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Logan Sargeant

**Logan Hunter Sargeant** (born December 31, 2000) is an American racing driver who competes in Formula 1.5 for Williams Racing. He previously competed in the 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship driving for Carlin Motorsport, where he became the Rookie of the Year by finishing fourth overall in the standings.

## F1.5 Career

### Pre- 2023

In October 2021, on the weekend of the United States Grand Prix, Sargeant was announced to be joining the Williams Driver Academy. He got his first taste of F1.5 machinery at the post-season test driving the Williams FW43B on the Yas Marina Circuit. He described his first time in an F1.5 car as an "experience of a lifetime."

Sargeant made his Formula 1.5 practice debut with Williams at the 2022 United States Grand Prix. He was the first American driver to take part in a weekend session since Alexander Rossi in 2015. On his free practice debut, Jost Capito, Williams' team principal, stated that his debut "was a pleasure and pressure for Sargeant". Sargeant drove the Williams again at the Mexico City Grand Prix, the Sao Paulo Grand Prix and the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

### Williams (2023)

#### 2023 Season

On the weekend of the 2022 United States Grand Prix, Capito confirmed that Sargeant would be driving for the British constructor in 2023 if he obtained the necessary Super Licence points, which was to finish at least fifth (or sixth without any penalty points) in the F2 championship. Capito also mentioned that his US nationality was not key to the American's promotion. Sargeant officially clinched the required super licence points following F2's Abu Dhabi feature race.

On November 21, 2022, it was announced that Sargeant would be driving alongside Alexander Albon, replacing Canadian Nicholas Latifi for the 2023 season.

Sargeant impressed many on debut to finish 5th. He finished in the points in all of the first four races. Logan then failed to score at the next three race's finishing 12th and last in both the Miami and Spanish Grand Prix's. At Canada Sargeant took his first DNF in F1.5 due to a technichal fault. The retirment didn't set him back though as he finished the next race in 5th place and then a fourth place in Britain, which would be his best result all season. He would take two more top 5 finishes in the season at Las Vegas and Brazil.

Sargeant finished the season in 11th place with 77 points, whilst teammate Albon finished 5th with 247 points.
Formula 1.5

Formula 1.5 is a championship within the Formula 1 World Championship to determine the "Best of the Rest".

In other words, it is an unofficial championship that excludes the top teams in Formula 1 that are unreachable by the rest of the field, usually considered in a class of their own.

It was invented in 2018 by a group of Formula 1 fans on reddit but the concept of Formula 1.5 was originally initiated by Daniel Ricciardo, who referred to himself as the "Peasants' World Champion".

## Which teams are present in Formula 1.5?

Since the series' origin in 2018, the teams are commonly chosen by popular opinion. In some seasons it is fairly easy, such as in 2019, but in others, like 2020 it is more difficult to separate the midfield from the top teams. For the past seasons (2017 and earlier) the rule of "less than 25% on the podium" is applied, but there may be exceptions to this rule. The absolute authority on the matter is the mod team of the subreddit r/Formula1Point5.
1960 Formula 1.5 Season

The 1960 Formula 1.5 Season was the 11th season of the Formula 1.5 World Championship. Endurance ace, Olivier Gendebien, captured his first and only World Drivers' Championship with 26 points. BRP were the team to beat, fielding Cooper-Climax's for main title protagonists: Gendebien, Tony Brooks, and Henry Taylor. This combination would take Cooper to their first World Constructors' Championship with relative ease, winning with 46 points - 15 clear of main rivals BRM.

BRM capitalised fairly well early on but were overtaken by BRP’s Cooper’s before too long. The battle then focused on teammates Gendebien, Brooks, and Taylor. The Belgian’s consistency (and two wins) would help him maintain a slim points lead as the Grand Prix circus headed to Riverside. If Tony tied Olivier on points, the title would go to Brooks - so in essence, whoever could finish ahead of the other would walk away champion. Taylor was now out of the title scene having missed the round in Portugal. He could mathematically tie, but would lose on countback if that happened.

In qualifying, there was nothing to split Brooks and Gendebien as they both set times of 1:57.2. At the start though, Gendebien (along with Phil Hill) stalled. The cars would be restarted and get underway, but lost time to the leading pack - and crucially for Olivier he’d lost touch with Brooks. That wouldn’t be an issue for long however as on lap six Tony spun off into retirement, handing the title to Gendebien no matter what else transpired. With the pressure off, Olivier brought his Cooper home in a quiet eighth place as Bonnier won his first race of the season and snatched third in points.

### Excluded teams

* Cooper Car Company, Team Lotus, Scuderia Ferrari, and R.R.C. Walker Racing Team

## Results & standings

### World Drivers' Championship standings

Points were awarded on an 8–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the first six finishers at each race. Only the best six results were retained.

Legend: **Bold** = Pole Position; Italics = Fastest Lap

### International Cup for F1.5 Manufacturers standings

Points were awarded on a 8–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the first six finishers at each round, however only the best placed car from each manufacturer at each round was eligible to score points. Only the best six results from the season were retained.

