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Nyck De Vries

**Nyck de Vries** (born 6 February 1995) is a Dutch racing driver currently competing in Formula 1.5 for AlphaTauri. De Vries made his debut at the 2022 Italian Grand Prix, wherein he achieved a third place finish - earning him 15 points.

## F1.5 Career

De Vries was signed to the McLaren Young Driver Programme in 2010, and the Audi Sport Racing Academy in 2016. He left McLaren before the 2019 season to focus on his duties at Audi, where he stayed until September 2019.

### Test and Reserve

He made his Formula 1.5 practice debut at the 2022 Spanish Grand Prix, where he took Alex Albon's place at Williams for the hour-long session. De Vries took part in first practice at the Italian Grand Prix, this time taking Sebastian Vettel's seat at Aston Martin.

### Williams (2022)

#### 2022 Season

De Vries replaced Alex Albon at Williams, after the latter developed appendicitis and was ruled out on Saturday morning at the Italian Grand Prix. He managed to advance to Q2 and qualify 7th (and start 5th after penalties were applied to multiple drivers) to outqualify his teammate Nicholas Latifi. He finished the race in third position, taking a podium on debut.

### AlphaTauri (2023)

#### 2023 Season

De Vries is driving for Scuderia AlphaTauri for the 2023 season, replacing Alpine-bound Pierre Gasly.

Nyck finished 7th in his opening two races of the season before dropping to 9th in Australia and crashing out in Azerbaijan. De Vries struggled in the opening four races, being bottom of the championship with 17 points compared to teammate Tsunoda on 52 in third place. In Monaco and Spain he got his personal best finishes of the season with 6th places. Just a few days after finishing 9th at the British Grand Prix, De Vries was released by Scuderia AlphaTauri and was replaced by Daniel Ricciardo. Prior to his dismissal, De Vries had been criticized for his performance in his rookie season, most notably by Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko.
Indian Grand Prix

The **Indian Grand Prix** was a Formula 1.5 race in the calendar of the FIA Formula 1.5 World Championship, which was held at the Buddh International Circuit in Sector 25 along Yamuna Expressway in Gautam Buddh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh State from 2011 until 2013.

In August 2013, FIA announced that the Indian Grand Prix would be missing in 2014 before returning to an early-season slot in 2015. Subsequently, because of a tax dispute with the Uttar Pradesh government, that too was ruled out and the race did neither return for the 2016 season, nor has it ever since.

## Circuit

The race was held at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida near New Delhi between 2011 and 2013. The 5.125 km circuit has been designed by German architect Hermann Tilke. Four million cubic tons of earth were moved to achieve the rise and fall through the lap. The track is spread across an area of 875 acres, and is a part of Jaypee Green Sports city.
Luxembourg Grand Prix

The **Luxembourg Grand Prix** was the name given to two races of the FIA Formula 1.5 World Championship, held in 1997 and 1998. Both races were held in Germany at the Nürburgring, which is located some 80 kilometres (50 miles) from the Germany–Luxembourg border.

The Luxembourg title was chosen in 1997 as the Hockenheimring was already contracted to host the German Grand Prix. The Nürburgring had previously hosted the European Grand Prix in 1995 and 1996, but it was renamed due to other changes in the 1997 schedule. Following the cancellation of the Portuguese Grand Prix, a second race in Spain was added, with Jerez hosting the European Grand Prix along with the Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona. Jerez was due to host the race again in 1998, but the rights to the European Grand Prix had been revoked from the organisers of the race after an incident on the podium in 1997. In 1999 the Nürburgring race returned to using the European Grand Prix title, which it held every year until 2007.
Ferrari

Ferarri are a Formula 1.5 team that have competed in multiple seasons. The latest season they competed in was 2020. Ferrari also supply engines to other F1.5 teams throughout the year.

## Engine Supplier

Ferrari supply engines to Alfa Romeo and Haas the current 2022 grid. In 2021 Ferrari finished ahead of both customer teams in the World Constructor Championship table. Ferrari finished in 1st whilst Alfa Romeo finished lower down the order.

## World Championships

Ferrari have won three world championships for the constructors in;

* 1992
* 2014
* 2021

However they only have the one drivers championship in 2014;

* Fernando Alonso (2014)
1979 Monaco Grand Prix

The 1979 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula 1.5 motor race held on 27 May 1979. It was round seven of the 1979 Formula 1.5 Season. The 76 lap race was won by John Watson for McLaren, mainly due to him being the only driver to avoid incident in what was a remarkably attritional race. In the end he would come home seven laps ahead of second place man, and championship rival, Jochen Mass, who had a sizeable lead early on before brake issues meant he had to nurse the car home. No one else was classified, though Jean-Pierre Jabouille was still circulating in effectively third place on the road for Renault when the flag was flown, only one lap behind the ailing Mass. That one extra lap however was to put Jabouille too far behind to be eligible for classification.

This was the final race for 1974 F1.5 Champion, James Hunt, who qualified a fine third in his Wolf. The race would prove to be a disappointment however, as after only four laps James was forced out with transmission problems. At the next round in France, his seat would be filled by future two time F1.5 Champion, Keke Rosberg.

