Ajay Motorsports are a team in FF1M. They are run by AFIA boss Ajayrious and take part in FF1M whenever there is a space left unfilled at the end of a Pre Season Entry Period. As Ajayrious runs the AFIA and therefore FF1M, he will usually wait until all other teams have made their Driver and Engine choices before announcing those of Ajay Motorsports in order to ensure that the series is run fairly. As a result of this Ajay Motorsports usually occupies the back part of the grid and employs drivers that most other teams would usually avoid. One exception to this was in 1996 when the team was able to employ Damon Hill (who would later win the FF1M Drivers Championship for Gui Racing in 1997), as he had not been chosen by any of the other teams. It was in this season that Ajay Motorsports recorded their first win and highest ever championship finish of 4th.
History
Michael Pedersen driving for Ajay in AF1RL
Ajay Motorsports first competed in FF1M during Season 2 after Jordan pulled out of the series. They competed until the end of the 1997 FF1M Season when a full grid meant that their participation was no longer required. However they returned to FF1M a season later after J Racing pulled out of the series.
Other Series
Ajay Motorsports won the BATRacer GP2 championship on their 2nd attempt
Ajay Motorsports competed in all but one seasons of AF1RL running with Toyota engines and starting one hundred and forty five races, winning fifteen of them and clinching the Constructors Championship twice. Andrew Jones drove for the team for all of its spell in AF1RL. In the first two seasons his team-mate was Toosh, but thereafter he was replaced by Michael Pedersen for the remainder of the teams life in AF1RL.
The team has also taken part in BATracer championships. They began in British Touring Cars with drivers Andrew Jones and Jake Ellis where they finished as Runners Up thanks to a late charge by Yarrack Racing who won the title. The team then moved to GP2 where they spent a painful first season without scoring a point. In their second season however they won the Teams Championship with drivers Andrew Jones, Craig Nayler and Michael Frijlink. Nayler and Frijlink also won the Drivers Championship that season, which was shared due to the way BATracer works. Ajay Motorsports are now taking a break from BATracer over Christmas before deciding whether to continue in GP2 or a move to Formula 3.
Racing Record
Summary
| Season | Chassis/Engine | Ch. Pos. | Races | Points | Wins | Drivers | Ch. Pos. | Races | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters (S1-S8) | ||||||||||
| Season 2 | Renault | 11th | 16 | 1 |  David Coulthard
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19th | 16 | 1 | ||
 Giancarlo Fisichella
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22nd | 16 | 0 | |||||||
| Season 3 | Honda | 10th | 17 | 5 | David Coulthard
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16th | 17 | 4 | ||
| Martin Brundle
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19th | 17 | 1 | |||||||
| Season 4 | Toyota | 11th | 17 | 3 |  Neel Jani
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23rd | 17 | 0 | ||
| Gianmaria Bruni
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22nd | 10 | 1 | |||||||
 Andreas Zuber
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20th | 7 | 2 | |||||||
| Season 5 | Hart (Works) | 11th | 16 | 2 |  Rubens Barrichello
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20th | 16 | 0 | ||
| Martin Brundle
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18th | 16 | 2 | |||||||
| Season 6 | Ford | 11th | 16 | 6 |  Gerhard Berger
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20th | 16 | 5 | ||
| Rubens Barrichello
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22nd | 16 | 1 | |||||||
| Season 7 | Ford (Works) | 10th | 16 | 2 |  Mika Salo
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19th | 16 | 2 | ||
| Rubens Barrichello
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22nd | 16 | 0 | |||||||
| Season 8 | Ford (Works) | 10th | 17 | 2 |  Ukyo Katayama
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22nd | 17 | 0 | ||
 Jan Magnussen
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19th | 17 | 2 | |||||||
| Canon (1950, 1986-Present) | ||||||||||
| 1950 | Ferrari | 10th | 1 | 0 | Luigi Villoresi
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19th | 1 | 0 | ||
 Eugene Chaboud
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16th | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 1986 | Minardi/Motori Moderni | 11th | 10 | 1 | Philippe Streiff
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17th | 10 | 1 | ||
| Marc Surer
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22nd | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| 1987 | Piratelli/BMW | 11th | 10 | 0 |  Adrian Campos
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21st | 10 | 0 | ||
| Piercarlo Ghinzani
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22nd | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| 1989 | March/Honda | 11th | 10 | 5 | Andrea de Cesaris
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17th | 10 | 3 | ||
| Stefano Modena
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19th | 10 | 2 | |||||||
| 1990 | Sundo/Renault | 11th | 10 | 1 | Stefano Modena
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22nd | 10 | 1 | ||
| Andrea de Cesaris
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17th | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| 1996 | Ford (Works) | 4th | 16 | 85 | 2 | Damon Hill
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3rd | 16 | 64 | 2 |
 Olivier Panis
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11th | 16 | 21 | |||||||
| 1997 | Mugen Honda | 10th | 17 | 4 | Cristiano Da Matta
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18th | 17 | 4 | ||
| Ricardo Zonta
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23rd | 15 | 0 | |||||||
 Juan Pablo Montoya
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24th | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 1999 | Supertec | 7th | 17 | 24 | Olivier Panis
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16th | 14 | 7 | ||
| Justin Wilson
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14th | 3 | 10 | |||||||
 Alex Yoong
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22nd | 14 | 1 | |||||||
| Ricardo Zonta
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18th | 3 | 6 | |||||||