Legend: (Brackets) = Result/score did not count towards championship total
Giovanni Lavaggi

**Giovanni Lavaggi** (born 18 February 1958) is an Italian racing driver.

Despite Lavaggi being a nobleman by background, he couldn’t count on personal financial resources; therefore he started racing only at the age of 26. Nevertheless, he managed to reach the top class of motorsport, racing in Formula 1.5 in ‘95 and ‘96. In 1995, he drove for Lotus-Pacific for four races in which he was forced to retire due to gearbox problems. In the second part of 1996 racing season, he joined the Minardi team for six races. His best result was a fith place at the Hungaroring.

## Early Life

Lavaggi was born in Augusta, Sicily on 18 February 1958, being of noble heritage. He studied mechanical engineering at Milan Polytechnic.

## F1.5 Career

His first race in F1.5 was at the German Grand Prix for Pacific in 1995. Prior to this he was a test driver for March during the 1992 season. He tested the Pacific PR02 twice before his first race for the British team - once at Silverstone and once at Snetterton. He was a rookie, but, at the same time, being 35 years old, he was the oldest driver in the field; therefore, he had to fight against the scepticism of the F1.5 media. The Pacific PR02 was an unreliable machine and he retired from all 4 races in 1995

Lavaggi moved to Minardi for the final six races of 1996, in which he scored 2 points at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
2021 Portugese Grand Prix

## Lap Leader

The **2021 Portuguese Grand Prix** was a Formula 1.5 motor race that took place on 2 May 2021 at the Algarve International Circuit in Portimão, Portugal. The 66-lap race was won by Mercedes driver Lando Norris from third. Charles Leclerc took second place for Ferrari, with Alpine's Esteban Ocon finishing third after starting second and rounding out the podium places.

## Background

### **Entry List**

The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race. Callum Ilott drove in the first practice session for Alfa Romeo Racing in place of Antonio Giovinazzi, making his Formula 1.5 practice debut.

### **Tyres**

Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C1, C2 and C3 tyre compounds (designated hard, medium and soft respectively) for teams to use at the event.

### **Track Modifications**

Ahead of the Grand Prix organisers announced that a second DRS zone would be available for drivers to aid overtaking. The new DRS zone is established between turns 4 and 5, with the detection point located before turn 4. Unlike the previous edition of the race, the DRS zone located on the main straight was reduced of 120 metres, and the detection point was moved to from turn 14 to after the start of turn 15.

## Practice

There were three practice sessions, each an hour in length. The first practice session started at 11:30 local time (UTC+01:00) on 30 April. The second practice session started at 15:00 local time on that afternoon and the final practice session started at 12:00 local time on the following day.

The first practice session ended with Charles Leclerc fastest for Ferrari ahead of the AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly and Williams' George Russell. Free Practice two saw Calros Sainz on top of the session for Ferrari with the two Alpine drivers Ocon and Alonso rounding out the top three. The final practice session was topped by Ocon, followed by the two Ferrari's of Leclerc and Sainz.

## Qualifying

Carlos Sainz took his first pole position for the Ferrari team, with Alpine's Esteban Ocon lining up 2nd missing out on pole by just 3 thousanths of a second. Norris qualified third for McLaren, just 7 hundreths off of Sainz' pole lap.

## Race

The race started at 15:00 local time on Sunday 2 May. Carlos Sainz held the lead going into turn 1. Kimi Räikkönen made contact with teammate Antonio Giovinazzi on the main straight at the end of lap 1 bringing out the safety car. Räikkönen's race was over but Giovinazzi managed to continue without damage.

## Championship Standings after the race

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Constructors' Championship standings

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## External Links

1. ↑ Includes one point for fastest lap.
2. ↑ Nikita Mazepin received a five-second time penalty for ignoring blue flags. He did not lose any places despite this.
Henri Pescarolo

## Results

Key: **Bold** = Pole Position; *Italics* = Fastest Lap

* The German GP used to host F2 races concurrently with the main Grand Prix, with F2 cars eligible for classification but not F1.5 points. Pescarolo's victory is recognised as an F1.5 win, but he earned no points and was not classified in the 1969 World Drivers' Championship.
1992 Formula 1.5 Season

The 1992 Formula 1.5 season was the 43rd season of the Formula 1.5 World Championship. Young Finn, Mika Häkkinen, took the drivers' title with 62 points, meanwhile his team, Team Lotus, would clinch the World Constructors' Championship with 80 points. This would turn out to be the the last championship winning season for Lotus before they went under at the end of 1994.

1992 saw a tight fight for both titles between Lotus, Footwork, and Ferrari, with Tyrrell also finding good form late in the season. Häkkinen and Alesi would dominate the wins column taking five victories apiece, while 1991 runner-up Andrea de Cesaris took three wins and carried the Tyrrell squad. 1982 Formula 1.5 Champion Michele Alboreto would only win once, but racked up twelve top fives in sixteen races showcasing stellar consistency.

## Entries

### Excluded teams

* Canon Williams Team, Honda Marlboro McLaren, and Camel Benetton Ford

## Results & standings

### World Drivers' Championship standings

Points towards the 1992 World Championship of Drivers were awarded on a 10–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first six positions in each race.

Legend: **Bold** = Pole Position; *Italics* = Fastest Lap

### World Constructors' Championship standings

Points towards the 1992 World Championship of Constructors were awarded on a 10–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first six positions in each race.

