Tech 1 Racing

French racing team

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Tech 1 Racing

Founded| 2000
Founder(s)| Simon Abadie
Sarah Abadie
Base| Toulouse, France
Team principal(s)| Simon Abadie
Sarah Abadie
Former series| French Formula Renault 2.0
GP3 Series
Eurocup Mégane Trophy
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
European Le Mans Series
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
FIA World Endurance Championship
Teams'
Championships| Eurocup Mégane Trophy:
2006, 2007, 2008
Formula Renault 3.5 Series:
2007, 2008, 2010, 2012
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0:
2010, 2013
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps: 2011, 2013
Drivers'
Championships| Formula Renault 3.5 Series:
2007: Álvaro Parente
Eurocup Mégane Trophy:
2007: Pedro Petiz
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps:
2011: Javier Tarancón
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0:
2013: Pierre Gasly
Website| http://www.tech1racing.fr/en

Tech 1 Racing is a racing team based in Toulouse, France. Founded in 2000 by racing driver Simon Abadie and his sister Sarah, it has garnered success in the World Series by Renault, the Eurocup Mégane Trophy and the GP3 Series, most notably winning the 2007 Formula Renault 3.5 Series with Álvaro Parente.[1]

More recently, Tech 1 operated the racing programmes of Panis Racing and its predecessor Panis Barthez Compétition from 2016 to 2023. These included entry to the European Le Mans Series and Asian Le Mans Series's LMP2 class, as well as the GT World Challenge Europe, where they ran a Lexus RC F GT3.[2][3] Ultimate, a small outfit owned by brothers Jean-Baptiste and Matthieu Lahaye, also partnered Tech 1 for their LMP2 efforts in the ELMS in 2021 and the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2022.[4]

## Career

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### French Formula Renault 2.0

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The team was founded in 2000 by French racing driver Simon Abadie. They joined the French Formula Renault 2.0 championship the same year, with Abadie finishing as runner-up in the standings. They also finished as runner-up in the series in 2003 before leaving the championship at the end of the 2005 season.

### Eurocup Mégane Trophy

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In 2005, Tech 1 joined the newly formed Eurocup Mégane Trophy, with Matthieu Lahaye and Simon Abadie finishing ninth and tenth respectively in the championship. The following year they finished second in the Drivers' championship with Lahaye and also claimed the Teams' title, the first of three consecutive Teams' championships. In 2007, they claimed a one-two finish in the drivers' championship, with Portuguese driver Pedro Petiz taking the title ahead of team-mate Dimitri Enjalbert.

### World Series by Renault

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2006 saw Tech 1 Racing join the World Series by Renault championship with drivers Jérôme d'Ambrosio and Ryo Fukuda. Tech 1 took over Saulnier Racing's single-seater racing structure and equipment. After a steady first season the team finished twelfth in the Teams' standings, with Fukuda taking their best race result of fourth place at both Donington Park and Le Mans.

In 2007 the team fielded former British Formula 3 champion Álvaro Parente and Frenchman Julien Jousse. Parente took two victories during the season (at Monaco and Spa-Francorchamps) to claim the title ahead of Ben Hanley, with Jousse finishing in tenth position. Tech 1 also secured the Teams' title, ahead of International DracoRacing and Carlin Motorsport.

Jousse remained with the team for the 2008 season, where he was joined by Formula Renault graduate Charles Pic. After taking six podium places – including a win at Barcelona – Jousse finished second in the championship behind Giedo van der Garde, whilst Pic took wins at Monaco and Le Mans to finish in sixth place. The team also won their second consecutive Teams' title.

Pairing the drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Brendon Hartley at the start of the season (the latter would be replaced by 2010 British Formula 3 season champion Jean-Éric Vergne), Tech 1 secured the 2010 season title.

The team claimed just one more team title in 2012 season, with Jules Bianchi finishing vice-champion in the standings, before withdrawing from the sport three seasons later.

## Results

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### Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0

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Year  | Car  | Drivers  | Races  | Wins  | Poles  | Fast laps  | Points  | D.C.  | T.C.