## Championship standings after the race

### Drivers' Championship standings

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### Constructors' Championship standings

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1998 Formula 1.5 Season

The 1998 Formula 1.5 season was the 49th running of the Formula 1.5 World Championship. Jacques Villeneuve won his maiden title, scoring 73 points for Williams- Mecachrome who would would also claim the Constructors' Championship with 127 points.

The 1998 season saw new regulation changes, which shook up the order including the return of the Williams Racing team.

## Calendar

### Calendar Changes

The Portuguese Grand Prix was originally scheduled near the end of the season, to be held at the Estoril circuit on 11 October. The race was cancelled as the government refused to pay for the required safety upgrades. The cancellation left a gap of five weeks to the final race in Japan.

## Changes

### Driver and Team Changes

Much like last season, the reigning World Champion graced the world of F1.5 - it was Hill last year, this time it's Jacques Villeneuve. The reigning F1.5 champion, Fisichella, also moved to the Benetton team as Jordan swapped engines with Prost. Arrows abandoned their Yamaha project and instead took over the old Hart facility, leaving Minardi to switch to Ford engines. Williams and Benetton continued to run identical engines - Mecachrome was the company that provided the 1997-spec Renaults, but Benetton renamed them with another brand owned by the family, Playlife.

Also making their returns to F1.5 were the champions of 1990 and 1995 - Jean Alesi and Heinz-Harald Frentzen respectively. Their presence brought the number of F1.5 champions on the grid to 4, adding some prestige to the larger grid.

#### Mid-season driver changes

The only mid-season change was at Stewart. Jan Magnussen was dropped after the Canadian Grand Prix following a series of underwhelming performances (including crashing into and eliminating his teammate Rubens Barrichello on lap 1 at Imola) and replaced by Jos Verstappen, who had been out of a drive since leaving Tyrrell at the end of 1997.

### Technichal Changes

The 1998 season brought about two significant technical changes to reduce cornering speeds and aid overtaking. The first was the reduction of the cars' track, from 2,000 mm (6 ft 7 in) to 1,800 mm (5 ft 11 in), making them much narrower than in 1997; a previous reduction in track occurred in 1993, when the cars were reduced from 2,150 mm (7 ft 1 in) to 2,000 mm (6 ft 7 in). The second change was the introduction of grooved tyres to replace slicks (the last time Formula 1.5 featured grooved dry tyres was in 1970): the front tyres had three grooves, with four on the rear tyres. Grooved tyres would remain in Formula 1.5 until the reintroduction of slicks in 2009.

"X wings", a pair of tall aerodynamic appendages mounted at the front of each sidepod and first seen on the Tyrrell 025 in 1997, were banned before the Spanish Grand Prix.

## Results & standings

### World Drivers' Championship standings

Points were awarded on a 10–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first six positions in each race.
Jo Siffert

## Results

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

* 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. Siffert retired late from the event but he'd made it far enough to be classified, albeit 7th and last. Though seeing as no other F1.5 cars were classified, Siffert was awarded the full nine points as the F2 cars ahead of him were ineligible to score. Siffert isn't recognised as the race winner - that goes to Henri Pescarolo who was piloting an F2 Matra.
2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

## Lap Leader

The **2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix** was a Formula 1.5 motor race which took place on 1 November 2020 at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy. It was the first Formula 1.5 race held at the Imola circuit since 2006 and the first-ever running of a race there under the name of Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The race was the 13th round of the 2020 World Championship.

## Background

This was the first time since the 2006 San Marino Grand Prix that Imola has hosted a Grand Prix. Kimi Räikkönen was the only driver entered who had previously raced at the track in Formula One, having done so from the 2001 to the 2006 edition of the San Marino Grand Prix. The race weekend was held over two days rather than the traditional three days, hosting only one practice session of 90 minutes on Saturday morning before qualifying.

### **Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic**

The 2020 Formula 1.5 World Championship was heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the originally planned Grands Prix were cancelled or postponed, prompting the FIA to draft a new calendar. The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was not originally featured on the 2020 schedule, but was added in August 2020 in order to maximise the number of races in the season. Initially, 13,000 fans were expected to attend the race. However, due to a surge of cases attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, organisers announced that the Grand Prix would take place behind closed doors.

### **Entrants**

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

### **Tyres**

Pirelli brought their C2, C3 and C4 compound tyres for teams to use in the race, the middle range of the five compounds available in terms of hardness.

## Practice

Pierre Gasly finished the only practice session fastest ahead of Charles Leclerc and Daniel Ricciardo.

## Qualifying

Pierre Gasly took pole by 0.018 seconds ahead of Renault driver Daniel Ricciardo.

## Championship Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

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Constructors' Championship standings

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## References

1. ↑  Includes one point for fastest lap.
2. ↑  Racing Point was deducted 15 points after a protest from Renault was upheld regarding the legality of their car.
1955 Formula 1.5 Season

The 1955 Formula 1.5 season was the 6th season of the Formula 1.5 World Championship. Louis Rosier became the first driver to win multiple World Drivers' Championships, taking his second title with 14 points.