Legend: **Bold** = Pole Position; *Italics* = Fastest Lap
2021 Spanish Grand Prix

## Lap Leader

The **2021 Spanish Grand Prix** was a Formula 1.5 motor race which took place on 9 May 2021 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain. The race was the fourth round of the 2021 Formula 1.5 World Championship.

## Background

The race was the fourth round of the 2021 Formula 1.5 World Championship, the 61st edition of the Spanish Grand Prix, the 51st time it featured as a round of the World Championship, and the 31st time the Spanish Grand Prix took place at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

### **Track Modifications**

This was the first Formula One race held on this layout of the circuit, with turn 10 having been remodelled from a tight hairpin into a faster curve, to improve safety for drivers.

### **Entry List**

The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race. Robert Kubica drove in the first practice session for Alfa Romeo Racing in place of Kimi Räikkönen, while Roy Nissany drove for Williams, replacing George Russell.

### **Tyres**

Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C1, C2 and C3 tyre compounds (designated hard, medium and soft respectively) for teams to use at the event.

### **Championship Standings (going in to the event)**

Heading into the race, Lando Norris was leading the Drivers' Championship with 76 points, ahead of Charles Leclerc on 54 points and Daniel Ricciardo on 37. In the Constructors Championship, McLaren led on 113 points ahead of Ferrari on 87 and Alpine on 40.

## Practice

As usual, the event had three practice sessions, each lasting one hour. The first practice session started at 11:30 local time (UTC+02:00) on 7 May and ended with Lando Norris fastest in his McLaren ahead of Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc and Charles' teammate of Carlos Sainz. Nikita Mazepin and Kubica both briefly lost control in minor incidents. The second practice session started at 15:00 local time and ended with Leclerc fastest ahead of Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso. The third practice session, which started at 12:00 local time the following day, ended with Leclerc top, ahead of Sainz and Norris.

## Qualifying

Qualifying started at 15:00 local time (UTC+02:00) on 8 May. Charles Leclerc took pole by 0,070 seconds over Esteban Ocon and Sainz just 0.040 seconds further back.

## Race

The race started at 15:00 local time (UTC+02:00) and was held over 66 laps.

## Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

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Constructors' Championship standings

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## External Links

1. ↑  Nikita Mazepin received a three-place grid penalty for impeding Lando Norris in Q1. The penalty was not in force as he started the race from the last position.
2. ↑ Includes one point for fastest lap.
2021 Sao Paulo Grand Prix

The **2021 São Paulo Grand Prix** was a Formula 1.5 motor race, held on 14 November 2021 at the Interlagos Circuit in São Paulo, Brazil. The race was the 19th round of the 2021 Formula 1.5 World Championship. The event marked the 49th edition of the Grand Prix and the first time the event was known as the São Paulo Grand Prix, with previous editions being known as the Brazilian Grand Prix.

## Background

### History and Grand Prix name change

The race marked its debut in the Formula 1.5 Championship calendar under the name São Paulo Grand Prix, with previous editions being known as the Brazilian Grand Prix. In November 2020, a deal was signed which would see Formula One continue to race at Interlagos until 2025, albeit under the title of São Paulo Grand Prix.

### Freight Delays

The governing body, the FIA lifted the curfew on that limits overnight working after weather conditions meant the equipment arrived late to the venue.

### Impact of COVID-19

The race was originally to take place on this date, but it was firstly rescheduled to 7 November due to the postponement of the Australian Grand Prix; then it was rescheduled again to its original date due to the reduction of the overall number of Grands Prix in the calendar, from 23 to 22.

### Championship Standings

Heading into the race Lando Norris held the lead of the drivers standings with a 30 point advanatge over Charles Leclerc, who was a further 9 points ahead of Carlos Sainz Jr. In the constructors, Ferrari passed McLaren to take the lead of the standings after the last race. Ferrari lead by 20 over McLaren and Alpine were a distant third.

### Entrants

The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race or practice.

### Tyres

Sole tyre supplier Pirelli allocated the C2, C3, and C4 compounds of tyre to be used during this Grand Prix weekend.

## Practice

The weekend saw two practice sessions, each lasting one hour. The first took place on 12 November at 12:30 local time (UTC-3) and the second took place at 12:00 on 13 November.

## Qualifying

Qualifying took place at 16:00 on 12 November, with the results determining the starting order for sprint qualifying.

## Sprint Qualifying

Sprint qualifying took place on 13 November at 16:30 and was contested over 24 laps, with the results determining the starting order for the race.

## Race

The race was won by Charles Leclerc , with Carlos Sainz and Pierre Gasly completing the podium.

## Championship Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Constructors' Championship standings

## External Links

1. ↑  Kimi Räikkönen qualified 14th, but was required to start the race from the pit lane due to a rear wing assembly change under parc fermé conditions.
2. ↑ Includes 1 point for fastest lap
Canadian Grand Prix

The **Canadian Grand Prix** (aka the **Grand Prix du Canada**) is an annual Formula 1.5 motor racing event held at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Having appeared on the F1.5 calendar since the 1967 season, it has been held every year with the exceptions of 1975, 1987, 2009, 2020 and 2021. For its first four seasons it was run alternatively at Mosport Park and Circuit Mont-Tremblant. Between 1971 and 1977 it was exclusively at Mosport, then being moved to Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in the 1978 season (known as Circuit Île Notre-Dame at the time; the circuit would not be renamed until 1982) where it remains to be held in the present.