| 2001 | FF1M-01/Asiatech | 10th | 17 | 17 |  Jacques Villeneuve
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16th | 17 | 13 | ||
| Mika Hakkinen
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18th | 17 | 4 | |||||||
| 2002 | BMW | 6th | 16 | 44 | 1 | Jacques Villeneuve
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9th | 16 | 36 | 1 |
| David Coulthard
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15th | 16 | 8 | |||||||
| 2006 | Toyota V8 | 14th | 0/17 | 0 | Juan Pablo Montoya
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29th | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jacques Villeneuve
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28th | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Giorgio Pantano
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32nd | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2007 | Ajay V10 | 14th | 4/17 | 1 |  Nick Heidfeld
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29th | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nelsinho Piquet
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23rd | 2 | 1 | |||||||
 Narain Karthikeyan
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30th | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| Heikki Kovalainen
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25th | 4* | 0 | |||||||
| 2008 | Ajay V10 | 12th | 2/17 | 0 | Nick Heidfeld
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24th | 2 | 0 | ||
| Takuma Sato
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27th | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 2009 | Ajay V10 | 9th | 15/18 | 24 | Fernando Alonso
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18th | 15** | 10 | ||
| Adam Carroll
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29th | 0** | 0 | |||||||
| Christian Klien
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12th | 15 | 14 | |||||||
| 2011 | Mugen Honda | 8th | 17 | 35 | Heikki Kovalainen
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12th | 17 | 21 | ||
| Timo Glock
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15th | 17 | 14 | |||||||
| 2012 | Cosworth (C) | 9th | 18 | 12 |  Mark Webber
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16th | 18 | 8 | ||
| Jenson Button
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19th | 14 | 4 | |||||||
| Tom Dillmann
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24th | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| 2017 | AJ-17/Hart (M) | 11th | 18 | 6 |  Robert Kubica
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24th | 10 | 0 | ||
| Mattia Alfonsi
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21st | 8 | 3 | |||||||
| James Clark
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20th | 18 | 3 | |||||||
| 2018 | Hart (M) | Kimi Raikkonen
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| Mattia Alfonsi
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*Previously drove two races for Mitchell.
**Fernando Alonso was replaced by Adam Carroll for the Japanese GP. Ajay then failed to qualify for that race.
Race by Race
Main Article: Ajay Motorsports Results
FF2M
| Season | Engine | Ch. Pos. | Races | Points | Wins | Drivers | Ch. Pos. | Races | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 (Europe) | Renault | 8th | 19 | 20 | Andreas Zuber
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19th | 19 | 13 | ||
| Luca Filippi
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16th | 19 | 7 | |||||||
| 2008 (Europe) | Renault | 7th | 20 | 36 | 1 | Luca Filippi
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13th | 20 | 17 | |
 Alvaro Parente
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10th | 20 | 21 | 1 | ||||||
| 2008-09 (Asia) | Renault | 11th | 16 | 8 | Dani Clos
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16th | 16 | 3 | ||
 Ho Pin Tung
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14th | 16 | 5 | |||||||
| 2009 (Europe) | Renault | 9th | 20 | 31 | 1 |  Jerome D'Ambrosio
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11th | 20 | 26 | 1 |
| Dani Clos
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21st | 20 | 5 | |||||||
| 2009-10 (Asia) | Renault | 10th | 16 | 14 |  Vladimir Arabadzhiev
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20th | 16 | 0 | ||
| Sam Bird
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13th | 16 | 14 | |||||||
| 2010 (Europe) | Renault | 9th | 20 | 13 | Fabio Leimer
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19th | 20 | 6 | ||
| Oliver Turvey
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18th | 20 | 7 | |||||||
| 2011 | Renault | 5th | 14 | 104 | Luca Filippi
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8th | 14 | 56 | ||
| Davide Valsecchi
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10th | 14 | 48 | |||||||
| 2012 (Asia Pacific) | Renault | 7th | 10 | 16 | Jolyon Palmer
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10th | 10 | 16 | ||
| Tom Dillmann
|
19th | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| 2012 (Europe) | Renault | 8th | 16 | 26 | James Calado
|
20th | 8 | 0 | ||
| Jolyon Palmer
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14th | 8 | 24* | |||||||
| Tom Dillmann
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14th | 16 | 13 | |||||||
| 2012-13 (Asia) | Renault | 7th | 14 | 33 | 1 | Fabio Leimer
|
7th | 14 | 33 | 1 |
| Ryō Hirakawa
|
18th | 14 | 0 | |||||||
| 2013 (Europe) | Renault | 11th | 20 | 0 |  Sergey Sirotkin
|
22nd | 20 | 0 | ||
| Will Stevens
|
20th | 20 | 0 | |||||||
| 2013-14 (Asia) | Renault | 2nd | 14 | 65 | 4 | Fabio Leimer
|
1st | 14 | 65 | 4 |
| Ma Qing Hua
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23rd | 14 | 0 | |||||||
| 2014 (Europe) | Renault | 5th | 20 | 71 | 3 | Genjo Tse
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11th | 20 | 19 | 1 |
| Itsuki Yoshida
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5th | 20 | 52 | 2 | ||||||
| 2014-15 (Asia) | MRD | 11th | 12 | 3 | Nobuharu Matsushita
|
18th | 12 | 3 | ||
| Ma Qing Hua
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20th | 12 | 0 | |||||||
| 2015 (Europe) | MRD | 4th | 20 | 87 | 1 | Jolyon Palmer
|
12th | 20 | 24 | |
| Mattia Alfonsi
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5th | 20 | 63 | 1 | ||||||
| 2016 (Europe) | MRD | 6th | 20 | 49 | 1 | Louis Deletraz
|
22nd | 20 | 0 | |
 Mason Taylor
|
5th | 20 | 49 | 1 |
*11 points were scored with OLM Racing.
AFIA Indycar Series
Main article: Ajay Motorsports (Indycar)