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Germany Motopark
Founded 1998
Base Oschersleben, Germany
Team principal(s) Timo Rumpfkeil
Founder(s) Timo Rumpfkeil
Current series European Formula 3
ADAC Formula 4
Former series GP2 Series
Formula 3 Euro Series
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
Porsche Supercup
German Formula Three
ADAC Formel Masters
British Formula 3
Current drivers Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara
Finland Niko Kari
Website http://www.motopark.com/
Teams'
Championships		 2004 FR 2000 Eurocup
2007 FR 2.0 NEC
2008 FR 2.0 NEC
2009 FR 2.0 NEC
2011 ADAC Formel Masters
2012 ADAC Formel Masters
2013 German Formula 3
2013 GP2 Series
2014 German Formula 3
Drivers'
Championships		 2004 FR 2000 Eurocup (Speed)
2004 FR 2000 Germany (Speed)
2006 Eurocup FR 2.0 (Albuquerque)
2006 FR 2.0 NEC (Albuquerque)
2007 FR 2.0 NEC (Kechele)
2008 FR 2.0 NEC (Bottas)
2008 Eurocup FR 2.0 (Bottas)
2009 FR 2.0 NEC (Félix da Costa)
2012 German F3 (Eriksson)
2012 ADAC Formel Masters (Kirchhöfer)
2013 German F3 (Kirchhöfer)
2014 German F3 (Pommer)

Motopark Academy (raced under Lotus moniker from 2012 to 2014) is an auto racing team based in Oschersleben, Germany, next to the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben race track. In 2013, the team competed in the GP2 Series under the name Russian Time.[1]

History

Single-seaters

The team have competed in open-wheel racing consistently since the start of the 21st century. They have competed in the Formula 3 Euro Series since 2009.

Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0

They were teams' champions in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 in 2004, with their American driver Scott Speed taking the drivers' title with eight wins. Motopark Academy won the drivers' title of the 2006 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season with Filipe Albuquerque, with the Portuguese driver collecting four wins in all.

Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup

Motopark Academy have won all four Drivers' Championships in Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup, since it formed in 2006. They won with Filipe Albuquerque in 2006, Frank Kechele in 2007, Valtteri Bottas in 2008 and António Félix da Costa in 2009. Motopark Academy also won the Teams' Championship of the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC three times: 2007, 2008 and 2009.

GP2 and GP3 Series

Russian Time was established by former Russian racing driver and manager Igor Mazepa and Motopark Academy team principal Timo Rumpfkeil in 2013.[2][3] The team had sought an entry to the GP2 Series for two years before finally being accepted in 2013, replacing iSport International.[3] iSport International withdrew from the series after being unable to secure a budget to compete in the upcoming season, and so its management elected to shut the team down in order to avoid bankruptcy.[4]

The team won its first race in only its fourth appearance, when Sam Bird won the sprint race of the Bahrain round of the championship.[5] The team took a second win on the streets of Monaco, with Bird finishing ahead of Kevin Ceccon after a fourteen-car pile-up on the opening lap forced nine drivers out of the race.[6] In 2014, the team will made their debut in GP3 Series, taking Bamboo Engineering's slot and continue to participate in GP2, German Formula Three and ADAC Formel Masters.[7][8]

The team's preparations for the 2014 season were disrupted by the death of Mazepa from complications relating to thrombosis in February 2014.[citation needed]

On 18 February 2014, it was announced that Motopark had ended their partnership with Russian Time, leaving the position of all those drivers signed on for the 2014 GP2 and GP3 seasons, in limbo.[9]

Results

Summary

GP2 Series

Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F.L. Points D.C. T.C.
2013 Dallara-Mecachrome United Kingdom Sam Bird 22 5 2 3 181 2nd 1st
France Tom Dillmann 22 0 1 2 92 10th

FIA European Formula 3

European Formula Three Championship
Year Car Drivers Wins Poles F.Laps Points D.C. T.C.
2015 Dallara F312-Mercedes HWA Malaysia Nabil Jeffri 0 0 0 2 26th 7th
India Mahaveer Raghunathan 0 0 0 0 39th
Thailand Tanart Sathienthirakul 0 0 0 0 40th
Germany Markus Pommer 1 0 1 116.5 10th
United Kingdom Sam MacLeod 0 0 0 2 24th
2016 Dallara F312-Mercedes HWA Brazil Sergio Sette Camara
Finland Niko Kari

Timeline

1990s 2000s 2010s
99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Formulas Formula König Formula Renault 2.0 Germany Formula Renault 2.0 NEC German Formula Three Championship
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula 3 Euro Series GP2 EF3
ADAC Formel Masters F4
BF3 BF3

References

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