Formula 1 Masters Series
Race calendar and resultsThe definitive race calendar was confirmed on 6 April 2017. As per the regulations, each round will have two to three 25-minute races and one shorter 15-minute race, with a different set of points awarded for each format.
Formula Masters Series Shanghai Title Showdown (SIC, 22nd September 2017) The final round for the Formula Masters Series will be held at the Shanghai International Circuit, China. With 4 Formula Masters races this weekend (3 long, 25 minutes and 1 Short, 15 minutes).
Contents.History While has generally been regarded as the pinnacle of open-wheeled auto racing, the high-performance nature of the cars and the expense involved in the series has always meant a need for a path to reach this peak. For much of the history of Formula One, Formula Two has represented the penultimate step on the motorsport ladder.Pre-war Prior to the Second World War, there usually existed a division of racing for cars smaller and less powerful than Grand Prix racers.
This category was usually called ('small car') racing and provided a means for amateur or less experienced drivers and smaller marques to prove themselves. By the outbreak of war, the rules for voiturette racing permitted 1.5 L supercharged engines; Grand Prix cars were permitted 3.0 L supercharged or 4.5 L.Official beginnings (post war–1953). 2.0-litreIn 1946, the 3.0 L supercharged rules were abandoned and Formulas A and B (later 1 and 2) introduced. Formula A permitted the old 4.5 L naturally aspirated cars, but as the 3.0 L supercharged cars were more than a match for these (and the pre-War German and Italian cars were no longer available), the old 1.5 L voiturette formula replaced 3.0 L supercharged cars in an attempt to equalise performance.This left no category below Formula A/Formula One, so Formula Two (originally known as Formula B) was first formally codified in 1948 by as a smaller and cheaper complement to the Grand Prix cars of the era. Among the races held in this first year of Formula Two was the.The rules limited engines to two-litre naturally aspirated or 750 cc supercharged (an option very rarely used). As a result, the cars were smaller, lighter, and cheaper than those used in Formula One.
This encouraged new marques such as to move up to Formula Two, before competing against the big manufacturers of. In fact, Formula One in its early years attracted so few entrants that in 1952 and 1953 all World Championship races, except the unique, were run in Formula Two (there were, however, non-championship Formula One events).The 1.5-litre era (1957–1960). 1.5-litre Porsche 718F2 went into decline with the arrival of the 2.5 L F1 in 1954 (with small-capacity sports car racing becoming particularly popular), but a new Formula Two was introduced for 1957, for 1.5 L cars.
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This became dominated by rear-engined Coopers drawing on their and 'Bobtail' sports car, with based on their RSK sports cars enjoying some success. Originally developed their 'Sharknose' as a Formula Two car, while still racing front-engined Grand Prix cars. The dominant engine of this formula was the four-cylinder, with the rare sixteen-valve unit enjoying some success.A slightly enlarged version of the F2 won the first two Formula One Grands Prix in 1958, marking the beginning of the rear-engined era in Formula One. The 1.5 L formula was short-lived, with effectively replacing first Formula Three and then Formula Two until 1963—but the 1961 1.5 L Formula One was effectively a continuation of this Formula Two. For 1960, in preparation for the new Formula One, two international championships were held, the.
The Drivers' championship was won by, while the Manufacturers' championship ended in a tie between Porsche and Cooper. 's 1978 – The 2.0-litre era (1972–1984) In 1972, the formula was changed to increase power by permitting 2.0 L production-based engines—Cosworth BDs and BMW four-cylinder engines dominated the early years, with BMW-powered Marches gradually establishing dominance.
For 1976, engines developed purely for racing were permitted to compete, with developing a particularly potent V6; allied to a sponsorship scheme from oil company Elf the formula was briefly dominated by French teams and drivers; BMW started to back a works March team and raised the stakes in the late-Seventies. Even the engine returned briefly with minimal success. The 420R (ultimately derived from the Cosworth BDA) was briefly successful in Marches and Team Surtees won the European F2 Championship in 1972 with Hart engines, driver Mike Hailwood.but most notably in the works team's cars. Dominant chassis of this era were generally from and, with Chevron, the French Elf and and German being briefly successful.returned to Formula Two in the early 1980s with a powerful V6, but this was very much a works engine and the cost of competing with the works Ralt-Honda team became prohibitive. As a result, grids diminished in size and declining interest in the series threatened it with extinction.Superseded After the 1984 season, the FIA replaced Formula Two with the newly created category, which was designed to cut the cost of competition. The initial regulations joined F2-style chassis with the naturally aspirated 3000 cc V8 engines, that were by then obsolete in the all- Formula One. The premier series was the, though a number of other championships were also run to Formula 3000 regulations.Revival (2009–2012).