The track is named for former Canadian Formula 1.5 driver Gilles Villeneuve, who lost his life in an accident during qualifying for the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix. It is characterised by its several high-speed straights, in which cars have been known to reach speeds of up to 290 km/h- drivers will often be running at full throttle for up to 60% of a lap. Pairing the significant duress the engine goes under with the incredibly tight hairpins and twisting chicanes that connect these straightaways, the Canadian Grand Prix is first and foremost a test of power and braking skill. The most infamous feature of Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is the last corner, an abrupt and narrow turn that comes at the end of the blisteringly fast Casino Straight. The reaction times required to wheel a speeding F1.5 car through this sudden twist has caused many a driver to go flying off-course and smash into the so-called "Wall of Champions", known for collecting several title-winners of motorsport.
2004 Formula 1.5 Season

The 2004 Formula 1.5 season was the 55th running of the Formula 1.5 World Championship. Juan Pablo Montoya won his maiden title, scoring 112 points for Williams- BMW would would also claim the Constructors' Championship with 193 points.

For 2004, a few regulation changes were put in place. Last year's introduction of optional Friday test sessions had been expanded to allow any teams from F1.5 in the previous season to run a third car during Friday practice sessions. There were a few small changes mandated for the cars themselves, but the main one was that from now on, each car's engine had to last for a whole weekend. Any engine replacement would result in an immediate grid penalty, so build quality was now just as important as... regular quality.

## Entries

### Excluded Teams

* Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, Mild Seven Renault F1 Team, and Lucky Strike BAR Honda

The big news for F1.5 was that two of the biggest prototype names were making their debut in the category - Montoya and Coulthard. Coulthard had been racing prototypes since 1994, but had never made an F1.5 appearance before, while Montoya had debuted in prototypes in 2001, and quickly made quite a name for himself. Their teammates were equally exciting, as double champion Schumacher returned, as did Räikkönen, the young sensation of 2001.

Elsewhere, discussion focused on the swap between former champions Heidfeld and Fisichella. Jordan had struggled pretty badly in 2003, and Fisichella had seemingly jumped ship.

## Standings

### Driver Standings

Points were awarded on a 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the first eight finishers at each race.

Legend:  **Bold** = Pole Position;  *Italics* = Fastest Lap

### Constructor Standings

Legend:  **Bold** = Pole Position;  *Italics* = Fastest Lap

### Leader Progression

1. ↑ Ralf Schumacher led the championship on 20 points, equal on points with Montoya, but Schumacher lead on countback
2. ↑ Ralf Schumacher led the championship on 40 points, equal on points with Montoya, but Schumacher lead on countback
Bahrain Grand Prix

The Singapore Grand Prix is a Formula 1.5 Grand Prix that has been held since 2008.

## History

The Bahrain Grand Prix was held for the first time in 2004, and it was the first ever Formula 1.5 race in the middle east. The race has been held yearly since then, only being cancelled for the 2011 season due to the Arab spring and nationwide protests in the country. it had also twice hosted the opening round of the championship, in 2006 and 2010. The race had frequently come under attack due to lack of human rights in the country.

Nico Rosberg was the first person to win the race more than once, as he won both the 2010 and 2012 editions. In 2020, Lando Norris became the first driver to achieve back-to-back victories in this grand prix, on a race remembered for a horrid accident that sent Romain Grosjean's car into flames.

### Drivers with multiple wins

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### Constructors with multiple wins

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2021 Qatar Grand Prix

The **2021 Qatar Grand Prix** was a Formula 1.5 motor race, held on 21 November 2021 at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar. The inaugural Qatar Grand Prix, it was the 20th round of the 2021 World Championship.

## Background

### Affects of the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Qatar Grand Prix did not feature on the original calendar, but was added in place of the Australian Grand Prix, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the first Qatar Grand Prix, with a 10-year contract to host the Qatar Grand Prix from 2023 at a new purpose-built circuit; no Qatar Grand Prix is set for 2022, as the country is due to host the FIFA World Cup.

### Entrants

The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race or practice.

### Tyres

Sole tyre supplier Pirelli allocated the C1, C2, and C3 compounds of tyre to be used during this Grand Prix weekend.

## Practice

The event held three practice sessions, each lasting one hour. The first two practice sessions were on Friday, 19 November at 13:30 and 17:00 local time (UTC+03:00) respectively. The first practice session ended with Pierre Gasly fastest for AlphaTauri, who then went on to top the second pratcitce session.

## Qualifying

Qualifying took place at 17:00 local time, and lasted one hour.

## Race

The race began at 17:00 local time and was contested over 57 laps. The race was noted for four front-left tyre failures as teams attempted to run one-stop strategies against Pirelli's advice.

## Championship Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Constructors' Championship standings

## External Links

1. ↑  Includes 1 point for fastest lap
Felipe Nasr

**Luiz Felipe de Oliveira Nasr** (born 21 August 1992) is a Brazilian racing driver. He joined Sauber as a full-time Formula 1.5 driver in 2015. However, from the 2017 season he was replaced by Pascal Wehrlein.