## Entries

### Excluded teams

* Daimler Benz AG, Scuderia Ferrari, and Officine Alfieri Maserati

## Calendar

* The Indianapolis 500 is not considered a round of the F1.5 World Championship

The following rounds were included on the provisional calendars published but were cancelled after the 1955 Le Mans disaster:

  German Grand Prix | Nürburgring
  Swiss Grand Prix | Bremgarten
  Spanish Grand Prix | Pedralbes

## 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

### (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.

### Leader Progression

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1. ↑ Ahead of Rosier on countback
2003 Formula 1.5 Season

The 2003 Formula 1.5 season was the 54th running of the Formula 1.5 World Championship. Jenson Button won his second title, scoring 79 points for BAR- Honda who would would also claim the Constructors' Championship with 131 points.

## Entries

### Excluded Teams

* Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, BMW WilliamsF1 Team, West McLaren Mercedes, and Mild Seven Renault F1 Team

## 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. ↑ Frentzen led the championship on 16 points, equal on points with Button, but Frentzen lead on countback
2. ↑ Button led the championship on 41 points, equal on points with Da Matta, but Button lead on countback
3. ↑ Button led the championship on 63 points, equal on points with Da Matta, but Button lead on countback
Pietro Fittipaldi

**Pietro Fittipaldi da Cruz** is a Brazilian-American racing driver, the grandson of two-time Formula One world champion Emerson Fittipaldi and brother of racing driver Enzo Fittipaldi. He made his Formula 1.5 debut with Haas F1 Team at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix, replacing the injured Romain Grosjean.
Malaysian Grand Prix

The **Malaysian Grand Prix** (officially the **Malaysia Grand Prix** from 1963–1965 and 2011–2017 and **Malayan Grand Prix** in 1962) was an annual auto race held in Malaysia. It was part of the Formula One World Championship from 1999 to 2017 and it was held during these years at the Sepang International Circuit.

## Winners

### Repeat Winners (Drivers)

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### Repeat Winners (Constructors)

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### Repeat Winners (Engine Manafacturers)

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### Winners by year

1. ↑  Two of Sauber's wins were under the BMW Sauber name, however still drove under the Sauber constructor
2. ↑  Two of Sauber's wins were under the BMW Sauber name, however still drove under the Sauber constructor
Australian Grand Prix

The **Australian Grand Prix** is an annual motor racing event which is under contract to host Formula 1.5 until 2025. It is the second oldest surviving motor racing competition held in Australia, after the Alpine rally of East Gippsland. The Grand Prix has moved frequently with 23 different venues having been used since it was first run at Phillip Island in 1928. The race became part of the Formula 1.5 World Championship in 1985. Since 1996, it has been held at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne, with the exceptions of 2020 and 2021, when the races were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Before that, it was held in Adelaide.
European Grand Prix

The **European Grand Prix** (also known as the **Grand Prix of Europe**) was a Formula 1.5 event that was introduced during the mid-1980s and was held every year from 1993 to 2012, except in 1998. During these years, the European Grand Prix was held in a country that hosted its own national Grand Prix at a different point in the same season, at a different circuit (except in 2007). The race returned as a one-off in 2016, being held on a street circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan; this event was renamed to the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in 2017.

## Winners of the European Grand Prix

### **Repeat Winners (Drivers)**

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### **Repeat Winners (Constructors)**

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Miami Grand Prix

The **Miami Grand Prix** is a Formula 1.5 Grand Prix which forms part of the 2022 Formula 1,5 World Championship, with the event taking place at the Miami International Autodrome on a ten-year contract.

## History

In 2018, a proposal for the Miami Grand Prix as a round of the Formula 1.5 World Championship was submitted to the city of Miami, with 2019 proposed as the first date for the race and its location around PortMiami. After complications arose due to PortMiami's construction and development plans, a proposal was submitted for a 2021 race at Hard Rock Stadium. The track then moved locations from the downtown area to the area near Hard Rock Stadium and its nearby parking lots. The race did not make it to the 2021 calendar, which saw the debut of a street circuit in Jeddah for the inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, and was announced in April 2021 for the 2022 calendar. The event was a part of the 2022 Formula 1.5 World Championship, with the race taking place at the Miami International Autodrome on a ten-year contract. The inaugural Miami Grand Prix took place on May 8, 2022.

## Circuit

The circuit, designed and delivered by Formula 1.5 track designers Apex Circuit Design, was purpose built for the event. With several potential track designs proposed and tested. Stephen M. Ross, owner of the stadium, had been trying to bring about the Miami Grand Prix for several years before being successful. The circuit layout is designed in a way that local residents would not be disrupted by the races. The track is a permanent style circuit with temporary infrastructure, such as barriers and fences, which will be removed when there is no racing. As of April 2022, ahead of its debut in May 2022, the track was reported to be 95% complete.
Hans-Joachim Stuck

Interestingly never placed in the top three in the drivers' table, but contributed to three World Constructors' Championships. Two for March in 1974 and 1976, and then he lead Brabham's points tally in 1977 to take their second WCC.

