Charouz Racing System

Charouz Racing System

Company type	Motorsport team
Industry	Motorsport
Founded	1985
Fate	Assets acquired by PHM Racing in 2023; rebranded to PHM AIX Racing in 2024
Successor	PHM Racing (FIA Formula 2 and FIA Formula 3 teams)
Headquarters	Czech Republic , Czech Republic
Area served	International (motorsport competitions)
Products	Motorsport racing teams (FIA Formula 2, FIA Formula 3, ADAC Formula 4)

Charouz Racing System (abbreviated as CHRS, previously recognized as Lotus during their participation in World Series Formula V8 3.5) is a motorsport team from the Czech Republic, established in 1985 by .

History

During the 1980s, Charouz was active in European circuit racing, competing in the 1600 cc category with a Toyota Corolla. By 1992, the team had shifted focus to preparing vehicles for a Ford cup series, including models such as the Ford Fiesta, Escort RS 2000, and Puma.

Starting in 1998, Charouz took part in multiple rally competitions including the European Rally Championship, Slovak Championship, and the European Zone series.

When the A1 Grand Prix series debuted in 2005, Charouz was responsible for managing the A1 Team Czech Republic and subsequently also took charge of A1 Team Brazil.

In 2007, Charouz ventured into endurance racing by entering the European Le Mans Series with a Lola-Judd prototype, achieving fifth place in their category and securing a runner-up finish at Valencia. The following year, they collaborated with Aston Martin Racing and Prodrive to campaign a Lola B08/60 coupe across both the Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans event.

By 2010, Charouz had expanded its presence by fielding four cars within the Auto GP championship.

After World Series Formula V8 3.5 ceased operations in 2018, Charouz transitioned to the FIA Formula 2 Championship with drivers Antonio Fuoco and Louis Delétraz. Concurrently, they partnered with Ralf Schumacher’s US Racing team to compete in ADAC Formula 4. That season, Fuoco earned two victories in F2 while Lirim Zendeli captured both the drivers' and teams' titles in ADAC F4 for Charouz.

In November 2018, Charouz was designated as a junior outfit for Sauber Formula One starting from 2019. That year also saw their entry into the inaugural FIA Formula 3 Championship alongside continued participation in ADAC Formula 4.

Following their season under the Sauber Junior Team banner in 2019, Charouz reverted to its original name for the 2020 campaign, retaining drivers Louis Delétraz and Pedro Piquet for their third consecutive year competing in FIA Formula 2.

During the 2021 FIA Formula 2 season, Charouz initially ran David Beckmann and Guilherme Samaia, with Enzo Fittipaldi replacing Beckmann mid-season. In FIA Formula 3 that year, Logan Sargeant secured the team’s only victory and contributed to a fifth-place finish in the constructors' championship.

For the 2022 season, Enzo Fittipaldi returned alongside Cem Bölükbaşı. Their FIA Formula 3 lineup featured eight different drivers throughout the campaign and concluded tenth overall, with Francesco Pizzi scoring the team’s sole point.

In 2023, German-based PHM Racing acquired Charouz's assets for both FIA Formula 2 and FIA Formula 3 competitions, competing under the name PHM Racing by Charouz.

Beginning with the 2024 season, these teams underwent full rebranding to PHM AIX Racing, later simplified to AIX Racing following acquisition by AIX Investment Group.

FIA Formula 2 Championship

Year	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	Races	Wins	Poles	F. Laps	Podiums	D.C.	Pts	T.C.	Pts
Template:F2	Dallara F2 2018	Mecachrome V634T V6 t	Template:Pirelli	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Antonio Fuoco	23	2	0	1	6	7th	141	6th	215
				Template:Country data CHETemplate:Namespace detect showall Louis Delétraz	24	0	0	0	2	10th	74
Template:F2	Dallara F2 2018	Mecachrome V634T V6 t	Template:Pirelli	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Callum Ilott	21	0	1	0	2	11th	74	6th	110
				Juan Manuel Correa	16	0	0	0	2	13th	36
				Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Matevos Isaakyan	4	0	0	0	0	25th	0

