Sahara Force India F1 Team
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| Year of Foundation: | 2007 |
| Founder: | Vijay Mallya, Michiel Mol |
| Debut: | Grand Prix of Australia 2008 |
| Grand Prix: | 103 |
| World Champions: | 0 |
| Constructor Titles: | 0 |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Pole Positions: | 1 |
| Fastest Laps: | 2 |
| Points: | 318 |
| Managing Director: | Vijay Mallya |
| Designers: | Mark Smith (2008-2010) Andy Green (2011-2013) |
| 2013 Test Driver(s): | |
| Address: | Force India F1, Dadford Road Silverstone, NN12 8TJ England |
| Internet: | www.forceindiaf1.com |
| TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FORCE INDIA VJM06/MERCEDES FO 108F V8 |
| Chassis |
| Construction | Carbon fibre composite monocoque with Zylon legality side anti-intrusion panels |
| Suspension | Aluminium uprights with carbon fibre composite wishbones, trackrod and pushrod. Inboard chassis mounted torsion springs, dampers and anti-roll bar assembly |
| Wheels | BBS forged wheels to Sahara Force India specification |
| KERS | Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains |
| Transmission | McLaren Racing 7-speed, semi-automatic, 'e-shift' |
| Lubricant | Mobil 1 products |
| Clutch | AP Racing carbon clutch |
| Brakes | AP Racing |
| Dampers | Penske |
| Weight | 642 kg including driver, camera and ballast |
| Dimensions |
| Front track | 1495 mm |
| Rear track | 1410 mm |
| Overall length | 5100 mm |
| Overall height | 950 mm |
| Engine |
| Type | Mercedes-Benz FO 108F V8 |
| Cylinders | V8, 90° |
| Piston Bore | 98 mm (FIA regulation) |
| Maximum Speed | 18 000 rpm (FIA regulatory limit for 2011) |
| Weight | 95 kg (minimum FIA regulation weight) |
| Tyres |
| Type | Pirelli |
| DRIVERS |
| Paul di Resta (bio) |
| Date of Birth | April 16, 1986 |
| Place of Birth | Uphall, Scotland |
| Nationality | British |
| Internet: | www.pauldiresta.com |
| Paul di Resta (career) |
| 1994 | Cadet Karting Championship |
| 1995 | Super One Cadet Karting Championship 2nd. Scottish Karting Championship 1st. Larkhall Karting Club Championship 1st. |
| 1996 | British Super One Karting Championship 3rd. Summerlee Karting Championship 1st. NKRA British Karting Championship 1st. Scottish Karting Championship 1st. Larkhall Karting Club Championship 1st. |
| 1997 | RAC MSA British Karting Championship 1st. ABKC British Karting Championship 1st. British Super One Karting Championship 2nd. TV Kart Master Championship 1st. Larkhall Karting Club Championship 1st. |
| 1998 | Yamaha Karting Series 3rd. ABKC British Karting Championship 2nd. Scottish Open Karting Championship 1st. TV Kart Master Championship 2nd. |
| 1999 | JICA European Kart Series 2nd. |
| 2000 | ABKC British Karting Championship 1st. RAC MSA British Championship 2nd. Winter Cup Garda European Karting Championship 10th. |
| 2001 | RAC MSA British Karting Championship 1st. |
| 2002 | British Formula Renault Winter Series British Karting Championship European Karting Championships |
| 2003 | British Formula Renault (Team JVA) 7th. One win (Oulton Park). One 2nd (Oulton Park). |
| 2004 | British Formula Renault (Manor Motorsport) 3rd. 415 points. Four wins (Knockhill, Brands Hatch - two times, Donington). Two 2nd (Silverstone, Croft). Three 3rd (Thruxton, Knockhill, Snetterton). Bahrain F3 Superprix (Manor Motorsport) 5th. |
| 2005 | Formula 3 Euroseries (Manor Motorsport) 10th. 32 points. One 3rd (Norisring). |
| 2006 | Formula 3 Euroseries (ASM Formule 3) Champion. 86 points. Four win (Oschersleben, Brands Hatch, Norisring, Zandvoort, Le Mans Bugatti). Two 2nd (Lausitzring, Nurburgring). Two 3rd (Hockenheim, Lausitzring). |
