Virgin Racing
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| Year of Foundation: | 2009 |
| Founder: | Richard Branson |
| Debut: | Grand Prix of Bahrain 2010 |
| Grand Prix: | 11 |
| World Champions: | 0 |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Pole Positions: | 0 |
| Fastest Laps: | 0 |
| Points: | 0 |
| Team Principal: | John Booth |
| Designers: | Nick Wirth (2010) |
| 2010 Test Driver(s): | Alvaro Parente Luiz Razia |
| Address: | Virgin Racing The School House 50 Brook Green London W6 7RR |
| Internet: | www.virginracing.com |
| VIRGIN RACING VR-01/COSWORTH CA2010 V8 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION |
| Chassis |
| Construction | Virgin Racing carbon fibre construction monocoque and nosebox |
| Suspension | Wishbones: Virgin Racing carbon fibre construction with titanium flexure joints. Uprights: Virgin Racing aluminium alloy construction |
| Dampers | Penske |
| Race Wheels | BBS |
| Fuel cell | "FT5" safety specification |
| Brakes | AP Racing 6 pot calipers.Hitco Carbon-Carbon discs/pads |
| Steering | Virgin Racing carbon fibre construction with Virgin Racing hydraulic steering assist |
| Driver seat | Anatomically formed carbon composite |
| Seat belts | Six-point harness (75mm shoulder straps with HANS system) |
| Electronics | FIA standard ECU & FIA homologated electronic & electrical system |
| Gearbox | Virgin Racing precision aluminium construction with 7-speed, longitudinally mounted Xtrac internals |
| Gear Selection | Electronically controlled hydraulic differential Paddle operated hydraulic shift system with "seamless shift" |
| Clutch | AP Racing |
| Driveshafts | One-piece driveshafts with integral tripod joints |
| Dimensions |
| Overall length | 5500 mm |
| Overall height | 950 mm |
| Overall width | 1800 mm |
| Wheelbase | 3200 mm |
| Engine |
| Type | Cosworth CA2010 V8 |
| Configuration | 8 cylinders in banked V configuration with an angle of 90 degrees |
| Construction | Cast aluminium alloy cylinder block and head, forged aluminium |
| Maximum Speed | 18 000 rpm (FIA regulatory limit for 2009) |
| Capacity | 2,400 cc |
| Valves | 32 with pneumatic valve springs |
| Cylinder Bore | Less than 98 mm |
| Fuelling | 8 injectors supplied by a pressurized system at 100 bar |
| Ignition | 8 ignition coils each driving single spark plug |
| Weight | 95 kg (minimum FIA regulation weight) |
| DRIVERS |
| Timo Glock (bio) |
| Date of Birth | March 10, 1982 |
| Place of Birth | Lindenfels, Germany |
| Height | 1.69 m |
| Weight | 64 kg |
| Nationality | German |
| Internet | www.timoglock.de |
| Timo Glock (career) |
| 1998-1999 Karting | |
| 2000 | BMW Formula ADAC Junior Cup Champion. 285,5 points. Eleven wins. |
| 2001 | BMW Formula ADAC (BMW Formel ADAC Rookie Team) Champion. 268 points. Eight wins. |
| 2002 | German Formula 3 (Opel Team KMS) 3rd. 52 points. Three wins (Nurburgring - two times, A1-Ring). Two 2nd (Nurburgring, Hockenheim). One 3rd (Lausitzring). |
| 2003 | Formula 3 Euroseries (Opel Team KMS) 5th. 55 points. Three wins (Adria, Hockenheim, Magny-Cours). One 2nd (Norisring). Two 3rd (Pau, Norisring). Marlboro Masters of Formula 3 (KMS) 30th. |
| 2004 | Formula One (Jordan Grand Prix) 4 races. 19th. 2 points. Official test driver. Porsche Supercup (Porsche AG VIP Team) 1 race. |
| 2005 | Champ Car World Series (Rocketsports Racing) 8th. 202 points. One 2nd (Montreal). Rookie of The Year. |
| 2006 | GP2 Series (BCN Competicion, iSport International) 4th. 60 points. Two win (Magny-Cours, Hockenheim). Two 2nd (Silverstone, Hungaroring). One 3rd (Hockenheim). |
| 2007 | GP2 Series (iSport International) Champion. 88 points. Five win (Barcelona, Nurburgring, Istanbul, Monza, Valencia). Three 2nd (Bahrain - two times, Barcelona). Two 3rd (Monaco, Monza). Formula One (BMW Sauber F1 Team) official test driver. |
| 2008 | Formula One (Panasonic Toyota Racing) 10th. 25 points. One 2nd (Hungary). |
| 2009 | Formula One (Panasonic Toyota Racing) 10th. 24 points. One 2nd (Singapore). |
| Lucas di Grassi (bio) |
| Date of Birth | August 11, 1984 |
| Place of Birth | Sao Paolo, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Residence | Sao Paolo, Brazil |
| Internet: | www.lucasdigrassi.com.br |
| Luca di Grassi (career) |
| 2000 | Formula A World Championship 5th. |
| 2001 | Brazilian Formula Renault |
| 2002 | Brazilian Formula Renault 2nd. 137 points. Two wins. |
| 2003 | Formula 3 SudAmericana (Avallone Motorsport) 2nd. 164 points. One win (Obera). Eight 2nd (Campo Grande, Rio de Janeiro, Parana - two times, Interlagos - two times, Obera, Curitiba). Two 3rd (Campo Grande, Rio de Janeiro). Formula 3 Euroseries (Prema Powerteam) 21th. 5 points. |
| 2004 | British Formula 3 (HiTech Racing) 8th. 130 points. Two wins (Thruxton - two times). One 2nd (Oulton Park). Three 3rd (Croft, Silverstone, Brands Hatch). |
| 2005 | Formula 3 Euroseries (Manor Motorsport) 3rd. 68 points. One win (Oschersleben). Three 2nd (Oschersleben, Nurburgring, Hockenheim). Two 3rd (Spa-Francorchamps, Lausitzring). Macau Formula 3 Grand Prix (Manor Motorsport) Winner. |
| 2006 | GP2 Series (Durango) 18th. 8 points. |
| 2007 | GP2 Series (ART Grand Prix) 2nd. 77 points. One win (Istanbul). Two 2nd (Magny-Cours, Nurburgring). Four 3rd (Barcelona - two times, Spa-Francorchamps - two times). |
| 2008 | Formula One (ING Renault F1 Team) test driver. GP2 Series (Barwa Campos Team) 3rd. 63 points. Three wins (Hungaroring, Valencia, Monza). Three 2nd (Magny-Cours, Silverstone - two times). |
| 2009 | GP2 Series (Fat Burner Racing Engineering) 3rd. 63 points. One win (Istanbul). Three 2nd (Silverstone, Hungaroring, Monza). Four 3rd (Hungaroring, Spa-Francorchamps, Monza, Portimao). |
| TEAM's HISTORY |
| Cars, years, engines... |
 Model: VR-01 Year: 2010 Engine: Cosworth CA2010 Wins: 0 Pole positions: 0 Fastest Laps: 0 |
| DRIVERS |
| Names and results |
Timo Glock  Years: 2010 Wins: 0 Pole positions: 0 Fastest Laps: 0 Points: 0 |
Lucas di Grassi  Years: 2010 Wins: 0 Pole positions: 0 Fastest Laps: 0 Points: 0 |
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