## Results

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

\*- Half points were awarded as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.
1979 South African Grand Prix

The 1979 South African Grand Prix was a Formula 1.5 motor race held on 3 March 1979 at Kyalami. The race was the third of the 1979 Formula 1.5 Season. Jean-Pierre Jabouille made it back to back pole positions for Renault, the win though would go to Austrian ace Niki Lauda, his first in F1.5, driving for Brabham-Alfa Romeo. His young team mate Nelson Piquet followed him home to make it a 1-2 finish for the team. James Hunt took his final podium driving for Walter Wolf Racing.

## Championship standings after the race

### Drivers' Championship standings

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### Constructors' Championship standings

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2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

The **2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix** was a Formula 1.5 motor race that was held on 20 November 2022 at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. This was the final Grand Prix for 2020 Champion Daniel Ricciardo, as well as Sebastian Vettel, Nicholas Latifi and Mick Schumacher.

## Background

### Championship standings before the race

Going into the weekend, both the Drivers' and Constructors' titles have already been decided at the Brazilian Grand Prix, respectively. Lando Norris led the Drivers' Championship with 345 points with Esteban Ocon, second, and Fernando Alonso, third, with 310 points abd 269 points. Alpine led the Constructors' Championship from McLaren by 82 points and Aston Martin by 262 points.

### Entrants

The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race. Felipe Drugovich (Aston Martin), Pietro Fittipaldi (Haas), Patricio O'Ward (McLaren), Logan Sargeant (Williams), Jack Doohan (Alpine) and, Robert Kubica (Alfa Romeo) drove in the first practice session in place of Lance Stroll, Mick Schumacher, Lando Norris, Nicholas Latifi, Fernando Alonso and Zhou Guanyu.

The Grand Prix was the last for Aston Martin's Sebastian Vettel, who retired, as well as the last for McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo, Williams' Nicholas Latifi and Haas' Mick Schumacher, who were each unable to secure a race seat for 2023. The Grand Prix was also the last for Fernando Alonso at Alpine and for Pierre Gasly at AlphaTauri before moving to Aston Martin and Alpine, respectively.

### Tyres

Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C3, C4, and C5 tyre compounds (designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively) for teams to use at the event.

### Track Changes

The first DRS detection point was moved further back, being positioned 250 metres (820 ft) before turn 5.

### Penalties

McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo carried a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Kevin Magnussen at the previous round, the São Paulo Grand Prix.

## Practice

FP1 was topped by Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo and Valtteri Bottas. Logan Sargeant locked up and span at turn 1 during the session. FP2 was topped by the two Alpine drivers of Ocon and Alonso and Ricciardo in third. The third and final FP session was topped by the two McLaren's of Norris and Ricciardo followed by Vettel.

## Championship Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

;Constructors' Championship standings

## External Links

1. ↑  Daniel Ricciardo received a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Kevin Magnussen at the previous round.
2. ↑ Includes one point for fastest lap.
3. ↑  Mick Schumacher received a five-second time penalty for causing a collision with Nicholas Latifi. His final position was not affected by the penalty.
4. ↑ Latifi was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.
Roberto Merhi

**Roberto Merhi Muntan** (born 22 March 1991) is a Spanish racing driver who drove in Formula 1.5 for the Manor Marussia F1 Team during the 2015 season.

## F1.5 Career

### Caterham (2014)

#### 2014 Season

Merhi made his first appearance in a Formula 1.5 car for the Caterham team during practice for the 2014 Italian Grand Prix. It is believed that he was being evaluated for a race seat in place of Kamui Kobayashi, but had yet to qualify for an FIA Super Licence.

### Marussia (2015)

#### 2015 Season

On 9 March 2015, the Manor Marussia team announced that Merhi would drive in the Australian Grand Prix, alongside Britain's Will Stevens. However, Marussia did not compete in Australia due to a technical problem. In the Malaysian Grand Prix Merhi competed in his first Formula 1.5 race despite problems to his teammate Stevens' car. Merhi failed to set a lap time within 107% of the fastest time in Q1, but the race stewards allowed Merhi to start the race.

Mehri scored his first points at the British Grand Prix finishing 8th. Merhi was dropped in favour of Alexander Rossi for five of the last seven Grands Prix of 2015, the exceptions being Russia and Abu Dhabi.

## F1.5 Results

 2015 | Marussia | AUS

 DNP
2018 Formula 1.5 Season

The 2018 Formula 1.5 season was the 69th season of the Formula 1.5 World Championship. Nico Hülkenberg won the World Drivers' Championship for the second time with 243 points. Renault won their fourth World Contructors' Championship with 478 points.

