Andrew Racing (Formerly Andy Racing) are a team that have competed in FF1M since the 2002 season. They were founded by the straight-talking Andrew Pryor, who is known for his driver loyalty. They have taken a total of four wins in the Management era courtesy of Michael Schumacher in the final race of 2002, Adrian Sutil at the Singapore GP of 2010, Robert Kubica three seasons later, also at Singapore, and Daniel Ricciardo at the 2015 Australian Grand Prix
They have had a more successful time in the Classic series, taking five wins during the 1988 season, and also scoring a 1-2 finish in the one-off 1950 race to celebrate the 250th FF1M race.
FF1M History
2002
Andy Racing's first season was 2002, with Michael Schumacher and Takuma Sato at the wheel. They were one of the first teams to develop their own turbo for their Honda engine, and the effect was significant as it transformed their qualifying performances with five poles for Schumacher. Their increase in speed had affected their reliability however, as from the Canadian Grand Prix when their turbo was introduced, both drivers only finished seven times out of 18 attempts. Nevertheless, Schumacher achieved Andy Racing's maiden victory at Suzuka on their way to 7th in the constructors championship.
The Albers Era (2003-2007)
2003
Both drivers departed for other teams in the 2003 season, so Andy Racing signed up Frenchman Olivier Panis and Portuguese Tiago Monteiro. After only four races, Monteiro was dropped in favour of their test driver and FF2M frontrunner Christijan Albers. The Dutchman outperformed Panis significantly and contributed to a podium finish at the Canadian Grand Prix. But like 2002, Andy Racing's season was littered with unreliability with 20 retirements throughout the season. One particular mishap came in a chaos-filled German Grand Prix when battling with many drivers for the lead, Albers smashed into the back of Cristiano Da Matta, costing the team another potential podium finish. Overall, Andy Racing had a less successful encounter than in 2002, finishing 10th in the constructor's championship.
2004
Both drivers remained with the team for 2004, as did the turbo Honda. Reliability improved marginally with only 13 retirements between Albers and Panis this time around, and a handful of points finishes helped Andy Racing move up from 10th to 9th come the season's end. Albers also managed a podium finish at Hungary.
2005
Andy Racing switched to Ferrari turbo engines in 2005, as well as a new teammate for Albers after Panis' retirement from FF1M competition. They were predicted a difficult season by pundits, and it virtually rang true as despite enjoying the best reliability of all teams with only two failures to finish, they only secured a few points finishes on their way to 10th in the constructors championship, although Albers took his obligatory podium finish, this time at the Nurburgring.
2006
2006 saw the introduction of the pre-qualifying system with 14 teams submitting an entry, and Andy Racing faced an uphill struggle after switching to normally aspirated Honda V8 engines and hiring Luca Badoer, whose last FF1M race was the 1997 European Grand Prix. The season was a write-off with the team only making it into five out of the 17 races, and on all occasions, their drivers failed to scored a single point.
2007
The struggles continued into 2007 as Andy Racing switched back to Ferrari engines, albeit naturally aspirated ones, and recruited Adam Carroll alongside Christijan Albers. This time around, they made it into eight out of the 17 races and managed to score a point courtesy of Andy Carroll's 8th place in Hungary. The team finished down in 12th out of 14 teams.
The Sutil and Piquet Jnr Era (2008-2011)
2008
With Albers retiring from FF1M, Andy Racing opted for an all-rookie line-up for 2008 consisting of FF2M championship contenders from 2007, Adrian Sutil, and the driver who took the championship for Andy Racing's subdivision LiquiTarget, Nelson Piquet Jnr. The new driver pairing had a positive effect as they made it into all 17 races. They even recorded a podium finish each; Piquet Jnr at Abu Dhabi, and Sutil at Suzuka. They were evenly matched throughout and finished 9th and 10th in the drivers championship respectively, while Andy Racing matched their best constructors championship finish with 7th.
2009
The status quo was maintained for 2009, although the only thing that was different about the Andy Racing team was the lack of a test driver. This could well have contributed to a slightly more challenging season with three failures to qualify. The team's highlight was the United States Grand Prix, where Sutil finished 2nd behind Jenson Button, and Piquet backed this result up with 5th. The team however had slipped down to 9th come the championship's end.
2010
With the 2010 rules mandating two test drivers per team, Andy Racing recruited Jules Bianchi and Antonio Felix Da Costa. Otherwise, the line-up was the same as before. In a year where unreliability plagued the entire field, Andy Racing experienced the worst of it with their drivers failing to finish a whopping 13 times each, a 28% finishing rate for the whole season! Of the races they did finish, Sutil was in the points every time and at Singapore, scored a brilliant win after passing Shannon's Sebastian Vettel in the closing stages. Although Andy Racing only finished 10th in the constructors, they were only 19 points off of 4th placed FJR.