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2010 | Barazi-Epsilon FR2.0-10  |  Arthur Pic | 16  | 4  | 7  | 4  | 123  | 3rd | 1st
Hugo Valente | 16  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 28  | 12th
Aaro Vainio | 16  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 101  | 4th
Carlos Sainz, Jr. | 4  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | NC[a]
2011 | Barazi-Epsilon FR2.0-10  |  Javier Tarancón | 14  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 78  | 8th  | 4th
Paul-Loup Chatin | 14  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 75  | 9th
Grégoire Demoustier | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 41st
Mitchell Gilbert | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 30th
Miki Weckström  | 14  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 11  | 18th
2012 | Barazi-Epsilon FR2.0-10  |  Paul-Loup Chatin | 14  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 77  | 6th  | 4th
Matthieu Vaxivière | 14  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 29th
Óscar Tunjo | 14  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 73  | 7th
Roman Mavlanov | 14  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 33rd
Felipe Fraga | 8  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 21  | 18th
2013 | Barazi-Epsilon FR2.0-10  |  Pierre Gasly | 14  | 3  | 4  | 2  | 195  | 1st | 1st
Egor Orudzhev | 14  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 78  | 7th
Matthieu Vaxivière | 14  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 57  | 10th
2014 | Tatuus FR 2.0-13  |  Anthoine Hubert | 14  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 30  | 15th  | 8th
Vasily Romanov  | 10  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 25th
George Russell | 4  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | NC[a]
Egor Orudzhev | 14  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 83  | 8th
Luke Chudleigh  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | NC[a]
Hugo de Sadeleer | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | NC[a]
Akash Nandy | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | NC[a]
Philo Paz Armand | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | NC[a]
2015 | Renault FR 2.0-10  |  Hugo de Sadeleer | 17  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 24th  | 5th
Simon Gachet | 17  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 19  | 16th
Anthoine Hubert | 17  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 172  | 5th
2016 | Renault FR 2.0-10  |  Dorian Boccolacci | 15  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 200  | 2nd | 2nd
Hugo de Sadeleer | 15  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 89  | 6th
Sacha Fenestraz | 15  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 119.5  | 5th
Gabriel Aubry | 15  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 35  | 12th
2017 | Renault FR 2.0-10  |  Gabriel Aubry | 13  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 128  | 5th  | 3rd
Max Fewtrell | 13  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 72  | 7th
Thomas Maxwell  | 13  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 14  | 14th
Thomas Neubauer | 13  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 25th

### Formula Renault 2.0 NEC

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Year  | Car  | Drivers  | Races  | Wins  | Poles  | Fast laps  | Points  | D.C.  | T.C.

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2016 | Renault FR 2.0-10  |  Dorian Boccolacci | 15  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 226  | 3rd | 3rd
Hugo de Sadeleer | 15  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 162  | 9th
Sacha Fenestraz | 15  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 207  | 5th
Gabriel Aubry | 9  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 76  | 18th
2017 | Renault FR 2.0-10  |  Gabriel Aubry | 9  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 115  | 5th  | 4th
Thomas Neubauer | 9  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 52  | 11th
Max Fewtrell | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 48  | 12th
Thomas Maxwell  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 36  | 17th

### Formula Renault 3.5 Series

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Year  | Car  | Drivers  | Races  | Wins  | Poles  | Fast laps  | Points  | D.C.  | T.C.

