Argo Racing Cars Ltd. is a British racing constructor founded by Swiss designer Jo Marquart and British mechanic Nick Jordan as part of their Anglia Cars racing team in the 1980s. The company initially constructed a variety of open-wheel cars for national and international Formula Three, as well as the Formula Atlantic and Formula Super Vee series. The company later built sports prototypes for the World Sportscar Championship's C2 class and the North American IMSA GT Championship's IMSA Lights category, winning several championships.
| Team principal(s) | Jo Marquart (founder) Nick Jordan (founder) David Sears |
|---|---|
| Current series | A1 Grand Prix |
| Former series | Formula 3 Formula Atlantic Formula Super Vee Formula Ford 2000 World Sportscar Championship IMSA GT Championship BRDC C2 Championship Formula Asia |
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Argo produced in excess of 100 chassis between 1983 and 1993. Production included 7 JM16[1] and 19 JM19[2] sports prototype chassis.
Argo Racing Cars was later purchased by David Sears and the former headquarters now houses his Super Nova Racing team.
The Argo Racing Cars name was resurrected in later years for use in the A1 Grand Prix championship, where they supported A1 Team Lebanon and A1 Team India.
Racecars
edit| Year | Racing car | Racing Series | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Argo JM1 | Formula 3 | |
| 1978 | Argo JM1 | Formula 3 | |
| 1978 | Argo JM2 | Formula Super Vee | |
| 1979 | Argo JM1X | Formula Atlantic | |
| 1979 | Argo JM3 | Formula 3 | |
| 1979 | Argo JM4 | Formula Super Vee | |
| 1980 | Argo JM5 | Formula Atlantic | |
| 1980 | Argo JM6 | Formula 3 | |
| 1980 | Argo JM7 | Formula Super Vee | |
| 1981 | Argo JM8 | Formula 3 | |
| 1981 | Argo JM9 | Formula Atlantic | |
| 1981 | Argo JM10 | Formula Super Vee | |
| 1982 | Argo JM11 | Formula Super Vee then converted in Formula Atlantic | |
| 1983 | Argo JM12 | Formula 3 / Formula Super Vee | |
| 1983 | Argo JM14 | Formula Ford 2000 | |
| 1983 | Argo JM15 | CART | |
| 1983-1986 | Argo JM16 | GTP | |
| 1985 | Argo JM17 | Formula Ford 2000 | |
| 1989 | Argo JM18 | Formula 3 | |
| 1985-1986 | Argo JM19 | GTP/C2 | |
| 1987-1988 | Argo JM19B | GTP/C2 | |
| 1988-1989 | Argo JM19C | C2 | |
| 1989-1990 | Argo JM19D | C2 | |
| 1991 | Argo JM20 | C1 | |
| 1991 | Argo JM21 | CN |
Sources
editA1 Team Lebanon moves technical team for new season of A1GP [1]
References
edit- ^ Marquart, Jo (n.d.). "Argo Sports Cars - Champions on two continents". Jo Marquart. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ Jo. "Racecarsdirect.com - Argo JM19D Group C2". Racecarsdirect.com. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
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