Founded | 1972 |
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Founder(s) | Hugh Chamberlain |
Base | Buntingford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom |
Former series | Clubmans Thundersports World Sportscar Championship BRDC Sportscar Championship Supercup British GT Championship British Formula 3000 BPR Global GT Series FIA GT Championship Spanish GT Championship American Le Mans Series European Le Mans Series |
Teams' Championships | 1989 (World Sportscar) 1992 FIA Cup 2005 (European Le Mans) |
Drivers' Championships | 1989 (World Sportscar) 1992 FIA Cup 2005 (European Le Mans) |
Chamberlain Engineering was an automotive engine builder turned auto racing team founded by racing driver Hugh Chamberlain in 1972.[1] The team moved through the British national sports car championships before becoming a competitor in the World Sportscar Championship, eventually winning world titles in 1989 and 1992. Chamberlain went on to develop sports cars for Jaguar and Lotus in the 1990s before becoming a customer of the Chrysler Viper GTS-R program in the FIA GT Championship; the team later led MG's return to Le Mans in 2001. Chamberlain later merged with Gareth Evans to form Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport to campaign TVRs in 2004 before moving to the European Le Mans Series where they won another championship in 2005. Chamberlain-Synergy left active motorsports in 2008, although Hugh Chamberlain continues to work as a manager and consultant with other teams in sports car racing.