All News: Formula Car

USF2000

June 4th, 2020 by

The Tatuus USF-17 is the official car of the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship, the first step on the Road to Indy ladder. An early home of most of IndyCar’s current generation of stars, the current USF2000 car equips drivers with 175 horsepower as they make the transition from karts or other developmental forms of racing. … Read the Rest »

Formula Renault 3.5

November 29th, 2018 by

The (much) bigger brother of the Formula Renault 2.0, the FR3.5 is the perfect fit in the iRacing open wheel ladder system. The open cockpit, V8 powered cars, were traditionally a stepping stone for many drivers who were pursuing careers in Formula One.  Featuring a spec chassis and spec motor, the cars allowed drivers to … Read the Rest »

Dallara F3

November 13th, 2018 by

The Dallara F3 car is raced in one of the most successful racing series in the world, Formula 3. It’s a development series for up and coming drivers in Europe, the United States, Asia and Australia and has seen many a high profile driver move to the top ranks of open wheel racing in Formula … Read the Rest »

Dallara IR18 INDYCAR

March 6th, 2018 by

American open-wheels latest generation car, the Dallara IR18 INDYCAR, was designed to not only look better on track, but also improve the racing. All cars in this series will race with the same aero kit, designed and built by Dallara, regardless of the engine manufacturer they choose. This will make for closer racing, more opportunities … Read the Rest »

Formula Renault 2.0

July 27th, 2015 by

Following its debut in 2000, Formula Renault 2.0 was a vital springboard to the upper echelons of open wheel racing for the likes of Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Räikkönen, Felipe Massa, Valtteri Bottas, Daniel Ricciardo and Romain Grosjean.  Featuring a spec chassis, 210 bhp Renault F4R engine and budget caps, Formula Renault placed a premium on … Read the Rest »

McLaren Honda MP4-30

May 12th, 2015 by

Among the most technically advanced race cars ever created, the McLaren MP4-30 is powered by a Honda RA615H . . . H as in hybrid.  Power produced “conventionally” by the turbocharged, direct injection 1.6 liter, V6 engine is augmented by the F1 Energy Recovery System (ERS) which harvests thermal energy from the turbo and braking … Read the Rest »

Dallara DW12

May 16th, 2014 by

Named in honor of the late Dan Wheldon who conducted its initial development, the Dallara DW12 is the spec chassis that was raced in American open wheel series from 2012 through 2017. Dallara was selected to supply chassis by a blue ribbon panel of drivers, designers, promoters and administrators as part of the ICONIC Plan … Read the Rest »

Lotus 49

November 29th, 2012 by

The Lotus 49 is among the most significant and beloved cars in the history of Formula One racing.  Its technical significance stems from the fact that, when it was introduced in 1967, the Lotus 49 was the first successful Formula One car to feature the engine as a fully-stressed, structural component of the chassis.  And … Read the Rest »

Williams-Toyota FW31

November 19th, 2012 by

Williams is among the most successful Formula One teams in history. Since Sir Frank Williams founded Williams Grand Prix Engineering in 1977, the team has won FIA Formula One World Driving Championships with Alan Jones, Keke Rosberg, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve, together with nine Constructors Championships in partnership … Read the Rest »

Dallara IR05- Circa 2009

November 19th, 2012 by

Founded by designer Gian Paolo Dallara in 1972, Automobili Dallara became one of the world’s leading manufacturers of open wheel race cars and consulted on the design, research and production of racing projects for the likes of Audi, Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Honda and Toyota. In 1997, Dallara entered the Indy car market with its IR7 … Read the Rest »