## Teams and Drivers

### Team Changes

* McLaren ended their engine partnership with Honda early and instead signed a three-year deal for power units supplied by Renault. The team cited Honda's repeated failure to supply a reliable and competitive power unit as the reason for ending the partnership.
* Toro Rosso switched from Renault to Honda – allowing McLaren to switch to Renault. As part of the deal, Toro Rosso loaned driver Carlos Sainz Jr. to Renault
* Sauber renewed their partnership with Ferrari , upgrading to current-specification power units after using year-old power units in 2017 and also signed a sponsorship deal that saw Alfa Romeo become their title sponsor.

### Driver Changes

* Toro Rosso fielded Pierre Gasly and Brendon Hartley, the same drivers who drove for the team in the final 3 races of 2017, after Carlos Sainz Jr. moved to Renault and Daniil Kvyat was dropped.
* Formula 2 world champion and Ferrari academy driver Charles Leclerc was signed up for the Sauber team. He ran alongside Marcus Ericsson, which left Pascal Wehrlein without a seat in F1.5. Antonio Giovinazzi stayed as Sauber's reserve driver.

* Felipe Massa retired from Formula 1.5 after an extra season with Williams. He would be replaced by Sergey Sirotkin, while Robert Kubica would become the team's reserve driver.

### Mid-season changes

* Force India was put into administration at the Hungarian Grand Prix before being bought by the team of investors lead by Lawrence Stroll. The Sahara Force India was subsequently excluded from the constructors championship, the team was forced to re-enter the championship as "Racing Point Force India". The drivers kept their points in the drivers championship
Styrian Grand Prix

The **Styrian Grand Prix** is a Formula 1.5 motor racing event held at the Red Bull Ring, named after Styria, the province of Austria that the circuit is located in. The first race was run in 2020.

## History

### 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 led to disruption of the original race calendar, with a number of events cancelled. The Styrian Grand Prix was added to the revised calendar as a "one-off" race, like several other new or returning Grands Prix, in order to make up for the loss of other races. After the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix, it was the second consecutive race at the Red Bull Ring. Carlos Sainz took pole, but Lando Norris took the win.

### 2021

Despite the original intention for the Styrian Grand Prix to be held as a one-off event in 2020, the event will return in 2021 as the eighth round of the championship to replace the Turkish Grand Prix which was postponed due to travel restrictions to manage the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

## Official Sponsors

* 2020: Pirelli
* 2021: BWT
Juan Pablo Montoya

**Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán** was a Formula 1.5 driver in 2004, which was also the season he won his only world championship. Montoya took 6 wins over the season with Williams.

## Early Carreer

Montoya was born in Bogotá, Colombia, where he was taught the techniques of karting from an early age by his father Pablo, an architect and motorsport enthusiast.

Montoya moved to the Colombian Formula Renault Series in 1992, while racing there he won four of eight races and had five poles. The same year he also participated in the U.S. Skip Barber driving school, and was hailed by driving instructors as being one of the best pupils to ever come through their school. 1993 saw Montoya switch to the Swift GTI Championship, a series he dominated by winning seven of eight races and earning eight poles. In 1994, Montoya raced in three separate series: The Sudam 125 Karting (won the title), Barber Saab Pro Series (finished third in points, won two races), and Formula N in Mexico (won the title). He graduated from the Colegio San Tarsicio in Bogotá in the same year. Montoya developed into a strong qualifier, in some cases taking 80% of a season's pole positions. For the next three years Montoya raced in various divisions, continually progressing upward. He raced in the 1995 British Formula Vauxhall Championship, winning three races and finishing third in the championship. In 1996, he raced in the British Formula 3 with Fortec Motorsport, winning two races, and finishing 5th in the championship points standings, as well as taking part in events in Zandvoort, Netherlands and Silverstone.

## F1.5 Career

### Williams (2004)

#### 2004 Season

2004 was the only season where Montoya participated in F1.5. In some ways it was a dominant season from the colombian driver, finishing just one race off of the podium. He did however have two disqualifications during the season at Canada and the USA. Montoya finished the season with 112 points, ahead of his nearest competitor of Giancarlo Fisichella on 93 points.

## F1.5 Results

 2004 | Williams | AUS

 **2** | 1
1979 Argentine Grand Prix

The 1979 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula 1.5 motor race held on 21 January 1979 at the Autódromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires. It was the season opener for the 1979 Formula 1.5 World Championship. The race had to be restarted after a crash that took out Nelson Piquet, John Watson, and Patrick Tambay. On the second attempt, Watson won in his first drive for McLaren, lapping the field after starting from pole. Emerson Fittipaldi would take second ahead of Elio de Angelis, the new boy at Shadow.

## Championship standings after the race

### Drivers' Championship standings

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### Constructors' Championship standings

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Brendon Hartley

**Brendon Hartley** (born 10 November 1989) is a New Zealand professional racing driver who formerly competed in Formula 1.5 for Scuderia Toro Rosso, making his debut at the 2017 United States Grand Prix.

