- Team Astromega
Motor racing team
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founded = 1995
country = flagicon|BELBelgium
principal =Mikke Van Hool Werner Gillis
current series =A1 Grand Prix
Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium
former series =Formula 3000
driver titles = 2006 FR1.6 Belgium (Dolby)
2007 FR1.6 Belgium (Stala)
team titles = "none"
folded =Team Astromega is a racing team from
Belgium , headquartered inHeist-op-den-Berg and created in 1995 byMikke Van Hool . The team is currently competing inA1 Grand Prix and Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium.History
Team Astromega was created in 1995 by Belgian International Formula 3000 driver
Mikke Van Hool , who wanted to drive in his own team. Since 1996,Sam Boyle has been the team manager.In 2003,
Werner Gillis , an expert in financial management, became co-team owner. The same year,Robby Arnott joined the team as chief ingineer after working withDAMS racing team.In 2003, a Belgian Formula Renault 1.6 championship was created and Astromega was selected to organise the technical assistance for the series rookie test with assistance of two drivers from normal and Indoor Karting. Later, in 2006 championship, Astromega run a car with british driver Craig Dolby who became champion. In 2007, british Jack Piper and latvian
Karline Stala who became the first ever woman to win a single seaters championship [http://www.renault-sport.be/newsdet.asp?ref=244 First woman to win a single seater] "renault-sport.be" (2007-10-15)] , were the team drivers.Astromega has been involved in
A1 Grand Prix since the inaugural season in 2005-06, managingA1 Team China [ [http://a1podium.com/teamCHN.php A1 Team China informations] "a1podium.com"] and laterA1 Team Portugal [ [http://a1podium.com/teamCHNPOR.php A1 Team Portugal informations] "a1podium.com"] .Complete series results
* † These drivers also drove for other teams during the season and their final positions include all team results.
* D.C. = Drivers' Championship position, T.C. = Teams' Championship position.Timeline
References
External links
* [http://www.team-astromega.com/ team-astromega.com] , official team website.
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