one for Ghiotto—and the first teams' title in the history of FIA Formula 2 Championship . The team was omitted from the preliminary entry list for
2646-455: The top-ten in the drivers' standings. The team were sold before the 2018 finale and became UNI-Virtuosi Racing . ( key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Virtuosi Racing Virtuosi Racing (formerly Virtuosi UK , currently racing as Invicta Racing in Formula 2) is a British racing team currently competing in FIA Formula 2 and
2700-412: The turbochargers for all FIA Formula 2 Championship engines. The all-new engine fuel delivery system is gasoline direct injection instead of traditional ported multi-point electronic indirect injection. The power output of the all-new FIA Formula 2 engine was increased from 612 to 620 hp (456 to 462 kW ; 620 to 629 PS ). Mecachrome will continue providing new FIA Formula 2 engines from
2754-599: Was 12 in × 13 in (305 mm × 330 mm) on front and 13.7 in × 13 in (348 mm × 330 mm) on rear. From 2020 onwards, all cars switched to 18 in (457 mm) road car-inspired wheel rims in preparation for expanding to Formula One from 2022 onwards and for data sharing. The new wheel rim sizes measure 12 in × 18 in (305 mm × 457 mm) on fronts and 13.7 in × 18 in (348 mm × 457 mm) on rears. The wheel rims of all FIA Formula 2 cars are made of magnesium alloy. Similar to
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#17328524434442808-486: Was announced Virtuosi would replace the outgoing Russian Time outfit in the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2019 under the name UNI-Virtuosi. The following day, the team confirmed Guanyu Zhou as its first driver. The next day Luca Ghiotto filled the remained slot in the Virtuosi's line-up. The team finished in second place in the Teams' Championship its first season as Virtuosi, with Ghiotto taking four wins. For 2020
2862-479: Was replaced by Auto GP veteran Francesco Dracone . Varhaug won feature race at Sonoma and reverse-grid races at Monza and Hungaroring , finishing as runner-up in the drivers' standings and bringing fourth place in the teams' standings. For 2013 , the team signed FIA European Formula 3 Championship graduate Andrea Roda. He was partnered by Max Snegirev , who previously raced for Campos Racing . Also British team supported Comtec by Virtuosi entry. Unlike
2916-464: Was used in the first season of the rebranded championship had been designed by Dallara Automobili. The obsolete GP2/11 car was fitted with the old Mecachrome 4.0-litre V8 naturally-aspirated engine as well as a taller and narrower rear wing inspired by those used in Formula One from 2009 to 2016. The F2 Championship used the Dallara F2 2018 chassis from 2018 to 2023. The cost of a Dallara F2 2018 car
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