Force India
| Full name | Force India F1 Team |
|---|---|
| Base | Silverstone, England, UK |
| Team principal(s) | Vijay Mallya |
| Technical director | Mark Smith |
| 2011 Formula One season | |
| Race drivers | 14.  Adrian Sutil15.  Paul di Resta |
| Test drivers | Nico Hülkenberg |
| Chassis | Force India VJM04 |
| Engine | Mercedes-Benz FO 108Y |
| Tyres | Pirelli |
| Formula One World Championship Career | |
| Debut | 2008 Australian Grand Prix |
| Latest race | 2012 British 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) |
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Force India Formula One Team Limited or Force India F1 Team, often called Force India is 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]
Force India is 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.[2]
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 |
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| 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.. http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/con-forceindia.html. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ↑ "Formula 1™ - The Official F1™ Website (Force India)". formula1.com. Formula One Administration Ltd. http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/teams/188/. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
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