Dallara F2 2018	Mecachrome V634T V6 t		Louis Delétraz	24	0	0	2	5	8th	134	7th	137
			24	0	0	0	0	20th	3
Dallara F2 2018	Mecachrome V634T V6 t		David Beckmann	12	0	0	0	2	15th	25	10th	28
			8	0	0	0	0	20th	2
			3	0	0	0	0	11th	1
			rowspan=4 | Dallara F2 2018 | rowspan=4 | Mecachrome V634T V6 t | rowspan=4 |	align=left | Enzo Fittipaldi | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8th | 126 ! rowspan=4 | 8th ! rowspan=4 | 130 | -	align=left | Cem Bölükbaşı | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24th | 0 | -	align=left | David Beckmann | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18th | 4 | -	align=left | Tatiana Calderón | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th | 0 | } In detail (legend) (Entries in bold denote pole positions) (Entries in italics signify fastest laps) ... (The table continues with consistent formatting for following seasons and drivers, emphasizing competitor names, race placements, accumulated points, and overall team rankings.) } FIA Formula 3 Championship Year Competitors 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Points BHR FEA BHR SPR BAK FEA BAK SPR CAT FEA CAT SPR MON FEA MON SPR LEC FEA LEC SPR RBR FEA RBR SPR SIL FEA SIL SPR HUN FEA HUN SPR SPA FEA SPA SPR MNZ FEA MNZ SPR SOC FEA SOC SPR YMC FEA YMC SPR 6th place 215 points Louis Delétraz 13th 9th Retired 10th Retired 10th 4th 2nd 6th 2nd Retired Retired 4th 5th 17th 9th 18th 13th 13th 11th 12th 13th 6th 6th Antonio Fuoco 17th 12th 3rd Did Not Start 10th 7th 8th 1st 4th 4th 3rd 4th 3rd Retired 3rd 17th 17th 19th Disqualified 10th 6th 9th 7th Year Chassis Engine Tyres Drivers Races Wins Poles Podiums 2019 Dallara F3 2019 Mecachrome V634 V6 Lirim Zendeli 14 0 0 0 0 18th 6 8th 15 Fabio Scherer 16 0 0 0 0 17th 7 Raoul Hyman 16 0 0 0 0 22nd 2 2020 Dallara F3 2019 Mecachrome V634 V6 Roman Staněk 18 0 0 0 0 21st 3 10th 5 Igor Fraga 16 0 0 0 0 24th 1 David Schumacher 12 0 0 0 0 28th 0 - Michael Belov 6 0 0 0 0 23rd 1 2021 Dallara F3 2019 Mecachrome V634 V6 Logan Sargeant 20 1 0 0 4 7th 102 5th 127 Enzo Fittipaldi 12 0 0 0 1 17th 25 - -align = left | Hunter Yeany 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33rd | 0 | - -align = left | Ayrton Simmons 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35th | 0 | - -align = left | Reshad de Gerus 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28th | 0 | - -align = left | Zdeněk Chovanec 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34th | 0 | - 2022 Dallara F3 2019 Mecachrome V634 V6 László Tóth 18 0 0 0 0 37th 0 10th 1 Ayrton Simmons 2 0   |   |   | 35th   |   | - align=left  {{flagicon GBR }} Christian Mansell  | 4  |  |  |  |  | 38th  | - align=left {{flagicon ITA }} Alessandro Famularo 2  |  |  |  | 39th - align=left {{flagicon ITA }} Francesco Pizzi 18  |  |  |  | 27th } Detailed Results (Template:Motorsport driver results legend#key) (Races in bold denote pole positions) (Races in italics indicate fastest laps) Template:Country data "HUN"Template:Namespace detect showallLászló Tóth (racing driver)Template:Country data "GBR"Template:Namespace detect showallAyrton SimmonsTemplate:Country data "DEU"Template:Namespace detect showallDavid Schumacher (racing driver)Template:Country data "DEU"Template:Namespace detect showallLirim ZendeliTemplate:Country data "POR"Template:Namespace detect showallZdeněk ChovanecTemplate:Country data "GBR"Template:Namespace detect showallChristian MansellTemplate:Country data "ITA"Template:Namespace detect showallAlessandro FamularoTemplate:Country data "ITA"Template:Namespace