Pinnacle Motorsport (Filipino auto racing team)

This article is about the current Irish licensed-Asian based single seater team. For the former Australian touring car team, see Pinnacle Motorsport (Australian auto racing team). For the former NASCAR team known as Pinnacle Motorsports, see Filmar Racing.
Philippines Republic of Ireland Pinnacle Motorsport
Founded2016
BaseManila, Philippines (HQ)
Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia; Zhuhai International Circuit, China (operations)
Team principal(s)John O'Hara
Current seriesFormula 4 UAE Championship
F4 Spanish Championship
Former seriesFormula Masters China
F4 Chinese Championship
Asian Le Mans Series
Formula Regional Asian Championship
Current driversFormula Regional Asian Championship
Spain Pepe Martí
Netherlands Dilano van 't Hoff
Turkey Salih Yoluç
Japan Ayato Iwasaki
F4 UAE Championship
Belgium Jules Castro
Belgium Jef Machiels
Netherlands Robert de Haan
F4 Spanish Championship
India Anshul Gandhi
Mexico Ricardo Escotto
Brazil Nelson Neto
Australia Gianmarco Pradel
Argentina Francisco Soldavini
Drivers'
Championships		Formula Masters China:
2017: Taylor Cockerton
China Formula 4 Championship:
2018: Jordan Dempsey
Websitehttps://www.pinnaclemotorsport.net/

Pinnacle Motorsport (formerly PRT Racing) is an Irish licensed, Philippines based motor racing team founded in 2016 by Irish former racers John O'Hara and Gary Thompson.[1] Both have experience at Formula 3 level, the former a race winner in the Asian Formula Three[2] series, and had tested for the A1 Team Ireland,[3] the latter featuring in the Japanese F3[4] and 2013 F3 European series.[5] While the team began using the PRT Racing name in the 2016 Formula Masters China series[6] and 2016-17 Asian Le Mans Series sprint and endurance LMP3 events,[7] they adopted the Pinnacle Motorsport name from the 2017 season onward.[8] Further involvement in open wheel racing came in China F4[9] and F3 Asian series.[10] However, both prior to their official formation and throughout their continued operations, Pinnacle have partnered with KCMG to operate many of their motorsport programs across Asia including the Blancpain GT Series Asia GT3Am, Audi R8 LMS Cup, FRD LMP3 Series, Asian Le Mans Series, Asian Formula Renault Series, and the aforementioned Formula Masters China series.[1] A similar partnership also existed in F3 Asia with B-Max Racing.[10][11][12]

  1. ^ a b "Our story". Facebook. Pinnacle Motorsport. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  2. ^ "John O'Hara". Driver Database. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  3. ^ "O'Hara impresses in A1 Team Ireland test". Crash. 11 August 2006. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  4. ^ Anderson, Ben (17 February 2010). "Ireland's Thompson joins Japan F3". Autosport.com. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  5. ^ O'Leary, Jamie (15 March 2013). "Gary Thompson gets Romeo Ferraris European Formula 3 seat". Autosport.com. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  6. ^ "PRT Racing takes on Formula Masters 2016 with Cebu Pacific Air". Time Attack Manila. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Another Ginetta For 2016/17 Asian Le Mans Series". dailysportscar.com. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  8. ^ Kho, Christopher (6 April 2017). "Cebu Pacific Air by Pinnacle to debut new livery and driver lineup for Formula Masters". Time Attack Manila. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Dempsey switches to China F4 Championship". Westmeath Examiner. Celtic media group. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Pinnacle Motorsport will race 2 cars in the inaugural F3 Asian Championship". Time Attack Manila. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Pinnacle Motorsport has an epic driver lineup for the F3 Asian Winter Series". Time Attack Manila. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Pinnacle Motorsport confirm driver lineup for 2019 F3 Asian Championship". 28 March 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2021.