Prodrive

Formula One

Prodrive ran the British American Racing team between 2002 and 2004, finishing 2nd overall in the constructors championship in 2004.[1][2]

On 28 April 2006, Prodrive were officially granted entry to F1 when the FIA announced the list of entrants to the 2008 Formula One World Championship.[3] It was announced on 23 November 2007 that Prodrive F1 would not compete in the, as the legal situation left no time for the team to be set up for the start of the season.[4]

On 23 April 2009, Prodrive issued a press release stating that they were considering an F1 entry for the 2010 season, possibly under the Aston Martin Racing brand.[5][6] On 29 May 2009, it was reported that Prodrive had submitted a formal application for the 2010 season. However, Prodrive was not accepted to the final grid. Prodrive was one of two potential buyers considered by the Renault F1 Team to take-over the team prior to the 2010 season.[7] In April 2010 Prodrive announced it would not apply for the 2011 Formula One season. The slot became available after US F1 Team collapsed.[8]

Sportscars

In 2001, Prodrive developed and built the Ferrari 550 GTS to compete in the GT1 category, without any support from the Ferrari factory.[9] Ten cars were built over 4 years, run by both Prodrive and private customers. A Prodrive-run car won the GTS class at the 2003 24 Hours of Le Mans, with a BMS Scuderia Italia-run car won the FIA GT Championship in both 2003 and 2004.[10][11]

In 2004, Aston Martin Racing was established as partnership between Prodrive and Aston Martin, to return the brand to sports car racing.[12] The team enjoyed continued success at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with the Aston Martin DBR9 finishing 1st in class in 2007 and 2008, the Aston Martin Vantage GTE finishing 1st in class in 2014 and 2017, and the Aston Martin Vantage GTE finishing 1st in class in 2020. Despite Aston Martin Racing ending its race programme in 2020, Prodrive continues to build and maintain a variety of Aston Martin cars available to customer teams – over 500 have been built.[12]

Rallying

Prodrive ran the Subaru World Rally Team between 1989 and 2008, competing at the top of the World Rally Championship for over a decade.[13][12] Subaru won the manufacturers' championship three times in 1995, 1996, and 1997, and the drivers' championship three times, in 1995, 2001, and 2003. Its Impreza WRC model won a record 46 rallies.[14] Subaru withdrew from WRC competition at the end of the 2008 season due to the 2008 financial crisis.[15]

In 2010, Mini announced plans to enter the World Rally Championship, with a Countryman WRC designed, built and ran by Prodrive.[16] The team competed in a reduced programme during the 2011 season, before BMW cut funding and withdrawing at the end of 2012.[17][11]

Touring cars

Prodrive developed and ran touring cars for several different manufacturers, including for BMW, Alfa Romeo, Honda and Ford in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) in the 1990s and early 2000s.[1] Prodrive won the 1988, 1991 and 1992 BTCC seasons with BMW and the 2000 BTCC season with Ford.[10][11]

Prodrive also ran Ford's in the V8 Supercars category in Australia, having purchased Glenn Seton Racing in 2002.[1] The team was sold in 2013.[18]

Rally Raid

Between 2020 and 2023, Prodrive developed the Prodrive BRX Hunter rally raid car, running the car using the Bahrain Raid Xtreme team – a joint venture with Bahrain's sovereign wealth fund Mumtalakat Holding Company.[12] The team's best result at the Dakar Rally was 2nd overall in both 2022 and 2023.[19][20]

Complete Formula One results

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24 Hours of Le Mans results