detect showallFrancesco Pizzi 19 Retired 10 Retired 24 18 24 14 15 24 21 27 19 21 16 18 17 Year Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 T.C. Points 2019 2019 Barcelona Formula 3 round#Feature race CAT FEA 2019 Barcelona Formula 3 round#Sprint race CAT SPR 2019 Le Castellet Formula 3 round#Feature race LEC FEA 2019 Le Castellet Formula 3 round#Sprint race LEC SPR 2019 Spielberg Formula 3 round#Feature race RBR FEA 2019 Spielberg Formula 3 round#Sprint race RBR SPR 2019 Silverstone Formula 3 round#Feature race SIL FEA 2019 Silverstone Formula 3 round#Sprint race SIL SPR 2019 Budapest Formula 3 round#Feature race HUN FEA 2019 Budapest Formula 3 round#Sprint race HUN SPR 2019 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 3 round#Feature race SPA FEA 2019 Spa-Francorchamps Formula_3_round#Sprint_race_SPA_SPR 2019 Monza Formula_3_round#Feature_race_MNZ_FEA 2019 Monza Formula_3_round#Sprint_race_MNZ_SPR 2019 Sochi Formula_3_round#Feature_race_SOC_FEA 2019 Sochi Formula_3_round#Sprint_race_SOC_SPR getTeamPosition(8) getPoints(15) align=left Template:Country data "GER"Template:Namespace detect showall Lirim Zendeli getResult(14) getResult(11) getResult(Retired) getResult(16) getResult(8) getResult(7) getResult(15) getResult(9) getResult(Retired) getResult(20) getResult(22) getResult(22†) getResult(Retired) getResult(18) getResult(WD) getResult(WD) max-width:20px; align:left; Template:Country data "SUI"Template:Namespace detect showall Fabio Scherer getResult(27) getResult(Retired) getResult(15) getResult(Retired) getResult(Retired) getResult(23) getResult(16) getResult(8) getResult(15) getResult(13) getResult(27) getResult(18) getResult(8) getResult(7) getResult(Retired) getResult(Retired) rowspan=5 2020 FIA Formula_3_Championship#Races_20202020 10th 5 Template:Country data "CZE"Template:Namespace detect showall Roman Staněk Template:Country data "BRA"Template:Namespace detect showall Igor Fraga Retired Retired Top10 Template:Country data "DEU"Template:Namespace detect showall David Schumacher (racing driver) 25 15 12 17 16 13 25 15 15 Retired 23 25 Template:Country data "RUS"Template:Namespace detect showall Michael Belov 20 Retired 10 13 27 23 7 127 5 127 10 1 22 24 19 25 26 23 Retired 21 23 19 26 Retired 22 25 27 22 22 19 18 19 18 12 20 15 20 15 Retired 24 26 Retired 22 23 Retired 23 23 23 Formula 3000 International Formula 3000 performance summary Year Vehicle Competitors Events Victories Pole Positions F.L. Accumulated Points D.C. T.C. 2003 Lola B02/50-Zytek Judd Template:Country data CZETemplate:Namespace detect showall Jaroslav Janiš 9 0 0 0 20 7th 6th Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Yannick Schroeder 8 0 0 0 13 12th A1 Grand Prix A1 Grand Prix competition results Season Vehicle Squad Events Contested Victories Achieved Pole Positions Secured Fastest Laps Recorded Total Points Earned Teams' Championship Rank 2005–06 Lola A1GP-Zytek Template:Country data CZETemplate:Namespace detect showall A1 Team Czech Republic 22 1 0 0 56 12th 2006–07 Lola A1GP-Zytek Template:Country data CZETemplate:Namespace detect showall A1 Team Czech Republic 22 0 0 0 27 12th Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall A1 Team Brazil 22 0 0 0 9 18th 2007–08 Lola A1GP-Zytek Template:Country data CZETemplate:Namespace detect showall A1 Team Czech Republic 20 0 0 0 10 19th F3000 International Masters International Formula Master (F3000 International Masters) performance overview Year Vehicle Competitors Events Victories Pole Positions Fastest Laps Points Accumulated Drivers' Championship