DAMS (formerly Driot-Arnoux Motorsport, currently Driot Associés Motor Sport; racing as DAMS Lucas Oil for sponsorship reasons) is an auto racing team from France, involved in many areas of motorsport. DAMS was founded in 1988 by Jean-Paul Driot and Formula One driver René Arnoux.[1] In 2022 it was bought by ex-F1 driver Charles Pic.[2] It is headquartered near Le Mans, only 2 km from the Bugatti Circuit.
DAMS has enjoyed success in both drivers and team championships in multiple formula series across the world,[3] and has helped launch the careers of several high profile drivers.[4]
- ^ Team history Archived 13 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine dams.fr
- ^ Cobb, Haydn (17 February 2022). "Former F1 driver Charles Pic to take over DAMS team". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "History". Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Previous drivers". Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.