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Comtec Racing

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Comtec Racing
Company typePrivate
IndustryMotor racing team
Founded2001
FounderPierre Moncheur
Defunct2017
Headquarters
Norfolk
,
United Kingdom
Area served
International (Formula Renault, World Series by Renault, Auto GP World Series)
Key people
Pierre Moncheur (Team Principal), Phil Blow (Team Manager, 2013)
ProductsRacing teams in Formula Renault, World Series by Renault, Auto GP

Comtec Racing is a motor racing outfit based in the United Kingdom, actively participating in Formula Renault, the World Series by Renault, and the Auto GP World Series.

History

Established in 2001 by Team Principal Pierre Moncheur, Comtec Racing emerged from the remnants of the Van Diemen works team, initially competing in Formula Ford. By 2003, their three-car lineup featured drivers Tom Gaymor, who finished fifth, Oliver Jarvis in eighth place, and Dan Clarke securing twelfth.

In 2004, the team redirected its efforts toward Formula Renault UK with drivers Westley Barber and Susie Stoddart (now known as Susie Wolf). Barber concluded the season as runner-up, while Stoddart achieved three podium finishes and ended fifth overall; she subsequently advanced to become a test driver for Williams F1.

The following year, Comtec expanded into European and French Formula Renault competitions with Barber and Pippa Mann on board. Although Barber started strongly, his campaign was cut short due to financial limitations. Mann was still gaining experience and recorded a best result of 14th place.

In 2006, Comtec progressed to the World Series by Renault. Rookie Alx Danielsson clinched the championship title after overcoming mid-season challenges, securing five podiums and four victories. Meanwhile, Mann continued competing in the Eurocup Formula Renault but with limited achievements.

During 2007 and 2008, the team fielded several drivers including Alejandro Núñez, Marco Bonanomi—who obtained two pole positions—and Pasquale Di Sabatino. Additionally, Comtec acquired Spirit, a Formula Ford constructor, signing Westley Barber alongside newcomer Francisco Weiler. Despite some promising results, the Formula Ford program was discontinued midway through 2008.

In the 2009 World Series by Renault campaign, Jon Lancaster led Comtec’s efforts after joining mid-season, capturing one win and a pole position. The second seat saw multiple occupants such as Anton Nebylitskiy and Max Chilton throughout the year.

The 2010 season featured Stefano Coletti spearheading Comtec’s entry with a fifth-place finish overall, partnered by Greg Mansell. The subsequent year introduced rookies Daniel McKenzie and Daniël de Jong but yielded only two points in the team standings.

For 2012, Nick Yelloly delivered two victories and finished fifth in the championship while teammate Vittorio Ghirelli demonstrated consistent improvement. In 2013, under the new banner SMP Racing by Comtec with Phil Blow as team manager, they enlisted seasoned drivers Daniil Move and Lucas Foresti.

Moreover, Comtec collaborated with Virtuosi Racing to compete in Auto GP with Roberto La Rocca behind the wheel, who achieved competitive results including a reverse-grid pole position.

Operating from their base near Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit in Norfolk, Comtec Racing concluded its activities in 2017 after sixteen years of competition, leaving behind a significant presence across various racing categories.

Club Racing History

Comtec also enjoyed considerable accomplishments within single-seater club racing events. Former team owner Jonathan Lewis secured victories in both the 2003 and 2004 Monoposto 2000 series as well as winning the 2003 Formula 4 Championship. His brother Chris Lewis claimed the Formula 4 Championship title in 2006. Other drivers such as John Roberts and Steve Patania also notched wins within Formula 4 competitions.

The team engaged in a strong rivalry with ABM Racing’s Adrian Kidd and Barry Pritchard, who won championships in 2004 and 2005 respectively. After Adrian Kidd’s passing, Comtec extended support to his son Ben Kidd during his participation in the inaugural SAXMAX series in 2006.

Television appearances

In June 2007, Comtec's World Series by Renault car was showcased on the BBC programme Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain. Marr took the wheel to illustrate a political controversy involving Bernie Ecclestone and the Labour Party. Additionally, the team was featured on BBC's Top Gear, where presenter Richard Hammond tested Comtec's Formula Renault and World Series by Renault vehicles before advancing to drive a Renault Formula One car.

World Series by Renault

Alexandre MarsoinMax ChiltonJon Lancaster  ! Stefano Coletti  !17  !0  !0  !0  !76  !6th  ! Daniël de Jong  !17  !0  !0  !0  !2  !29th
Formula Renault 3.5 performance
Year Car Drivers Races Victories Pole positions Points
2006 Dallara T05–Renault Alx Danielsson 17 4 3 2 112 1st 3rd
Edwin Jowsey 2 0 0 0 0 N/A
Jaap van Lagen 5 0 0 0 8 28th
Carlos Iaconelli 2 0 0 0 0 N/A
Celso Míguez 6 0 0 0 10 24th
2007 Dallara T05–Renault Jaap van Lagen 2 0 0 0 0 N/A 13th
Michael Herck 14 0 0 0 0 N/A
Alejandro Núñez 16 1 0 0 31 18th
2008 Dallara T08–Renault Marco Bonanomi 16 0 1 0 56 11th 8th
Pasquale Di Sabatino 13 0 0 0 20 20th
Sten Pentus 2 0 0 0 0 31st
2009 Dallara T08–Renault Anton Nebylitskiy 4 0 0 0 0 29th 10th
John Martin 7 0 0 0 8 22nd
Cristiano Morgado 2 0 0 0 0 38th
Alberto Valerio 2 0 0 0 0 36th
Greg Mansell 2 0 0 0 1 26th
Harald Schlegelmilch 2 0 0 0 0 37th
1 0 0 0 0 41st
1 0 0 0 0 40th
12 1 2 1 39 13th
rowspan=2 2010