| 2007 | DTM (JAWA4U.de AMG Mercedes) 5th. 32 points. Two 2nd (Oschersleben, Lausitzring). Two 3rd (Mugello, Barcelona). |
| 2008 | DTM (AMG Mercedes) Two wins (Lausitzring, Barcelona). Five 2nd (Mugello, Nurburgring, Brands Hatch, Le Mans Bugatti, Hockenheim). |
| 2009 | DTM (AMG Mercedes) 3rd. 45 points. One win (Brands Hatch). One 2nd (Dijon). One 3rd (Hockenheim). |
| 2010 | DTM (AMG Mercedes) Champion. 71 points. Three wins (Brands Hatch, Oschersleben, Hockenheim). Four wins (Lausitzring, Nurburgring, Zandvoort, Shanghai). |
| 2011 | Formula One ((Force India Formula One Team)) 13th. 27 points. |
| 2012 | Formula One ((Force India Formula One Team)) 14th. 46 points. |
| Adrian Sutil (bio) |
| Date of Birth | January 11, 1983 |
| Place of Birth | Grafelfing, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Internet | www.adriansutil.com |
| Adrian Sutil (career) |
| 2000 | German ICA Championship (Karting) (PCR). |
| 2001 | Kart European Championship |
| 2002 | Formula Ford 1800 Switzerland (SSPT Racing) Champion. Twelve wins. |
| 2003 | German Formula ADAC BMW (HBR Motorsport) 6th. 86 points. |
| 2004 | Formula 3 Euroseries (Kolles ASM) 16th. 9 points. Marlboro Masters of Formula 3 (Kolles ASM) 20th. |
| 2005 | Formula 3 Euroseries (ASM) 2nd. 94 points. Two wins (Spa-Francorchamps, Nurburgring). Seven 2nd (Hockenheim, Pau, Spa-Francorchamps, Monaco, Oschersleben, Norisring, Lausitzring). Two 3rd (Oschersleben, Nurburgring). Marlboro Masters of Formula 3 (ASM F3) 2nd. |
| 2006 | A1GP (Team Germany) 6 races. Super GT Japan (Toyota Team TOM's) one race. 26th. 6 points. Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix (TOM's) 3rd. Japanese Formula 3 (TOM's) Champion. 219 points. Five wins (Fuji - two times, Motegi, Okayama - two times). One 2nd (Sugo). Six 3rd (Suzuka - three times, Motegi, Autopolis, Sugo). Formula One (Midland MF1) test driver. |
| 2007 | Formula One (Etihad Aldar Spyker F1 Team) 19th. 1 point. |
| 2008 | Formula One (Force India Formula One Team) 20th. 0 points. |
| 2009 | Formula One (Force India Formula One Team) 17th. 5 points. |
| 2010 | Formula One (Force India Formula One Team) 11th. 47 points. |
| 2011 | Formula One (Force India Formula One Team) 9th. 42 points. |
| TEAM HISTORY |
| Names, titles, points... |
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| TEAM's HISTORY |
| Cars, years, engines... |
 Model: VJM01 Year: 2008 Engine: Ferrari 056 Wins: 0 Pole positions: 0 Fastest Laps: 0 |
 Model: VJM02 Year: 2009 Engine: Mercedes FO 108W Wins: 0 Pole positions: 1 Fastest Laps: 1 |
 Model: VJM03 Year: 2010 Engine: Mercedes FO 108X Wins: 0 Pole positions: 1 Fastest Laps: 0 |
 Model: VJM04 Year: 2011 Engine: Mercedes FO 108X Wins: 0 Pole positions: 0 Fastest Laps: 0 |
 Model: VJM05 Year: 2012 Engine: Mercedes FO 108Z Wins: 0 Pole positions: 0 Fastest Laps: 1 |
 Model: VJM06 Year: 2013 Engine: Mercedes FO 108F Wins: 0 Pole positions: 0 Fastest Laps: 0 |
| DRIVERS |
| Names and results |
Adrian Sutil  Years: 2008-11,2013 Wins: 0 Pole positions: 0 Fastest Laps: 0 Points: 117 |
 Giancarlo Fisichella  Years: 2008-2009 Wins: 0 Pole positions: 1 Fastest Laps: 0 Points: 8 |
 Vitantonio Liuzzi Years: 2009-2010 Wins: 0 Pole positions: 0 Fastest Laps: 0 Points: 19 |
Paul di Resta  Years: 2011-2013 Wins: 0 Pole positions: 0 Fastest Laps: 0 Points: 109 |
 Nico Hulkenberg Years: 2012 Wins: 0 Pole positions: 0 Fastest Laps: 1 Points: 63 |
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