Team Astromega
| Company type | Motorsport team |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motorsport |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Founder | Mikke Van Hool |
| Headquarters | Heist-op-den-Berg , Belgium |
Key people | Mikke Van Hool, Sam Boyle, Werner Gillis, Robby Arnott |
| Products | Motorsport team management and competition |
Team Astromega is a Belgian motorsport outfit established in 1995 by Mikke Van Hool, operating out of Heist-op-den-Berg. The team has participated in series such as A1 Grand Prix, Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium, and International Formula 3000.
History
Created by Belgian International Formula 3000 competitor Mikke Van Hool to manage his own racing operations, Team Astromega brought on Sam Boyle as team manager in 1996. In 2003, financial specialist Werner Gillis became a co-owner, while Robby Arnott, with prior experience at DAMS, took the role of chief engineer.
When the Belgian Formula Renault 1.6 championship was introduced in 2003, Astromega provided technical assistance during rookie testing and subsequently fielded competitive cars. British racer Craig Dolby notably clinched the championship for the team in 2006. The following year, the driver lineup featured Briton Jack Piper alongside Latvian Karlīne Štāla, who made history as the first woman to win a single-seater title.
Since the launch of A1 Grand Prix in the 2005–06 season, Astromega has been involved in managing A1 Team China and later took on A1 Team Portugal, broadening its scope within international motorsport team management.
Complete series results
| A1 Grand Prix results | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Car | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | Fast laps | Points | T.C. |
| 2005–06 | Lola A1GP-Zytek | Template:Country data CHNTemplate:Namespace detect showall A1 Team China | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22nd |
| 2006–07 | Lola A1GP-Zytek | Template:Country data CHNTemplate:Namespace detect showall A1 Team China | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15th |
| Template:Country data PRTTemplate:Namespace detect showall A1 Team Portugal | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17th | ||
| 2007–08 | Lola A1GP-Zytek | Template:Country data CHNTemplate:Namespace detect showall A1 Team China | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 13th |
| 2008–09 | A1GP-Ferrari | Template:Country data CHNTemplate:Namespace detect showall A1 Team China | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7th |
| International Formula 3000 Championship Results | |||||||||
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| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | Fast laps | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
| Euro Formula 3000 results |
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| Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium results |
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- D.C. = Drivers' Championship position, T.C. = Teams' Championship position.
Timeline
| Type | 1990s | 2000s | ||||||||||||
| 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | |
| Formulas | International Formula 3000 | Euro F3000 | ||||||||||||
| A1 Grand Prix | ||||||||||||||
| FR 1.6 Belgium | ||||||||||||||
External links
- Articles with short description
- Belgian motorsport teams
- Motorsport teams founded in 1995
- 1995 establishments in Belgium
- Formula Renault competitors
- International Formula 3000 competitors
- A1 Grand Prix competitors
- Superleague Formula competitors
- Auto GP competitors
- Sport in Heist-op-den-Berg
- Formula Renault teams