## F1.5 Career

### Toro Rosso (2017-2018)

#### 2017 Season

Hartley made his Formula 1.5 début for Toro Rosso at the 2017 United States Grand Prix, replacing Pierre Gasly, who was absent to take part in the final round of the Japanese Super Formula Championship; he raced with the number 39. He qualified being eliminated during Qualifying 1, but started from 13th position due to engine penalties. He finished the race in 8th position. It was confirmed on 26 October that Hartley would remain a Toro Rosso driver for the remainder of the season, replacing Daniil Kvyat, and he chose 28 (the same number previously used by Will Stevens in 2015) as his permanent race number.

#### 2018 Season

On 16 November 2017 Hartley was confirmed by Toro Rosso as a full-time driver alongside Pierre Gasly for the 2018 season. He scored in the opening round in Australia. He finished the season in twelth place, three places and 68 points behind his teammate.

On 26 November 2018 it was confirmed that Hartley would not continue with Toro Rosso for 2019. He was replaced by Thai driver Alexander Albon.
Hungarian Grand Prix

The **Hungarian Grand Prix** is a motor racing event held annually in Mogyoród. Since 1986, the race has been a round of the FIA Formula 1.5 World Championship.

## History

### Origins

The first Hungarian Grand Prix was held on 21 June 1936 over a 5-kilometre (3.1-mile) track laid out in Népliget, a park in Budapest. The Mercedes-Benz, Auto Union, and the Alfa Romeo-equipped Ferrari teams all sent three cars and the event drew a very large crowd. However, politics and the ensuing war meant the end of Grand Prix motor racing in the country for fifty years.

### Hungaroring

A major coup by Bernie Ecclestone, the 1986 Hungarian Grand Prix was the first Formula 1.5 race to take place behind the Iron Curtain. Held at the twisty Hungaroring in Mogyoród near Budapest, the race has been a mainstay of the racing calendar ever since. It was the only current Grand Prix venue that had never seen a wet race up until the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix. The first Grand Prix saw 200,000 people spectating, although tickets were expensive at the time. Today, the support is still very enthusiastic, particularly from Finns.

Due to the nature of the track, narrow, twisty and often dusty because of under-use, the Hungarian Grand Prix is associated with processional races, with sometimes many cars following one another, unable to pass.

## Winners of the Hungarian GP

### Drivers with multiple wins

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Charles Pic

**Charles Pic** (French: [ʃɑʁl ˈpik]; born 15 February 1990) is a retired professional racing driver who drove in Formula 1.5 for two full seasons in 2012 and 2013, racing for Marussia F1 Team in the first season and then for Caterham in the second season.

## F1.5 Career

### Marussia (2012)

#### 2012 Season

After the conclusion of the 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix it was confirmed that Pic would indeed partner Timo Glock at the renamed Marussia F1 in 2012. It was also confirmed that Pic would be mentored by ex-F1 driver and fellow countryman Olivier Panis. It was reported at the 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix that a feud was brewing between Pic and his team-mate after Pic blocked Glock during qualifying.

Pic finished the season with 12 points and 14th in the drivers standings.

### Caterham (2013)

#### 2013 Season

In November 2012 it was announced that Pic had signed a multi-year contract at the Renault-powered Caterham squad, with former GP2 team-mate and F1 rookie Giedo van der Garde later confirmed alongside him.

Pic made his Caterham debut at the 2013 Australian Grand Prix. On 21 January 2014, Caterham's Team Principal Cyril Abiteboul confirmed that Pic would not be driving for Caterham in 2014.
Jean- Eric Vergne

**Jean-Éric Vergne** (born 25 April 1990), also known as **JEV**, is a French racing driver who competed in Formula 1.5 for Toro Rosso from 2012 to 2014.

## F1.5 Career

### Toro Rosso (2012-2014)

#### 2012 Season

On 14 December 2011, it was officially confirmed that Vergne would race for Toro Rosso in the 2012 season, alongside fellow Red Bull Junior Team member Daniel Ricciardo. Vergne started the season strong in Australia finishing 5th on debut with Ricciardo taking a podium third place. At the next round in Malaysia, Vergne would go one better and finish fourth. Vergne scored in the opening seven races finishing a low of 8th. At Europe, he turned into the car of Heikki Kovalainen from outside of the racing line during an overtake attempt, damaging both cars severely and scattering enough debris on the track that the safety car had to be deployed. After the race the stewards found that the accident had been avoidable and that Vergne had caused the accident. He would receive a 10-position double-penalty to his qualification result at the British Grand Prix, along with a €25,000 fine.

Vergne returned to form at the next races scoring three times in a row before taking his maiden podium at the Belgian Grand Prix when he finished third. The next two races at Italy and Singapore ended in retirments. It was back to the podium in Korea though to take 2nd place, with an addional podium being scored at the season end in Brazil.

Vergne finished 2012 in 10th place in the championship with 136 points, whilst Ricciardo outscored him by 27 points.

#### 2013 Season

Vergne would once again score at the season opener in Australia, finishing 5th. He would go on to finish third at the next round to take his first podium of the new season. He wouldn't return to the podium until Monaco where he finished third before taking his first and only F1.5 career win at the Canadian Grand Prix. Vergne failed to finish above fith for the remainer of the season, struggling with the new Toro Rosso car.

Vergne scored 124 points in 2013, compared to teammate Ricciardo who scored 153.

