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28-505: Winfield Racing School was established as École de Pilotage Jim Russell by Bill Knight, Arthur Owen and Jim Russell with help from Gérard Crombac at Magny-Cours , France in 1963. The name was changed to École de Pilotage Winfield (Winfield Driver School) in 1964 when Bill Knight, a successful land speed records campaigner from Jersey island , who owned a karting circuit in Mallorca among other ventures named Winfield, decided to make

56-786: A 'bobtail' Cooper sports car at the Autodrome de Montlhéry to set thirteen international speed and distance records in Class G on this banked track. Owen went on to set further records at Monza in Italy. On 5 September 1959, driving a Cooper-Climax, Owen made fastest time of the day at the Brighton Speed Trials . In 1962, Owen won the British Hill Climb Championship at the wheel of a Cooper-Climax T53, prepared by fellow-competitor Patsy Burt 's PMB Garages team. Arthur Owen competed in

84-448: A 2L 16V series using one-make cars from Italian manufacturer Tatuus . The series was introduced into the UK in 1989 and even after the 1721 cc cars had been replaced at the top level a club-level series for them continued in parallel with the more ambitious 2.0 series. This is seen as one of the key steps in a driver's career before Formula Three . The most notable recent graduate of the formula

112-674: A Lotus 23 with a 1098cc Cosworth Mk.IV . He won the 2nd Japan Grand Prix the next year in 1964 driving a Brabham BT9 , against Peter Warr (Lotus 27), Arthur Owen (Cooper T67), F. Francis (Lotus 22), M. Evans (Lola Mk.3) and others. He acted as the instructor at the school together with Renato 'Tico' Martini , who initially was the Chief Mechanic of the school ( Arthur Owen was the Chief Instructor initially. Tico also started his own racing car constructor, Automobiles Martini in 1965, and went on to campaign an F1 Martini with René Arnoux as

140-411: A Sadev 6-speed, sequential gearbox with mechanical control featuring three specified sets of ratios using a Limited Slip Differential and Twin-Plate. The clutch is hydraulic. It also uses Elf Transmission LS. The brakes are four-pot calipers, with ventilated discs and Ferodo (type DS4003) pads. They include cockpit-adjustable bias front-to-rear. Manufactured by Barazi-Epsilon EB01 A Main changes to

168-577: Is Kimi Räikkönen , who moved straight into Formula One after winning the British Formula Renault championship. The Formula Renault 95 used multiple chassis, production 2.0-litre 8V 165 hp engines and Hewland five-speed manual gearboxes. Manufacturers were able to build cars around spec components such as the engine, bellhousing, gearbox, brakes, wheels and ECU. Chassis were steel space frame with fibreglass bodies. Manufacturers included Mygale , Martini , Swift, Tatuus, and Ermolli. The car

196-538: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This biographical article related to English motor racing is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Formula Renault Formula Renault are classes of formula racing popular in Europe and elsewhere. Regarded as an entry-level series to motor racing , it was founded in 1971, and was a respected series where drivers can learn advanced racecraft before moving on to higher formulas. Renault now backs

224-447: Is the most successful single seater ever, with 10 years of service and nearly 1000 sold. The car has produced many current Formula One stars, with 11 of the 25 drivers in the 2009 Formula One season using the car in the infancy of their careers. For the 2010 season, a new car developed by Barazi-Epsilon , will be used in most major championships, with the old car still being used in minor championships such as Formula Renault BARC in

252-739: The Formula 2000 Light was created. The series is held in Italy with Tatuus 's Formula Renault or Formula Three chassis. The same year also saw the introduction of the LATAM Challenge Series , run in Latin America . The Austria Formel Renault Cup has been held since 2007 in Central Europe . This series is held and organised with the Austria Formula 3 Cup and use the 2.0L Renault formulas. The Formule Renault 2.0 North European Zone

280-603: The Formula One World Championship four times in his career. Other drivers include Didier Pironi , Kimi Räikkönen , Felipe Massa and Lewis Hamilton all of whom have gone onto win Grands Prix. This Formula Renault series was open to drivers between 14 and 21 years that have raced before in karting series. The cars use K4M 1598cc Renault engines. Argentina organises several Formula Renault championships different from its official 2.0L series: In 2008,