2011
The line-up remained virtually the same for 2011 aside from Jean Eric Vergne being acquired as the team's test driver and upgrading to works engine status. Unfortunately, the season didn't really go to plan as both drivers struggling with a lack of engine power from the Ferrari and a lack of overall pace. Although Andy Racing had improved their final position to 9th, they scored fewer points compared to the previous season.
The Kubica Era (2012-2014)
2012
Changes were made for 2012 as Nelson Piquet Jnr was dropped in favour of the returning Robert Kubica, who had been out of FF1M for a season due to a rally accident, and also a modification to the team name as Andy Racing became Andrew Racing. Ferrari engines were also dropped in favour of a customer Renault deal, shared with GRM. The team got off to a promising start when Kubica finished 5th at a wet Melbourne and setting the fastest lap when he briefly switched to slicks only for the rain to get heavier. The next race at Interlagos saw a brilliant 2nd place for Kubica after a two-stop strategy reaped rewards and wasn't far off of race winner Nico Rosberg. One more podium finish for the Pole at a sodden Barcelona followed, but the car fell away in terms of performance as the season went on. Andrew Racing finished the season 7th in the constructors championship.
2013
Kubica remained with the team for 2013, but was joined by newcomer Robin Frijns, who had been promoted from test driver. The first race saw unreliability rear its ugly head, but not for Andrew Racing, as Kubica scored a surprise 3rd place with Frijns scoring points on his debut with 6th. In a reverse of 2012, the car became more competitive as the season progressed, with Kubica a regular points scorer. He took the team's first pole position for a very long time in Singapore and led for much of it before losing the lead to Tornado's Romain Grosjean and looked on course for 2nd before Grosjean's gearbox failed with just five laps to go, gifting Andrew Racing's 3rd career win. Another pole position followed at Suzuka, but Kubica's engine blew up early on as the Renault traded power for reliability. Nevertheless, Andrew Racing finished the season in a career best 5th after a season long battle with Mitchell.
2014
Unsurprisingly, Kubica remained with the team for 2014, but was this time joined by the returning Felipe Massa, who last raced for Gui Racing in 2011. New engine regulations meant that they were running customer Megatron engines, and there were concerns as to how it had been developed courtesy of its manufacturer, Shake 'n' Bake. Despite four points finishes in the first five races and a relatively reliable car, a lack of tyre development meant that both drivers were forced to run on the less grippy hards for nearly all the season. It was only when softs were brought in for Singapore when Kubica and Massa would score a commendable double points finish, but ultimately, Andrew Racing would finish last in the constructors championship, a result which team boss Andrew Pryor took full responsibility for.
The Ricciardo Era (2015-Present)
2015
It was all change for the 2015 season with a new customer Climax engine, a new sponsorship deal with Panasonic, and two new drivers in the form of Daniel Ricciardo and Antonio Felix Da Costa, who had become the first Portuguese driver to race since Pryor briefly ran Tiago Monteiro in 2003. Andrew Racing didn't set the world alight during pre-season testing with fastest laptimes towards the bottom of the timesheets, and they were even predicted to finished last in the championship, so it was quite a surprise to see Ricciardo not only take pole for the first race, but the race win as well, albeit aided by Sebastian Vettel suffering a suspension failure from a comfortable lead. With Da Costa finishing 8th on his debut, Andrew Racing scored as many points in that one race than they did in the entirety of 2014. Ricciardo continued his great start to the season by finishing 2nd in Mexico, but Da Costa became an early candidate for 'Crash of the Season' when contact with Kevin Magnussen sent the Portuguese driver crashing heavily at the Peraltada.
Since that crash, Da Costa seemed to struggle for form as he frequently started races from the back. He qualified strongly at his home race but threw away points with a mistake at what was a challenging first corner. His single point at Melbourne would prove to be his only point of the season. Meanwhile, Ricciardo couldn't maintain his strong start to the season with just a few more points scores, but his drive at the Hungaroring was particularly noteworthy as his more consistent hard tyres allowed him to finish 5th from 20th on the grid. He effectively carried Andrew Racing to 7th in the constructors championship.
2016
Both drivers were retained for the 2016 season along with the customer Climax engine. In fact, the only new features for Andrew Racing were new sponsorship from Banco do Brasil and two new test drivers in Nikita Mazepin and Massimiliano Fagioli. Despite performing modestly in pre-season testing once again, Andrew Racing were relatively competitive at Melbourne with Ricciardo qualifying 7th and racing well to 4th, indicating that Andrew were one of the teams to have abandoned their 2015 car early. Ricciardo followed this up with a brilliant 2nd at Interlagos, narrowly holding off a charging Fernando Alonso in the final laps. Meanwhile, Da Costa had shown improvements compared to 2015 with frequent qualifications in the top 10 and points finishes at Nurburging and Montreal. He managed his career best 6th at Hockenheim, while Ricciardo was in the top six from Mugello to Silverstone.
