ByKolles Racing

Austria Germany ByKolles Racing
Founded2000
Founder(s)Romulus Kolles
Colin Kolles
Former namesKolles Racing
Kodewa GmbH & Co. KG
Vanwall Racing Team
BaseGreding, Germany
Team principal(s)Colin Kolles
Romulus Kolles
Current seriesFIA World Endurance Championship
Former seriesGerman Formula Three Championship
Formula 3 Euro Series
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
European Le Mans Series
Noted driversFrance Tom Dillmann
Argentina Esteban Guerrieri
Germany Thomas Holzer
Germany Mirco Schultis
Italy Luca Moro
Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi
United States Kevin Weeda
Netherlands Renger van der Zande
United Kingdom James Rossiter
Canada Jacques Villeneuve
WebsiteByKolles.com

ByKolles Racing, formerly known as Kodewa, is an Austrian-German auto racing team based in Greding, Germany. The team most recently fielded the No. 4 Vanwall Vandervell 680 in the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2023. It was founded in 2000 by Romulus Kolles and his son Colin Kolles as Kolles Racing, but has undergone several rebrands over the years. These include a sponsorship deal with Lotus Cars from 2012 to 2014,[1] a failed takeover of Tyrrell's naming rights,[2] and a subsequent switch to Vanwall that went to court in 2023.[3][4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Lotus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Lantos, András (6 April 2023). "Tervben volt a Tyrrell márkanév felélesztése a WEC-ben". Eurosport (in Hungarian). Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  3. ^ "ByKolles Le Mans Hypercar revealed with Vanwall branding". Motor Authority. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
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