HRT Formula 1 Team

HRT
Full nameHRT Formula 1 Team
(2011–2012)
Hispania Racing F1 Team
(2010–2011)
Campos Meta 1
(2009)
BaseMadrid, Spain
Founder(s)Adrián Campos
José Ramón Carabante
Noted staffColin Kolles
Geoff Willis
Luis Pérez-Sala
Daniele Audetto
Toni Cuquerella
Noted driversIndia Karun Chandhok
Austria Christian Klien
Brazil Bruno Senna
India Narain Karthikeyan
Australia Daniel Ricciardo
Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi
Spain Pedro de la Rosa
Japan Sakon Yamamoto
Formula One World Championship career
First entry2010 Bahrain Grand Prix
Races entered58 (56 starts)
EnginesCosworth
Constructors'
Championships
0
Drivers'
Championships
0
Race victories0
Podiums0
Points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
Final entry2012 Brazilian Grand Prix
Bruno Senna completed 17 laps of the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix before retiring with an overheating engine.
Karun Chandhok recorded Hispania Racing's first finish with fourteenth position at the Australian Grand Prix.
Sakon Yamamoto replaced Chandhok for the 2010 German Grand Prix.
Bruno Senna continued to drive for the rest of the season after missing the 2010 British Grand Prix. He is seen here at the 2010 Belgian Grand Prix.

HRT Formula 1 Team, formerly known as Campos Meta 1 and Hispania Racing, was a Spanish Formula One team founded by former driver Adrián Campos. It was sold to José Ramón Carabante before its debut in 2010, and then to investment group Thesan Capital in July 2011. It was the first Spanish team to race in Formula One; a previous effort known as "Bravo F1" failed to enter the sport in 1993.[1]

In November 2012, HRT's owners announced that they were looking to sell the team.[2] When they were unable to find a buyer before the deadline of 30 November, the team was subsequently omitted from the 2013 entry list.[3]

  1. ^ "F1 News – Grandprix.com > GP Encyclopedia > People > Nick Wirth". grandprix.com. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  2. ^ Collantine, Keith (12 November 2012). "HRT put up for sale by Thesan Capital". F1 Fanatic. Keith Collantine. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  3. ^ Straw, Edd (1 December 2012). "HRT fails to find buyer before 2013 Formula 1 entry deadline". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2 December 2012.