ma-con is a German motor racing team. It was founded in 2001 by Marian Hamprecht.[1] The team started racing in the Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup and Formula Renault 2000 Germany in 2002. Currently the team competes in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship. The team always focussed on regional and continental championships in Germany and Europe.
| Founded | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Team principal(s) | Otto Schwadtke |
| Former series | Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup Formula Renault 2000 Germany FIA Formula 3000 Italian F3000 Championship German Formula 3 Formula 3 Euro Series Austria Formula 3 Cup ADAC Formel Masters FIA Formula 3 European Championship |
| Teams' Championships | ADAC Formel Masters: 2010 |
| Drivers' Championships | German Formula 3: 2012: André Rudersdorf (Trophy) Austria Formula 3 Cup: 2012: André Rudersdorf ADAC Formel Masters: 2010: Richie Stanaway |
Over time, the team entered using different names, namely ma-con Motorsport, ma-con Racing and ma-con Engineering alongside the common ma-con name. For the 2011 ADAC Formel Masters season the team run a second entry named Krafft Walzen.
History
editFounded in 2001 by successful German F3 team manager Marian Hamprecht, the team run in multiple Formula 1 feeder series and gained multiple success in the lower categories of open-wheel racing. After an early campaign in the 2002 and 2003 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup seasons, the team bought out the Den Blå Avis outfit and thus appeared on the grid of the 2004 FIA F3000 Championship. Despite finishing third in the team's standings in their rookie season and pushing series veteran Tomáš Enge to fourth in the driver's championship, the team discontinued their entry and rather supported Enge's 2005 IRL entry, while joining the Italian F3000 grid with an all-Czech team.[1] Despite even more success in the Italian F3000, the team took a break from racing after 2005.
In 2008 the team joined the ADAC Formel Masters to build up a junior team spanning different tiers of feeder series, leading into the graduation of André Rudersdorf and Sven Müller within their team onto higher levels of open-wheel racing.
In order to re-gain momentum of their 2012 FIA Formula 3 European Championship campaign the team closed down their ADAC Formel Masters operation despite one driver's and one team's title. The team signed British drivers Emil Bernstorff and Tom Blomqvist.[2] Blomqvist had two podiums, while Bernstorff had only one. The team finished fourth in the teams' championship of 2012 Formula 3 Euro Series.[3] The team also participated with Rudersdorf in Austrian Formula 3 Cup and in the Trophy Class of the German Formula Three Championship. He won both titles.[4][5]
This, however, didn't bring the success the team hoped for and stopped operating after the 2013 season. The team operated Christopher Höher's car in the Most round of the 2015 Remus F3 Cup in order to test Oreca F3 engine in the race conditions.[6] He took one podium, but it was the only weekend for the ma-con crew, as in the Brno round Höher returned to Franz Wöss Racing's Dallara F308 Opel-Spiess.[7]
In 2018 ma-con made the announcement to re-join FIA Formula 3 European Championship with German driver Julian Hanses after four-year break.[8]
Former series results
editFIA European Formula 3 Championship
edit| FIA Formula 3 European Championship | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
| 2012 | Dallara F312-Volkswagen |  Tom Blomqvist
|
20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 7th | N/A |
| Emil Bernstorff
|
20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 10th | |||
| 2013 | Dallara F312-Volkswagen |  Sven Müller
|
21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 9th† | 8th |
| André Rudersdorf
|
30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24th | |||
 Stefano Coletti
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36th | |||
| 2018 | Dallara F312-Volkswagen | Julian Hanses
|
15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19th† | 6th |
† Shared results with Van Amersfoort Racing
* Season still in progress.
Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup/Masters
edit| Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
| 2002 | Tatuus-Renault |  Hannes Lachinger
|
9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 14th | 10th |
 Jos Menten
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |||
 Alexandros Margaritis
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |||
 Andre Nicastro
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |||
| Ross Zwolsman
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |||
| Formula Renault 2000 Masters | |||||||||
| 2003 | Tatuus-Renault | Ross Zwolsman
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16th | 11th |
| Marcel Engels
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 25th | |||
 Takuya Izawa
|
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th | |||
| Thomas Weiss
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52nd | |||
Formula Renault 2000 Germany
edit| Formula Renault 2000 Germany | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Points | D.C. | |
| 2002 | Tatuus-Renault | Ross Zwolsman
|
12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 199 | 4th | |
| Hannes Lachinger
|
14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 159 | 6th | |||
| Thomas Westarp
|
12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 20th | |||
| Jos Menten
|
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 18th | |||
| Takuya Izawa
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37th | |||
 Benjamin Leuenberger
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38th | |||
| 2003 | Tatuus-Renault | Ross Zwolsman
|
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 15th | |
| Takuya Izawa
|
14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 145 | 7th | |||
International Formula 3000 Series
edit| International Formula 3000 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
| 2004 | Lola B02/50-Zytek Judd |  Tomáš Enge
|
10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 4th | 3rd |
| Tony Schmidt
|
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10th | |||
Italian Formula 3000 Championship
edit| Italian Formula 3000 Championship | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
| 2005 | Lola B99/50-Zytek Judd | Jarek Janis
|
7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 2nd | 2nd |
| Jan Charouz
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11th | |||
| Michael Vorba
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22nd† | |||
† Shared results with Sighinolfi
ADAC Formel Masters
edit| ADAC Formel Masters | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
| 2008 | Dallara Formulino-Volkswagen |  Marco Sørensen
|
8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 125 | 4th | 5th |
 Liam Kenney
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20th | |||
 Ashwin Sundar
|
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22nd | |||
| 2009 | Dallara Formulino-Volkswagen | Adrian Campfield
|
16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 187 | 3rd | 2nd |
 Richie Stanaway
|
6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 8th | |||
| Liam Kenney
|
10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 9th | |||
| 2010 | Dallara Formulino-Volkswagen | Richie Stanaway
|
18 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 315 | 1st | 1st |
| Mario Farnbacher
|
21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 231 | 3rd | |||
 William Vermont
|
21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 165 | 4th | |||
| Christina Nielsen
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17th | |||
| 2011 | Dallara Formulino-Volkswagen | Sven Müller
|
24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 296 | 3rd | 2nd |
| Mario Farnbacher
|
24 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 173 | 6th† | |||
| Maximilian Buhk
|
24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 9th† | |||
| Dennis Lind
|
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 10th | |||
| André Rudersdorf
|
24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 19th | |||
| Niklas Brinkmann
|
12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 21st | |||
| Nick Cassidy
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 22nd | |||
| Christina Nielsen
|
24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24th | |||
- Notes: Brinkmann, Rudersdorf and Nielsen competed for ma-con's second entry, Krafft Walzen. However, they had to switch to ma-con's main team for the Austrian round, as the deal with Krafft Walzen didn't include races in another country and thus are all included in ma-con's statistics.
† Shared results with other teams
Formula 3 Euro Series
edit| Formula 3 Euro Series | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
| 2012 | Dallara F312-Volkswagen | Tom Blomqvist
|
24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.5 | 7th | 4th |
| Emil Bernstorff
|
24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 10th | |||
German Formula 3 Trophy Class
edit| German Formula Three Championship Trophy Class | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Points | D.C. | |
| 2012 | Dallara F305-Volkswagen[9] | André Rudersdorf
|
24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 377 | 1st | |
Austria Formula 3 Cup/Remus F3 Cup
edit| Austria Formula 3 Cup | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Points | D.C. | |
| 2012 | Dallara F305-Volkswagen | André Rudersdorf
|
12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 212 | 1st | |
| Remus F3 Cup | |||||||||
| 2015 | Dallara F312-Oreca[6] | Christopher Höher
|
8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 113 | 5th† | |
† Shared results with the other team
Timeline
edit| Former series | |
|---|---|
| Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup | 2002–2003 |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Germany | 2002–2003 |
| International Formula 3000 | 2004 |
| Italian Formula 3000 | 2005 |
| ADAC Formel Masters | 2008–2011 |
| Formula 3 Euro Series | 2012 |
| German Formula Three Championship | 2012 |
| Austria Formula 3 Cup | 2012, 2015 |
| FIA Formula 3 European Championship | 2012–2013, 2018 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Erfolge". macon-motorsport.de (in German). Jegasoft Media e.K. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ O'Leary, Jamie (18 April 2012). "Emil Bernstorff joins European F3 series with ma-con Motorsport". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ^ "2012 Formula 3 Euro Series". formel3guide.com. formel3guide.com. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "AUSTRIA FORMEL 3 CUP 2012" (PDF). formel3guide.com (in German). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "Punktestand 2012 ATS Formel-3-Cup". formel3guide.com (in German). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ a b Simmons, Marcus (11 August 2015). "Ma-Con Motorsport and ORECA debut new Formula 3 engine". Autosport. Marcus Simmons. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Remus Formel 3 Pokal 2015" (PDF). formel3guide.com (in German). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (14 February 2018). "Ma-con makes surprise European F3 return with F4 graduate Hanses". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "Dallara". formel3guide.com (in German). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 3 March 2018.