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Latest revision as of 12:24, 9 December 2018
Full name | Enterprise GP |
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Owner/s | James Kirk |
Base | England |
Competitions | |
Formula Challenge Team | None |
Début | 2014 Challenge Australian Grand Prix |
Supercup Team | Rait Tuulikas Scott Berrisford Antonio Hreljanovic Argo Teder |
Début | 2015 Supercup Australian Grand Prix |
Masters Series Team | Kevin Siggy Argo Teder |
Début | 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans |
World Sport Series Team | Kevin Siggy Argo Teder |
Début | 2013 Turkish Sport Series |
International Touring Cup Team | None |
Début | 2013/14 San Marino Touring Cup |
Enterprise GP is an English sim-racing team based in South London, England. The team is managed by James Kirk, co-founder and ex-co-team principal of TheSixthAxis Racing. Currently, clothing company Insert Coin are the team's primary title sponsor whilst the team's lead sponsor in both Supercup and World Sport Series is currently tech company Simtech.
Contents
History
Born as Scuderia L'Asse Sesto (which, co-incidentally, translates to TheSixthAxis Racing), Enterprise GP was initially planned to be a new driver feeder team for TheSixthAxis Racing. Poised for entry into the proposed fifteenth season of the Gentlemens Racing Club Touring Car Championship alongside the GPVWC 2013 World Sport Series season, the team's debut into racing was delayed due to internal politics at TSA Racing. The transformation into Enterprise GP was completed when it was agreed that the team should be a separate entity to TSA Racing and was soon entered for the 2013 Turkish Sport Series with drivers Scott Berrisford and Matthew Allington.
Despite its change to a completely independent team, Enterprise GP's aim remained to help develop newer drivers to sim-racing, though the initial reluctance to sign experienced drivers was soon dropped.
World Sport Series
2013 Season
Despite joining the season late, Enterprise GP became a strong force in 2013 embedding themselves in the battle for the 'best of the rest'. Independent GRC drivers Scott Berrisford and Matthew Allington were signed to the team, with no clear lead driver.
EGP's first competitive season saw more success than anticipated. The team quickly established themselves as top ten runners with Berrisford particularly impressing due to his consistency. The Englishman took the team's first podium at the 2013 Belgian Sport Series - though Allington stole some of the limelight after qualifying a team best of third at the 2013 British Sport Series. Finishing seventh in the Teams' championship, overall the team scored 152 points; 109 for Berrisford and 43 for Allington (who missed the 2013 Italian Sport Series).
At the end of the season, Berrisford revealed he would not be continuing in the World Sport Series in order to focus on his single-seater efforts, though he continued to work with the team - joining EGP's International Touring Cup team as reserve driver.
2014 Season
At the beginning of 2014, Enterprise announced that Allington was to be retained though the identity of his team mate would remain unknown until less than a day before the first round of the season. This team mate turned out to be Argentinian Agustin Canapino who together with the established Englishman maintained Enterprise's place in the pecking order as a mid-table team early season.
Early promise did not translate into an easy season however as from Round 3 (Monaco) onwards things began to become increasingly difficult in multiple areas for Enterprise. First came the stepping down of Allington from his seat as real life matters became too important to ignore. Australian Harley Hamnett came in as the Englishman's permanent replacement however had all of his results removed following the revelation that he had been modifying his rfScan files and was therefore in serious breach of fundamental GPVWC principles. Podium and point finishes from guest drivers Rasmus Salo and Joonas Raivio ensured that points were still on car #7's board post-Allington but it dealt a huge blow to Enterprise's total.
Things were just as hard on the other side as, following heavy criticism of his driving standards and being replaced by the aforementioned Salo at Round 5 (Silverstone) due to not turning up in Free Practice, Canapino left to join Midnight Motorsport. Tobias Olsson filled in for the rest of the season but was only able to score in the penultimate round at Spa.
After looking set for a top five finish, Enterprise were left languishing in 8th. None of Salo, Raivio or Olsson were retained for the 2015 season.
2015 Season
2015 preparations began in the best way as it was revealed that the team had been successful in luring promising Austrian talent Kevin Siggy away from Wauters Automotive; Siggy had finished 5th in the 2014 Drivers' championship despite missing the first three rounds. His partner would be Jarl Teien; the Norwegian impressing on his return to the World Sport Series with a podium in the final round of 2014 at Monza.
The signing of Siggy proved inspired as the Austrian registered his first win in the series at the first round of the season in Spain. Teien however proved to be incredibly troublesome with his poor racecraft leading to a disqualification in the second round in Portugal. This would be crucial in his contract ending abruptly there and then. Just like 2014, the #10 would be passed around to guest drivers including Salo once again along with Fabio Assunção until a permanent solution arrived in the form of Argo Teder.
The partnership of Siggy and Teder would prove to give Enterprise their best lineup since the Berrisford-Allington days as not only would Teder score a win of his own and help Enterprise achieve 2nd in the Teams' title, their highest finish in a championship up until that point, but Siggy himself would go on to win the year's Drivers' championship giving Enterprise their first ever Drivers' champion.
After the success of the later stages during this year, both Siggy and Teder were retained for the 2016 season - a stark contrast to the complete rebuilding following 2014.
2016 Season
International Touring Cup
2013/2014 Season
On the back of their impressive showing in the World Sport Series, EGP were selected as one of twenty teams to take part in the debut season of the International Touring Cup. Ben Hackeson was revealed as the first signing for the team; sticking to the tradition of taking in newer drivers - though the signing of Tom Parker would prove to be a significant departure for the team. Team Principal Kirk believed that Hackeson "needed a mentor" and he saw no better option than Parker.
Formula Challenge
2014 Season
EGP were chosen as one of twenty teams to enter the 2014 Formula Challenge season, the first year in which the series had an entry cap. The team's lineup initially consisted of Berrisford and Hansko Mebius, although David Carter stood in for him in the second round. Berrisford left after the Austrian round, and was replaced by Eric Stranne. The team finished 3rd in the Teams' championship, just 2 points behind Tanskanen Racing.
Supercup
2015 Season
The team were granted entry into the 2015 Supercup, after their success in the 2014 Formula Challenge season and other series in GPVWC. Jonathan Holmes and Morten Wernersen have been confirmed as the team's race drivers, with Teemu Valkeejärvi as the team's reserve driver.
Complete results
Formula Challenge
(results in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
World Sport Series(results in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
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