The drivers' combined efforts meant that Andrew Racing became involved in a battle with Pedersen and Exolite for 4th in the teams championship. After Portimao, it was advantage Exolite with Andrew in 5th, but then they slipped down to 6th after Pedersen's substitute driver Sam Bird scored a shock win at Sepang. This was enough to kickstart Andrew back into shape at Suzuka with Ricciardo taking advantage of a late error by Vaino Kimminen to take the team's only win of the season and helping them back up to 4th in the championship. Going into the final race of Macau, Andrew and Pedersen were level on points with Exolite still within touching distance. With Alonso throwing away a podium finish in the closing stages and Ricciardo finishing one place ahead of Rosberg, Andrew just edged out Pedersen for 4th by a single point for their best ever main series finish.
2017
Off the back of one of the more successful seasons for Andrew Racing, they retained much of their 2016 line-up aside from Da Costa being moved aside in favour of Jean-Eric Vergne, making for a solid driver pairing.
Classic History
1986
Andrew Pryor's first classic season was 1986, where he recruited Alan Jones with Teo Fabi to drive the Lola-Ford combination. It proved to be a troublesome combination with only one points finish all season, Jones' 4th place at the first race in Brazil. The team finished 10th in the championship.
1987
For 1987, Andy Racing brought in Nelson Piquet and Martin Brundle to see if they would have any more luck with the Gordon-BMW combination. Unfortunately, they didn't, as just two points were scored at the penultimate race in Japan, courtesy of Piquet, and the team finished 10th once again.
1988
1988 saw Andy Racing become Andrew Racing and also sign 1987 champion Ayrton Senna to team up with Satoru Nakajima. With the Lotus-Ford chassis and engine combination, Senna was an immediate championship contender and led the championship going into the final race. However, he was controversially punted off the circuit by the other championship contender of Nigel Mansell and promptly crashed out, leaving Mansell to take the title. Andrew Racing finished 3rd in the constructors championship behind Shake 'n' Bake and FJR.
1989
An entirely new combination was chosen for 1989, where Alessandro Nannini and Rene Arnoux teamed up with Renault engines. Their highlights were infrequent, although Nannini provided a masterclass in defensive driving to finish 3rd, while Arnoux was one of the five drivers remaining in a crash-strewn race at Phoenix. Not for the first time, Andrew Racing finished 10th in the constructors championship.
1990
Andrew Racing went fully Italian for the 1990 season as Nannini was joined by Pierluigi Martini and Ferrari engines. The season started off modestly with a handful of points finishes, but Nannini found some form with two podium finishes in a row including a win at Jerez. The team finished 4th in the constructors championship, tied on points with Darkfire but ahead on a very convoluted countback where a 7th place decided it.
1991
The Italian spirit remained for 1991 as Martini and Ferrari stayed on, but with Ivan Capelli moving from Pedersen to Andrew Racing. Despite having the more reliable batch of Ferrari engines, the performance wasn't there. Although Capelli did manage an impressive 5th at Monaco, two points were not enough to prevent Andrew Racing from finishing last in the championship.
1992
Thanks to a low budget approach for the previous season, Andrew Racing had plenty to spend for 1992, and they went for 1988 champion Nigel Mansell and the dependable Riccardo Patrese, who had performed strongly with Pedersen in 1991. They also went with works Judd engines, which gave them a boost in qualifying, but the car tended to fade in race trim. Estoril was the team's highlight with a pole position for Mansell and a podium for Patrese, and the team finished 7th in the constructors championship.
1993
The somewhat disappointing season led to a lack of budget for 1993, and as in 1991, Andrew Racing went all Italian with Martini returning to the team, Gianni Morbidelli making his debut and works Lamborghini engines. Results were relatively promising in the first half of the season with Morbidelli taking an excellent 4th at Barcelona followed by a 5th at Monaco, but the team slipped behind Mitchell as the season progressed and would end up 7th in the championship.
1950
Pryor also took part in the 1950 FF1M race where recruited Luigi Fagioli and Piero Taruffi to drive an Alfa Romeo. The two drivers spent much of the latter part of the race battling for the race lead, which went the way of Fagioli by just three tenths of a second. Taruffi followed home in 2nd for a perfect result for Andy Racing.