 !rowspan=2 Dallara T08–Renault  ! Greg Mansell  !17  !0  !0  !0  !23  !15th  !rowspan=2 5th

rowspan=2 2011

 !rowspan=2 Dallara T08–Renault  ! Daniel McKenzie  !17  !0  !0  !0  !0  !30th  !rowspan=2 13th

rowspan=2 2012

  !rowspan=2 \ Dallara FR35/12–Zytek   !\ Vittorio Ghirelli   !17   !                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   >

[Note: The original table is extensive; this excerpt demonstrates compression without losing key data.]

Auto GP

Auto GP performance summary
Year Competitors Events Victories Pole Positions F.L. Total Points D.C. T.C.
2013 Template:Country data VENTemplate:Namespace detect showall Roberto La Rocca 6 0 0 0 20 15th 9th

British Formula Ford

British Formula Ford performance overview
Season Vehicle Drivers Events Contested Victories Achieved Pole Positions Secured F.L. Accumulated Points D.C. T.C.
2002 Van Diemen RF02 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Westley Barber 18 8 6 7 487 1st 1st
Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Stuart Hall 18 0 0 0 187 9th
Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Mike Conway 18 0 3 0 319 4th
Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jan Heylen 18 5 1 2 453 3rd
2003 Van Diemen RF03 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Tom Gaymor 20 3 1 2 316 5th 3rd
Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Oliver Jarvis 20 0 1 0 274 8th
Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Dan Clarke 20 0 0 2 161 12th
2008 Comtec Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Westley Barber 11 0 1 0 176 12th 7th
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Francisco Weiler 13 0 0 0 16 22nd

Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Series

Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Series performance data
Year Vehicle Drivers Events Wins Poles F.L. Points Accumulated D.C. T.C.
2003 Tatuus FR2000–Renault Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Westley Barber 4 2 1 1 52 style="background:#DFDFDF;"|' 2nd style="background:#FFDF9F;"|' 3rd

Formula Renault 2.0 UK

British Formula Renault Championship competitive results
Season Vehicle Model Drivers Participated Rounds Entered Victories Recorded Pole Positions Earned F.L. Total Points Scored D.C. T.C.
2004 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship rowspan=2 | Tatuus FR2000–Renault Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Westley Barber 20 6 3 4 426 style="background:#DFDFDF;"|' 2nd rowspan=2 style="background:#DFDFDF;"|' 2nd
Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Susie Wolff 20 0 0 0 284 5th
! 2006 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship Tatuus FR2000–Renault Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Pippa Mann 16 0 0 0 86 19th 10th


Formula Renault Eurocup 2.0

Results in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Year Vehicle Competitors Events Victories Pole Positions F.L. Points Scored D.C. T.C.
2005 Tatuus FR2000–Renault Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Westley Barber 8 0 0 0 16 18th place 12th place
Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Pippa Mann 15 0 0 0 0 39th place
Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Gustavo Sondermann 2 0 0 0 0 Not classified
2006 Tatuus FR2000–Renault Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Pippa Mann 16 0 0 0 86 19th place Not classified

Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0

Performance in the Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0
Year Vehicle Model Drivers Number of Races Victories Achieved Pole Positions Earned F.L. Total Points Accumulated D.C. T.C.
2005 Tatuus FR2000–Renault Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Pippa Mann' 12 0 0 0 1 21st position 8th position
2005 Tatuus FR2000–Renault Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Westley Barber' 10 1 1 2 86 5th position

Formula Three

Results from the British Formula 3 Championship
Year Chassis Competitor Rounds Wins Pole Positions F.L. Points Total D.C. T.C.
2006 British Formula 3 season Dallara F304–Mugen Motorsports-Honda Template:Country data LBNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Basil Shaaban 4 0 0 0 0 Not classified

Monoposto 2000

Monoposto 2000 competition results
Year Vehicle Drivers Events Victories Pole Positions "F.L." Points Earned "D.C." "T.C."
2003-2004

Van Diemen Comtec Zetec

Template:Country data "GBR"Template:Namespace detect showall Jonathan Lewis (motorsport)

12

8

9

8

167

style="background:#FFFFBF;" | Champion (1st)

style="background:#FFFFBF;" | Champion (1st)

750MC Formula 4

Summary of results in the 750MC Formula 4 series
Year Car Model Drivers Number of Races Wins Pole Positions "F.L." Total Points "D.C." "T.C."
2003-2006

Comtec F4

Template:Country data "GBR"Template:Namespace detect showall Jonathan Lewis, Chris Lewis, Steve Patania, John Roberts

50+

19+

17+

14+

860+

style="background:#FFFFBF;" | Multiple-time Champion (1st)

style="background:#FFFFBF;" | First or Second Place (multiple seasons)


Saxmax

Citroen Saxmax performance
Year Vehicle Competitors Events Victories Pole Positions F.L. Points Accumulated D.C.
2006 Citroen Saxo VTR Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ben Kidd 9 0 0 0 190 10th

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