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2006 | Dallara T05-Renault |  Ryō Fukuda | 17  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 25  | 16th  | 12th
Patrick Pilet | 6  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 14[b] | 21st
Marco Bonanomi | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 31st
Jérôme d'Ambrosio | 7  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 36th
2007 | Dallara T05-Renault |  Álvaro Parente | 17  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 129  | 1st | 1st
Julien Jousse | 17  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 62  | 10th
2008 | Dallara T08-Renault |  Julien Jousse | 17  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 106  | 2nd | 1st
Charles Pic | 17  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 69  | 6th
2009 | Dallara T08-Renault |  Brendon Hartley | 13  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 26  | 15th  | 4th
Edoardo Mortara | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 24th
Daniel Ricciardo | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 34th
Charles Pic | 17  | 2  | 2  | 3  | 94  | 3rd
2010 | Dallara T08-Renault |  Daniel Ricciardo | 17  | 4  | 8  | 5  | 136  | 2nd | 1st
Jean-Éric Vergne | 6  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 53  | 8th
Brendon Hartley | 13  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 50[b] | 10th
2011 | Dallara T08-Renault |  Kevin Korjus | 17  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 120  | 6th  | 6th
Arthur Pic | 17  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 16  | 23rd
2012 | Dallara T12-Zytek |  Jules Bianchi | 17  | 3  | 5  | 7  | 185  | 2nd | 1st
Kevin Korjus | 16  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 69[b] | 10th
Daniel Abt | 6  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 34th
2013 | Dallara T12-Zytek |  Nigel Melker | 17  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 136  | 6th  | 5th
Mikhail Aleshin | 17  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 33  | 12th
2014 | Dallara T12-Zytek |  Marco Sørensen | 17  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 44  | 12th  | 9th
Nicholas Latifi | 6  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 20  | 20th
Alfonso Celis Jr. | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 27th
2015 | Dallara T12-Zytek |  Roy Nissany | 17  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 27  | 13th  | 7th
Aurélien Panis | 17  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 42  | 12th

### GP3

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Year  | Car  | Drivers  | Races  | Wins  | Poles  | Fast laps  | Points  | D.C.  | T.C.

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2010 | Dallara GP3/10-Renault |  Doru Sechelariu | 16  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 29th  | 6th
Daniel Juncadella | 10  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 10  | 14th
Stefano Coletti | 14  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 18  | 9th
Jean-Éric Vergne | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 9  | 17th
Jim Pla | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 36th
2011 | Dallara GP3/10-Renault |  Aaro Vainio | 16  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 12  | 15th  | 6th
Andrea Caldarelli | 4  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 20  | 10th
Thomas Hylkema | 12  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 34th
Tamás Pál Kiss | 16  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 11  | 16th

#### In detail

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year  | Chassis
Engine
Tyres  | Drivers  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 16  | T.C. | Points

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2010 | GP3/10
Renault
P |  | CAT
FEA | CAT
SPR | IST
FEA | IST
SPR | VAL
FEA | VAL
SPR | SIL
FEA | SIL
SPR | HOC
FEA | HOC
SPR | HUN
FEA | HUN
SPR | SPA
FEA | SPA
SPR | MNZ
FEA | MNZ
SPR | 6th  | 36
Doru Sechelariu | 22  | Ret  | 9  | 9  | Ret  | 20  | Ret  | 17  | 10  | DSQ  | 14  | 21  | Ret  | 20  | 21  | 18
Daniel Juncadella | 11  | 11  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stefano Coletti |  |  | 24† | 14  | 10  | 6  | 10  | Ret  | 5  | 3  | 3  | 4  | Ret  | 24  | 16  | 20
Jean-Éric Vergne | 5  | 21  |  |  | 4  | 17  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Jim Pla |  |  | Ret  | 20  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Daniel Juncadella |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | Ret  | 8  | 2  |  |  | 5  | DSQ  | 22  | Ret
2011 | GP3/10
Renault
P |  | IST
FEA | IST
SPR | CAT
FEA | CAT
SPR | VAL
FEA | VAL
SPR | SIL
FEA | SIL
SPR | NÜR
FEA | NÜR
SPR | HUN
FEA | HUN
SPR | SPA
FEA | SPA
SPR | MNZ
FEA | MNZ
SPR | 6th  | 43
Aaro Vainio | 15  | Ret  | 3  | 20  | Ret  | Ret  | 11  | 18  | 7  | 13  | 5  | 7  | 13  | Ret  | 22† | 8
Andrea Caldarelli | 2 | 5  | 4  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Thomas Hylkema |  |  |  |  | Ret  | Ret  | 20  | 21  | 18  | 24† | 27  | Ret  | 22  | 21  | 14  | Ret
Tamás Pál Kiss | 16  | 18  | 8  | 1  | 16  | 13  | Ret  | 20  | 8  | 4  | 10  | 20  | 17  | 14  | Ret  | 12

### 24 Hours of Le Mans

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Year  | Entrant  | No.  | Car  | Drivers  | Class  | Laps  | Pos. | Class
Pos.