## F1.5 Career

### Sauber (2015-2016)

#### 2015 Season

On 5 November 2014, it was announced that Nasr would drive for Sauber in 2015. In his first race with the team in Australia, he got his maiden podium finishing second place. This would be his only podium in his entire F1.5 Career. After a successful 2015 season, Sauber retained Nasr for 2016.

For 2015 Nasr scored 93 points compared to teammate Marcus Ericsson's 57.

#### 2016 Season

The 2016 Sauber was much less competitive compared to the 2015 car. Nasr scored just 38 points over the season, which was 3 more than his teammate Ericsson. Sauber finished 7th out of 8 teams during the season, only beating a very uncompetivie Manor team, which would go on to fold over the off season.
2017 Formula 1.5 Season

The 2017 Formula 1.5 season was the 68th season of the Formula 1.5 World Championship. Sergio Pérez won the World Drivers' Championship with 316 points while Force India won the World Contructors' Championship with 616 points, both of which for the second consecutive season.

## Teams and Drivers

### Team changes

* After a year using Ferrari engines, Toro Rosso returned to using Renault power
* Manor went into administration at the start of the year and announced in March that it would withdraw from the sport.

### Driver changes

* Stoffel Vandoorne became a full-time driver for McLaren, replacing the retiring Jenson Button
* Valtteri Bottas abandoned the F1.5 category. As a result, Felipe Massa, who had previously announced his retirement at the end of the 2016 season, signed for one final season with Williams, driving alongside newcomer Lance Stroll (who had been hired as Massa's replacement)
* Nico Hülkenberg finished his contract with Force India and joined the Renault team
* Kevin Magnussen left Renault and joined the Haas team, leaving Esteban Gutiérrez out of an F1.5 seat.
* Pascal Wehrlein joined Sauber replacing Felipe Nasr

### Mid-season changes

* Antonio Giovinazzi replaced Pascal Wehrlein for the first two grands prix, while the German driver was recovering from an injury sustained competing in the Race Of Champions
* Fernando Alonso did not attend the Monaco Grand Prix to compete in the Indianapolis 500. He was replaced by Jenson Button
* Felipe Massa was replaced by Paul Di Resta for the Hungarian Grand Prix after feeling ill
* Pierre Gasly replaced Daniil Kvyat from the Malaysian Grand Prix onwards. The Russian driver would, however, race for the team again in the United States Grand Prix, due to Gasly being scheduled for a Super Formula grand prix in that same weekend.
* After the Japanese Grand Prix Carlos Sainz Jr. would move from Toro Rosso to Renault, replacing Jolyon Palmer. Brendon Hartley would take his seat in Toro Rosso
2019 Bahrain Grand Prix

The **2019 Bahrain Grand Prix**was a Formula 1.5 motor race that took place on 31 March 2019 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. The race was the second round of the 2019 FIA Formula 1.5 World Championship and marked the 15th time that the Bahrain Grand Prix had been run as a round of the Formula 1.5 World Championship.

## Background

### Championship Standings before the race

Kevin Magnussen lead the world championship by 7 points over Nico Hulkenberg and 10 points over Kimi Raikkönen. In the constructors, Haas lead by 7 points over Renault and Racing Point who were joint on points.

### Entrants

The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand in drivers for either the race or practice.

### DRS

Before the race, it was announced that an extra drag reduction system (DRS) zone would be added to the circuit. In addition to the DRS zones between turns 15 and 1 and between turns 10 and 11 an extra DRS zone was added between turns 3 and 4. This change was expected to increase the number of overtakes and promote more pit stops during the race.

## Practice

First practice had no incidents with Sainz topping the session ahead of Hulkenberg and Kvyat. In FP2 Hulkenberg was on top ahead of Norris and Grosjean. Grosjean would top FP3 with Hulkenberg and Norris rounding out the top 3.

## Qualifying

Magnussen took pole which meant Haas took pole for the second consecutive race.

## Race

Romain Grosjean and Lance Stroll tangled on the first lap with Stroll hitting Grosjean, giving the Haas damage. Antonio Giovinazzi sent Daniil Kvyat into a spin at turn 11. The Renaults were running 1st and 2nd and made contact while battling for position into turn 1, with Daniel Ricciardo left with front wing damage. However, with four laps remaining, the two Renaults retired with mechanical issues and brought out the safety car, which stayed out until the end of the race. Lando Norris took his maiden win in F1.5

## Championship Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

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Constructors' Championship standings

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## External Links

1. ↑  Romain Grosjean was given a three place grid penalty for impeding Lando Norris during qualifying.
2. ↑ Includes 1 point for fastest Lap
3. ↑  Nico Hulkenberg was classified as he completed more than 90% race distance.
4. ↑  Daniel Ricciardo was classified as he completed more than 90% race distance.
5. ↑  Carlos Sainz was classified as he completed more than 90% race distance.
1982 Formula 1.5 Season

The 1982 Formula 1.5 Season was the 33rd season of the Formula 1.5 World Championship. Michele Alboreto took a then record seven wins en-route to his first and only drivers' title, with 82 points. Runner-up, Elio de Angelis, would have statistically the best season of his career, notching five wins for Team Lotus, yet ultimately he'd fall short of being the first driver to win three titles on the trot. Tyrrell won the World Constructors' Championship with 110 points, taking the crown for the first time since their debut season in 1975.