Standing 2006 Lola B02/50-Zytek Jan Charouz 15 2 0 0 75 Champion Champion Jaroslav Janiš 6 4 2 4 54 3rd place Luiz Razia 3 3 0 2 30 8th Filip Salaquarda 2 0 0 1 16 12th Tomáš Kostka 2 1 1 1 11 16th Vitaly Petrov 2 0 1 1 0 important note: NC (Not Classified) 24 Hours of Le Mans Results at the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race Year Category Tyre Supplier Vehicle Model Drivers Pole Position Fastest Lap Total Laps Completed Overall Finish Class Finish 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans LMP1 Template:Michelin Lola B07/17-Judd GV5.5 S2 V10 Template:Country data CZETemplate:Namespace detect showall Jan Charouz Stefan Mücke Template:Country data MYSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Alex Yoong no no 338 8th overall 5th in class 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans LMP1 Template:Michelin Lola B08/60-Aston Martin V12 Template:Country data CZETemplate:Namespace detect showall Jan Charouz Template:Country data CZETemplate:Namespace detect showall Tomáš Enge Stefan Mücke no no 354 9th overall 9th in class LMP1 Template:Michelin Lola B07/17-Judd GV5.5 S2 V10 Greg Pickett Klaus Graf Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jan Lammers no no 146 DNF (Did Not Finish) DNF (Did Not Finish) 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans LMP1 Template:Michelin Lola-Aston Martin B09/60-Aston Martin V12 Template:Country data CZETemplate:Namespace detect showall Jan Charouz Template:Country data CZETemplate:Namespace detect showall Tomáš Enge Stefan Mücke no no 373 4th overall 4th in class Le Mans Series Results in the Le Mans Series Year Category Vehicle Competitors Events Victories Pole Positions Fastest Laps Accumulated Points Team Classification 2007 LMP1 Lola B07/17 powered by Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5L V10 engine Template:Country data CZETemplate:Namespace detect showall Jan Charouz Stefan Mücke Template:Country data MYSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Alex Yoong 6 0 0 0 15 5th place 2008 LMP1 Lola B08/60 equipped with Aston Martin 6.0L V12 engine Template:Country data CZETemplate:Namespace detect showall Jan Charouz Stefan Mücke 5 0 0 0 19 5th position 2009 LMP1 Lola B09/60 combined with Aston Martin 6.0L V12 motor Template:Country data CZETemplate:Namespace detect showall Tomáš Enge Template:Country data CZETemplate:Namespace detect showall Jan Charouz Stefan Mücke 5 2 1 ? 39 Champion (1st) Formula Renault 3.5 Series Performance in the Formula Renault 3.5 Year Chassis and Engine Drivers Total Races Victories Pole Positions F.L. Points Scored D.C. T.C. 2011 Dallara T08 powered by Renault Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Brendon Hartley 17 0 0 2 95 7th place 7th place overall Template:Country data CZETemplate:Namespace detect showall Jan Charouz 17 0 0 1 10 Ranked 25th 2012 Dallara T12 with Renault engine Template:Country data DNKTemplate:Namespace detect showall Marco Sørensen 17 1 0 0 122 6th place 6th overall Template:Country data ESTTemplate:Namespace detect showall Kevin Korjus 17 0 0 0 69 10th place Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Nigel Melker 2 0 0 0 15 19th position Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Richie Stanaway 5 0 0 0 8 22nd ranking Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall César Ramos 4 0 0 0 0 30th place 2013 Formula Renault 3.5 Series#2013 Dallara T12-Renault Template:Country data DNKTemplate:Namespace detect showall Marco Sørensen 17 2 2 1 113 7th position 7th overall Template:Country data PHLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Marlon Stöckinger 17 0 0 0 23 18th place 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series#2014 Dallara T12-Renault Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Matthieu Vaxivière 13 0 0 0 83 8th position rowspan=3  5th in teams' classification Template:Flagicon PHL Marlon Stöckinger 17   |0    |string(unknown)  |string(unknown)  |string(unknown)  |string(unknown)     |string(unknown)         |string(unknown)         |string(unknown)         |string(unknown)         |string(unknown)         |string(unknown)         |string(unknown)         |string(unknown)         |string(unknown)         |string(unknown)         |string(unknown)       World Series Formula V8 3.5 World Series Formula V8 3.5 Performance Summary Year Vehicle Competitors Events Victories Pole Positions F.L. Accumulated Points D.C. T.C. 2016 Dallara T12-Zytek Template:Country data AUTTemplate:Namespace detect showall René Binder 18 0 0 0 161 7th 2nd Template:Country data ISRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Roy Nissany 18 3 3 5 189 4th 2017 Dallara T12-Zytek Template:Country data AUTTemplate:Namespace detect showall René Binder 18 4 2 3 201 4th 1st Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Pietro Fittipaldi 18 6 10 2 259 1st Auto GP Jan Charouz |12 |0 |0 |0 |36 |4th |- Adrien Tambay |12 |1 |0 |1 |29 |6th |} ADAC Formula 4 Auto GP Competition Results Year Vehicle Model Competitors Events Contested Victories Secured Pole Positions Achieved Total Points Earned 2010 Dallara T12-Zytek Tomáš Kostka 2 0 0 0 0 27th 2nd Stefano Coletti 2 0 0 0 2 20th Natacha Gachnang 6 0 0 0 1 21st Template:Country data CZETemplate:Namespace detect showallPetr Ptáček |3 |0 |0 |0 |0 |NC† |- David Schumacher (racing driver) |21 |0 |0 |0 |103 |9th |- Template:Country data AUTTemplate:Namespace detect showallMick Wishofer |21 |1 |0 |3 |160 |6th |- Lirim Zendeli |21 |10 |8 |8 |348 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"1st|- Template:Country data CZETemplate:Namespace detect showall Tom Beckhäuser |21 |0 |0 |0 |4 |21st |- Template:Flagicon MCOArthur Leclerc   20   1   1   2   202   style="background:#FFDF9F;"3rd   Template:Flagicon FRAThéo Pourchaire   20   4   6   2   258   style="background:#FFFFBF;"1st   Template:Flagicon FRAAlessandro Ghiretti   20   0   0   0   136   6th   Year Vehicle Competitors Events Victories Pole Positions Fastest Laps Points Accumulated D.C. T.C. 2018 Tatuus F4-T014 -rowspan=4 2019 ADAC Formula 4 Championship#2019 season 2019 - !-rowspan=4 Tatuus F4-T014 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |-   Template:Flagicon CZE Roman Staněk   20   2   0   1   165   4th   Formula 4 UAE Championship Year Vehicle Model Drivers Participated Number of Races Victories Achieved Pole Positions Earned Fastest Laps Recorded Points Totalled D.C. T.C. 2017–18 Tatuus F4-T014 Template:Country data CZETemplate:Namespace detect showall Tom Beckhäuser 22 1 0 1 262 3rd 4th| Timeline Past Competitions International Formula 3000 2003 A1 Grand Prix 2005–2008 F3000 International Masters 2006 Le Mans Series 2007–2009 Auto GP 2010 FIA GT3 European Championship 2011–2012 Formula Renault 3.5 Series 2011–2017 ADAC GT Masters 2012 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe 2012 FIA GT Series 2013 Eurocup Mégane Trophy 2013 Formula 4 UAE Championship 2017–2018 ADAC Formula 4 2018–2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship 2018–2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship 2019–2023 External links