Force India

Force India-Mercedes
Full name	Force India F1 Team
Base	Silverstone, England, UK
Team principal(s)	Vijay Mallya
Technical director	Mark Smith
Formula One World Championship Career
Debut	2008 Australian Grand Prix
Latest race	2024 São Paulo Grand Prix
Races competed	65
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0
Race victories	0
Pole positions	1
Fastest laps	1
2010 position	7th (68 points)

Force India Formula One Team Limited or Force India F1 Team, often called Force India was a Formula One motor racing team. The racing team was formed by Indian businessman Vijay Mallya. Mallya bought the Spyker F1 racing team in October 2007, and changed the name to Force India.^[1] In 2018, the team had no money left. It entered administration and the name of the team got changed into Racing Point in 2019.^[2]^[3]

Force India was based in Silverstone, UK. Their first season was 2008. They use Mercedes-Benz engines and Bridgestone Potenza tyres. In the 2009 season, they won their first pole and scored their first championship points.^[4]

Complete Formula One results

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Points	WCC
2008	Force India VJM01	Ferrari 056 2.4 L V8	B		AUS	MAL	BHR	ESP	TUR	MON	CAN	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	EUR	BEL	ITA	SIN	JPN	CHN	BRA		0	10th
				Adrian Sutil	Ret	Ret	19	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	19	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	13	19	Ret	Ret	Ret	16
				Giancarlo Fisichella	Ret	12	12	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	18	Ret	16	15	14	17	Ret	14	Ret	17	18
2009	Force India VJM02	Mercedes FO 108W 2.4 L V8	B		AUS	MAL	CHN	BHR	ESP	MON	TUR	GBR	GER	HUN	EUR	BEL	ITA	SIN	JPN	BRA	ABU			13	9th
				Adrian Sutil	9	17	17	16	Ret	14	17	17	15	Ret	10	11	4	Ret	13	Ret	17
				Giancarlo Fisichella	11	18	14	15	14	9	Ret	10	11	14	12	2
				Vitantonio Liuzzi													Ret	14	14	11	15
2010	Force India VJM03	Mercedes FO 108X 2.4 L V8	B		BHR	AUS	MAL	CHN	ESP	MON	TUR	CAN	EUR	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	SIN	JPN	KOR	BRA	ABU	68	7th
				Adrian Sutil	12	Ret	5	11	7	8	9	10	6	8	17	Ret	5	16	9	Ret	Ret	12	13
				Vitantonio Liuzzi	9	7	Ret	Ret	15	9	13	9	16	11	16	13	10	12	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	Ret
2011	Force India VJM04	Mercedes FO 108Y 2.4 L V8	P		AUS	MAL	CHN	TUR	ESP	MON	CAN	EUR	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	SIN	JPN	KOR	IND	ABU	BRA	26*	7th*
				Adrian Sutil	9	11	15	13	13	7	Ret	9	11	6	14
				Paul di Resta	10	10	11	Ret	12	12	18^†	14	15	13	7

^* Season in progress.

References

↑ "F1 News - Grandprix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Constructors > Force India F1". grandprix.com. Inside F1, Inc. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
↑ "Force India set to exit administration". Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
↑ Tripathi, Gunaditya (2023-05-17). "What happened to the Force India F1 team? Looking back at the history of Fernando Alonso's team". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
↑ "Formula 1™ - The Official F1™ Website (Force India)". formula1.com. Formula One Administration Ltd. Retrieved 2010-05-21.

Other websites

Force India Formula One Team Official Website

[1] "F1 News - Grandprix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Constructors > Force India F1". grandprix.com. Inside F1, Inc. Retrieved 2010-05-21.

[2] "Force India set to exit administration". Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website. Retrieved 2023-07-01.

[3] Tripathi, Gunaditya (2023-05-17). "What happened to the Force India F1 team? Looking back at the history of Fernando Alonso's team". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023-07-01.

[4] "Formula 1™ - The Official F1™ Website (Force India)". formula1.com. Formula One Administration Ltd. Retrieved 2010-05-21.

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