 1982 Williams FW07C and 1976 Lotus 77 | |
| Category | Single seater |
|---|---|
| Country | Europe |
| Inaugural season | 2013 |
| Tyre suppliers | Avon, Dunlop |
| Drivers' champion | Nick Padmore (Lotus 77) Ken Tyrell (Tyrrell 011) |
| Official website | www.mastershistoricracing.com |
 Current season | |
The FIA Masters Historic Formula One Championship is a championship that has old Formula One cars from "the golden era", which caters for 3-litre engine Formula 1 cars, from 1966 to 1985.[1]
The series grew out of the Grand Prix Masters series (not related or to be confused with the short-lived Grand Prix Masters series, a one-make formula series for retired Formula One drivers), which was an alternative to the Historic Formula One Championship car championship. With entries falling in Historic Formula One Championship and healthier grid being seen at Grand Prix Masters, the FIA awarded Masters Historic Racing the rights to promote the FIA Masters Historic Formula One Championship from 2013 to the present day.
Masters Historic Racing is a United Kingdom based organisation, headed by entrepreneur Ron Maydon,[2] which also operates a number of other historic race categories, including a sister American series open to the same cars as the FIA Masters Historic Formula One Championship.[3]
The 2017 season was marred by the death of 61 year-old French driver David Ferrer at Zandvoort. Ferrer was driving a March 701.[4][5]
Circuits
The season schedule includes six circuits in 2023: Hockenheimring, Brands Hatch, Zandvoort, Silverstone, Spa-Francorchamps, and Algarve.
Regulations
- Cars using Cosworth DFV engines must have an engine limiter of 10,000 rpm
- All cars must be presented with a current FIA Historic Technical Passport and be presented in that specification.
- All drivers must be in possession of an International level racing licence.
- Cars must be classed into the following categories in order to enter a race:
- Jackie Stewart class: Formula One cars built between 1966 and 1972
- Emerson Fittipaldi class: Formula One cars built between 1973 and 1977
- Patrick Head class: Post–1978, ground effect Formula One cars
- Niki Lauda class: Post–1978, flat bottomed Formula One cars
- Characteristics of events:
- Friday: Untimed Practice (If Available)
- Friday: Timed Qualifying
- Saturday: Race 1
- Sunday: Race 2
- At the end of the championship, there will be two winners, one for the Fittipaldi/Stewart class, and one for the Head/Lauda class.
- Points:
- For classes with 3 or more starters in the class: 9–6–4–3–2–1
- For classes with fewer than 3 starters in the class: 6–4
- For classes with 1 starter in the class: 4
- Drivers must complete 75% of the race in order to be classified
Champions
| Season | Champion | Car |
|---|---|---|
| 2013[6] | Fittipaldi/Stewart:  John Delane |
Tyrrell 002 |
Head/Lauda:  Greg Thornton |
Lotus 92 | |
| 2014 | Fittipaldi/Stewart: .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Manfredo Rossi di Montelera |
Brabham BT42 |
| Head/Lauda: Steve Hartley |
Arrows A4 | |
| 2015 | Fittipaldi/Stewart: Nick Padmore |
Surtees TS9B / Lotus 77 |
| Head/Lauda: Andy Wolfe |
Tyrrell 011 | |
| 2016 | Fittipaldi/Stewart: Michael Lyons |
Hesketh 308E / McLaren M26 |
| Head/Lauda: Nick Padmore |
Williams FW07C | |
| 2017 | Fittipaldi/Stewart: Max Smith-Hilliard |
Shadow DN5 / Fittipaldi F5A |
| Head/Lauda: Michael Lyons |
Williams FW07B | |
| 2018[7] | Fittipaldi/Stewart: Greg Thornton |
Lotus 77 / March 761 |
| Head/Lauda: Nick Padmore |
Williams FW07C | |
| 2019 | Fittipaldi/Stewart: Henry Fletcher |
March 761 |
Head/Lauda:  Matteo Ferrer-Aza |
Ligier JS11/15 | |
| 2020 | unknown | |
| 2021[8] | Fittipaldi/Stewart:  Lukas Halusa |
McLaren M23 |
| Head/Lauda: Mike Cantillon |
Williams FW07C | |
| 2022[9] | Fittipaldi/Stewart:  Patrick d’Aubreby |
March 761 |
| Head/Lauda: Steve Hartley |
McLaren MP4/1 | |
| 2023[10] | Fittipaldi/Stewart: Nick Padmore |
Lotus 77 |
| Head/Lauda: Ken Tyrrell |
Tyrrell 011 | |
See also
- Historic Formula One Championship, the FIA-sanctioned Formula One historic championship from 1995 to 2012.
- BOSS GP, a championship featuring historic Formula One cars built after 1996.
- Historic Grand Prix of Monaco, an event open to Formula One cars built before 1980.
External links
References
- 1 2 "FIA Masters Historic Formula One Championship". Themastersseries.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ↑ "Catching Up With…. Masters Historic Racing Founder & President Ron Maydon". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ↑ "Three USA races for Masters Historic Racing in 2023". RACER. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ↑ Jacobs, Caleb (7 September 2017). "French Driver Dies After Historic F1 Championship Crash at Zandvoort". The Drive. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ↑ "Motorsport Memorial -". www.motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ↑ "Thornton and Delane take F1 titles". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ↑ "FIA Masters Historic F1 champions Padmore and Thornton crowned". www.autosport.com. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ↑ "Masters Historic Racing". 28 November 2021. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ↑ "Masters Historic Racing". 1 December 2022. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ↑ "Masters Historic Racing". www.mastershistoricracing.com. Retrieved 6 November 2023.