Main article:Following an absence of 25 years, a Formula Two championship was re-established by the FIA in 2009. Unlike the previous incarnation, the was a series, with the competitors all using the same chassis and engine. 's company managed the championship and also operated and maintained the cars on behalf of the drivers. There were no teams in the championship – unlike other professional motorsport series each driver instead worked with engineers supplied by MotorSport Vision. The cars were designed by, and were powered by a 1.8L turbocharged Audi engine developed by, with 425 brake horsepower (317 kW; 431 PS). Maverick bird game. The cars fell between Formula One and Formula Three in performance, and cost each driver £195,000 for a season.The 2009 championship comprised eight events in Europe between the months of May and November.
There were two races per weekend – each 110 km long (around 40 minutes). Two 30-minute practice sessions and two 30-minute qualifying sessions preceded both races. The inaugural championship was won by Andy Soucek although was marred by the death of during the fourth round at Brands Hatch.The series was discontinued by the FIA and MSV after the 2012 season. The championship had struggled to attract enough drivers in the final year, with the single team concept proving to be unpopular compared to championships run on a more conventional basis. Despite being marketed as a feeder series for Formula One, the competing and series had significantly more powerful cars, and no Formula Two driver had managed to progress to a Formula One team, until in with.Second revival (2017). Main article:In 2015, the FIA announced plans to overhaul the system, streamlining the qualification criteria and weighting the various feeder series to allow drivers a more linear progress system.
Included with this were plans for a revival of the Formula Two category, which was given priority over all other categories of competition. Further details were published by the World Motorsport Council, revealing plans to model the new Formula Two championship along the same lines as the revived and the newly introduced category. The series will be a part of the.Rather than reviving the series by creating a new one where none had previously existed, the FIA chose to rebrand the as the FIA Formula 2 Championship in early 2017.Other Formula Two series Japanese Formula Two. Main article:Prior to the Formula Nippon, during the 1.6 L 1967–1971 era, a Formula 2 series championship existed in Japan. Japanese teams were building their own cars and engines. As for races ran in Europe, the series was simply called Formula 2. Amongst the makes, the best known was the Mitsubishi Colt.
Cars raced with parallel FIA rules, using 1600 cc displacement engines, from 1967 to 1970.Japan ran a series known as 'Formula 2000' to rules similar to two-litre F2 for several years. Production-based single-cam engines were permitted to run at 2.4 L, but they soon came into line with FIA rules in the mid-1970s. The Japanese F2 series ran for two years after the end of European F2, before Japan too adopted a set of regulations very similar to F3000 rules, with the series being known as Japanese Formula 3000 from 1987. The series is now known as, after using the name Formula Nippon from 1996 to 2012. Japan also ran a series for full-bodied versions of F2 cars called —somewhat akin to the F5000-based revival of.Australian Formula 2. Main article:Australia has had its own Australian Formula 2 category since 1964.
From 1978 the formula has specified that cars be powered by a production-based single-cam engine with a capacity between 1100 cc and 1600 cc. Induction must be by means of carburettor/s, the engine must be naturally aspirated and an 8500 rpm rev limit is applied.An Australian Formula 2 Championship was sanctioned by the in the years from 1964 to 1965, from 1969 to 1977 and from 1979 to 1988. Mexican Formula Two ran its own Formula Two series (previously known as Formula K) for 12 years in the early 1990s. The cars were similar to vehicles, fitted with 2.2 L engines.British Formula Two. See also:Prior to the formation of the European Championship, France held its own, very popular championship between 1964 and 1967. Despite only running for four seasons, the marque won three titles, with the drivers going to (twice),.
Races were held at some of the most legendary venues in France, and, to name just three.However once the European Championship had successfully completed this first season, the French version was abandoned.Formula Two champions SeasonDriverTeam / carWinsPodiumsFastestlapsPointsMargin (pnts)–22448–23548–478544–435212Polifac Junior Team–881068231Polifac Junior Team–22614–257254611.521.5-References.