308-634: The French F4 Championship and Formula Regional European Championship . The World Series by Renault once included Formula Renault 3.5 before becoming World Series Formula V8 3.5 in 2016, then folding in 2017. The most senior "Formula Renault" was the Formula Renault V6 Eurocup started by Renault to run as part of Eurosport's Super Racing Weekends ( ETCC and FIA GT Championship ). Only two seasons were run between 2003 and 2004 before Renault left Super Racing Weekends and merged

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336-2332: The 1962 Macau Grand Prix in a Cooper single-seater, qualifying on pole position but crashing early in the race. He finished third in the first Japanese Grand Prix, held at Suzuka on 3 and 4 May 1963, driving a Lotus 23 sports car. ( key )               1947  R. Mays 1948  R. Mays 1949  S. Allard 1950  D. Poore 1951  K. Wharton 1952  K. Wharton 1953  K. Wharton 1954  K. Wharton 1955  T. Marsh 1956  T. Marsh 1957  T. Marsh 1958  D. Boshier-Jones 1959  D. Boshier-Jones 1960  D. Boshier-Jones 1961  D. Good 1962  A. Owen 1963  P. Westbury 1964  P. Westbury 1965  T. Marsh 1966  T. Marsh 1967  T. Marsh 1968  P. Lawson 1969  D. Hepworth 1970  N. Williamson 1971  D. Hepworth 1972  N. Williamson 1973  M. MacDowel 1974  M. MacDowel 1975  R. Lane 1976  R. Lane 1977  A. Douglas-Osborn 1978  D. Franklin 1979  M. Griffiths 1980  C. Cramer 1981  J. Thomson 1982  M. Bolsover 1983  M. Bolsover 1984  M. Bolsover 1985  C. Cramer 1986  M. Griffiths 1987  M. Griffiths 1988  C. Wardle 1989  R. Rowan 1990  M. Griffiths 1991  M. Griffiths 1992  R. Lane 1993  D. Grace 1994  D. Grace 1995  A. Priaulx 1996  R. Lane 1997  R. Moran 1998  D. Grace 1999  D. Grace 2000  D. Grace 2001  G. Wight, Jr. 2002  G. Wight, Jr. 2003  A. Fleetwood 2004  A. Fleetwood 2005  M. Groves 2006  M. Groves 2007  M. Groves 2008  S. Moran 2009  S. Moran 2010  M. Groves 2011  S. Moran 2012  T. Willis 2013  S. Moran 2014  S. Moran 2015  A. Summers 2016  S. Moran 2017  T. Willis 2018  T. Willis 2019  W. Menzies 2020  Cancelled 2021  W. Menzies 2022  W. Menzies 2023  W. Menzies This Formula One biographical article

364-539: The UK. The chassis is a carbon fiber cell designed and developed by Tatuus and Renault Sport . It also incorporates a FIA -approved roll hoop and lateral driver's head protection. This was introduced in 2000 and updated with new bodywork in 2004 and 2007. Both the chassis and engine are of an FIA-approved "impact break-away" design. The engine is a sealed, 16-valve, 4-cylinder Renault Sport type F4R FRS with Orbisoud race exhaust system and catalytic converter, built and developed by Renault Sport . Formula Renault uses

392-491: The World Series uses Dallara cars. Michelin is the tyre supplier. A Pan Am Formula Renault V6 series was planned to take place in 2005 but it never occurred. Formula Renault 2.0 descended from Formula France created in 1968. Its predecessors used 1.3L (1968–1971), 1.6L (1972–1981), 1.6L turbo (1982–1988) and later 1,721 cc (1989–1994), then 2l 8V (1995–1999) engines in single-seater chassis. The series evolved in 2000 into

420-457: The driver in 1978 ). Mike Knight and his brother Richard took over the ownership of the school in 1966 when Bill Knight went back to the UK. Mike managed the school with Tico Martini until 1973 when Mike moved back to the UK and Richard came over to run the business for the next 10 years until 1983 when Mike returned after running the DYMAG racing wheels venture. Shell Oil became the sponsor of

448-539: The end of each season, shoot-out sessions are organized by the racing school to determine the five best students. The final winner is granted the full financing of a season in French Formula Renault Championship for the following year. One of the qualified students, Alain Prost , won 12 of the 13 races in the 1976 Formula Renault season. With the realization that there are some exceptional talents among

476-519: The new project independent from Jim Russell. At the time, Magny-Cours circuit (also called the Jean Behra circuit) was just built in 1960 by the local owner/farmer, Jean Bernigaud, whom Gérard 'Jabby' Crombac knew about, and the school became the main user of the otherwise under-utilized local racing course. There were many aspiring young drivers in France, where an open-wheel racing school did not exist, and