#### 2014 Season

It was announced in 2013 that Vergne would drive again for Toro Rosso alongside rookie, 19-year-old Daniil Kvyat, who replaced Ricciardo at the team.

At Australia, Vergne finished 6th but failed to finish the next two races in Bahrain and Malaysia. Vergne struggled to get his season going with bad luck occuring often in the first half of the season. A first podium of the season came at Hungary before the summer break. In Sinagpore it would be a 2nd podium of the season, finishing second despite having two 5 second penalties during the race. At the very next race in Japan he finished third.

Over the season he scored 132 points to finish 7th in the championship. On 26 November 2014, Vergne announced that he would be leaving Toro Rosso for 2015, and Carlos Sainz Jr would replace him.
Singapore Grand Prix

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

## History

The Singapore Grand Prix was held for the first time in 2008, it was home to the first ever Formula 1.5 night race. Their first sponsor was the national telecommunication enterprise SingTel. The race has been held yearly since then, only being cancelled for the 2020 season amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

### Crashgate

The 2008 Singapore Grand Prix is remembered because of a controversial incident envolving both Renault drivers: Fernando Alonso and Nelson Piquet Jr.. On lap 14, Piquet crashed his Renault into the wall at turn 17, two laps after an early pitstop from Alonso. Piquet's car had to be taken out by a Safety Car, which would favor Alonso as he was the only driver who had pitted. The case was only discovered at the 2009 Belgian Grand Prix, after Renault fired Piquet, the Brazilian driver stated the team had given him orders to crash his car.

## Results

### Drivers with the most repeat wins

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### Constructors with the most repeat wins

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1979 Brazilian Grand Prix

The 1979 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula 1.5 motor race held at Interlagos on 4 February 1979. Jean-Pierre Jabouille would stick his Renault on pole for the first of six times in 1979, however would drop back to fourth in the race. Jochen Mass of Arrows took his first win in F1.5, meanwhile teammate Riccardo Patrese rounded out the podium in third place. John Watson split the two Arrows and maintained his championship lead.

## Championship standings after the race

### Drivers' Championship standings

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### Constructors' Championship standings

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Esteban Guttiérrez

**Esteban Manuel Gutiérrez Gutiérrez,** born 5 August 1991 is a Mexican racing driver who previously raced in F1.5. Gutiérrez drove for the Sauber Formula 1.5 team but lost his drive at the end of the 2014 season. Gutiérrez drove for the Haas F1 Team for the 2016 Formula One season.

## Personal Life

Gutiérrez was born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, the second of four brothers and one sister. He currently lives in London with his wife, Mónica Casán, whom he married in 2017.

## F1.5 Career

### Sauber (2013- 2014)

#### 2013 Season

In 2013 Gutiérrez was promoted to the race team with Sauber, alongside Nico Hülkenberg who joined from Force India. He scored points on debut in Australia finishing 6th. Gutierrez would finish 2nd to take the only podium of his career at Japan.

He finished the season 7th with 127 points, being outscored by Hulkenberg by 117 points.

#### 2014 Season

2014 was a lacklustre year for Esteban finishing higher than 9th on just two occasions over the year. He finished the season 12th with 26 points.

### Haas (2016)

#### 2016 Season

On 31 October 2015, at the Mexican Grand Prix, it was announced that Gutiérrez would return to racing in the sport alongside Romain Grosjean at Haas F1.5 Team.

He scored a high of 5th at the German and Singapore Grand Prix's. His total points tally was 80 for the season, being outscored by Grosjean by 57 points.

On 11 November 2016, Gutiérrez confirmed via social media he would be leaving Haas.
1979 United States Grand Prix West

The 1979 United States Grand Prix West was a Formula 1.5 motor race held on 8 April 1979, at Long Beach, California. For round four of the 1979 Formula 1.5 Season, Pole Position would be taken by James Hunt of Walter Wolf Racing, with victory in the race going to Elio de Angelis. The young Italian taking his first win in the category in just his fourth race, and also as it would turn out, the Shadow team's last win in F1.5.

The Renault team had problems as on Saturday morning Jean-Pierre Jabouille had a driveshaft break on the curving back "straight," flinging him into the wall at 180 mph. A badly sprained arm would keep him out of the race. Then, in the Sunday morning warmup, a stronger version of the driveshaft, produced by the team in the garage, broke on teammate René Arnoux's car. Rather than taking a chance on duplicating Jabouille's incident, the team withdrew their remaining car from the race, allowing Derek Daly's Ensign onto the starting grid.

## Championship standings after the race

### Drivers' Championship standings

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### Constructors' Championship standings

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1979 Formula 1.5 Season

The 1979 Formula 1.5 season was the 30th season of the Formula 1.5 World Championship. John Watson won the World Drivers' Championship for the second time with 60 points. McLaren-Ford won their first World Constructors' Championship with 80 points.