## Entries

### Excluded teams

* Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC, Marlboro McLaren International, Equipe Renault Elf, TAG Williams Team, Parmalat Racing Team, and Equipe Talbot Gitanes

## Results & standings

### World Drivers' Championship standings

Points towards the 1982 World Championship of Drivers were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first six positions in each race. Only the best eleven results counted towards the championship.

Legend: **Bold** = Pole Position; *Italics* = Fastest Lap; (Brackets) = Result/score did not count towards championship total

### World Constructors' Championship standings

Points towards the 1982 World Championship of Constructors were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first six positions in each race. All points earned by a constructor were retained towards their final total.

Legend: **Bold** = Pole Position; *Italics* = Fastest Lap
2002 Formula 1.5 Season

The 2002 Formula 1.5 season was the 53rd running of the Formula 1.5 World Championship. Jenson Button won his maiden title, scoring 69 points for Renault who would would also claim the Constructors' Championship with 111 points.

## Entries

### Excluded Teams

* Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, West McLaren Mercedes, and BMW WilliamsF1 Team

Quite a lot had changed since 2001 in terms of teams, with two big names departing and a new one entering. Benetton's involvement in F1.5 was over, with the team officially becoming the first Renault factory team since 1985. Prost Grand Prix was also no more, going bust in January after failing to secure the sponsorship to go racing in 2002, ending a line of F1.5 competition stretching back to 1983. The new entry came in the form of Toyota, the Japanese firm entering the top level of motorsports for the first time after spending 2001 testing in preparation.

The big change in terms of drivers was the swap between Fisichella and Trulli between Jordan and Benetton/Renault, while reigning champions Sauber had taken on young Brazilian Felipe Massa to partner Heidfeld for his title defence. Toyota had chosen the F1.5 experience of Salo and the company link through sportscars of McNish for their initial effort. After a long winter, it was now finally time for talk to be over and the racing to begin.

## Standings

### Driver Standings

Points were awarded on a 10-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six finishers at each race.

Legend:  **Bold** = Pole Position;  *Italics* = Fastest Lap

### Constructor Standings

Legend:  **Bold** = Pole Position;  *Italics* = Fastest Lap

### Leader Progression

1. ↑ Irvine led the championship on 10 points, equal on points with Button, but Irvine lead on countback
2016 Formula 1.5 Season

The 2016 Formula 1.5 season was the 67th season of the Formula 1.5 World Championship. Sergio Pérez won the World Drivers' Championship with 310 points while Force India won the World Contructors' Championship with 563 points.

## Teams and Drivers

### Team changes

* After returning to F1.5 for the 2015 season, Red Bull abandoned the category. The team left Daniel Ricciardo and Daniil Kvyat temporarily without a seat; the former would return to the sport in 2018 with the Renault, while the latter re-joined the grid from the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix to replace Max Verstappen in Toro Rosso.
* The Haas F1 Team began competing in the category, their chassis was made by Dallara, who also made the HRT chassis in 2010. The team used Ferrari power units.
* Marussia made a management reshuffle at the start of the year and was rebranded as "Manor Racing". The team also changed their engine suppliers from Ferrari to Mercedes.
* Renault acquired the Lotus team and returned to the sport as a full factory-supported team.
	+ Renault also announced they wouldn't provide engines to other teams, as a result, Toro Rosso changed to Ferrari engines.

### Driver changes

* Romain Grosjean walked away from Renault to join the newborn Haas team. Jolyon Palmer was promoted to a full-time driver at Renault as a consequence
* Pastor Maldonado had a standing contract with Renault however he withdrew from F1.5 before the start of the season due to late payments from his personal sponsors. Kevin Magnussen would leave his spot as McLaren's reserve driver to take his place
* Esteban Gutiérrez joined the Haas team
* Pascal Wehrlein and Rio Haryanto raced for Manor, replacing Will Stevens and Roberto Mehri. Alexander Rossi stayed in F1.5 as a reserve driver

### Mid-season changes

* Fernando Alonso did not take part in the Bahrain Grand Prix due to injuries sustained after his collision with Esteban Gutiérrez in the Australian Grand Prix. He was replaced by Stoffel Vandoorne
* Max Verstappen abandoned the Toro Rosso team after the Russian Grand Prix. Daniil Kvyat took his place for the rest of the season.
* Rio Haryanto was relegated to Manor's reserve driver after problems with his sponsorship money. Esteban Ocon took his place for the rest of the season.
1957 Formula 1.5 Season

The 1957 Formula 1.5 season was the 8th season of the Formula 1.5 World Championship. The Kansas City Flash, Masten Gregory put together F1.5's first dominant season since Toulo de Graffenried took four race wins back in 1953 - with these two seasons marking the start and end of Maserati's golden age, initially with the A6 and then the mighty 250F chassis'. Gregory took his first and ultimately only World Drivers' Championship with 32 points, twenty odd points clear of his nearest rivals from the Cooper Car Company.

## Entries

* Pink background denotes F2 entrants to the German Grand Prix

### Excluded teams

* Officine Alfieri Maserati, Scuderia Ferrari, and Vandervell Products

## Results & standings

### World Drivers' Championship standings

Points were awarded on an 8-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six finishers at each race. Only the best five results counted towards the championship standings.