504-530: The non-winners, Trophée Winfield was also created to offer second chances for recognition, as well as for the winners of shorter-term programs at the school. In March 2015, Frédéric Garcia and Anne-Charlotte Rémy invested and bought the Winfield Racing School brand. Adding Historic Racing , brought in by Laurent Fort (Winfield Héritage) to the line of activities, the school offers a Formula 1 driving experience day to wealthy enthusiasts in addition to

532-513: The previous models are: Two sorts of Formula Renault 2.0 championships exist. Regular championships and Winter Series, an off-season championship held usually between November and February with few races. In 2005, all series names were replaced from Formula Renault 2000 to Formula Renault 2.0 . An Uruguyan 2.0L series is also held (José Pedro Passadores 2003 champion). A majority of Formula Renault champions have gone onto lead successful careers in motor racing, most notably Alain Prost who won

560-451: The school enjoyed initial success attracting many talented students including Jean-Pierre Jaussaud , François Cevert , Patrick Depailler , Jacques Laffite and Patrick Tambay . Bill Knight's son Mike, aged 19, finished 2nd after Peter Warr ( Lotus 23 , 1650cc Cosworth one-off pre-crossflow push-rod) in the inaugural FIA -sanctioned Japan Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit in May 1963 driving

588-581: The school from 1963 until 1973 when François Cevert died of injuries in a practice accident at Watkins Glen in October. René Arnoux was the last of the Volant Shell Competition Scholarship drivers coming out of the school, who were given a gratis season of Formula France . Shell terminated the sponsorship in the middle of the first oil crisis in 1973, but the French oil giant, Elf filled

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616-517: The school graduates became a Formula One driver, including Damon Hill . (At least 24 according to the Notable Students section below.) From 1974, Elf took over the scholarship and it became Volant Elf Scholarship offered at the school in addition to the Formula Renault and Formula 3 team the school operated to offer "Prize Drive" spots for the qualified students as a strong incentive. At

644-678: The series with the similar World Series by Nissan to create the Formula Renault 3.5 Series as part of the World Series by Renault in 2005 . In 2016 the series became the World Series Formula V8 3.5 , which folded in 2017. Formula V6 Asia started in 2006 in Asia and ran at Asian Festival of Speed Weekends ( Touring Car , Formula BMW and Porsche Carrera Cup Asia ). The old Eurocup and current Asian formulas use Tatuus chassis, while

672-449: The spot and added the second school venue at Paul Ricard (previously called the Circuit du Castellet) at Le Castellet near Marseille by entrusting the management of École de pilotage Renault-Elf Circuit Paul Ricard (Renault-Elf Paul Ricard Circuit Driving School) and changing its name to Winfield Racing School (École de pilotage Renault-Elf-Winfield). Over the course of 35 years, 30 of

700-458: The traditional schooling for young racing drivers, occupying the modern facilities at Paul Ricard circuit previously used by Renault F1 and Toyota F1 teams. - In parentheses in the following list, YEAR is the year attended. - Volant Shell(up to 1973) or Volant Elf(from 1974) are the top graduate for the year by winning the Volant qualifier race. - Volant (from 2015) are the top graduate for

728-553: The year selected by a jury. - 'finalist' are the winners of shoot-out sessions who proceeded to the final Volant qualifier. - Trophée Winfield is awarded to an exceptional driver in the loser pool, or for winners in short-term programs. - Above entries in bold became a Formula One driver. Arthur Owen (racing driver) Arthur William Owen (23 March 1915 in Lambeth , London – 27 April 2002 in Vilamoura , Portugal )

756-473: Was a British racing driver from England . He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, the 1960 Italian Grand Prix , driving a privately entered 2.2-litre Cooper . He crashed on the first lap of the race at the South Corner, due to brake failure. He retired with suspension damage and scored no championship points. On 17 October 1955 Arthur Owen, Jim Russell and William Knight drove

784-440: Was last used in 1999. The Formula Renault 2000 had a Tatuus-made chassis running 2.0 L Renault Clio engines attached to a Sadev gearbox. The engine originally had a maximum output of 185 hp, and was upgraded to 210 hp in 2006. They are capable of accelerating from 0 to 100 mph (160 km/h) in 4.85 seconds and braking from 125 mph (200 km/h) to a stop in 4.60 seconds. The Tatuus Formula Renault car

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