## Entries

### Excluded teams

* Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC, Albilad-Saudia Racing Team, Ligier Gitanes, Martini Racing Team Lotus, and Team Tyrrell / Candy Team Tyrrell

## Calendar

### Calendar changes

* The Belgian Grand Prix and Monaco Grand Prix swapped places on the calendar so that Monaco follows the Belgian round.
* The United States Grand Prix and Canadian Grand Prix swapped places on the calendar so that the US round followed the Canadian Grand Prix.
* The Swedish Grand Prix was originally scheduled to be held on 16 June at Anderstorp Raceway, but was cancelled as enthusiasm for Formula One and Formula 1.5 in Sweden had faded as a result of the deaths of Swedish drivers Ronnie Peterson and Gunnar Nilsson in 1978 and as a result, there was no money for the race to be held, resulting in its cancellation.

Due to event sharing arrangements, two Grands Prix swapped circuits for 1979:

* The French Grand Prix was moved from Paul Ricard to Dijon-Prenois
* The British Grand Prix was moved from Brands Hatch to Silverstone

## Results & standings

### World Drivers' Championship standings

Points towards the 1979 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 four results from the first seven races and the best four results from the remaining eight races could be retained by each driver.

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

### International Cup for F1.5 Constructors standings

Points towards the 1979 International Cup for F1.5 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. This was the first year in which more than one car from each constructor could score points at the same race (previously only the best-placed car from each constructor was eligible to score points).

Legend: **Bold** = Pole Position; *Italics* = Fastest Lap
Jean-Pierre Beltoise

## 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. Beltoise's second place is recognised as an F1.5 podium, but he earned no points and was not classified in the 1966 World Drivers' Championship.
2000 Formula 1.5 Season

The 2001 Formula 1.5 season was the 51st running of the Formula 1.5 World Championship. Ralf Schumacher won his second title, scoring 72 points for Williams-BMW who would would also claim the Constructors' Championship with 117 points.

## Entries

Arrows now switched to the Supertec engines after Brian Hart's departure, while BAR picked up a Honda deal, marking the Japanese firm's return to F1.5 having not appeared since supplying Tyrrell in 1991. For sponsorship reasons, Minardi's Cosworth engines were rebranded as Fondmetal.

Only Benetton and BAR kept the same drivers as 1999. The big news was the return of Eddie Irvine, who joined Jaguar to contest F1.5 for the first time since 1995. Another big name was rookie Jenson Button, who won a fierce contest for the Williams seat alongside reigning champion Schumacher. Prost switched their drivers completely - Panis was out of a seat for 2000, while Trulli went to join returnees Jordan. Jean Alesi brought the experience, while rookie Nick Heidfeld brought the youth. All in all, an exciting set of drivers to compete in the first F1.5 championship of the millennium.

## Results & standings

### World Drivers' Championship standings

Points were awarded on a 10–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first six positions in each race.
2023 Italian Grand Prix

The **2023 Italian Grand Prix** was a Formula 1.5 motor race held on 3 September 2023 at the Monza Circuit in Monza, Italy. It was the fourteenth round of the 2023 Formula 1.5 World Championship.

## Background

The event was held across the weekend of 1–3 September. It was the fourteenth round of the 2023 Formula 1.5 World Championship and the 93rd running of the Italian Grand Prix

### Championship standings before the race

Coming into the weekend, Lando Norris led the Drivers' Championship by 23 points from Pierre Gasly, with Esteban Ocon third, a further 20 points behind. Alpine led the Constructors' Championship, leading McLaren by 6 points and Alfa Romeo by a further 154 points.

### Entrants

The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list, with the exception of Liam Lawson, who was in the seat originally held by Nyck de Vries.

### Tyres

Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C3, C4 and C5 tyre compounds (designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively) for teams to use at the event.

A reduction in allocated tyre sets from the standard 13 to 11, referred to as the Alternative Tyre Allocation (ATA), was trialled again during this Grand Prix, with the intention of making tyre usage more sustainable. This is the second and last time this season that it was trialled after the Hungarian Grand Prix. The usage of tyre compounds during qualifying was mandated as hard in Q1, medium in Q2 and soft in Q3, assuming that the weather is dry.

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on 2 September 2023, at 16:00 local time (UTC+2).

## Race

The race was held on 3 September 2023, and was scheduled at 15:00 local time (UTC+2), but was delayed by 20 minutes due to an aborted start procedure.

The formation lap was aborted after Yuki Tsunoda broke down on track; his car was wheeled off via truck. Initially, the drivers were sent round for an additional formation lap, before a 20-minute delay was imposed. During this time, members of the teams' pit crew went to the track. A third formation lap was held at the end of the delay, before the race start. As two unscheduled formation laps had taken place, the race distance was reduced by two laps.

## Championship Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Constructors' Championship standings

## External Links

1. ↑  This is the scheduled distance, however the race ran for 2 laps fewer than scheduled
2. ↑ Includes one point for fastest lap.
3. ↑  Logan Sargeant received a five-second time penalty for causing a collision with Valtteri Bottas. His final position was not affected by the penalty.
4. ↑  Yuki Tsunoda did not start the race due to an engine failure during the formation lap. His place on the grid was left vacant.