Liverpool F.C. (Superleague Formula team)
Liverpool F.C. SF Racing Team | |||||||||||
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Founded | 2008 | ||||||||||
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Driver(s) | Adrián Vallés ('08, '09) James Walker (2010) Frédéric Vervisch (2010) | ||||||||||
First race | 2008 Donington | ||||||||||
Last race | 2010 Navarra | ||||||||||
Rounds | 24 | ||||||||||
Ch'ships | 1 (2009) | ||||||||||
Total points | 1176 (including Super Finals) | ||||||||||
2010 position | 10th (439 pts) | ||||||||||
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NOTE - Data not including Super Finals |
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Liverpool F.C. Superleague Formula team was the racing team of Liverpool F.C., a football team that competes in England in the Premier League. The Liverpool F.C. racing team competed in the Superleague Formula.[1] They have been operated by Hitech Junior Team in all seasons, although the team changed name to Atech Grand Prix for 2010.
2008 season[]
In the 2008 Superleague Formula season Liverpool F.C. finished 4th overall in the table with 325 points. Spanish driver Adrián Vallés was the Liverpool driver for all rounds.[2]
In the 2008 Zolder round, Liverpool F.C. won their first race, and also had the fastest lap in the first race.[3]
Liverpool won their 2nd and last win of the 2008 season at the 2008 Estoril round.[4]
Liverpool earned 2 pole positions at the Vallelunga round and the Jerez round.[5][6]
2009 season[]
For the 2009 Superleague Formula season, Adrián Vallés was confirmed as the driver once again.[7]
Liverpool won the opening round of the 2009 season at the Magny-Cours round, and they also won the Super Final.[8][9][10]
Valles wrapped up the 2009 title with a solid fourth place for Liverpool in the final race of the season in Jarama.[11]
2010 season[]
Liverpool F.C. will defend their crown in the 2010 season after the football club's director Ian Ayre confirmed they were contracted for several years.[12] However, in 2011 they confirmed that they would not be competing in Superleague Formula in the short-term.
Record[]
(key)
2008[]
Operator(s) | Driver(s) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Points | Rank | ||||||
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DON | NÜR | ZOL | EST | VAL | JER | ||||||||||
Hitech Junior Team | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 325 | 4th |
2009[]
- Super Final results in 2009 did not count for points towards the main championship.
Operator(s) | Driver(s) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Points | Rank | ||||||||||||
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MAG | ZOL | DON | EST | MOZ | JAR | ||||||||||||||||
Hitech Junior Team | ![]() |
1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | 6 | 6 | X | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | 4 | 3 | 412 | 1st |
2010[]
Operator(s) | Driver(s) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | NC | 11 | Points | Rank | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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SIL | ASS | MAG | JAR | NÜR | ZOL | BRH | ADR | POR | ORD | BEI | NAV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Atech GP/Reid Motorsport | ![]() |
16 | 17 | X | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 4 | X | 6 | 18 | X | 6 | 13 | X | 10 | 10 | X | 439 | 10th | |||||||||||||||||
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7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 1 | X | 3 | 7 | C | 16 | 16 | X |
References[]
- ^ "Liverpool move into motor racing". BBC Sport. 2008-08-26. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- ^ "Valles to race with Liverpool". Autosport. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ^ "Valles wins for Liverpool at Zolder". Autosport. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ^ "Liverpool wins Estoril race one". Autosport. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ^ "Valles takes Superleague pole in Italy". Autosport. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ^ "Valles takes Jerez pole for Liverpool". Autosport. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ^ "Valles rejoins Liverpool for 2009". Autosport. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ^ "Valles wins opener for Liverpool". Autosport. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ^ "Valles wins super final for LFC". Autosport. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ^ "Reds on top". Press Association. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ^ "Liverpool takes title, Galatasaray wins". Autosport.com. 2009-11-08. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ^ http://www.superleagueformula.com/superleague/Clubs/Liverpool-FC/News/Ian-Ayre-Liverpool-Commercial-Director-Q-A[permanent dead link]
External links[]
- Liverpool F.C.
- Superleague Formula club teams