Results and Statistics
| Year | Engine | Ch. Pos. | Races | Points | Wins | Drivers | Ch. Pos. | Races | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Alfa Romeo | 1st | 1 | 14 | 1 |  Luigi Fagioli
|
1st | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Piero Taruffi
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2nd | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| 1986 (C1) | Lola-Ford | 10th | 10 | 3 |  Alan Jones
|
12th | 10 | 3 | ||
| Teo Fabi
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19th | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| 1987 (C2) | Gordon-BMW | 10th | 10 | 2 |  Nelson Piquet
|
15th | 10 | 2 | ||
 Martin Brundle
|
19th | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| 1988 (C3) | Lotus-Ford | 3rd | 16 | 63 | 5 | Ayrton Senna
|
2nd | 16 | 62 | 5 |
 Satoru Nakajima
|
17th | 16 | 1 | |||||||
| 1989 (C4) | Benetton-Renault | 10th | 10 | 7 | Alessandro Nannini
|
14th | 10 | 4 | ||
 Rene Arnoux
|
16th | 10 | 3 | |||||||
| 1990 (C5) | Bellini-Ferrari | 5th | 10 | 20 | 1 | Alessandro Nannini
|
5th | 10 | 17 | 1 |
| Pierluigi Martini
|
15th | 10 | 3 | |||||||
| 1991 (C6) | Bellini-Ferrari | 11th | 10 | 2 | Ivan Capelli
|
19th | 10 | 2 | ||
| Pierluigi Martini
|
22nd | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| 1992 (C7) | Bellini-Judd (W) | 7th | 12 | 14 | Nigel Mansell
|
9th | 12 | 8 | ||
| Riccardo Patrese
|
14th | 12 | 6 | |||||||
| 1993 (C8) | Bellini-Lamborghini (W) | 7th | 14 | 8 | Gianni Morbidelli
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12th | 14 | 5 | ||
| Pierluigi Martini
|
13th | 14 | 3 | |||||||
| 2002 | Honda | 7th | 16 | 29 | 1 |  Michael Schumacher
|
11th | 16 | 29 | 1 |
| Takuma Sato
|
23rd | 16 | 0 | |||||||
| 2003 | Honda | 10th | 16 | 16 | Olivier Panis
|
20th | 16 | 2 | ||
 Tiago Monteiro
|
24th | 4 | 0 | |||||||
 Christijan Albers
|
18th | 12 | 14 | |||||||
| 2004 | Honda V10 | 9th | 17 | 20 | Olivier Panis
|
22nd | 17 | 1 | ||
| Christijan Albers
|
13th | 17 | 19 | |||||||
| 2005 | Ferrari V10 | 10th | 17 | 11 | Christijan Albers
|
19th | 17 | 8 | ||
 Juan Pablo Montoya
|
21st | 17 | 3 | |||||||
| 2006 | Honda V8 | 12th | 5/17 | 0 | Christijan Albers
|
25th | 5 | 0 | ||
| Luca Badoer
|
26th | 5 | 0 | |||||||
| 2007 | Ferrari V8 | 12th | 9/17 | 1 | Christijan Albers
|
26th | 9 | 0 | ||
| Adam Carroll
|
21st | 9 | 1 | |||||||
| 2008 | Ferrari V8 | 7th | 17 | 44 | Nelson Piquet Jnr
|
10th | 17 | 21 | ||
| Adrian Sutil
|
9th | 17 | 23 | |||||||
| 2009 | Ferrari V8 | 8th | 15/18 | 29 | Nelson Piquet Jnr
|
16th | 15 | 11 | ||
| Adrian Sutil
|
11th | 15 | 18 | |||||||
| 2010 | Ferrari V8 | 10th | 18 | 41 | 1 | Nelson Piquet Jnr
|
21st | 18 | 7 | |
| Adrian Sutil
|
7th | 18 | 34 | 1 | ||||||
| 2011 | Ferrari (W) | 9th | 17 | 24 | Nelson Piquet Jnr
|
17th | 17 | 8 | ||
| Adrian Sutil
|
14th | 17 | 16 | |||||||
| 2012 | Renault (C) | 7th | 17 | 39 | Adrian Sutil
|
13th | 17 | 18 | ||
 Robert Kubica
|
12th | 17 | 21 | |||||||
| 2013 | Renault (W) | 5th | 18 | 48 | 1 | Robert Kubica
|
8th | 18 | 43 | 1 |
| Robin Frijns
|
14th | 18 | 5 | |||||||
| 2014 | Megatron (C) | 11th | 18 | 13 | Robert Kubica
|
19th | 18 | 9 | ||
| Felipe Massa
|
22nd | 18 | 4 | |||||||
| 2015 | Climax (C) | 7th | 18 | 32 | 1 | Daniel Ricciardo
|
9th | 18 | 31 | 1 |
| Antonio Felix Da Costa
|
23rd | 18 | 1 | |||||||
| 2016 | Climax (C) | 4th | 19 | 71 | 1 | Daniel Ricciardo
|
5th | 19 | 59 | 1 |
| Antonio Felix Da Costa
|
16th | 19 | 12 | |||||||
| 2017 | Climax (C) | Daniel Ricciardo
|
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