{{Short description|Swedish racing team}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Motor racing team | name = {{flagicon|SWE}} Performance Racing | logo = | founded = 1999 | principal = Bobby Issazadhe | current series = | former series = Europa Cup Formula Opel<br> German Formula 3<br> Swedish Formula 3<br> Formula 3 European Cup<br> British Formula 3<br> A1 Grand Prix<br>International Formula Master | driver titles = | team titles = 2001 British F3 B Class<br> 2004 British F3 B Class<br> 2006 British F3 B Class | folded = }}
'''Performance Racing''' is a Swedish racing team based in Great Britain, involved in many areas of motorsport. The team has been managed since 1999 by Bobby Issazadhe.
== History == The Performance Racing business was founded in Sweden, in 1999, to concentrate various motorsport activities into one source. The business was bought by Issazadhe in 2000 to manage his own racing team.
In the beginning, in 1999 and 2000, the team ran in Europa Cup Formula Opel. It also became involved in Formula Three in Germany, Sweden and Great Britain.
During the 2006–07 A1 Grand Prix season, Performance Racing managed the A1 Team Pakistan in the A1 Grand Prix World Cup of Motorsport.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20071031031216/http://a1podium.com/teamCHN.php A1 Team Pakistan informations]}} ''a1podium.com''</ref> In January 2008, the team became the managers of A1 Team Indonesia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.performance-racing.se/news-archives/files/083710f3a6eef6841051c342b8e310da-56.html |title=Press Conference – the New A1 Team Indonesia |accessdate=11 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924071157/http://www.performance-racing.se/news-archives/files/083710f3a6eef6841051c342b8e310da-56.html |archivedate=24 September 2015 }} ''The new A1 Team Indonesia'' (11 January 2008)</ref>
The team joined the International Formula Master championship in 2008.<ref>[http://www.performance-racing.se/news.html Performance Racing Joins International Formula Master] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071123160843/http://www.performance-racing.se/news.html |date=23 November 2007 }} ''performance-racing.se''</ref>
== Results == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !colspan=9| A1 Grand Prix Results<ref>[http://results.a1gp.com/cp.php?l=0&d=201&r=2012005&c=0 A1GP complete results] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071226151025/http://results.a1gp.com/cp.php?l=0&d=201&r=2012005&c=0 |date=26 December 2007 }} ''resultsresults.a1gp.com''</ref> |- ! Year ! Car ! Team ! Races ! Wins ! Poles ! Fast laps ! Points ! T.C. |- ! 2006–07 | Lola A1GP-Zytek | {{flagicon|PAK}} A1 Team Pakistan | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22nd |- !rowspan=2| 2007–08 |rowspan=2| Lola A1GP-Zytek | {{flagicon|PAK}} A1 Team Pakistan | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20th |- | {{flagicon|IDN}} A1 Team Indonesia | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21st |- ! 2008–09 | A1GP-Ferrari | {{flagicon|IDN}} A1 Team Indonesia | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20th |}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size:95%; width:600px" ! colspan=9 | British Formula 3 Championship results<ref>[http://www.speedsportmag.com/en/british_formula3/british_formula3.php British Formula 3 complete results since 2001] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102021739/http://www.speedsportmag.com/en/british_formula3/british_formula3.php |date=2 January 2008 }} ''speedsportmag.com''</ref><ref name="Drivers career results">[http://www.driverdb.com/ Drivers career results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423210542/http://www.driverdb.com/ |date=23 April 2013 }} ''driverdb.com''</ref> |- ! Year ! Car ! Drivers ! Wins ! Poles ! Fast laps ! Points ! D.C. ! T.C. |- !rowspan=5| 2001 |rowspan=5| Dallara F398-Spiess Opel | {{flagicon|GBR}} Matthew Gilmore | 6 | 7 | 8 | 333 | 2nd <small>[B]</small> |rowspan=5| '''1st''' <small>[B]</small> |- | {{flagicon|GBR}} Justin Sherwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 8th <small>[B]</small> |- | {{flagicon|GBR}} Adam Blair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 9th <small>[B]</small> |- | {{flagicon|SWE}} Bobby Issazadhe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC <small>[B]</small> |- | {{flagicon|GBR}} Iain Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | NC <small>[B]</small> |- !rowspan=2| 2002 |rowspan=2| Dallara F301-Spiess Opel | {{flagicon|GBR}} Justin Sherwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 8th <small>[B]</small> |rowspan=2| 4th <small>[B]</small> |- | {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Schell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18th <small>[B]</small> |- !rowspan=2| 2003 |rowspan=2| Dallara F301-Spiess Opel | {{flagicon|GBR}} Justin Sherwood | 0 | 0 | 1 | 178 | 4th <small>[B]</small> |rowspan=2| 3rd <small>[B]</small> |- | {{flagicon|CAN}} Jesse Mason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10th <small>[B]</small> |- !rowspan=3| 2004 |rowspan=3| Dallara F301-Spiess Opel | {{flagicon|GBR}} Stephen Jelley | 0 | 0 | 4 | 266 | 2nd <small>[B]</small> |rowspan=3| '''1st''' <small>[B]</small> |- | {{flagicon|AUS}} Barton Mawer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 134 | 4th <small>[B]</small> |- | {{flagicon|IRL}} Ronayne O'Mahony | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 5th <small>[B]</small> |- !rowspan=3| 2005 |rowspan=3| Dallara F304-Mugen Honda | {{flagicon|GBR}} Adam Langley-Khan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11th <small>[B]</small> |rowspan=3| 9th <small>[B]</small> |- | {{flagicon|SWE}} Suk Sandher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12th <small>[B]</small> |- | {{flagicon|GBR}} James Jakes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13th <small>[B]</small> |- !rowspan=3| 2006 |rowspan=3| Dallara F304-Mugen Honda | {{flagicon|FIN}} Juho Annala | 3 | 3 | 1 | 258 | 3rd <small>[B]</small> |rowspan=3| '''1st''' <small>[B]</small> |- | {{flagicon|MAC}} Rodolfo Ávila | 0 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 4th <small>[B]</small> |- | {{flagicon|ANG}} Ricardo Teixeira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 7th <small>[B]</small> † |- !rowspan=4| 2007 |rowspan=2| Dallara F307-Mugen Honda | {{flagicon|ANG}} Ricardo Teixeira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |rowspan=2| NC |- | {{flagicon|MAC}} Rodolfo Ávila | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC <small>[B]</small> |- |rowspan=2| Dallara F304-Mugen Honda | {{flagicon|CHN}} Cheng Congfu | 5 | 4 | 8 | 267 | 2nd <small>[B]</small> |rowspan=2| 2nd <small>[B]</small> |- | {{flagicon|BHR}} Hamad Al Fardan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 3rd <small>[B]</small> |}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size:95%; width:600px" ! colspan=9 | German Formula Three Championship results<ref name="Drivers career results"/><ref>[http://www.speedsportmag.com/en/german_formula3/german_formula3.php German Formula 3 complete results since 2001] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071118182804/http://www.speedsportmag.com/en/german_formula3/german_formula3.php |date=18 November 2007 }} ''speedsportmag.com''</ref> |- ! Year ! Car ! Drivers ! Wins ! Poles ! Fast laps ! Points ! D.C. ! T.C. |- !rowspan=4| 2003 | Dallara F399-Spiess Opel | {{flagicon|NLD}} Ross Zwolsman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 10th |rowspan=4| 9th |- | Dallara F300-Spiess Opel | {{flagicon|GBR}} Justin Sherwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15th |- |rowspan=2| Dallara F399-Spiess Opel | {{flagicon|GBR}} Adam Langley-Khan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23rd |- | {{flagicon|CAN}} Jesse Mason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |- ! 2005 | Dallara F304-Mugen Honda | {{flagicon|GBR}} Adam Langley-Khan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17th | 11th |- !rowspan=2| 2006 | Dallara F306-Mugen Honda | {{flagicon|MAC}} Rodolfo Ávila | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | NC |- | Dallara F304-Mugen Honda | {{flagicon|FIN}} Juho Annala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14th <small>[T]</small> | 11th <small>[T]</small> |}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size:95%; width:650px" !colspan=9| Formula Three Special races results |- ! Year ! Car ! Race ! Driver ! Pole ! Fast lap ! Pos. |- !rowspan=2| 2004 |rowspan=2| Dallara F399-Spiess Opel |rowspan=2| F3 European Cup<ref>[http://www.driverdb.com/177championship2004.html F3 European Cup 2004 results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061109091453/http://www.driverdb.com/177championship2004.html |date=9 November 2006 }} ''driverdb.com''</ref> | {{flagicon|IRL}} Ronayne O'Mahony | | | 17th |- | {{flagicon|GBR}} Stephen Jelley | | | 19th |- ! 2006 | Dallara F306-Mugen Honda | F3 Macau Grand Prix<ref>[http://www.driverdb.com/54championship2006.html F3 Macau 2006 results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212115637/http://www.driverdb.com/54championship2006.html |date=12 December 2007 }} ''driverdb.com''</ref> | {{flagicon|MAC}} Rodolfo Ávila | | | DNF |- ! 2007 | Dallara F307-Mugen Honda | Masters of Formula 3<ref>[http://www.driverdb.com/26championship2007.html F3 Masters 2007 results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211233524/http://www.driverdb.com/26championship2007.html |date=11 December 2007 }} ''driverdb.com''</ref> | {{flagicon|ANG}} Ricardo Teixeira | | | 24th |} {{smalldiv|1= * [B] The team race the British Formula 3 B/National Class Championship. * [T] The team race the German Formula 3 Trophy Class Championship. * † 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 == {| style="margin: 0.5em auto; clear: both; font-size:80%;" class="toccolours" |- |align=center rowspan=2 width=80 style="background:#EFEFEF;"| '''Type''' |align=center colspan=1 style="background:#EFEFEF;"| 1990s |align=center colspan=9 style="background:#EFEFEF;"| 2000s |- align=center style="background:#EFEFEF;" |width=30|99 |width=30|00 |width=30|01 |width=30|02 |width=30|03 |width=30|04 |width=30|05 |width=30|06 |width=30|07 |width=30|08 |- align=center |style="background:#EFEFEF;" rowspan=3| Formulas |colspan= 2 style="background:#C0C0C0;"| Formula Opel |colspan= 8 style="background:#E0E0E0;"| British Formula 3 Championship |- align=center |colspan= 4 style="background:#E0E0E0;"| |colspan= 1 style="background:#C0C0C0;"| Ger. F3 |colspan= 1 style="background:#E0E0E0;"| |colspan= 2 style="background:#C0C0C0;"| German F3 |colspan= 1 style="background:#E0E0E0;"| |colspan= 1 style="background:#C0C0C0;"| Formula Master |- align=center |colspan= 7 style="background:#E0E0E0;"| |colspan= 3 style="background:#C0C0C0;"| A1 Grand Prix |}
== References == {{reflist|2}}
== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.performance-racing.se/}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Performance Racing}} Category:Swedish auto racing teams Category:1999 establishments in the United Kingdom Category:Auto racing teams established in 1999 Category:A1 Grand Prix racing teams Category:British Formula Three teams Category:German Formula 3 teams Category:Acceleration teams Category:1999 establishments in Sweden Category:Austria Formula 3 Cup teams