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2016 |  Panis Barthez Compétition | 23  | Ligier JS P2-Nissan |  Fabien Barthez
Timothé Buret
Paul-Loup Chatin | LMP2  | 347  | 12th  | 8th
2017 |  Panis Barthez Compétition | 23  | Ligier JS P217-Gibson |  Fabien Barthez
Nathanaël Berthon
Timothé Buret  | LMP2  | 296  | DNF  | DNF
2018 |  Panis Barthez Compétition | 23  | Ligier JS P217-Gibson |  Timothé Buret
Julien Canal
Will Stevens | LMP2  | 352  | 13th  | 9th
2019 |  Panis Barthez Compétition | 23  | Ligier JS P217-Gibson |  René Binder
Julien Canal
Will Stevens | LMP2  | 362  | 13th  | 8th
2020 |  Panis Racing | 31  | Oreca 07-Gibson |  Julien Canal
Nico Jamin
Matthieu Vaxivière | LMP2  | 368  | 7th  | 3rd
2021 |  PR1 Motorsports Mathiasen[5] | 24  | Oreca 07-Gibson |  Gabriel Aubry
Patrick Kelly
Simon Trummer | LMP2 (Pro-Am)  | 261  | DNF  | DNF
Panis Racing | 65  |  James Allen
Julien Canal
Will Stevens | LMP2  | 362  | 8th  | 3rd
2022 |  Ultimate  | 35  | Oreca 07-Gibson |  Jean-Baptiste Lahaye
Matthieu Lahaye
François Heriau  | LMP2 (Pro-Am)  | 335  | 48th  | 8th
Panis Racing | 65  |  Julien Canal
Nico Jamin
Job van Uitert | LMP2  | 366  | 16th  | 12th
2023 |  Panis Racing | 65  | Oreca 07-Gibson |  Tijmen van der Helm
Manuel Maldonado
Job van Uitert | LMP2  | 316  | 25th  | 14th

## Timeline

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Former series

French Formula Renault Championship | 2000–2005
Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup | 2001, 2003-2004
Eurocup Mégane Trophy | 2005-2009
Formula Renault 3.5 Series | 2006–2015
GP3 Series | 2010–2011
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 2010–2018
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | 2011–2015
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | 2016–2018
European Le Mans Series | 2016–2023
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | 2019–2020
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | 2019–2020
FIA World Endurance Championship | 2022

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c d e f Guest driver (ineligible for points).
2. ^ a b c Includes points scored for other teams.

## References

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1. ^ "OUR FAMILY STORY". Tech 1 Racing. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
2. ^ "Panis-Barthez Compétition: champions with ambitions!". 24 Hours of Le Mans. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
3. ^ Watkins, Gary (12 February 2019). "Panis-Barthez ties up with Lexus for Blancpain effort". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
4. ^ Dagys, John (22 November 2021). "French LMP2 Squad Ultimate Plotting WEC Debut". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
5. ^ Klein, Jamie (21 April 2021). "PR1/Mathiasen enters Tech1 alliance for WEC debut". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 2 April 2024.

## External links

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* Official website
* Renault-Sport Official website

Achievements

Preceded by

Azerti Motorsport

|  Eurocup Mégane Trophy Teams' Champion
2006-2008 | Succeeded by

TDS Racing

Preceded by

Interwetten Racing

|  Formula Renault 3.5 Series Teams' Champion
2007-2008 | Succeeded by

Draco Racing

Preceded by

Draco Racing

|  Formula Renault 3.5 Series Teams' Champion
2010 | Succeeded by

Carlin

Preceded by

Epsilon Euskadi

|  Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Teams' Champion
2010 | Succeeded by

Koiranen GP

Preceded by

none

|  Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Teams' Champion
2011-2012 | Succeeded by

Prema Powerteam

Preceded by

Carlin

|  Formula Renault 3.5 Series Teams' Champion
2012 | Succeeded by

DAMS

Preceded by

Josef Kaufmann Racing

|  Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Teams' Champion
2013 | Succeeded by

Koiranen GP