United Kingdom Argo Racing Cars
Team principal(s)Jo Marquart (founder)
Nick Jordan (founder)
David Sears
Current seriesA1 Grand Prix
Former seriesFormula 3
Formula Atlantic
Formula Super Vee
Formula Ford 2000
World Sportscar Championship
IMSA GT Championship
BRDC C2 Championship
Formula Asia
An Argo JM19-Buick IMSA GTP Lights car, at the 1987 Miami Grand Prix.
Argo JM19 on display.

Argo Racing Cars Ltd. is a British racing constructor founded by Swiss designer Jo Marquart and British mechanic Nick Jordan as part of their Anglia Cars racing team in the 1980s. The company initially constructed a variety of open-wheel cars for national and international Formula Three, as well as the Formula Atlantic and Formula Super Vee series. The company later built sports prototypes for the World Sportscar Championship's C2 class and the North American IMSA GT Championship's IMSA Lights category, winning several championships.

Argo produced in excess of 100 chassis between 1983 and 1993. Production included 7 JM16[1] and 19 JM19[2] sports prototype chassis.

Argo Racing Cars was later purchased by David Sears and the former headquarters now houses his Super Nova Racing team.

The Argo Racing Cars name was resurrected in later years for use in the A1 Grand Prix championship, where they supported A1 Team Lebanon and A1 Team India.

Racecars

YearRacing carRacing Series
1977Argo JM1Formula 3
1978Argo JM1Formula 3
1978Argo JM2Formula Super Vee
1979Argo JM1XFormula Atlantic
1979Argo JM3Formula 3
1979Argo JM4Formula Super Vee
1980Argo JM5Formula Atlantic
1980Argo JM6Formula 3
1980Argo JM7Formula Super Vee
1981Argo JM8Formula 3
1981Argo JM9Formula Atlantic
1981Argo JM10Formula Super Vee
1982Argo JM11Formula Super Vee then converted in Formula Atlantic
1983Argo JM12Formula 3 / Formula Super Vee
1983Argo JM14Formula Ford 2000
1983Argo JM15CART
1983-1986Argo JM16GTP
1985Argo JM17Formula Ford 2000
1989Argo JM18Formula 3
1985-1986Argo JM19GTP/C2
1987-1988Argo JM19BGTP/C2
1988-1989Argo JM19CC2
1989-1990Argo JM19DC2
1991Argo JM20C1
1991Argo JM21CN

Sources

A1 Team Lebanon moves technical team for new season of A1GP

References

  1. ↑ Marquart, Jo (n.d.). "Argo Sports Cars - Champions on two continents". Jo Marquart. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  2. ↑ Jo. "Racecarsdirect.com - Argo JM19D Group C2". Racecarsdirect.com. Retrieved 8 April 2019.


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