Legend: **Bold** = Pole Position; \* = Position shared between more drivers of the same car; " = Result was achieved by an F2 entry and therefore is ineligible for any typically awarded points.

### (Unofficial) World Championship of Constructors standings\*

\*No F1.5 Constructors' Championship was officially implemented until 1958

Points are awarded on an 8-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six finishers at each race, however only the best placed car from each manufacturer is eligible to score points. Only the best five results count towards the championship standings.

Legend: (Brackets) = Result/score did not count towards championship total

### Leader Progression

1. ↑ Ahead of Gregory on countback
2. ↑ Ahead of Schell and Gregory on countback
3. ↑ Ahead of Salvadori, Schell and Gregory on countback
Ligier

Ligier was a Formula 1.5 Team that competed through the 1970's to 1990's, winning four WDC's and WCC's before being bought by Alain Prost heading into the 1997 season. Team founder Guy Ligier was a racing driver himself and competed in F1.5 in the mid-sixties. Jacques Laffite was the team's first and statistically greatest driver, winning two drivers and constructors crowns. He's also most successful in wins for the team, notching sixteen victories in his four and a half seasons at Ligier. Next best are Arnoux and Panis with six wins each, then Brundle with four.

## Championships

Ligier have won four constructor titles in Formula 1.5, winning in

* 1978
* 1986
* 1993
* 1995

The team have also won 4 drivers titles;

* Jacques Laffite (1977, 1978)
* René Arnoux (1986)
* Martin Brundle (1993)

## Engine Suppliers

Ligier used a number of different engine suppliers starting with Matra's V12. Later, they'd also find much success with Renault and Mugen-Honda units.

  Ford
  Renault
  Megatron
  Judd
  Lamborghini
  Mugen-Honda

## Results

Key: **Bold** = Pole Position; *Italics* = Fastest Lap

\*- Half points were awarded as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.
2001 Formula 1.5 Season

The 2001 Formula 1.5 season was the 52nd running of the Formula 1.5 World Championship. Nick Heidfeld won his maiden title, scoring 59 points for Sauber who would would also claim the Constructors' Championship with 112 points.

## Entries

### Excluded Teams

* Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, West McLaren Mercedes, and BMW WilliamsF1 Team

Aside from the Renault return, engine news surrounded the coming duel between BAR and Jordan over the honour of Honda factory support, as well as Prost dropping Peugeot in favour of a Sauber-style deal with Ferrari (badged as Acer). The Peugeots went to Arrows and were renamed Asiatech, while Minardi's "European" engines were actually just aging Cosworths named after new owner Paul Stoddart's aviation company.

Three rookies were set to enter F1.5 in 2001 - Bernoldi, the first driver from the Red Bull Junior Team to make it to the premier category; Alonso, who'd shown promise in Formula 3000 and was part of Flavio Briatore's stable; and Räikkönen, a very inexperienced driver with just 23 car races to his name, but a lot of speed as well. Other young drivers were in the field too, with Heidfeld and Button making swaps to new teams and looking for new success.

## Standings

### Leader Progression

1. ↑ Heidfeld led the championship on 29 points, equal on points with Raikkonen, but Heidfeld lead on countback
2005 Formula 1.5 Season

The 2006 Formula 1.5 season was the 56th running of the Formula 1.5 World Championship. Jenson Button won his third title, scoring 100 points for BAR- Honda. Williams- BMW would claim the Constructors' Championship with 167 points.

Several new regulations were in place for 2005. Diffuser sizes were reduced to limit downforce, and engines now had to last for two consecutive weekends lest the driver face a penalty. Other rule changes were much more controversial. The first was a new qualifying format. Continuing the one-lap format introduced in 2003, Saturday would see each driver set a low-fuel run to determine the order for a Sunday morning session where the cars needed to be fuelled for the race. The difference was that both session's times would be aggregated to determine the qualifying times and grid order. This meant that drivers could not purposely sabotage their first run to get an advantage on the second, and was designed to ensure that the fastest cars worked under all conditions.

The other new rule was that tyre changes were banned. In other words, one set of tyres had to run the entirety of qualifying and the race, unless granted permission to change them by the FIA in the event of a puncture or changes in the weather. This crazy rule was essentially made to stop the recent successes of a prototype team, but of course F1.5 was subject to it as well.

## Entries

### Excluded Teams

* Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, Mild Seven Renault F1 Team, West McLaren Mercedes, and Panasonic Toyota Racing

A slightly smaller grid in 2005 than there had been last year, as McLaren had departed as well as Toyota, though former champions BAR had returned. The Jaguar team was no more, having been bought by energy drink company Red Bull over the winter. All in all, six teams would fight for the F1.5 crown.

It's all change for basically everyone - the only drivers in the same F1.5 team as last year are Klien and Massa. 1998 champion Villeneuve was a big signing for Sauber and a good replacement for the departing Giancarlo Fisichella. Coulthard made the move to the new Red Bull team to provide the experience and get the team off the ground. And of course it was hugely exciting to have Button back in F1.5 after his title successes in 2002 and 2003.

## Standings

### Driver Standings

Points were awarded on a 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the first eight finishers at each race.

