Changes: Maestro Motorsport

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Maestro Motorsport was a team in FF1M. It was founded by Mini Maestro and was one of the founder members of the FF1M series

History

The team is the most successful teams in FF1M history having scored the most points in the history of the series second only too Gui Racing and holds the record for the most points in a season, 200 in 1992.

Domination

The team dominated FF1M for 3 years between 1991 and 1993 in which they won both titles in each year.

Decline and Retirement

After a long period without success and a bad start to the 2001 Season, boss Mini Maestro announced that he was considering leaving the series. The team's fortunes didnt improve with the team getting into the top ten only three times in the first eight races in qualifying, with former world champion Fernando Alonso not scoring a point in the opening half of the season. Sick of seeing his once great team struggling, Maestro, during the 2001 Canadian Grand Prix, formally announced the teams withdrawl at the end of the season.

Results

FF1M

Year	Engine	Ch. Pos	Races	Points	Wins	Drivers	Ch. Pos	Races	Points	Wins
1988	Mercedes	2nd	16	64	2	Thierry Boutsen	12th	16	3
1988	Mercedes	2nd	16	64	2	Kimi Raikkonen	2nd	16	61	2
1989	Honda	4th	16	66	2	Ayrton Senna	4th	16	37	1
1989	Honda	4th	16	66	2	Kimi Raikkonen	7th	16	29	1
1990	Ferrari	3rd	17	74	2	Mika Hakkinen	4th	17	38	1
1990	Ferrari	3rd	17	74	2	Kimi Raikkonen	5th	17	36	1
1991	Honda	1st	17	134	5	Alain Prost	1st	17	91	5
1991	Honda	1st	17	134	5	Lewis Hamilton	7th	17	45
1992	Honda (Works)	1st	16	200	12	Fernando Alonso	1st	16	111	8
1992	Honda (Works)	1st	16	200	12	Lewis Hamilton	2nd	16	89	4
1993	Ferrari (Works)	1st	16	125	4	Fernando Alonso	1st	16	68	3
1993	Ferrari (Works)	1st	16	125	4	Lewis Hamilton	4th	16	57	1
1994	Renault (Works)	3rd	16	93	1	Kimi Raikkonen	6th	16	51	1
1994	Renault (Works)	3rd	16	93	1	Lewis Hamilton	9th	16	42
1995	Renault (Works)	2nd	17	143	5	Kimi Raikkonen	2nd	17	78	3
1995	Renault (Works)	2nd	17	143	5	Lewis Hamilton	4th	17	65	2
1996	Renault (Works)	2nd	16	102	4	Mika Hakkinen	2nd	16	82	4
						Mika Salo	14th	11	18
						Kenny Brack	21st	5	2
1997	Ford (Works)	4th	17	78	1	Mika Hakkinen	7th	17	44	1
1997	Ford (Works)	4th	17	78	1	Johnny Herbert	9th	17	34
1998	Peugeot (Works)	11th	17	3		Bruno Junqueira	20th	17	1
1998	Peugeot (Works)	11th	17	3		Marc Gene	19th	17	2
1999	Ferrari	4th	17	114	3	David Coulthard	7th	17	36
1999	Ferrari	4th	17	114	3	Juan Pablo Montoya	3rd	17	84	3

FF2M

The team also competed in the 2001 FF2M Season.

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 The team dominated FF1M for 3 years between 1991 and 1993 in which they won both titles in each year.
 ===Decline and Retirement===
-After a long period without success and a bad start to the 2001 Season, boss Mini Maestro announced that he was considering leaving the series, this was later confirmed during the Canadian Grand Prix.
+After a long period without success and a bad start to the 2001 Season, boss Mini Maestro announced that he was considering leaving the series. The team's fortunes didnt improve with the team getting into the top ten only three times in the first eight races in qualifying, with former world champion Fernando Alonso not scoring a point in the opening half of the season. Sick of seeing his once great team struggling, Maestro, during the 2001 Canadian Grand Prix, formally announced the teams withdrawl at the end of the season.
 ==Results==