Legend:  **Bold** = Pole Position;  *Italics* = Fastest Lap

### Constructor Standings

Legend:  **Bold** = Pole Position;  *Italics* = Fastest Lap

### Leader Progression

1. ↑  Jenson Button set the fastest time in qualifying, but did not start the race along with the other cars running Michelin tyres. Pole position was left vacant on the grid.
2. ↑ Jenson Button led the championship on 77 points, equal on points with Webber and Coulthard, but Button lead on countback
2023 Belgian Grand Prix

The **2023 Belgian Grand Prix** was a Formula 1.5 motor race that was held on 30 July 2023 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium. It was the twelfth round of the 2023 Formula 1.5 World Championship and the third Grand Prix weekend of the season to utilise the sprint format.

## Background

The event was held across the weekend of 28–30 July. It was the twelfth round of the 2023 Formula 1.5 World Championship and the 79th running of the Belgian Grand Prix. The weekend was the third of six in the season to follow the sprint format.

This was the last race for Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer and their sporting director Alan Permane, both of whom left after the race.

### Driver standings before the race

Coming into the weekend, Lando Norris led the Drivers' Championship by 18 points from Pierre Gasly, with Esteban Ocon third, a further 9 points behind. McLaren led the Constructors' Championship, leading Alpine by 1 point and Alfa Romeo by a further 105 points.

### Entrants

The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with the exception of Daniel Ricciardo, who replaced Nyck de Vries at AlphaTauri starting from the preceding Hungarian Grand Prix. However this was the last race for Riccardo until the United States Grand Prix due to him breaking a metacarpal bone during the second free practice session for the Dutch Grand Prix. Liam Lawson replaced Riccardo for the interim five Grands Prix.

### Tyres

Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C2, C3 and C4 tyre compounds (designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively) for teams to use at the event.

## Sprint shootout

The sprint shootout was held on 29 July 2023, and was scheduled at 12:00 local time (UTC+2), but was delayed by 35 minutes due to rain. The session determined the starting order for the sprint race.

## Sprint

The sprint was held on 29 July 2023, and was scheduled at 16:30 local time (UTC+2), but was delayed by one hour and five minutes due to the delay of the sprint shootout and rain.

The sprint began with all cars under full wets after four formation laps behind the safety car. When it went into the pits, with the race distance reduced to 11 laps after the extra formation laps, Oscar Piastri, Pierre Gasly, Daniel Ricciardo, Alexander Albon, Valtteri Bottas and, Nico Hulkenberg pitted to switch to intermediate tires.

## Race

The race was held on 30 July 2023, at 15:00 local time (UTC+2).

## Championship Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Constructors' Championship standings

## External Links

1. ↑  Kevin Magnussen received a three-place grid penalty for impeding in Q2.
2. ↑  Nico Hülkenberg qualified 12th, but he was required to start the race from the pit lane as the new elements were changed without the approval of the techical delegate during the parc fermé.
3. ↑  Nico Hülkenberg failed to set a time during the sprint shootout, but he was permitted to race in the sprint at the stewards' discretion.
4. ↑  Logan Sargeant finished 8th, but he received a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane.
5. ↑ Includes one point for fastest lap.
South African Grand Prix

The South African Grand Prix was first held as part of the World Championship in 1962 at the Prince George Circuit in East London. The event would be held there a further two times over the next three years, though would be relegated to a non-championship event in 1966. For 1967, the purpose built Kyalami circuit would take over hosting honours and would host the South African Grand Prix as a World Championship round every year until 1981, when the FISA-FOCA war interrupted proceedings.

The circuit was lauded early on for its receptive owners, always listening to and implementing driver suggestions regarding safety, helping it consistently rank among the safest circuits on the calendar. Over time though, issues would start to arise. The circuits short length was becoming a problem by the 1980's, with Nelson Piquet's 1985 pole time being just a mere 62 seconds. Governing body FISA had long deemed that circuits posting times under 60 seconds were too small for Grand Prix cars, meaning the track was already eyeing up the chopping block when international pressures regarding apartheid forced the end of the event. The 1985 race would not only be memorable for being the last held on the original Kyalami layout, but also for seeing French teams Renault and Ligier withdraw from the event as pressures from the French government couldn't be ignored, despite both teams being still in contention for both titles.

1992 would see the event return, as apartheid had been abolished and the Kyalami circuit overhauled. This unfortunately would only last two years though, as new owners took control in mid-1993 and focused on running the facility at a profit, meaning the costly Grand Prix got the axe.

South Africa, despite holding events at seemingly simple circuits, proved tough for anyone to master. Jean-Pierre Beltoise is the only driver with multiple victories at the event, taking wins in 1970 and 1974, and no constructor has triumphed more than three times. Privateer, Rob Walker, managed two wins as a team owner, notching a win with Jo Bonnier and Cooper in 1963, and again six years later with Jo Siffert and Lotus in 1969.

On two occasions was the F1.5 winner the outright race winner also. In 1967, Pedro Rodríguez piloted his factory Cooper to outright victory as the F1 Brabham's encountered issues. Then in 1975, Jody Scheckter became the only South African to win the event as he triumphed over (again) the F1 Brabham's and Niki Lauda's Ferrari, en-route to his only F1.5 drivers' title.

## Winners

### Repeat Winners (Engine Manufacturers)

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